if you call for me, i'll run to you | a doug ross fanfiction

59.

59.
masquerade
October 31, 1998

i'd been working for what felt like hours, probably because i had. i started here in the late afternoon and wasn't off until about 10.
it was halloween so it was only fair to do a little trick on doug. he was not pleased though.
"come on doug"
"jokes have there time and place but that wasn't it"
i shook my head
"i'm sorry okay?"
he walked away.
on that note, i was still getting used to being his girlfriend and whenever i thought of that it made me happy.

i had nothing but boring cases all night.
"come on" i groaned
i read the chart, woman complaining of a headache.
"not happy with that case?" mark asked
"everyone else has had interesting patients and i'm just stuck with the headaches and drunks"
"bad luck"
soon later, i discharged the headache lady. gave her some ibuprofen and sent her home. she told me she just needed to get away from her kids for awhile.
pretty expensive hideout if you ask me.

that's when i heard the most chilling voice of the er.
"y/n" she called
kerry weaver.
i turned around
"doug has some overflow, i'll need your help"
"sure thing"

joshua clemons, six year old boy. stomach ache and vomiting.
"hey, joshua"
"i'm dr. l/n"
he held a barf bucket in his hands.
he sure was cute
"so, mom? how long has this been going on?"
"just the past hour or so"
"he didn't want to eat dinner which is unusual for him"
"i didn't think much of it until i found him puking in our upstairs bathroom"
"alright, we're just gonna run some labs to make sure everything is okay"
"i'll do a quick exam aswell"
"also, jeanie set up some saline, he's a little dehydrated"
i did an exam on him
"does this hurt?"
"no"
"okay, i'll be right back when the labs get back"

it was about twenty minutes later, i was working on a princess. she tripped and cut her face on a light post.
"labs are back on clemons" jeanie said
"how are they?"
i was irrigating the girls wound
she winced
"i'm sorry honey" i said, stroking her hair.
"they're normal"
"okay, i'll be back as soon as i'm finished here"
the girl made it very clear to me that she didn't want any needles near her.
"sweetie, i want you to close your eyes and think of your big princess castle, what does it look like?"
connie handed me the lidocaine
"my castle is pink and purple, it's tall like cinderella's"
i injected the lidocaine in the site
"it has unicorns guarding the doors!"
"alright, you can open your eyes now"
"that sounds like a very pretty castle"
"i'll be right back" i whispered.

"hey, joshua"
"i have a question to ask you"
he nodded.
"you can tell me anything, okay?"
"did you have any candy to eat today?"
he was hesitant but eventually said yes.
"a lot of it?"
he nodded guiltily.
"i'm so sorry for the bother dr. l/n"
"it's not a problem at all mrs clemons"
"and joshua, be careful with the candy, okay?"
"happy halloween"

i finished suturing my princess patient. i also discharged an ear ache, allergic reaction and pumpkin carving accident. i had another one of those left to go.
"oh, y/n"
"make sure to hold on to those charts"
"you read doug's memo?"
"oh yes i did"
it's the thing i'd been hearing about forever and of course i thought it was an odd idea.

"it doesn't look like andrew's gonna need any sutures"
i examined his hand and irrigated the wound.
"really?"
"yeah, i'll bandage him up and he'll be on his way"
i put the dressing on his hand.
"well thank you so much doctor"
"it's not a problem"
after i discharged that patient, it was easily quarter to 11.
"i'm sorry to bother you again but can you give these to doug?"
kerry handed me all of her charts.
"sure" i smiled
"happy halloween"
"happy halloween kerry"

i walked down to the peids room.
"hey, y/n" doug shouted
"can you help me with these?"
he had a ton of boxes to sort.
"so, you're not mad at me anymore?"
he thought about it for a minute.
"no"
"well good because i have all these charts i need you to sign"
doug implemented this new rule. since he was the peids attending, he had to sign off on every paediatric case.
he sighed
"regretting that memo?"
"i'll be right back"
when i came back, he was shouting for help outside the room.
his arm was gushing blood.
"jesus christ doug, put some pressure on that"
i grabbed a wad of gauze.
that's when he pulled out the fake blood syringe from his other hand.
"paybacks a bitch isn't it?"
then he kissed me.
i looked at him and frowned
he let out a laugh and went back to signing his pile of charts.
he paused
"hey, thanks for all the help with overflow"
i smiled at him
"you're doing a good job doug"
"i'm proud of you" i added
it was really great seeing doug so happy for once, this was something he was really passionate about. i was truly proud of him.