[Luka says goodbye to Carter. Sam give Carter a med record and follows Luka out the door and chases him down.]
LukaI thought you were still on?
For awhile, yeah. Ah, you know what you said, earlier, on the steps? [Luka nods] Me too. So… come on by later and I’ll make you some eggs.
Luka
[nods again] OK.
[They both turn to go. Sam turns and yells out]
[Sam runs to Luka, he grabs her in his arms as he laughs and they kiss.]
How's the night shift going?
Luka
Ugly- but it's been quiet for the last hour or so.
Well, that won't last. Sunburns, blown-off fingers, potluck food poisoning- nothing like the E.R. on the Fourth of July.
Luka
You sound like you're looking forward to it.
Anytime you mix alcohol, gunpowder and the great outdoors, you're in for a good time.
Luka
[while Luka and Alex are playing video games] You're going down, you little freak.
Luka
You're worse at this than you are at soccer.
Bite me, you Slav bastard.
[as she walks in the door] Alex! What did you just say?
I heard you. [to Luka] You heard him. What did he say?
Luka
I didn't hear anything. Might have been the game.
Yeah, I'm pretty sure you heard the game, Mom.
Yeah, well, I don't wanna hear that kind of talk out of you. [to Luka] Or you.
Luka
Do you have a problem with me?
Luka
It's him? [indicates the Trauma room where Charlie is being cared for]
Luka
Okay. Let's go. [starts to head back in]
The guy's a waste. [Luka turns back around] Dying from something he's doing to himself.
Luka
Last time I checked, alcoholism was still a disease-
So is suicide. He should catch some of that, and save us the trouble.
Luka
We get ones like this every day-
Well maybe I need a day off! [pause]
Luka
This personal?
Luka
Good. Then we don't have to talk about it.
[smiles coldly] You like raggin' me, don't you?
Luka
I don't think I do.
Ever since I was an intern, you've been on my back.
Luka
Maybe a couple of times.
Luka
You're good, Pratt. But I think you could be better.
[Sam is sorting supplies in an empty trauma room. Luka enters]
Luka
The detective is still here.
You shouldn’t have been so dismissive of me in front of him.
Luka
You didn’t need to discuss the details of Louise’s condition. She deserves some privacy.
Yeah, and she deserves a chance to help. We have an option we haven’t even talked about.
Luka
And that is?
If we deflate the crike balloon Louise could whisper.
Luka
You want to take her off the vent?
Just for a few moments at a time.
Luka
She is requiring 100% oxygen
I take her off the vent every time I suction her and she’s fine. Come on, we both know it’s possible.
Luka
Technically, yes, but why risk it?
Because she wants to help.
Luka
She does or you do?
What is that supposed to mean?
Luka
[a beat, softer] You’re sensitive about these kinds of cases.
Luka
You always want to stand up for women who’ve been assaulted.
Luka
Of course I do. Maybe because of when you were with Steve?
Luka
Physical abuse? Hitting you?
Oh, this has nothing to do with that.
Luka
Are you sure?
Yeah. There’s a violent rapist out there. How are you going to feel in two days, two weeks, a month from now when we get another woman like Louise in here.
Luka
[as Sam is preparing Louise's body for the morgue] Sam, you don’t need to do this.
Luka
There are other nurses.
Luka
Sam.
I shouldn't have done it.
Luka
The contusions were severe. She could have died anyway.
I shouldn't have done it, Luka.
Luka
You did what you did to help the patient, Sam.
[Sam doesn't respond to him]
Luka
Sam?
When I deflated that balloon, Louise was still so traumatized. He kept asking her these questions and the only thing that she could remember was: "White guy, dark hair." I did what I did for "white guy, dark hair."
He's too young to go, and he shouldn't even be listening to that kind of music anyways.
Luka
I didn't know you already said no.
Luka, I'm trying to teach him the value of a dollar and you go and give him everything that he wants.
Luka
It was only fifty bucks.
For a concert ticket for a ten year old. NO. That's ridiculous.
Luka
I just don't think you should be worried about money so much.
Look, I appreciate your generosity, but I am not going to let you start paying for everything.
Luka
But you don't have to pay exactly half the rent and half the bills every month, that's ridiculous.
You know I've been taking care of me and Alex for 10 years on my own, I think I can handle it.
Luka
You know, this isn't about money at all. You're worried about losing your independence or something and about my role in Alex's life. What, are you worried you're losing control or something?
You know what, you always do this.
Luka
Do what?
This! Telling me what I'm really mad about.
Luka
Most of the time, you don't know what you're really mad about.
[Sam walks to the door]
Luka
Sam, this isn't our stop.
If we don't get our patient-satisfaction scores up, we can't start pursuing HMO contracts.
Luka
Okay, who's low?
Abby's the only one with a decent score.
Even Pratt's been on the low end.
Luka
I think Pratt's okay with the patients. It's the other doctors he has a problem with.
Luka
It's a teaching hospital!
Yeah. It's also a real hospital with live patients who didn't get antibiotics and insulin 'cause I was in here doing compressions for 30 minutes!
Luka
OK, so you did some extra compressions. What you really mad about?
Are you in all seriousness telling me for the second time today that I am not mad about what I'm really mad about?
Luka
I have no idea what you just said!
You're really good at teaching other people how to communicate.
Luka
Thanks
We should try it ourselves sometime.
Luka
Yeah.
[Silence, Luka gets a smirk on his face and tilts his head down to her a bit.]
Luka
But my English, you know? I still need to work on it.
Aw, you're pulling the Croatian card? That's low!
[She hits him gently and he pulls her into an embrace, hard. He looks down at her adoringly and she returns the look.]
Luka
You were right about one thing.
Luka
Fifty dollars is too much for a concert ticket.
[They kiss]
[about Neela's crush on Luka] It's not funny, Luka. You're doing everything to encourage it.
Luka
That's not true.
Yeah, well, it better not be. Otherwise I'm gonna have to get into some nasty chick fight with Neela.
Luka
In the mud? Just don't hurt her.
Only person who's gonna get hurt in here, is you. You got it?
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