Carter suddenly couldn't help but stare at Anna. She looked great. Her
hair grew out and she was tanner. He could have sworn her smile had gotten
brighter. Suddenly with out realizing what he was doing he leant down and
gave her a soft peck on the lips. Abby looked at him in shock. He didn't
even look at her after he did that. He just stared at Anna. It was like
he was in a trance or something. Anna looked at him a little shocked too.
Abby's eyes filled with tears as she slowly walked towards the EL.
Suddenly Carter snapped out of his trance. He looked to his side and didn't see Abby there.
"Shit" said Carter running towards the EL leaving Anna standing there alone and confused. Carter ran after Abby. What had he been thinking? 'I guess it's just because I haven't seen her in so long. That's what made me do it. But it didn't mean anything. And I hurt Abby. Shit, shit, shit!' Carter finally caught up with her and gently grabbed her arm spinning her around to face him. She was crying as a wave of guilt hit Carter hard.
"Abby" said Carter softly. Abby just looked at the ground silent.
"Abby" he said again softly bringing her chin gently up to look him in the eyes. Abby looked away.
"I'm fine Carter. I mean I knew we weren't that serious right. Just fooling around. Now that she's here, you obviously had something with her. You obviously still love her so go be with her and I'll just learn to get over it" said Abby with tears in her voice. She couldn't look Carter in the eye when she said this.
"You have no idea how much that isn't true. Abby we are serious. You are the most serious thing in my life right now and I think you've been the most serious thing in my life ever. Yes, I had something with Anna but that was way before you, plus she left for another man who she's probably with but that's okay because I'm taken. I don't want to be with Anna. I want you and no one else." Abby looked up with tears still running down her face.
"Then why'd you kiss her"? She whispered tearfully. She started back up the stairs towards the EL. Carter wasn't going to give up that easily. He ran after her.
"I kissed her in a way I guess to prove to myself that there was nothing there and there wasn't anything Abby. I guess its just cause I haven't seen her in a longtime. It's like I was in some kind of trance but if I wanted to be with her Abby, I wouldn't be up here trying to get you to stay". Abby looked at him. Yes she believed him but she just wasn't sure if she could trust him yet. He went over to her and passionately kissed her. For the second time that day all of her fears were washed away. She knew Carter and she knew he wouldn't hurt her. She looked up at him and smiled. She intertwined their hands as they made their way towards the EL to go home. Their home. It was about her and him now. No one else. Carter suddenly knew it right then and there when he was about to loose her. He loved her. He loved her with his whole heart. He wanted to stop and tell her but now wasn't the right time. He would know when the right time would come. Yes, he would know.
Anna watched as Carter ran after Abby. Her and Max had broken up a month ago over some stupid fight. Stupidly she applied to return to County General and she got the job. So here she was with moving boxes in a truck, a hotel reservation, and scheduled to begin her first day at County in 48 hours. She just realized that her old crush was in love with someone else but that was okay because she was still in love with Max.
"Anna!" she heard a voice call out. She turned to see Max standing there with a smile on his face.
"Max! You followed me." She said smiling gathering tears of happiness in her voice.
"My plane got in an hour ago. I was a fool to let you go once but never again". He said bending down on one knee. Anna started to cry.
"Anna, I love you. So much and I can't picture my life with out you. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?" He asked taking out a small black box revealing a huge diamond ring. She looked straight in his eyes and happily said, "Yes".
Carter was lying on his side watching Abby sleep. He stoked her cheek softly and traced small circles on her shoulder. She looked so innocent and beautiful. He couldn't believe he almost lost her tonight. What was he thinking kissing Anna? He knew that if she kissed someone in front of him he would be heart broken. She had such a forgiving soul. One of the many things he loved about her. He wanted to make it up to her somehow. So he went and started to try and make breakfast seeing as it was almost morning any way.
Abby awoke to the smell of something burning. She crawled out of bed and went into the kitchen seeing Carter trying to save his un-savable burnt eggs. He suddenly forgot how to turn off the burner as she could hear him cussing slightly under his breath. She laughed lightly at his attempt. He realized her presence in the room as he tried to hide what he was doing.
"Abby, I didn't realize you were awake. I was just umm.umm," said Carter in loss for words. Abby walked over to him and turned off the burner. She looked up at Carter smiling.
"Why were you trying to make breakfast?" she asked playfully playing with the tie to his bathrobe.
"To I guess try and make up for what I did," sighed Carter looking down. Abby turned serious. She brought his chin up and stroked his cheek. He brought his hand up to her and held her hand on his face closing his eyes softly savoring her touch.
"You don't have to make up anything Carter. I realized it was a mistake and I know you would never hurt me. So get over it. I already have." She said softly kissing him on the lips. And there it was. This was the moment. The perfect moment. He looked her straight in the eyes and then he said it.
"I love you".
Abby didn't look surprised. She knew it was coming sooner or later and she was glad it was said in this moment. It was perfect.
"I know you do. I knew probably even before you did because I love you too," she said before giving him a small kiss. And here they were falling even more and more for each other. They were here in this perfect moment. Then it was interrupted by a knock on the door. Who could be at the door in this hour.
Suddenly Carter snapped out of his trance. He looked to his side and didn't see Abby there.
"Shit" said Carter running towards the EL leaving Anna standing there alone and confused. Carter ran after Abby. What had he been thinking? 'I guess it's just because I haven't seen her in so long. That's what made me do it. But it didn't mean anything. And I hurt Abby. Shit, shit, shit!' Carter finally caught up with her and gently grabbed her arm spinning her around to face him. She was crying as a wave of guilt hit Carter hard.
"Abby" said Carter softly. Abby just looked at the ground silent.
"Abby" he said again softly bringing her chin gently up to look him in the eyes. Abby looked away.
"I'm fine Carter. I mean I knew we weren't that serious right. Just fooling around. Now that she's here, you obviously had something with her. You obviously still love her so go be with her and I'll just learn to get over it" said Abby with tears in her voice. She couldn't look Carter in the eye when she said this.
"You have no idea how much that isn't true. Abby we are serious. You are the most serious thing in my life right now and I think you've been the most serious thing in my life ever. Yes, I had something with Anna but that was way before you, plus she left for another man who she's probably with but that's okay because I'm taken. I don't want to be with Anna. I want you and no one else." Abby looked up with tears still running down her face.
"Then why'd you kiss her"? She whispered tearfully. She started back up the stairs towards the EL. Carter wasn't going to give up that easily. He ran after her.
"I kissed her in a way I guess to prove to myself that there was nothing there and there wasn't anything Abby. I guess its just cause I haven't seen her in a longtime. It's like I was in some kind of trance but if I wanted to be with her Abby, I wouldn't be up here trying to get you to stay". Abby looked at him. Yes she believed him but she just wasn't sure if she could trust him yet. He went over to her and passionately kissed her. For the second time that day all of her fears were washed away. She knew Carter and she knew he wouldn't hurt her. She looked up at him and smiled. She intertwined their hands as they made their way towards the EL to go home. Their home. It was about her and him now. No one else. Carter suddenly knew it right then and there when he was about to loose her. He loved her. He loved her with his whole heart. He wanted to stop and tell her but now wasn't the right time. He would know when the right time would come. Yes, he would know.
Anna watched as Carter ran after Abby. Her and Max had broken up a month ago over some stupid fight. Stupidly she applied to return to County General and she got the job. So here she was with moving boxes in a truck, a hotel reservation, and scheduled to begin her first day at County in 48 hours. She just realized that her old crush was in love with someone else but that was okay because she was still in love with Max.
"Anna!" she heard a voice call out. She turned to see Max standing there with a smile on his face.
"Max! You followed me." She said smiling gathering tears of happiness in her voice.
"My plane got in an hour ago. I was a fool to let you go once but never again". He said bending down on one knee. Anna started to cry.
"Anna, I love you. So much and I can't picture my life with out you. Will you do me the honor of being my wife?" He asked taking out a small black box revealing a huge diamond ring. She looked straight in his eyes and happily said, "Yes".
Carter was lying on his side watching Abby sleep. He stoked her cheek softly and traced small circles on her shoulder. She looked so innocent and beautiful. He couldn't believe he almost lost her tonight. What was he thinking kissing Anna? He knew that if she kissed someone in front of him he would be heart broken. She had such a forgiving soul. One of the many things he loved about her. He wanted to make it up to her somehow. So he went and started to try and make breakfast seeing as it was almost morning any way.
Abby awoke to the smell of something burning. She crawled out of bed and went into the kitchen seeing Carter trying to save his un-savable burnt eggs. He suddenly forgot how to turn off the burner as she could hear him cussing slightly under his breath. She laughed lightly at his attempt. He realized her presence in the room as he tried to hide what he was doing.
"Abby, I didn't realize you were awake. I was just umm.umm," said Carter in loss for words. Abby walked over to him and turned off the burner. She looked up at Carter smiling.
"Why were you trying to make breakfast?" she asked playfully playing with the tie to his bathrobe.
"To I guess try and make up for what I did," sighed Carter looking down. Abby turned serious. She brought his chin up and stroked his cheek. He brought his hand up to her and held her hand on his face closing his eyes softly savoring her touch.
"You don't have to make up anything Carter. I realized it was a mistake and I know you would never hurt me. So get over it. I already have." She said softly kissing him on the lips. And there it was. This was the moment. The perfect moment. He looked her straight in the eyes and then he said it.
"I love you".
Abby didn't look surprised. She knew it was coming sooner or later and she was glad it was said in this moment. It was perfect.
"I know you do. I knew probably even before you did because I love you too," she said before giving him a small kiss. And here they were falling even more and more for each other. They were here in this perfect moment. Then it was interrupted by a knock on the door. Who could be at the door in this hour.