Ch 13 Talking



Disclaimer: I do not own any of the ER characters

Recap: Hayley's adoptive mother was paying Abby visit

On with the story

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"Hi, I am Abby Lockhart." Abby said while forcing a smile.

"Yes I know and I think we need to talk." The woman responded harshly.

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"Oh ok, well lets go somewhere more private, I just got off work." Abby replied nervously.

"Fine by me, show me the way."

After Abby had checked out, the two woman walked over to Doc Magoo's and sat at a back booth. The waitress came and they both ordered a cup of coffee.

"You said you were Hayley's mother, Ms.." Abby asked trying to be polite.

"It's Ms. Mary Smith and yes I am her mother." Mary replied back with a matter of fact tone.

"Ok, you also said we needed to talk." Abby said after the waitress brought them their coffee.

"Yes, I guess you are the person that has been spending a lot of time with my daughter." Mary replied back with a tone. Abby cringed at the way the woman said daughter, because Hayley was her daughter too.

"Yes we have been spending time together, we have become very good friends." Abby replied back while trying to keep her cool, because this woman was really irritating.

"Well I am glad that you two have become friends, but I know that is not all to it."

"What do you mean?" Abby asked her.

"Hayley has been acting cheerful lately." Mary said.

"Is it a problem that Hayley is happy?" Abby said while getting mad at her.

"No, I want my daughter to be happy, but you see, when I told her she was adopted she wasn't the same, she was a depressed a lot of the time," Mary paused to take a breathe, "but when you started to hang around her, she started getting happy again, like she had found something that I know she has been looking for."With that said Mary took a sip of her coffee.

"What do you think she has found that makes her happy?" Abby said, smiling to herself knowing she is the one making her daughter smile.

Taking a deep breathe Mary responded carefully, "I think she has found her birth mother and I think you are her birth mother." Looking at Abby, "and you can tell me the truth."

Abby stared blankly at her, "Yes I am her birth mother, what else do you want me to say?"

"I really don't know, I just had to know what you looked like, when I stepped into that ER, I had know idea what to do or what to expect." Mary said while looking at Abby.

"I just want the best for my.. I mean Hayley, she means the world to me." Abby said with feeling.

"That is what I want to, that is why I think you should not see Hayley anymore."

"What?" Abby said now really getting upset, "I can see my daughter if I want to."

"She is my daughter not yours, you gave her up a long time ago remember." Mary said also getting upset. She then looked at her watch, "Well I have to go meet my daughter for dinner and one more thing I don't want to see you near my daughter ever again." now with that said, she got up after leaving money on the table.

Abby followed closely behind, "Oh no you don't walk away just like that, this is not over."

"Yes it is" Mary said with stern tone.

Abby grabbed Mary's arm and turned her around, "No its not, I have been away from her for 14 years, I am not going to walk out on her again."

"Well that was your mistake, if you wanted her that bad, then maybe you shouldn't have given her up."with this said she walked away leaving Abby standing there.

Abby slowly walked to the bench and waited on Carter, who had to cover for Luka, which he was strongly against, but had no choice. Abby just sat there going over and over of what had happened today. Deeply in thought she didn't see Carter walk up to her.

"Hey honey." Carter said sweetly to her.

"Hey" she said trying to giver him her best.

"Whats wrong?" Carter asked being concerned.

"Can you just hold me right now." Abby said almost in tears.

Not needing to hear anymore, Carter wrapped his arms around her and held her.

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