I sort of got writer's block in the middle of writing this chapter. I've
been trying to work on a United States history project, but then I think of
an idea I want to put in my story so if there's some reference to the
Revolutionary War in this chapter, I apologize. It took longer to get this
together because of my project. Also, I wanted to have a longer chapter.
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forcing you to read..hope everyone had a good weekend.
"What are you going to do all week?" John asked as he woke up the next morning and saw Abby was already awake. Like Pratt, they both had the entire week off.
"I don't know. I hadn't really thought about it."
"Well, I am going to take you out tonight." John smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her neck.
"Mmm. Okay." Abby closed her eyes and smiled.
"But I have to go back to my place and check on Gamma."
"You have to go now?"
"You could come with me." Carter offered.
"But then I'd have to come back and change again before we go out."
"Well you could pack a bag and stay with me for a few days," John smiled. "in the guest room of course. I don't want to be away from you. It's that whole chaos theory again. I don't want something to happen that would take back everything that's happened in the past two weeks."
"Okay."
"Okay?" John smiled.
"Yeah." Abby said, nodding, but still with a smile.
"Okay. Well I'm going to go. When you're ready, you can just come over."
"I can go now.it'll only take me a second to pack."
"Okay, I'll wait." Carter leaned over and kissed Abby on the lips. When they broke apart, they both smiled and Abby walked into her closet.
"We're not going to go anywhere fancy are we?" Abby called.
"I want it to be a surprise."
"I'll kill you if we end up going to Doc's." Abby said, sticking her head out of the closet.
"No. I promise. No Doc's." John shook his head. "That'll be our second date."
John stood up out of the bed and looked for his clothes which were thrown around the room. Actually, all the clothing that had been worn the previous day was thrown all over the room. He smiled as he pulled his pants on. It was strange to be waking up here in the morning and seeing Abby lying next to him. It was nice though.
"Okay. I'm all set." Abby came out fully dressed out of the closet, interrupting his thoughts.
"You know, we could always stop at Doc's for breakfast." John joked as they walked out the door of Abby's apartment fifteen minutes later. John opened the passenger door for Abby and waited for her to be in before shutting the door and getting in the other side of the Jeep.
"Will you drop me off on the side of the road if your grandmother doesn't like me?" Abby asked.
"Of course not! And don't say you won't get along, she's going to love you." John smiled and took Abby's hand and kissed it. She smiled too and looked out the window. As they pulled through the gates of the Carter mansion, Abby gave a small sigh. A moment later they drove up the driveway and John parked the car and they both got out.
"So do I get the full tour this time?" Abby questioned.
"Oh yeah. You get the bonus package." John smiled and kissed her on the cheek as he led her towards the front door. He reached out and rang the doorbell. When the maid answered the door, John handed her Abby's bag while stepping into the house. As the maid disappeared, Abby looked around in amazement, while John pretended not to notice how impressed she was.
"It's nicer than I remember." Abby commented.
"That's because my mother was here last time. Ready to go upstairs?" Carter changed the subject.
"Yeah." Abby said and followed John up the stairs. They stopped in front of a door at the top of the stairs and down the hallway on the left. John opened the door.
"Here we are." John said cheerfully.
"This is your room?" Abby asked.
"No. I was serious about the guest room. I thought you might be more comfortable in your own room. For the meantime at least."
"Oh." Abby looked disappointed.
"Hey. Don't look so upset. I know you can't resist me, but I'm only right down the hall." John smiled. Abby pulled him into a deep kiss before going into her room and closing the door. John couldn't keep the smile off his face as he walked into his own room. After pulling off his tie, he walked back out and headed to Gamma's room. Upon reaching the door, he knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in." A voice called.
"Hi Gamma." John said, walking into the old woman's room.
"Why hello John. I thought I heard you come in a while ago. It's funny though, I thought I heard another voice with you."
"Sorry we disturbed you." Carter apologized.
"We?" Millicent raised her eyebrow.
"Yes. My friend Abby is here."
"Oh. And where is she now?"
"Up in the guest room. She's changing her clothes before we go out tonight." Hearing this, Gamma turned and gave John a smile.
"I haven't met this girl, have I?"
"No Gamma."
"Well why not? Why don't you bring her down before you leave?" Gamma inquired.
"Only if you promise you'll be nice. I like this one."
"Well then of course I'll be nice, unless she's like that last one." Gamma made a face. John laughed and leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving to go back to his own room to change his clothes. As the door shut, Millicent smiled. She had never seen John so happy, and there was something about him that had changed since before the lockdown in the hospital. He had called her soon after he found out that he would be staying at the hospital for two weeks. She had worried when she heard this news, but seeing him now made her wonder what had happened to get him so happy.
"I just hope he stays like this." Millicent thought to herself before closing her eyes to take a short rest.
"What are you going to do all week?" John asked as he woke up the next morning and saw Abby was already awake. Like Pratt, they both had the entire week off.
"I don't know. I hadn't really thought about it."
"Well, I am going to take you out tonight." John smiled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and kissed her neck.
"Mmm. Okay." Abby closed her eyes and smiled.
"But I have to go back to my place and check on Gamma."
"You have to go now?"
"You could come with me." Carter offered.
"But then I'd have to come back and change again before we go out."
"Well you could pack a bag and stay with me for a few days," John smiled. "in the guest room of course. I don't want to be away from you. It's that whole chaos theory again. I don't want something to happen that would take back everything that's happened in the past two weeks."
"Okay."
"Okay?" John smiled.
"Yeah." Abby said, nodding, but still with a smile.
"Okay. Well I'm going to go. When you're ready, you can just come over."
"I can go now.it'll only take me a second to pack."
"Okay, I'll wait." Carter leaned over and kissed Abby on the lips. When they broke apart, they both smiled and Abby walked into her closet.
"We're not going to go anywhere fancy are we?" Abby called.
"I want it to be a surprise."
"I'll kill you if we end up going to Doc's." Abby said, sticking her head out of the closet.
"No. I promise. No Doc's." John shook his head. "That'll be our second date."
John stood up out of the bed and looked for his clothes which were thrown around the room. Actually, all the clothing that had been worn the previous day was thrown all over the room. He smiled as he pulled his pants on. It was strange to be waking up here in the morning and seeing Abby lying next to him. It was nice though.
"Okay. I'm all set." Abby came out fully dressed out of the closet, interrupting his thoughts.
"You know, we could always stop at Doc's for breakfast." John joked as they walked out the door of Abby's apartment fifteen minutes later. John opened the passenger door for Abby and waited for her to be in before shutting the door and getting in the other side of the Jeep.
"Will you drop me off on the side of the road if your grandmother doesn't like me?" Abby asked.
"Of course not! And don't say you won't get along, she's going to love you." John smiled and took Abby's hand and kissed it. She smiled too and looked out the window. As they pulled through the gates of the Carter mansion, Abby gave a small sigh. A moment later they drove up the driveway and John parked the car and they both got out.
"So do I get the full tour this time?" Abby questioned.
"Oh yeah. You get the bonus package." John smiled and kissed her on the cheek as he led her towards the front door. He reached out and rang the doorbell. When the maid answered the door, John handed her Abby's bag while stepping into the house. As the maid disappeared, Abby looked around in amazement, while John pretended not to notice how impressed she was.
"It's nicer than I remember." Abby commented.
"That's because my mother was here last time. Ready to go upstairs?" Carter changed the subject.
"Yeah." Abby said and followed John up the stairs. They stopped in front of a door at the top of the stairs and down the hallway on the left. John opened the door.
"Here we are." John said cheerfully.
"This is your room?" Abby asked.
"No. I was serious about the guest room. I thought you might be more comfortable in your own room. For the meantime at least."
"Oh." Abby looked disappointed.
"Hey. Don't look so upset. I know you can't resist me, but I'm only right down the hall." John smiled. Abby pulled him into a deep kiss before going into her room and closing the door. John couldn't keep the smile off his face as he walked into his own room. After pulling off his tie, he walked back out and headed to Gamma's room. Upon reaching the door, he knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in." A voice called.
"Hi Gamma." John said, walking into the old woman's room.
"Why hello John. I thought I heard you come in a while ago. It's funny though, I thought I heard another voice with you."
"Sorry we disturbed you." Carter apologized.
"We?" Millicent raised her eyebrow.
"Yes. My friend Abby is here."
"Oh. And where is she now?"
"Up in the guest room. She's changing her clothes before we go out tonight." Hearing this, Gamma turned and gave John a smile.
"I haven't met this girl, have I?"
"No Gamma."
"Well why not? Why don't you bring her down before you leave?" Gamma inquired.
"Only if you promise you'll be nice. I like this one."
"Well then of course I'll be nice, unless she's like that last one." Gamma made a face. John laughed and leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek before leaving to go back to his own room to change his clothes. As the door shut, Millicent smiled. She had never seen John so happy, and there was something about him that had changed since before the lockdown in the hospital. He had called her soon after he found out that he would be staying at the hospital for two weeks. She had worried when she heard this news, but seeing him now made her wonder what had happened to get him so happy.
"I just hope he stays like this." Millicent thought to herself before closing her eyes to take a short rest.