O ***I apologize beforehand to any Lubby's. I'm actually a Carby so there
will be a bit of Carby incorporated this chapter. Please don't stop reading
though :) I'd still really like to have your opinion on the story itself***
***Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters. This is just fiction.***
Summary: When a tragedy strikes Abby, Elizabeth Corday comes to the rescue. Elizabeth went to bring Abby home from work and Abby found out her apartment building had burned down leaving her homeless and with nothing left. Elizabeth Corday had invited her to come stay with her as long as she needed. They were about to go shopping when all of the problems in Abby's life finally hit her and she had an emotional breakdown. Luka had stopped by to check on Abby where we last left off.
Relationship status is as follows: Luka and Abby have broken up. Carter is currently with Susan.
"How are you feeling Abby?" gives Abby a hug.
Abby accepts the hug but doesn't hug him back. "How do you THINK I feel Luka? I feel like my whole world is falling apart. Nothing has gone right, nothing. I don't know how much more I can take."
"Abby, I know you've had a hard life. Believe me, I know what a hard life is like too. I've had a hard life. I lost my whole family a few years ago."
Abby sighs and rolls her eyes, "Oh boy here it comes.Luka we alllll know about your wife and kids every time something bad happens to someone you always bring it up as if your problems are bigger than everyone else's."
"Losing your home isn't exactly the same thing as losing your family."
"You think that losing my home is the only problem I have in my life. Pfft, there is much more to my life than this. This just topped all the other crap in my life off."
"Maybe I should go then," starts to walk off angrily.
"Wait, Luka. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be rude. I'm just." voice cracks. "I'm just scared, and hurting inside. Thank you for coming to see me. It really means a lot to me."
"Abby, I'm really sorry for the awful things I said about you two weeks ago. You are pretty and you are special. And.you are NOT a bitch. I was just angry, but I love you. Can we start fresh? Can we have a second shot at our relationship."
"Luka, right now I don't think I can handle it. I'm too confused right now. There is a lot of things that are hurting right now. You say your sorry for the things you said, but your words really hurt me Luka. I forgive you but I think I'm still to hurt to try to be your girlfriend again. And truthfully, I don't love you like that. I love you as a friend. I care about you as a friend. I don't ever want to lose our friendship. I hope to always be your friend, but I can't be your girlfriend. I'm in love with Carter. And if I have to wait forever for him I will. I love him THAT much."
"What about Susan?"
"Oh come on, do you think that Susan and Carter are REALLY meant to be together forever."
"Not really, but are you sure that you want to give up a relationship with me right now to wait for Carter who may never be interested?"
"All I know is that I don't want to be in a relationship that lies. I could be in a relationship with you but I would be living a lie. I don't love you, if I don't love you why should I be with you? I don't want to lie to you or myself, but I do want to be friends with you."
"Abby, I don't know that I can be "just friends" with you, but I'll try. If you need anything, call me. I'll try to help you. I think I should go now. Take care." Kisses Abby on the forehead.
"Luka?"
"Yes?"
"Thanks."
Smiles. "Yep." He walks out the front door and leaves.
"Elizabeth you can come out now."
"Are you okay?"
"Not really. I hope I didn't just make a mistake. Luka offered to get back together, but I don't want to be with him like that. I want to be with Carter and if I have to wait for him forever I will. I just hope that Luka and I can still be friends. I'm afraid I'll lose that too. Elizabeth, how did my life get to be so meaningless so fast?"
"I don't think your life is meaningless. I know you've had some problems, but you are a wonderful person. You deserve the best. I hope you can find a little bit of happiness through all your strife. You've been through a great deal. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Abby, don't lose hope. Hang in there. We're all here for you. Mark and I will help you in any way we can." Hugs Abby. "We care about you."
Fifteen minutes have gone by since Luka left.
"Mark should be home fairly soon," says Elizabeth.
DING DONG
"Does Mark normally ring the doorbell?"
"No not usually."
Elizabeth looks out of the peephole. "It's Carter. Do you want to see him?"
Abby grins. "Most definitely."
Elizabeth opens the door. Carter is standing there with a worried and upset look on his face.
"Where's Abby?"
"Well hello to you too."
"Sorry, Hi Elizabeth, where's Abby"
"In the living room come on in."
"Gives us a minute please Elizabeth," says Carter.
"Uhmm okay yeah sure."
"Carter, it's so nice to see you how are you."
"Not great how are you feeling."
"Ditto. What's wrong?"
"Susan and I broke up?"
"Oh I'm sorry, how come?"
"She didn't like it that I was going to come over and see you. I told her that you were my friend and that I wanted to see if you were okay. Abby, I'm so sorry about your apartment. Please tell me what I can do for you?"
"How about a hug?"
"Of course." Carter gives Abby a big and long hug.
"I'm sorry you and Susan broke up."
"I'm not."
"Your not?"
"No, if she can't understand that I have other women in my life besides her and that I want to help them in hard times than we shouldn't be together. Besides I've come to realize that she is not the person I'm destined to be with. She's super but it was more of a past crush coming back. Almost kinda high schoolish or something, but it wasn't love."
"Luka came by. He wanted to get back together. I told him no. I don't love him either. I.I love you."
"You want to know the real reason I broke up with Susan?"
"Why?"
"Because.I love you too."
"You do? But I thought you said I was too caught up on Luka."
"You were. But I still loved you. Then Susan came along and kind of distracted me. It's evident now that you aren't caught up on Luka. I've waited a long time to be with you. I don't want to lose you now."
Carter moves in close to Abby's face. He turns his head and places his lips on her. The two press their lips against each other and share a long a passionate kiss. They kiss for over a minute. Elizabeth enters the room and says, "I'm sorry I'll be right out I just..oh excuse me."
1.1 Carter and Abby move apart. "Oh hi Elizabeth," says Abby, "we were just."
"Kissing?" says Elizabeth.
1.2 Abby chuckles. "Yeah."
Elizabeth grabs Ella's blanket and says. I just came in to get this. I'll be out of your way now. Elizabeth leaves the room.
Carter looks at Abby and says, "So.where were we?"
***To be continued***
Please R and R and let me know if I should continue. To any Carsan or Lubby fans, sorry that I didn't make it turn out the way you were hoping, but please don't stop reading. I'm a Carby so I couldn't resist. :)
***Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters. This is just fiction.***
Summary: When a tragedy strikes Abby, Elizabeth Corday comes to the rescue. Elizabeth went to bring Abby home from work and Abby found out her apartment building had burned down leaving her homeless and with nothing left. Elizabeth Corday had invited her to come stay with her as long as she needed. They were about to go shopping when all of the problems in Abby's life finally hit her and she had an emotional breakdown. Luka had stopped by to check on Abby where we last left off.
Relationship status is as follows: Luka and Abby have broken up. Carter is currently with Susan.
"How are you feeling Abby?" gives Abby a hug.
Abby accepts the hug but doesn't hug him back. "How do you THINK I feel Luka? I feel like my whole world is falling apart. Nothing has gone right, nothing. I don't know how much more I can take."
"Abby, I know you've had a hard life. Believe me, I know what a hard life is like too. I've had a hard life. I lost my whole family a few years ago."
Abby sighs and rolls her eyes, "Oh boy here it comes.Luka we alllll know about your wife and kids every time something bad happens to someone you always bring it up as if your problems are bigger than everyone else's."
"Losing your home isn't exactly the same thing as losing your family."
"You think that losing my home is the only problem I have in my life. Pfft, there is much more to my life than this. This just topped all the other crap in my life off."
"Maybe I should go then," starts to walk off angrily.
"Wait, Luka. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be rude. I'm just." voice cracks. "I'm just scared, and hurting inside. Thank you for coming to see me. It really means a lot to me."
"Abby, I'm really sorry for the awful things I said about you two weeks ago. You are pretty and you are special. And.you are NOT a bitch. I was just angry, but I love you. Can we start fresh? Can we have a second shot at our relationship."
"Luka, right now I don't think I can handle it. I'm too confused right now. There is a lot of things that are hurting right now. You say your sorry for the things you said, but your words really hurt me Luka. I forgive you but I think I'm still to hurt to try to be your girlfriend again. And truthfully, I don't love you like that. I love you as a friend. I care about you as a friend. I don't ever want to lose our friendship. I hope to always be your friend, but I can't be your girlfriend. I'm in love with Carter. And if I have to wait forever for him I will. I love him THAT much."
"What about Susan?"
"Oh come on, do you think that Susan and Carter are REALLY meant to be together forever."
"Not really, but are you sure that you want to give up a relationship with me right now to wait for Carter who may never be interested?"
"All I know is that I don't want to be in a relationship that lies. I could be in a relationship with you but I would be living a lie. I don't love you, if I don't love you why should I be with you? I don't want to lie to you or myself, but I do want to be friends with you."
"Abby, I don't know that I can be "just friends" with you, but I'll try. If you need anything, call me. I'll try to help you. I think I should go now. Take care." Kisses Abby on the forehead.
"Luka?"
"Yes?"
"Thanks."
Smiles. "Yep." He walks out the front door and leaves.
"Elizabeth you can come out now."
"Are you okay?"
"Not really. I hope I didn't just make a mistake. Luka offered to get back together, but I don't want to be with him like that. I want to be with Carter and if I have to wait for him forever I will. I just hope that Luka and I can still be friends. I'm afraid I'll lose that too. Elizabeth, how did my life get to be so meaningless so fast?"
"I don't think your life is meaningless. I know you've had some problems, but you are a wonderful person. You deserve the best. I hope you can find a little bit of happiness through all your strife. You've been through a great deal. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Abby, don't lose hope. Hang in there. We're all here for you. Mark and I will help you in any way we can." Hugs Abby. "We care about you."
Fifteen minutes have gone by since Luka left.
"Mark should be home fairly soon," says Elizabeth.
DING DONG
"Does Mark normally ring the doorbell?"
"No not usually."
Elizabeth looks out of the peephole. "It's Carter. Do you want to see him?"
Abby grins. "Most definitely."
Elizabeth opens the door. Carter is standing there with a worried and upset look on his face.
"Where's Abby?"
"Well hello to you too."
"Sorry, Hi Elizabeth, where's Abby"
"In the living room come on in."
"Gives us a minute please Elizabeth," says Carter.
"Uhmm okay yeah sure."
"Carter, it's so nice to see you how are you."
"Not great how are you feeling."
"Ditto. What's wrong?"
"Susan and I broke up?"
"Oh I'm sorry, how come?"
"She didn't like it that I was going to come over and see you. I told her that you were my friend and that I wanted to see if you were okay. Abby, I'm so sorry about your apartment. Please tell me what I can do for you?"
"How about a hug?"
"Of course." Carter gives Abby a big and long hug.
"I'm sorry you and Susan broke up."
"I'm not."
"Your not?"
"No, if she can't understand that I have other women in my life besides her and that I want to help them in hard times than we shouldn't be together. Besides I've come to realize that she is not the person I'm destined to be with. She's super but it was more of a past crush coming back. Almost kinda high schoolish or something, but it wasn't love."
"Luka came by. He wanted to get back together. I told him no. I don't love him either. I.I love you."
"You want to know the real reason I broke up with Susan?"
"Why?"
"Because.I love you too."
"You do? But I thought you said I was too caught up on Luka."
"You were. But I still loved you. Then Susan came along and kind of distracted me. It's evident now that you aren't caught up on Luka. I've waited a long time to be with you. I don't want to lose you now."
Carter moves in close to Abby's face. He turns his head and places his lips on her. The two press their lips against each other and share a long a passionate kiss. They kiss for over a minute. Elizabeth enters the room and says, "I'm sorry I'll be right out I just..oh excuse me."
1.1 Carter and Abby move apart. "Oh hi Elizabeth," says Abby, "we were just."
"Kissing?" says Elizabeth.
1.2 Abby chuckles. "Yeah."
Elizabeth grabs Ella's blanket and says. I just came in to get this. I'll be out of your way now. Elizabeth leaves the room.
Carter looks at Abby and says, "So.where were we?"
***To be continued***
Please R and R and let me know if I should continue. To any Carsan or Lubby fans, sorry that I didn't make it turn out the way you were hoping, but please don't stop reading. I'm a Carby so I couldn't resist. :)