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A/N: I KNOW all the apologies in the world won't cut it for how long it has been since I last updated. Or any excuses either, but I HAVE been really busy with school and catechism classes, it is Lent now and VERY close to Easter where I will receive my First Communion, then shortly after, my Holy Confirmation. It's really exciting, so I hope you understand!! Here's the next chappy, updating even though I just broke the tip of my middle finger on my right hand (SMASHED it good at work, OUCH!!). Enjoy!! (oww!)
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When Abby got off, she went upstairs to find out how Anna was doing. She went to her old stomping grounds, greeting all of her old co-workers. She found Anna in a sliding glass room 'High Risk' room directly across from the nurse station.
"Hey..came to see how you were doing. I'm Abby. I helped you downstairs." Abby said, just being sure she remembered her.
"Y-you took my baby's picture f-for me. Thanks, you did a good job." Anna mumbled.
"Carter?" Abby asked, wondering where he was.
"He's calling out the marshals on Max. He's using his 'name' to get through red tape." Anna replied, getting better on the trembling.
"Need anything? I can get you the hook-ups up here." Abby smiled.
"Yeah? Have you kids here?" Anna asked, touching her stomach. "No.no, no. I worked her for like..7years. I helped deliver hundreds of babies. I even delivered one of Carol's babies." Abby commented.
"Carol?! One of..with Dr. Ross? Where are they anyways?" Anna asked, wondering where her sister-friend went.
"Oh! Carol and Doug had twin girls; they weren't together when it happened. See Doug left to be a Ped's attending in Seattle in an ER 'cause of a case he and Carol helped a terminal boy die at home using a drug machine illegally. He left, but Carol couldn't. She wanted to stay here at County. Shortly after, she found out she was expecting, then found out it was twins and on Thanksgiving she went into labor, first baby Tess, was born down in the ER by Carrie, Green, me, and Helay. Second one, Kate, had to be C-sectioned up here. Carol almost bled out, they almost did a hysterectomy, but Dr. Green got them not to. She was okay in the end, raised the twins on her own for about 6 months. Doug visited, I heard. But one day, something caused her to finally go live with him. We all miss those cuties. We all became attached. 'Specially Luka and Dr. Green. Kate was named after his mom. He's the twins godfather. Well..WAS." Abby explained. Then her eyes flew up.
"What?" Anna asked, worried.
"Did you know? Did Carter tell you?" Abby wondered. Anna looked more confused.
"Dr. Green passed away. About 6 months ago. He had a brain tumor, he tried treatment and surgery but didn't beat it." Abby said softly. Anna looked shocked. She got teary eyed.
"No! Not Mark! He was so good to me. Whenever I got pushed down, or needed a pep talk. He was always so nice to me." Anna said, unbelieving.
"Yeah, left two daughters and Elizabeth behind." Abby said, shaking her head sadly. Anna looked confused again.
"Two? Rachel I remember, but 2.. Why Elizabeth?" Anna said lost now.
"Oh! Mark and Elizabeth got married and had a little girl..Ella..she's about 2 now. She's adorable. Dr. Corday just came back to us a short time ago after moving back to England to get over her loss. Rachel's with her mom now. She'd been living here with them the last months. He died in his sleep in Hawaii surrounded by his family." Abby explained. Anna just nodded, soaking it all in.
"Gosh, I've missed so much. How's ah..Dr. Benton then..last time I was here, Liz and him were dating." Anna asked, feeling very comfortable about talking to Abby..like they had known each other for a long time already.
"He left after Carla died to be around Reece more. Yeah, she died in a car wreck. Roger, Carla's husband, and Peter have joint custody of Reece now. He's getting big too, learning sign language well..." Abby said, going on and on. She never really touched on the subject on what happened to Carter and Lucy. She just explained that 'something bad happened that changed Carter immensely.' And that he'd have to explain it to her. But the end result is how he and her met up and became friends. Just then Carter came back in with paperwork. He didn't look very happy.
"Hey Anna, how are you feeling?" Carter first asked, nodding to Abby.
"Better. Stopped trembling so much. What's going on? You look worried." Anna asked.
"Um..we can't find Max. He's not around. He must of left the city." Carter replied, grimacing.
"Coming here." Anna finished.
"He could NEVER just leave me be. He can't let go." Anna mumbled as tears formed. She curled in a little ball, putting her IV'd arm protectively over her stomach. Her right arm, covered in the pink cast, lay on top.
"John.." Anna murmured looking up scared.
"It's okay Anna. He won't touch you. We won't let him near you. I won't." Carter reassured. Abby realized it was getting late so she stood to leave to let Anna rest.
"Get better Anna, don't worry. You're safe here." Abby commented, smiling encouragingly at her. Anna nodded back mumbling a thank you.
"Night Carter." Abby said. Carter nodded towards her and said over his shoulder as he reached for Anna's hand.
"Night Abby." He said. Abby noticed this then and some wheels started turning in her head. She'd have to talk to Carter about it. She couldn't quite explain it yet, but she suddenly felt lost and..lonely. She didn't feel like going home, to an empty apartment. So she decided to go find some company to be with.
"Wonder if anyone's getting off downstairs. Maybe I can take Dave up on that game of pool." She thought as she got the elevator down to the ER. Sure enough, Dave was off just then.
"Let's go to Rusty's. You're not thrown out of that place too, are you?" Dave kidded, swinging his arm around her shoulders. As they walked out, they found Luka waiting just outside the doors.
"Hey Dr. Kovac, come watch me DESTROY this little lady at pool. She'll need a knight in shining..uh..scrubs to save her." Dave kidded, clapping his hand on Luka's shoulder. Abby smiled shyly at him.
"C'mon Luka. It'll be fun. I need that right about now." Abby said softly at him, giving him a smile that tugged at his heart.
"Alright. But I play winner." He agreed, smiling as Dave attempted to through his other arm around Luka's shoulders, the height variances a little hard to maneuver with between him and Abby.
Out of Anna's window, which faced the ambulance bay, Carter caught a glimpse of the threesome as they left and his jaw tightened. He was jealous in a way. Really jealous. He definitely needed to bring this up with Abby in the morning. Just then Anna mumbled his name, waking some. She was reaching for his hand. He walked back over to her and sat down beside her once again, clutching her hand tight as she fell instantly back asleep.
At Rusty's, Luka was now playing the winner of the first match.
"Abby! Your shot!" Luka called while Dave sulked at the bar.
"Don't be a wuss. I beat you fair and square. You owe me some hotwings. Pay up." Abby teased as she went to finish off her next victim. Dave still couldn't believe she beat him, WITH a casted hand to boot!! Luka didn't mind getting beat by her though. A couple of hours later, as Luka and Abby half carried a drunk Dave up to his apartment, they kept doing the eye contact, look away game. Once they were sure Dave was safely passed out on his bed with the door locked behind them and a note for him to find in the morning; which by the way had an I. O. Abby a pizza AND a breakfast on him, they left his place. Since Abby took the El to work, Luka drove her home.
"Thanks for tonight. I needed it." Abby said, smiling up at Luka at her door. Luka gazed down at her with a longing in his eyes that mirrored her own.
"You know...I miss you. Terribly." Luka said in a quiet voice, looking down at his feet, not knowing why he just said what he said. Abby looked up at him and they met eyes for a moment. She smiled at him shyly and whispered back.
"I know." Then leaned over quickly, kissed his cheek, and mumbled a quiet 'Night' and hurriedly went into her apartment and shut her door. She then leaned heavily against the door, and closed her eyes, sighing and trying to get her heart to slow down.
'What is going on here?! I'm supposed to be with Carter, right?? CARTER! Not Luka?!' Abby thought thoroughly confused. On the other side of the door, Luka leaned his forehead against the door and mutely said Abby's name.
'Abigail, I do believe I'm still in love with you. I always was.' Luka thought before giving her door one last glance and left. Abby heard him finally go down the stairs.
"I've gotta talk with Carter. I can't be in denial anymore." Abby said to herself. Then she trudged off to bed, content for now to just remember the great night she just had hanging out with Luka and the fourth lost Stooge.
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A/N: That's it for now!! Next chappy things get all heated between Carter and Abby. Then some more LUBY action!! Hope you liked it, please R & R and tell me what you think!!! I only ask for a few since it's been so long since I updated. That, and it doesn't take much to please me!!!! Happy Belated April Fool's!!! Hope you did some prankstering and not pranked yourself!!! Don't forget to update!! Thanx!!
A/N: I KNOW all the apologies in the world won't cut it for how long it has been since I last updated. Or any excuses either, but I HAVE been really busy with school and catechism classes, it is Lent now and VERY close to Easter where I will receive my First Communion, then shortly after, my Holy Confirmation. It's really exciting, so I hope you understand!! Here's the next chappy, updating even though I just broke the tip of my middle finger on my right hand (SMASHED it good at work, OUCH!!). Enjoy!! (oww!)
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When Abby got off, she went upstairs to find out how Anna was doing. She went to her old stomping grounds, greeting all of her old co-workers. She found Anna in a sliding glass room 'High Risk' room directly across from the nurse station.
"Hey..came to see how you were doing. I'm Abby. I helped you downstairs." Abby said, just being sure she remembered her.
"Y-you took my baby's picture f-for me. Thanks, you did a good job." Anna mumbled.
"Carter?" Abby asked, wondering where he was.
"He's calling out the marshals on Max. He's using his 'name' to get through red tape." Anna replied, getting better on the trembling.
"Need anything? I can get you the hook-ups up here." Abby smiled.
"Yeah? Have you kids here?" Anna asked, touching her stomach. "No.no, no. I worked her for like..7years. I helped deliver hundreds of babies. I even delivered one of Carol's babies." Abby commented.
"Carol?! One of..with Dr. Ross? Where are they anyways?" Anna asked, wondering where her sister-friend went.
"Oh! Carol and Doug had twin girls; they weren't together when it happened. See Doug left to be a Ped's attending in Seattle in an ER 'cause of a case he and Carol helped a terminal boy die at home using a drug machine illegally. He left, but Carol couldn't. She wanted to stay here at County. Shortly after, she found out she was expecting, then found out it was twins and on Thanksgiving she went into labor, first baby Tess, was born down in the ER by Carrie, Green, me, and Helay. Second one, Kate, had to be C-sectioned up here. Carol almost bled out, they almost did a hysterectomy, but Dr. Green got them not to. She was okay in the end, raised the twins on her own for about 6 months. Doug visited, I heard. But one day, something caused her to finally go live with him. We all miss those cuties. We all became attached. 'Specially Luka and Dr. Green. Kate was named after his mom. He's the twins godfather. Well..WAS." Abby explained. Then her eyes flew up.
"What?" Anna asked, worried.
"Did you know? Did Carter tell you?" Abby wondered. Anna looked more confused.
"Dr. Green passed away. About 6 months ago. He had a brain tumor, he tried treatment and surgery but didn't beat it." Abby said softly. Anna looked shocked. She got teary eyed.
"No! Not Mark! He was so good to me. Whenever I got pushed down, or needed a pep talk. He was always so nice to me." Anna said, unbelieving.
"Yeah, left two daughters and Elizabeth behind." Abby said, shaking her head sadly. Anna looked confused again.
"Two? Rachel I remember, but 2.. Why Elizabeth?" Anna said lost now.
"Oh! Mark and Elizabeth got married and had a little girl..Ella..she's about 2 now. She's adorable. Dr. Corday just came back to us a short time ago after moving back to England to get over her loss. Rachel's with her mom now. She'd been living here with them the last months. He died in his sleep in Hawaii surrounded by his family." Abby explained. Anna just nodded, soaking it all in.
"Gosh, I've missed so much. How's ah..Dr. Benton then..last time I was here, Liz and him were dating." Anna asked, feeling very comfortable about talking to Abby..like they had known each other for a long time already.
"He left after Carla died to be around Reece more. Yeah, she died in a car wreck. Roger, Carla's husband, and Peter have joint custody of Reece now. He's getting big too, learning sign language well..." Abby said, going on and on. She never really touched on the subject on what happened to Carter and Lucy. She just explained that 'something bad happened that changed Carter immensely.' And that he'd have to explain it to her. But the end result is how he and her met up and became friends. Just then Carter came back in with paperwork. He didn't look very happy.
"Hey Anna, how are you feeling?" Carter first asked, nodding to Abby.
"Better. Stopped trembling so much. What's going on? You look worried." Anna asked.
"Um..we can't find Max. He's not around. He must of left the city." Carter replied, grimacing.
"Coming here." Anna finished.
"He could NEVER just leave me be. He can't let go." Anna mumbled as tears formed. She curled in a little ball, putting her IV'd arm protectively over her stomach. Her right arm, covered in the pink cast, lay on top.
"John.." Anna murmured looking up scared.
"It's okay Anna. He won't touch you. We won't let him near you. I won't." Carter reassured. Abby realized it was getting late so she stood to leave to let Anna rest.
"Get better Anna, don't worry. You're safe here." Abby commented, smiling encouragingly at her. Anna nodded back mumbling a thank you.
"Night Carter." Abby said. Carter nodded towards her and said over his shoulder as he reached for Anna's hand.
"Night Abby." He said. Abby noticed this then and some wheels started turning in her head. She'd have to talk to Carter about it. She couldn't quite explain it yet, but she suddenly felt lost and..lonely. She didn't feel like going home, to an empty apartment. So she decided to go find some company to be with.
"Wonder if anyone's getting off downstairs. Maybe I can take Dave up on that game of pool." She thought as she got the elevator down to the ER. Sure enough, Dave was off just then.
"Let's go to Rusty's. You're not thrown out of that place too, are you?" Dave kidded, swinging his arm around her shoulders. As they walked out, they found Luka waiting just outside the doors.
"Hey Dr. Kovac, come watch me DESTROY this little lady at pool. She'll need a knight in shining..uh..scrubs to save her." Dave kidded, clapping his hand on Luka's shoulder. Abby smiled shyly at him.
"C'mon Luka. It'll be fun. I need that right about now." Abby said softly at him, giving him a smile that tugged at his heart.
"Alright. But I play winner." He agreed, smiling as Dave attempted to through his other arm around Luka's shoulders, the height variances a little hard to maneuver with between him and Abby.
Out of Anna's window, which faced the ambulance bay, Carter caught a glimpse of the threesome as they left and his jaw tightened. He was jealous in a way. Really jealous. He definitely needed to bring this up with Abby in the morning. Just then Anna mumbled his name, waking some. She was reaching for his hand. He walked back over to her and sat down beside her once again, clutching her hand tight as she fell instantly back asleep.
At Rusty's, Luka was now playing the winner of the first match.
"Abby! Your shot!" Luka called while Dave sulked at the bar.
"Don't be a wuss. I beat you fair and square. You owe me some hotwings. Pay up." Abby teased as she went to finish off her next victim. Dave still couldn't believe she beat him, WITH a casted hand to boot!! Luka didn't mind getting beat by her though. A couple of hours later, as Luka and Abby half carried a drunk Dave up to his apartment, they kept doing the eye contact, look away game. Once they were sure Dave was safely passed out on his bed with the door locked behind them and a note for him to find in the morning; which by the way had an I. O. Abby a pizza AND a breakfast on him, they left his place. Since Abby took the El to work, Luka drove her home.
"Thanks for tonight. I needed it." Abby said, smiling up at Luka at her door. Luka gazed down at her with a longing in his eyes that mirrored her own.
"You know...I miss you. Terribly." Luka said in a quiet voice, looking down at his feet, not knowing why he just said what he said. Abby looked up at him and they met eyes for a moment. She smiled at him shyly and whispered back.
"I know." Then leaned over quickly, kissed his cheek, and mumbled a quiet 'Night' and hurriedly went into her apartment and shut her door. She then leaned heavily against the door, and closed her eyes, sighing and trying to get her heart to slow down.
'What is going on here?! I'm supposed to be with Carter, right?? CARTER! Not Luka?!' Abby thought thoroughly confused. On the other side of the door, Luka leaned his forehead against the door and mutely said Abby's name.
'Abigail, I do believe I'm still in love with you. I always was.' Luka thought before giving her door one last glance and left. Abby heard him finally go down the stairs.
"I've gotta talk with Carter. I can't be in denial anymore." Abby said to herself. Then she trudged off to bed, content for now to just remember the great night she just had hanging out with Luka and the fourth lost Stooge.
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A/N: That's it for now!! Next chappy things get all heated between Carter and Abby. Then some more LUBY action!! Hope you liked it, please R & R and tell me what you think!!! I only ask for a few since it's been so long since I updated. That, and it doesn't take much to please me!!!! Happy Belated April Fool's!!! Hope you did some prankstering and not pranked yourself!!! Don't forget to update!! Thanx!!