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

66.

66.
nobody doesn't like amanda lee
January 6, 1999

the holidays flew by as per usual. the other day, i was working the night shift with mark and doug when the clock hit twelve on new years. i usually didn't care about all that new years stuff but for some reason i had a food feeling about 1999, i had prosperity in other words.
doug came down with a woman who passed out in the cafeteria. i treated her and was waiting on some labs.
i sat in an empty exam room, filling in a few charts.
"y/n" a voice said, which made me jump a little.
it was amanda lee
"sorry, didn't know you were there"
"has mark ever seduced you?"
i raised my eyebrows
"excuse me?"
"i mean i was just wondering if he seduced coworkers regularly"
"because he's certainly good at it with me"
"you know, i thought he must do it to other people"
this conversation was making me very uncomfortable
"this is mark greene we're talking about, right?"
"you don't know half the things he does, especially like the fire exit trick" she said, walking out
jesus christ..
it was a couple minutes later, i walked down the hallway to try and process what i had just heard.
"hey, you alright" doug laughed
"amanda lee is insane" i whispered
and yet i had to attend a double date with this crazy woman later tonight.
"she just talked to me about how mark is seducing her"
"labs are back on joi" malik said
doug gave me a confused look.
"i'll talk to you later"
i walked over to the exam room where joi was.
"malik, where is joi?"
"i'm sorry, y/n" carol said
"she's upstairs with her son, he was getting a ct"
"she's coming back though?"
"yeah" she nodded

it was later, i was walking down the halls with doug
"so, how's joi" doug asked
"she has anemia"
"treat her with some iron pills"
"yeah"
"but now i know why she looks so dishevelled"
"and why is that?"
"her son has ald"
"how old is he?"
"he's 8"
"they usually don't live past 10"
"i know, her other son died from it"
"she passed it on, huh?"
"yeah, it's really a shame" i sighed, heading upstairs.

i arrived upstairs and there joi sat.
"sorry, i didn't get a chance to get back down there"
"it's okay" i reassured
"this must be your son?"
"ricky"
"hey ricky" i smiled, stroking his face
"he stopped speaking so much a couple days ago"
"he used to be such a chatter box" she laughed
"anyways, are you gonna tell me i have some horrible disease?"
"no, your anemic"
"take these iron pills and you should be better"
i handed her the bottle.
"thanks"
her alarm went off
"oh, it's time to eat" she said
"today is chocolate"
"do you have anyone to help?"
"i have a daughter that helps out"
"i was thinking more medically?"
she was putting his food through his feeding tube.
"i can get you a respite worker to help out"
"please, dr. l/n"
"hes my responsibility"
"it can help you feel better, if you feel better you'll be able to help out more"
"thank you but im his mother, it's my job to stick his out" she smiled
i nodded

i walked down the stairs back to the er.
"y/n?" mark asked
"what's up?"
"do you think amanda is a little odd"
"of course i do"
"really?"
"theres something up with her"
"her aura is just-"
"off"
mark raised his eyebrows
"why?"
"well i don't know, i just had this feeling all the sudden" he said
"double trauma coming in" chuny shouted
"i'll take the first" mark said, i took the second.
"o neg on the rapid infuser"
"this isn't looking good" elizabeth said
"we don't have a pulse"
"how long has he been down?" i asked the paramedic
"we don't know"
"okay, let's push an amp of epi"
"get the paddles ready"
"need help in here?" lucy asked
"we will"
we tried to get a pulse for about ten minutes
"let's start a thoracotomy" elizabeth said
"10 blade"
she made the incision. i handed her the rib spreader.
"clear"
i shook my head
we did that for the next half hour.
he was gone.

i was sitting at the admit desk.
"where's mark?" i asked
"i'm not sure" carol said
"didnt he take that hyperventilating lady up to ct like an hour ago?"
"i'm right here" mark said
"what happened?"
"i was locked in the ct room?"
"you were what?" doug laughed
"you'll never guess what happened"
"hm?"
"amanda lee locked me in there"
"i was snooping up on her and she went ballistic"
"you're kidding"
"i wish i was"
"mark that's ridiculous" doug cackled
"doug, i've tried to tell you, she's insane" i cackled
"get this, she's not even a real doctor" mark said, wide eyed
"she doesn't even have an md"
"stop it" i laughed
"im not kidding y/n"
"she has pretended to be a lawyer, a doctor and an architect"

it was the end of my shift, i was getting ready to go on my date with doug and mark.
"i mean, i knew he had bad taste in women but i didn't know it was that bad" doug laughed
i put on my coat
"i told you she was crazy"
mark walked in
"look guys, i don't want to talk about it" mark sighed, opening his locker
"oh god" he groaned, taking out a letter.
"it's too thin to be a bomb" doug said, opening it.
mark read some weird poem, yosh walked in
"that's my favourite poet" he exclaimed
"you can have it yosh" mark smiled
"so, you inspired her to plagiarize too" doug giggled
mark shook his head.
"date for three?" i asked, heading out the door.
"dr. l/n?" i heard a voice say
"joi" i smiled
"i was thinking upstairs and i do want you to get me some respite help" she said
"my daughter has a dance recital coming up and i could use the extra help anyways"
"okay, of course"
"i can make some calls for you in the morning" i smiled
doug came up behind me
"this is ricky?"
joi nodded.
"looks like he has some conjunctivitis in his left eye" he noticed
"oh gosh, i meant for the doctor upstairs to check that out"
"it's no problem, i'll write you a prescription that'll take it right away" doug said, joi followed him.
i stroked ricky's hair.
i've seen a lot of things while being a doctor but this kid broke my heart. it's so sad that a disease can just take the life away from people. they were so helpless, suffering.
"thank you so much" joi told doug
"and thank you, dr. l/n"
"it's not a problem" i smiled
"you two have a good night"
"bye now" she waved.

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