Goodbye Kiss

84. White Guy, Dark Hair

White Guy, Dark Hair
Season 11 x 07
September, 2004:

"how was your doctor appointment yesterday anyways?"
it was my first day back in the ER. luka and i had just dropped milo off at my moms house, so now we were off to work.
"everything is fine" i nodded
"i'm pretty much back to my normal self"
"did you talk to her about your mood swings?"
"yeah, hormones and things are all out of the wack still"
"i have a follow up"
he nodded his head
"she said i'm pretty fertile so we should be careful" i smiled
luka looked over at me and smirked.
"anyway, i hope milo is good for my parents"
"he should be"
i let out a yawn
"i don't know, i feel like he has some separation anxiety"
luka smiled "gets it from you"
"oh really?"
"you don't like to be away from me" he shrugged
"that's a good thing"

"g" malik smiled, walking down the hallway, chuny was beside him.
"how're you doing?"
"i'm doing alright" i shrugged, smiling
"you look great" she said, motioning to my hair, it was back to its natural dark brown.
"we missed you down here"
i raised an eyebrow "it wasn't too bad, was it?"
he rolled his eyes "three months without you"
"how're the interns?" i laughed
"they're still here" he sighed
"now, what about baby boy?" chuny smiled
"eats, sleeps" i shrugged
"he's a good boy"
"sounds like a dream"
"i love him" i nodded
"sorry you had to come back" malik said, turning the corner.
i let out a laugh, continuing to walk down the hallway.
carters head popped out of an exam room.
i turned to look at him.
"gianna?" he said, raising an eyebrow, causing me to turn around.
"carter"
"you look great" he smiled
"thanks"
"i don't know if i feel so great, though" i laughed
"do you feel like helping me out with this vomiting patient?"
"of course i do" i nodded
——
if my day of leaving my baby couldn't get worse, about an hour later, about 40 girl scouts came in to test the ERs abilities, or susan's management skills. in other words, i was on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
"doreen, thanks for helping out lately" i smiled
"i'm starting to like it down here" she shrugged.
"see, now you should be scared"
"you don't mind it at first but then you end up like me" i shrugged
"gianna, should the red patients go in the trauma rooms?" chuny shouted
i shook my head "no"
"so just put them wherever?"
"yeah"
for god sakes, we had real patients to take care of.
i walked down the hall and nearly bumped into luka.
"you alright?" he asked
"besides wanting to shoot myself in the head, i'm doing pretty great"
he put his hands on my shoulders, stopping me in front of him.
"take a deep breath"
"have you seen any of these fake patients?"
"it's pretend" he shrugged
"how's your morning going?"
"sam's mad at me" he sighed
i raised an eyebrow "why?"
"this rape patient, she wants to inflate the treik to get her to talk to the investigator"
"what about her oxygen?"
"i know" he sighed
"i gotta get back in there"
"let me know how the case goes" i nodded
"i will" he whispered
———
"hey, g?" pratt shouted
"could use some help over here"
i made my way to the fake patient
"welcome back by the way" he smiled
"you look great"
"thanks" i smiled
"can you take this young lady up to the or for a bit?"
"i figured you could use a little break or something"
"pratt, you're a saviour" i grinned
"i know" he shrugged
i took the wheelchair and wheeled the girl toward the elevator.
——
"how're you doing, ray?" i asked, leaning against a wall as he scribbled through charts.
"not too bad" he shrugged
"how's parenthood?"
"exhausting" i groaned
"i'm sure it is"
"you can discharge lily, ashley and tina" he smiled
"thank you" i nodded
i signed off on the charts
"you hear that, girls?"
"you're good to go"
i walked them toward the admit desk before luka stopped me.
"gianna, can i get some help in here?"
"i'll be right there"
i chucked the charts on the desk and ran toward the trauma room, putting on a pair of fresh gloves.
"what happened?"
sam looked at luka.
"i'll get the defibrillator" i nodded
i rolled the cart over to the side of the gurney.
"charging to 300"
luka took the paddles from me
"clear"
"i'll push an amp of epi" sam said

it was nearly forty more minutes of trying to save this woman. i had my assumptions but, i didn't even know what had really happened yet.
susan came in the room.
"i heard she vomited"
luka nodded
and, those assumptions were true.
"the balloon ruptured on her treik" sam said
"gianna, how long?"
i looked up at the clock
"coming on forty minutes"
"alright, call it" susan said
"and gianna, your brothers on line one"
i tilted my head, following susan to the admit desk.
"what happened to the cherry explosion girls?"
"kicked them out" susan smiled
"good one" i nodded
i answered the phone
"hello?"
"teo"
"have you tried singing to him?"
"he only calms down when i sing him thag alicia keys song"
"no, it's okay"
"i'll meet you outside in ten minutes"
"see you"
i hung up.
"everything okay?" carter asked, looking up from a chart.
i rolled my eyes "baby's being fussy"

i bounced milo in my arms
"so, what happened in there?" i asked luka
"sam deflated the balloon" he shrugged, slightly angry.
"so she respirated?"
"yeah" he sighed
i raised my eyebrows "they'll want an autopsy"
"i know" he shrugged
"sam wants to fake it"
"really?"
he nodded his head
"god" i groaned
"i'm sorry, luka"
i let out a sigh then, began walking inside.
"oh my god" haleh smiled as soon as i got near the admit desk.
"can i hold him?"
"yes" i smiled
"so, this is milo?"
"yes it is"
luka came beside me.
"he's gonna have his mamas eyes" chuny added
carter also huddled around
"aw, so this is the little guy?"
"sure is"
"he's the perfect mix of both of you"
"you think?" luka smiled
"yeah" he nodded, smiling.
haleh passed him off to luka.
i planted a kiss on milos head "i'll be right back"

i discharged my last patient.
"milo has already grown so much" abby smiled
"haven't seen you all day" i smiled
"yeah, i was stuck with the virgin korean mother"
"that's a fun one"
"always is down here"
"how're things going?"
"oh, you know"
"motherhood" i laughed
"you look exhausted"
"can hardly sleep these days"
"i still can't believe you actually created this guy" she smiled
"me either"
"take a hot shower wrap yourself under the covers" she nodded
"that sounds really nice" i laughed
"you have a good night, gianna" abby smiled
"you too"
i made way back to the admit desk.
"you ready to go?" luka asked, tucking a piece of my hair behind my ear.
"i'm ready if you are" i smiled
"good night mom and dad" pratt waved
god, doesn't that sound weird.