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Okay – I know this chapter has been a long time coming and I know many people were upset that it took me so long to get my act together, but I finally did it! My mother and my sister went out of town for 5 days and I know that should have left me time to write, but I ended up doing other things around the house and spending time with my dad and my brother. In fact, I feel very tomboyish since I've had to put up with nothing but baseball for these five days. I didn't even get to see last week's Gilmore Girls!! So here is the long awaited 14th chapter. I'm glad so many people are enjoying this story and I just can't believe the success of it (like I told you Jen). Enjoy. :-D
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Abby tossed and turned the entire night as she thought about John. She wasn't sure what she was going to say to him the next day. All these feelings had built themselves up in her mind and she didn't know what she was going to do. Rolling over, she looked at the time on the clock on her bedside table. 2:34.
She plopped her feet over the side of the bed and sat for a moment before standing up. She slid on her slippers and her robe and walked towards the kitchen. Filling her kettle with water, she placed it on the stove and turned on the television. Since it was so late at night, there really wasn't anything to watch so Abby basically flipped channels until her tea was ready. She filled a mug with the hot water and set a tea bag in as well. Taking the mug and walking back into the other room, she started flipping channels again. Finally finding a good movie, she stopped flipping and took a sip of her tea.
She felt a slight ache in her back and rubbed it. As she lay down on the sofa, she soon drifted back off to sleep. The next thing she knew, sunlight was pouring through the windows and glancing at her watch, she realized it was already 8:37.
"Shit." Abby cursed, standing quickly and walking into her kitchen. She started the coffee machine and pulled a couple eggs out of the refrigerator. Ignoring the throbbing pain that was continuing in her back, Abby cracked the eggs into a bowl and pulled a fork out and started scrambling them. After finishing all the preparations for breakfast, she walked into her bedroom and into her closet to pick out something to wear. She decided on a three quarter length white t-shirt and a pair of maternity overalls that covered her large stomach. Pulling her hair back into a ponytail, she started back towards the kitchen to turn on the stove to cook the eggs.
Suddenly there was a knock on her door and Abby rushed to answer it.
"Hey. Come on in." Abby said breathlessly as she threw open the door.
"Whoah. What's the matter? You been running laps around the apartment?" John joked.
"I've been trying to cook breakfast." Abby said, shutting the door after Carter had walked in.
"Oh. I thought I was supposed to supply that. I brought bagels." John said, holding up a bag in his hand. Abby groaned in aggravation and stomped towards the kitchen.
"What's that smell?"
"Your breakfast." Abby said, plopping the now blackened eggs onto a paper plate and handing it to Carter.
"Haha. Very funny. You knew I was bringing the food."
"How would I know that?"
"Because we both know we can't trust your cooking." John smiled. Abby rolled her eyes and picked up the frying pan as to bash Carter over the head with it.
"Hey. Hey. I'm not saying it's anything compared to mine." John yelped and quickly exclaimed. Abby set down the pan and shook her head. "So what have I come over here for?"
"Huh?"
"You said you needed to figure something out. Did you?" John asked, stabbing the burned eggs with a fork.
"Oh. Uh. Yeah, I guess I did." Abby set her hands on the counter and breathed a sigh and was about to tell him her true feelings, but suddenly a surprised expression came across her face and her face turned white.
"What's wrong?" John asked, noticing her sudden quietness.
"I think my water just broke." Abby whispered, in shock.
"Well I'm sure you could call a plumber and he'd come right out and fix it." Carter shrugged.
"No. MY water. I'm having the baby."
"Shit!" John jumped up and ran towards her. "We need to get you to the hospital. Do you have a bag?"
Abby nodded. "It's in the hall closet."
Five minutes later, they were both in Carter's car and he was driving speedily towards County General.
"You're going to have a baby!" John said excitedly as he helped her out of the vehicle in the ambulance bay.
"We're going to have a baby!" Abby corrected as a gurney came threw the doors and loaded her on and wheeled back in towards the large building.
John stood dumbfounded for a moment as he pondered what all this could possibly mean. A loud siren interrupted his thoughts and he jumped in the car to move it from blocking the path of the arriving ambulance. He ran back into the hospital 10 minutes later after parking the car and found out that Abby had already been taken upstairs. Instead of taking the elevator, which a crowd had assembled in front of, waiting to go upstairs as well, John headed towards the stairs and ran as quickly as his bad back could handle until he reached the correct floor.
As he pushed open the doors from the stairwell, he was just in time to see Abby being wheeled down the hallway. He caught up with the gurney right as it was taken into the labor and delivery room. John stood back a little as the obstetrician and a nurse hooked up several different machines to Abby.
"Dr. Carter, what are you doing in here?" Janet Coburn turned and finally noticed John was standing in the room.
"He's with me." Abby explained.
"Oh. Well then I suggest you go change into scrubs and come back because we're about to have ourselves a baby here." Coburn smiled. Carter walked over and squeezed Abby's hand.
"I'll be right back." He said quickly. "Do you want me to call Susan?"
"No. I want you here." Abby said as another contraction hit her.
"Are you sure? I was only the fill-in. To tell you the truth I wasn't even paying attention the entire time."
"I want you here." Abby repeated.
"Okay. I'll be right here."
"Hurry." Abby gasped and squeezed her eyes shut as the pain set in. John walked towards the door, then turned around and gave one last glance at Abby before hurrying off to change into the scrubs. Thoughts raced through his mind as he quickly changed. She had said we. It had never been we. As Carter tied a knot in the pants and pulled the shirt over his head, he wondered what this could possibly mean.
He wanted to tell her his true feelings for her, but he didn't know when the appropriate time could possibly be. He was going to tell her at breakfast that morning, but they had been interrupted. He knew if he didn't tell her soon, he would never be able to tell her. But now she was about to have his baby and the timing obviously wasn't right. He walked out of the changing room and back towards Abby's room. He paused for a moment and sighed before pushing the door open and stepping into what was about to become one of the largest challenges of his life.
Okay – I know this chapter has been a long time coming and I know many people were upset that it took me so long to get my act together, but I finally did it! My mother and my sister went out of town for 5 days and I know that should have left me time to write, but I ended up doing other things around the house and spending time with my dad and my brother. In fact, I feel very tomboyish since I've had to put up with nothing but baseball for these five days. I didn't even get to see last week's Gilmore Girls!! So here is the long awaited 14th chapter. I'm glad so many people are enjoying this story and I just can't believe the success of it (like I told you Jen). Enjoy. :-D
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Abby tossed and turned the entire night as she thought about John. She wasn't sure what she was going to say to him the next day. All these feelings had built themselves up in her mind and she didn't know what she was going to do. Rolling over, she looked at the time on the clock on her bedside table. 2:34.
She plopped her feet over the side of the bed and sat for a moment before standing up. She slid on her slippers and her robe and walked towards the kitchen. Filling her kettle with water, she placed it on the stove and turned on the television. Since it was so late at night, there really wasn't anything to watch so Abby basically flipped channels until her tea was ready. She filled a mug with the hot water and set a tea bag in as well. Taking the mug and walking back into the other room, she started flipping channels again. Finally finding a good movie, she stopped flipping and took a sip of her tea.
She felt a slight ache in her back and rubbed it. As she lay down on the sofa, she soon drifted back off to sleep. The next thing she knew, sunlight was pouring through the windows and glancing at her watch, she realized it was already 8:37.
"Shit." Abby cursed, standing quickly and walking into her kitchen. She started the coffee machine and pulled a couple eggs out of the refrigerator. Ignoring the throbbing pain that was continuing in her back, Abby cracked the eggs into a bowl and pulled a fork out and started scrambling them. After finishing all the preparations for breakfast, she walked into her bedroom and into her closet to pick out something to wear. She decided on a three quarter length white t-shirt and a pair of maternity overalls that covered her large stomach. Pulling her hair back into a ponytail, she started back towards the kitchen to turn on the stove to cook the eggs.
Suddenly there was a knock on her door and Abby rushed to answer it.
"Hey. Come on in." Abby said breathlessly as she threw open the door.
"Whoah. What's the matter? You been running laps around the apartment?" John joked.
"I've been trying to cook breakfast." Abby said, shutting the door after Carter had walked in.
"Oh. I thought I was supposed to supply that. I brought bagels." John said, holding up a bag in his hand. Abby groaned in aggravation and stomped towards the kitchen.
"What's that smell?"
"Your breakfast." Abby said, plopping the now blackened eggs onto a paper plate and handing it to Carter.
"Haha. Very funny. You knew I was bringing the food."
"How would I know that?"
"Because we both know we can't trust your cooking." John smiled. Abby rolled her eyes and picked up the frying pan as to bash Carter over the head with it.
"Hey. Hey. I'm not saying it's anything compared to mine." John yelped and quickly exclaimed. Abby set down the pan and shook her head. "So what have I come over here for?"
"Huh?"
"You said you needed to figure something out. Did you?" John asked, stabbing the burned eggs with a fork.
"Oh. Uh. Yeah, I guess I did." Abby set her hands on the counter and breathed a sigh and was about to tell him her true feelings, but suddenly a surprised expression came across her face and her face turned white.
"What's wrong?" John asked, noticing her sudden quietness.
"I think my water just broke." Abby whispered, in shock.
"Well I'm sure you could call a plumber and he'd come right out and fix it." Carter shrugged.
"No. MY water. I'm having the baby."
"Shit!" John jumped up and ran towards her. "We need to get you to the hospital. Do you have a bag?"
Abby nodded. "It's in the hall closet."
Five minutes later, they were both in Carter's car and he was driving speedily towards County General.
"You're going to have a baby!" John said excitedly as he helped her out of the vehicle in the ambulance bay.
"We're going to have a baby!" Abby corrected as a gurney came threw the doors and loaded her on and wheeled back in towards the large building.
John stood dumbfounded for a moment as he pondered what all this could possibly mean. A loud siren interrupted his thoughts and he jumped in the car to move it from blocking the path of the arriving ambulance. He ran back into the hospital 10 minutes later after parking the car and found out that Abby had already been taken upstairs. Instead of taking the elevator, which a crowd had assembled in front of, waiting to go upstairs as well, John headed towards the stairs and ran as quickly as his bad back could handle until he reached the correct floor.
As he pushed open the doors from the stairwell, he was just in time to see Abby being wheeled down the hallway. He caught up with the gurney right as it was taken into the labor and delivery room. John stood back a little as the obstetrician and a nurse hooked up several different machines to Abby.
"Dr. Carter, what are you doing in here?" Janet Coburn turned and finally noticed John was standing in the room.
"He's with me." Abby explained.
"Oh. Well then I suggest you go change into scrubs and come back because we're about to have ourselves a baby here." Coburn smiled. Carter walked over and squeezed Abby's hand.
"I'll be right back." He said quickly. "Do you want me to call Susan?"
"No. I want you here." Abby said as another contraction hit her.
"Are you sure? I was only the fill-in. To tell you the truth I wasn't even paying attention the entire time."
"I want you here." Abby repeated.
"Okay. I'll be right here."
"Hurry." Abby gasped and squeezed her eyes shut as the pain set in. John walked towards the door, then turned around and gave one last glance at Abby before hurrying off to change into the scrubs. Thoughts raced through his mind as he quickly changed. She had said we. It had never been we. As Carter tied a knot in the pants and pulled the shirt over his head, he wondered what this could possibly mean.
He wanted to tell her his true feelings for her, but he didn't know when the appropriate time could possibly be. He was going to tell her at breakfast that morning, but they had been interrupted. He knew if he didn't tell her soon, he would never be able to tell her. But now she was about to have his baby and the timing obviously wasn't right. He walked out of the changing room and back towards Abby's room. He paused for a moment and sighed before pushing the door open and stepping into what was about to become one of the largest challenges of his life.