Here I go again…. None of the characters are mine (I sooooo wish they were) and a HUGE thanks to Fiona for being the best BETA in t he world.

Carter stood motionless outside Abby's door. He had been knocking for five minutes and still, there was no answer.

Where the hell could she be? Is she ok? Maybe she just doesn't want to talk to me.  The thought of Abby sitting inside her apartment, all alone made him shiver with fear as the thought of Brian came into his head. What if she is lying on the floor bleeding to death?

With that thought Carter banged on the door more furiously than he had done before, this time he wanted to know if she was all right to see she wasn't hurt. He felt responsible for Abby he didn't know why, he just did, her every move he cared for, the way she brushed her hair behind her ears when she was nervous, the way she would make him laugh at inappropriate times like his Grandfathers funeral. Why he had chosen Susan over Abby he will never know but this time he was hoping he can put things right.

"ABBY ARE YOU IN THERE PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR WE NEED TO TALK!!" There was still no answer, he was getting seriously worried and was about to knock the door down when he heard something behind him.

"Carter? Why are you banging down my door?"

It was Abby, a very drunken Abby. Carter looked at her, he could see that she had been crying he notices she has been drinking.

"Have you been drinking Abby?"

"No" she slurred in a way that was almost seductively.

"You have, I can smell it. How much have you had?"

"Not a lot 2 glasses of vodka and that's it!"


He could tell she was lying because two glasses of vodka couldn't have gotten her into a state like this.

"Are you sure?"

"No, I'm not sure on anything anymore."

She seemed to laugh at the last part as if it were a joke.

"Come on give me your keys we are going inside to sober you up."

"I don't want to be sobered up I'm perfectly fine on my own thank you very much"

She made her way to her door but toppled over half way there, into Carters arms

"You need sobering up Abby!"

He held her tightly in his arms as if he were protecting her.

He lifted her to her feet and could see in her eyes she was about to break down. She handed him the keys and he opened her door and helped her inside.

"Coffee?"

"No thanks."

"Abby you need something to drink."

"Vodka"

"No coffee it will help sober you up"

"If sobering me up is that all you care about, then why are you even here?"

"I came to see if you were alright."

"God he was getting good at lying why can't he ever tell the truth."

"Well I'm fine."

"No you're not Abby"

"Yes I am, I don't need your help so go back to Susan."

"No I'm staying with you"

"Why? You don't need to, you and Susan are the happy couple, not me and you. You of all people shouldn't be helping me."


He handed her the freshly made cup of coffee and watched her take a sip. He took the seat next to her watching her with his eyes surveying what she was doing.

"Carter, why did you choose Susan and not me?"

"She was safe like Luka was with you, there were no strings attached just two people enjoying each others company."

There he had said it, the truth.

"Safe? Why couldn't I be safe?"

"Because I wouldn't want you to be safe. Susan didn't mean anything to me, not like you. You mean everything to me and I wanted to make sure that you felt the same about me."

"But I do, I always have done but you wouldn't accept the fact that I had broken up with Luka!"

"Luka, I know you had broken up with him it was just to soon after you broke up with him. I would of felt like the rebound guy not your boyfriend.

"Rebound guy? Was that what Susan was? The rebound girl for you?"
                                                                                                                                                 "Yeah I guess so but that's all over now!"

"Over?"

"Yeah she broke up with me."

"Oh"

"Look Abby lets talk about this in the morning you need some sleep!"

"I guess I do"

"Yeah I'll stay the night on the couch to make sure your ok in the night is that ok?"

"Yeah there are some clean sheets in the cupboard over there and an extra duvet in the cupboard under it."

"Thanks"

"No thank you"

"Night"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

"Yeah good night."

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