Carter lay alone on top of his roof, wrapped in thousands of
blankets, thinking of Abby. It was nearly midnight and this day just seemed
to last forever. Tears began to roll down his cheeks and seemed to stop and
freeze at his chin as he'd wipe them away with his glove.
He could intubate three people in one minute, he could save a man's life in less then thirty seconds, but he still couldn't understand Abby. Why she had to be so resistant.' I almost got arrested for her' he thought.'even though it was my fault' as he closed his eyes, a clatter made him sit up. It was comming from the ladder. he pulled off the huge blanket he had on him and waited. A few seconds later, someone familiar popped their head up.
"Hey." Abby greeted.
"What are you doing here?" Carter rolled his eyes as he pulled his blanket up again.
"I thought you'd be up here." she said as she climbed farther onto the roof and sat upon the edge.
"Well." he paused." You found me, what do you want?"
"I wanted to apologize."
"Really?" He asked cocking his head to one side." Were you THAT lonely, or you just wanted to make me feel bad?"
"Abby took a deep breath and looked downward." I was.....scared, Carter."
Carter gave her a weird dissapointed look and then suddenly felt like an insensitive bastard." scared of what?"
"Of" she started but began to cry.
"Come here." He comforted her and pulled her up next to him.
"I was scared.. that I'd lose you.. as a friend. I didn't want to ruin that."
" I was to.but, I figured It could be better. I don't know what I was thinking, I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
"I was afraid to lose you to Abby, and for a while I did."
"Carter?"
He turned his head toward her to meet his eyes.
"I'm still here." She smiled.
Carter took Abby and pulled her into a hug, holding her, not wanting to let her go.
"Your the only thing going right in my life, Abby." He admitted."I don't know what I'd do without you."
They broke the hug slowly and Carter wiped her tears away with his glove." You don't need to cry anymore, I'm here, I always was. I always will be."
Abby looked down and smiled as he pulled her closer to him."You always know what to say."
"It's only the truth."
Abby snuggled up next to him and laid her head on is shoulder. He pulled the blanket up over the two of them and they watched the stars.
"John?"
"Yeah?"
"What if it snows?"
He was silent for a moment thinking of something smart to say." I don't know." He came up with and kissed her forehead as he laid down and kept one hand on her back, lazily running it up and down.
"Lay down." He suggested."You'll be warmer."
Abby leaned back and put her head down on his chest listening to his heart beat in time with hers.
"This is perfect." Carter smiled.
"Yeah...finally."
Carter laughed at that and kissed her forehead once more before looking back up into the sky. For a while they lay silent, not saying a word and Carter turned to her. and leaned up over her.
"Can we try this again?" He asked as he leaned in brushing his lips against hers and slowly pulling away.
Abby said nothing, but she pulled him right up against her, smiled and played with the fabric of his college sweatshirt as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Snow began to fall upon the Carter house..............
He could intubate three people in one minute, he could save a man's life in less then thirty seconds, but he still couldn't understand Abby. Why she had to be so resistant.' I almost got arrested for her' he thought.'even though it was my fault' as he closed his eyes, a clatter made him sit up. It was comming from the ladder. he pulled off the huge blanket he had on him and waited. A few seconds later, someone familiar popped their head up.
"Hey." Abby greeted.
"What are you doing here?" Carter rolled his eyes as he pulled his blanket up again.
"I thought you'd be up here." she said as she climbed farther onto the roof and sat upon the edge.
"Well." he paused." You found me, what do you want?"
"I wanted to apologize."
"Really?" He asked cocking his head to one side." Were you THAT lonely, or you just wanted to make me feel bad?"
"Abby took a deep breath and looked downward." I was.....scared, Carter."
Carter gave her a weird dissapointed look and then suddenly felt like an insensitive bastard." scared of what?"
"Of" she started but began to cry.
"Come here." He comforted her and pulled her up next to him.
"I was scared.. that I'd lose you.. as a friend. I didn't want to ruin that."
" I was to.but, I figured It could be better. I don't know what I was thinking, I'm sorry."
"It's okay."
"I was afraid to lose you to Abby, and for a while I did."
"Carter?"
He turned his head toward her to meet his eyes.
"I'm still here." She smiled.
Carter took Abby and pulled her into a hug, holding her, not wanting to let her go.
"Your the only thing going right in my life, Abby." He admitted."I don't know what I'd do without you."
They broke the hug slowly and Carter wiped her tears away with his glove." You don't need to cry anymore, I'm here, I always was. I always will be."
Abby looked down and smiled as he pulled her closer to him."You always know what to say."
"It's only the truth."
Abby snuggled up next to him and laid her head on is shoulder. He pulled the blanket up over the two of them and they watched the stars.
"John?"
"Yeah?"
"What if it snows?"
He was silent for a moment thinking of something smart to say." I don't know." He came up with and kissed her forehead as he laid down and kept one hand on her back, lazily running it up and down.
"Lay down." He suggested."You'll be warmer."
Abby leaned back and put her head down on his chest listening to his heart beat in time with hers.
"This is perfect." Carter smiled.
"Yeah...finally."
Carter laughed at that and kissed her forehead once more before looking back up into the sky. For a while they lay silent, not saying a word and Carter turned to her. and leaned up over her.
"Can we try this again?" He asked as he leaned in brushing his lips against hers and slowly pulling away.
Abby said nothing, but she pulled him right up against her, smiled and played with the fabric of his college sweatshirt as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Snow began to fall upon the Carter house..............