About half an hour later the door opened and closed again,
letting Abby know
he had arrived. She walked to the bedroom door and stood. He stood by the door.
He looked shattered. Emotionally and physically. She was still clutching the photo.
She couldn't bear to let it out of her sight. She knew it was silly to keep a hold of
something so trivial but it meant a great deal to her.
He looked at her. She was still as beautiful as ever but there was something
different about her expression. It had softened over the last two days. He would
never forget how she looked at him after he came back up from the ER. He looked
down to what she held in her hand. He had forgotten all about the presents he had
left her.
"John, I want to explain why I sent you away the other day." Abby spoke first.
She still stood in the doorway. Neither made a move. "You made me mad. I had
just lost our baby and instead of staying by me you left me there, lying in that
hospital bed alone while you went on a vengeance hunt. It hurt me."
"Abby, I am so sorry about what I did the other day. There is no explanation
for it. I was wrong to leave you but I was so angry at that guy. I wanted to kill him.
He had taken away one of the most important things in my life and I wanted him to
pay for it. I now realise that I was wrong." She could see the tears in his eyes. "I
have missed you so much Abby. I would never do anything to hurt you ever again.
I can't live without you."
"Me either." Abby whispered as she made the walk across the room and
straight into his arms. "I love you so much John."
"I love you too." He whispered into her hair. Her arms hooked around his
neck. She brought her head round and brought her lips to his. It felt like an
eternity since they had kissed. So much had happened since they had last been
in the apartment together.
Lying in bed together that night nothing was said. Nothing needed to be
said. As long as they had each other. Abby had sat the photo by the bed. John
had asked if it was wise. She told him yes because she never wanted to forget how
much she had wanted the baby and how much she was in love with him. They fell
asleep to the sound of rain falling on the window.
he had arrived. She walked to the bedroom door and stood. He stood by the door.
He looked shattered. Emotionally and physically. She was still clutching the photo.
She couldn't bear to let it out of her sight. She knew it was silly to keep a hold of
something so trivial but it meant a great deal to her.
He looked at her. She was still as beautiful as ever but there was something
different about her expression. It had softened over the last two days. He would
never forget how she looked at him after he came back up from the ER. He looked
down to what she held in her hand. He had forgotten all about the presents he had
left her.
"John, I want to explain why I sent you away the other day." Abby spoke first.
She still stood in the doorway. Neither made a move. "You made me mad. I had
just lost our baby and instead of staying by me you left me there, lying in that
hospital bed alone while you went on a vengeance hunt. It hurt me."
"Abby, I am so sorry about what I did the other day. There is no explanation
for it. I was wrong to leave you but I was so angry at that guy. I wanted to kill him.
He had taken away one of the most important things in my life and I wanted him to
pay for it. I now realise that I was wrong." She could see the tears in his eyes. "I
have missed you so much Abby. I would never do anything to hurt you ever again.
I can't live without you."
"Me either." Abby whispered as she made the walk across the room and
straight into his arms. "I love you so much John."
"I love you too." He whispered into her hair. Her arms hooked around his
neck. She brought her head round and brought her lips to his. It felt like an
eternity since they had kissed. So much had happened since they had last been
in the apartment together.
Lying in bed together that night nothing was said. Nothing needed to be
said. As long as they had each other. Abby had sat the photo by the bed. John
had asked if it was wise. She told him yes because she never wanted to forget how
much she had wanted the baby and how much she was in love with him. They fell
asleep to the sound of rain falling on the window.