Abby's POV
"So I take it you're going to the ball together then?"
"Oh I don't know I might ask Yosh to take me."
"Hey no fair, anyway you don't have much choice Yosh is already going with someone."
"Only kidding." I poke John in the stomach and he just starts poking me back, this causes me to start giggling as I'm so ticklish.
"Stop please stop."
"Only if you promise me something"
"Oh yeah and what would that be?"
"Erm let me think, how about you make go and get me and Susan a coffee and be my personal slave for the rest of the week."
"Ok to the coffee but to the slave bit, no. John Carter there is no way I am becoming anyone's slave let alone a lazy idiots like you." I start to make my way towards the kitchen, at first Susan stays in the lounge and whispers something to John, but she then follows me into the kitchen as I'm putting the water into the coffee machine. I hope they aren't plotting anything, I hate surprises, actually I don't I just hate the whole bit before hand when I think something is about to happen and I'm just waiting for it.
"So you missing the ER yet?"
"You must be joking, I've only been out of there two days, and I'm in no hurry to go back. Oh by the way you know that Doc you like, the one you were chatting up when I was a patient, well he's single so you can ask him to the ball if you want."
"Really, I won't ask him, but I'll make sure I do some serious flirting at the ball. What are you wearing to that?"
"Dunno. John was going to take me shopping on the Thursday before the Ball as he's got the afternoon off. It's formal right?"
"Yeah that's the problem, when am I ever going to need a damn ball gown again? Most of the hire shops have all of their nice dresses rented out for the ball anyway."
"Have you tried the small one behind the mall, it's a bit more expensive but the dress' are better and less likely to have been hired."
"No, I thought it was buy only, so can you hire stuff from there then.?."
Just then there was a knock on my door.
"John, can you get that please."
"I thought you were meant to be my slave?" Slave yeah right.
"John you can get off your fat lazy ass and get the door or you won't get any coffee, and you'll be on the couch tonight."
"Fine." I poke my head around the door to mouth thank you at him as he walks past.
"Abby you're so lucky, you've got a cute guy with a great ass, be it a lazy one, who'll do anything for you."
"Yeah I suppose I'm lucky in that way but I have a bi-polar mother, and a brother who's gone AWOL, and don't forget the ex husband who "forgot" to pay my med school bills.", my life isn't that great."
"Abby I think you should take this."
"Why?" I walk out of the kitchen and turn to see Eric standing at the door looking exactly as I last saw him. I don't know what I feel it's just shock, he's the last person I expected to see.
John's POV (up to the same point)
"So I take it you're going to the ball together then?" Well like I'd ask anyone else, did she really need to ask?
"Oh I don't know I might ask Yosh to take me."
"Hey no fair, anyway you don't have much choice Yosh is already going with someone."
"Only kidding." She pokes me in the stomach and I just start poking her back, this causes her to start giggling and squirming around on the couch. She tries to stop me but it won't work as I'm out of her reach, and that's definitely a good thing as I'm very ticklish myself and she knows it.
"Stop please stop."
"Only if you promise me something"
"Oh yeah and what would that be?"
"Erm let me think, how about you make go and get me and Susan a coffee and be my personal slave for the rest of the week."
"Ok to the coffee but to the slave bit, no. John Carter there is no way I am becoming anyone's slave let alone a lazy idiots like you." Typical at least she agreed to the coffee bit. I watch her walk into the kitchen, she still looks cute even when she's pissed off.
"So you decided where you're taking her yet?"
"Yeah my grandparents house in the Caribbean. It's just off St Lucia."
"Enjoy it, Kerry won't give either of you much time off when you get back, she didn't stop complaining all day." That sounds like Kerry, ever complaining about the lack of something whether it be money, staff or facilities.
I can't wait to get away either, as much as I love Chicago it will be good to get away and enjoy some sun for a change. I also hope news from Eric arrives before we go or Abby won't relax properly, I know she's trying but she worries a lot mainly at night still so she thinks I won't notice. It will do her good to get away though and I know she'll love it.
There's a knocking on the door, I don't think anyone was supposed to visit us,
"John, can you get that please."
"I thought you were meant to be my slave?"
"John you can get off your fat lazy ass and get the door or you won't get any coffee, and you'll be on the couch tonight." Like I'd ever risk that happening so I get up reluctantly.
"Fine."
I see her mouth thank you at me from around the kitchen door, I love it when she does little things like that it always makes me smile.
I answered the door and just stood there in shock for a minute.
"Can I come in?"
"Abby I think you should take this."
"Why?" I watch her face as she looks who's at the door, it's a mixture of relief and panic.
"So I take it you're going to the ball together then?"
"Oh I don't know I might ask Yosh to take me."
"Hey no fair, anyway you don't have much choice Yosh is already going with someone."
"Only kidding." I poke John in the stomach and he just starts poking me back, this causes me to start giggling as I'm so ticklish.
"Stop please stop."
"Only if you promise me something"
"Oh yeah and what would that be?"
"Erm let me think, how about you make go and get me and Susan a coffee and be my personal slave for the rest of the week."
"Ok to the coffee but to the slave bit, no. John Carter there is no way I am becoming anyone's slave let alone a lazy idiots like you." I start to make my way towards the kitchen, at first Susan stays in the lounge and whispers something to John, but she then follows me into the kitchen as I'm putting the water into the coffee machine. I hope they aren't plotting anything, I hate surprises, actually I don't I just hate the whole bit before hand when I think something is about to happen and I'm just waiting for it.
"So you missing the ER yet?"
"You must be joking, I've only been out of there two days, and I'm in no hurry to go back. Oh by the way you know that Doc you like, the one you were chatting up when I was a patient, well he's single so you can ask him to the ball if you want."
"Really, I won't ask him, but I'll make sure I do some serious flirting at the ball. What are you wearing to that?"
"Dunno. John was going to take me shopping on the Thursday before the Ball as he's got the afternoon off. It's formal right?"
"Yeah that's the problem, when am I ever going to need a damn ball gown again? Most of the hire shops have all of their nice dresses rented out for the ball anyway."
"Have you tried the small one behind the mall, it's a bit more expensive but the dress' are better and less likely to have been hired."
"No, I thought it was buy only, so can you hire stuff from there then.?."
Just then there was a knock on my door.
"John, can you get that please."
"I thought you were meant to be my slave?" Slave yeah right.
"John you can get off your fat lazy ass and get the door or you won't get any coffee, and you'll be on the couch tonight."
"Fine." I poke my head around the door to mouth thank you at him as he walks past.
"Abby you're so lucky, you've got a cute guy with a great ass, be it a lazy one, who'll do anything for you."
"Yeah I suppose I'm lucky in that way but I have a bi-polar mother, and a brother who's gone AWOL, and don't forget the ex husband who "forgot" to pay my med school bills.", my life isn't that great."
"Abby I think you should take this."
"Why?" I walk out of the kitchen and turn to see Eric standing at the door looking exactly as I last saw him. I don't know what I feel it's just shock, he's the last person I expected to see.
John's POV (up to the same point)
"So I take it you're going to the ball together then?" Well like I'd ask anyone else, did she really need to ask?
"Oh I don't know I might ask Yosh to take me."
"Hey no fair, anyway you don't have much choice Yosh is already going with someone."
"Only kidding." She pokes me in the stomach and I just start poking her back, this causes her to start giggling and squirming around on the couch. She tries to stop me but it won't work as I'm out of her reach, and that's definitely a good thing as I'm very ticklish myself and she knows it.
"Stop please stop."
"Only if you promise me something"
"Oh yeah and what would that be?"
"Erm let me think, how about you make go and get me and Susan a coffee and be my personal slave for the rest of the week."
"Ok to the coffee but to the slave bit, no. John Carter there is no way I am becoming anyone's slave let alone a lazy idiots like you." Typical at least she agreed to the coffee bit. I watch her walk into the kitchen, she still looks cute even when she's pissed off.
"So you decided where you're taking her yet?"
"Yeah my grandparents house in the Caribbean. It's just off St Lucia."
"Enjoy it, Kerry won't give either of you much time off when you get back, she didn't stop complaining all day." That sounds like Kerry, ever complaining about the lack of something whether it be money, staff or facilities.
I can't wait to get away either, as much as I love Chicago it will be good to get away and enjoy some sun for a change. I also hope news from Eric arrives before we go or Abby won't relax properly, I know she's trying but she worries a lot mainly at night still so she thinks I won't notice. It will do her good to get away though and I know she'll love it.
There's a knocking on the door, I don't think anyone was supposed to visit us,
"John, can you get that please."
"I thought you were meant to be my slave?"
"John you can get off your fat lazy ass and get the door or you won't get any coffee, and you'll be on the couch tonight." Like I'd ever risk that happening so I get up reluctantly.
"Fine."
I see her mouth thank you at me from around the kitchen door, I love it when she does little things like that it always makes me smile.
I answered the door and just stood there in shock for a minute.
"Can I come in?"
"Abby I think you should take this."
"Why?" I watch her face as she looks who's at the door, it's a mixture of relief and panic.