Once again, this chapter inserts little tidbits from "Dead Again." Very
subtle though. Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up, but my
grandmother had complications with her knee replacement surgery so I've
been worrying about that and today is the last day of the six week semester
so all my teachers had tests either yesterday or today. I'm looking
forward to tonight's episode even though I know what's going to happen at
the very end.hopefully it'll be a cute scene, even though the consequences
might not be so good. Thanks for all your review! There's been a lot of
positive and negative feedback, which I don't really mind, even though some
people can get a little out of control (you know who you are). Have a
great weekend. I don't have school tomorrow so I'll start writing the next
chapter right after tonight's episode airs and I have inspiration.
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As soon as they stepped through the doors, they knew it was going to be a
hectic night. Abby walked into the lounge as Carter walked up to the front
desk. The chairs area was totally packed and it seemed that everywhere
John looked, there was another person holding a bandage to a miscellaneous
body part. He shook his head as he saw Randi.
"Where's Weaver?" He asked the desk clerk.
"Seeing a patient somewhere. I don't know. She's been really moody lately. She started screaming at everyone, even patients, about an hour ago. She had settled down by the time you talked to her on the phone."
"That was settled down?" John wondered aloud.
"Yeah. Now I'd grab a chart and go see someone before she comes back." Randi grimaced. "Oh, by the way, was that Abby who came in with you?"
"Uh, yeah." John looked down at the chart so Randi wouldn't see him blush.
"Hmm.interesting." Luckily, Carter was saved from further questions because the phone starting ringing, and Randi answered it. If Carter hadn't walked away to see his patient, he would have seen Luka going into the lounge.
"Oh, Abby, I thought you weren't on until next week." Luka said, upon entering the lounge and seeing Abby sitting on the sofa flipping through a magazine.
"I know, I'm not. I'm just waiting for someone." Abby said, looking up.
"You look nice." Luka smiled, going to his locker and opening it.
"Thanks." Abby looked back down at her magazine.
"You should wear skirts more." Luka glanced at her then went back to searching for something in his locker. Abby smirked in response. Luka grinned when he saw that he had made her smile.
"Hey Abby." John stuck his head through the door and was confused to see Abby was smiling until he saw that Luka was in the room. "Can I, uh, see you in exam three for a sec. I need your advice on something."
"Are you off now?" Abby asked Luka, as she was standing up to follow John.
"Yes."
"Well good night." Abby smiled once more as she left the room. Abby couldn't tell what was going on with Luka. He had hurt her when they broke up, but she still wanted him to be happy. She knew she should've told her about her and John's relationship, but she didn't know how and she didn't want to just out and blurt it. As soon as she walked into exam room three, Abby noticed Carter sitting on a gurney. She walked over to him and as soon as she was close enough, he stood up and closed the curtain around them.
"Mmm.this is better." Abby mumbled as John was kissing her neck with soft kisses.
"I'm going to be on for a while." John said as she ran her hand through his hair. "You should go home before Kerry sees you."
"I want to stay."
"I know you can't resist me, but you're tired and you don't deserve to be here."
"No. I'm staying." Abby said firmly.
"You're incredible." Carter smiled.
"I know." Abby smiled back.
*Four Hours Later*
"Why am I here?" Abby wondered to herself as she got puked on by the fourth kid in a row. She had changed into scrubs a long time ago and put her nice clothes in her locker. Then she saw the reason she was there, lying on the sofa in the lounge. He looked so peaceful as she looked through the window. She knew he was more exhausted than even she was, even though he was more used to working unusual hours. She was about to quietly walk in the door, but Susan stopped her.
"He shouldn't be on. I volunteered to take over for him, but Kerry wouldn't listen to me." Susan shook her head. "I have no idea why you're here. I saw you when you came in though, nice skirt."
"Thanks. We were supposed to be going out."
"I'm glad you two finally figured everything out." Susan smiled and looked genuinely happy for her.
"Did you ever call that bartender?" A mischievous smile crept onto Abby's face.
"Oh yeah." Susan smiled back. "You think I went to Barbados by myself?"
"Haha." Abby laughed.
"Susan, we have a GSW coming in. ETA seven minutes. Will you get Carter up?" Haleh said, coming over to the two women.
"I'll do it." Abby volunteered and walked through the door of the lounge. She walked over to her boyfriend's sleeping form and gently kissed his head.
"Joooohn." She whispered in his ear and softly shook him. "Get up babe. GSW is coming in. Ahh!"
John had woken up and pulled Abby down so that she was now lying on top of him. He reached up and kissed her. She eagerly returned the kiss, but then pulled away.
"There's a trauma coming in."
"Excuses excuses." John shook his head teasingly which caused Abby to give a pout. "Aw, you look so cute when you're trying to look angry."
"It sounds better when I say it." Abby stuck her tongue out at him.
"What time is it?"
"12:15. You've been asleep for about half an hour. Sorry."
"Well I was having a really good dream, so you should be sorry."
"What was your dream about?" Abby asked, after yawning for a moment.
"The ER banquet a couple years ago. Everyone was there. Carol, Doug, Anna.Mark. Anna had tested positive as a bone marrow donor so she couldn't walk and we sat and talked the entire time." Carter didn't realize he was smiling as he was reliving this memory.
"Oh." Abby said, putting her hands in her lap.
"Things were so good then. If I had known then that I was going to end up a recovering druggie and chief resident, I would have left with Anna." John didn't even notice that Abby wasn't talking or looking at him anymore.
"Guys, the GSW is here." Susan stuck her head in. Abby got up and left the room and Carter soon followed after her.
"What's the matter?" John asked, right as they reached the doors to the ambulance bay.
"Nothing." Abby insisted, even though she knew John could see right through her. As the patient was unloaded out of the ambulance, Abby paid full attention to fixing this person instead of thinking about her own problems.
An hour later, the ER was practically empty and Abby escaped to the roof. She had basically been ignoring since the guy had died. John had gone to talk to the wife while Abby slipped away. The fact that John had been dreaming about his old friends hadn't bothered Abby as much as the emphasis he had put on how happy he had been then as compared to now. If she wasn't making him happy now, she wasn't sure she would ever know how to do it. As she took another long sip of her coffee, Abby heard the door to the roof open.
"It's 1:30 am in Chicago, do you know where your girlfriend is?" John came up behind her and joked, then grew serious when he saw she wasn't smiling. "Please tell me what's wrong."
"Are you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy."
"But would you prefer things to be the way they used to be?
"Well it would be a tradeoff."
"Huh?"
"If I was there, I wouldn't have you. Every woman I've ever dated after I met you broke up with me because I always wanted to be with you."
"Is that what happened with Susan?" Carter nodded. "I'm sorry."
"Well they were all right. I've never wanted to be with anyone else but you. I love you." John sighed.
"I know." Abby sighs.
"I don't want to be with anyone else, Abby. I want to be with you."
"I love you too John." Abby finished what she had been trying to say as Carter wrapped his arms around her. As John kissed her, Abby could feel herself getting carried away. She didn't mind being like this when she was with him. With previous relationships, she had wanted to pull away the moment things got too involved. Now it was different though. Maybe she had grown up more after being with Luka, or maybe she hadn't grown up at all, just took better notice of the things around her.
"Where's Weaver?" He asked the desk clerk.
"Seeing a patient somewhere. I don't know. She's been really moody lately. She started screaming at everyone, even patients, about an hour ago. She had settled down by the time you talked to her on the phone."
"That was settled down?" John wondered aloud.
"Yeah. Now I'd grab a chart and go see someone before she comes back." Randi grimaced. "Oh, by the way, was that Abby who came in with you?"
"Uh, yeah." John looked down at the chart so Randi wouldn't see him blush.
"Hmm.interesting." Luckily, Carter was saved from further questions because the phone starting ringing, and Randi answered it. If Carter hadn't walked away to see his patient, he would have seen Luka going into the lounge.
"Oh, Abby, I thought you weren't on until next week." Luka said, upon entering the lounge and seeing Abby sitting on the sofa flipping through a magazine.
"I know, I'm not. I'm just waiting for someone." Abby said, looking up.
"You look nice." Luka smiled, going to his locker and opening it.
"Thanks." Abby looked back down at her magazine.
"You should wear skirts more." Luka glanced at her then went back to searching for something in his locker. Abby smirked in response. Luka grinned when he saw that he had made her smile.
"Hey Abby." John stuck his head through the door and was confused to see Abby was smiling until he saw that Luka was in the room. "Can I, uh, see you in exam three for a sec. I need your advice on something."
"Are you off now?" Abby asked Luka, as she was standing up to follow John.
"Yes."
"Well good night." Abby smiled once more as she left the room. Abby couldn't tell what was going on with Luka. He had hurt her when they broke up, but she still wanted him to be happy. She knew she should've told her about her and John's relationship, but she didn't know how and she didn't want to just out and blurt it. As soon as she walked into exam room three, Abby noticed Carter sitting on a gurney. She walked over to him and as soon as she was close enough, he stood up and closed the curtain around them.
"Mmm.this is better." Abby mumbled as John was kissing her neck with soft kisses.
"I'm going to be on for a while." John said as she ran her hand through his hair. "You should go home before Kerry sees you."
"I want to stay."
"I know you can't resist me, but you're tired and you don't deserve to be here."
"No. I'm staying." Abby said firmly.
"You're incredible." Carter smiled.
"I know." Abby smiled back.
*Four Hours Later*
"Why am I here?" Abby wondered to herself as she got puked on by the fourth kid in a row. She had changed into scrubs a long time ago and put her nice clothes in her locker. Then she saw the reason she was there, lying on the sofa in the lounge. He looked so peaceful as she looked through the window. She knew he was more exhausted than even she was, even though he was more used to working unusual hours. She was about to quietly walk in the door, but Susan stopped her.
"He shouldn't be on. I volunteered to take over for him, but Kerry wouldn't listen to me." Susan shook her head. "I have no idea why you're here. I saw you when you came in though, nice skirt."
"Thanks. We were supposed to be going out."
"I'm glad you two finally figured everything out." Susan smiled and looked genuinely happy for her.
"Did you ever call that bartender?" A mischievous smile crept onto Abby's face.
"Oh yeah." Susan smiled back. "You think I went to Barbados by myself?"
"Haha." Abby laughed.
"Susan, we have a GSW coming in. ETA seven minutes. Will you get Carter up?" Haleh said, coming over to the two women.
"I'll do it." Abby volunteered and walked through the door of the lounge. She walked over to her boyfriend's sleeping form and gently kissed his head.
"Joooohn." She whispered in his ear and softly shook him. "Get up babe. GSW is coming in. Ahh!"
John had woken up and pulled Abby down so that she was now lying on top of him. He reached up and kissed her. She eagerly returned the kiss, but then pulled away.
"There's a trauma coming in."
"Excuses excuses." John shook his head teasingly which caused Abby to give a pout. "Aw, you look so cute when you're trying to look angry."
"It sounds better when I say it." Abby stuck her tongue out at him.
"What time is it?"
"12:15. You've been asleep for about half an hour. Sorry."
"Well I was having a really good dream, so you should be sorry."
"What was your dream about?" Abby asked, after yawning for a moment.
"The ER banquet a couple years ago. Everyone was there. Carol, Doug, Anna.Mark. Anna had tested positive as a bone marrow donor so she couldn't walk and we sat and talked the entire time." Carter didn't realize he was smiling as he was reliving this memory.
"Oh." Abby said, putting her hands in her lap.
"Things were so good then. If I had known then that I was going to end up a recovering druggie and chief resident, I would have left with Anna." John didn't even notice that Abby wasn't talking or looking at him anymore.
"Guys, the GSW is here." Susan stuck her head in. Abby got up and left the room and Carter soon followed after her.
"What's the matter?" John asked, right as they reached the doors to the ambulance bay.
"Nothing." Abby insisted, even though she knew John could see right through her. As the patient was unloaded out of the ambulance, Abby paid full attention to fixing this person instead of thinking about her own problems.
An hour later, the ER was practically empty and Abby escaped to the roof. She had basically been ignoring since the guy had died. John had gone to talk to the wife while Abby slipped away. The fact that John had been dreaming about his old friends hadn't bothered Abby as much as the emphasis he had put on how happy he had been then as compared to now. If she wasn't making him happy now, she wasn't sure she would ever know how to do it. As she took another long sip of her coffee, Abby heard the door to the roof open.
"It's 1:30 am in Chicago, do you know where your girlfriend is?" John came up behind her and joked, then grew serious when he saw she wasn't smiling. "Please tell me what's wrong."
"Are you happy?"
"Of course I'm happy."
"But would you prefer things to be the way they used to be?
"Well it would be a tradeoff."
"Huh?"
"If I was there, I wouldn't have you. Every woman I've ever dated after I met you broke up with me because I always wanted to be with you."
"Is that what happened with Susan?" Carter nodded. "I'm sorry."
"Well they were all right. I've never wanted to be with anyone else but you. I love you." John sighed.
"I know." Abby sighs.
"I don't want to be with anyone else, Abby. I want to be with you."
"I love you too John." Abby finished what she had been trying to say as Carter wrapped his arms around her. As John kissed her, Abby could feel herself getting carried away. She didn't mind being like this when she was with him. With previous relationships, she had wanted to pull away the moment things got too involved. Now it was different though. Maybe she had grown up more after being with Luka, or maybe she hadn't grown up at all, just took better notice of the things around her.