Things started out just like any other day. She rolled over and whacked
the top of her
alarm clock to switch it off. "Another day." She sighed as she got up. A hand grabbed her
back down onto the bed. "John, come on. We've got work to go to."
"I know but we could lie for five more minutes couldn't we." He looked at her
with those big brown eyes. The eyes she couldn't resist. It was the eyes she
had stared into all those weeks ago asking him if they would be okay after the
smallpox scare.
"Not if you want into the shower for your usual twenty minutes." Abby laughed
as she managed to get out of his grip and walked to the bathroom. She
switched the shower on knowing that he would join her in a matter of minutes.
The shower door opened. Abby stood with her back to John. He stood
fascinated by her. Her body was just perfect. Slightly tanned but perfectly
toned. Her wet hair hung down her back like a curtain. He took a step
towards her before moving his lips onto her skin. She seemed to melt under
his touch. She took a step back to stand in his arms completely. She was so
relaxed in his company now. It was such a relief. He knew her inside and out.
He had been there for her during Maggie's downfall, when they had been
trapped in a hospital for fourteen days with no contact with the outside world
only each other and a couple of others, and most recently with Eric's
symptoms of bipolar emerging.
She trusted him fully although not with everything. She was trying to
build up the courage to tell him more from her past but she just never found
the right time. Right now standing there in the shower with him she didn't
need anything or anyone. She had everything she had ever wanted or
needed. A Good man and all the love from him that any girl could dream of.
Love that he had for her for the last few years but it had only come to light
months previous. Entering the ER Abby noted nothing had changed from the e day
previous, there was still he same old arguing patients demanding to be seen.
Frank sat behind the Admit desk with a donut in one hand and the phone in
the other. Weaver was standing by the board with one of the med students.
Erin, the med student looked nervous. But then what was new when someone
was around Weaver. Abby walked into the lounge to find John and Susan
standing talking. Susan was one of her best friends and she was behind her
and John right from the beginning. "Morning Susan, how are you?"
"I'm good Abby, see you guys out there." Susan had a suspicious look on her
face hidden behind a smile that was in competition with the Cheshire Cat from
Alice in Wonderland.
"What was all that about?" Abby asked as she opened her locker.
"Nothing." John was acting strange too but she didn't question it. He would
tell her eventually.
The day carried on like any other, busy one minute, quiet the next. Abby
couldn't decide what she like better busy or quiet. "MVA, drawing up. I need
all hands on deck." John called out.
Everyone donned the familiar yellow plastic aprons in preparation for the
impending ambulances. The doors crashed open and in came the first victim.
John, Abby, Haleh and Lily took the first. Young boy with multiple injuries.
"Let's get him on a monitor. I want bloods, CBC's, Chem panel and x-ray."
John barked his orders. Abby stood by he boys head cleaning the wounds
that surrounded his head.
"Where's my dad?" The little boy asked.
"The doctor's are looking at him now. What's your name?" Abby asked him.
"Tyler. He was asleep and I couldn't wake him."
"It's okay Tyler I'm sure the doctors will try everything. Now can you tell me
where hurts?" John asked him.
"My leg and my tummy." The little boy sounded a lot younger than he looked.
The voice was so small and childlike. He looked around to see what he could
see but there were too many people in his way. Then everything became
confusing and started to go dark.
"Tyler, Tyler. John, he's not breathing." Abby cried. John moved quickly. He
got the intubation tray and got the little one intubated as quick as he could.
After getting the little boy breathing again and they got the x-rays back John
sent him up to the OR. Tyler needed surgery on his stomach.
The day ended and Abby was exhausted. She couldn't wait to get
home and have a lovely hot bath and collapse into a soft comfy bed. Little did
she know John had other ideas.
"I'll see you at home." Abby said to him as she grabbed her jacket from her
locker.
"Yeah, I should only be about another hour." Carter told her before looking
around to make sure no one was watching. He kissed her with his soft lips.
Lips that she melted against. Lips that were so familiar. Lips that knew every
part of her body.
Around an hour and a half later Carter finally made it back to her apartment.
The apartment he had spent almost every night for the last few weeks at. He
was so excited about this evening. He was finally going to ask her to marry
him. He wanted her to be his for now and ever. He climbed the stairs two at a
time to get to her quicker. As he opened the door to the apartment he was
surprised to see it almost in darkness apart from the lamp beside the sofa. He
couldn't smell anything cooking or even a smell of take-away food. He walked
across to the living room area and there lying on the couch was his sweet
angel sound asleep. She looked so peaceful that he didn't have the heart to
wake her. Instead he lifted her into his arms. She snuggled into his chest as
he walked to the bedroom. He lay her down onto the bed and covered her up.
She had been through so much over the last few weeks. As he lay down
beside her she moved so her head lay on his chest. He put his arm around
her waist pulling her closer to him and kissed the top of her head before falling
into a deep sleep.
At the hospital the following morning Susan walked into the lounge
where Abby was sitting having a quick coffee before starting her shift.
"Morning!" Susan sounded very excited.
"Morning to you." Abby looked at her with confusion on her face. "You okay
this morning?"
"Yeah I was going to ask you the same question."
"I'm fine. Off to start another day."
"Don't you have anything to tell me?" Susan questioned trying to look at her
hands.
"No. Don't think so." Abby said, walking out the door. Her left hand showing
as she held the door open. No ring showing so he didn't propose. Susan
would have to talk to him later.
The day flew by until they were both off shift. John took her hand as they got
out of the hospital. "How about dinner?"
"Sure, where?"
"How about you go home, get all dressed up and I'll pick you up in about an
hour."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll find out soon enough. See you in an hour." He kissed the tip of her
nose and walked off in the opposite direction.
Back at her apartment she looked into her closet, what would she wear. Did
she go for really fancy or just the smart casual look. She picked up the phone
and dialled a familiar number. ""Carter here."
"John, I need some indication of where we are going so I know what to wear."
"Try really fancy."
"But I don't have anything really fancy."
"You'll find something nice. See you in a bit."
Abby hung up and looked back into her closet. There hanging at the back was
a dress bag that she didn't recognise. It came from her favourite designer
shop. She knew she hadn't bought anything from there ever so she knew it
had to have been him. She pulled the bag out and unzipped it. Inside sat the
most gorgeous black dress she had ever seen. it had been one she had
admired weeks previous but she didn't think he had seen her looking at it.
She took it off the hanger and stepped into it. It fitted like a glove. Her hair
hung down her back and she added her make-up before she heard a car horn
beep. She stepped into her sandals before opening her door to walk down the
steps. At the front door John stood waiting on her. He looked so handsome in
his black suit.
"God you are gorgeous." He said taking her hand to kiss it. He helped her
down the last few steps before opening the car door.
"Thank you. When did you buy it?" Abby asked him as he climbed into the
back seat beside her.
"I didn't. I saw you looking at it the other day and I asked Susan to get it for
me as I didn't think I'd have the time to get it."
"Well you made a good choice." She lightly kissed his lips. The driver began
their journey. Abby still had no idea where they were going.
After a short journey they stopped at Carter's favourite restaurant in Chicago.
He wanted to make the night special and here he knew he could. He helped
her out the car and into the restaurant. "Good evening Mr Carter. Been a
long time since we saw you. Your usual table?" The maitre 'd asked him.
"Yes thank you Jones." John placed his hand on the small of her back, gently
pushing her to follow the maitre'd.
The table was beautifully laid. A gorgeous bouquet of daisies sat in the centre
on the table. "John this is amazing." She smelled the flowers, her favourites,
inhaling the scent.
"I wanted everything tonight to be special."
"Why?"
"You'll see." The waiter came and John ordered for both of them. Abby loved
that about him. He always knew what she wanted.
alarm clock to switch it off. "Another day." She sighed as she got up. A hand grabbed her
back down onto the bed. "John, come on. We've got work to go to."
"I know but we could lie for five more minutes couldn't we." He looked at her
with those big brown eyes. The eyes she couldn't resist. It was the eyes she
had stared into all those weeks ago asking him if they would be okay after the
smallpox scare.
"Not if you want into the shower for your usual twenty minutes." Abby laughed
as she managed to get out of his grip and walked to the bathroom. She
switched the shower on knowing that he would join her in a matter of minutes.
The shower door opened. Abby stood with her back to John. He stood
fascinated by her. Her body was just perfect. Slightly tanned but perfectly
toned. Her wet hair hung down her back like a curtain. He took a step
towards her before moving his lips onto her skin. She seemed to melt under
his touch. She took a step back to stand in his arms completely. She was so
relaxed in his company now. It was such a relief. He knew her inside and out.
He had been there for her during Maggie's downfall, when they had been
trapped in a hospital for fourteen days with no contact with the outside world
only each other and a couple of others, and most recently with Eric's
symptoms of bipolar emerging.
She trusted him fully although not with everything. She was trying to
build up the courage to tell him more from her past but she just never found
the right time. Right now standing there in the shower with him she didn't
need anything or anyone. She had everything she had ever wanted or
needed. A Good man and all the love from him that any girl could dream of.
Love that he had for her for the last few years but it had only come to light
months previous. Entering the ER Abby noted nothing had changed from the e day
previous, there was still he same old arguing patients demanding to be seen.
Frank sat behind the Admit desk with a donut in one hand and the phone in
the other. Weaver was standing by the board with one of the med students.
Erin, the med student looked nervous. But then what was new when someone
was around Weaver. Abby walked into the lounge to find John and Susan
standing talking. Susan was one of her best friends and she was behind her
and John right from the beginning. "Morning Susan, how are you?"
"I'm good Abby, see you guys out there." Susan had a suspicious look on her
face hidden behind a smile that was in competition with the Cheshire Cat from
Alice in Wonderland.
"What was all that about?" Abby asked as she opened her locker.
"Nothing." John was acting strange too but she didn't question it. He would
tell her eventually.
The day carried on like any other, busy one minute, quiet the next. Abby
couldn't decide what she like better busy or quiet. "MVA, drawing up. I need
all hands on deck." John called out.
Everyone donned the familiar yellow plastic aprons in preparation for the
impending ambulances. The doors crashed open and in came the first victim.
John, Abby, Haleh and Lily took the first. Young boy with multiple injuries.
"Let's get him on a monitor. I want bloods, CBC's, Chem panel and x-ray."
John barked his orders. Abby stood by he boys head cleaning the wounds
that surrounded his head.
"Where's my dad?" The little boy asked.
"The doctor's are looking at him now. What's your name?" Abby asked him.
"Tyler. He was asleep and I couldn't wake him."
"It's okay Tyler I'm sure the doctors will try everything. Now can you tell me
where hurts?" John asked him.
"My leg and my tummy." The little boy sounded a lot younger than he looked.
The voice was so small and childlike. He looked around to see what he could
see but there were too many people in his way. Then everything became
confusing and started to go dark.
"Tyler, Tyler. John, he's not breathing." Abby cried. John moved quickly. He
got the intubation tray and got the little one intubated as quick as he could.
After getting the little boy breathing again and they got the x-rays back John
sent him up to the OR. Tyler needed surgery on his stomach.
The day ended and Abby was exhausted. She couldn't wait to get
home and have a lovely hot bath and collapse into a soft comfy bed. Little did
she know John had other ideas.
"I'll see you at home." Abby said to him as she grabbed her jacket from her
locker.
"Yeah, I should only be about another hour." Carter told her before looking
around to make sure no one was watching. He kissed her with his soft lips.
Lips that she melted against. Lips that were so familiar. Lips that knew every
part of her body.
Around an hour and a half later Carter finally made it back to her apartment.
The apartment he had spent almost every night for the last few weeks at. He
was so excited about this evening. He was finally going to ask her to marry
him. He wanted her to be his for now and ever. He climbed the stairs two at a
time to get to her quicker. As he opened the door to the apartment he was
surprised to see it almost in darkness apart from the lamp beside the sofa. He
couldn't smell anything cooking or even a smell of take-away food. He walked
across to the living room area and there lying on the couch was his sweet
angel sound asleep. She looked so peaceful that he didn't have the heart to
wake her. Instead he lifted her into his arms. She snuggled into his chest as
he walked to the bedroom. He lay her down onto the bed and covered her up.
She had been through so much over the last few weeks. As he lay down
beside her she moved so her head lay on his chest. He put his arm around
her waist pulling her closer to him and kissed the top of her head before falling
into a deep sleep.
At the hospital the following morning Susan walked into the lounge
where Abby was sitting having a quick coffee before starting her shift.
"Morning!" Susan sounded very excited.
"Morning to you." Abby looked at her with confusion on her face. "You okay
this morning?"
"Yeah I was going to ask you the same question."
"I'm fine. Off to start another day."
"Don't you have anything to tell me?" Susan questioned trying to look at her
hands.
"No. Don't think so." Abby said, walking out the door. Her left hand showing
as she held the door open. No ring showing so he didn't propose. Susan
would have to talk to him later.
The day flew by until they were both off shift. John took her hand as they got
out of the hospital. "How about dinner?"
"Sure, where?"
"How about you go home, get all dressed up and I'll pick you up in about an
hour."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll find out soon enough. See you in an hour." He kissed the tip of her
nose and walked off in the opposite direction.
Back at her apartment she looked into her closet, what would she wear. Did
she go for really fancy or just the smart casual look. She picked up the phone
and dialled a familiar number. ""Carter here."
"John, I need some indication of where we are going so I know what to wear."
"Try really fancy."
"But I don't have anything really fancy."
"You'll find something nice. See you in a bit."
Abby hung up and looked back into her closet. There hanging at the back was
a dress bag that she didn't recognise. It came from her favourite designer
shop. She knew she hadn't bought anything from there ever so she knew it
had to have been him. She pulled the bag out and unzipped it. Inside sat the
most gorgeous black dress she had ever seen. it had been one she had
admired weeks previous but she didn't think he had seen her looking at it.
She took it off the hanger and stepped into it. It fitted like a glove. Her hair
hung down her back and she added her make-up before she heard a car horn
beep. She stepped into her sandals before opening her door to walk down the
steps. At the front door John stood waiting on her. He looked so handsome in
his black suit.
"God you are gorgeous." He said taking her hand to kiss it. He helped her
down the last few steps before opening the car door.
"Thank you. When did you buy it?" Abby asked him as he climbed into the
back seat beside her.
"I didn't. I saw you looking at it the other day and I asked Susan to get it for
me as I didn't think I'd have the time to get it."
"Well you made a good choice." She lightly kissed his lips. The driver began
their journey. Abby still had no idea where they were going.
After a short journey they stopped at Carter's favourite restaurant in Chicago.
He wanted to make the night special and here he knew he could. He helped
her out the car and into the restaurant. "Good evening Mr Carter. Been a
long time since we saw you. Your usual table?" The maitre 'd asked him.
"Yes thank you Jones." John placed his hand on the small of her back, gently
pushing her to follow the maitre'd.
The table was beautifully laid. A gorgeous bouquet of daisies sat in the centre
on the table. "John this is amazing." She smelled the flowers, her favourites,
inhaling the scent.
"I wanted everything tonight to be special."
"Why?"
"You'll see." The waiter came and John ordered for both of them. Abby loved
that about him. He always knew what she wanted.