IRSE FLOTANDO-PART 4
RATING-PG-13
SPOILERS-Through season 7 to "Sailing Away"
SUMMARY-A different version of "Sailing Away". Carby fic.
FEEDBACK-Always welcome and appreciated at steph_2816@yahoo.com. Flames will be used to roast Luka and praise just might get me out of my writer's block. :)
DISCLAIMER-Sing it with me now! I don't own 'em, you don't own 'em (if you do I'm impressed!), please don't sue me! I don't own Lifehouse or "Hanging by a Moment either! :(
AUTHOR'S NOTES-Okay, okay, guys. I know it's been awhile since I posted. Sorry! Like I said before, HUGE writers block. Thanx to Jen cause she gave me the idea for the whole airport scene. :) Okay I put in a little X-Files thing in here because . . . umm . . . it's my fic and I say so! It's pretty easy to figure out. I just wanted to add some humor. Heehee! Oh, and I put my favorite song at the bottom cause I thought it was pretty fitting. It was my favorite song even before I knew it was sort of the Carby "theme song". I might eve get to go see Lifehouse at Summerfest! Yea!!!! Okay, anyways, happy reading!
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Abby was still packing when the doorbell rang at ten to 6:00. *Shit* she thought to herself. Why is he already here? She opened the door to find Carter, duffel bag in hand, soaked to the bone.
"Come in, come in," she said, "you must be freezing! Make yourself at home, I still need about ten more minutes to finish up packing."
"Okay."
"So, how'd it go with Rena?" Abby asked from her bedroom.
"Pretty shitty actually. She told me that I had a crush on you and was still hung up on her age. You?"
"About the same. He told me I didn't need to be going off on some road trip, especially with you. Then, I kind of told him off."
"Sounds to me like you were pretty justified in doing that.
"I don't get him. He's a doctor, yet he doesn't even think about the situation from Maggie's point of view! He actually told me to call the police, have them FORCIBLY remove her and put her in psych in Oklahoma. He's sometimes just so frustrating!" Abby came out of her room.
"Ready?" Carter asked.
"Yeah I guess."
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The ride to the airport was fairly quiet. They parked Carter's Jeep and headed to the check-in counter for Midwest Express.
"Welcome to O'Hare's Midwest Express, my name's Dana, how may I help you?" the red headed woman at the counter asked.
"We're here to check in for the 9:00 flight to Oklahoma City," Carter replied.
"And how many bags will you be checking?"
"Two."
Suddenly the redheaded woman dashed over to a very professional, tall, dark-haired man and the pair ran towards Gate B. Another woman, looking flustered, quickly took over the position at the counter. Abby gave Carter a "what the hell?!" look and Carter shrugged.
A little to quickly the new woman said, "Um, okay, that's flight 103112 departing from Gate 8A. Have a nice day."
"Uh, thank you," Carter said as he and Abby took their tickets.
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After they had checked in at the gate, Abby asked, "So, you want to go grab some dinner? Remember-my treat."
"Sure, let's go."
After an extremely tough decision between the Hardee's and Antonio's Italian Bistro, they decided on Antonio's. They placed their orders with the waiter and began talking.
By the time the food came, they were engulfed in some deep topic of conversation and had lost all track of time.
An hour later, the waiter came to collect their check. This brought them back to the real world, where they realized they were late. It was 8:45 and the flight attendant at the gate, a man named Fox, who Abby had to admit-was quite handsome, had told them to be there no later than 8:35.
"Shit!" Abby exclaimed, as they hurried to pay the waiter and started rushing towards the gate.
"Don't worry we'll make it, the plane isn't supposed to leave until 9:00," Carter said, hopefully.
"I don't know about that . . . they usually board early, and if almost everyone is there-they leave," she said ruefully.
With that, Carter looked wistfully at the gate, and began to run faster.
As they arrived at the gate, out of breath, Abby yelled, "Wait! That's our flight!" just as a new flight attendant was closing the gate.
The flight attendant told them that they were ready to leave.
As soon as they had passed the stuffy flight attendant, Carter said in his best stuck-up voice, "We WERE prepared to leave."
And with that the duo collapsed into giggles.
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Desperate for changing,
Starving for truth,
Closer where I started,
Chasing after you.
I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
Forgetting all I'm lacking,
Completely and complete,
I'll take your invitation,
You take all of me.
Now, I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
I'm living for the only thing I know,
I'm running and not quite sure where to go,
I don't know what I'm diving into,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
There's nothing left to lose,
Nothing left to fly,
There is nothing in the world that can change my mind,
There is nothing else,
There is nothing else.
Desperate for changing,
Starving for truth,
Closer where I started,
Chasing after you.
I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
I'm living for the only thing I know,
I'm running and not quite sure where to go,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
Just hanging by a moment,
Hanging by a moment,
Hanging by a moment,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
~Hanging by a Moment~
*Lifehouse*
End Notes-Okay guys, I need some help here-I need good topics of conversation for an hour's drive to the little town. Preferably they will end with Carter and Abby both cracking up laughing or with Abby sobbing on Carter's shoulder. :) That is the most needed thing at the moment but I also need stuff for the long drive back. Oh, and I already know-yes, I am going to have them talk about their mutual "horrible childhoods", but I have to wait for the long drive back to do that. The sooner I get good ideas, the sooner the next chapter is out! Thanx!
RATING-PG-13
SPOILERS-Through season 7 to "Sailing Away"
SUMMARY-A different version of "Sailing Away". Carby fic.
FEEDBACK-Always welcome and appreciated at steph_2816@yahoo.com. Flames will be used to roast Luka and praise just might get me out of my writer's block. :)
DISCLAIMER-Sing it with me now! I don't own 'em, you don't own 'em (if you do I'm impressed!), please don't sue me! I don't own Lifehouse or "Hanging by a Moment either! :(
AUTHOR'S NOTES-Okay, okay, guys. I know it's been awhile since I posted. Sorry! Like I said before, HUGE writers block. Thanx to Jen cause she gave me the idea for the whole airport scene. :) Okay I put in a little X-Files thing in here because . . . umm . . . it's my fic and I say so! It's pretty easy to figure out. I just wanted to add some humor. Heehee! Oh, and I put my favorite song at the bottom cause I thought it was pretty fitting. It was my favorite song even before I knew it was sort of the Carby "theme song". I might eve get to go see Lifehouse at Summerfest! Yea!!!! Okay, anyways, happy reading!
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Abby was still packing when the doorbell rang at ten to 6:00. *Shit* she thought to herself. Why is he already here? She opened the door to find Carter, duffel bag in hand, soaked to the bone.
"Come in, come in," she said, "you must be freezing! Make yourself at home, I still need about ten more minutes to finish up packing."
"Okay."
"So, how'd it go with Rena?" Abby asked from her bedroom.
"Pretty shitty actually. She told me that I had a crush on you and was still hung up on her age. You?"
"About the same. He told me I didn't need to be going off on some road trip, especially with you. Then, I kind of told him off."
"Sounds to me like you were pretty justified in doing that.
"I don't get him. He's a doctor, yet he doesn't even think about the situation from Maggie's point of view! He actually told me to call the police, have them FORCIBLY remove her and put her in psych in Oklahoma. He's sometimes just so frustrating!" Abby came out of her room.
"Ready?" Carter asked.
"Yeah I guess."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
The ride to the airport was fairly quiet. They parked Carter's Jeep and headed to the check-in counter for Midwest Express.
"Welcome to O'Hare's Midwest Express, my name's Dana, how may I help you?" the red headed woman at the counter asked.
"We're here to check in for the 9:00 flight to Oklahoma City," Carter replied.
"And how many bags will you be checking?"
"Two."
Suddenly the redheaded woman dashed over to a very professional, tall, dark-haired man and the pair ran towards Gate B. Another woman, looking flustered, quickly took over the position at the counter. Abby gave Carter a "what the hell?!" look and Carter shrugged.
A little to quickly the new woman said, "Um, okay, that's flight 103112 departing from Gate 8A. Have a nice day."
"Uh, thank you," Carter said as he and Abby took their tickets.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
After they had checked in at the gate, Abby asked, "So, you want to go grab some dinner? Remember-my treat."
"Sure, let's go."
After an extremely tough decision between the Hardee's and Antonio's Italian Bistro, they decided on Antonio's. They placed their orders with the waiter and began talking.
By the time the food came, they were engulfed in some deep topic of conversation and had lost all track of time.
An hour later, the waiter came to collect their check. This brought them back to the real world, where they realized they were late. It was 8:45 and the flight attendant at the gate, a man named Fox, who Abby had to admit-was quite handsome, had told them to be there no later than 8:35.
"Shit!" Abby exclaimed, as they hurried to pay the waiter and started rushing towards the gate.
"Don't worry we'll make it, the plane isn't supposed to leave until 9:00," Carter said, hopefully.
"I don't know about that . . . they usually board early, and if almost everyone is there-they leave," she said ruefully.
With that, Carter looked wistfully at the gate, and began to run faster.
As they arrived at the gate, out of breath, Abby yelled, "Wait! That's our flight!" just as a new flight attendant was closing the gate.
The flight attendant told them that they were ready to leave.
As soon as they had passed the stuffy flight attendant, Carter said in his best stuck-up voice, "We WERE prepared to leave."
And with that the duo collapsed into giggles.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Desperate for changing,
Starving for truth,
Closer where I started,
Chasing after you.
I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
Forgetting all I'm lacking,
Completely and complete,
I'll take your invitation,
You take all of me.
Now, I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
I'm living for the only thing I know,
I'm running and not quite sure where to go,
I don't know what I'm diving into,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
There's nothing left to lose,
Nothing left to fly,
There is nothing in the world that can change my mind,
There is nothing else,
There is nothing else.
Desperate for changing,
Starving for truth,
Closer where I started,
Chasing after you.
I'm falling even more in love with you,
Letting go of all I've held onto,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
I'm hanging by a moment here with you.
I'm living for the only thing I know,
I'm running and not quite sure where to go,
I'm standing here until you make me move,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
Just hanging by a moment,
Hanging by a moment,
Hanging by a moment,
Just hanging by a moment here with you.
~Hanging by a Moment~
*Lifehouse*
End Notes-Okay guys, I need some help here-I need good topics of conversation for an hour's drive to the little town. Preferably they will end with Carter and Abby both cracking up laughing or with Abby sobbing on Carter's shoulder. :) That is the most needed thing at the moment but I also need stuff for the long drive back. Oh, and I already know-yes, I am going to have them talk about their mutual "horrible childhoods", but I have to wait for the long drive back to do that. The sooner I get good ideas, the sooner the next chapter is out! Thanx!