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“Faster!”
“Angela never told me her moms were crazy…let me see if she’s free to see you…”
And then the curtain is being pushed open and Donna and Kate appear with Aline in tow.
“Oh my god, Donna, she looks so pale,” Kate whispers.
“I’m totally fine, mom, please don’t worry,” Angela says without opening her eyes, like if she keeps them closed long enough everyone will leave her alone.
“She really is going to be okay,” Aline reassures them. “The doctor already checked her and she just needs to rest.”
“Well that’s good,” Kate says.
“So you believe her, but not me?” Angela asks, arms crossed, staring at her moms.
“Well, you can’t be trusted Angie. Remember that time you sprained your ankle and refused to let us look at it?” Donna says.
“Yeah because I already knew what to do.”
Angela’s tone becomes a bit petulant and I realize that I’m seeing a brand new side of her, one where she’s just a kid and her moms are worried about her more than she’d like. It warms my heart, seeing how close they clearly are.
“What’s Carter doing here?” Kate asks, seeming not to care that I’m sitting right here.
“Oh, um, we’re together,” Angela says, blushing a deep shade of red.
“Well hallelujah for that,” Kate says.
“We’re happy for you,” Donna says, patting Angela on the arm, and looking at me with a smile. “Both of you.”
I wasn’t really worried about having Kate and Donna’s blessing because they’ve always seemed like the type of parentswho trust their daughter to know what’s best for her, but it still means a lot to have it.
Aline removes Angela’s IV, and then she’s ready to go home. We all head towards the waiting room, Kate and Donna walking ahead of us. A short, stocky man with dark hair walks out from behind one of the curtains, and stops Angela.
“Angela! I am so sorry about this,” he says.
“Tony, I don’t really want to talk about it,” Angela says. “I’m getting ready to go home.”
“You’re Tony?” I ask, and he nods. I mentally file away his face so I know who to fucking kill next time I see them.
“Angela,” the little worm repeats, “I really am sorry. I didn’t know you were so tired, or I wouldn’t have?—”
“Of course I’m tired! I’ve been here all week,” she says, her voice brittle and high. “I’ve been pulling overtime shifts just to helpyouout. Did you even ask anyone else to come in, or did you just assume I’d be fine working six fucking shifts this week?”
“There’s no need to use that tone,” Tony huffs, leaning into her as he says it.
She shoots me a glance, and I immediately see how tired, unsure, and stressed out she is. She’s doing a great job putting this fucker in his place, but my girl clearly needs someone in her corner right now.
“That’s enough,” I say, pulling Angela towards me gently, and tucking her against my side. “I’m taking Angela home, now.”
“When will you be able to work again?” Tony demands.
“Ask Dr. Gupta,” Angela fires back, crossing her arms.
I give Tony a death stare, and then I guide Angela out of the ER and into the waiting room, where we find her moms.
“Everything okay?” Kate asks.
“Yes, just Tony being a dick,” Angela says. “But we handled it.”
