Title: In The End
Rating: PG, I mean nothing risque in here at all!
Spoilers: A few, nothing you didn't see coming though.
Summary: A pregnant teenager comes into the ER and helps to change the lives of everyone who is working there. (A Carby mixed in!)
Author's Note: A Carby!! I have had this idea on my mind for the longest time. I finally put it into words. Lemme know what you think.
Disclaimer: I only wrote the story, I own nada. Not the characters. That's all NBC!
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12:00 AM
Abby sighed. She really didn't want to start another shift, she was tired and crabby. She had watched Julia, Susan and Chucks baby last night and she was a real handle. It took her forever to get her to stop crying long enough to change her, and then 3 hours to get her to fall asleep. Then to top it off. Susan and Chuck had said they would be back by 11, but didn't return till 1 AM. Abby truthfully didn't blame them. It was their first time out since Susan had had the baby. But she did need to work the next day.
Oh well, she was here any ways. No point in complaining now.
"Where you out partying all last night?" Frank asked her as she approached the Admit Desk.
"No, just baby sitting.
"Need the extra money? 'Cause my niece just had a kid, I am sure that she would love to have a baby sitter.
"Thanks Frank but I am good." Abby said as she grabbed a patient chart.
"Hey Chen, anything I should know?
"Umm... not really. It was a busy day but we managed to clear everyone out. I am out of here. Oh by the way, don't bother Carter, he is sleeping in exam two.
"I thought he was on this this shift.
"He is, he spent the day here."
"Oh."
"Yea, he is having it rough." Chen said, heading towards the lounge.
God poor Carter, Abby thought. She understood though why he didn't want to be at home. It probably reminded him too much of what had happened. She still couldn't believe all that had happened in the last, what was it, two weeks? First the baby died and then Kem left. Abby couldn't believe how much things had changed.
When Carter first came back from Africa, with Kem, Abby was jealous. She wanted anything to be in Kem's shoes. She really missed Carter. Now, she was glad that she wasn't in either of their shoes.
She was confused though, on how she felt now. She still loved Carter of course. But she was doubting anything ever happening again. Carter had been set back so much. He was drinking, smoking. Ironically he was doing everything he had been patronizing Abby for. She understood why though, and she hoped that this would help Carter understand why she used to smoke and drink.
She couldn't be prouder that she quit. Every day she woke up proud of herself. Maybe tired and groggy. But proud of everything she had accomplished. She was a doctor. It still made her smile to say, it was childish to react this way. But she couldn't help it. She had done so many things. She couldn't be happier. Except well, of course she had no one to share that joy with. She would go home to an empty apartment. She hoped things would change. But she just didn't know how to start dating again. she hadn't really dated, in forever. over two years. She had a fling with a guy named Stan, who rode a motorcycle. But that was just her friend setting her up. It lasted all of two dates.
She felt so wary, almost afraid of dating now. Almost as if she started again, it would be like admitting to herself that she and Carter would never happen again. She hated the fact she still had feelings for him. Mostly because he had moved on, while she would sometimes catch herself thinking about him, or staring at him with out even noticing. She had moved on in all aspects of her life except that. And she didn't know how to move past that one.
"Can someone please help me." A young girl, a teenager had just entered the ER. She was clutching her stomach, a large stomach. She was obviously pregnant. Abby rushed over to her.
"What's wrong? Are you in labor?
"Yea, I think I am. My water hasn't broken but I am getting contractions.
"Okay. Frank I need a wheel chair. Can you wheel her up to the OB?
Just then the patient collapsed next to Abby.
"Okay then. Frank I need a gurney and clear trauma one

Abby looked behind her to see if anyone had come in with the girl. Instead of seeing that, Abby noticed that the seats in the waiting area were already filling up. Abby was barley 15 minutes in, and already things were getting busy. What a typical shift!