*Author's Note*
This is my first ER fic, and it is strange for me because I'm not into Carby that much. This story idea came to me awhile ago. It is about the relationships of Abby, Luka, and their daughter, with Carter, his and Abby's children, thrown into the mix.
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"Carter, there is a short brunette who waiting for you in chairs," Jerry said.
"What?" John questioned as he walked away. As soon as he reached the waiting area, he saw his stepdaughter, Anna.
"Hi," Anna said with a smile.
"Hello, is there any reason why your interrupting me at work?" he asked.
"Because Mom said I'm grounded if I bother her at work again, and I'm not missing a arm," Anna replied.
"Really? Well, I think a severed finger might do the trick. I need to work on some charts, so come over here and talk to me," John said leading her towards the desk.
Anna seated herself on the counter and swung her legs. "Can I go to Adventure Kingdom with Quinn?" she asked.
"So that is why you wanted to talk to me instead of your mother," he responded.
"No, well, yes, but can I go?" Anna stammered.
"Who would taking you?" John asked.
"Quinn's brother Jared, you've met him before, he's in college," Anna explained.
"Fine, but 12 year-olds can't go walking around the park by themselves," John told her.
"I'll be 13 in a month, "she started to say but the look on John's face made her take another approach. "We won't, I swear."
John nodded but didn't say anything.
"So is that a yes?" she questioned.
"That is a maybe if you are able to answer so more questions. What time will you be back?" he asked.
"Late, I'll spend the night at Quinn's house," Anna replied. "And I have my inhaler with me, so you don't even have to ask that."
"All right, you can go," John told her with a smile.
"Thank you, can I have some. " Anna started to say.
"Money," John finished for her. He pulled out his wallet and her handed Anna a few bills. "Is that enough?"
"Should be," she said jumping down from the counter.
"Do you have your cell phone?" he questioned.
"Yup," she answered.
"I'll call you at 10 tonight," he explained.
"What if I'm sleeping?" she asked.
"Answer it anyway," John told her.
"Thank you," Anna called over her shoulder as she left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later that day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Adventure Kingdom, huh? Well, at least Anna will have done something this summer," Abby told John as she set the table.
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked
"You need to get away from work, and the kids need to have some fun before school starts again," she explained.
"It's going to be a little tough to get time off. Anyway, where would we go?" John questioned.
"Maine would be nice; we could catch some lobsters," she teased.
"We don't need to leave Chicago to catch lobsters," he gesturing to the three sunburned children that had entered the room. "Why weren't you wearing sunscreen today?"
"Forgot," Ethan the oldest of the three stated.
"I'm not so sure about this day camp anymore," Abby said.
"Good, Mom, don't make us go back, please," Landon the younger boy pleaded.
"Is it that bad?" John questioned.
"The kids are mean," Molly said walking over toward her father.
He bent down to look at her sunburn. "Abby, do we have aloe or something?" he asked.
"In the bathroom," she answered.
John took Molly with him to bathroom and sat her on the closed toilet. He found a tube of aloe in the medicine cabinet and began applying it to Molly's face.
"Daddy, I don't have to go back to that place do I?" Molly asked.
"I don't know. I'll see if we can find some other arrangements, but for now, I need you to make sure you put on sunscreen before you leave in the morning," John told her.
"Mom put it on this morning," she said.
"How long do you stay out in the sun?" he asked.
"All day," Molly answered.
"Go tell your brothers they need to put some aloe on too," John told her.
She skipped away, and the boys came a few moments later.
~Meanwhile at Adventure Kingdom~
"The park is now closing," an announcement rang throughout the park.
"Darn, we didn't get a chance to ride Wurl and Hurl," Quinn said.
"Yeah, and now we'll have to explain to your brother how we got lost," Anna reminded her. The girls had gone it the bathroom and decided to ditch Jared and his girlfriend Elsie or whatever her name was.
They walked toward the front of the park where Jared and Elise were waiting.
"Where have you two been?" Jared demanded.
"We lost you, so we decided to walk around the park by ourselves," Quinn explained.
"Not a smart idea," Jared told them. "I'm going to have to tell Mom."
"Jared, please, don't" Quinn begged. "Mom, will never let me go anywhere again."
"Jared, maybe, you should let it slid this time," Elise said. "After all it was a mistake; they didn't mean to get separated from us."
Quinn looked at her brother with hope-filled eyes; Anna, at her shoes in shame. Anna couldn't stand listening to other people lie.
"All right," Jared gave in, "But you have to take the trash out for me until I leave for school."
Quinn agreed and, they all piled in the car to head home. Soon after they were on the highway Anna drifted to sleep. She woke up when Quinn poked her in the side.
"Your phone is ringing," Quinn mumbled.
Anna felt around for her purse and dug around for the phone.
"Hello," she finally answered.
"I told you I'd call," John told her.
Anna glanced at the glowing dial on her watch 10:00 exactly.
"Did you have fun?" he asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"I'm sure you're tired, so I'll make this short. Your mom will pick you up at 7:00 tomorrow morning," Carter said.
"You're kidding, right?" Anna questioned.
"No, be ready before 7," he explained.
"All right," she told him.
"Good night," John said before hanging up.
Anna put her cell phone away and groaned. 7 was too early.
John set the phone on the night-stand.
Abby poked her head out of the master bathroom, and asked, "Did you talk to her?"
Abby's mouth was full of toothpaste, causing John to smirk. "Yes," he answered.
Abby came out of the bathroom but didn't get in the bed.
"You look very sexy right now," John told her.
"I didn't know you were so turned on by your own clothes, Carter" she said.
"Why do you still call me that?" he questioned. "We've been married for almost eight years."
"That's right, Ethan's going to be eight this year isn't he," Abby stated.
"Harsh," he replied.
"Well, if you wouldn't have waited so long to pop the question maybe I wouldn't have conceived another child in sin," she told him.
"You know some women complain when their husbands aren't up for foreplay," John told her.
"That was foreplay?" she questioned.
"No, but I was trying to get to," he said.
"Oh, well in that case let me slip into some of your pants too; I bet that would really turn you on," Abby teased.
"Abby, I don't know about you sometimes," he told her.
"Stop talking, you'll ruin it," she explained pulling him towards so their lips could meet.
Their brief moment of passion was interrupted by a knock on the bedroom door. At the same time, they realized they hadn't locked the door. That could have made things interesting if the child outside hadn't knocked.
"Mommy?" the voice called from the other side of the door.
"You can come in," Abby said.
Molly entered the room with tears running down her face.
"What is wrong?" John asked her.
"I had a bad dream," she told them.
"Why don't you climb in the bed and tell us about it?" Abby suggested.
John and Abby sat down; Molly crawled in between them.
"I was at the day camp," Molly said.
"And?" Abby questioned trying to understand what had scared Molly.
"That's it, I was at day camp. Please, don't make me go," she pleaded.
"Sweetie, we're working on trying to find something else. Why don't you sleep in here tonight? Would you like that?" Abby asked.
Molly nodded, and John pushed a pillow over her. A few minutes later, Molly was asleep.
"Maybe, tomorrow," Abby whispered.
John smiled at her and turned out the light.
@--)--- Let me know what you think. I'm also working on Doug/Carol future fic. ---(--@
This is my first ER fic, and it is strange for me because I'm not into Carby that much. This story idea came to me awhile ago. It is about the relationships of Abby, Luka, and their daughter, with Carter, his and Abby's children, thrown into the mix.
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"Carter, there is a short brunette who waiting for you in chairs," Jerry said.
"What?" John questioned as he walked away. As soon as he reached the waiting area, he saw his stepdaughter, Anna.
"Hi," Anna said with a smile.
"Hello, is there any reason why your interrupting me at work?" he asked.
"Because Mom said I'm grounded if I bother her at work again, and I'm not missing a arm," Anna replied.
"Really? Well, I think a severed finger might do the trick. I need to work on some charts, so come over here and talk to me," John said leading her towards the desk.
Anna seated herself on the counter and swung her legs. "Can I go to Adventure Kingdom with Quinn?" she asked.
"So that is why you wanted to talk to me instead of your mother," he responded.
"No, well, yes, but can I go?" Anna stammered.
"Who would taking you?" John asked.
"Quinn's brother Jared, you've met him before, he's in college," Anna explained.
"Fine, but 12 year-olds can't go walking around the park by themselves," John told her.
"I'll be 13 in a month, "she started to say but the look on John's face made her take another approach. "We won't, I swear."
John nodded but didn't say anything.
"So is that a yes?" she questioned.
"That is a maybe if you are able to answer so more questions. What time will you be back?" he asked.
"Late, I'll spend the night at Quinn's house," Anna replied. "And I have my inhaler with me, so you don't even have to ask that."
"All right, you can go," John told her with a smile.
"Thank you, can I have some. " Anna started to say.
"Money," John finished for her. He pulled out his wallet and her handed Anna a few bills. "Is that enough?"
"Should be," she said jumping down from the counter.
"Do you have your cell phone?" he questioned.
"Yup," she answered.
"I'll call you at 10 tonight," he explained.
"What if I'm sleeping?" she asked.
"Answer it anyway," John told her.
"Thank you," Anna called over her shoulder as she left.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later that day ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Adventure Kingdom, huh? Well, at least Anna will have done something this summer," Abby told John as she set the table.
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked
"You need to get away from work, and the kids need to have some fun before school starts again," she explained.
"It's going to be a little tough to get time off. Anyway, where would we go?" John questioned.
"Maine would be nice; we could catch some lobsters," she teased.
"We don't need to leave Chicago to catch lobsters," he gesturing to the three sunburned children that had entered the room. "Why weren't you wearing sunscreen today?"
"Forgot," Ethan the oldest of the three stated.
"I'm not so sure about this day camp anymore," Abby said.
"Good, Mom, don't make us go back, please," Landon the younger boy pleaded.
"Is it that bad?" John questioned.
"The kids are mean," Molly said walking over toward her father.
He bent down to look at her sunburn. "Abby, do we have aloe or something?" he asked.
"In the bathroom," she answered.
John took Molly with him to bathroom and sat her on the closed toilet. He found a tube of aloe in the medicine cabinet and began applying it to Molly's face.
"Daddy, I don't have to go back to that place do I?" Molly asked.
"I don't know. I'll see if we can find some other arrangements, but for now, I need you to make sure you put on sunscreen before you leave in the morning," John told her.
"Mom put it on this morning," she said.
"How long do you stay out in the sun?" he asked.
"All day," Molly answered.
"Go tell your brothers they need to put some aloe on too," John told her.
She skipped away, and the boys came a few moments later.
~Meanwhile at Adventure Kingdom~
"The park is now closing," an announcement rang throughout the park.
"Darn, we didn't get a chance to ride Wurl and Hurl," Quinn said.
"Yeah, and now we'll have to explain to your brother how we got lost," Anna reminded her. The girls had gone it the bathroom and decided to ditch Jared and his girlfriend Elsie or whatever her name was.
They walked toward the front of the park where Jared and Elise were waiting.
"Where have you two been?" Jared demanded.
"We lost you, so we decided to walk around the park by ourselves," Quinn explained.
"Not a smart idea," Jared told them. "I'm going to have to tell Mom."
"Jared, please, don't" Quinn begged. "Mom, will never let me go anywhere again."
"Jared, maybe, you should let it slid this time," Elise said. "After all it was a mistake; they didn't mean to get separated from us."
Quinn looked at her brother with hope-filled eyes; Anna, at her shoes in shame. Anna couldn't stand listening to other people lie.
"All right," Jared gave in, "But you have to take the trash out for me until I leave for school."
Quinn agreed and, they all piled in the car to head home. Soon after they were on the highway Anna drifted to sleep. She woke up when Quinn poked her in the side.
"Your phone is ringing," Quinn mumbled.
Anna felt around for her purse and dug around for the phone.
"Hello," she finally answered.
"I told you I'd call," John told her.
Anna glanced at the glowing dial on her watch 10:00 exactly.
"Did you have fun?" he asked.
"Yeah," she replied.
"I'm sure you're tired, so I'll make this short. Your mom will pick you up at 7:00 tomorrow morning," Carter said.
"You're kidding, right?" Anna questioned.
"No, be ready before 7," he explained.
"All right," she told him.
"Good night," John said before hanging up.
Anna put her cell phone away and groaned. 7 was too early.
John set the phone on the night-stand.
Abby poked her head out of the master bathroom, and asked, "Did you talk to her?"
Abby's mouth was full of toothpaste, causing John to smirk. "Yes," he answered.
Abby came out of the bathroom but didn't get in the bed.
"You look very sexy right now," John told her.
"I didn't know you were so turned on by your own clothes, Carter" she said.
"Why do you still call me that?" he questioned. "We've been married for almost eight years."
"That's right, Ethan's going to be eight this year isn't he," Abby stated.
"Harsh," he replied.
"Well, if you wouldn't have waited so long to pop the question maybe I wouldn't have conceived another child in sin," she told him.
"You know some women complain when their husbands aren't up for foreplay," John told her.
"That was foreplay?" she questioned.
"No, but I was trying to get to," he said.
"Oh, well in that case let me slip into some of your pants too; I bet that would really turn you on," Abby teased.
"Abby, I don't know about you sometimes," he told her.
"Stop talking, you'll ruin it," she explained pulling him towards so their lips could meet.
Their brief moment of passion was interrupted by a knock on the bedroom door. At the same time, they realized they hadn't locked the door. That could have made things interesting if the child outside hadn't knocked.
"Mommy?" the voice called from the other side of the door.
"You can come in," Abby said.
Molly entered the room with tears running down her face.
"What is wrong?" John asked her.
"I had a bad dream," she told them.
"Why don't you climb in the bed and tell us about it?" Abby suggested.
John and Abby sat down; Molly crawled in between them.
"I was at the day camp," Molly said.
"And?" Abby questioned trying to understand what had scared Molly.
"That's it, I was at day camp. Please, don't make me go," she pleaded.
"Sweetie, we're working on trying to find something else. Why don't you sleep in here tonight? Would you like that?" Abby asked.
Molly nodded, and John pushed a pillow over her. A few minutes later, Molly was asleep.
"Maybe, tomorrow," Abby whispered.
John smiled at her and turned out the light.
@--)--- Let me know what you think. I'm also working on Doug/Carol future fic. ---(--@