Ok, I'm going to bed now, I've posted parts 2,3,and 4 and it's 1:44 but for any of you who have seen the movie "Jerry Maguire"...that's how i feel!!



"Abby, you're late!" Kerry screamed as she went flying past Abby, who was just coming in through the ambulance bay doors.

"Geez, it's five after." Abby muttered to Randi as she headed into the lounge. It had taken her longer to get home that she thought. She had also taken a quick shower before she headed into work. She opened her locker and reached into the back and pulled out a bottle of aspirin. Popping two pills in her mouth, she put the bottle back in her locker and slammed it shut. Just as she did, she realized someone else was in the room with her.

"Hey, did you get my note?" Carter asked with his famous smile on his face.

"Um, yeah. I want to talk to you about that." Abby replied, looking down at her feet. "What happened last night? Did we...umm...uh..."

"No! You showed up late last night on my doorstep and you didn't look to great so I let you stay. You were pretty much passed out the second you touched the couch."

"Yeah, I guess I can be a pretty lousy drunk."

"Abby...are you in...oh," Luka said coming through the door of the lounge and seeing Carter and Abby talking. "I tried calling you last night. I tried your house, your cell, everywhere, I was going to come over, I was really worried."

"Yeah, sorry bout that. I, um, wanted total relaxation and just unplugged the phone and turned off my cell. Sorry about that." Abby explained hesitantly.

"Okay. Do you want to have lunch later?"

"Sure. Just find me later or whatever." Abby said, turning to leave the room. "I guess I better go before Weaver hunts me down." She said with a slight smile. As she turned to leave, Luka did also, but after Abby had left the room Luka looked back at Carter with a threatening look on his face as if to say "don't try anything with my girlfriend, buddy."

Carter sighed as he watched them leave. Abby obviously hadn't remembered what she told him the night before. Well he certainly wasn't going to refresh her memory. She was obviously in love with Luka. He was just the other man. Why had she been so drunk though? He hadn't even thought to ask her. She'd been sober for four years. Why start drinking again now? This wasn't her usual personality. She's the one who had encouraged Carter to tell Kerry when Carter had relapsed, and Carter didn't even keep the pills down. Carter could still here Abby's three words ringing in his ears and knew that he might never hear them again.