***The saga continues. Elizabeth was planning on dropping Abby off at home
but when they arrived Abby found out that her house had burned down finding
herself homeless. Elizabeth offers to let Abby come home with her.***
***Disclaimer-I do not own any of these characters. This is just fiction.
"Thank you so much Elizabeth. I can't imagine what I would have done if I would have had to taken the L."
"No problem Abby, I'm just glad I could be here to help you out. I'm sure Mark won't mind you staying with us as long as you need to. We can go to my house just as soon as I pick up Ella at my friend's house. She takes care of her when Mark and I have the same shift."
Elizabeth and Abby pick up Ella and head to Elizabeth's home.
"I'm sure you want to sleep. I would love to sleep but I have to tend to the baby. You can use my bed. Sleep as long as you need to. I know you must be really distraught and worried right now, but try to get some rest. I'm going to call County and tell them what is going on and talk to Mark."
Abby smiles. "Thanks so much for your hospitality Elizabeth. You are such a great friend."
Elizabeth smiles and hugs Abby rubbing her back. "Anytime Abby."
Abby goes into Elizabeth and Mark's room and lies down. Lizzy calls County to talk to Kerry. Randi answers the phone:
"Cook County General"
"Hey Randi this is Elizabeth, can I talk to Kerry?"
"Sure. Just a minute. Hey Weaver!! Phone for you. It's Elizabeth."
"Take a message."
"She told me to take a message."
"Tell her it's very important that I talk to her immediately."
Kerry picks up and answers sounding annoyed, "What is so important Elizabeth?"
"Stop being so grouchy for a second and listen to me. I have some bad news. Abby's apartment building burned to the ground this morning. She's told me that she didn't have a checking account, she just kept cash. So she is completely out of money. She's really upset. Now she isn't homeless. I've taken her in, but I think she is going to need a few days off to recover from the shock. She seems a little shaken. But she really can't afford to be off."
"Wow," says Kerry, "That's terrible, is Abby around?"
"Yeah but she is asleep."
"Well I'm going to tell everyone what happened and take up a collection for her. Tell her she can have the next 3 days off. Paid. I won't subtract it from her sick leave. Give her my sympathy. Tell her I'm thinking of her."
"Thanks Kerry. Let everyone know she is here if they want to stop by. I think she is going to need the support of her friends now more than ever."
"I'll pass the message."
"Can you put Mark on, don't tell him. I want to talk to him about this myself. But tell him it's important."
"Okay I'll find him."
Muffled sounds. A few seconds later Mark picks up.
"Hey baby what's up?"
"Abby's apartment building burned down this morning."
"Oh my God that's awful."
"Yeah, when I went to bring her home we found it in flames and almost completely burned down. So I brought her home with me. I've told her she's welcomed to stay here as long as she needs too. She's lost everything, her clothes, her money. All of her money. It's okay for her to stay here right?"
"Absolutely. Maybe I can get a collection started for her."
"Kerry said she was going to do that. And she gave her the next three days off, paid."
"Are you talking about our Kerry? Kerry Weaver?"
"Yeah," laughs "pretty amazing huh?"
"Yeah, I guess she really does care," laughs. "I'll be home at 6:30 do you need anything for Abby?"
"No I'm going to take her out to get her some clothes later after she wakes up. She doesn't know it yet."
Ella starts crying.
"Mark, Ella is crying I have to go now."
"Okay I'll see you later. Tell Abby I'm sorry about her loss."
"Okay I will. Bye Mark."
Elizabeth hangs up the phone and sighs. She feeds Ella.
A few hours go by. Both Elizabeth and Ella have fallen asleep. Ella starts to cry. Elizabeth wakes up startled from her nap and looks at her watch and says aloud "Wow it's almost 4 already? I'd better get Abby up."
Elizabeth enters her room. She finds Abby sitting in bed, knees drawn to chest, head resting on knees and sobbing. She sits down next to Abby and puts her arm around her shoulders and rubs her shoulders.
"Abby, everything is going to be okay. We're all here for you. I talked with Kerry. She is going to give you the next 3 days off."
"I can't afford that now."
"Oh she is going to pay you for it?"
"Really?!?"
"Yeah she seemed very sad for you. Her and Mark both told me to tell you they were sorry to hear about this. They're going to take up a collection for you at work. And like I said you are welcomed to stay here as long as need be. Now, go wash your face and take a shower or freshen up a little, use anything of mine you want. I'm going to take you shopping to get you some new clothes."
"Elizabeth you don't have to do that."
"Your right, I don't HAVE to, but I want to and I'm going to so no arguing," smile.
***Should I continue? Please R and R. Thanks for reading. (
***Disclaimer-I do not own any of these characters. This is just fiction.
"Thank you so much Elizabeth. I can't imagine what I would have done if I would have had to taken the L."
"No problem Abby, I'm just glad I could be here to help you out. I'm sure Mark won't mind you staying with us as long as you need to. We can go to my house just as soon as I pick up Ella at my friend's house. She takes care of her when Mark and I have the same shift."
Elizabeth and Abby pick up Ella and head to Elizabeth's home.
"I'm sure you want to sleep. I would love to sleep but I have to tend to the baby. You can use my bed. Sleep as long as you need to. I know you must be really distraught and worried right now, but try to get some rest. I'm going to call County and tell them what is going on and talk to Mark."
Abby smiles. "Thanks so much for your hospitality Elizabeth. You are such a great friend."
Elizabeth smiles and hugs Abby rubbing her back. "Anytime Abby."
Abby goes into Elizabeth and Mark's room and lies down. Lizzy calls County to talk to Kerry. Randi answers the phone:
"Cook County General"
"Hey Randi this is Elizabeth, can I talk to Kerry?"
"Sure. Just a minute. Hey Weaver!! Phone for you. It's Elizabeth."
"Take a message."
"She told me to take a message."
"Tell her it's very important that I talk to her immediately."
Kerry picks up and answers sounding annoyed, "What is so important Elizabeth?"
"Stop being so grouchy for a second and listen to me. I have some bad news. Abby's apartment building burned to the ground this morning. She's told me that she didn't have a checking account, she just kept cash. So she is completely out of money. She's really upset. Now she isn't homeless. I've taken her in, but I think she is going to need a few days off to recover from the shock. She seems a little shaken. But she really can't afford to be off."
"Wow," says Kerry, "That's terrible, is Abby around?"
"Yeah but she is asleep."
"Well I'm going to tell everyone what happened and take up a collection for her. Tell her she can have the next 3 days off. Paid. I won't subtract it from her sick leave. Give her my sympathy. Tell her I'm thinking of her."
"Thanks Kerry. Let everyone know she is here if they want to stop by. I think she is going to need the support of her friends now more than ever."
"I'll pass the message."
"Can you put Mark on, don't tell him. I want to talk to him about this myself. But tell him it's important."
"Okay I'll find him."
Muffled sounds. A few seconds later Mark picks up.
"Hey baby what's up?"
"Abby's apartment building burned down this morning."
"Oh my God that's awful."
"Yeah, when I went to bring her home we found it in flames and almost completely burned down. So I brought her home with me. I've told her she's welcomed to stay here as long as she needs too. She's lost everything, her clothes, her money. All of her money. It's okay for her to stay here right?"
"Absolutely. Maybe I can get a collection started for her."
"Kerry said she was going to do that. And she gave her the next three days off, paid."
"Are you talking about our Kerry? Kerry Weaver?"
"Yeah," laughs "pretty amazing huh?"
"Yeah, I guess she really does care," laughs. "I'll be home at 6:30 do you need anything for Abby?"
"No I'm going to take her out to get her some clothes later after she wakes up. She doesn't know it yet."
Ella starts crying.
"Mark, Ella is crying I have to go now."
"Okay I'll see you later. Tell Abby I'm sorry about her loss."
"Okay I will. Bye Mark."
Elizabeth hangs up the phone and sighs. She feeds Ella.
A few hours go by. Both Elizabeth and Ella have fallen asleep. Ella starts to cry. Elizabeth wakes up startled from her nap and looks at her watch and says aloud "Wow it's almost 4 already? I'd better get Abby up."
Elizabeth enters her room. She finds Abby sitting in bed, knees drawn to chest, head resting on knees and sobbing. She sits down next to Abby and puts her arm around her shoulders and rubs her shoulders.
"Abby, everything is going to be okay. We're all here for you. I talked with Kerry. She is going to give you the next 3 days off."
"I can't afford that now."
"Oh she is going to pay you for it?"
"Really?!?"
"Yeah she seemed very sad for you. Her and Mark both told me to tell you they were sorry to hear about this. They're going to take up a collection for you at work. And like I said you are welcomed to stay here as long as need be. Now, go wash your face and take a shower or freshen up a little, use anything of mine you want. I'm going to take you shopping to get you some new clothes."
"Elizabeth you don't have to do that."
"Your right, I don't HAVE to, but I want to and I'm going to so no arguing," smile.
***Should I continue? Please R and R. Thanks for reading. (