Carter was sat in Abby's room. He looked tired unshaven. Pale. He couldn't
eat, he didn't want to eat. Abby had been unconscious for 11 days now and
he was out of his mind with worry. The only times he went home was to get
changed and even then he insisted that Gamma, or Kerry or even Luka sat
with her. He would never let her be alone. Never. He spoke to her, sang to
her, told jokes to her, read papers to her. She had, had scan 3 days ago
and it had shown the swelling had gone down and that she had normal, strong
brain signals. Romano assured Carter that everything was going to be okay,
just it would take time for her to wake. She was still on morphine and
Carter knew in cases like these, it was normal not to awake straight away.
The trauma, would often make patients sleep. And Carter felt relived with
this, as, he knew that this wasn't a coma.
He sat watching her. It was dark but the small light on in her room lit her pale face. Her bruises were going and he was beginning to see her beauty come through. He lay his head on the side of her bed. His head just touching her leg.
"John." Cried a tiny voice. Carter jumped up and looked at Abby. Her eyes slightly open."Thankgod your awake. Let me get someone" He got up to go. "No John, stay". "Hi Angel, keep still now. Do you know where you are?" "I'm at work? How am I here. I don't remember anything. What happened?" Tears ran down her face, which in turn ran down Carters face. "Why are you crying John? What wrong?" "I thought I had lost you Abby. I am never ever leaving you again. Im going to look after you" "But your with Susan, you cant..ooohh I feel ill.. so much pain in my body John" "Abby, its okay. Your neighbour attacked you Abby, I came to find you to tell you I loved you. I told Susan and came to find you. And I found you. You had been beaten and I thought I had lost you."
"John, please leave me. I need to sleep, I'm so very tired. I need to think about this. But I cant now. I don't know if you can hurt me again." "But I wont I promise.." "John if you care, you'll go and see me when I say. Leave.." She turned her head away from him and he walked out of the door in tears. What he didn't see was Abby sobbing herself back to sleep.
Carter went home where his Grandmother told him to give her time. She had almost died, had major surgery and needed to get well before anything else. Carter understood. He went to bed that night and for the first time in 11 nights slept soundly. He knew that even if she didn't want him, at least she was alive and would recover.
Carter was sat in Abby's room. He looked tired unshaven. Pale. He couldn't eat, he didn't want to eat. Abby had been unconscious for 11 days now and he was out of his mind with worry. The only times he went home was to get changed and even then he insisted that Gamma, or Kerry or even Luka sat with her. He would never let her be alone. Never. He spoke to her, sang to her, told jokes to her, read papers to her. She had, had scan 3 days ago and it had shown the swelling had gone down and that she had normal, strong brain signals. Romano assured Carter that everything was going to be okay, just it would take time for her to wake. She was still on morphine and Carter knew in cases like these, it was normal not to awake straight away. The trauma, would often make patients sleep. And Carter felt relived with this, as, he knew that this wasn't a coma.
He sat watching her. It was dark but the small light on in her room lit her pale face. Her bruises were going and he was beginning to see her beauty come through. He lay his head on the side of her bed. His head just touching her leg.
"John." Cried a tiny voice. Carter jumped up and looked at Abby. Her eyes slightly open."Thankgod your awake. Let me get someone" He got up to go. "No John, stay". "Hi Angel, keep still now. Do you know where you are?" "I'm at work? How am I here. I don't remember anything. What happened?" Tears ran down her face, which in turn ran down Carters face. "Why are you crying John? What wrong?" "I thought I had lost you Abby. I am never ever leaving you again. Im going to look after you" "But your with Susan, you cant..ooohh I feel ill.. so much pain in my body John" "Abby, its okay. Your neighbour attacked you Abby, I came to find you to tell you I loved you. I told Susan and came to find you. And I found you. You had been beaten and I thought I had lost you."
"John, please leave me. I need to sleep, I'm so very tired. I need to think about this. But I cant now. I don't know if you can hurt me again." "But I wont I promise.." "John if you care, you'll go and see me when I say. Leave.." She turned her head away from him and he walked out of the door in tears. What he didn't see was Abby sobbing herself back to sleep.
Carter went home where his Grandmother told him to give her time. She had almost died, had major surgery and needed to get well before anything else. Carter understood. He went to bed that night and for the first time in 11 nights slept soundly. He knew that even if she didn't want him, at least she was alive and would recover.
Abby awoke the next morning to the sun streaming in on her face. She had no idea, how long she had been in the hospital. She turned her head to find Luka sat beside her. "Hello Abby, You look so much better. How are you? Are you in pain? Can I get you anything? Do you need anything?" "Luka..ssshhhh. I feel okay. I don't remember anything?" Luka tried to fill her in without giving her too much information that could hurt her or make her cry.
Abby lay and listened to what Luka told her. She knew it was Brian that had beaten her up. She wasn't surprised. She felt tired and emotional, she was in a lot of pain but didn't tell Luke, and she didn't want anyone to worry anymore.
"Abby, are you in pain?" He knew she looked uncomfortable and so desperately wanted to help her. She looked so tiny lay in her bed. He had seen so many people in his career in this hospital, hooked up to monitors. He knew as a Doctor, you got used to this sight. But not Abby. Not the small helpless woman sat in front of him who he loved so.
"I'm fine Luka" lied Abby. "Please just talk to me a while. Tell me how everyone is"
Luka smiled to himself as he knew this was typical of Abby to think of others before herself.
"Abby, I am going to leave you now, so you can sleep. You are still so very ill. You need to sleep as much as you can, now. It will do you good, your in intensive care Abby. You are very poorly" said Luka as he watched Abby close her eyes with the sound of his voice. "Luka, I will. Tell me, please, I have to ask you. Why was Carter here when I woke up?"
"He has been here since he brought you in here. He hasn't slept, but here, he has hardly left your side. When he carried you in here, he broke down in front of every single person in here. He didn't care who saw him. When he did go home to wash and change, he always left someone by your side. His Grandmother.." Abby smiled at the thought of Carter's grandmother. She really liked her. "Kerry, Me, Susan.People he knew loved you"
"Susan" "Yes, I hate to say this but he told her the day before he found you that it was you that he loved, that he had been a fool, that you were the only woman that would make him happy and that if it meant being alone forever, he would rather be than live without you. She understood and urged him to tell you. He planned to the day he found you, but when you didn't turn in, he went looking for you and well. Anyway, no matter what I think of him and the way he feels about you and whether or not you care for him, and I know you do Abby, the man has been a rock. He loves you and has never left your side. I'm going now, you have to sleep, but when you are better, tell him how you feel. Bite the bullet and be happy, because with Carter you will be. See you in the morning beautiful" Luka leant down and lightly kissed her forehead, as she closed her eyes shut.
He sat watching her. It was dark but the small light on in her room lit her pale face. Her bruises were going and he was beginning to see her beauty come through. He lay his head on the side of her bed. His head just touching her leg.
"John." Cried a tiny voice. Carter jumped up and looked at Abby. Her eyes slightly open."Thankgod your awake. Let me get someone" He got up to go. "No John, stay". "Hi Angel, keep still now. Do you know where you are?" "I'm at work? How am I here. I don't remember anything. What happened?" Tears ran down her face, which in turn ran down Carters face. "Why are you crying John? What wrong?" "I thought I had lost you Abby. I am never ever leaving you again. Im going to look after you" "But your with Susan, you cant..ooohh I feel ill.. so much pain in my body John" "Abby, its okay. Your neighbour attacked you Abby, I came to find you to tell you I loved you. I told Susan and came to find you. And I found you. You had been beaten and I thought I had lost you."
"John, please leave me. I need to sleep, I'm so very tired. I need to think about this. But I cant now. I don't know if you can hurt me again." "But I wont I promise.." "John if you care, you'll go and see me when I say. Leave.." She turned her head away from him and he walked out of the door in tears. What he didn't see was Abby sobbing herself back to sleep.
Carter went home where his Grandmother told him to give her time. She had almost died, had major surgery and needed to get well before anything else. Carter understood. He went to bed that night and for the first time in 11 nights slept soundly. He knew that even if she didn't want him, at least she was alive and would recover.
Carter was sat in Abby's room. He looked tired unshaven. Pale. He couldn't eat, he didn't want to eat. Abby had been unconscious for 11 days now and he was out of his mind with worry. The only times he went home was to get changed and even then he insisted that Gamma, or Kerry or even Luka sat with her. He would never let her be alone. Never. He spoke to her, sang to her, told jokes to her, read papers to her. She had, had scan 3 days ago and it had shown the swelling had gone down and that she had normal, strong brain signals. Romano assured Carter that everything was going to be okay, just it would take time for her to wake. She was still on morphine and Carter knew in cases like these, it was normal not to awake straight away. The trauma, would often make patients sleep. And Carter felt relived with this, as, he knew that this wasn't a coma.
He sat watching her. It was dark but the small light on in her room lit her pale face. Her bruises were going and he was beginning to see her beauty come through. He lay his head on the side of her bed. His head just touching her leg.
"John." Cried a tiny voice. Carter jumped up and looked at Abby. Her eyes slightly open."Thankgod your awake. Let me get someone" He got up to go. "No John, stay". "Hi Angel, keep still now. Do you know where you are?" "I'm at work? How am I here. I don't remember anything. What happened?" Tears ran down her face, which in turn ran down Carters face. "Why are you crying John? What wrong?" "I thought I had lost you Abby. I am never ever leaving you again. Im going to look after you" "But your with Susan, you cant..ooohh I feel ill.. so much pain in my body John" "Abby, its okay. Your neighbour attacked you Abby, I came to find you to tell you I loved you. I told Susan and came to find you. And I found you. You had been beaten and I thought I had lost you."
"John, please leave me. I need to sleep, I'm so very tired. I need to think about this. But I cant now. I don't know if you can hurt me again." "But I wont I promise.." "John if you care, you'll go and see me when I say. Leave.." She turned her head away from him and he walked out of the door in tears. What he didn't see was Abby sobbing herself back to sleep.
Carter went home where his Grandmother told him to give her time. She had almost died, had major surgery and needed to get well before anything else. Carter understood. He went to bed that night and for the first time in 11 nights slept soundly. He knew that even if she didn't want him, at least she was alive and would recover.
Abby awoke the next morning to the sun streaming in on her face. She had no idea, how long she had been in the hospital. She turned her head to find Luka sat beside her. "Hello Abby, You look so much better. How are you? Are you in pain? Can I get you anything? Do you need anything?" "Luka..ssshhhh. I feel okay. I don't remember anything?" Luka tried to fill her in without giving her too much information that could hurt her or make her cry.
Abby lay and listened to what Luka told her. She knew it was Brian that had beaten her up. She wasn't surprised. She felt tired and emotional, she was in a lot of pain but didn't tell Luke, and she didn't want anyone to worry anymore.
"Abby, are you in pain?" He knew she looked uncomfortable and so desperately wanted to help her. She looked so tiny lay in her bed. He had seen so many people in his career in this hospital, hooked up to monitors. He knew as a Doctor, you got used to this sight. But not Abby. Not the small helpless woman sat in front of him who he loved so.
"I'm fine Luka" lied Abby. "Please just talk to me a while. Tell me how everyone is"
Luka smiled to himself as he knew this was typical of Abby to think of others before herself.
"Abby, I am going to leave you now, so you can sleep. You are still so very ill. You need to sleep as much as you can, now. It will do you good, your in intensive care Abby. You are very poorly" said Luka as he watched Abby close her eyes with the sound of his voice. "Luka, I will. Tell me, please, I have to ask you. Why was Carter here when I woke up?"
"He has been here since he brought you in here. He hasn't slept, but here, he has hardly left your side. When he carried you in here, he broke down in front of every single person in here. He didn't care who saw him. When he did go home to wash and change, he always left someone by your side. His Grandmother.." Abby smiled at the thought of Carter's grandmother. She really liked her. "Kerry, Me, Susan.People he knew loved you"
"Susan" "Yes, I hate to say this but he told her the day before he found you that it was you that he loved, that he had been a fool, that you were the only woman that would make him happy and that if it meant being alone forever, he would rather be than live without you. She understood and urged him to tell you. He planned to the day he found you, but when you didn't turn in, he went looking for you and well. Anyway, no matter what I think of him and the way he feels about you and whether or not you care for him, and I know you do Abby, the man has been a rock. He loves you and has never left your side. I'm going now, you have to sleep, but when you are better, tell him how you feel. Bite the bullet and be happy, because with Carter you will be. See you in the morning beautiful" Luka leant down and lightly kissed her forehead, as she closed her eyes shut.