Disclaimer: I don't own Abby, Carter, or any of the ER 'gang'
Bed and Breakfast
The next morning Abby awoke in her apartment to the smell of coffee. The next thing she knew Carter walked through the bedroom door, rose in mouth with coffee and muffins.
'Yummy, I could get used to this'
'Obviously'
He climbed back into the bed and took a bite out of her muffin.
'Get your own', she said while playfully hitting him.
He pretended to be hurt.
'Stop being such a baby'
'Fine then'
He got up and headed to the door.
'I love you really' she shouted after him
He ran back into the room and dived onto the bed.
'I know you do'
'Do you want to see Katie today?'
'Please'
'Come on then'
They got out of bed, got washed and dressed. They wanted to leave as soon as they could. Fortunately they had the day off.
Carter drove to the hospital. They walked the familiar corridor to Katie's side room.
'Morning Katie' Carter said cheerfully.
'Morning Carter', she said mournfully.
A tear dripped down her face.
'Hey, don't cry'.
Abby gave her a tissue
'Their all gone' she cried
Her tears became more frequent.
'We know'
Abby hugged her.
'I'll be right back' Carter whispered as he left the room.
When he came back he saw that Katie had stopped crying and was talking to Abby about her Aunt.
'I sit alright if I borrow Abby for a minute', Carter asked
Katie nodded. Carter took Abby outside the room.
'Katie's supposed to be getting out of here today but her Aunt cant get here 'till tomorrow so the nurse has asked if we'll look after her tonight.'
'Yeah, that's fine with me but we ought to ask her'
'Let's do it then'
'Do you want to or can I?'
'Go ahead'
They went and sat on Katie's bed. Abby explained the situation.
'So do you want to stay with me and Carter tonight?'
'I'd love too'
'That's great'
'The nurse should be here in a minute so you can be discharged'
When the nurse arrived she gave Katie a quick once over and said she was 'free to go'. Abby wasn't exactly sure how they were going to do - they had to bear in mind that Katie had a wheelchair. Carter lifted Katie into his Jeep and took the steering wheel once again.
'Carter where are we going?' Abby asked quietly.
'Lunch'
Abby still had no idea where they were going but she trusted that it would be suitable. At that moment Carter pulled up to the drive-in queue at McDonalds.
'Well Carter, you do know how to pull out all the stops' Abby teased
'Only the best for my two favourite ladies'
He ordered, paid and turned out of car park.
'I know the perfect place to eat this'
Abby whispered something in his ear. Carter nodded and drove for a few minutes he pulled up just outside 'their' bench. Carter carried Katie and her lunch over to the bench. They all sat eating while looking over the water. They didn't say much until they had finished.
'Next stop the supermarket' Abby said
'There's a trick to this' Carter whispered to Katie, 'you say what you want and then we send Abby in to get it!'
Katie giggled. Abby turned round to Carter and gave him a suspicious look.
'I didn't say anything'
Abby ignored him and got into the car.
'What do you want then Katie?'
'Um, ice cream and pizza'
'Sounds good to me'
Carter dropped Abby off by the entrance of the supermarket and went off to find somewhere to park.
'So Katie what do you want to be when you grow up?'
'I'd love to be an astronaut. I'd like to see the whole world from the sky, I want to see the stars and walk on the moon'
Carter turned and smiled at Katie, he didn't know what to say, he hadn't expected that. They sat in silence until Abby came back.
'You guys Ok'
Carter was staring out of his window, he didn't hear her. She blew in his ear. He turned around. She shook her head.
'I got ice cream, pizza and lemonade'
'Yum' Katie replied
'Lets go get some videos'
'As long as they're not all 'chick flicks''
They spent forever choosing videos. In the end Katie chose Harry Potter and Carter got Pearl Harbour for him and Abby to watch when Katie had gone to bed.
When they got home they watched a lame game show and then played Monopoly. Carter won although Abby could've sworn he was cheating. When they'd finished playing Carter and Katie made up a spare bed while Abby cooked the pizza.
They ate the pizza while watching Harry Potter.
'Chocolate or Cookie Dough ice cream Katie?' Abby shouted from the freezer
'Chocolate please'
She emerged from behind the door 'Carter I'm stuffed can we have ours later'
He nodded. Abby wasn't sure what was up with him he wasn't his usual self.
They watched the end of the film and Katie went off to bed - she was on the floor in the bedroom. While Abby went to say goodnight Carter got the ice cream and a spoon.
'Couldn't you at least have got two spoons?'
'There weren't any clean ones and I don't have rabies'
They snuggled up and watched Pearl Harbour. When it finished Abby was in floods of tears.
'I don't get what you're crying about - it's only a movie'
'But he died'
'He was a fictional character!'
She hit him with a pillow.
'That's it missy'
He grabbed her, pushed her backwards so she was lying down and tickled her mercilessly.
'Stop it', she screamed
'Shut up, you'll wake Katie'
'Stop tickling me th..'
He kissed her so she couldn't finish her sentence. Her hands fumbled behind her, she finally grabbed the corner of the cushion, she got her aim and hit him right between the eyes. His hands gave way and he fell on top of her. They burst out laughing. Her hand was underneath his chin pushing his head upwards; she wanted to look into his eyes.
'I love you'
'I love you too'
They kissed again, this time more passionately than before. They didn't see Katie wander into the room. She coughed loudly. They both quickly stood up.
'Sorry, did we wake you' Carter asked.
'Can I have a drink?'
'Yeah sure, I'll just get you one. Coke?'
'Please.' Katie replied, not taking her eyes off Carter. She could see he was happy, his face lit up when Abby walked in the room.
'Perfect' she thought, 'Just perfect'.
Abby handed her the drink.
'Come on Carter,' she offered him her hand which he took, 'we ought to get to bed too. We've got to work tomorrow'
She led him to the bedroom and got into bed. They all fell asleep quickly.
The next morning they were all woken up by the alarm.
'You two go back to sleep,' Abby whispered, she turned to Carter, 'See you at 10 in the Children's ward'. She kissed him and went to have a shower.
He turned over and went back to sleep, not as peacefully as before, he didn't like sleeping in an empty bed. When he finally did wake up at 8:30, he shook Katie. He had two hours until his shift started.
'Katie if you get dressed quickly we can go eat breakfast in a little café I know'
She took up his offer and they left the apartment at 8:45.
When they had eaten their breakfast Carter took Katie up to the all too familiar Children's ward. Katie ran up to her Auntie when she saw her. Carter could see the woman's face was tear stained. Carter was lost for words again so he smiled weakly. He was glad when Abby turned up. She walked up to him and hugged him.
'I'm Maria Davis -Katies Aunt. Thank you for everything you've done, for looking after her'
'It was no problem, we had fun'
'Well Katie we've got a plane to catch'.
'Can we have your address?' Carter asked
Maria wrote the address on a nearby piece of paper.
'Well, I guess this is goodbye', Abby said.
Katie came and hugged her. She then turned to Carter and hugged him too. When shed let go he presented her with an envelope. She didn't open it. She left them standing in the corridor. Carter held Abby around the waist and led her towards the elevator.
When Katie was in the car she opened the envelope. Inside it there was a card with a picture of a spaceship on the moon. Inside it read:
To Katie,
Reach for the stars and one day you'll land on the moon.
All our love Carter and Abby xXx
She smiled and took one last look at the hospital. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------
There's the tenth chapter. I think I can safely say the fluff is back and it gets fluffier. Please keep reviewing - Hna
Bed and Breakfast
The next morning Abby awoke in her apartment to the smell of coffee. The next thing she knew Carter walked through the bedroom door, rose in mouth with coffee and muffins.
'Yummy, I could get used to this'
'Obviously'
He climbed back into the bed and took a bite out of her muffin.
'Get your own', she said while playfully hitting him.
He pretended to be hurt.
'Stop being such a baby'
'Fine then'
He got up and headed to the door.
'I love you really' she shouted after him
He ran back into the room and dived onto the bed.
'I know you do'
'Do you want to see Katie today?'
'Please'
'Come on then'
They got out of bed, got washed and dressed. They wanted to leave as soon as they could. Fortunately they had the day off.
Carter drove to the hospital. They walked the familiar corridor to Katie's side room.
'Morning Katie' Carter said cheerfully.
'Morning Carter', she said mournfully.
A tear dripped down her face.
'Hey, don't cry'.
Abby gave her a tissue
'Their all gone' she cried
Her tears became more frequent.
'We know'
Abby hugged her.
'I'll be right back' Carter whispered as he left the room.
When he came back he saw that Katie had stopped crying and was talking to Abby about her Aunt.
'I sit alright if I borrow Abby for a minute', Carter asked
Katie nodded. Carter took Abby outside the room.
'Katie's supposed to be getting out of here today but her Aunt cant get here 'till tomorrow so the nurse has asked if we'll look after her tonight.'
'Yeah, that's fine with me but we ought to ask her'
'Let's do it then'
'Do you want to or can I?'
'Go ahead'
They went and sat on Katie's bed. Abby explained the situation.
'So do you want to stay with me and Carter tonight?'
'I'd love too'
'That's great'
'The nurse should be here in a minute so you can be discharged'
When the nurse arrived she gave Katie a quick once over and said she was 'free to go'. Abby wasn't exactly sure how they were going to do - they had to bear in mind that Katie had a wheelchair. Carter lifted Katie into his Jeep and took the steering wheel once again.
'Carter where are we going?' Abby asked quietly.
'Lunch'
Abby still had no idea where they were going but she trusted that it would be suitable. At that moment Carter pulled up to the drive-in queue at McDonalds.
'Well Carter, you do know how to pull out all the stops' Abby teased
'Only the best for my two favourite ladies'
He ordered, paid and turned out of car park.
'I know the perfect place to eat this'
Abby whispered something in his ear. Carter nodded and drove for a few minutes he pulled up just outside 'their' bench. Carter carried Katie and her lunch over to the bench. They all sat eating while looking over the water. They didn't say much until they had finished.
'Next stop the supermarket' Abby said
'There's a trick to this' Carter whispered to Katie, 'you say what you want and then we send Abby in to get it!'
Katie giggled. Abby turned round to Carter and gave him a suspicious look.
'I didn't say anything'
Abby ignored him and got into the car.
'What do you want then Katie?'
'Um, ice cream and pizza'
'Sounds good to me'
Carter dropped Abby off by the entrance of the supermarket and went off to find somewhere to park.
'So Katie what do you want to be when you grow up?'
'I'd love to be an astronaut. I'd like to see the whole world from the sky, I want to see the stars and walk on the moon'
Carter turned and smiled at Katie, he didn't know what to say, he hadn't expected that. They sat in silence until Abby came back.
'You guys Ok'
Carter was staring out of his window, he didn't hear her. She blew in his ear. He turned around. She shook her head.
'I got ice cream, pizza and lemonade'
'Yum' Katie replied
'Lets go get some videos'
'As long as they're not all 'chick flicks''
They spent forever choosing videos. In the end Katie chose Harry Potter and Carter got Pearl Harbour for him and Abby to watch when Katie had gone to bed.
When they got home they watched a lame game show and then played Monopoly. Carter won although Abby could've sworn he was cheating. When they'd finished playing Carter and Katie made up a spare bed while Abby cooked the pizza.
They ate the pizza while watching Harry Potter.
'Chocolate or Cookie Dough ice cream Katie?' Abby shouted from the freezer
'Chocolate please'
She emerged from behind the door 'Carter I'm stuffed can we have ours later'
He nodded. Abby wasn't sure what was up with him he wasn't his usual self.
They watched the end of the film and Katie went off to bed - she was on the floor in the bedroom. While Abby went to say goodnight Carter got the ice cream and a spoon.
'Couldn't you at least have got two spoons?'
'There weren't any clean ones and I don't have rabies'
They snuggled up and watched Pearl Harbour. When it finished Abby was in floods of tears.
'I don't get what you're crying about - it's only a movie'
'But he died'
'He was a fictional character!'
She hit him with a pillow.
'That's it missy'
He grabbed her, pushed her backwards so she was lying down and tickled her mercilessly.
'Stop it', she screamed
'Shut up, you'll wake Katie'
'Stop tickling me th..'
He kissed her so she couldn't finish her sentence. Her hands fumbled behind her, she finally grabbed the corner of the cushion, she got her aim and hit him right between the eyes. His hands gave way and he fell on top of her. They burst out laughing. Her hand was underneath his chin pushing his head upwards; she wanted to look into his eyes.
'I love you'
'I love you too'
They kissed again, this time more passionately than before. They didn't see Katie wander into the room. She coughed loudly. They both quickly stood up.
'Sorry, did we wake you' Carter asked.
'Can I have a drink?'
'Yeah sure, I'll just get you one. Coke?'
'Please.' Katie replied, not taking her eyes off Carter. She could see he was happy, his face lit up when Abby walked in the room.
'Perfect' she thought, 'Just perfect'.
Abby handed her the drink.
'Come on Carter,' she offered him her hand which he took, 'we ought to get to bed too. We've got to work tomorrow'
She led him to the bedroom and got into bed. They all fell asleep quickly.
The next morning they were all woken up by the alarm.
'You two go back to sleep,' Abby whispered, she turned to Carter, 'See you at 10 in the Children's ward'. She kissed him and went to have a shower.
He turned over and went back to sleep, not as peacefully as before, he didn't like sleeping in an empty bed. When he finally did wake up at 8:30, he shook Katie. He had two hours until his shift started.
'Katie if you get dressed quickly we can go eat breakfast in a little café I know'
She took up his offer and they left the apartment at 8:45.
When they had eaten their breakfast Carter took Katie up to the all too familiar Children's ward. Katie ran up to her Auntie when she saw her. Carter could see the woman's face was tear stained. Carter was lost for words again so he smiled weakly. He was glad when Abby turned up. She walked up to him and hugged him.
'I'm Maria Davis -Katies Aunt. Thank you for everything you've done, for looking after her'
'It was no problem, we had fun'
'Well Katie we've got a plane to catch'.
'Can we have your address?' Carter asked
Maria wrote the address on a nearby piece of paper.
'Well, I guess this is goodbye', Abby said.
Katie came and hugged her. She then turned to Carter and hugged him too. When shed let go he presented her with an envelope. She didn't open it. She left them standing in the corridor. Carter held Abby around the waist and led her towards the elevator.
When Katie was in the car she opened the envelope. Inside it there was a card with a picture of a spaceship on the moon. Inside it read:
To Katie,
Reach for the stars and one day you'll land on the moon.
All our love Carter and Abby xXx
She smiled and took one last look at the hospital. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------
There's the tenth chapter. I think I can safely say the fluff is back and it gets fluffier. Please keep reviewing - Hna