AN: they're not mine, but you knew that.
Abby groggily punched the snooze button on her alarm clock. It was just too early to get up. However, reguardless of the lack of alarm, she woke up a moment later, knowing that if she arrived late, Weaver would throw a fit. Something it was also too early to deal with. She rolled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, turning on the hot water.
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Abby stepped onto the El, looking for a seat. No luck. She got to stand for the 20 minute ride to County General. Fun fun and more fun. This was turning out to be a *great* day so far.
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Finally she arrived at the El stop right outside of the hospital. Abby made her way quickly to the steps, but she stopped midway down the platform when she crashed into a man with a motorcycle helmet, boots, leather jacket and chain wallet.
"Sorry." She moved to the left to walk around him, and he moved to block her path. She tried moving to the right and he again blocked her path. "Excuse me, I have to get by." The platform was quickly clearing of passengers. Abby's pulse quickened as she tried to reason out what to do. "Look, I have to go to work, and if my boss gets mad... well, let's just say I'm sending her after you because I'd like to live. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go!"
"Ohh, I like that attitude!"
"You heard the woman, she needs to get by!" A voice that was unmistakably Malucci's came from behind Abby. "hey sweetie, you OK?" Malucci kissed Abby's cheek and put an arm around her, whispering to her to play along.
"I'll be fine, if we can get to work." She and Dave walked away from the man and down towards the ER.
"You're welcome."
"Why'd you have to be my boyfriend? Couldn't you have been my brother?"
"You're welcome." He repeated, smiling the classic Dave Malucci smile. They walked to the ambulance bay together, then Abby reached down and picked up a handful of snow from a large mound and chucked it at Dave's head.
"Oh now you're dead, Lockhart!" Dave playfully wrestled her to the ground in the snowdrift, packing the back of her shirt with snow.
"Damn that's cold! OK, OK, you win! I give up!" Abby yelled, and Dave helped her up. She threw one last snowball and ran, being chased by Dave. He caught up with her at the door. She smiled at him and said "thanks." before ducking inside to avoid the snowball Dave threw, which hit the door and bounced back the short distance into his face.
"damn, that is cold." He said, wiping off his face and heading inside.
Abby groggily punched the snooze button on her alarm clock. It was just too early to get up. However, reguardless of the lack of alarm, she woke up a moment later, knowing that if she arrived late, Weaver would throw a fit. Something it was also too early to deal with. She rolled out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom, turning on the hot water.
**********************
Abby stepped onto the El, looking for a seat. No luck. She got to stand for the 20 minute ride to County General. Fun fun and more fun. This was turning out to be a *great* day so far.
********************
Finally she arrived at the El stop right outside of the hospital. Abby made her way quickly to the steps, but she stopped midway down the platform when she crashed into a man with a motorcycle helmet, boots, leather jacket and chain wallet.
"Sorry." She moved to the left to walk around him, and he moved to block her path. She tried moving to the right and he again blocked her path. "Excuse me, I have to get by." The platform was quickly clearing of passengers. Abby's pulse quickened as she tried to reason out what to do. "Look, I have to go to work, and if my boss gets mad... well, let's just say I'm sending her after you because I'd like to live. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go!"
"Ohh, I like that attitude!"
"You heard the woman, she needs to get by!" A voice that was unmistakably Malucci's came from behind Abby. "hey sweetie, you OK?" Malucci kissed Abby's cheek and put an arm around her, whispering to her to play along.
"I'll be fine, if we can get to work." She and Dave walked away from the man and down towards the ER.
"You're welcome."
"Why'd you have to be my boyfriend? Couldn't you have been my brother?"
"You're welcome." He repeated, smiling the classic Dave Malucci smile. They walked to the ambulance bay together, then Abby reached down and picked up a handful of snow from a large mound and chucked it at Dave's head.
"Oh now you're dead, Lockhart!" Dave playfully wrestled her to the ground in the snowdrift, packing the back of her shirt with snow.
"Damn that's cold! OK, OK, you win! I give up!" Abby yelled, and Dave helped her up. She threw one last snowball and ran, being chased by Dave. He caught up with her at the door. She smiled at him and said "thanks." before ducking inside to avoid the snowball Dave threw, which hit the door and bounced back the short distance into his face.
"damn, that is cold." He said, wiping off his face and heading inside.