He rolled over and switched off the loud alarm clock, releasing Abby from his grip. He stared the clock and rubbed his eye. 5am. He had around 4 hours sleep and he had to be in work in an hour. He smiled as he looked over at Abby. She was sleeping peacefully, so he crept out of bed, trying not to wake her. He went into the bathroom and jumped in the shower.
"Abby" he tried to wake her gently. He didn't want to leave without saying goodbye
"What time is it?" she opened her eyes and looked at Luka, who was sitting on bed, holding a cup of coffee. "How long have you been up?" she asked, noticing he was dressed
"Its 5:40, I have to be at work 6, Here" he passed the cup of coffee to her.
"Thanks" she said, sitting up and taking a sip. She pulled a face
"Sorry, you've run out of sugar." She smiled. "Are you on today?" He asked.
"12, I think. You better go, your gonna be late" she gave him a kiss. He pulled her in close but after a few seconds, she pulled away "Now your really gonna be late" she said, laughing. He kissed her again, before getting up.
"I'll see you at work"
"Ok" she put the coffee down and snuggled back down "Bye"
"Bye" he called as he closed the apartment door
A smile spread over Abby's face. Her relationship was back on track. She had talked to Luka, properly, and she was looking forward to the future. She still felt bad about Carter, he had said that he was OK, but she wasn't convinced. She decided to phone him, and arrange to meet him before work.
"Hello?" A sleepy voice asked
"Hi, Carter. It's me, Abby"
"Abby? Are you OK?"
"I'm fine, why do you ask?"
"Well its 6 in the morning!"
"Oh my God, John I'm sorry" She glanced at the clock, and saw it was indeed 6am. "Did I wake you?"
"It doesn't matter, really, I should be getting up anyway"
"OK, well I was just wondering if you wanted to meet at Dr Magoos before work? I think we need to talk"
"Um, well OK, sure. Wanna meet at about 11?"
"Yeah Ok, see you then. Sorry I woke you"
"Don't worry about it. See you later" He hung up
What did Abby want to talk about? He would find out in a couple of hours but he was curious. She sounded happier than the last time he had seen her, he thought as he headed into the shower
Abby walked into Doc Magoos and looked around. She saw Carter, sitting in a booth, his back facing her. He didn't know she was here, so she could just as easily turn around and run away. She felt uneasy as she didn't want to hurt him, but as she had learned over the past few days, honesty really was the best policy.
"Hey" she said, sitting down opposite him, picking up a menu.
"Hey"
"Sorry about waking you up"
"Don't worry about it" he laughed
"Ready to order?" the waitress asked
"I'll just have a coffee"
"I'll have an espresso and one full breakfast please"
"Ok, shouldn't be long" she said, taking the menus from them
"So, what did you wanna talk about?" Carter asked
"Well I wanted to apologise and thank you. I shouldn't have kissed you, It wasn't fair, and I feel awful. I don't know why I did it, I was a mess, as you could see" she said "I hope we can still be friends, I know you said it was OK but I don't… I don't want there to be any tension between us"
"Listen. I'll be honest. I was hurt when you reacted the way you did. A part of me hoped you'd realise that it was me you liked, but I stupid to think that. It was just as much my fault as it was yours. I could see you were vulnerable and upset and I shouldn't have kissed you back, but it made me realise something. I do have feelings for you, I can't help that" he looked at her and saw she was messing with a napkin " but I don't want to lose your friendship. I think we are better of as friends and I don't there to be any tension between us either"
"I'm sorry Carter. I hate the fact that I've hurt you" she looked at him "I…. I don't know what to say," she said, as his breakfast and their coffees arrived
"Listen, don't worry about. In a few weeks we'll be over it" he took a mouthful "I'm guessing' you talked to Luka. He was in a bad mood all day yesterday, Dave looked like he was going to cry at one point" he laughed
"Yeah I did. We talked and I think we are going to be OK"
"Am I going to have to watch my back?"
"Well you're not his favourite person at the moment, but I told him you were my best friend and he understands that we are going to talk"
"I'll keep out his way to be on the safe side. He doesn't look the violent type, but he's a good couple of inches taller than me so he has the advantage!"
She laughed. "I'm glad we've talked"
"Me too"
The waitress took the plate and empty mugs. Carter reached for his wallet
"No, no its on me" she gave the waitress $10
"Thanks"
She glanced at her watch. "I better go, I don't want to get on the wrong side of Weaver. What time you on?"
"6"
"You're not on till 6?" she said putting her coat on "Why did you agree to meet me now? W could have met this afternoon, on my break"
"Well I had just woken up, so I just agreed. I don't mind really"
Ok, see you later" She stood up and started to walk away
"And Abby, thanks. I know this must have been hard for you, but I'm glad we talked"
"Me too, I'll see you later" She walked out the door
She walked over to the ER. She was glad she had phoned Carter, and they had met. She hoped they would be OK, that there wouldn't be any tension between them, but you never know, do you?
"Abby" he tried to wake her gently. He didn't want to leave without saying goodbye
"What time is it?" she opened her eyes and looked at Luka, who was sitting on bed, holding a cup of coffee. "How long have you been up?" she asked, noticing he was dressed
"Its 5:40, I have to be at work 6, Here" he passed the cup of coffee to her.
"Thanks" she said, sitting up and taking a sip. She pulled a face
"Sorry, you've run out of sugar." She smiled. "Are you on today?" He asked.
"12, I think. You better go, your gonna be late" she gave him a kiss. He pulled her in close but after a few seconds, she pulled away "Now your really gonna be late" she said, laughing. He kissed her again, before getting up.
"I'll see you at work"
"Ok" she put the coffee down and snuggled back down "Bye"
"Bye" he called as he closed the apartment door
A smile spread over Abby's face. Her relationship was back on track. She had talked to Luka, properly, and she was looking forward to the future. She still felt bad about Carter, he had said that he was OK, but she wasn't convinced. She decided to phone him, and arrange to meet him before work.
"Hello?" A sleepy voice asked
"Hi, Carter. It's me, Abby"
"Abby? Are you OK?"
"I'm fine, why do you ask?"
"Well its 6 in the morning!"
"Oh my God, John I'm sorry" She glanced at the clock, and saw it was indeed 6am. "Did I wake you?"
"It doesn't matter, really, I should be getting up anyway"
"OK, well I was just wondering if you wanted to meet at Dr Magoos before work? I think we need to talk"
"Um, well OK, sure. Wanna meet at about 11?"
"Yeah Ok, see you then. Sorry I woke you"
"Don't worry about it. See you later" He hung up
What did Abby want to talk about? He would find out in a couple of hours but he was curious. She sounded happier than the last time he had seen her, he thought as he headed into the shower
Abby walked into Doc Magoos and looked around. She saw Carter, sitting in a booth, his back facing her. He didn't know she was here, so she could just as easily turn around and run away. She felt uneasy as she didn't want to hurt him, but as she had learned over the past few days, honesty really was the best policy.
"Hey" she said, sitting down opposite him, picking up a menu.
"Hey"
"Sorry about waking you up"
"Don't worry about it" he laughed
"Ready to order?" the waitress asked
"I'll just have a coffee"
"I'll have an espresso and one full breakfast please"
"Ok, shouldn't be long" she said, taking the menus from them
"So, what did you wanna talk about?" Carter asked
"Well I wanted to apologise and thank you. I shouldn't have kissed you, It wasn't fair, and I feel awful. I don't know why I did it, I was a mess, as you could see" she said "I hope we can still be friends, I know you said it was OK but I don't… I don't want there to be any tension between us"
"Listen. I'll be honest. I was hurt when you reacted the way you did. A part of me hoped you'd realise that it was me you liked, but I stupid to think that. It was just as much my fault as it was yours. I could see you were vulnerable and upset and I shouldn't have kissed you back, but it made me realise something. I do have feelings for you, I can't help that" he looked at her and saw she was messing with a napkin " but I don't want to lose your friendship. I think we are better of as friends and I don't there to be any tension between us either"
"I'm sorry Carter. I hate the fact that I've hurt you" she looked at him "I…. I don't know what to say," she said, as his breakfast and their coffees arrived
"Listen, don't worry about. In a few weeks we'll be over it" he took a mouthful "I'm guessing' you talked to Luka. He was in a bad mood all day yesterday, Dave looked like he was going to cry at one point" he laughed
"Yeah I did. We talked and I think we are going to be OK"
"Am I going to have to watch my back?"
"Well you're not his favourite person at the moment, but I told him you were my best friend and he understands that we are going to talk"
"I'll keep out his way to be on the safe side. He doesn't look the violent type, but he's a good couple of inches taller than me so he has the advantage!"
She laughed. "I'm glad we've talked"
"Me too"
The waitress took the plate and empty mugs. Carter reached for his wallet
"No, no its on me" she gave the waitress $10
"Thanks"
She glanced at her watch. "I better go, I don't want to get on the wrong side of Weaver. What time you on?"
"6"
"You're not on till 6?" she said putting her coat on "Why did you agree to meet me now? W could have met this afternoon, on my break"
"Well I had just woken up, so I just agreed. I don't mind really"
Ok, see you later" She stood up and started to walk away
"And Abby, thanks. I know this must have been hard for you, but I'm glad we talked"
"Me too, I'll see you later" She walked out the door
She walked over to the ER. She was glad she had phoned Carter, and they had met. She hoped they would be OK, that there wouldn't be any tension between them, but you never know, do you?