This Chapter is dedicated to everyone who nagged me to get writing it!
I kind of lost my inspiration, so thanks for the encouragement.
Anyway, there's nothing too spectacular about this one, short and sweet as I'm trying to get back into the swing of it, and lets just say the next one will be interesting.
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"Mind if I join you?"
Abby looked up from the coffee cup in her hands, and giving Susan a rueful smile, closed her eyes for a second as if searching for a runaway word.
"Sure." she slurred slightly, barely hiding amusement from her voice as she returned her attention to the swirling dark liquid in her hands, musing over how exhaustion had a similar effect on her to alcohol.
Susan slumped into the chair opposite, sighing heavily as she allowed her head to fall backwards and her eyes to close for a second.
"I'm exhausted." she whispered on the end of a yawn before sitting herself upright.
"Me too." added Abby, still swirling her coffee round and round. She pushed her cup to one side and propped her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her hands and meeting Susan's gaze.
Susan's eyes narrowed slightly as if remembering something. She opened her mouth to speak, hesitated, and then started again.
"Carter was looking for you."
Abby shrugged slightly, averting her eyes from Susan's gaze, but nevertheless sensing its unrelenting presence.
"In fact ...." Susan added suspiciously, " ... now I think about it, he's always looking for you."
Abby appeared unmoved by Susan's insinuations, but instead pretended to scrutinise the menu, as if she didn't already know it by heart.
"What are you getting?"
Abby smiled a little as Susan moved slightly closer, a cheeky expression on her face.
"... Suuuuusan, have you seen Abby?"
Abby chuckled lightly as Susan continued to half imitate, half mock Carter.
"...Has anyone seen Abby? Where's my Abby? Is Abby on today? Oh look ... I need a nurse ... Aaaaby...."
Susan was cut abruptly short as Abby interrupted her, talking over her shoulder to the waitress.
"Yeah, we'll get two chocolate sundaes, thanks."
They waited until the waitress had moved away before laughing light- heartedly.
"H-ha-are you quite finished?" asked Abby, a playful expression in place of the weary one she had worn previously.
"Oh ... God" sighed Susan, still laughing sporadically, covering her face with her hands.
"Chocolate Sundaes?" she repeated incredulously.
"Trust me.." started Abby, perking her lips slightly and feigning a serious voice " ... I was almost a doctor."
Abby sniggered as she said this, smiling as she sent Susan into another fit of giggles.
"I miss this." said Susan, wiping her eyes; "I miss having fun, I never have fun anymore."
Abby once again turned her attention back to the coffee she had laid aside.
"You know," started Susan, "... we should go out and get drunk."
Abby let out a loud laugh. The short exclamation startled Susan slightly.
"What?" she asked, wondering what was so ironically funny.
Abby hesitated a second, words running through her mind.
**I'm a drunk**
She looked up at Susan, the same unfamiliar smile plastered across her face.
**I miss having fun too** she thought.
"Nothing ...." she answered, a surge of adrenaline running through her; "... that would be great...I'd love to."
Susan smiled, looking up as their sundaes arrived.
"It's a date then."
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Ok - this isn't mind-blowing stuff, but you should enjoy the next few chapters.
I kind of lost my inspiration, so thanks for the encouragement.
Anyway, there's nothing too spectacular about this one, short and sweet as I'm trying to get back into the swing of it, and lets just say the next one will be interesting.
............................................................................ ...
"Mind if I join you?"
Abby looked up from the coffee cup in her hands, and giving Susan a rueful smile, closed her eyes for a second as if searching for a runaway word.
"Sure." she slurred slightly, barely hiding amusement from her voice as she returned her attention to the swirling dark liquid in her hands, musing over how exhaustion had a similar effect on her to alcohol.
Susan slumped into the chair opposite, sighing heavily as she allowed her head to fall backwards and her eyes to close for a second.
"I'm exhausted." she whispered on the end of a yawn before sitting herself upright.
"Me too." added Abby, still swirling her coffee round and round. She pushed her cup to one side and propped her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her hands and meeting Susan's gaze.
Susan's eyes narrowed slightly as if remembering something. She opened her mouth to speak, hesitated, and then started again.
"Carter was looking for you."
Abby shrugged slightly, averting her eyes from Susan's gaze, but nevertheless sensing its unrelenting presence.
"In fact ...." Susan added suspiciously, " ... now I think about it, he's always looking for you."
Abby appeared unmoved by Susan's insinuations, but instead pretended to scrutinise the menu, as if she didn't already know it by heart.
"What are you getting?"
Abby smiled a little as Susan moved slightly closer, a cheeky expression on her face.
"... Suuuuusan, have you seen Abby?"
Abby chuckled lightly as Susan continued to half imitate, half mock Carter.
"...Has anyone seen Abby? Where's my Abby? Is Abby on today? Oh look ... I need a nurse ... Aaaaby...."
Susan was cut abruptly short as Abby interrupted her, talking over her shoulder to the waitress.
"Yeah, we'll get two chocolate sundaes, thanks."
They waited until the waitress had moved away before laughing light- heartedly.
"H-ha-are you quite finished?" asked Abby, a playful expression in place of the weary one she had worn previously.
"Oh ... God" sighed Susan, still laughing sporadically, covering her face with her hands.
"Chocolate Sundaes?" she repeated incredulously.
"Trust me.." started Abby, perking her lips slightly and feigning a serious voice " ... I was almost a doctor."
Abby sniggered as she said this, smiling as she sent Susan into another fit of giggles.
"I miss this." said Susan, wiping her eyes; "I miss having fun, I never have fun anymore."
Abby once again turned her attention back to the coffee she had laid aside.
"You know," started Susan, "... we should go out and get drunk."
Abby let out a loud laugh. The short exclamation startled Susan slightly.
"What?" she asked, wondering what was so ironically funny.
Abby hesitated a second, words running through her mind.
**I'm a drunk**
She looked up at Susan, the same unfamiliar smile plastered across her face.
**I miss having fun too** she thought.
"Nothing ...." she answered, a surge of adrenaline running through her; "... that would be great...I'd love to."
Susan smiled, looking up as their sundaes arrived.
"It's a date then."
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Ok - this isn't mind-blowing stuff, but you should enjoy the next few chapters.