The Unforgiven
* Chapter 2 *
Crawling In The Dark
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Disclaimer: A very big thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, thanks for the encouraging feedback!! Don't own ER or any of the characters, enjoy chapter 2!!
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Abby raised her fist and knocked upon the grand, wooden door three times. A shuffle of footsteps could be heard from inside as the door was unlocked and swung wide open. "Abby" the thick Croatian accent greeted her immediately, the warm and friendly tone raising a smile to her face. "Please some in" he motioned her to enter. "I didn't know where else to go" she shrugged her shoulders in a calm, casual manner, refusing to meet his eye as she threw her hands into the pockets of her thick coat. "Has something happened?" Luka's tone of voice sounded grave and serious. "Did Brian come back?" "No, no it's nothing like that" she shook her head in reply, brushing a strand of her hair behind her ear. "Allow me" he smiled, reaching over to tuck away another stray strand of hair. "You can talk to me Abby" the medic spoke seriously as he placed his hands tenderly upon her tiny shoulders. "I still care about you" "I see you still have the fishtank" Abby laughed nervously, completely changing the subject as she strode towards the large aquarium. "You're changing the........" "You should think about buying a few more fish. The tank seems awfully large for just three" "Talk to me Abby" the Croatian doctor stood beside her and touched her arm lovingly. "You came here for a reason. Let me help if I can" "My life's a friggin' mess" the nurse snorted bitterly, taking a seat upon the nearby couch as he fetched them both a glass of brandy. "That's not true" he shook his head in disagreement, handing her the small glass. "Here, the brandy will warm you up, you look frozen to death" "Thank you" she accepted the drink gratefully, sipping the sweet alcohol before reaching into her coat pocket to produce a packet of cigarettes. Alcohol and cigarettes, a deadly but addictive combination. "You don't mind if I smoke do you?" "Bad for your health" Luka grinned cheekily as she laughed aloud at his lame joke. "I'll take that as a yes" she proceeded to light the cigarette and raise it to her lips, inhaling the sweet nicotine as he leaned back on the couch. "We don't have to talk about him if you don't want to?" "Talk about who?" she narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Carter" Abby laughed bitterly as she could feel her anger and resentment towards that name flowing through every vein in her body. Why was everything about him? Everyone assumed any problem of hers involved him. Carter this, Carter that. She was sick fed up with the way everything came back to that one person, John bloody Carter. "I don't have a problem with Carter" she lied through her teeth, raising the cigarette to her mouth once more. "You both seemed pretty angry with each other today" Luka replied, noticing how she refused to look him in the eye whilst speaking. "Abby he thinks you have a drinking problem" "I don't have a drinking problem Luka!" the nurse spat back angrily, quickly consuming the remaining few drops of alcohol in her glass before slamming it down loudly upon the coffee table in front of her. "I came here because I thought I could talk to you as a friend, not recieve a lecture like John" "Abby I'm sorry" he reached over and took hold of her hand, tenderly stroking the soft flesh. "I'm just worried about you, that's all" "You don't have to worry though, I'm fine. Carter seems to get a kick out of sticking his nose into my business, that's the problem" "You're a big girl now, you're capable of looking after yourself" "Exactly!" the woman threw her hands in the air in total agreement. "Why can't John see that? I like the occasional drink, so what? It's not a big deal. Just because I enjoy a beer every now and then doesn't mean I'm going to spiral into alcoholism again" "If you do ever find yourself in trouble though......I'm here for you" Luka spoke quietly and soothingly, resting a hand on her shoulder as a small gesture of comfort. "I know" Abby smiled, gazing straight into the male doctor's eyes as she spoke. "And I am grateful. I'm sorry if I ever hut you Luka, I didn't mean to. You were always so kind and I.........." "Abby you don't have to explain yourself" he interrupted and shook his head. "It's all in the past now" "But I want to explain" she protested. "Do you ever wonder what life might have been like if we had never split up?" the nurse inquired, the effects of alcohol clearly clouding her better judgement. "Sometimes" he answered truthfully. "I just want you to be happy though" "I was happy with you" "Abby........." "Do you ever wish we had never broken up?" she continued with her barraige of questions. "Because sometimes I wish I was still with you" Luka placed both of his hands on her rosy cheeks and leaned forward to plant a kiss on her pale lips. "I've never stopped loving you Abby, and that's the truth" At the sound of those words, all common sense seemingly disappeared from Abigail Lockhart's brain as the young nurse returned the Croatian doctor's tender kiss..........
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Author's Notes: So, what will happen after Abby and Luka's kiss? What reprecussions lie in store for the pair? Have they both made a mistake they'll later regret? Will Carter find out? Do you want another chapter? If so tell me, feedback greatly appreciated!!
* Chapter 2 *
Crawling In The Dark
And I wish I could know if the directions that I take
And all the choices that I make won't end up all for nothing
Show me what it's for
Make me understand it
I've been crawling in the dark looking for the answer
Disclaimer: A very big thank you to everyone who reviewed the last chapter, thanks for the encouraging feedback!! Don't own ER or any of the characters, enjoy chapter 2!!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Abby raised her fist and knocked upon the grand, wooden door three times. A shuffle of footsteps could be heard from inside as the door was unlocked and swung wide open. "Abby" the thick Croatian accent greeted her immediately, the warm and friendly tone raising a smile to her face. "Please some in" he motioned her to enter. "I didn't know where else to go" she shrugged her shoulders in a calm, casual manner, refusing to meet his eye as she threw her hands into the pockets of her thick coat. "Has something happened?" Luka's tone of voice sounded grave and serious. "Did Brian come back?" "No, no it's nothing like that" she shook her head in reply, brushing a strand of her hair behind her ear. "Allow me" he smiled, reaching over to tuck away another stray strand of hair. "You can talk to me Abby" the medic spoke seriously as he placed his hands tenderly upon her tiny shoulders. "I still care about you" "I see you still have the fishtank" Abby laughed nervously, completely changing the subject as she strode towards the large aquarium. "You're changing the........" "You should think about buying a few more fish. The tank seems awfully large for just three" "Talk to me Abby" the Croatian doctor stood beside her and touched her arm lovingly. "You came here for a reason. Let me help if I can" "My life's a friggin' mess" the nurse snorted bitterly, taking a seat upon the nearby couch as he fetched them both a glass of brandy. "That's not true" he shook his head in disagreement, handing her the small glass. "Here, the brandy will warm you up, you look frozen to death" "Thank you" she accepted the drink gratefully, sipping the sweet alcohol before reaching into her coat pocket to produce a packet of cigarettes. Alcohol and cigarettes, a deadly but addictive combination. "You don't mind if I smoke do you?" "Bad for your health" Luka grinned cheekily as she laughed aloud at his lame joke. "I'll take that as a yes" she proceeded to light the cigarette and raise it to her lips, inhaling the sweet nicotine as he leaned back on the couch. "We don't have to talk about him if you don't want to?" "Talk about who?" she narrowed her eyes in confusion. "Carter" Abby laughed bitterly as she could feel her anger and resentment towards that name flowing through every vein in her body. Why was everything about him? Everyone assumed any problem of hers involved him. Carter this, Carter that. She was sick fed up with the way everything came back to that one person, John bloody Carter. "I don't have a problem with Carter" she lied through her teeth, raising the cigarette to her mouth once more. "You both seemed pretty angry with each other today" Luka replied, noticing how she refused to look him in the eye whilst speaking. "Abby he thinks you have a drinking problem" "I don't have a drinking problem Luka!" the nurse spat back angrily, quickly consuming the remaining few drops of alcohol in her glass before slamming it down loudly upon the coffee table in front of her. "I came here because I thought I could talk to you as a friend, not recieve a lecture like John" "Abby I'm sorry" he reached over and took hold of her hand, tenderly stroking the soft flesh. "I'm just worried about you, that's all" "You don't have to worry though, I'm fine. Carter seems to get a kick out of sticking his nose into my business, that's the problem" "You're a big girl now, you're capable of looking after yourself" "Exactly!" the woman threw her hands in the air in total agreement. "Why can't John see that? I like the occasional drink, so what? It's not a big deal. Just because I enjoy a beer every now and then doesn't mean I'm going to spiral into alcoholism again" "If you do ever find yourself in trouble though......I'm here for you" Luka spoke quietly and soothingly, resting a hand on her shoulder as a small gesture of comfort. "I know" Abby smiled, gazing straight into the male doctor's eyes as she spoke. "And I am grateful. I'm sorry if I ever hut you Luka, I didn't mean to. You were always so kind and I.........." "Abby you don't have to explain yourself" he interrupted and shook his head. "It's all in the past now" "But I want to explain" she protested. "Do you ever wonder what life might have been like if we had never split up?" the nurse inquired, the effects of alcohol clearly clouding her better judgement. "Sometimes" he answered truthfully. "I just want you to be happy though" "I was happy with you" "Abby........." "Do you ever wish we had never broken up?" she continued with her barraige of questions. "Because sometimes I wish I was still with you" Luka placed both of his hands on her rosy cheeks and leaned forward to plant a kiss on her pale lips. "I've never stopped loving you Abby, and that's the truth" At the sound of those words, all common sense seemingly disappeared from Abigail Lockhart's brain as the young nurse returned the Croatian doctor's tender kiss..........
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Author's Notes: So, what will happen after Abby and Luka's kiss? What reprecussions lie in store for the pair? Have they both made a mistake they'll later regret? Will Carter find out? Do you want another chapter? If so tell me, feedback greatly appreciated!!