**ah, you finally get a big chapter**

-----A year and a half later

"Hi, may I speak to Dr. Weaver?" Abby asked.

"Who is this?" The desk clerk replied.

"Just let me talk to her," she replied not wanting to give out her name. She was put on hold then Dr. Weaver's voiced filled her ears.

"Hello?"

"Hi. Um, could you use the phone in the lounge?" She said. She hoped that Weavered wouldn't suspect anything, but she did.

"Who is this?"

"What, you can't tell?" She said. There was silence then a gasp.

"Yes, hold on," Weaver said putting Abby on hold again and walked to the lounge. She picked up the phone again. She made sure nobody was around to hear. "Abby!"

"Thank God. I thought you couldn't tell who I was."

"Abby, what are you calling for?"

"I was..um..wondering if you had any job openings?" Abby said.

"Actually, yes. Haleh quit last week. You could take her place," Weaver imformed.

"Really?"

"Well, I'll have to put it through and get you approved, but I'm pretty sure you could be hired. You want to come back?

"Okay. Yes, I want to come back."

"Then I'll try to get you here then."

"Thanx."

"Sure."

"Bye."

"Bye," Abby said before hanging up. She had made a choice and wanted to go back to Chicago. LA wasn't working out for her. It was because of Carter. She wanted him. She needed him. She needed to know that he still oved her.

-----A week later

"Carter, we have a GSW coming in."

"I'll be right on it," Carter said putting down his chart and walked out of the entrance. Something caught his eye. He swore he saw Abby, but he looked again and she was gone. The ambulance came and he took his patient in. He worked on him and saved him. He gave a grateful sigh and went looking for Susan. He found her in the lounge working on some charts.

"Hey."

"Hey."

"Um. Has Abby emailed or called you?" He questioned. Susan was surprised he asked that question.

"No, why?"

"I thought I saw her outside."

"Carter, what are the chances that Abby is back in Chicago?" Susan said looking back at her charts. Carter was quiet the walked back out. He walked to the admin's desk, pick up a chart, and starting working on it. Then something unexpected happened.

"So I see the ER hasn't changed one bit," said a voice Carter would know right on the spot. He turned around and standing before him was Abby.

"Abby..." Carter said breathlessly. He couldn't believe. He had seen her. She was back.

"Well, I'm glad that you still know my name and actually want to say it," Abby said smiling walking up to him. Carter smiled back. His thoughts about Abby slipped away.

"I missed you," Carter said as she approached him.

"I missed you too," she replied back. Then Carter said something that Abby had hoped and wished to hear.

"I love you," he said.

"I love you too," she replied back. Before she knew it her arms were around him and his arms were around her. She finally noticed this was were she belonged. This was where she should be. This was who she should be with. He accepted her with open arms. It couldn't have been any better. The grass isn't greener on the other side.

The End