Goodbye Kiss

69. Touch and Go

Touch and Go
Season 10 x 11
January, 2004:

two weeks had gone by from christmas.
pretty of my things were moved out of my apartment, too. tino offered to move into it, and that at least motivated me to get my stuff over to luka's place. i was glad someone i knew was taking over this apartment. it's sort of bittersweet since i've been through everything with this apartment.
i dug through a box looking for a shirt to wear under my scrubs.
"i've never seen you in this" luka smirked, pulling out a pink mesh sparkly top.
i shook my head, smirking "not yet"
i put on a grey long sleeve.
"i look pregnant now, don't i?" i asked, looking down at my small bump.
"your belly is definitely growing" he smiled, buttoning up his shirt.
"have you eaten yet?" he asked as i ran a brush through my hair
"yes i have" i smiled
"we're good to go soon, then"
i nodded, heading to the front door.
"yeah"
i slipped on my shoes and zipped up my winter coat.

"who the hell looses valium?" i sighed, running a hand through my hair.
as soon as i got into work, nurses were being held captive because someone lost a needle full of valium.
"i don't know but you need to fix this" malik said
"weaver left but told you that you couldn't leave before finding it?"
"that and the management upstairs" haleh frowned
"alright, i'll go get on the phone"
i sat on the desk and dialled.
"ouch" i shouted, standing back up.
something poked me in the leg.
"are you okay?" connie said
i pulled out the syringe of valium out of my leg
"there it is"
"who's coat is that"
"it's weavers" i sighed
she finally picked the phone up.
"yeah, dr. weaver it's gianna"
"we found it"
"they sure are"
"bye now"
i hung up.
"what did she say?" malik asked
"she said whoever lost it was really stupid" i smiled
haleh let out a cackle.
"thank you, gianna"
"no problem, guys" i waved
i walked around the desk and luka tugged on my sleeve.
"follow me" he smiled
we walked down the hall to the admit desk.
"oh my god"
there abby stood with carter.
"john" luka smiled
"oh my god, you guys look great"
carter wrapped luka in a hug and his eyes wandered down to my belly
"so it's true" he smiled
"yeah" i smiled
then, he wrapped me in a hug.
"congratulations, gianna"
i looked at the woman next to him
"you must be kem?" luka asked
"yes"
"i'm luka"
kem kissed his cheek and looked at me
i stuck my hand out
"i'm gianna"
"luka helped back in africa" carter said
"this is his girlfriend"
"what's that?" abby said, pointing to an image in kems hand.
"oh, kem is in her second trimester"
abby's eyes went wide
"congratulations" i smiled
luka looked at the ultrasound
"it's a boy" kem said, excitedly
"he's handsome"
"gianna and i want it to be a surprise"
i nodded my head
"well, i'm gonna walk kem out" carter said
abby have a little wave
"nice to meet you" i smiled
abby let out a sigh. luka and i turned to face her.
"i'll be in the on call room" she said before walking away.
——
"gianna, take off my belt" luka said
i walked toward the gurney and stood behind him.
"why?" neela asked
"turnekit to stop the bleeding"
she pulled hers off
"take mine"
luka tied off the man's leg.
the patient was flaying around though, so he sat on his face.
"why are you sitting on him?" neela asked
god, med students ask so many questions.
"he needs to calm down"
"i can't continue unless he's calm or sedated"
i put on a pair of gloves
"i'll prime the infuser" i said
i pulled the drawer open and got the morphine out.
lily hooked up the o-neg.
"can you tell surgery we got him coming?"
i nodded my head and dialled the phone
"this is the ER, we got a stab wound to the upper thigh coming up shortly"
"thanks shirley"
i looked at the monitor
"bp is 118 over 70"
i injected the morphine into the iv.
"let's get him up" luka said, nodding his head.
——
"want anything for him?" i asked carter, scribbling into my chart
"skip the stool sample, just start him on a saline drip"
i nodded my head
"stomach flu is back" i shrugged
"every winter" carter smiled
sam approached us.
"dr. carter?"
"i know we haven't really met but can you do me a favour?"
carter nodded and followed sam down the hallway.
i looked at the boy.
"i feel like i'm gonna puke again, nurse"
i quickly grabbed the basin next to us and held it under his mouth.
"you can puke in here, noah"
he let it all out.
"alright" i smiled, throwing the container in the trash
"if you need to puke again, just do it in there, okay?"
he nodded
"i'll be right back"
i turned down the hall and got an iv kit along with a bag of saline.
"you're gonna poke me?"
"just a little one"
i put on a fresh pair of gloves and unpackaged the needle.
"close your eyes for me, noah"
"alright"
i inserted the needle into his vein and attached it to the hanging saline bag.
"you can open now"
i put a piece of tape on the boys hand to keep the needle in place.
"you did great"
he laid back on the gurney.
"is there anything i can get you while we wait for your dad to come?"
he shook his head
"i'm tired"
"let me go find you a blanket so you can take a nap"
"okay" he smiled

i walked down to the supply closet and riffled through the shelves.
"i thought you were asleep?" i asked abby
"there's no sleeping around here" she laughed
"i know what you mean"
"i'm sorry about carter"
"don't be" she shrugged
"you know how i feel right now" she smiled
"i do"
"i don't wanna even think about him and i, whatever relationship we had was a joke" i cackled
she raised her eyebrows "you know i didn't mean to hurt you, right?"
i shrugged my shoulders and she titled her head.
"am i crazy?"
"for what?"
"for still being in love with him"
she let out a laugh after saying that
"no?" i said, shaking my head.
"i can't even tell him that because he has some woman pregnant"
i leaned against the wall "are you happy without him?"
"yes"
"no"
"i don't know?"
"i kind of miss him"
"i haven't stopped thinking about him" she laughed
"it just hurts"
"that letter, this-"
"i know it does"
"it sounds like you need to have some sex"
i whispered
"i do" she groaned
i held onto the blanket and walked back to my puking patient.
"back into the wild" she sighed, following me out.
"you puked again, noah?" i asked, coming around my patients gurney.
he nodded his head
"only a little"
"it's okay" i smiled, wiping his mouth with a tissue
i put the blanket over his body and tossed the basin in the trash.
"i'll let you know when your dad is here" i whispered, closing the curtain a little.
"have you eaten?" malik asked
i looked at my watch
"it's four" he added
"so?"
"i had a yogurt at one"
"you're on until 8, eat a snack"
"thank you malik" i smiled, walking toward the lounge
"just looking out for you" he smiled
——
i had my coat on and i looked all around the hospital for luka.
"have you seen luka?" i asked morris
"no"
"thanks for the help" i groaned as he walked away.
i walked toward the admit desk again
"there you are" i smiled
luka was zipping up his coat to leave.
"ready to go?"
he held out his hand
"yes" i sighed, interlocking my fingers with his.
"goodnight, sam" i smiled
"goodnight" she waved
we walked back out to the cold.
standing in the ambulance bay was carter and kem, hugging each other.
luka smiled over at them
"goodnight, luka"
"night, gianna" carter smiled
"goodnight"