A/N- I decided to write this story b/c I feel that sometimes Abby's characterized as just a poor, little girl that has nothing to do to but drink herself silly and that's not always true. Although, I love Carter. This is going to be mostly an Abby trying to find herself with the help of a guy that is somewhat like herself. If you think it's Carter, it's not. It's a patient.
I am sure you'll come to love him like you have come to love Abby. It's a little different than most fics. I hope you like it. This takes place after 'Tell Me Where It Hurts'. I added something though. Just because I felt like it. LOL-Enjoy
Disclaimer: Christmas is coming!! Maybe? A girl can only hope.
On with the show.........
It was another one of those days. One of those days where you feel like you can't go on anymore. It was in the early hours of the morning and the fellow night shifters at Cook County General Hospital were many. Especially in the emergency room.
" Hey Susan," yelled Haleh " we're starting a bet on when the next trauma will come in. Care to share the wealth?"
" I'll take that bet. Five says that it will come in the next 15 minutes." replied Dr. Susan Lewis
" Great, and will you tell Carter that his labs are back on that skateboarder in curtain 2?"
" Isn't he the only one left?" she asked referring to their lack of patients
" Yep. Why can't Weaver just let us go?" whined Haleh
" It's not in her character."
" It soon will be when the hormones start to hit when she has that kid."
" I doubt it." they laughed at the fact of Kerry Weaver having a baby
" Hey have you two seen-" asked Carter coming out of an exam room
" In 2 with your skateboarder." interrupted Susan knowing he was looking for Abby
" Thanks." he said strolling in
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" Come on Anderson. Just one drink. It's not going to hurt you. In fact, it might."
" No Way," he said defiantly " I have an AA meeting. I can't go drunk."
" What happened to you? You have never turned down a drink before!" said his so called friend
" I wised up. I gotta stop drinking before it kills me."
" Andy, Buddy. It's not gonna kill you!"
" That's gonna be easy for you to say when you're lying in a hospital bed with alcohol poisoning."
" Here we go again about hospitals. When you get into med. school, that'll be the day when God chooses to have a blizzard in hell!"
" I am gonna get in you just wait and see." said Anderson confidently
" Right. Don't you have a date with Rhyann tonight?"
" Yeah. After the meeting."
" Why don't you just give up."
" I can't. Rhyann won't deal with me if I drink. You know that."
" Fine. Go to AA meetings. You are just wasting your time."
" Whatever you say."
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" I think I am gonna go crazy," complained Pratt " no drunk drivers, no truckers, no LSD charged ravers, nothing! This is the ER. It's supposed to be exciting."
" Pratt, sit back and enjoy the quiet." replied Carter rubbing his back and slightly moaning
" You're back hurt?" asked Deb
" Yeah. Will you go get Abby?"
" Sure."
" Anybody care to make a wager on the next trauma?" asked Susan carrying the famous ER bet, coffee can
" Sure. Ten says the next one rolls into the ambulance bay in..... half an hour." said Pratt
" Your going down. We haven't had a trauma in hours."
" Thank God." exclaimed Carter as Abby walked up with Jing-Mei
" Does the poor baby need a massage?" replied Abby talking like a child
" Please Abby? I'm dying here!"
" Fine."
" Work your magic, and will you give me a shot?"
" Of what?"
" Lidocaine?"
" You won't be able to move!"
" That's what I'm shooting for!"
" Fine. I'll be right back."
Abby went to the Drug lock-up, when she bumped into Luka.
" Hi Luka. Where's the Lidocaine? Did they move it?"
" No, third shelf. Nice to see you too." he said in a thick, Croatian accent
" Thanks." she praised while reaching up and revealing her huge engagement ring
" Wow. Um, since when did that happen!" he said still slightly shocked
" Oh, um, this," she said self-contiously holding her hand " Last night. Nobody knows yet so don't tell anyone."
" You mean the nurses haven't interrogated you yet?"
" No, but I'm sure they will."
" Well, uh nice talking to you. See ya later."
She then walked out into the lobby again to find everyone still sitting around.
" Did you bring my Lidocaine?" asked Carter
" Yes. Hold on let me fill the seringe." she then made the mistake of holding up her hand
" Oooo girl!" squealed Haleh
" I'm blinded!" joked Chuny
" I want details!" exclaimed Lydia
" Let me see it! I'm an expert on jewelry!" bragged Haleh sliding it off Abby's finger and playfully dropping her hand to the floor as if it was really heavy
" You guys! It's not that big!" said Carter still in pain
" Hunny, what did you do for this man? By him a yacht! Oh, wait, he's probablly already got one! There's certainly a hole in the Carter Family Trust Fund now!"
" Give me back my ring," she grabbed it and slid it back on the correct finger " when you marry a rich doctor, you can have one too!" The nurses laughed at her joke and Susan turned the corner just as she said it
" Oh my God! Did you just say what I think you said!" exclaimed Susan
" I did!" she said laying her hand out
" Carter, What did you do? Sell a kidney!"
" It was a present from Gamma. Not the ring just the money to buy it. I realize I went a little overboard, but anything for my Abby."
" So now she's 'your' Abby!"
" Yes, and I happen to like the ring." said Carter prestigiously
" Yeah so does Bill Gates' future fiancee!" joked Susan
" Ha-ha! Very Funny Susan! I love my ring even though you can see it from space!" bragged Abby ( Ha-Ha- recognize that line? Did anybody watch Will and Grace thursday night?)
" It is beautiful! So when's the big day?"
" We haven't set a date yet, but Gamma wants to throw a 'Carter' soiree!"
Just then a siren was heard from the ambulence bay and they all clicked into trauma mode. It was an MVA. Drunk driver vs. tree.
" What have we got?" asked Carter as the emt's rushed in with the patient
" Anderson Phillips. 19 year-old male. He was the drunk guy."
" Alright, let's go!"
FLASHBACK......
" Anderson," yelled Rhyann " I just don't think we can be together anymore."
" Why? I'm not drinking anymore! I stopped for you!" he yelled
" Well, I need proof!" exclaimed Rhyann
" Fine then." he started to storm out the door of her apartment
" Where are you going?"
" Anywhere, but here!"
Eventually, Anderson found himself going to where he always went: a bar. To get drunk, have someone get him a cab, go home, and fight with Rhyann the next day. It was always the same routine. It was starting to get boring.
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So? I hope you liked it. Was it confusing? Let me know! He'll meet Abby in the next chapter! PLZ review and keep on reading. I have plenty of time tonight so I hope to update soon! Really soon! LOL-Not-so-dumb-blonde
I am sure you'll come to love him like you have come to love Abby. It's a little different than most fics. I hope you like it. This takes place after 'Tell Me Where It Hurts'. I added something though. Just because I felt like it. LOL-Enjoy
Disclaimer: Christmas is coming!! Maybe? A girl can only hope.
On with the show.........
It was another one of those days. One of those days where you feel like you can't go on anymore. It was in the early hours of the morning and the fellow night shifters at Cook County General Hospital were many. Especially in the emergency room.
" Hey Susan," yelled Haleh " we're starting a bet on when the next trauma will come in. Care to share the wealth?"
" I'll take that bet. Five says that it will come in the next 15 minutes." replied Dr. Susan Lewis
" Great, and will you tell Carter that his labs are back on that skateboarder in curtain 2?"
" Isn't he the only one left?" she asked referring to their lack of patients
" Yep. Why can't Weaver just let us go?" whined Haleh
" It's not in her character."
" It soon will be when the hormones start to hit when she has that kid."
" I doubt it." they laughed at the fact of Kerry Weaver having a baby
" Hey have you two seen-" asked Carter coming out of an exam room
" In 2 with your skateboarder." interrupted Susan knowing he was looking for Abby
" Thanks." he said strolling in
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
" Come on Anderson. Just one drink. It's not going to hurt you. In fact, it might."
" No Way," he said defiantly " I have an AA meeting. I can't go drunk."
" What happened to you? You have never turned down a drink before!" said his so called friend
" I wised up. I gotta stop drinking before it kills me."
" Andy, Buddy. It's not gonna kill you!"
" That's gonna be easy for you to say when you're lying in a hospital bed with alcohol poisoning."
" Here we go again about hospitals. When you get into med. school, that'll be the day when God chooses to have a blizzard in hell!"
" I am gonna get in you just wait and see." said Anderson confidently
" Right. Don't you have a date with Rhyann tonight?"
" Yeah. After the meeting."
" Why don't you just give up."
" I can't. Rhyann won't deal with me if I drink. You know that."
" Fine. Go to AA meetings. You are just wasting your time."
" Whatever you say."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
" I think I am gonna go crazy," complained Pratt " no drunk drivers, no truckers, no LSD charged ravers, nothing! This is the ER. It's supposed to be exciting."
" Pratt, sit back and enjoy the quiet." replied Carter rubbing his back and slightly moaning
" You're back hurt?" asked Deb
" Yeah. Will you go get Abby?"
" Sure."
" Anybody care to make a wager on the next trauma?" asked Susan carrying the famous ER bet, coffee can
" Sure. Ten says the next one rolls into the ambulance bay in..... half an hour." said Pratt
" Your going down. We haven't had a trauma in hours."
" Thank God." exclaimed Carter as Abby walked up with Jing-Mei
" Does the poor baby need a massage?" replied Abby talking like a child
" Please Abby? I'm dying here!"
" Fine."
" Work your magic, and will you give me a shot?"
" Of what?"
" Lidocaine?"
" You won't be able to move!"
" That's what I'm shooting for!"
" Fine. I'll be right back."
Abby went to the Drug lock-up, when she bumped into Luka.
" Hi Luka. Where's the Lidocaine? Did they move it?"
" No, third shelf. Nice to see you too." he said in a thick, Croatian accent
" Thanks." she praised while reaching up and revealing her huge engagement ring
" Wow. Um, since when did that happen!" he said still slightly shocked
" Oh, um, this," she said self-contiously holding her hand " Last night. Nobody knows yet so don't tell anyone."
" You mean the nurses haven't interrogated you yet?"
" No, but I'm sure they will."
" Well, uh nice talking to you. See ya later."
She then walked out into the lobby again to find everyone still sitting around.
" Did you bring my Lidocaine?" asked Carter
" Yes. Hold on let me fill the seringe." she then made the mistake of holding up her hand
" Oooo girl!" squealed Haleh
" I'm blinded!" joked Chuny
" I want details!" exclaimed Lydia
" Let me see it! I'm an expert on jewelry!" bragged Haleh sliding it off Abby's finger and playfully dropping her hand to the floor as if it was really heavy
" You guys! It's not that big!" said Carter still in pain
" Hunny, what did you do for this man? By him a yacht! Oh, wait, he's probablly already got one! There's certainly a hole in the Carter Family Trust Fund now!"
" Give me back my ring," she grabbed it and slid it back on the correct finger " when you marry a rich doctor, you can have one too!" The nurses laughed at her joke and Susan turned the corner just as she said it
" Oh my God! Did you just say what I think you said!" exclaimed Susan
" I did!" she said laying her hand out
" Carter, What did you do? Sell a kidney!"
" It was a present from Gamma. Not the ring just the money to buy it. I realize I went a little overboard, but anything for my Abby."
" So now she's 'your' Abby!"
" Yes, and I happen to like the ring." said Carter prestigiously
" Yeah so does Bill Gates' future fiancee!" joked Susan
" Ha-ha! Very Funny Susan! I love my ring even though you can see it from space!" bragged Abby ( Ha-Ha- recognize that line? Did anybody watch Will and Grace thursday night?)
" It is beautiful! So when's the big day?"
" We haven't set a date yet, but Gamma wants to throw a 'Carter' soiree!"
Just then a siren was heard from the ambulence bay and they all clicked into trauma mode. It was an MVA. Drunk driver vs. tree.
" What have we got?" asked Carter as the emt's rushed in with the patient
" Anderson Phillips. 19 year-old male. He was the drunk guy."
" Alright, let's go!"
FLASHBACK......
" Anderson," yelled Rhyann " I just don't think we can be together anymore."
" Why? I'm not drinking anymore! I stopped for you!" he yelled
" Well, I need proof!" exclaimed Rhyann
" Fine then." he started to storm out the door of her apartment
" Where are you going?"
" Anywhere, but here!"
Eventually, Anderson found himself going to where he always went: a bar. To get drunk, have someone get him a cab, go home, and fight with Rhyann the next day. It was always the same routine. It was starting to get boring.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
So? I hope you liked it. Was it confusing? Let me know! He'll meet Abby in the next chapter! PLZ review and keep on reading. I have plenty of time tonight so I hope to update soon! Really soon! LOL-Not-so-dumb-blonde