Hey. Last chapter was something I wrote at like 4:45 in the morning, so I don't know really what I was thinking. It's just a trick thing kind of chapter. You thought he was talking about Susan, but he was talking about a little girl that he had left at County. She had a tumor.
I know it sounds like a useless chapter, but the idea was to show you that they were strong. They were in a strong realtionship in spite of everything that had happened with Susan. And they were comfortable with it.
Make sense? I hope so. I saw that some people got it. ;) Craaaack the coooode. (Inside joke for Molly and Betsy.)
By the way, I've brung back a few characters. I want Mark, Peter, Dr. Dave, and a few others back. That okay? Good.
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He walked into County with a smile on his face. He was in a great mood. Abby was at his side, blushing as she held his hand for comfort. She smiled for no reason, but just because she was happy. Carter knew; he felt the same way.
"Hey," Chuny said, nudging Conni as the two approached the desk. "Look at the happy couple."
Abby blushed slightly again and bowed her head. Carter put an arm around her shoulder and gently stroked it with his fingers. "Don't you guys have work to do?"
Chuny said, laughing, "Look around, Carter. What do you see?"
"Completely *empty,*" Haleh said. "We've had *no* traumas, and four hits."
"Seriously?" Abby laughed, looking toward the board. "Oh, my God, you're serious."
Chuny laughed again. "Yeah, everyone's around her somewhere."
"Yeah," Lily said, shaking her head. "Gurney and wheelchair races down the hall."
"Ooh," Abby joked, "sounds fun."
"Crutch fencing?" Carter said, looking at the board once again.
"Not yet," Lily said. "Don't give them any ideas."
Carter chuckled to himself with a grin. "And I'm sure Weaver's having a ball as well."
"Yeah, right," Abby said.
"She took her break about five minutes ago."
"Hey, Dr. Carter!"
"Malucci," he said, laughing. "I'm sure you're the one who turned this place into an amusement park."
"Care to join?" he asked, gesturing toward the mess of wheelchairs speeding toward the lobby area. Gallant and Mark were making their way down the hall in a second.
"Um," he sniggered, "maybe later."
Abby shrugged and smiled at Dave.
"Is that Benton?"
Lydia laughed and looked over to see Peter coming over to them in his own wheelchair. "A little on the slow side, I guess."
Peter looked at her with a smug laugh. "Nothing else to do."
Lydia shook her head. She walked into the lounge with Conni to get some coffee.
"Come on," Carter said. "Let's go." He tugged at Abby's sleeve to bring her away from the desk. When she smiled and began to follow him, the desk went wild.
"Woo hoo!" they hollored, jokingly. "Carter and Abby in exam two!"
"Ha," Carter said. Abby was giggling by now. They came into the exam room and he sat her down on the bed in front of them. He kissed her sweetly, then ran to close the blinds.
"Weaver's not here," she said with another giggle. He smiled back, and walked to her with his arms around her. She breathed out, happily, and kissed his nose.
"Yeah," he said. "But isn't it more exciting this way?"
She shrugged. Her face was an inch away from his. "Yeah, if you want to get caught by your boss. The whole desk is gonna have their fun with this." She laughed quietly.
"Well," he said with a kiss. "Let them."
She smiled and leaned in eagerly for a kiss. They sat there for a second, blissfully giggling into a kiss, until they were interrupted with an anxious rap on the window.
"Aw," she said. "Come on."
He laughed and opened the door.
"Chuny," he chuckled, "we're a little busy. Try again later." Abby met him and put her arm around his waist with an innocent smile as he closed the door.
Chuny caught it with her hand, however, and pulled them both out. "First trauma of the day."
"Ah," Abby said. "That sucks."
Carter chuckled and brought her out with him again. He sped toward trauma one, and as he arrived, Abby assisted him in putting his gown on. He, in turn, helped her and both joined the small crowd already working on him.
"Twenty-three year-old male," someone called over the noise. "GSW to the abdomen." She went on, rambling all of the situation's details in the fancy medical language he'd come accustomed to for so long. He looked at Abby over the gurney, but she was obviously involved with her job. He smiled to himself, thinking of her.
"Yeah," Mark said suddenly in his ear. "GSWs are always funny."
"No," he said with a slight chuckle, as he checked back on the monitor behind him. "It's something else."
"Got it," Mark said. "Stable."
"Yay," Haleh muttered. "County Olympics, I presume."
Malucci burst through the door. "What?"
"County Olympics, she said," Abby explained.
"Hell yeah!" Malucci said with a grin. "Let's go!"
"Ass," someone murmured.
"Ha," he answered. "Let's go."
Everyone slowly followed him out, removing their disposable trauma wear. Abby and Carter stayed behind to prep the man to go upstairs.
"You saved him," she said. "Did you notice?"
"Huh?" he asked, turning to her. He brushed a single strand of hair away from her eyes. She put her arms around his neck.
"You saved him," she said with a laugh. "Didn't you notice?"
He laughed. "No, no I didn't."
She looked at him oddly, cocking her head. "You okay?" She put her hand up to his head. He grabbed it and took the other one to kiss each wrist playfully.
"Fine," he said with a smile. "Want to go have a wheelchair race?"
"No," she said with a laugh. "I think you can do better than that."
He shrugged. "You're picky."
"Yeah," she joked, "I'm sure that's the problem."
He shrugged, once more and gripped her hand, taking her outside to the lobby where he called Haleh to finish the body. She nodded in confirmation and took off.
Carter calmly walked around the corner, Abby at his side. When they turned out of sight from the others, they hurried down the hall. They were both smiling as they rushed, mumbling stupid things to each other.
They reached their final destination: the roof. With the door opened, they stood together at the top. Carter quickly leaned in for a cute kiss on her lips, to which they both smiled. It was full of everything they felt for the other.
The faint sound of siren pulled them away. Abby watched him throw his head back in smiling frustration. She kissed his neck lightly and put her arms around him. He brought his head back and looked at her smile. She leaned in, still grinning, and gave him a hug.
"I'm happy with you," she sighed. "I love being with you. Thank you."
He was a little stunned with her words. Maybe "stunned" wasn't the word. He was a little taken back by her confession, though, and didn't know really what to say. She was genuinely happy. And so was he.
"I love being with you, too." He kissed the top of her head with a chuckle. "You make me happy."
She hugged him tighter and put her face into his chest.
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There you go. Have some more meaningless Carby fluff-fuzz to fall peacefully asleep to.
-me
I know it sounds like a useless chapter, but the idea was to show you that they were strong. They were in a strong realtionship in spite of everything that had happened with Susan. And they were comfortable with it.
Make sense? I hope so. I saw that some people got it. ;) Craaaack the coooode. (Inside joke for Molly and Betsy.)
By the way, I've brung back a few characters. I want Mark, Peter, Dr. Dave, and a few others back. That okay? Good.
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He walked into County with a smile on his face. He was in a great mood. Abby was at his side, blushing as she held his hand for comfort. She smiled for no reason, but just because she was happy. Carter knew; he felt the same way.
"Hey," Chuny said, nudging Conni as the two approached the desk. "Look at the happy couple."
Abby blushed slightly again and bowed her head. Carter put an arm around her shoulder and gently stroked it with his fingers. "Don't you guys have work to do?"
Chuny said, laughing, "Look around, Carter. What do you see?"
"Completely *empty,*" Haleh said. "We've had *no* traumas, and four hits."
"Seriously?" Abby laughed, looking toward the board. "Oh, my God, you're serious."
Chuny laughed again. "Yeah, everyone's around her somewhere."
"Yeah," Lily said, shaking her head. "Gurney and wheelchair races down the hall."
"Ooh," Abby joked, "sounds fun."
"Crutch fencing?" Carter said, looking at the board once again.
"Not yet," Lily said. "Don't give them any ideas."
Carter chuckled to himself with a grin. "And I'm sure Weaver's having a ball as well."
"Yeah, right," Abby said.
"She took her break about five minutes ago."
"Hey, Dr. Carter!"
"Malucci," he said, laughing. "I'm sure you're the one who turned this place into an amusement park."
"Care to join?" he asked, gesturing toward the mess of wheelchairs speeding toward the lobby area. Gallant and Mark were making their way down the hall in a second.
"Um," he sniggered, "maybe later."
Abby shrugged and smiled at Dave.
"Is that Benton?"
Lydia laughed and looked over to see Peter coming over to them in his own wheelchair. "A little on the slow side, I guess."
Peter looked at her with a smug laugh. "Nothing else to do."
Lydia shook her head. She walked into the lounge with Conni to get some coffee.
"Come on," Carter said. "Let's go." He tugged at Abby's sleeve to bring her away from the desk. When she smiled and began to follow him, the desk went wild.
"Woo hoo!" they hollored, jokingly. "Carter and Abby in exam two!"
"Ha," Carter said. Abby was giggling by now. They came into the exam room and he sat her down on the bed in front of them. He kissed her sweetly, then ran to close the blinds.
"Weaver's not here," she said with another giggle. He smiled back, and walked to her with his arms around her. She breathed out, happily, and kissed his nose.
"Yeah," he said. "But isn't it more exciting this way?"
She shrugged. Her face was an inch away from his. "Yeah, if you want to get caught by your boss. The whole desk is gonna have their fun with this." She laughed quietly.
"Well," he said with a kiss. "Let them."
She smiled and leaned in eagerly for a kiss. They sat there for a second, blissfully giggling into a kiss, until they were interrupted with an anxious rap on the window.
"Aw," she said. "Come on."
He laughed and opened the door.
"Chuny," he chuckled, "we're a little busy. Try again later." Abby met him and put her arm around his waist with an innocent smile as he closed the door.
Chuny caught it with her hand, however, and pulled them both out. "First trauma of the day."
"Ah," Abby said. "That sucks."
Carter chuckled and brought her out with him again. He sped toward trauma one, and as he arrived, Abby assisted him in putting his gown on. He, in turn, helped her and both joined the small crowd already working on him.
"Twenty-three year-old male," someone called over the noise. "GSW to the abdomen." She went on, rambling all of the situation's details in the fancy medical language he'd come accustomed to for so long. He looked at Abby over the gurney, but she was obviously involved with her job. He smiled to himself, thinking of her.
"Yeah," Mark said suddenly in his ear. "GSWs are always funny."
"No," he said with a slight chuckle, as he checked back on the monitor behind him. "It's something else."
"Got it," Mark said. "Stable."
"Yay," Haleh muttered. "County Olympics, I presume."
Malucci burst through the door. "What?"
"County Olympics, she said," Abby explained.
"Hell yeah!" Malucci said with a grin. "Let's go!"
"Ass," someone murmured.
"Ha," he answered. "Let's go."
Everyone slowly followed him out, removing their disposable trauma wear. Abby and Carter stayed behind to prep the man to go upstairs.
"You saved him," she said. "Did you notice?"
"Huh?" he asked, turning to her. He brushed a single strand of hair away from her eyes. She put her arms around his neck.
"You saved him," she said with a laugh. "Didn't you notice?"
He laughed. "No, no I didn't."
She looked at him oddly, cocking her head. "You okay?" She put her hand up to his head. He grabbed it and took the other one to kiss each wrist playfully.
"Fine," he said with a smile. "Want to go have a wheelchair race?"
"No," she said with a laugh. "I think you can do better than that."
He shrugged. "You're picky."
"Yeah," she joked, "I'm sure that's the problem."
He shrugged, once more and gripped her hand, taking her outside to the lobby where he called Haleh to finish the body. She nodded in confirmation and took off.
Carter calmly walked around the corner, Abby at his side. When they turned out of sight from the others, they hurried down the hall. They were both smiling as they rushed, mumbling stupid things to each other.
They reached their final destination: the roof. With the door opened, they stood together at the top. Carter quickly leaned in for a cute kiss on her lips, to which they both smiled. It was full of everything they felt for the other.
The faint sound of siren pulled them away. Abby watched him throw his head back in smiling frustration. She kissed his neck lightly and put her arms around him. He brought his head back and looked at her smile. She leaned in, still grinning, and gave him a hug.
"I'm happy with you," she sighed. "I love being with you. Thank you."
He was a little stunned with her words. Maybe "stunned" wasn't the word. He was a little taken back by her confession, though, and didn't know really what to say. She was genuinely happy. And so was he.
"I love being with you, too." He kissed the top of her head with a chuckle. "You make me happy."
She hugged him tighter and put her face into his chest.
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There you go. Have some more meaningless Carby fluff-fuzz to fall peacefully asleep to.
-me