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Last Episode Applied to this story: "A Simple Twist of Fate"
Summary: This takes place currently, and could take place sometime before or after "Its All In Your Head"
NOTE: None of these characters belong to me.
They belong to the good people at NBC, Warner Bros., and Constant. C. Productions
and other companies that make ER. They also belong to the writers and creators.
This was created with the sole purpose of entertainment only.
Enjoy! Please Review. I may continue if it is well Recieved!
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It was her first day back to work since her 'accident'. Abby brushed back her hair as she walked in through the Emergency doors of the hospital.
She felt glad that she wasn't being brought in to the emergency room this time.
As she walked through the doors she felt like people were looking at her in a different way, but they gave her warm welcomes.
"Welcome back, Abby. I've been sick of working with Malik so much. We missed you." Heleh said.
"Hey, thats not fair! Hey, glad to see ya, Abby." Malik said.
"Thanks. It feels good to be back to work. I can't believe I just said that." She joked.
"Abby, I'm glad you came back today. Its been real light here, so I figured I'll give you a light day as well.
Would it be alright with you if you cleaned out the storage closets? I know its not your job, but it can get you some good hours." Kerry said.
"Yeah, I guess that should be fine." Abby said. She lied.
"Great, I get to clean out the closets today. Well, as long as I won't be swamped." She thought to herself.
As she made her way to the closet, she bumped into Carter.
She was glad to see his face again, but she was afraid to talk to him, because the last time she talked to him was before she got smacked in the face.
She didn't know what to say.
"Abby," Carter said. He was a little unsure of what to say.
"I'm so glad that your back. It was starting to get boring here." He continued.
"Yeah, it is good to be back. But, listen, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you personally about what happened to me." She said.
She had feelings of guilt that she didn't call him.
"No, thats perfectly fine. I should have called to check on you. I'm sorry Abby. How about, to make it up to you, I take you out to dinner tonight?" He asked.
That was his best offer to make to her, but he wished he could give her more.
"Okay, that'd be great." She felt very relived. The first time in a few days.
"Is Doc's okay?" He asked. Secretly, that was his favorite resteraunt in Chicago, but he didn't want to admit it.
"Yeah, Doc's is fine. You don't have to take me to some fancy place, you know." She said with a grin.
"Well, I have some patients to see. I'll see you later, Abby. Don't work too hard on that closet!" He said as he left.
Well, now Abby actually had to start cleaning the closet. "Where should I start?" she wondered.
She decided to start with all of the boxes piled on top of each other.
There were at lest twenty or thirty boxes in there. All pretty much filled with something.
She started with the box closest to her. She opened it up and found papers in there. It was filled with papers. "Who keeps this stuff?" She thought.
She opened up a couple more boxes, this time, they had things other than plain old papers in them.
She separated all the things that belonged to people who no longer worked at County. Those things went into a smaller box that she would take down to the shelter.
She found more things such as lab coats, and various other medical utincels that belonged to the doctors that are still here.
About an hour later, she got to one of the last few boxes that were at the top of the closet.
She could tell that these were some of the older boxes as they had old water stains on them.
"Probably from water dripping from the second floor." She thought again.
She opened the larger one up first. It had a white lab coat in it, along with some I.D. cards. The I.D. cards were of John Carter.
She looked through the old I.D. cards, trying to figure out how old they were.
"This one must be from at lest seven or eight years ago. He looks so young." She thought, trying to picture Carter back then.
Digging deeper into the box, she found an old stethoscope. It was gold plated, it looked old, but it was still in good condition.
She thought it must be worth something to be kept in such good condition. She set it aside, along with a few of his I.D. Cards.
As she was finishing with the last box, she heard John and Susan arguing. They stopped right near the closet.
"You're taking her out to dinner?" Susan asked angrily.
"Yeah, I don't know what the big deal is. I'm only trying to make it up to her, because I haven't talked to her in a few days." He said.
"I don't see what the big deal is to you." He continued.
"The deal is that she's not your girlfriend. I am, so you should be taking me out to dinner." She said.
"Abby's just a friend. Please, don't get upset over this." He said.
"Oh god, now I'm an issue between the two." Abby thought to herself. She still listened intently to hear more of what they were saying.
This time, Susan began talking in a calm voice. "You know, things haven't been going too smoothly for us the past few weeks..." She said.
Her voice was calmer, but you could tell that she wasn't the least bit happy.
"You think we should just break it off?" He asked.
Abby could tell that he was a little unsure, but not shaken by this. She continued to listen. She felt bad, like she was eavesdropping, but she was semi-involved.
"We're better off doing it now, than later, at least maybe we can get along if we just call it now." Susan reasoned.
"I think you're right. Maybe time apart will just give us time to be civil to each other.
But, please, don't blame Abby for anything. She didn't do anything at all." He said.
"I won't be blaming Abby for anything. I feel sorry for her enough as it is, with her not even save to sleep in her own bed at the moment." Susan said.
"Now I'm being felt sorry for? At least I'm not being blamed for them breaking up." She thought.
She began questioning going out to dinner with Carter now, but decided it was best to pretend she didn't hear anything in the first place.
A few hours later, as she finished cleaning out the other closets, it was almost time for her to go to dinner.
She went back to the first closet she cleaned and grabbed the stethoscope and the I.D. cards.
She went to the lounge and put them in her bag. She went to the the desk and clocked out. She looked around to see if Carter was still there.
"Hey, Jerry, is Carter still here?" She asked.
"Uh, I think he left about ten minutes ago, Miss Lockhart." He said.
It sounded funny to her for Jerry to call her 'Miss Lockhart'. She smiled and decided to make it a good night for a change.
She headed out the doors and crossed the street to Doc Magoo's. When she walked in she spotted Carter immediately.
"Hey, Abby" He said with a smile.
"Hi. You haven't been here long, have you?" She asked.
"No, maybe just a few minutes. Have a seat." He said.
"Is it just me, or does this seem like Deja Voo?" She joked.
"Why?" He asked with a chuckle.
"Nothing. So have you ordered?" She asked.
"Uh, no, actually I haven't. I figured its more polite if I wait." He said.
"Is that right?" She laughed.
"Yeah. Hey, I think I'll have something light tonight. I think I'd like their Med-Kit meal. It includes seasoned curly fries." He said.
"Thats not very light, Carter. I think I'll have a garden burger tonight. No, wait, that sounds too schoolfoody. I'll have a bacon burger." She said.
"Schoolfoody? Is that even a word?" He joked.
"It was when I was in highschool!" She said.
"So, were you one of the kids that pushed aside the food to make it look like you 'at least tried' it?" He joked
"No, um, I was one of the ones that brought my own lunch. It was better than eating wilted lettuce." She said.
This felt good for Abby. She was beginning to forget about what had happened just a couple of nights ago.
It felt good to be with a very good friend and not have to wonder what to expect next.
"So, how was cleaning out the closet? You didn't fall asleep in there, did you?" He asked.
"No, actually, I got some stuff done. I went through old boxes. It was actually kind of interesting to see all the old stuff in there." She said.
"So, you basically got payed to snoop?" He joked.
She let out a laugh, it was sort of like snooping, but Kerry had ordered her to do it.
"You know, I found something of yours in there." She said.
She opened up her bag and got his things out of it. As she was doing this, she left a curious look on Carter.
"Here. These are yours." She said as she handed him the things she found.
"Wow, I haven't seen these in ages. And this is my stethoscope that Gamma gave to me when I told her I wanted to be a doctor.
I never really used it, because I thought I'd reck it or something, but then I had thought I'd lost it.
This means so much to me, Abby." He said. He walked over to the other side of the table to give her a hug.
"Yeah, I figured you'd like them. You looked a little nervous in that first I.D. card, by the way." She joked.
"Hey! It was my first day, of course I'd be a little nervous!" He laughed.
Abby felt relaxed. Like him and her could talk about anything right now.
She felt as if he was something that she wanted. She wanted to be his best friend again. It had been months since they last talked like this.
"Abby, its great to talk to you like this again. We haven't done this in a while." He said.
"I know, I was just thinking the same thing." She said with a grin.
"You on tomorrow?" He asked.
"Yeah, then I get off at midnight," She said "Kerry's starting me on normal shifts, now."
"Oh. I get off around the same time tomorrow night, also. Working late can be a pain, but at least you'll be there too. It gets boring sometimes." He said.
"Yeah, I know the feeling. Hey, can I have one of those I.D. cards?" She asked.
"Why, so you can show it off to everyone?" He joked.
"No, I want to put it up in my locker." She said.
"Sure, only if I can have one of yours." He said with a laugh.
"Of course you can." She said.
In Carters mind, he wanted to tell her that him and Susan broke it off, but he wasn't sure if it was the appropriate time to tell her. He decided better soon than never.
"Abby," He said. "I just wanted to let you know that Susan and I broke it off." He continued.
"I'm sorry." Abby said. She tried to make it sound like she actually ment it, when really she was glad he wasn't seeing Susan anymore.
"Thanks, but its okay. The single life agrees with me." He joked.
"Yeah, I know the feeling, too." She said.
"Well, how about a sundae now?" He asked.
"I could go for one." She said.
"Yeah, we'd better hope it doesn't taste hospitalyish." He joked.
"Don't make fun of me!" She laughed.
In each of their minds, they could both feel like they are rebuilding what they once had. This time, it would work out even better.
THE END
I may continue if this is well-recieved.
Amy
Last Episode Applied to this story: "A Simple Twist of Fate"
Summary: This takes place currently, and could take place sometime before or after "Its All In Your Head"
NOTE: None of these characters belong to me.
They belong to the good people at NBC, Warner Bros., and Constant. C. Productions
and other companies that make ER. They also belong to the writers and creators.
This was created with the sole purpose of entertainment only.
Enjoy! Please Review. I may continue if it is well Recieved!
......................................................................................................................................
It was her first day back to work since her 'accident'. Abby brushed back her hair as she walked in through the Emergency doors of the hospital.
She felt glad that she wasn't being brought in to the emergency room this time.
As she walked through the doors she felt like people were looking at her in a different way, but they gave her warm welcomes.
"Welcome back, Abby. I've been sick of working with Malik so much. We missed you." Heleh said.
"Hey, thats not fair! Hey, glad to see ya, Abby." Malik said.
"Thanks. It feels good to be back to work. I can't believe I just said that." She joked.
"Abby, I'm glad you came back today. Its been real light here, so I figured I'll give you a light day as well.
Would it be alright with you if you cleaned out the storage closets? I know its not your job, but it can get you some good hours." Kerry said.
"Yeah, I guess that should be fine." Abby said. She lied.
"Great, I get to clean out the closets today. Well, as long as I won't be swamped." She thought to herself.
As she made her way to the closet, she bumped into Carter.
She was glad to see his face again, but she was afraid to talk to him, because the last time she talked to him was before she got smacked in the face.
She didn't know what to say.
"Abby," Carter said. He was a little unsure of what to say.
"I'm so glad that your back. It was starting to get boring here." He continued.
"Yeah, it is good to be back. But, listen, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you personally about what happened to me." She said.
She had feelings of guilt that she didn't call him.
"No, thats perfectly fine. I should have called to check on you. I'm sorry Abby. How about, to make it up to you, I take you out to dinner tonight?" He asked.
That was his best offer to make to her, but he wished he could give her more.
"Okay, that'd be great." She felt very relived. The first time in a few days.
"Is Doc's okay?" He asked. Secretly, that was his favorite resteraunt in Chicago, but he didn't want to admit it.
"Yeah, Doc's is fine. You don't have to take me to some fancy place, you know." She said with a grin.
"Well, I have some patients to see. I'll see you later, Abby. Don't work too hard on that closet!" He said as he left.
Well, now Abby actually had to start cleaning the closet. "Where should I start?" she wondered.
She decided to start with all of the boxes piled on top of each other.
There were at lest twenty or thirty boxes in there. All pretty much filled with something.
She started with the box closest to her. She opened it up and found papers in there. It was filled with papers. "Who keeps this stuff?" She thought.
She opened up a couple more boxes, this time, they had things other than plain old papers in them.
She separated all the things that belonged to people who no longer worked at County. Those things went into a smaller box that she would take down to the shelter.
She found more things such as lab coats, and various other medical utincels that belonged to the doctors that are still here.
About an hour later, she got to one of the last few boxes that were at the top of the closet.
She could tell that these were some of the older boxes as they had old water stains on them.
"Probably from water dripping from the second floor." She thought again.
She opened the larger one up first. It had a white lab coat in it, along with some I.D. cards. The I.D. cards were of John Carter.
She looked through the old I.D. cards, trying to figure out how old they were.
"This one must be from at lest seven or eight years ago. He looks so young." She thought, trying to picture Carter back then.
Digging deeper into the box, she found an old stethoscope. It was gold plated, it looked old, but it was still in good condition.
She thought it must be worth something to be kept in such good condition. She set it aside, along with a few of his I.D. Cards.
As she was finishing with the last box, she heard John and Susan arguing. They stopped right near the closet.
"You're taking her out to dinner?" Susan asked angrily.
"Yeah, I don't know what the big deal is. I'm only trying to make it up to her, because I haven't talked to her in a few days." He said.
"I don't see what the big deal is to you." He continued.
"The deal is that she's not your girlfriend. I am, so you should be taking me out to dinner." She said.
"Abby's just a friend. Please, don't get upset over this." He said.
"Oh god, now I'm an issue between the two." Abby thought to herself. She still listened intently to hear more of what they were saying.
This time, Susan began talking in a calm voice. "You know, things haven't been going too smoothly for us the past few weeks..." She said.
Her voice was calmer, but you could tell that she wasn't the least bit happy.
"You think we should just break it off?" He asked.
Abby could tell that he was a little unsure, but not shaken by this. She continued to listen. She felt bad, like she was eavesdropping, but she was semi-involved.
"We're better off doing it now, than later, at least maybe we can get along if we just call it now." Susan reasoned.
"I think you're right. Maybe time apart will just give us time to be civil to each other.
But, please, don't blame Abby for anything. She didn't do anything at all." He said.
"I won't be blaming Abby for anything. I feel sorry for her enough as it is, with her not even save to sleep in her own bed at the moment." Susan said.
"Now I'm being felt sorry for? At least I'm not being blamed for them breaking up." She thought.
She began questioning going out to dinner with Carter now, but decided it was best to pretend she didn't hear anything in the first place.
A few hours later, as she finished cleaning out the other closets, it was almost time for her to go to dinner.
She went back to the first closet she cleaned and grabbed the stethoscope and the I.D. cards.
She went to the lounge and put them in her bag. She went to the the desk and clocked out. She looked around to see if Carter was still there.
"Hey, Jerry, is Carter still here?" She asked.
"Uh, I think he left about ten minutes ago, Miss Lockhart." He said.
It sounded funny to her for Jerry to call her 'Miss Lockhart'. She smiled and decided to make it a good night for a change.
She headed out the doors and crossed the street to Doc Magoo's. When she walked in she spotted Carter immediately.
"Hey, Abby" He said with a smile.
"Hi. You haven't been here long, have you?" She asked.
"No, maybe just a few minutes. Have a seat." He said.
"Is it just me, or does this seem like Deja Voo?" She joked.
"Why?" He asked with a chuckle.
"Nothing. So have you ordered?" She asked.
"Uh, no, actually I haven't. I figured its more polite if I wait." He said.
"Is that right?" She laughed.
"Yeah. Hey, I think I'll have something light tonight. I think I'd like their Med-Kit meal. It includes seasoned curly fries." He said.
"Thats not very light, Carter. I think I'll have a garden burger tonight. No, wait, that sounds too schoolfoody. I'll have a bacon burger." She said.
"Schoolfoody? Is that even a word?" He joked.
"It was when I was in highschool!" She said.
"So, were you one of the kids that pushed aside the food to make it look like you 'at least tried' it?" He joked
"No, um, I was one of the ones that brought my own lunch. It was better than eating wilted lettuce." She said.
This felt good for Abby. She was beginning to forget about what had happened just a couple of nights ago.
It felt good to be with a very good friend and not have to wonder what to expect next.
"So, how was cleaning out the closet? You didn't fall asleep in there, did you?" He asked.
"No, actually, I got some stuff done. I went through old boxes. It was actually kind of interesting to see all the old stuff in there." She said.
"So, you basically got payed to snoop?" He joked.
She let out a laugh, it was sort of like snooping, but Kerry had ordered her to do it.
"You know, I found something of yours in there." She said.
She opened up her bag and got his things out of it. As she was doing this, she left a curious look on Carter.
"Here. These are yours." She said as she handed him the things she found.
"Wow, I haven't seen these in ages. And this is my stethoscope that Gamma gave to me when I told her I wanted to be a doctor.
I never really used it, because I thought I'd reck it or something, but then I had thought I'd lost it.
This means so much to me, Abby." He said. He walked over to the other side of the table to give her a hug.
"Yeah, I figured you'd like them. You looked a little nervous in that first I.D. card, by the way." She joked.
"Hey! It was my first day, of course I'd be a little nervous!" He laughed.
Abby felt relaxed. Like him and her could talk about anything right now.
She felt as if he was something that she wanted. She wanted to be his best friend again. It had been months since they last talked like this.
"Abby, its great to talk to you like this again. We haven't done this in a while." He said.
"I know, I was just thinking the same thing." She said with a grin.
"You on tomorrow?" He asked.
"Yeah, then I get off at midnight," She said "Kerry's starting me on normal shifts, now."
"Oh. I get off around the same time tomorrow night, also. Working late can be a pain, but at least you'll be there too. It gets boring sometimes." He said.
"Yeah, I know the feeling. Hey, can I have one of those I.D. cards?" She asked.
"Why, so you can show it off to everyone?" He joked.
"No, I want to put it up in my locker." She said.
"Sure, only if I can have one of yours." He said with a laugh.
"Of course you can." She said.
In Carters mind, he wanted to tell her that him and Susan broke it off, but he wasn't sure if it was the appropriate time to tell her. He decided better soon than never.
"Abby," He said. "I just wanted to let you know that Susan and I broke it off." He continued.
"I'm sorry." Abby said. She tried to make it sound like she actually ment it, when really she was glad he wasn't seeing Susan anymore.
"Thanks, but its okay. The single life agrees with me." He joked.
"Yeah, I know the feeling, too." She said.
"Well, how about a sundae now?" He asked.
"I could go for one." She said.
"Yeah, we'd better hope it doesn't taste hospitalyish." He joked.
"Don't make fun of me!" She laughed.
In each of their minds, they could both feel like they are rebuilding what they once had. This time, it would work out even better.
THE END
I may continue if this is well-recieved.
Amy