DISCLAIMER:
I don’t own any of the characters that you recognise from All Saints but I do
own the new characters J.
Author:
Charlie
Notes:
This story is set in a town called Blue Water Bay (a small seaside town… Just
picture seachange lol). Bron is the NUM of ward 2 at Blue Water Bay Base
Hospital and is married to Dr Christopher Lawson. Their marriage has been going
downhill for some time now after only 5 years.
Characters:
Bron Lawson (NUM), Laura Hanson (ward
Clerk), Connor Costello (2ic),
Damien Gilroy
(RN), Molly Andrews (RN), Brendan Clarke (RN), Krissy McBride (RN), Dr
Christopher Lawson (head Surgeon/Brons husband), Dr Kylie preece (surgeon), Dr
Luke Forlano (surgeon), Dr Charlotte Beaumont (registrar).
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Bron rushed
through the doors of ward 2, she was late, it was wrong for the NUM to be late.
She rushed into her office and dumped her belongings behind the desk before
rushing out to greet her staff. When she got to the front desk Laura Hanson the
ward clerk was the only staff member there.
Laura: Bron
hi
Bron: Hi…
ah where is everyone Laura?
The ward was
unusually quiet, usually there was a bit more hustle and bustle around the
place, but today was strange, was Bron on the same ward? Was she even on the
same planet as her staff?.
Laura: Connor
has done the patient allocation already so everyone is off working
Bron: Are you
serious? Am I on the right planet? They are actually organised?!
At that
moment Dr Kylie Preece came through the doors of the ward and made her way over
to Bron and Laura.
Kylie: Hey
Bron, Laura
Bron and
Laura both smiled at Kylie
Bron and
Laura: Hey
Kylie: So
Bron do we know who this new Surgeon is yet?
Bron: Why are
you asking me? I wouldn’t have a clue
Kylie:
(Sarcastically) Um because your husband would know
Bron: Yeah
well my *husband* doesn’t trust me with that information, you know that
Bron looked
away for a moment
Kylie: Sorry
I didn’t mean to…
Bron turned
back to Kylie
Bron: No, its
ok… lets just hope this guy is cute, maybe he’ll liven the place up a bit
Laura: Well
not long till he arives
Kylie: Maybe
he’ll put a bit of a smile on your face Sister Lawson, you’re way too
troubled these days you know that? where did the real Bron go? The Bron that use
to cause so much havoc on ward 17 at All Saints?
Bron: She got
married to Dr Lawson and became NUM of ward 2… I don’t think we can get her
back again.
Kylie: You
know he doesn’t deserve you Bron…
Bron: Kylie
don’t, he’s my husband and I do love him
Kylie: I
know, I’m sorry, I should learn to mind my own business… Its just the way he
treats you some times
Bron: Im a
big girl Kylie I can handle it.
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Bron came out
of her office about 20 minutes later to see an old colleague talking to Laura.
She couldn’t believe her eyes, what on earth
was Luke Forlano doing in Blue Water Bay? It certainly wasn’t where Bron had
pictured him.
Bron:
(Screams) LUKE???!!!
Luke spun
around rapidly after hearing her voice
Luke:
BRON???!!!
Bron ran over
to him and with a huge smile on her face and hugged him tightly, she couldn’t
believe he was really there, she hadn’t seen him in 6 years.
Bron: Oh my
god what are you doing here?!
Luke: I’m
the new deputy Surgeon
She put a
hand to his cheek as she looked up at him
Bron: Its so
good to see you
Luke smiled
down at her as his arm still rested around her waist. They were both grinning
from ear to ear when Christopher Lawson cleared his throat
Chris: I’m
not interrupting am i?
At the sound
of her husbands voice Bron quickly backed away from Luke and turned to face
Christopher.
Bron:
Chris… ah.. this is Luke Forlano, the new surgeon… Luke this is… my
husband Christopher Lawson
Bron
stumbled, she knew that Chris would have a go at her later for acting so
unprofessional. Luke extended his hand in order for Chris to shake it, but Chris
simply nodded.
Chris: Excuse
me, I’m due in theatre shortly
As Bron
watched Chris walk away all she could think about was throwing something at him,
he was so arrogant, he didn’t even say so much as a hello to Luke. Bron turned
back to Luke and looked up at him.
Bron: Luke
I’m sorry about that, he was incredibly rude, I don’t know what got into
him.
Luke was just
silent as he looked down at the woman who he once was madly in love with.
Luke: No one
told me you got married
Bron needed
to change the subject and she needed to do it quickly, she didn’t want Luke to
see the cracks in her marriage.
Bron: Um… I
guess you need some patient files? Dr Winter’s case load was pretty light when
he left so you get a light start… Laura can you grab the files for Luke
please? And give him a tour of the ward? I’ll just be a few minutes then
I’ll introduce you to some of your patients Luke.
Bron heads
into the lift
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Bron burst
into Christopher’s office, she was full of rage, she had no idea what had
gotten into Chris, he was in one of those self centred, arrogant moods again.
Bron: What
the hell was that all about Chris?! You could have been a bit more welcoming!
Luke is a colleague of yours and will be working very closely with you!.
She was sick
of him treating everyone so poorly, it was like everyone had to worship the
ground he walked on just because he was the head surgeon.
Chris: I
don’t have time for this now Bron, I have to scrub up
He pushes
past Bron and leaves the office.
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As Bron made
her way back onto the ward she could hear Kylie and Luke laughing. It reminded
her of old times when Kylie was an intern and Luke was her supervisor. Now it
was all different though, Kylie was a qualified Surgeon with a great career.
Bron was caught back in time, she was remembering the fun the team on ward 17
use to have. She missed the old days, she missed being her true self. Suddenly
Bron was brought back to reality as she heard Luke talking to her.
Luke: Bron
you’re back, that was quick
Bron: oh..
yeah well I have to be quick these days… now your patients, come on I’ll
introduce them to you.
Luke follows
Bron towards room 1
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Around noon
Bron was in her office trying to get through a HUGE pile of paper work when
there was a knock on the door.
Bron: Come in
As Bron
looked up Chris walked in.
Bron: Hey
Chris: hi…
fancy some lunch?
Bron: Oh… I
would love to but I have all this paper work, sorry
Chris: Great!
One minute you tell me I am not trying to fix things between us and now that I
am you won’t meet me half way! I don’t know why I bother Bron!
Bron: Chris
I’m working, I…
Chris: No
forget it, you do your work
Bron: Look I
don’t want to fight Chris, I’m tired.
Chris: I’ll
see you at home.
As Chris
walks out Bron covered her face with her hands and sighed, her marriage was in
tatters. She had tried to get it back on track but everything she had done was
thrown back in her face. She had tried really hard to fix things with Chris and
was now at the stage where she thought it was too hard to fix. She was sick of
trying, she was warn out, it was like she was fighting for five years of
marriage on her own, Chris didn’t care and he had shown Bron that on several
occasions. But Bron still loved him, he was her husband and she would always
love him. She knew that things were different, ever since Bron had miscarried
the baby things started to go down hill. The loss of the baby sent both Bron and
Chris spiralling down. Chris blamed Bron for the miscarriage which sent Bron
into depression.
Bron sat back
in her chair and took several deep breathes, she wanted to go home, she didn’t
want to be at work, she felt so drained. Chris had a habit of making her feel
bad, one moment Bron would be on top of the world, then one word or even a
gesture from Chris would send her plummeting to the bottom of the world, all he
had to do was click his fingers and her mood would change.
Bron’s
thoughts were interrupted with a knock on the door and Connor popping his head
in.
Bron:
What’s up?
Connor: I
just came to see if you are ok
Bron: Why
wouldn’t I be?
Connor:
Chris… he left here in a huff
Bron: Connor
I’m ok… you know you’re a great mate? You followed me all the way here and
you’ve been watching over me ever since… thank you.
Connor smiled
and shrugged his shoulders
Connor: Bron
you’re my best mate, I would do anything for you
Bron: I
know… (Bron smiles) so stop worrying and get back to work
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After Brons
shift had ended she was in her office getting ready to leave when Chris came in.
He looked tired but a little calmer than he was on their last encounter. Bron
picked up her bag and put it over her shoulder before looking up at Chris.
Chris: Bron
I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have said what I did… your tired of trying, I know
that.
Chris walked
over to Bron and placed a kiss on her cheek
Chris: (while
holding Brons hand) I want things to be the way they use to be for us too you
know, I want us to be happy again
There is yet
another knock at the door, Luke comes in.
Luke: Sorry,
I didn’t mean to interrupt
Chris let go
of Bron and they both turned to face Luke
Bron: It’s
ok Luke
Luke: I just
came to see if you wanted to catch up over a bear… but if you two-
Bron: Why
don’t you come back to our place for that bear? Charlotte is coming over as
well
Luke: Yeah,
ok. I’ll just drop by the motel and get-
Bron:
You’re staying in a motel?
Luke: Until I
find something more permanent
Bron: Well
come and stay with us till you find your feet
Bron looked
up at Chris
Bron: You
don’t mind do you Chris?
Chris: Of
course not darling
Bron: Well
its settled
Bron leant
down on her desk and wrote out her address then walked over to Luke and handed
it to him.
Bron:
There’s the address, see you when you get there
Luke: ok…
and Bron thanks for this, you too Dr Lawson
Bron smiles
as she walks out
Bron: Its ok,
what are mates for ay?
Chris follows
Bron out and on his way sends Luke *The Look*.
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TO BE
CONTINUED
Let me know
what you think. You can email me at mrs_forlano2003@yahoo.com.au.
Don’t be afraid to tell me what you really think J.
All you Ben and Bron fans can slander me all you want lol, im in a Luke/Bron fic
rut at the moment sorry L.