"Monica In Chicago" Part Four
Friends/Chicago Hope Crossover
Aaron had carefully laid Monica out on a chair in the hallway after she fainted in the OR observation room. Kate had cut a piece of a live heart and Monica fainted. She wasnt as ready for real live surgery as she had thought. Monica quietly sipped her water.
Kate emerged from her OR.
"Eeeh." Kate said chuckling. "Don't worry about that, it happens to first year medical students all the time." Kate said. "I like to compare my first surgery to the first time I had sex, a little messy but necessary and in the end you feel oh so good." Kate smirked as she looked at Monicas still ashen face. "But you look horrible."
"You should talk. You look like you stole Carmen Mirandas bathing cap." Monica managed to spout out. Her remark about Kates signature fruit patterned OR cap failed to make a dent. But she smiled, impressed with the effort Monica had made.
"She'll be fine." Kate turned and left.
"I dated her once." Aaron shook his head at her. Monica kissed him on the cheek.
"I suddenly feel so sorry for you." Monica cracked.
"You oughta meet Camille. Then you would feel downright pity compared to Austin." Aaron said. "Shall we go to Phillips office?"
"Ok, sure." Monica said. "Anything had to be better than this."
Phillips Office.
Monica and Aaron walked into Phillips office. He was turned away from them. To Aarons surprise Phillip was chugging along on an accordian doing the most revolting version of Lady of Spain in the songs history. Phillip hit a few off key notes and turned.
"Ah, Ciao Aaron." Phillip said gleefully. "How do you like my accordian?" Phillip turned a mock serious look on his face. "Tell the truth, but remember I'm still your boss."
Aaron thought. "It's lovely."
"I thought someone was gelding a small cat in here to tell the truth." Monica said getting a Shut up look from Aaron.
Phillip looked stonefaced at her, the started to laugh his ass off."I knew I was bad, but not horrible. I got this little beauty at a yard sale." He held up his hand. "Before you ask me, what is a chief of staff doing at a run of the mill yard sale when he can go to the best stores in Chicago. I'll tell you why. Sometimes the best things are found in the unexpected places."
"You wanted to see me." Aaron asked.
"Who is this lovely creature?" Phillip said interupting. "The much ballyhooed Monica I believe."
"Yes." Monica said. "But my friends just call me Monica."
"I like this one. She has a sane face." Phillip said. He put on his poker face. "Aaron I asked you to come here becuase I have an offer to make you."
"What would that be?" Aaron asked.
"Aaron, how would you like your position as Chief Neurosurgeon of Chicago hope back?" Phillip asked.
"Oh my god!" Monica said. "Aaron this is what you've been hoping for." She hugged his neck.
"It certainly is." Aaron agreed. "But what about Lisa
Catera."
"You didn't hear?" Phillip raised an eyebrow. "They are now engaged. She realized that she and Jack working at the hospital would be a bad thing so she sent in her resignation this morning. We need you as a replacement ASAP." Phillip sat up. "What do you think?"
"I don't know." Aaron replied still in a state of shock. "Will you let me think about it?"
"Sure. Aaron." Phillip said. "But we need an answer by the end of the day."
"Ok." Aaron said taking Monicas hand. He led her outside.
"Youre gonna get your job back!" Monica said excitingly.
"Yeah." Aaron said flaty.
"Why arent you more excited abou this?" Monica asked.
"Well if I get my job back, where does this leave us?" Aaron said. "I would have to stay in Chicago and you would have to go back to New York."
"Oh." Monica said, looking a little down.
"I gotta go think." Aaron said.
"You don't have to think Aaron." Monica said seriously. "I'll go back to New york."
"Monica..."
"No, this is the best. After all you been here all your life and it would be a major uprooting to take all this and go to New York." Monica said. "But if I stay it means leaving my friends my family my life behind." Monica kissed Aaron on the cheek. "This is for the best Aaron, a nice clean break. Then it wont be any harder for us." Monica turned and went to the elevator.
"Monica!" Aaron called to her.
"Goodbye Aaron." Monica said. "I want to remember you this way, the way you are." Monica finished as the elevator closed.
Aaron sat on a waiting room chair and mumbled.
"Hey sport, you look like you lost your best friend."
Aaron looked up and saw Kate.
"What do you want?"
"I just have one thing to say to you." Kate took her surgical cap and smacked Aarons head with it. "Whats the matter with you?"
Aaron winced as he looked up.
Monica got off the elevator and headed for the front door.
"I'm doing the right thing." Monica said in her head. She told her self over and over again as if was her mantra for the day. "I'm doing the right thing."
"You are letting the best thing in that came along in a long time get away from you just because you got neurosurgery back?" Kate asked him. "Cause if you are, you are even dumber than I thought."
"What I do I do Kate?" Aaron asked. "You're experienced in dumping things and taking off, you must have some advice."
"Beats me." Kate said. "But you better hurry. The next flight out is in an hour."
Aaron sat there for a minute then realized what he must do. He rose and ran for Phillips office.
"Phillip?" Aaron said coming in the door. "I'm not taking the job."
"What do you want to do? Transfer to New york so you can be with a certain Ms Monica Geller?" Phillip asked while oiling a gauge on his new accordian."
"How did you know?"
"Filled out a transfer paper while you were in the hallway." Phillip looked at Aaron. "This is love Aaron. you must follow it where-ever it leads. But just remember, you always have a home in Chicago Hope waiting for you."
"Thanks!" Aaron grabbed the transfer paper and headed for the elevator.
Monica stepped out onto the curve. She waved her hands for a taxi. One drove by and promptly splashed her while going through a mud puddle.
"This is great." Monica said shaking some mud off. Someone touched her shoulder and she turned. "Aaron!"
"I'm coming with you." Aaron said showing her the papers he had gathered from Phillip. "I will be Chief of Neurosurgery at whatever New York hospital I get deposited."
"But Aaron, Chicago is your home.." Monica said before Aaron stopped her with a kiss.
"You are my home Monica." Aaron said while hailing a cab. "And I'm going with you to New York. You can't change my mind."
"Who says I'm gonna attempt to?" Monica said before kissing him full on the lips.
"Shall we go?" Aaron asked as a cab slowed down. "Our yellow chariot awaits."
"We shall go." Monica said as Aaron opened the door for her. "Are we doing something crazy?"
"Well, the best things that are done these days are considered crazy." Aaron said. "Then we are the craziest of them all."
Monica smiled at him as the cab pulled away from the curb.
