It had been two hours since the ER was being held captive. The mad gunman
demanded two hundred thousand dollars. Meanwhile Abby was loosing a lot of
blood and growing weaker by the minute and Carter was scared to death he
would loose her. There was so much blood all over the floor. Carter was
even sitting on it. Abby had grown deathly pale and her eyelids were
growing heavy. Her head was on Carter's lap and Carter's lab coat, which
was now red, was still tied around her arm. Susan was holding Abby's head
talking to her trying to keep her awake. They all knew that if Abby fell
asleep there was a good chance she might never again wake up. It had grown
deathly quite in the ER. No patients dared to speak or move. Lucky for
them it was slow tonight. The doors of the ER were locked and the staff
was sitting behind the admittance desk.
Abby looked up at Carter weakly. "Carter" she whispered. He looked down at her with the softest expression on his face with a hint of deep concern imprinted in his features.
"Yeah" he said softly, sweetly stroking her cheek.
"If I don't make it-
"Abby don't talk like that. I promise you, you are going to be okay. We are going to be okay. We are going to pull through this," he said still softly stroking her cheek.
"No Carter. Let me finish. If I don't make it, I just wanted to let you know that I didn't sleep with Luka." She half whispered.
A wave of guilt hit Carter hard. He was so stupid. He was a jealous fool. He was the reason Abby ran out of the ER in such a hurry, if they hadn't gotten in that stupid fight, Abby wouldn't have run out in such a hurry and fallen into the arms of the mad gunman. She wouldn't have been shot and she wouldn't be laying here right now in a puddle of blood. He felt two tears slide down his cheek. Abby weakly reached up her good arm to wipe them away.
"And I love you." She said weakly. She couldn't stay awake any longer. Her eyelids were getting too heavy. She looked up at him. He looked down at her.
"Carter" she said crying now with fear. Something in her voice made Carters heart stop with fear. The fear was now apparent in his eyes.
"Abby" he said as if calling her back even though she was still barely awake.
She started sobbing quietly. Carter watched her scared. "I can't feel my legs," she cried.
Susan looked up at Carter. "Her hand is cold Carter!" Said Susan urgently. Carter's world stopped. Abby's eyelids were slowly closing. Carter panicked.
"Abby! Abby! Please wake up Abby! You can't leave me! I love you! Abby, I love you! Abby!" Carter yelled.
"Hey shut the hell up over there!" Yelled the gunman at Carter. Carter glared at the gunman with pure hatred.
Carter felt for a pulse. He couldn't find one. He sent a pleading urgent glance to Susan. Susan could tell if they lost Abby, Carter wouldn't be able to handle. Susan trembled with fear for what she was about to do. She slowly stood up.
"Umm.excuse me" the gunman glared at her.
"What do you want?" He snapped at her. Susan walked up to him and flinched at what she was about to do. She went over and started kissing him, shoving her tongue into his mouth. She closed her eyes with disgust but the gunman seemed to be enjoying this as he kissed her right back. Everyone stared with shock at what she just did. Luka went over and grabbed the gun out of the gunman's hand, gently pulled Susan away from the gunman's grasp, and punched him square in the face. Chuny went over and unlocked the door letting the police in who went over and arrested the gunman. Half the doctors in the ER put the security guard on a gurney but it was no use. He was already dead. Meanwhile, Susan, Carter, Luka, and Chen were working on Abby.
Carter had flashbacks of the day when a burnt victim was brought into the ER and he thought it was Abby. He thought that was the worst day of his life but then Abby came striding into the lounge soaked. But now, this was for real. This was Abby right here, pale and cold lying on the gurney. Dying. He couldn't do this again. He backed away from her small body slowly.
"Carter what the hell are you doing?" Susan screamed at him. Then he heard it. The sound he had been dreading. A flat line. He could hear Susan try and charge her. Carter lost track of how many times she did it. He heard someone call out her time of death as his heart sank all the way down to his stomach. He felt tears in his eyes and sobs in his throat.
"No!" Screamed Carter grabbing Abby's cold hand. She was gone. 3 hours ago she was smiling. She was so full of life. How could the life just be ripped out of her so fast? Once again, Carter wished it were he lying here on the gurney instead of Abby.
"I love you Abby. With my whole heart, I've always loved you" he whispered against her hand. Susan and the other staff stared at him with pity in their eyes. Everyone knew Carter loved Abby. Now she was gone. Then once again the unthinkable happened. They started to get a heartbeat. Carter shot up as Susan started going into action again trying to save Abby's life one more time. Carter stared at Abby with disbelief.
'Come back to me Abby. Please come back to me'. He silently prayed. He repeated this over and over again until he heard the words he had been waiting to hear.
"We've got her stable".
4 hours, 8 cups of coffee, and a sleep deprived Carter later; Abby was done with surgery and was now sleeping in a hospital bed. Carter entered her room. She looked better. Some of the color came back to her face and she looked like she was in a peaceful sleep. Carter dragged a chair over to her bed and rested his head on her lap and intertwined their hands. Dr. Corday said she would have to spend 2 weeks in the hospital but Carter didn't care. He was so relieved that he didn't loose Abby. He would stay right here with her. He wasn't going anywhere. She was going to be okay. They were going to be okay.
2 weeks later Abby was out of the hospital and couldn't be more glad, as her and Carter stepped out of the elevators carrying all her flowers she received from people in the ER. Abby had a huge smile plastered on her face and so did Carter. You just couldn't see because his face was buried behind all the flowers.
"Abby, you're free" said Susan Lewis going up and giving her friend a hug.
"Yeah thank God. Oh and Susan I think I owe you a lot of gratitude. You saved my life. You kept me awake by talking to me, you got me stable, oh and I hear you kissed a mad gun man!" Said Abby laughing. Susan rolled her eyes.
"An experience I'd liked to forget. But hey, anything for you Abby" said Susan smiling starting to walk away but Abby caught her arm.
"Seriously Susan. Thank you." Said Abby. Susan smiled warmly at her friend.
"Seriously Abby. Anything for you" she said walking away.
With a few more hello's/goodbye's from the ER Carter and Abby made their way out side where they made their way towards Carter's jeep. He put the flowers in the back seat, as did Abby. She started to make her way up to the front of the car, but Carter pulled her towards him, as they got involved in a passionate embrace.
"I love you," he said into her hair.
"I know. I love you too," she said into his shoulder.
"Seriously Abby, I thought I lost you. I don't know what I would have done-
"Shhh" Abby shushed him putting her two fingers in his lips to silence him. Her eyes watered up.
"I know" she then kissed him, slowly and softly at first but then it grew more passionate. Here they were kissing in the parking garage. They pulled away at the same time for air. They stared into each other's eyes for a minute. No words need be spoken. Emotions were running wild. They each made their way towards the front seat as they got in and drove away.
They expected to go home in peace but little did they know that there was someone on their doorstep waiting for their return. This particular person had news. The kind of news that re arranges someone's world.
Abby looked up at Carter weakly. "Carter" she whispered. He looked down at her with the softest expression on his face with a hint of deep concern imprinted in his features.
"Yeah" he said softly, sweetly stroking her cheek.
"If I don't make it-
"Abby don't talk like that. I promise you, you are going to be okay. We are going to be okay. We are going to pull through this," he said still softly stroking her cheek.
"No Carter. Let me finish. If I don't make it, I just wanted to let you know that I didn't sleep with Luka." She half whispered.
A wave of guilt hit Carter hard. He was so stupid. He was a jealous fool. He was the reason Abby ran out of the ER in such a hurry, if they hadn't gotten in that stupid fight, Abby wouldn't have run out in such a hurry and fallen into the arms of the mad gunman. She wouldn't have been shot and she wouldn't be laying here right now in a puddle of blood. He felt two tears slide down his cheek. Abby weakly reached up her good arm to wipe them away.
"And I love you." She said weakly. She couldn't stay awake any longer. Her eyelids were getting too heavy. She looked up at him. He looked down at her.
"Carter" she said crying now with fear. Something in her voice made Carters heart stop with fear. The fear was now apparent in his eyes.
"Abby" he said as if calling her back even though she was still barely awake.
She started sobbing quietly. Carter watched her scared. "I can't feel my legs," she cried.
Susan looked up at Carter. "Her hand is cold Carter!" Said Susan urgently. Carter's world stopped. Abby's eyelids were slowly closing. Carter panicked.
"Abby! Abby! Please wake up Abby! You can't leave me! I love you! Abby, I love you! Abby!" Carter yelled.
"Hey shut the hell up over there!" Yelled the gunman at Carter. Carter glared at the gunman with pure hatred.
Carter felt for a pulse. He couldn't find one. He sent a pleading urgent glance to Susan. Susan could tell if they lost Abby, Carter wouldn't be able to handle. Susan trembled with fear for what she was about to do. She slowly stood up.
"Umm.excuse me" the gunman glared at her.
"What do you want?" He snapped at her. Susan walked up to him and flinched at what she was about to do. She went over and started kissing him, shoving her tongue into his mouth. She closed her eyes with disgust but the gunman seemed to be enjoying this as he kissed her right back. Everyone stared with shock at what she just did. Luka went over and grabbed the gun out of the gunman's hand, gently pulled Susan away from the gunman's grasp, and punched him square in the face. Chuny went over and unlocked the door letting the police in who went over and arrested the gunman. Half the doctors in the ER put the security guard on a gurney but it was no use. He was already dead. Meanwhile, Susan, Carter, Luka, and Chen were working on Abby.
Carter had flashbacks of the day when a burnt victim was brought into the ER and he thought it was Abby. He thought that was the worst day of his life but then Abby came striding into the lounge soaked. But now, this was for real. This was Abby right here, pale and cold lying on the gurney. Dying. He couldn't do this again. He backed away from her small body slowly.
"Carter what the hell are you doing?" Susan screamed at him. Then he heard it. The sound he had been dreading. A flat line. He could hear Susan try and charge her. Carter lost track of how many times she did it. He heard someone call out her time of death as his heart sank all the way down to his stomach. He felt tears in his eyes and sobs in his throat.
"No!" Screamed Carter grabbing Abby's cold hand. She was gone. 3 hours ago she was smiling. She was so full of life. How could the life just be ripped out of her so fast? Once again, Carter wished it were he lying here on the gurney instead of Abby.
"I love you Abby. With my whole heart, I've always loved you" he whispered against her hand. Susan and the other staff stared at him with pity in their eyes. Everyone knew Carter loved Abby. Now she was gone. Then once again the unthinkable happened. They started to get a heartbeat. Carter shot up as Susan started going into action again trying to save Abby's life one more time. Carter stared at Abby with disbelief.
'Come back to me Abby. Please come back to me'. He silently prayed. He repeated this over and over again until he heard the words he had been waiting to hear.
"We've got her stable".
4 hours, 8 cups of coffee, and a sleep deprived Carter later; Abby was done with surgery and was now sleeping in a hospital bed. Carter entered her room. She looked better. Some of the color came back to her face and she looked like she was in a peaceful sleep. Carter dragged a chair over to her bed and rested his head on her lap and intertwined their hands. Dr. Corday said she would have to spend 2 weeks in the hospital but Carter didn't care. He was so relieved that he didn't loose Abby. He would stay right here with her. He wasn't going anywhere. She was going to be okay. They were going to be okay.
2 weeks later Abby was out of the hospital and couldn't be more glad, as her and Carter stepped out of the elevators carrying all her flowers she received from people in the ER. Abby had a huge smile plastered on her face and so did Carter. You just couldn't see because his face was buried behind all the flowers.
"Abby, you're free" said Susan Lewis going up and giving her friend a hug.
"Yeah thank God. Oh and Susan I think I owe you a lot of gratitude. You saved my life. You kept me awake by talking to me, you got me stable, oh and I hear you kissed a mad gun man!" Said Abby laughing. Susan rolled her eyes.
"An experience I'd liked to forget. But hey, anything for you Abby" said Susan smiling starting to walk away but Abby caught her arm.
"Seriously Susan. Thank you." Said Abby. Susan smiled warmly at her friend.
"Seriously Abby. Anything for you" she said walking away.
With a few more hello's/goodbye's from the ER Carter and Abby made their way out side where they made their way towards Carter's jeep. He put the flowers in the back seat, as did Abby. She started to make her way up to the front of the car, but Carter pulled her towards him, as they got involved in a passionate embrace.
"I love you," he said into her hair.
"I know. I love you too," she said into his shoulder.
"Seriously Abby, I thought I lost you. I don't know what I would have done-
"Shhh" Abby shushed him putting her two fingers in his lips to silence him. Her eyes watered up.
"I know" she then kissed him, slowly and softly at first but then it grew more passionate. Here they were kissing in the parking garage. They pulled away at the same time for air. They stared into each other's eyes for a minute. No words need be spoken. Emotions were running wild. They each made their way towards the front seat as they got in and drove away.
They expected to go home in peace but little did they know that there was someone on their doorstep waiting for their return. This particular person had news. The kind of news that re arranges someone's world.