Carter sat by Abby's side. She looked so small and frail. So tiny and
innocent. Her face was bruised and battered and he barley recognised her.
He held her hand up to his face and cried on it. "Oh my darling Abby,
please don't leave me, it can't be too late for us. We are meant to be
together. We really are. I love you and when you come out of this I am
going to marry you, look after you and make everyday the best of your life.
I promise. I promise"
"Dr.Carter, we have to take her now" said Romano. "I will do everything in my power to save her and make everything okay. I promise, Lizzy and I will. Just sit tight John"
Carter watched them wheel her away and for the first time since Bobby was ill, he prayed.
Carter felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up, it was Gamma. "Oh Gamma, he sobbed, who would do this. What am going to do. I could have stopped this. It is all my fault." cried Carter as he broke down in his Grandmother's arms.
"Now, now John. Stop being so selfish, thinking of yourself. Think of the poor girl and how she is. You need to be so strong for her. All your energy needs to go into her recovery. And when she comes out, she will move in with us. We will give her 24 hours a day care. The best money can by. We will be her family."
"But Gamma, even is she pulls through surgery, who is to say she will forgive me and accept me?"
"John you are being selfish again. You will be here every day and show and prove your love. And she will know this. We will make her better. I promise" Gamma hoped and prayed that this would come true.
Carter had fell asleep waiting for her. At the last count she had been in surgery for 8 hours. He was praying.
"Carter" Carter sprang awake.
"She's a tough young girl, Carter. We lost her twice in surgery, but we got her back. We stopped the internal bleeding. I think there should be no problems there, although she lost her spleen. We set her arm and wrist. Her nose can be reset at later date, as you know. Her back looks fine to me, just severe bruising, which will go over time.. Its just..." Romano tailed off...
"Just tell me Romano"
"We can't tell for a few days whether or not she has any brain damage. Her brain is swollen, but that means nothing for the moment. We can't do a scan till it has reduced in swelling. Then we will know the full extent of the damage. She's had enough oxygen so I am hoping for the best. Until the swelling has gone down we will keep her sedated and then we can hope for the best. Pray Carter Pray"
"Thanks Romano, I owe you one" "Wait and see Carter, wait and see"
Romano left the young doctor and hoped that he would be calling in that favour. He really hoped that the pretty nurse, would get better.
Carter, quietly went into the room where Abby was lay. She looked so pale. So quiet, he checked to see her chest moving up and down. "Oh Abby, baby. Please wake up soon. I will look after you. Me and Gamma. Forever. We will smother you with love. I'll never leave you, never. I want you to be my wife. You're my one true love. " Carter, sat and cried, for everything that should have been and wasn't. He fell asleep where he sat. Exhausted and emotionally drained.
Kerry watched Carter from outside the room. She desperately hoped that Abby would pull through this. She wanted a happy ending for Carter and Abby. She, the ER, would give them all their support. Carter would have all the time he needed. She left to go and tell the other staff how Abby was.
"Dr.Carter, we have to take her now" said Romano. "I will do everything in my power to save her and make everything okay. I promise, Lizzy and I will. Just sit tight John"
Carter watched them wheel her away and for the first time since Bobby was ill, he prayed.
Carter felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up, it was Gamma. "Oh Gamma, he sobbed, who would do this. What am going to do. I could have stopped this. It is all my fault." cried Carter as he broke down in his Grandmother's arms.
"Now, now John. Stop being so selfish, thinking of yourself. Think of the poor girl and how she is. You need to be so strong for her. All your energy needs to go into her recovery. And when she comes out, she will move in with us. We will give her 24 hours a day care. The best money can by. We will be her family."
"But Gamma, even is she pulls through surgery, who is to say she will forgive me and accept me?"
"John you are being selfish again. You will be here every day and show and prove your love. And she will know this. We will make her better. I promise" Gamma hoped and prayed that this would come true.
Carter had fell asleep waiting for her. At the last count she had been in surgery for 8 hours. He was praying.
"Carter" Carter sprang awake.
"She's a tough young girl, Carter. We lost her twice in surgery, but we got her back. We stopped the internal bleeding. I think there should be no problems there, although she lost her spleen. We set her arm and wrist. Her nose can be reset at later date, as you know. Her back looks fine to me, just severe bruising, which will go over time.. Its just..." Romano tailed off...
"Just tell me Romano"
"We can't tell for a few days whether or not she has any brain damage. Her brain is swollen, but that means nothing for the moment. We can't do a scan till it has reduced in swelling. Then we will know the full extent of the damage. She's had enough oxygen so I am hoping for the best. Until the swelling has gone down we will keep her sedated and then we can hope for the best. Pray Carter Pray"
"Thanks Romano, I owe you one" "Wait and see Carter, wait and see"
Romano left the young doctor and hoped that he would be calling in that favour. He really hoped that the pretty nurse, would get better.
Carter, quietly went into the room where Abby was lay. She looked so pale. So quiet, he checked to see her chest moving up and down. "Oh Abby, baby. Please wake up soon. I will look after you. Me and Gamma. Forever. We will smother you with love. I'll never leave you, never. I want you to be my wife. You're my one true love. " Carter, sat and cried, for everything that should have been and wasn't. He fell asleep where he sat. Exhausted and emotionally drained.
Kerry watched Carter from outside the room. She desperately hoped that Abby would pull through this. She wanted a happy ending for Carter and Abby. She, the ER, would give them all their support. Carter would have all the time he needed. She left to go and tell the other staff how Abby was.