Abby turned into the ambulance bay and slowly wandered into the ER, a dreamy smile upon her face. She was greeted by a buzz of activity, talking, shouting, crying. Weaver screaming in the distance.
"Morning Jerry," she chirped as she made her way to the doctor's lounge.
"Morning." Came the muffled reply through a mouthful of bagel.
She hung her coat in her locker, slipped on her doctor's coat and draped her stethoscope around her neck, ready for another 12 hour shift. As she walked towards admit she spotted Susan who shot her a sly grin. Before she could reach the desk and pick an easy case to ease into the day she was intercepted by a cranky looking Carter.
"LOL in 4 with end-stage renal failure, 16 year old female in 2 with probable pneumonia and broken arm in 1" said Carter as he dumped a pile of charts into Abby's arms.
"And good morning to you too" she smirked as she made her way towards exam 4.
Susan was just about to follow Abby when Carter came over and asked "What was she so happy about?"
"Oh, I think he goes by the name of Mike" Susan replied, smiling.
For some reason Carter felt hurt by this. He didn't know why, he had broken up with Abby over two years ago. Their relationship had just got too messy. Susan tried to leave but Carter tailed her.
"Who's Mike?" Said Carter enquiringly.
"Just someone she met at a nightclub we go to sometimes. Why are you jealous?" She joked.
"No." Retorted Carter in a somewhat defensive tone. Susan started towards exam 4. "How long has she been seeing him?" He added quickly, eager to know.
"A couple of months I think" She called back. She left Carter standing alone at the admit desk, his mood even lower than it had been 10 minutes earlier.
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Abby was just finishing the chart when Susan walked in. She handed it to Haleh to fill out the prescription.
"So...?" Said Susan eagerly.
"So what?" Abby smirked back.
"Oh, come on. I've been dying of suspense waiting to find out. And then I got stuck having to have a conversation with Carter" she laughed. "I want some juicy details."
"It went fine." Said Abby, trying to be matter-of-fact.
"Oh come on. It must have been more than fine going by that huge grin on your face"
"OK, it was more than fine." She said happily content. "It was great."
She felt like a silly schoolgirl divulging all the details to Susan but she was so excited she just couldn't help herself. She was high on happiness and she didn't want to hide it.
"He proposed" she blurted out. She just couldn't help herself.
"Oh my god!" Giggled Susan, who seemed more excited than Abby. "Can I be a bridesmaid?"
"What makes you think I said yes?" Said Abby, in a subtly sarcastic manner. Susan's eyes pleaded with her. "OK, OK, I'm joking. Of course I said yes!" Abby beamed. "And I'm sure you can be a bridesmaid."
Weaver stuck her head round the door. "Susan, Abby, double MVA. 2 minute ETA."
"OK." They both replied. Abby looked at Susan in a way that told her not to tell Carter.
"I promise, Scout's honour." She said, holding three fingers to her forehead.
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