The next morning in the ER, Abby is standing at the admit desk writing
something on a chart. Carter approaches and sets down his chart next to
her.
"So, how did it go?" He asked.
"How'd what go?" She said pretending not to know what he was talking about.
"You know, with your dad."
"Oh, that, um, not so good." She replied as she left the desk and headed down the hallway.
"What happened?" He asked as he tried to catch up with her.
She made her way into the supply area and started straitening things up. "Nothing, he just told me that he was getting married again and now he wants to have some part of my life." She said coolly.
"Is there something wrong with that?" He asked.
"John, I haven't seen or heard from this man in twenty years, and now he wants to play daddy. I'm sorry but I can't forget everything that easily." She said losing her cool.
"Hey, hey I'm sorry." He said as he grabbed her arms and tried to sooth her anger.
"No, I'm sorry I just. I don't know what to do." She took a deep breath. "A part of me wants to forgive him and the other wants nothing to do with him."
"Abby that's a natural reaction. You're just protecting yourself."
"He wants to meet you and the kids."
"He does? When is he leaving?"
"Tomorrow."
"May be you should give him one more chance, just dinner or something. We don't have to tell the kids who he is, that way they won't get their hopes up about anything."
"May be you're right." Abby laid her head on Carter's chest and he wrapped his arms around her slender waist to comfort her.
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"Did you call him?" Carter asked.
"Yes, I called him, and he wants to have dinner tonight."
"That sounds great."
"He wants me to meet his fiancé."
"Oh."
"I can't do this by myself, John. I'm afraid I'll blow up like I did yesterday."
"You don't have to do anything by yourself. We're in this together remember? What time?"
"Seven." She said partially smiling.
"I'm off at 2:00; I can pick up the kids and start getting them ready before you get home."
"Thank you so much."
"So, how did it go?" He asked.
"How'd what go?" She said pretending not to know what he was talking about.
"You know, with your dad."
"Oh, that, um, not so good." She replied as she left the desk and headed down the hallway.
"What happened?" He asked as he tried to catch up with her.
She made her way into the supply area and started straitening things up. "Nothing, he just told me that he was getting married again and now he wants to have some part of my life." She said coolly.
"Is there something wrong with that?" He asked.
"John, I haven't seen or heard from this man in twenty years, and now he wants to play daddy. I'm sorry but I can't forget everything that easily." She said losing her cool.
"Hey, hey I'm sorry." He said as he grabbed her arms and tried to sooth her anger.
"No, I'm sorry I just. I don't know what to do." She took a deep breath. "A part of me wants to forgive him and the other wants nothing to do with him."
"Abby that's a natural reaction. You're just protecting yourself."
"He wants to meet you and the kids."
"He does? When is he leaving?"
"Tomorrow."
"May be you should give him one more chance, just dinner or something. We don't have to tell the kids who he is, that way they won't get their hopes up about anything."
"May be you're right." Abby laid her head on Carter's chest and he wrapped his arms around her slender waist to comfort her.
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"Did you call him?" Carter asked.
"Yes, I called him, and he wants to have dinner tonight."
"That sounds great."
"He wants me to meet his fiancé."
"Oh."
"I can't do this by myself, John. I'm afraid I'll blow up like I did yesterday."
"You don't have to do anything by yourself. We're in this together remember? What time?"
"Seven." She said partially smiling.
"I'm off at 2:00; I can pick up the kids and start getting them ready before you get home."
"Thank you so much."