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Okay – this may sound strange, but I was just watching the MC Hammer movie "Too Legit" on VH1 and had some form of inspiration and finished this chapter. Sorry it took so long to get it out, but I had a small case of writer's block and knew what I wanted to say, but couldn't put it into words. I also just got my braces off today and have been too busy smiling to concentrate on writing. So anyway, here's chapter 10 of the story…hope you enjoy! Chapter 11 won't be so long coming, even though I go back to school on Monday (.
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"Susan, you cannot cancel on me." Abby pleaded on the phone.
"I'm sorry Abby. I really am. But I'm really sick." Susan said and sneezed.
"I have no one else. I can't go without a partner. I've already been shunned by everything else in my life. Do I really need to add Lamaze to the list?" Abby put her hand on her head. Even though Susan had swore to go to class with her, she had come done with the flu that morning.
"Ask one of the nurses. They're your friends too." Susan suggested.
"Uch, fine. I'll find someone else. Feel better." Abby said and hung up the phone. She hesitated a moment before picking up the phone and dialing a number.
"Hello?" A groggy voice replied.
"Why are you asleep at 4 o'clock in the afternoon?" Abby questioned.
"Worked a long shift. Just got home an hour ago." John Carter explained.
"Uh, what are you doing tonight?" Abby grimaced as she asked the question.
"Probably nothing. Why?"
"I need a huge favor. And I know I said I didn't want to depend on you, but I'm desperate."
"What do you need?" Carter asked.
"A Lamaze coach." Abby answered. "But just for tonight. Susan is sick and can't go."
"What time?" John said, shaking his head.
"Seven." Abby held her breath as she waited for his response.
"Fine, I'll pick you up at 6."
"Thank you! It's really no big deal. You just have to sit there." Abby smiled.
"Yeah yeah. Let me go before I change my mind." Carter mumbled.
"See you later." Abby said.
"Bye." John said and hung up.
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"Hee Hee Hoo. Hee Hee Hoo." Abby breathed some time later.
"Now men, remember to encourage your wives." The instructor told everyone.
"If I'm not your husband, do I have to encourage you?" Carter whispered in Abby's ear.
"Oh be quiet. I do not want to get kicked out of Lamaze class. That would just add to the list of disappointments in my life." Abby shot back at Carter.
"Come on. It wouldn't be as bad as getting kicked out of med school would it?" John joked.
"Do you really want our child to be a reject from the start?"
"Very good Dr. Carter. Getting your wife to focus on other things besides the pain is very good. Conversation is a great way to do this." The instructor interrupted. Abby just rolled her eyes and continued to breathe.
"Should we tell him we're not married?" John asked.
"Okay, I think that's all for today folks. Good job." The instructor spoke, not letting Abby answer the question.
On the way back to Abby's apartment, neither person could think of anything to start any form of a conversation so they rode in silence.
"You're looking good." John said finally, breaking the silence and stealing a glance at Abby.
"Uch, I'm huge." Abby laughed.
"No, it suits you. Really." John smiled, pleased to see her laughing.
"Thanks." Abby tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Uh, how are you doing?"
"Couldn't be better."
"How's life as chief resident? We haven't talked in a while."
"That was your choice not mine." Carter said and focused on the road ahead of him. The rest of the ride was silent as they reached Abby's apartment. As Abby got out of the car, she spoke quietly.
"Listen John, I'm sorry. But I really do think it was the right thing to do." Carter didn't reply and Abby sadly shut the door and walked silently into her apartment building and closed the door behind her. After she had gotten into her apartment and locked the door, Abby sighed and kicked off her shoes and left them under her kitchen table. She walked into her closet and changed into her pajamas and sat down on her bed.
"It was the right thing to do." Abby assured herself before pulling down the covers and climbing in between the sheets of her bed. She placed her hand on her bulging stomach. "It really was."
Okay – this may sound strange, but I was just watching the MC Hammer movie "Too Legit" on VH1 and had some form of inspiration and finished this chapter. Sorry it took so long to get it out, but I had a small case of writer's block and knew what I wanted to say, but couldn't put it into words. I also just got my braces off today and have been too busy smiling to concentrate on writing. So anyway, here's chapter 10 of the story…hope you enjoy! Chapter 11 won't be so long coming, even though I go back to school on Monday (.
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"Susan, you cannot cancel on me." Abby pleaded on the phone.
"I'm sorry Abby. I really am. But I'm really sick." Susan said and sneezed.
"I have no one else. I can't go without a partner. I've already been shunned by everything else in my life. Do I really need to add Lamaze to the list?" Abby put her hand on her head. Even though Susan had swore to go to class with her, she had come done with the flu that morning.
"Ask one of the nurses. They're your friends too." Susan suggested.
"Uch, fine. I'll find someone else. Feel better." Abby said and hung up the phone. She hesitated a moment before picking up the phone and dialing a number.
"Hello?" A groggy voice replied.
"Why are you asleep at 4 o'clock in the afternoon?" Abby questioned.
"Worked a long shift. Just got home an hour ago." John Carter explained.
"Uh, what are you doing tonight?" Abby grimaced as she asked the question.
"Probably nothing. Why?"
"I need a huge favor. And I know I said I didn't want to depend on you, but I'm desperate."
"What do you need?" Carter asked.
"A Lamaze coach." Abby answered. "But just for tonight. Susan is sick and can't go."
"What time?" John said, shaking his head.
"Seven." Abby held her breath as she waited for his response.
"Fine, I'll pick you up at 6."
"Thank you! It's really no big deal. You just have to sit there." Abby smiled.
"Yeah yeah. Let me go before I change my mind." Carter mumbled.
"See you later." Abby said.
"Bye." John said and hung up.
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"Hee Hee Hoo. Hee Hee Hoo." Abby breathed some time later.
"Now men, remember to encourage your wives." The instructor told everyone.
"If I'm not your husband, do I have to encourage you?" Carter whispered in Abby's ear.
"Oh be quiet. I do not want to get kicked out of Lamaze class. That would just add to the list of disappointments in my life." Abby shot back at Carter.
"Come on. It wouldn't be as bad as getting kicked out of med school would it?" John joked.
"Do you really want our child to be a reject from the start?"
"Very good Dr. Carter. Getting your wife to focus on other things besides the pain is very good. Conversation is a great way to do this." The instructor interrupted. Abby just rolled her eyes and continued to breathe.
"Should we tell him we're not married?" John asked.
"Okay, I think that's all for today folks. Good job." The instructor spoke, not letting Abby answer the question.
On the way back to Abby's apartment, neither person could think of anything to start any form of a conversation so they rode in silence.
"You're looking good." John said finally, breaking the silence and stealing a glance at Abby.
"Uch, I'm huge." Abby laughed.
"No, it suits you. Really." John smiled, pleased to see her laughing.
"Thanks." Abby tucked a piece of hair behind her ear. "Uh, how are you doing?"
"Couldn't be better."
"How's life as chief resident? We haven't talked in a while."
"That was your choice not mine." Carter said and focused on the road ahead of him. The rest of the ride was silent as they reached Abby's apartment. As Abby got out of the car, she spoke quietly.
"Listen John, I'm sorry. But I really do think it was the right thing to do." Carter didn't reply and Abby sadly shut the door and walked silently into her apartment building and closed the door behind her. After she had gotten into her apartment and locked the door, Abby sighed and kicked off her shoes and left them under her kitchen table. She walked into her closet and changed into her pajamas and sat down on her bed.
"It was the right thing to do." Abby assured herself before pulling down the covers and climbing in between the sheets of her bed. She placed her hand on her bulging stomach. "It really was."