when a young lucy burrows finds herself in trouble with a fierce but vulnerable woman, she ends up in st ambrose hospital where she befriends a caring group of doctors.
*set in season four*
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As Lucy walked back to the elevator, she had this sickly feeling that someone was watching her, she felt compelled to look around to see if anyone was there, there never was though, it was just her being paranoid.
She went into the elevator, and it was just her, which she was thankful for, but as the doors closed she heard a voice and high heel knocking off the floor in a pace, "Wait, wait, hold that please"
Lucy held the elevator doors open for whoever was speaking. A woman came into eyesight as she rushed into the elevator, she was middle-aged with sparkling blue eyes and dark red-brown hair. Lucy faintly smiled at her as the woman spoke with a relieved sigh, "Thank you". She smiled at Lucy, but it faded a little when she noticed Lucy's appearance, she saw the bruises on her face, all black and blue with some red tints, she also noticed the stitches on her lip as well as her bandaged hand.
She didn't react to it as she didn't want to intrude on the young girl's situation, but she was curious. Lucy looked at the woman and noticed her gaze. She ignored it and waited for the elevator to arrive at her floor. They stood in silence, but the older woman had her eyes on the back of Lucy, she didn't know for sure if the woman was looking, but she could feel eyes on her.
After just a few seconds, the elevator stops, Lucy steps out first but sees Dr. Shepherd not far down the corridor. Her eyes widen and she does a 'U' turn immediately, but she bumps into the woman. Lucy's cheek pressed against her chest for a split second and the doctor accidentally stepped on the young girl's foot before dropping the chart she was holding, several pages flying out.
"Shit, sorry" Lucy quickly said before getting down on her knees, picking up sheets of paper. The older woman chuckled at Lucy's actions, finding it sweet that she immediately started helping her, "No, I'm sorry". She bent down and helped Lucy pick up the paper, that's when Dr. Shepherd noticed the pair down the hall, though she couldn't see Lucy's face clearly.
"Addie!" she called out with a smile and began walking down the hall when she saw the woman, her knees were still on the floor, picking up her paperwork. Lucy recognised the voice and cringed, she really didn't want to see any of her doctors again. The doctor looked up at the voice and a grin formed on her face, "Hey!" she responded, obviously happy to see her. Dr. Shepherd recognised Lucy's outfit and knew who she was. Lucy sighed softly, only audible to her, as Dr. Shepherd walked over, getting a clear view of Lucy's face.
"Hey, aren't you supposed to be resting?" she said with a smile to Lucy, as if all the drama before had been erased from her brain. Lucy looked up at her as did the redhead, she quickly realised that the pair knew each other, catching on that Dr. Shepherd was Lucy's doctor.
Lucy froze for a moment, looking away from Dr. Shepherd to pick up the rest of the papers, seeing that the redhead's name was Dr. Addison Montgomery on the sheet of paper, "Uh, yeah, I just... fancied a walk" she said with nervousness in her voice. It was obvious to the two women. "A walk?" Dr. Shepherd furrowed her brows at the young adult with her arms crossed, she was suspicious based on Lucy's demeanour, as if she was on edge, another reason being, that she could smell the cigarette ashes off her, as could the redheaded doctor.
Lucy tensed up a little, after realising her real emotions were very obvious to the two women, she got up and handed the papers to Dr. Montgomery as she kept her eyes on Dr. Shepherd. "Yeah, it's where you put one foot in front of the other, and so on" Lucy teased with a smirk. Dr. Shepherd tilted her head, she was a little bit amused, but didn't want to show it, "Lucy, that's-" she started, but was cut off, "Why are you being nosey? I'm just on a walk." she snapped, it stunned Dr. Shepherd a little, "I'm not being nosey, I'm just concerned."
"Well, don't do be. It's not illegal to smoke a fag.", the pair were slightly disheartened at the younger girl speaking with the harsh tone. Dr Montgomery put a hand on Lucy's upper arm, "Lucy, I think what Doctor Shepherd is trying to say-", and with that, Lucy walked off without another word.
Dr. Shepherd sighed as she watched the young girl walk down the hall. Dr. Montgomery stood and watched the young girl walk down the corridor, a concerned look on her face. She was even more curious of the young girl's situation now. Dr. Shepherd filled the older doctor in on the situation after seeing her curious expression.
Lucy walked down the hall, she had eased up, but her anger raised up when she bumped into another person, her aunt, spilling coffee over her and smudging a small cake into her clothing, "Oh, you stupid, stupid cow!" Stella yelled, she didn't realise there were many doctors in the department, so she didn't care that she raised her voice, though it caught the attention of Dr. Shepherd, Dr. Montgomery and Dr. King who weren't far away.
"Whoops" Lucy said simply after seeing the state Stella was in now, "'Whoops'? I'll fucking whoops you, young lady!" she harshly said as she tried to whip the cake off her clothing. That's when Dr. Montgomery heels could be heard getting closer as well Dr. King's, "Is there a problem here?" Dr. King asked with a concerned and curious expression, one Lucy had seen many times in the past day.
"It's none of your business, you nosey cow" Stella said sharply with no hesitation, Dr. King was taken back by her words, not many people spoke to her like that as they knew she'd not be taking it. "I run this hospital therefore whatever goes in here, is my business. So I'll ask you again, is there a problem?" she says as she stood straight, letting the pair know she meant business, she seemed calm but stern at the same time. Lucy analysed her, she recognised her and caught on that she was the woman from earlier, the one who was speaking with Dr. Freedman and Shepherd.
Dr. Shepherd and Dr. Montgomery turned into the corridor that the three were standing in, Lucy noticed them before looking back at Dr. King, "There's no problem, don't worry about it" she said simply with a short sigh and an apologetic smile, desperately wanting her off her and Stella's case.
