Title: "Welcome Back"
Chapter 2: "Dinner Date"
Last episode this applies to: "A Simple Twist of Fate"
Before you read: I do not own any of these characters, nor do I ever intend to (oh how nice that would be). They belong to the good people at NBC,
Warner Bros., Constant C. Productions, etc.
Also to the brilliant creators and the writers, too.
Enjoy!
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Within the next few days and weeks, Abby and Carter had found themselves doing the same thing every night.
They were eating out. Each night, they would each split the bill. Many conversations had been had and their friendship couldn't be better.
Abby was beginning to think about her expenses when an idea hit her.
This would be one of her more clever ideas, she wasn't entirely thinking about their expenses, but she can make it sound that way.
She picked up her phone and began dialing. She paused as she heard the phone connecting and ringing.
"Hello?"
"John. Hey, its me Abby," She said.
"Oh, hey, Abby. You want to go out to eat already, its only 3:16," John said.
"No, I just wanted to talk to you about something. I have an idea," She said.
"Oh, no. Should I be afraid?" He joked.
"Well it depends," She joked.
"I thought that we could both save a little money if you came by my place tonight. I'll cook up a little meal."
"You can cook?" He asked slyly.
"Of course I can cook! Why else would I have taken home-ec my sophomore year?" She shot back.
"Well, if you were anything like me, you would have taken it just to eat." He said.
"Yeah. That's kind of what I did. Anyways, do you work tonight?" She asked.
"Um, yeah. I picked up a half shift. I'm actually on at 4, and I get off at 9." He said.
"Okay, that's great, I'm off today. So that means I have the entire day to burn the food!" She joked.
"You want me to come over right away?" He asked.
"Sure. Just show up hungry, I'll do the rest." She said.
"Alright, I guess I'll see you tonight." He said as he hung up.
"Wow, who knew that budgeting would allow him to dinner at Abby's? I should work on mine once in a while..." He thought to himself.
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Meanwhile, Abby knew that she didn't have to worry about her expenses, but she did have to worry about what to cook.
The rest of the day, she rummaged through her three cookbooks. All three she had gotten as gifts.
Gifts she couldn't return. She hadn't cooked anything in years, not counting those box mixes. She had begun to wish she had paid attention in her home-ec class.
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"Well, Mrs., um, uh.." Carter said, trying to remember her name
"...Johnson" Chuny said. She was grinning that Carter had screwed up.
He quick checked his watch. It was 8:37. He was getting a little excited about tonight.
"Your son doesn't have a broken arm, but I would like him to have it in a sling for a few weeks. Next time, Johnny, don't use a wagon down the stairs as transportation." He said.
After that, things went a little better. Time went by so fast that the next time he checked his watch, it was 8:58.
"Time to punch out" He said to himself.
"Hey Carter, what's with you tonight, got a hot date?" Chuny said with a huge grin on her face.
"No! No, I don't, I just have somewhere I have to be, thank you very much." He said, annoyed.
"Okay, whatever you say." She said and walked away.
He just shook his head and smiled, thinking about what Abby was doing to prepare the dinner.
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A frustrated Abby watched as the chicken breast she was frying actually wasn't burning.
She put in the seasoned rice after 5 minutes of frying. Exactly as the cookbook had told her to do.
"Fifteen minute meals. Huh, yeah right." She said to herself with a sigh.
"9:03 I wonder if John's getting off now." She thought to herself.
As time started to tick faster, Abby got a little more nervous. She thought about making sandwiches as her 'backup'. She looked in her refrigerator to see what she had.
"Lettuce, smoked ham, and sliced cheese. Oh, yeah, and mayo. Some sandwich this'll be." She thought.
She looked around the remaining parts of her kitchen to see if she had a tomato. She remembered that she had bought one a few days ago. She found it lying on the counter and began slicing it.
She flipped the chicken breast over and stirred the rice. "So far, so good. I might not even need the backup. I could use it as a side." She thought.
A few minutes later, the sandwiches were made and the chicken was just about done. Then there was a knock at the door.
"I'll be there in a sec!"
She shut the burner off and went to open the door.
She was surprised to see that it was Luka at the door.
"Luka?" Was all she could say.
"Hey, Abby. Can I come in?" He asked.
He looked like there was something wrong, but Abby wasn't sure what to do.
She didn't want Carter to come and find Luka there. That would just be odd.
"I...I'm kind of busy right now."
"Are you getting ready for a date?" He asked.
"Sort of..." She wasn't sure if she would call it a 'date'.
"With who?" He asked, curiously.
"John" She said.
"Carter?" He asked.
"Yeah..." She said.
She had an embarrassed look on her face.
"Well, I guess I should leave." He said.
"Did you need something?" She asked.
"No, that's okay." He said.
"Alright." She said
"Have a good date." He said as he was leaving.
"Whatever, its not really a date!" She called out to him.
After he left, Abby wondered what had brought him to her place. She felt a little bad about making him leave like that.
"Maybe I'll call him tomorrow." She thought to herself.
After a few minutes of finishing up in the kitchen, there was another knock at the door. She was expecting Carter again, this time.
She opened the door and it was Carter.
"Hey, Abby!" He said.
He gave her a bouquet of flowers.
"You know, you didn't have to give me these." She said as she put them in a vase.
"Is it because they're not dead?" He joked.
"No, they're great. Thank you." She said, with a smile on her face.
"You're welcome. I'm not late or anything, am I?" He asked.
"No, you're at the right time. Everything's done now," She said. "You can have a seat, by the way." She continued.
"What ever you made, it smells good." He said.
He wasn't lying either. He had come hungry, and the tasty smell made him a little more hungry.
"Thanks. I guess I'm assuming that you like chicken, then." She said.
"Yeah, chicken's good. I hope you didn't spend all night making this for me." He said.
"Don't worry, I got the recipe from the fifteen minute section of the cookbook." She joked.
She brought two plates of food and set them down on the table in front of John.
"Wow. This looks as good as it smells." He said.
"Do you want something to drink? I have milk, um, some soda, and coffee." She said.
"Coffee will be just fine, thank you." He said.
She poured some coffee and sat down across from him.
"Hey, this is really good!" He said after he he'd taken his first bite.
"Thanks. I'm not a chef or anything, so don't be expecting me to do this all the time." She joked.
"Darn. I guess that means you'll have to come to my place sometime, huh?" He said.
"Is that an invitation?" She asked.
"What are you doing tomorrow night?" He asked.
"I'll be thinking 'What am I doing tonight?'" She joked.
"I can make chocolate chip pancakes." He said trying to get her to accept.
"Mmmm, chocolate pancakes for dinner. How can I resist?" She said.
"Great. What time do you work tomorrow?" He asked.
"I get off at 5." She said.
"Yeah, that sounds good, I get off at 3. Would you want to see a movie, too?" He asked.
"It depends what's playing. It has to be a simple movie, or I'll be asking you 'who's that?' the whole time." She joked.
"So that's a yes?" He asked.
"Yes. It sounds like fun." She said.
There was an akward pause between them. John decided to break the pause to see if he could make her laugh. He loved her laugh, and her smile.
"So there was a guy that came in today with an extension cord stuck down his throat." He said.
"Really? And you let me miss out on it?" She laughed.
"Yeah, it was a little interesting. Chen finally saved him at the last minute. It was a good save." He tried to keep a serious face, but couldn't do it.
"Yeah, I'm sure it was. Things like that only happen on my days off." She chuckled.
"Well, you'll never know what'll happen tomorrow." He said.
She thought to herself. This is what she wanted, or who she wanted to be with. Every minute spent with him was always relaxed and easy, not tense and nervous.
"Yeah, you'll never know." She said in deep thought, thinking about her and Carter.
"Abby, this has been really fun. These past few weeks, I mean. You help me forget my problems, and I owe you. I owe you, because you are a great person.
And, I'm not sure how to describe the feelings I've been having for you lately, but, I guess I can try." He said.
"Do you need a little help?" She said.
"No, I think I can manage." He said with a smile.
He walked over to her and brushed back her hair. He looked into her eyes, and she looked into his.
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this." He said slowly as they were about to touch lips. He then softly kissed her lips, for the first time ever.
After a little while, the kiss ended, but Abby kissed him back, as a sign that she was on the same page as him.
After their second kiss was over, Abby said, "Oh, I think I have an idea."
She smiled and closed her eyes as she processed what had finally happened.
"Dinner was great, Abby." He said with a smile.
"Yeah, but not as good as the kiss." She said.
"I'll have to agree with that." He said with a smile.
"Thanks," She said. "For being there for me." She said as they kissed more passionately.
The End
Chapter 2: "Dinner Date"
Last episode this applies to: "A Simple Twist of Fate"
Before you read: I do not own any of these characters, nor do I ever intend to (oh how nice that would be). They belong to the good people at NBC,
Warner Bros., Constant C. Productions, etc.
Also to the brilliant creators and the writers, too.
Enjoy!
............................................................................ ...................................................
Within the next few days and weeks, Abby and Carter had found themselves doing the same thing every night.
They were eating out. Each night, they would each split the bill. Many conversations had been had and their friendship couldn't be better.
Abby was beginning to think about her expenses when an idea hit her.
This would be one of her more clever ideas, she wasn't entirely thinking about their expenses, but she can make it sound that way.
She picked up her phone and began dialing. She paused as she heard the phone connecting and ringing.
"Hello?"
"John. Hey, its me Abby," She said.
"Oh, hey, Abby. You want to go out to eat already, its only 3:16," John said.
"No, I just wanted to talk to you about something. I have an idea," She said.
"Oh, no. Should I be afraid?" He joked.
"Well it depends," She joked.
"I thought that we could both save a little money if you came by my place tonight. I'll cook up a little meal."
"You can cook?" He asked slyly.
"Of course I can cook! Why else would I have taken home-ec my sophomore year?" She shot back.
"Well, if you were anything like me, you would have taken it just to eat." He said.
"Yeah. That's kind of what I did. Anyways, do you work tonight?" She asked.
"Um, yeah. I picked up a half shift. I'm actually on at 4, and I get off at 9." He said.
"Okay, that's great, I'm off today. So that means I have the entire day to burn the food!" She joked.
"You want me to come over right away?" He asked.
"Sure. Just show up hungry, I'll do the rest." She said.
"Alright, I guess I'll see you tonight." He said as he hung up.
"Wow, who knew that budgeting would allow him to dinner at Abby's? I should work on mine once in a while..." He thought to himself.
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Meanwhile, Abby knew that she didn't have to worry about her expenses, but she did have to worry about what to cook.
The rest of the day, she rummaged through her three cookbooks. All three she had gotten as gifts.
Gifts she couldn't return. She hadn't cooked anything in years, not counting those box mixes. She had begun to wish she had paid attention in her home-ec class.
*******************************************
"Well, Mrs., um, uh.." Carter said, trying to remember her name
"...Johnson" Chuny said. She was grinning that Carter had screwed up.
He quick checked his watch. It was 8:37. He was getting a little excited about tonight.
"Your son doesn't have a broken arm, but I would like him to have it in a sling for a few weeks. Next time, Johnny, don't use a wagon down the stairs as transportation." He said.
After that, things went a little better. Time went by so fast that the next time he checked his watch, it was 8:58.
"Time to punch out" He said to himself.
"Hey Carter, what's with you tonight, got a hot date?" Chuny said with a huge grin on her face.
"No! No, I don't, I just have somewhere I have to be, thank you very much." He said, annoyed.
"Okay, whatever you say." She said and walked away.
He just shook his head and smiled, thinking about what Abby was doing to prepare the dinner.
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A frustrated Abby watched as the chicken breast she was frying actually wasn't burning.
She put in the seasoned rice after 5 minutes of frying. Exactly as the cookbook had told her to do.
"Fifteen minute meals. Huh, yeah right." She said to herself with a sigh.
"9:03 I wonder if John's getting off now." She thought to herself.
As time started to tick faster, Abby got a little more nervous. She thought about making sandwiches as her 'backup'. She looked in her refrigerator to see what she had.
"Lettuce, smoked ham, and sliced cheese. Oh, yeah, and mayo. Some sandwich this'll be." She thought.
She looked around the remaining parts of her kitchen to see if she had a tomato. She remembered that she had bought one a few days ago. She found it lying on the counter and began slicing it.
She flipped the chicken breast over and stirred the rice. "So far, so good. I might not even need the backup. I could use it as a side." She thought.
A few minutes later, the sandwiches were made and the chicken was just about done. Then there was a knock at the door.
"I'll be there in a sec!"
She shut the burner off and went to open the door.
She was surprised to see that it was Luka at the door.
"Luka?" Was all she could say.
"Hey, Abby. Can I come in?" He asked.
He looked like there was something wrong, but Abby wasn't sure what to do.
She didn't want Carter to come and find Luka there. That would just be odd.
"I...I'm kind of busy right now."
"Are you getting ready for a date?" He asked.
"Sort of..." She wasn't sure if she would call it a 'date'.
"With who?" He asked, curiously.
"John" She said.
"Carter?" He asked.
"Yeah..." She said.
She had an embarrassed look on her face.
"Well, I guess I should leave." He said.
"Did you need something?" She asked.
"No, that's okay." He said.
"Alright." She said
"Have a good date." He said as he was leaving.
"Whatever, its not really a date!" She called out to him.
After he left, Abby wondered what had brought him to her place. She felt a little bad about making him leave like that.
"Maybe I'll call him tomorrow." She thought to herself.
After a few minutes of finishing up in the kitchen, there was another knock at the door. She was expecting Carter again, this time.
She opened the door and it was Carter.
"Hey, Abby!" He said.
He gave her a bouquet of flowers.
"You know, you didn't have to give me these." She said as she put them in a vase.
"Is it because they're not dead?" He joked.
"No, they're great. Thank you." She said, with a smile on her face.
"You're welcome. I'm not late or anything, am I?" He asked.
"No, you're at the right time. Everything's done now," She said. "You can have a seat, by the way." She continued.
"What ever you made, it smells good." He said.
He wasn't lying either. He had come hungry, and the tasty smell made him a little more hungry.
"Thanks. I guess I'm assuming that you like chicken, then." She said.
"Yeah, chicken's good. I hope you didn't spend all night making this for me." He said.
"Don't worry, I got the recipe from the fifteen minute section of the cookbook." She joked.
She brought two plates of food and set them down on the table in front of John.
"Wow. This looks as good as it smells." He said.
"Do you want something to drink? I have milk, um, some soda, and coffee." She said.
"Coffee will be just fine, thank you." He said.
She poured some coffee and sat down across from him.
"Hey, this is really good!" He said after he he'd taken his first bite.
"Thanks. I'm not a chef or anything, so don't be expecting me to do this all the time." She joked.
"Darn. I guess that means you'll have to come to my place sometime, huh?" He said.
"Is that an invitation?" She asked.
"What are you doing tomorrow night?" He asked.
"I'll be thinking 'What am I doing tonight?'" She joked.
"I can make chocolate chip pancakes." He said trying to get her to accept.
"Mmmm, chocolate pancakes for dinner. How can I resist?" She said.
"Great. What time do you work tomorrow?" He asked.
"I get off at 5." She said.
"Yeah, that sounds good, I get off at 3. Would you want to see a movie, too?" He asked.
"It depends what's playing. It has to be a simple movie, or I'll be asking you 'who's that?' the whole time." She joked.
"So that's a yes?" He asked.
"Yes. It sounds like fun." She said.
There was an akward pause between them. John decided to break the pause to see if he could make her laugh. He loved her laugh, and her smile.
"So there was a guy that came in today with an extension cord stuck down his throat." He said.
"Really? And you let me miss out on it?" She laughed.
"Yeah, it was a little interesting. Chen finally saved him at the last minute. It was a good save." He tried to keep a serious face, but couldn't do it.
"Yeah, I'm sure it was. Things like that only happen on my days off." She chuckled.
"Well, you'll never know what'll happen tomorrow." He said.
She thought to herself. This is what she wanted, or who she wanted to be with. Every minute spent with him was always relaxed and easy, not tense and nervous.
"Yeah, you'll never know." She said in deep thought, thinking about her and Carter.
"Abby, this has been really fun. These past few weeks, I mean. You help me forget my problems, and I owe you. I owe you, because you are a great person.
And, I'm not sure how to describe the feelings I've been having for you lately, but, I guess I can try." He said.
"Do you need a little help?" She said.
"No, I think I can manage." He said with a smile.
He walked over to her and brushed back her hair. He looked into her eyes, and she looked into his.
"You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this." He said slowly as they were about to touch lips. He then softly kissed her lips, for the first time ever.
After a little while, the kiss ended, but Abby kissed him back, as a sign that she was on the same page as him.
After their second kiss was over, Abby said, "Oh, I think I have an idea."
She smiled and closed her eyes as she processed what had finally happened.
"Dinner was great, Abby." He said with a smile.
"Yeah, but not as good as the kiss." She said.
"I'll have to agree with that." He said with a smile.
"Thanks," She said. "For being there for me." She said as they kissed more passionately.
The End