Chapter 3
Abby and Carter lay on the floor semi dressed after what was a memorable lunch break when they heard the door open. "Shit, who is it?" Abby asked in a whisper "Deb" Carter replied "John, Abby are you in here, come out, come out where ver you are" Deb giggled Carter popped his head up from above the couch. His hair was a mess and his tie was loosened around his neck. "Hey deb how you doing? I'm just er, lost my pen on the floor" Abby started to giggle "Did you lose something else down there?" Abby slowly rose her head, "Hey deb" Abby continued to giggle into Carter's chest "So.. Lunch was good then?" Deb grinned at the two still sitting on the floor as she left after grabbing a cup of coffee. Abby and Carter collapsed back on the floor laughing.
Later that night:
After their shift Abby and Carter took a walk by the river. "I seriously think we're drawn to this place" Carter laughed, sending a cold mist into the night air "I know it's as if every event that has got on in our lives has took place here" "Everything has" With that Carter looked at Abby. "Can I ask you something Abby?" "Should I be scared" Abby smiled "No, But I do want to discuss something about us" Suddenly a sense of serious came over. "Oh" Abby looked down as she said it. In her mind she thought,"Great another relationship gone bad". She felt a big rock slam into her chest, and tears form in her eyes. She really thought this was different. "You know, we don't have to do this, it's fine. I'll just be er." She got up to leave "What, where are you going" He pulled her back and saw her tears "Why are you crying?" He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her lips She looked up at the sky. "I was hoping that you would think about moving in with me, if you felt comfortable with that? That's what I wanted to tell you. Did you think I was gonna break up with up" "Well, normally when guys need to talk, it's for one thing, and normally it's not to ask me to move in" Carter sat Abby back down and held her hand to his chest. The wind had picked up and lifted Abby's hair across her face causing Carter to place a hand and tuck a strand behind her ear. "Well, do you want to move in together?" Carter asked again. Abby paused and Carter lowered his head and stared for a moment at an uninteresting piece of gum that was stuck to the sidewalk indented with a footprint. Abby lowered her head so she was eye level with Carter. "I would love to move in with you, just don't think I'll put up with your snoring" Abby gentle nudged Carter. He looked up with a huge grin on his face. "Really, that's great" He hugged her and put his arms round her waist as she placed her arms around his neck. "So, I have to put up with your stinky feet!" Abby grinned "Stinky feet! Never, what about your many pairs of shoes, clothes laying around, hairs in the plug hole and make up spread around the bathroom!" Carter entangled their fingers as they started to walk back to Abby's apartment slowly and took in the glowing moon in the velvet, clear sky. Leaving behind them the glistering, still water, calm and soothing into the busy Chicago night.
Abby and Carter lay on the floor semi dressed after what was a memorable lunch break when they heard the door open. "Shit, who is it?" Abby asked in a whisper "Deb" Carter replied "John, Abby are you in here, come out, come out where ver you are" Deb giggled Carter popped his head up from above the couch. His hair was a mess and his tie was loosened around his neck. "Hey deb how you doing? I'm just er, lost my pen on the floor" Abby started to giggle "Did you lose something else down there?" Abby slowly rose her head, "Hey deb" Abby continued to giggle into Carter's chest "So.. Lunch was good then?" Deb grinned at the two still sitting on the floor as she left after grabbing a cup of coffee. Abby and Carter collapsed back on the floor laughing.
Later that night:
After their shift Abby and Carter took a walk by the river. "I seriously think we're drawn to this place" Carter laughed, sending a cold mist into the night air "I know it's as if every event that has got on in our lives has took place here" "Everything has" With that Carter looked at Abby. "Can I ask you something Abby?" "Should I be scared" Abby smiled "No, But I do want to discuss something about us" Suddenly a sense of serious came over. "Oh" Abby looked down as she said it. In her mind she thought,"Great another relationship gone bad". She felt a big rock slam into her chest, and tears form in her eyes. She really thought this was different. "You know, we don't have to do this, it's fine. I'll just be er." She got up to leave "What, where are you going" He pulled her back and saw her tears "Why are you crying?" He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her lips She looked up at the sky. "I was hoping that you would think about moving in with me, if you felt comfortable with that? That's what I wanted to tell you. Did you think I was gonna break up with up" "Well, normally when guys need to talk, it's for one thing, and normally it's not to ask me to move in" Carter sat Abby back down and held her hand to his chest. The wind had picked up and lifted Abby's hair across her face causing Carter to place a hand and tuck a strand behind her ear. "Well, do you want to move in together?" Carter asked again. Abby paused and Carter lowered his head and stared for a moment at an uninteresting piece of gum that was stuck to the sidewalk indented with a footprint. Abby lowered her head so she was eye level with Carter. "I would love to move in with you, just don't think I'll put up with your snoring" Abby gentle nudged Carter. He looked up with a huge grin on his face. "Really, that's great" He hugged her and put his arms round her waist as she placed her arms around his neck. "So, I have to put up with your stinky feet!" Abby grinned "Stinky feet! Never, what about your many pairs of shoes, clothes laying around, hairs in the plug hole and make up spread around the bathroom!" Carter entangled their fingers as they started to walk back to Abby's apartment slowly and took in the glowing moon in the velvet, clear sky. Leaving behind them the glistering, still water, calm and soothing into the busy Chicago night.