I was way too tired to post last night. I sat and thought about whether I
should make the effort, but in the end decided it wasn't worth it. So you
get this chapter in the morning instead. No big loss. I wrote half this
chapter about two days ago, but then I decided it was too short so I added
more yesterday. Tell me what you think! I've had a really hectic week
between trying to find a Halloween costume and dealing with my parents and
school. I'll write a special Halloween chapter today and post it before
the episode airs tomorrow. (
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"Hey." Carter said, walking into Abby's apartment a week later.
"Hey." Abby responded as John leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "How was your shift?"
"Pretty much uneventful. How was your day off?"
"Uneventful."
"What's on the tv?"
"Trading Spaces." Abby smiled.
"Oh." John yawned and sat down on the couch next to Abby.
"Poor baby. Are you tired?" Abby asked, leaning against his shoulder.
"Oww!!" John grimaced in pain.
"What happened?" Abby asked, concerned.
"My back."
"Are you okay? Where does it hurt? I'll massage it."
"No. It's fine."
"Do you want me to get you an Advil?"
"No, I'm fine, really." Carter insisted.
"Turn around." Abby commanded, and he after a look, did.
"Mmm.that feels good." John closed his eyes and moaned as Abby gently massaged his back. "You're hired."
"You can't afford me." Abby smiled.
"I'm sure I can find some way to repay you." John smirked and took Abby's hand and kissed it and then started working his way up her arm. This time it was Abby's turn to moan. Pretty soon, things were really heating up on the sofa and Abby was taking her shirt off.
"Oww." John yelped as he turned to bring Abby's towards him.
"That's it. I'm getting you an Advil." Abby shook her head and stood up. "You're in pain. This is ridiculous."
Abby pulled John's shirt around her and walked into the kitchen. She pulled a glass down from a cabinet and filled it with water. Then she reached back into another cabinet and pulled the small container of tablets from it. Putting two in her hand, she put the container back away and grabbed the glass and walked back towards John. After dropping the pills into his hand, she sat down in the chair next to the sofa and plopped her legs over the side.
"What?" Abby asked when she looked up from a daydream and saw Carter staring at her.
"What did I do to deserve you?" John smiled as Abby fidgeted and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
"I'm going to bed." Abby said and yawned, changing the subject. John nodded and rubbed his lower back. As she reached the doorway to the bedroom, she turned and looked at John seductively. However, he didn't look up until he felt something hit him in the face and didn't realize what it was until he pulled it away from his face. His eyes got big and he looked towards Abby and saw her smile and disappear into the other room. John smiled and looked at the shirt in his hands then stood up and walked towards the bedroom. He peeked his head around the corner and laughed before joining Abby in the bed.
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"Do you ever think about Mark?"
"Yeah. When the ER gets hectic."
"The ER is always hectic." Abby pointed out.
"Hello.you asked me a question. You could at least let me finish."
"Sorry." Abby pouted.
"When the ER gets hectic." He paused for a moment and began to trace shapes on Abby's arm. "I remember my first day when I freaked out during a trauma. Mark followed me into the ambulance bay and what he told me calmed me down. I owe him everything in my life because he made me realize the real reason to become a doctor."
"Do you think he knew how much everyone cared for him when he died?"
"I think that he would feel exactly what Dr. Corday's letter said. He even denied being needed in the ER up until the very end."
"Did you think he was going to die the first time last year?"
"I hadn't really thought about it. Of course the possibility was always there, but it was different. He was different too. I can't explain it though, he just was. This time you knew it couldn't be good."
"And it was so fast." Abby turned her head to lay on John's shoulder.
"Yeah." Carter sighed. Then, kissing Abby's forehead quickly he said, "Let's talk about something happier."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. My mother called today."
"How is she?"
"She sounded fine. Almost normal, even."
"She's taking her meds?"
"Apparently." Abby rolled her eyes. "She's thinking about taking a vacation though."
"Is she going to come here?" Abby nodded. "When?"
"She's not sure yet. She hadn't really made any real plans."
"But not for a little bit though right?"
"Yeah, probably sometime next month."
"You know, if she wants to go somewhere really nice for a vacation, I have a wonderful recommendation." Abby gave John a strange look. "Miami is quite nice this time of year."
This comment made Abby roll her eyes and grab the nearest pillow and smack John with it. He grabbed the pillow as it swung towards him though, so it only hit with half the force intended.
"You're going to get it for that." John said, getting rowdy. "I do fight back."
"But I'm a girl."
"I don't care." John raised his eyebrows and then sat still for a moment before lunging at Abby and starting to tickle her.
"Aaaaaah! No fair! Stop stop stop. Ahh. John..Carter!!!" Abby was getting mad but laughing at the same time. John now had her almost totally pinned beneath him. An evil smile came across Abby's face as she came up with an idea and she suddenly reached behind him and lightly pinched his butt. He jumped about a foot in the air.
"Ha." Abby stuck her tongue out.
"That wasn't nice!"
"Well you were tickling me."
"I'm tired."
"Me too."
"Truce?" John asked, sticking out his hand to her.
"Truce." Abby took it and they shook. John relaxed back down onto the bed and Abby curled in beside him.
"Good night." John said and closed his eyes.
"Good night." Abby responded as John's arm wrapped around her. Then she reached with her left arm and hit the switch to turn the bedside lamp off.
"I love you." John murmured.
"I love you too." Abby smiled at Carter and then she too closed her eyes and went to sleep.
"Hey." Carter said, walking into Abby's apartment a week later.
"Hey." Abby responded as John leaned down and kissed the top of her head. "How was your shift?"
"Pretty much uneventful. How was your day off?"
"Uneventful."
"What's on the tv?"
"Trading Spaces." Abby smiled.
"Oh." John yawned and sat down on the couch next to Abby.
"Poor baby. Are you tired?" Abby asked, leaning against his shoulder.
"Oww!!" John grimaced in pain.
"What happened?" Abby asked, concerned.
"My back."
"Are you okay? Where does it hurt? I'll massage it."
"No. It's fine."
"Do you want me to get you an Advil?"
"No, I'm fine, really." Carter insisted.
"Turn around." Abby commanded, and he after a look, did.
"Mmm.that feels good." John closed his eyes and moaned as Abby gently massaged his back. "You're hired."
"You can't afford me." Abby smiled.
"I'm sure I can find some way to repay you." John smirked and took Abby's hand and kissed it and then started working his way up her arm. This time it was Abby's turn to moan. Pretty soon, things were really heating up on the sofa and Abby was taking her shirt off.
"Oww." John yelped as he turned to bring Abby's towards him.
"That's it. I'm getting you an Advil." Abby shook her head and stood up. "You're in pain. This is ridiculous."
Abby pulled John's shirt around her and walked into the kitchen. She pulled a glass down from a cabinet and filled it with water. Then she reached back into another cabinet and pulled the small container of tablets from it. Putting two in her hand, she put the container back away and grabbed the glass and walked back towards John. After dropping the pills into his hand, she sat down in the chair next to the sofa and plopped her legs over the side.
"What?" Abby asked when she looked up from a daydream and saw Carter staring at her.
"What did I do to deserve you?" John smiled as Abby fidgeted and tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
"I'm going to bed." Abby said and yawned, changing the subject. John nodded and rubbed his lower back. As she reached the doorway to the bedroom, she turned and looked at John seductively. However, he didn't look up until he felt something hit him in the face and didn't realize what it was until he pulled it away from his face. His eyes got big and he looked towards Abby and saw her smile and disappear into the other room. John smiled and looked at the shirt in his hands then stood up and walked towards the bedroom. He peeked his head around the corner and laughed before joining Abby in the bed.
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"Do you ever think about Mark?"
"Yeah. When the ER gets hectic."
"The ER is always hectic." Abby pointed out.
"Hello.you asked me a question. You could at least let me finish."
"Sorry." Abby pouted.
"When the ER gets hectic." He paused for a moment and began to trace shapes on Abby's arm. "I remember my first day when I freaked out during a trauma. Mark followed me into the ambulance bay and what he told me calmed me down. I owe him everything in my life because he made me realize the real reason to become a doctor."
"Do you think he knew how much everyone cared for him when he died?"
"I think that he would feel exactly what Dr. Corday's letter said. He even denied being needed in the ER up until the very end."
"Did you think he was going to die the first time last year?"
"I hadn't really thought about it. Of course the possibility was always there, but it was different. He was different too. I can't explain it though, he just was. This time you knew it couldn't be good."
"And it was so fast." Abby turned her head to lay on John's shoulder.
"Yeah." Carter sighed. Then, kissing Abby's forehead quickly he said, "Let's talk about something happier."
"Oh, I forgot to tell you. My mother called today."
"How is she?"
"She sounded fine. Almost normal, even."
"She's taking her meds?"
"Apparently." Abby rolled her eyes. "She's thinking about taking a vacation though."
"Is she going to come here?" Abby nodded. "When?"
"She's not sure yet. She hadn't really made any real plans."
"But not for a little bit though right?"
"Yeah, probably sometime next month."
"You know, if she wants to go somewhere really nice for a vacation, I have a wonderful recommendation." Abby gave John a strange look. "Miami is quite nice this time of year."
This comment made Abby roll her eyes and grab the nearest pillow and smack John with it. He grabbed the pillow as it swung towards him though, so it only hit with half the force intended.
"You're going to get it for that." John said, getting rowdy. "I do fight back."
"But I'm a girl."
"I don't care." John raised his eyebrows and then sat still for a moment before lunging at Abby and starting to tickle her.
"Aaaaaah! No fair! Stop stop stop. Ahh. John..Carter!!!" Abby was getting mad but laughing at the same time. John now had her almost totally pinned beneath him. An evil smile came across Abby's face as she came up with an idea and she suddenly reached behind him and lightly pinched his butt. He jumped about a foot in the air.
"Ha." Abby stuck her tongue out.
"That wasn't nice!"
"Well you were tickling me."
"I'm tired."
"Me too."
"Truce?" John asked, sticking out his hand to her.
"Truce." Abby took it and they shook. John relaxed back down onto the bed and Abby curled in beside him.
"Good night." John said and closed his eyes.
"Good night." Abby responded as John's arm wrapped around her. Then she reached with her left arm and hit the switch to turn the bedside lamp off.
"I love you." John murmured.
"I love you too." Abby smiled at Carter and then she too closed her eyes and went to sleep.