Part 15
"I can't believe you said that!"
"Well what was I supposed to do? She was being really…*THUD*…nasty and I wanted to wipe that…*THUD*…smug look off her face." *THUD* "OW! I give up!! Stupid *KICK* Stupid *KICK* Door!!!!"
"Calm down! Let me have a go."
There was the sound of a key turning in the lock and the door knob jostling as Abby gave the bottom of the door a little kick, and the door to her apartment swung open. She stood aside with a flourish and gestured for Carter to step inside ahead of her. He did so, scowling slightly and rubbing his shoulder.
"You know, now that I've officially moved in I think it's time we bought you a new door. That thing is a menace." Abby was looking decidedly unimpressed, in fact she was on the verge of laughter as she watched her husband trying to explain how the door had bested him. "I think I might have dislocated my shoulder…" he added in a small, little-boy lost voice as he tentatively tested his shoulder
"Aw, poor baby. You want me to kiss it better for you?" She asked in a mock- concerned voice. He pouted and nodded slowly as he sat down on the sofa. She walked over and stood behind him, then placed her hands gently on his shoulders. She bent down to kiss his shoulder. "There," she asked softly, "all better?"
He closed his eyes and nodded. She began to trail kisses up along his shoulder to his neck, then along his jaw. As she neared his mouth he turned his head and their lips met in a light kiss. He reached up and put his arms around her neck, deepening the kiss and pulling her gently over the back of the sofa. Her hands moved behind his head and she weaved her fingers through his hair, while he shifted slightly so that she was settled more comfortably on top of him.
Eventually they drew apart and smiled at each other. Abby stared down at Carter: her hair was falling down about her face and Carter was again struck by how lucky he was to be with her. She moved one hand from around his neck and caressed his shoulder.
"I see your shoulder's better," she said.
"What can I say, you're a good doctor."
"Flatterer!"
"Well, it doesn't hurt to keep the wife sweet with a few compliments every now and then!"
"Hey!!"
She grabbed hold of a cushion from behind her and swung it at him. He put his hands up to defend himself, and as she drew back to take another swing at him he reached out and started to tickle her. She continued to try hitting him with the cushion with one hand whilst the other one was clasped across her shoulders in an attempt to stop him tickling her arm-pits. She managed to twist herself away from his reach and jumped off the couch, running towards the kitchen. Carter rolled off the couch and ran after her, cornering her by the kitchen table. She feigned to the left but he moved in the same direction, then the same happened when she moved to the right. They stood there facing each other at opposite sides of the table, eyeing each other up and panting for breath. Abby was the first to break the silence. She let go of the back of the chair she was holding and stood up, putting her hands up in the surrender position.
"OK, ok, "she gasped. "Truce?"
Carter considered this, and stood upright. He nodded his head. "Alright. Truce."
"HA! Gotcha!" She dodged to the left and ran past him. Carter called out after her for cheating and continued to chase her around the apartment. He caught her just as she was running into the bedroom, and she screamed with laughter as he lifted her off her feet and kicked the door to the bedroom shut. Her shrieks could be heard through the apartment as he threw her onto the bed, where he soon followed her and silenced her with a kiss…
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Later that night they lay curled up together in their bed, with her back against his chest and his arm draped over her waist. Abby was playing with the hand of Carter's right arm, which was behind her head, feeling the fingers and rubbing the palm in small circular movements, almost as if she was in a dream. He was watching her, equally mesmerised by her actions.
"John," she said wistfully.
"Um?" he answered, still transfixed by the patterns she was tracing on his hand.
"About what you said to Richard's mother, about me being pregnant and you never being happier…"
"What about it?" he answered absently.
"I've been thinking. The idea shocked me a little at first, but it didn't really scare me like I thought it would. And even though it was only for a few minutes I really liked the idea. For a few minutes I was there thinking 'I'm carrying John's Baby' and I was SO happy…I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you want to, I'd really like for us to try for a baby."
This brought Carter back to earth with a bump. He wouldn't deny that he had thought of having a baby with Abby, often, but he had never wanted to say anything because he knew the possibility of it being bi-polar was a huge factor with her. Before he allowed himself to accept the idea he had to know that this was what she really wanted, that it wasn't just an impulse decision. He turned her over gently so that she was facing him, and he looked deep into her eyes.
"Do you really mean that?" he whispered softly. "Because if you're not sure then we don't have to try. We can wait and talk about it, read some articles, give you time to set your mind at rest…"
Abby put out her hand and placed her fingers over his lips to stop him talking. She then removed her hand and gave him a light kiss on the lips.
"I'm sure, John. I've thought about this. A lot, not just this evening. All tonight has made me realise is that more than anything else in the world I want to be a family with you. A proper family. And I'm willing to take the risk if you are. So long as we're together I think we can cope with whatever life throws at us!"
He smiled slowly before breaking into a huge grin.
"Okay." He kissed her, a deep kiss that seemed to last forever as they wrapped their arms around each other. They broke apart and looked at each other again. They were both smiling, but as the enormity of the decision they had just made hit them they started to laugh. "OKAY!" Carter laughed before kissing Abby once more, setting them off on another round of lovemaking that would hopefully welcome a new life into the world.
"I can't believe you said that!"
"Well what was I supposed to do? She was being really…*THUD*…nasty and I wanted to wipe that…*THUD*…smug look off her face." *THUD* "OW! I give up!! Stupid *KICK* Stupid *KICK* Door!!!!"
"Calm down! Let me have a go."
There was the sound of a key turning in the lock and the door knob jostling as Abby gave the bottom of the door a little kick, and the door to her apartment swung open. She stood aside with a flourish and gestured for Carter to step inside ahead of her. He did so, scowling slightly and rubbing his shoulder.
"You know, now that I've officially moved in I think it's time we bought you a new door. That thing is a menace." Abby was looking decidedly unimpressed, in fact she was on the verge of laughter as she watched her husband trying to explain how the door had bested him. "I think I might have dislocated my shoulder…" he added in a small, little-boy lost voice as he tentatively tested his shoulder
"Aw, poor baby. You want me to kiss it better for you?" She asked in a mock- concerned voice. He pouted and nodded slowly as he sat down on the sofa. She walked over and stood behind him, then placed her hands gently on his shoulders. She bent down to kiss his shoulder. "There," she asked softly, "all better?"
He closed his eyes and nodded. She began to trail kisses up along his shoulder to his neck, then along his jaw. As she neared his mouth he turned his head and their lips met in a light kiss. He reached up and put his arms around her neck, deepening the kiss and pulling her gently over the back of the sofa. Her hands moved behind his head and she weaved her fingers through his hair, while he shifted slightly so that she was settled more comfortably on top of him.
Eventually they drew apart and smiled at each other. Abby stared down at Carter: her hair was falling down about her face and Carter was again struck by how lucky he was to be with her. She moved one hand from around his neck and caressed his shoulder.
"I see your shoulder's better," she said.
"What can I say, you're a good doctor."
"Flatterer!"
"Well, it doesn't hurt to keep the wife sweet with a few compliments every now and then!"
"Hey!!"
She grabbed hold of a cushion from behind her and swung it at him. He put his hands up to defend himself, and as she drew back to take another swing at him he reached out and started to tickle her. She continued to try hitting him with the cushion with one hand whilst the other one was clasped across her shoulders in an attempt to stop him tickling her arm-pits. She managed to twist herself away from his reach and jumped off the couch, running towards the kitchen. Carter rolled off the couch and ran after her, cornering her by the kitchen table. She feigned to the left but he moved in the same direction, then the same happened when she moved to the right. They stood there facing each other at opposite sides of the table, eyeing each other up and panting for breath. Abby was the first to break the silence. She let go of the back of the chair she was holding and stood up, putting her hands up in the surrender position.
"OK, ok, "she gasped. "Truce?"
Carter considered this, and stood upright. He nodded his head. "Alright. Truce."
"HA! Gotcha!" She dodged to the left and ran past him. Carter called out after her for cheating and continued to chase her around the apartment. He caught her just as she was running into the bedroom, and she screamed with laughter as he lifted her off her feet and kicked the door to the bedroom shut. Her shrieks could be heard through the apartment as he threw her onto the bed, where he soon followed her and silenced her with a kiss…
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Later that night they lay curled up together in their bed, with her back against his chest and his arm draped over her waist. Abby was playing with the hand of Carter's right arm, which was behind her head, feeling the fingers and rubbing the palm in small circular movements, almost as if she was in a dream. He was watching her, equally mesmerised by her actions.
"John," she said wistfully.
"Um?" he answered, still transfixed by the patterns she was tracing on his hand.
"About what you said to Richard's mother, about me being pregnant and you never being happier…"
"What about it?" he answered absently.
"I've been thinking. The idea shocked me a little at first, but it didn't really scare me like I thought it would. And even though it was only for a few minutes I really liked the idea. For a few minutes I was there thinking 'I'm carrying John's Baby' and I was SO happy…I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you want to, I'd really like for us to try for a baby."
This brought Carter back to earth with a bump. He wouldn't deny that he had thought of having a baby with Abby, often, but he had never wanted to say anything because he knew the possibility of it being bi-polar was a huge factor with her. Before he allowed himself to accept the idea he had to know that this was what she really wanted, that it wasn't just an impulse decision. He turned her over gently so that she was facing him, and he looked deep into her eyes.
"Do you really mean that?" he whispered softly. "Because if you're not sure then we don't have to try. We can wait and talk about it, read some articles, give you time to set your mind at rest…"
Abby put out her hand and placed her fingers over his lips to stop him talking. She then removed her hand and gave him a light kiss on the lips.
"I'm sure, John. I've thought about this. A lot, not just this evening. All tonight has made me realise is that more than anything else in the world I want to be a family with you. A proper family. And I'm willing to take the risk if you are. So long as we're together I think we can cope with whatever life throws at us!"
He smiled slowly before breaking into a huge grin.
"Okay." He kissed her, a deep kiss that seemed to last forever as they wrapped their arms around each other. They broke apart and looked at each other again. They were both smiling, but as the enormity of the decision they had just made hit them they started to laugh. "OKAY!" Carter laughed before kissing Abby once more, setting them off on another round of lovemaking that would hopefully welcome a new life into the world.
