Okay, my cat is sitting on my pillow giving himself a bath. I am taking a
break from studying stupid physics and am trying to write more of this
chapter. One small mistake you'll have to mentally correct if you read
this is that you need to imagine that Abby went to the doctor at about 2-3
in the afternoon, not the morning like I wrote in the previous chapter. So
this chapter is a few hours after that. Enjoy! The next chapter is going
to be really interesting because I'm going to incorporate some events of "A
Simple Twist of Fate." So look for that chapter sometime later this week
because I'm not sure when I'm going to be able to get on my computer again
and even when I do, my phone line is still broken…Please review!
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This chapter takes place right after the last one ended…
"Do you want me to take you home?" John asked after she had calmed down a little.
"No. I'm on in a few hours anyway." Abby sniffled.
"What? You were going to come straight down and do a shift after…?" Carter tried to say. He was horrified to see Abby nodding.
"I'm sorry." Abby whispered.
"Tell you what. It's slow in here today. How about you call in sick and I'll get out early and I'll take you back to your place. I'll even fix you dinner." Carter said with a smile.
"I can't. I've ditched too many times lately." Abby said, wiping her eyes.
"I'll talk to Kerry. She'll understand."
"I don't want anyone knowing I'm pregnant yet. I'm not ready to answer questions." Abby said boldly.
"Okay, I'll take care of it." Carter said as he headed out the door. "Get your stuff together and I'll be back in a few minutes."
He walked out the lounge door and sighed as he went to find Kerry. He found her examining a teenage girl in an exam room.
"Dr. Weaver. Can I speak to you for a minute?" John poked his head in the door.
"Sure. I'll be right back." Kerry told her patient and walked towards the door. "What's the problem?"
"Uh, I was wondering if I could be excused from the rest of my shift."
"For what reason?" Carter racked his mind trying to come up with an excuse.
"Um, Abby's having some personal problems. I wanted to make sure she's okay."
"Is she coming in later?"
"Actually, she's here now. But she still isn't feeling very good. I'll make up her shift if it's a problem."
"Just go. It's dead in here anyway." Kerry said after thinking for a minute.
"Thank you Kerry. I really appreciate it." John said graciously and left to go back to the lounge.
"Ready to go?" Carter asked Abby as he stepped through the door.
"Wow. That was quick."
"Yeah, she caved in easily. Let's go."
John and Abby got to her apartment twenty minutes later. Abby unlocked the door and let the two of them in. After shutting the door and pulling off her coat, Abby started to go into the kitchen.
"Oh no you don't. I offered to make dinner and dinner is what I'll make!" Carter said, pulling her into the other room. "You just sit right here on the sofa and don't move a muscle."
Fifteen minutes later a strong smell was coming from the kitchen.
"John, you alright in there?" Abby called from the other room.
"How do you feel about a pizza?" Carter coughed a response.
"The number's on the fridge." Abby said with a smile.
When the pizza arrived some time later, John pulled out plates and set them on the kitchen table.
"To hell with it. Just bring it in the other room." Abby said coming into the kitchen. She grabbed the pizza box and put it on the coffee table and sat down on the ground. Following her lead, Carter also sat down on the floor and grabbed a piece of the pizza.
"Hmm. This is definitely better than my cooking." Carter laughed with his mouth full of cheese.
"Haha. From the way it smelled I'd say it is too." Abby laughed. Carter watched her laugh and disbelievingly shook his head. "You got cheese on your nose. Here."
Abby gently wiped John's nose and smiled at him.
"This was fun." She said after a moment.
"Yeah it was. It's not over yet though! I saw ice cream in the freezer." Carter jumped up and went into the kitchen and grabbed the ice cream and two spoons. He brought it back into the other room and sat on the sofa. Abby scooted up and sat next to him and grabbed the other spoon. Subconsciously, she leaned up against his shoulder.
"Have you ever been in love?" Abby asked, taking a scoop of ice cream.
"What?" Carter asked surprised.
"Have you ever been in love and totally known you loved that person."
"Once." Carter admitted. "Harper Tracy. I was a stupid surgical intern though and blew it."
"That's the only one?"
"I thought I was in love with Roxanne. She told me I was spending too much time with Lucy though." Carter said quietly.
"Did you love Lucy?" Abby asked, looking up at him. Noticing his surprised face she explained quickly. "I heard some of the nurses talking about it once. Something about an exam room."
Carter's face turned quickly into a smile as he recalled that day. "She kicked me."
"Huh?"
"Some karate or tai-bo guy or something came in and was giving her lessons and she kicked me." John said.
"I don't think I loved her as much as the idea of her being there. She was the first med student I actually connected with." Carter finally answered the original question. They were both quiet for a moment as they thought about Lucy.
Abby saw the sad look on his face and tried to apologize.
"I shouldn't have brought it up. Just trying to make conversation." She said softly and took another spoonful of ice cream. Carter only responded by biting his lip and shrugging.
"Can I ask you a question?" John asked a few minutes later.
"Sure." Abby said nonchalantly.
"What was the real reason you broke up with Luka?" Carter questioned, looking into her eyes.
"You want the truth? He broke up with me."
"But you said…"
"I know." Abby said, wrapping her arms around her body. John, realizing she obviously didn't want to get into this, glanced down at his watch.
"Hmm…it's already 9. I have to get back to the hospital. I'm supposed to be working a night shift."
"I thought you were off after your afternoon shift?"
"No, Kerry needed me to make up an extra shift. She told me before I left." Carter kept the real reason of his having to go back from her. Carter stood up from the sofa and Abby stretched out her arms and John pulled her up next to him.
"Oh. Well I'll talk to you later." Abby sighed and started walking him to the door.
"Call me if you need anything. I mean it."
"I'll be alright." Abby said convincingly.
"I know." John smiled and walked out the door. Abby sighed as she shut the door. She walked back into the living room and cleaned up their mess from dinner. Then she went into her bedroom and went to sleep.
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This chapter takes place right after the last one ended…
"Do you want me to take you home?" John asked after she had calmed down a little.
"No. I'm on in a few hours anyway." Abby sniffled.
"What? You were going to come straight down and do a shift after…?" Carter tried to say. He was horrified to see Abby nodding.
"I'm sorry." Abby whispered.
"Tell you what. It's slow in here today. How about you call in sick and I'll get out early and I'll take you back to your place. I'll even fix you dinner." Carter said with a smile.
"I can't. I've ditched too many times lately." Abby said, wiping her eyes.
"I'll talk to Kerry. She'll understand."
"I don't want anyone knowing I'm pregnant yet. I'm not ready to answer questions." Abby said boldly.
"Okay, I'll take care of it." Carter said as he headed out the door. "Get your stuff together and I'll be back in a few minutes."
He walked out the lounge door and sighed as he went to find Kerry. He found her examining a teenage girl in an exam room.
"Dr. Weaver. Can I speak to you for a minute?" John poked his head in the door.
"Sure. I'll be right back." Kerry told her patient and walked towards the door. "What's the problem?"
"Uh, I was wondering if I could be excused from the rest of my shift."
"For what reason?" Carter racked his mind trying to come up with an excuse.
"Um, Abby's having some personal problems. I wanted to make sure she's okay."
"Is she coming in later?"
"Actually, she's here now. But she still isn't feeling very good. I'll make up her shift if it's a problem."
"Just go. It's dead in here anyway." Kerry said after thinking for a minute.
"Thank you Kerry. I really appreciate it." John said graciously and left to go back to the lounge.
"Ready to go?" Carter asked Abby as he stepped through the door.
"Wow. That was quick."
"Yeah, she caved in easily. Let's go."
John and Abby got to her apartment twenty minutes later. Abby unlocked the door and let the two of them in. After shutting the door and pulling off her coat, Abby started to go into the kitchen.
"Oh no you don't. I offered to make dinner and dinner is what I'll make!" Carter said, pulling her into the other room. "You just sit right here on the sofa and don't move a muscle."
Fifteen minutes later a strong smell was coming from the kitchen.
"John, you alright in there?" Abby called from the other room.
"How do you feel about a pizza?" Carter coughed a response.
"The number's on the fridge." Abby said with a smile.
When the pizza arrived some time later, John pulled out plates and set them on the kitchen table.
"To hell with it. Just bring it in the other room." Abby said coming into the kitchen. She grabbed the pizza box and put it on the coffee table and sat down on the ground. Following her lead, Carter also sat down on the floor and grabbed a piece of the pizza.
"Hmm. This is definitely better than my cooking." Carter laughed with his mouth full of cheese.
"Haha. From the way it smelled I'd say it is too." Abby laughed. Carter watched her laugh and disbelievingly shook his head. "You got cheese on your nose. Here."
Abby gently wiped John's nose and smiled at him.
"This was fun." She said after a moment.
"Yeah it was. It's not over yet though! I saw ice cream in the freezer." Carter jumped up and went into the kitchen and grabbed the ice cream and two spoons. He brought it back into the other room and sat on the sofa. Abby scooted up and sat next to him and grabbed the other spoon. Subconsciously, she leaned up against his shoulder.
"Have you ever been in love?" Abby asked, taking a scoop of ice cream.
"What?" Carter asked surprised.
"Have you ever been in love and totally known you loved that person."
"Once." Carter admitted. "Harper Tracy. I was a stupid surgical intern though and blew it."
"That's the only one?"
"I thought I was in love with Roxanne. She told me I was spending too much time with Lucy though." Carter said quietly.
"Did you love Lucy?" Abby asked, looking up at him. Noticing his surprised face she explained quickly. "I heard some of the nurses talking about it once. Something about an exam room."
Carter's face turned quickly into a smile as he recalled that day. "She kicked me."
"Huh?"
"Some karate or tai-bo guy or something came in and was giving her lessons and she kicked me." John said.
"I don't think I loved her as much as the idea of her being there. She was the first med student I actually connected with." Carter finally answered the original question. They were both quiet for a moment as they thought about Lucy.
Abby saw the sad look on his face and tried to apologize.
"I shouldn't have brought it up. Just trying to make conversation." She said softly and took another spoonful of ice cream. Carter only responded by biting his lip and shrugging.
"Can I ask you a question?" John asked a few minutes later.
"Sure." Abby said nonchalantly.
"What was the real reason you broke up with Luka?" Carter questioned, looking into her eyes.
"You want the truth? He broke up with me."
"But you said…"
"I know." Abby said, wrapping her arms around her body. John, realizing she obviously didn't want to get into this, glanced down at his watch.
"Hmm…it's already 9. I have to get back to the hospital. I'm supposed to be working a night shift."
"I thought you were off after your afternoon shift?"
"No, Kerry needed me to make up an extra shift. She told me before I left." Carter kept the real reason of his having to go back from her. Carter stood up from the sofa and Abby stretched out her arms and John pulled her up next to him.
"Oh. Well I'll talk to you later." Abby sighed and started walking him to the door.
"Call me if you need anything. I mean it."
"I'll be alright." Abby said convincingly.
"I know." John smiled and walked out the door. Abby sighed as she shut the door. She walked back into the living room and cleaned up their mess from dinner. Then she went into her bedroom and went to sleep.