Title - Every Day Dawns

Author - Katriona

E-mail - JNButler19@aol.com

Rating - PG-13 just in case, but not sure

Summary - Abby and Carter are together, but something major will happen.

Authors note - AU fic. It's the first fanfic I've had the courage to let others read. Please R and R, I need all the help I can get!

Disclaimer - I don't own anything, etc.
Every Day Dawns

Chapter 1 Sunshine and showers

Abby's POV

I rolled over, stretching out and automatically feeling for the warm body next to me. It wasn't there.

'Dammit,' I thought, but before beginning to wonder why he hadn't come home, the butterflies in my stomach kicked in and I remembered. 'Today was our wedding day.' Smiling to myself, I sat up and glanced out of the window. Sunny, perfect. As I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, I heard a tap on the door, and a blonde head poked round it.

'Good, you're up. Coffee in five minutes.' Susan shouts as she walks towards the kitchen and I groan. With Susan organising me, I won't have a minutes silence to think. Not that I need to, I have no last minute doubts at all, just terrible nerves. Shuffling my way into the kitchen, I can smell coffee already, tormenting me with its wafts of caffeine. Standing by the counter is Susan, humming to herself and gazing out of the window.

'Why are you so happy this morning?' I grumble, sitting down at the table and glaring at her.

'Because my two favourite people are getting married today, and I've only been waiting forever for it to happen.' She put a mug of coffee in front of me, the only thing that has been getting me through the last few weeks.

'Awake and ready to go?' I nod, sipping the coffee and feeling more awake already, but before I can say so, she is whisking me off my feet.

'Good, now go have a shower. I need perfect skin to do your makeup.' I sigh. It will be a long morning.

Carter's POV

Its morning, but hardly feels like it as I roll out of bed. Pulling the curtains wide open, I squint at the sunshine, but smile. Brilliant. Wandering down the stairs, I see Gamma coming out of the dining-room, and run the rest of the way, shouting 'Morning' as I go.

'Well someone's in a good mood.' She comments, smiling.

'Why shouldn't I be? Today is the day I marry the most beautiful woman in the world.' She grins again.

'Well, no woman will marry you if you look like that. Go and get dressed. It's nearly half past ten.'

'Half ten. Why did no-one wake me?' I turned to dash back up the stairs but Gamma caught hold off my arm and stopped me.' 'Because you aren't getting married for four hours yet, and everything is under control. Now, the first thing you need to do is go and have some breakfast.' Dragging me by my arm, she lead me into the dining-room and sat me down as if I was five years old again, putting a plate of toast and a cup of coffee in front of me and settling down opposite as I started to eat.

'I can't believe it.' She said quietly, almost to herself, and I glanced up, looking into her eyes.

'Can't believe what?' She shook her head, laughing.

'Can't believe my grandson is going to be married. It only seems five minutes since I was changing your diapers.'

'I think it was longer that five minutes Gamma.' I look down at the plate of toast and push it away. I'm not hungry any more. Gamma notices,

'Pre-wedding nerves?' she asks, and I smile.

'Not really. Just to happy to eat I think. It's like all my dreams have come true.' Gamma smiled again,

'I know. She is a wonderful woman. She reminds me of me when I got married.' I smile again, but begin to feel apprehensive.

'It's a shame my mother doesn't feel the same thing. She hates Abby.' Gamma shook her head,

'No John, she doesn't hate Abby. She just thinks you should have ended up with a society girl instead of a nurse.' I shook my head, imagining marrying one of those blondes my mother was always trying to set me up with, the ones with the fathers in politics. No, give me Abby Lockhart any day.