Carter recognized the man on his door-step to be his father. Carter
before questioning his father's presence, went over and helped Abby out of
the car. She smiled warmly at him but then both of their eyes drifted over
to the man sitting on their steps.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Carter asked. His father looked tired and disturbed. He looked up at Carter.
"Maybe we should go inside." He said stepping aside from the door motioning for Abby to open it. Abby took the keys out of her pocket and unlocked the door. They all made their way into Carter and Abby's apartment. Abby went over and poured them all coffee, while Carter went straight to the subject.
"What are you doing here dad?" Carter asked a little suspicious and worried.
"John, I have some bad news." He said staring at his shoes.
"What is it?" Asked Carter worried. Abby stopped in the door way silently watching the scene in front of her. Carter's father wouldn't meet Carter's eyes. Carter started straight at him however.
"Your mother, well see.your mother died.in a car crash about 2 days ago." He said finally daring to look Carter in the eyes. Carter looked away stubbornly. He wouldn't believe it. He couldn't. Carter didn't know how long he had been staring off into space. But somewhere between Carter trying to comprehend what he just heard, his father left and Abby moved over to him and held him in her arms.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She tearfully whispered in his ear. Hearing Abby's voice was the last thing he heard before violent sobs racked Carter's body. He was never close to his mother and he wasn't just crying fro the loss of her. She was just the last straw. He cried for Abby and the fact that he almost lost her, he cried for Lucy and Mark and the fact that he had lost them, he cried for all the events which broke his heart and he cried for how unfair this all one. And Abby just held him and let him cry. In situations like these, crying is sometimes all you can do.
A couple hours later, Carter had cried himself to sleep and Abby had phoned Kerry telling her to give her and Carter sometime off. He was in no condition to go to work and she was still healing from the shooting incident. Kerry agreed to give them both time off. After Abby got off the phone with Kerry, she quietly went and peeked in on Carter. He was fast asleep.
Abby went into the bathroom and tried to remain calm. Everything was so messed up and she could feel it coming, she was having a nervous breakdown. She poured her self a glass of water in hoping that she would remain calm but she couldn't. All of the sudden she started laughing hysterically. She stood in front of the mirror still laughing until she saw her reflection as violent sobs racked her body. She took her fist and smashed the mirror. She screamed in furry and threw the glass of water at the wall along with the broken mirror. She kept screaming, and her knuckles were bleeding but Abby couldn't hear or feel any of it. She didn't even hear Carter enter the bathroom shocked at what he saw.
He went over and cupped her face trying to sooth her but her eyes were shut tight. Carter called out her name over and over. She finally came out of it and she stared at him a little shocked. Then her walls broke and she silently cried into his chest.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She couldn't stop repeating.
"It's okay." He said softly running his hands softly through her hair comforting her. This was a night they'd both like to forget. Carter gently picked her up and carried her into their bed room where they both fell asleep in each others arms.
"Dad, what are you doing here?" Carter asked. His father looked tired and disturbed. He looked up at Carter.
"Maybe we should go inside." He said stepping aside from the door motioning for Abby to open it. Abby took the keys out of her pocket and unlocked the door. They all made their way into Carter and Abby's apartment. Abby went over and poured them all coffee, while Carter went straight to the subject.
"What are you doing here dad?" Carter asked a little suspicious and worried.
"John, I have some bad news." He said staring at his shoes.
"What is it?" Asked Carter worried. Abby stopped in the door way silently watching the scene in front of her. Carter's father wouldn't meet Carter's eyes. Carter started straight at him however.
"Your mother, well see.your mother died.in a car crash about 2 days ago." He said finally daring to look Carter in the eyes. Carter looked away stubbornly. He wouldn't believe it. He couldn't. Carter didn't know how long he had been staring off into space. But somewhere between Carter trying to comprehend what he just heard, his father left and Abby moved over to him and held him in her arms.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She tearfully whispered in his ear. Hearing Abby's voice was the last thing he heard before violent sobs racked Carter's body. He was never close to his mother and he wasn't just crying fro the loss of her. She was just the last straw. He cried for Abby and the fact that he almost lost her, he cried for Lucy and Mark and the fact that he had lost them, he cried for all the events which broke his heart and he cried for how unfair this all one. And Abby just held him and let him cry. In situations like these, crying is sometimes all you can do.
A couple hours later, Carter had cried himself to sleep and Abby had phoned Kerry telling her to give her and Carter sometime off. He was in no condition to go to work and she was still healing from the shooting incident. Kerry agreed to give them both time off. After Abby got off the phone with Kerry, she quietly went and peeked in on Carter. He was fast asleep.
Abby went into the bathroom and tried to remain calm. Everything was so messed up and she could feel it coming, she was having a nervous breakdown. She poured her self a glass of water in hoping that she would remain calm but she couldn't. All of the sudden she started laughing hysterically. She stood in front of the mirror still laughing until she saw her reflection as violent sobs racked her body. She took her fist and smashed the mirror. She screamed in furry and threw the glass of water at the wall along with the broken mirror. She kept screaming, and her knuckles were bleeding but Abby couldn't hear or feel any of it. She didn't even hear Carter enter the bathroom shocked at what he saw.
He went over and cupped her face trying to sooth her but her eyes were shut tight. Carter called out her name over and over. She finally came out of it and she stared at him a little shocked. Then her walls broke and she silently cried into his chest.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." She couldn't stop repeating.
"It's okay." He said softly running his hands softly through her hair comforting her. This was a night they'd both like to forget. Carter gently picked her up and carried her into their bed room where they both fell asleep in each others arms.