I have had the busiest week of my life. Tuesday I went and saw Lion King
and Thursday I went to see John Mayer. I also had to deal with school and
homework and I've been a total insomniac and am exhausted. It's 1:15 am
and I would go to sleep, but I'm at my aunt's house and I know I'll get to
sleep late. I'm watching an old ER episode that I've seen a million times
(The Domino Heart) and also watching a Real World marathon (yes, the
inspiration for a chapter a couple weeks ago). So this is the fourteenth
chapter. I've been getting frustrated with my writing lately. Well not my
actual writing, just my brain while I'm trying to write. Hope you enjoy!!
- Keep reviewing!
The couple walked back to Abby's apartment with Carter's arms draped over her shoulder, holding her against him. When they reached her building, John opened the gate for her and then waited while she got her key out and put it into the door and opened it. She took John's hand and pulled him inside with her and she giggled as they walked up the flight of stairs to her floor. John noticed the man sitting outside her door before she did.
"Abby." John said softly, and Abby followed his gaze.
"Oh my god, Eric." Abby said, rushing over to her brother. "What's going on? How did you get in here?"
He spoke so quietly that Abby had to lean in to hear what he was saying. She glanced back at John concerned then focused back on her brother.
"Eric it's okay. Come on. Let's go inside." She unlocked her front door before pulling him up and into the apartment. John followed her and shut the door behind them. Once inside, Abby pulled off Eric's coat before taking off her own.
"Do you want me to make a pot of coffee?" John asked, breaking the silence. Abby nodded in response. As he walked into the kitchen, Abby continued to console her brother. When Carter emerged holding two cups several minutes later, Abby gladly took them and while sipping from one, set the other on the table near Eric.
"Eric, please tell me what happened." Abby pleaded.
"No!" He said, getting angry. Abby placed her hand on his arm, but he shoved her away and swung his arm, knocking over the coffee mug and sending it flying off the table.
"Oww." Abby said, as the hot liquid splashed onto her leg.
"Are you okay?" Carter asked, rushing towards her.
"Yeah." Abby winced and stood up.
"Let me have a look. The coffee was just out of the pot."
"No. I'm fine. Really." Abby insisted as she hobbled towards her bedroom. "I'm just going to change my pants."
While Abby was changing, Carter tried to clean up the mess from the coffee. Just as he threw away the shards from the remains of the cup, Abby came back into the room.
"Thanks." Abby sighed when she saw what John had done. Then she sat down on the sofa beside Eric. "You need to tell me what's wrong Eric, or I can't help you."
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry Abby."
"It's okay." She said as he wrapped his arms around her and started to cry. "It's okay."
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"Is he asleep?" John asked about an hour later as they both sat on Abby's bed.
"Yeah." Abby pressed her lips and nodded.
"Did you call Maggie yet?" She shook her head.
"No, but it's too late now. I'll do it in the morning." Abby said while pulling her shirt off and putting on a sweatshirt.
"Okay." John said, getting under the covers. "It's getting cold outside. It could start snowing anyday."
"It's only the beginning of November. We have at least another couple of weeks." Abby frowned and joined John in the bed. Shivering, she moved closer to him and he wrapped one arm behind her neck and used the other hand to grasp Abby's hand.
"I can't deal with all this right now." Abby sighed and closed her eyes.
"This whole thing with your brother will work itself out." John said, kissing her head softly.
"It's not just that. It's my life. It's the hospital and being nurse manager and Luka." Abby stopped.
"Oh." John said.
"What?" Abby questioned, sensing the anger in his voice.
"Nothing." Abby thought for a moment before wiggling out of John's embrace and walking into the bathroom and shutting the door. Carter shook his head then followed her.
"Abby." He knocked on the door. "Abby open the door."
He noticed the door wasn't locked and slowly opened it. He walked in, saw Abby, and shut it behind him.
"Do you understand that it's not that I don't trust you? It's that I don't trust him." John said, sitting down on the floor next to her. She had her arms wrapped around her legs and her chin was on top of her arms. As John spoke, Abby started to cry. At first she tried to stop, but she couldn't control herself and started sobbing. John quickly put his arms around her and pulled her into his chest. As she cried, he held her and kissed her. "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault." She hiccupped. Carter smiled.
"God I love you." John kissed the top of her head. "I think I first realized it when we were driving in that car to Oklahoma. I looked over at you and you were sitting there and you were upset and stressed out and I thought about how beautiful you were."
"You don't mean that." Abby wiped her eyes with her hand.
"Yes I do." John took her hand with one of his and wiped away a tear with his other hand. "Would I have gone with you then if I didn't? Would I be sitting here now if I didn't? I love you Abby."
"Can we go to bed now?" John said after a minute and stood up and offered Abby his hand. Abby took it and stood up and kissed John passionately on the mouth.
"Your brother is in the next room." Carter said after they broke apart.
"I know." Abby finally smiled and looked at their still intertwined hands. "Come on."
With that, she led him back to the bed.
The couple walked back to Abby's apartment with Carter's arms draped over her shoulder, holding her against him. When they reached her building, John opened the gate for her and then waited while she got her key out and put it into the door and opened it. She took John's hand and pulled him inside with her and she giggled as they walked up the flight of stairs to her floor. John noticed the man sitting outside her door before she did.
"Abby." John said softly, and Abby followed his gaze.
"Oh my god, Eric." Abby said, rushing over to her brother. "What's going on? How did you get in here?"
He spoke so quietly that Abby had to lean in to hear what he was saying. She glanced back at John concerned then focused back on her brother.
"Eric it's okay. Come on. Let's go inside." She unlocked her front door before pulling him up and into the apartment. John followed her and shut the door behind them. Once inside, Abby pulled off Eric's coat before taking off her own.
"Do you want me to make a pot of coffee?" John asked, breaking the silence. Abby nodded in response. As he walked into the kitchen, Abby continued to console her brother. When Carter emerged holding two cups several minutes later, Abby gladly took them and while sipping from one, set the other on the table near Eric.
"Eric, please tell me what happened." Abby pleaded.
"No!" He said, getting angry. Abby placed her hand on his arm, but he shoved her away and swung his arm, knocking over the coffee mug and sending it flying off the table.
"Oww." Abby said, as the hot liquid splashed onto her leg.
"Are you okay?" Carter asked, rushing towards her.
"Yeah." Abby winced and stood up.
"Let me have a look. The coffee was just out of the pot."
"No. I'm fine. Really." Abby insisted as she hobbled towards her bedroom. "I'm just going to change my pants."
While Abby was changing, Carter tried to clean up the mess from the coffee. Just as he threw away the shards from the remains of the cup, Abby came back into the room.
"Thanks." Abby sighed when she saw what John had done. Then she sat down on the sofa beside Eric. "You need to tell me what's wrong Eric, or I can't help you."
"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry Abby."
"It's okay." She said as he wrapped his arms around her and started to cry. "It's okay."
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"Is he asleep?" John asked about an hour later as they both sat on Abby's bed.
"Yeah." Abby pressed her lips and nodded.
"Did you call Maggie yet?" She shook her head.
"No, but it's too late now. I'll do it in the morning." Abby said while pulling her shirt off and putting on a sweatshirt.
"Okay." John said, getting under the covers. "It's getting cold outside. It could start snowing anyday."
"It's only the beginning of November. We have at least another couple of weeks." Abby frowned and joined John in the bed. Shivering, she moved closer to him and he wrapped one arm behind her neck and used the other hand to grasp Abby's hand.
"I can't deal with all this right now." Abby sighed and closed her eyes.
"This whole thing with your brother will work itself out." John said, kissing her head softly.
"It's not just that. It's my life. It's the hospital and being nurse manager and Luka." Abby stopped.
"Oh." John said.
"What?" Abby questioned, sensing the anger in his voice.
"Nothing." Abby thought for a moment before wiggling out of John's embrace and walking into the bathroom and shutting the door. Carter shook his head then followed her.
"Abby." He knocked on the door. "Abby open the door."
He noticed the door wasn't locked and slowly opened it. He walked in, saw Abby, and shut it behind him.
"Do you understand that it's not that I don't trust you? It's that I don't trust him." John said, sitting down on the floor next to her. She had her arms wrapped around her legs and her chin was on top of her arms. As John spoke, Abby started to cry. At first she tried to stop, but she couldn't control herself and started sobbing. John quickly put his arms around her and pulled her into his chest. As she cried, he held her and kissed her. "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault." She hiccupped. Carter smiled.
"God I love you." John kissed the top of her head. "I think I first realized it when we were driving in that car to Oklahoma. I looked over at you and you were sitting there and you were upset and stressed out and I thought about how beautiful you were."
"You don't mean that." Abby wiped her eyes with her hand.
"Yes I do." John took her hand with one of his and wiped away a tear with his other hand. "Would I have gone with you then if I didn't? Would I be sitting here now if I didn't? I love you Abby."
"Can we go to bed now?" John said after a minute and stood up and offered Abby his hand. Abby took it and stood up and kissed John passionately on the mouth.
"Your brother is in the next room." Carter said after they broke apart.
"I know." Abby finally smiled and looked at their still intertwined hands. "Come on."
With that, she led him back to the bed.