"Abby! Come on. If we get there on time we can leave early!"
"Tempting offer, Carter, but I'm not going without my makeup. I'm a mess."
"You girls sure take a long time to get ready!" He joked as Abby emerged from her bathroom. "OK, it's worth the time. You look amazing!"
"You don't look half bad yourself, John." She smiled at his confused expression. "Come on now, I can't call you Carter at the Carter family party, now can I? I don't need your entire family answering every time I talk to you."
"Guess not." He smiled and held out his bowtie helplessly.
"You boys need so much help. You can't even dress yourselves!" She joked, fastening the bowtie for him. "Who's the party for, anyway?"
"My cousin had a baby. So naturally we'll all have a party for him while the little guy is upstairs with the nanny. Loving family, aren't we?"
"John, we can try to have a good time. He is your cousin after all. Be happy for him."
"I don't recall telling you my cousin was a guy."
"No, but I do recall you telling me about Sam, the girl he married."
"Oh yeah. Can't wait to see her tonight. She's the only Carter I can stand to be around."
"We'll have a good time, don't worry." John smiled at Abby's comment, then leaned over and kissed her cheek. She looked at him, surprised (but not very upset).
"Good luck. Tonight, you'll need it. An evening with the Carters isn't eaasy to survive." He explained quickly.
"Thanks, but I think I'll be OK. Are we taking the Jeep or is it still in the shop?"
"The Jeep. What else would we take? The El?" John laughed and took Abby's arm, leading her down the stairs and out of the building. Abby stopped dead when they exited the building.
"John..."
"Oh yeah, by the way, when I said Jeep, I meant limo. Hope you don't mind, it's one of the rules of the party."
"I think I'll live." Abby climbed into the limo with him and sat back to enjoy the ride.
"Tempting offer, Carter, but I'm not going without my makeup. I'm a mess."
"You girls sure take a long time to get ready!" He joked as Abby emerged from her bathroom. "OK, it's worth the time. You look amazing!"
"You don't look half bad yourself, John." She smiled at his confused expression. "Come on now, I can't call you Carter at the Carter family party, now can I? I don't need your entire family answering every time I talk to you."
"Guess not." He smiled and held out his bowtie helplessly.
"You boys need so much help. You can't even dress yourselves!" She joked, fastening the bowtie for him. "Who's the party for, anyway?"
"My cousin had a baby. So naturally we'll all have a party for him while the little guy is upstairs with the nanny. Loving family, aren't we?"
"John, we can try to have a good time. He is your cousin after all. Be happy for him."
"I don't recall telling you my cousin was a guy."
"No, but I do recall you telling me about Sam, the girl he married."
"Oh yeah. Can't wait to see her tonight. She's the only Carter I can stand to be around."
"We'll have a good time, don't worry." John smiled at Abby's comment, then leaned over and kissed her cheek. She looked at him, surprised (but not very upset).
"Good luck. Tonight, you'll need it. An evening with the Carters isn't eaasy to survive." He explained quickly.
"Thanks, but I think I'll be OK. Are we taking the Jeep or is it still in the shop?"
"The Jeep. What else would we take? The El?" John laughed and took Abby's arm, leading her down the stairs and out of the building. Abby stopped dead when they exited the building.
"John..."
"Oh yeah, by the way, when I said Jeep, I meant limo. Hope you don't mind, it's one of the rules of the party."
"I think I'll live." Abby climbed into the limo with him and sat back to enjoy the ride.