All Around the Town
Part Two
By Kitchen_Sink5
kitchen_sink5@gurlmail.com

DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the ER characters. The characters belong to NBC - or whoever owns them. They aren't mine. Lord knows that I wish they were. If they were mine, the first thing I'd do is take Carter and Dave - and then get Luka for my friend and editor R.L. But sadly, that remains my dream. Really officer - I'm just "borrowing" the characters. Anyway, they don't belong to me!

Forgive me for my medical terminology. Let's face it - I have no idea what I'm talking about!

Special Thanks to: R.L, my best friend and editor. She's had to sit next to me on practically every bus trip we've ever been on.  She puts up with a lot!

I'd also like to thank everyone who was on my bus during the 'ping pong ball affair'. You all provided much laughter, and saved me from going insane on that bus ride.



It took a few seconds for Elizabeth to realize what had happened. She looked out the window and saw the ambulance in the now barren parking lot. When she could no longer see it anymore, she turned back to Dave, who had twisted around in his seat to talk to a small boy.

"My arm hurts," the boy whimpered

"Well, I'm going to fix that right up," Dave said and turned back to Elizabeth "Elizabeth, can you please hand me the ace bandage from the bag?"

Wordlessly, she handed him he bandage, and he wrapped up the boy's arm. After he finished, he got up and walked to the back of the bus where a crying girl was sitting. He crouched down in the aisle, beside her.

"Are you okay?" he asked gently

"Hey Doctor," the burly convict called out "Get back in your seat"

Dave stood up, and turned to face him, "I'm just trying to help this girl - She's hurt," he responded, then sarcastically said, "Wouldn't want to damage your hostage count, now would we?"

"Dr. Malucci," Elizabeth scolded "Get back here and sit down. It would be in your best interest to listen to that man"

Dave walked back to Elizabeth. He leaned over her, as he grabbed the supply bag.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" he said quietly to her, but with much anger "Look, if you want to yell at me back at the hospital - that's fine. When we're there, you can yell as much as you like. But don't you yell at me in front of these kids. I know that you don't like me - but you have to put those feelings aside for now. We need to work together, and not let those kids see that we're against each other. Because we're the only thing that they have left."

With that, he turned around and walked back to the crying girl. Elizabeth sat shocked in her seat, as Dave treated the girl. As the bus drove along, Elizabeth realized that Dave was actually right.

END OF PART TWO