This isn't a full chapter of the story. It's more like a few little scenes
that will explain what is about to happen later on. I promised someone I'd
have this next part posted by Thursday morning so I have been determined to
finish it (which I just did). I'm upset because there's not a new episode
Thursday night, but March 28th will be the best day of my life because not
only is there a new episode, and not only am I going to be on spring break,
but I am finally getting my braces off! Three and a half years later I
will finally be able to have corn on the cob again! Needless to say, I'm
very excited. Enjoy this chapter. Thanks for all the positive reviews!
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*Two Days Later*
"So who do you think the father is?" Chuny asked Malik excitedly.
"I'm not getting involved in this." Malik replied rolling his eyes.
"Oh come on." Chuny said annoyed, then turned to Conni. "What about you Conni?"
"Hmm…I don't know if I want to get involved either. But if I had to, I'd put my money on Luka."
"No way! Abby would never go back to him." Haleh exclaimed.
"Well who else would it be?" Yosh asked, joining in the conversation.
"Who else is single in this hospital?" Chuny wondered.
"How do you know it's someone at the hospital?" Haleh questioned.
"Good morning ladies." Carter said and whistled as he came into the lounge.
"Hey Carter." Malik gave the other man a high five as he left the room. Suddenly a lightbulb went off in Chuny's head and she gave Conni a look.
"Carter, you're pretty close with Abby right?" Chuny asked.
"Uh, I guess so. Why?" Carter said opening his locker.
"Has she been dating anyone lately?"
"Um, I don't think so."
"Oh."
"What are you trying to find out?"
"Oh nothing."
"Chuny, I've known you for a long time. What gossip are you trying to spread?" John turned and looked at the nurse.
"You obviously don't know me at all, I'm just looking out for Abby's well- being." Chuni said defensively. Carter gave her a questioning look before shutting his locker.
"Whatever." Carter shook his head and walked out of the lounge.
"I say its him." Chuny said with a smile after John left.
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"Abby? You here?" John called as he knocked on Abby's front door a few days later. She had seemed to be avoiding him the past few days. He rarely saw her at the hospital and she hadn't answered the phone when he had called her. "Come on Abby, I know you're in there. Please open up."
Carter was about to walk away when the door slowly opened.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
"I don't think so John. I know you are excited about the baby, but I told you before that I don't want you to be involved. I think I'm starting to depend on you too much so I think it'd be best if we don't see each other as often." Abby said nervously.
"You want that?" Carter asked kind of sadly.
"Uh, yeah. I do. Look, I appreciate all you've done for me. I really do. But I don't think it's fair for me to be a burden on you. You don't owe me anything. Pretending that you do will only cause both of us more pain later on." Abby explained.
"Oh." John responded.
"So I'll see you around okay?" Abby said, starting to shut the door.
"Yeah, sure." Carter nodded as the door shut in hit face.
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*Four Months Later*
"God, I'm starting to look huge." Abby smiled and said to Susan.
"No, you're starting to look pregnant." Susan laughed. "Have you started thinking about names yet?"
"Please, I've barely started thinking about where the nursery is going to go." Abby replied.
"Do you need any help with anything?" Over the past few months the two women had grown exceptionally close. John Carter was never brought up between them and they had found other things to talk about. They met for breakfast at least two times a week and always shared stories about their families and their childhoods. Even though Abby didn't like to talk about hers very much, having another woman to talk to was very comforting.
"Uh, you know what? I do need help with something." Abby said after a moment.
"Sure, what?"
"I need a Lamaze coach." Susan looked at her skeptically.
"Wait a sec. Are you asking me?"
"Come on. You're perfectly capable. Besides, you don't even really have to do anything. I was an OB/GYN nurse remember. I know what to do. I'm just supposed to have one and I don't really have anyone else."
"Fine." Susan said, shaking her head.
"Thank you!" Abby said enthusiastically. "The class is on Thursday nights at 7."
"Lucky for you I have experience at being a Lamaze coach. I was Chloe's."
"Exactly. You're perfect for the job." Abby joked and left the lounge to start her shift.
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*Two Days Later*
"So who do you think the father is?" Chuny asked Malik excitedly.
"I'm not getting involved in this." Malik replied rolling his eyes.
"Oh come on." Chuny said annoyed, then turned to Conni. "What about you Conni?"
"Hmm…I don't know if I want to get involved either. But if I had to, I'd put my money on Luka."
"No way! Abby would never go back to him." Haleh exclaimed.
"Well who else would it be?" Yosh asked, joining in the conversation.
"Who else is single in this hospital?" Chuny wondered.
"How do you know it's someone at the hospital?" Haleh questioned.
"Good morning ladies." Carter said and whistled as he came into the lounge.
"Hey Carter." Malik gave the other man a high five as he left the room. Suddenly a lightbulb went off in Chuny's head and she gave Conni a look.
"Carter, you're pretty close with Abby right?" Chuny asked.
"Uh, I guess so. Why?" Carter said opening his locker.
"Has she been dating anyone lately?"
"Um, I don't think so."
"Oh."
"What are you trying to find out?"
"Oh nothing."
"Chuny, I've known you for a long time. What gossip are you trying to spread?" John turned and looked at the nurse.
"You obviously don't know me at all, I'm just looking out for Abby's well- being." Chuni said defensively. Carter gave her a questioning look before shutting his locker.
"Whatever." Carter shook his head and walked out of the lounge.
"I say its him." Chuny said with a smile after John left.
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"Abby? You here?" John called as he knocked on Abby's front door a few days later. She had seemed to be avoiding him the past few days. He rarely saw her at the hospital and she hadn't answered the phone when he had called her. "Come on Abby, I know you're in there. Please open up."
Carter was about to walk away when the door slowly opened.
"Can I come in?" He asked.
"I don't think so John. I know you are excited about the baby, but I told you before that I don't want you to be involved. I think I'm starting to depend on you too much so I think it'd be best if we don't see each other as often." Abby said nervously.
"You want that?" Carter asked kind of sadly.
"Uh, yeah. I do. Look, I appreciate all you've done for me. I really do. But I don't think it's fair for me to be a burden on you. You don't owe me anything. Pretending that you do will only cause both of us more pain later on." Abby explained.
"Oh." John responded.
"So I'll see you around okay?" Abby said, starting to shut the door.
"Yeah, sure." Carter nodded as the door shut in hit face.
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*Four Months Later*
"God, I'm starting to look huge." Abby smiled and said to Susan.
"No, you're starting to look pregnant." Susan laughed. "Have you started thinking about names yet?"
"Please, I've barely started thinking about where the nursery is going to go." Abby replied.
"Do you need any help with anything?" Over the past few months the two women had grown exceptionally close. John Carter was never brought up between them and they had found other things to talk about. They met for breakfast at least two times a week and always shared stories about their families and their childhoods. Even though Abby didn't like to talk about hers very much, having another woman to talk to was very comforting.
"Uh, you know what? I do need help with something." Abby said after a moment.
"Sure, what?"
"I need a Lamaze coach." Susan looked at her skeptically.
"Wait a sec. Are you asking me?"
"Come on. You're perfectly capable. Besides, you don't even really have to do anything. I was an OB/GYN nurse remember. I know what to do. I'm just supposed to have one and I don't really have anyone else."
"Fine." Susan said, shaking her head.
"Thank you!" Abby said enthusiastically. "The class is on Thursday nights at 7."
"Lucky for you I have experience at being a Lamaze coach. I was Chloe's."
"Exactly. You're perfect for the job." Abby joked and left the lounge to start her shift.