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Okay, this chapter is a little short, but another one will be up shortly after it. I just finished watching "Orion in the Sky" and I had tears streaming down my face by the end. Realize how it was Abby who was friendly and wonderful and said good-bye to him. Isn't she wonderful? And did you see the look Carter gave her as she did it. Totally priceless. I am really going to miss Mark because he was such a great character and through the seasons his character progressed through relationships, injuries, and the comings and goings of co-workers and now it is his time to shine. *Sob* I think I'm going to start crying again. (
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Fifteen minutes later Carter rushed through the doors of the hospital and after a few minutes, found out that Abby had been transferred upstairs. He boarded the elevator and waited impatiently until it got to the correct floor. After finding her room, he knocked gently on the door before entering.
"Abby?" He said softly, sticking his head in the door.
"They put me on a monitor." Abby said quietly. "They thought I was going to go into labor."
"That's a good idea. It's better for the baby." John replied, walking into the room and shutting the door behind him.
"I don't know what I was thinking. All of a sudden this car was just coming straight at me. I felt the baby kick and that was the last thing I remembered until I was being pried out of the car."
John could see Abby was about to break and there was nothing he could say to make her feel better.
"They're going to keep me over night for observation. I won't be able to go with you tomorrow. I'm so sorry." Abby said, trying to stay strong.
"That's not what's important." John said shaking his head. "You need to be healthy."
Abby nodded and bit her lip to stop crying. Carter walked over and gently kissed the top of her head.
"I need to go take care of something downstairs. I'll take you home tomorrow. Okay?"
Abby just nodded again.
"Thank you." Abby said, wiping her eyes.
"No problem." John said just as he had several months earlier. He exited the room and turned and looked through the window and saw Abby starting to cry.
"I'd do anything for you. You just don't know it." John said softly to himself and once again entered the elevator and clicked for the first floor.
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"Carter." Susan called, spotting him exiting the elevator from the front desk. "Carter."
"Oh hey." John said wearily.
"Did you go up and see Abby?" Susan asked, worriedly.
"Yeah. I just came from up there."
"How is she?" Dr. Lewis said, very concerned. "I was going to go up on my break. I've been slammed down here though. Chen and Kovac called in sick. Half the nurses didn't show up. I'm stuck with Kerry."
"She's on a fetal monitor. Apparently she went into early labor or something. I'm not really sure, I didn't get all the details."
"When are you on?"
"Four."
"Are you just gonna stick around til then or what?" Susan asked.
"Actually, I came down here to get all Abby's stuff. She said something about a baby shower." John answered, scratching his head.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Susan said, walking towards the lounge. "I was gonna take it over to her place. We put everything in one pile, but it still took up half the lounge."
"Well I'm going to pile it all into my car and take it."
"Do you have the key?"
"Not exactly."
"Here take mine." Susan opened her locker and dug into her purse and pulled out a single key.
"Thanks."
"Okay. Need any help?" Susan offered. Ten minutes later she had both hands full of baby stuff and she was walking towards John's jeep.
"I think that's everything." She said, after stuffing the last pile into the trunk and shutting the door. Carter got in the driver's seat and waved good-bye to Susan and drove off.
It took three trips to get everything inside. Then John Carter had a wonderful idea.
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Okay, this chapter is a little short, but another one will be up shortly after it. I just finished watching "Orion in the Sky" and I had tears streaming down my face by the end. Realize how it was Abby who was friendly and wonderful and said good-bye to him. Isn't she wonderful? And did you see the look Carter gave her as she did it. Totally priceless. I am really going to miss Mark because he was such a great character and through the seasons his character progressed through relationships, injuries, and the comings and goings of co-workers and now it is his time to shine. *Sob* I think I'm going to start crying again. (
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Fifteen minutes later Carter rushed through the doors of the hospital and after a few minutes, found out that Abby had been transferred upstairs. He boarded the elevator and waited impatiently until it got to the correct floor. After finding her room, he knocked gently on the door before entering.
"Abby?" He said softly, sticking his head in the door.
"They put me on a monitor." Abby said quietly. "They thought I was going to go into labor."
"That's a good idea. It's better for the baby." John replied, walking into the room and shutting the door behind him.
"I don't know what I was thinking. All of a sudden this car was just coming straight at me. I felt the baby kick and that was the last thing I remembered until I was being pried out of the car."
John could see Abby was about to break and there was nothing he could say to make her feel better.
"They're going to keep me over night for observation. I won't be able to go with you tomorrow. I'm so sorry." Abby said, trying to stay strong.
"That's not what's important." John said shaking his head. "You need to be healthy."
Abby nodded and bit her lip to stop crying. Carter walked over and gently kissed the top of her head.
"I need to go take care of something downstairs. I'll take you home tomorrow. Okay?"
Abby just nodded again.
"Thank you." Abby said, wiping her eyes.
"No problem." John said just as he had several months earlier. He exited the room and turned and looked through the window and saw Abby starting to cry.
"I'd do anything for you. You just don't know it." John said softly to himself and once again entered the elevator and clicked for the first floor.
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"Carter." Susan called, spotting him exiting the elevator from the front desk. "Carter."
"Oh hey." John said wearily.
"Did you go up and see Abby?" Susan asked, worriedly.
"Yeah. I just came from up there."
"How is she?" Dr. Lewis said, very concerned. "I was going to go up on my break. I've been slammed down here though. Chen and Kovac called in sick. Half the nurses didn't show up. I'm stuck with Kerry."
"She's on a fetal monitor. Apparently she went into early labor or something. I'm not really sure, I didn't get all the details."
"When are you on?"
"Four."
"Are you just gonna stick around til then or what?" Susan asked.
"Actually, I came down here to get all Abby's stuff. She said something about a baby shower." John answered, scratching his head.
"Oh, I almost forgot!" Susan said, walking towards the lounge. "I was gonna take it over to her place. We put everything in one pile, but it still took up half the lounge."
"Well I'm going to pile it all into my car and take it."
"Do you have the key?"
"Not exactly."
"Here take mine." Susan opened her locker and dug into her purse and pulled out a single key.
"Thanks."
"Okay. Need any help?" Susan offered. Ten minutes later she had both hands full of baby stuff and she was walking towards John's jeep.
"I think that's everything." She said, after stuffing the last pile into the trunk and shutting the door. Carter got in the driver's seat and waved good-bye to Susan and drove off.
It took three trips to get everything inside. Then John Carter had a wonderful idea.
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