Waking the following morning in his arms she felt like she was in
heaven. She always did. She loved waking up with him. "Morning
sweetheart." His voice whispered in her ear.
"Morning." Abby turned in his arms to face him. He still looked sleepy but so handsome. His hair still tousled from sleep and stubble running along his chin. She ran her finger down it laughing at him. "You need a shave."
"I know." His hand ran down her body and rested on her stomach. "You are starting to grow." Her stomach seemed to have swelled during the night.
"Well I guess we have to start telling people now." Abby smiled as her hand joined hers.
"Before Susan does." Carter kissed her cheek before slipping out of bed and heading for the bathroom. He left the door open slightly so they could continue their conversation. "How about we make an announcement at this morning's staff meeting."
"OK. You want coffee?" Abby called to him as she left the bedroom heading for the kitchen.
"Thanks." Carter said before heading into the shower. After five minutes the door opened and Abby stepped into to join him. "This is nice. We haven't done this for a while."
"Well if I had tow wait on you coming out I'd never get a shower." Abby laughed, having a dig at him for spending so long in the shower.
Walking into County General hand in hand they noticed something different from the day before. Someone new was working the admit desk. It was strange not to see Frank sitting with his obligatory donut and shouting at the patients. "Good morning how can I help you?" The young girl sitting behind the desk certainly seemed perky.
"It's OK, we work here. Where is everyone?" Carter asked the girl.
"In the lounge I presume waiting on you to start a staff meeting." The girl looked down onto her sheet. "I take it you are Doctor John Carter and Nurse manager Abby Carter."
Carter couldn't get sick of hearing his wife's name. "Yes we are. And you are?"
"Jennifer Garrison. I'm temping here for the moment. Someone's sick, I think."
"Okay then, see you after Jennifer." Carter led Abby into the lunge where everyone was gathered. They both received lots of welcomes and hellos but Susan had a smirk on her face. She knew their secret and wanted to tell everyone. "Where's Weaver?"
"Right here. Good everyone is here, we can start." Kerry Weaver scanned the room making sure she could see all the faces. She noticed as Carter slid his hand into Abby's as well. She couldn't help but feel jealous of them. Her last relationship had broken up not that long ago and she was still pretty raw about it. "So as most of you have noticed we have a temp on the admit desk. Her name is Jennifer Garrison. She is covering for Randi who is out with appendicitis. Randi is going to be off for approximately five weeks so please make Jennifer feel welcome. Also we are down a nurse as well. Lydia is going to be off for a couple of weeks. Her husband has taken ill so she's at home taking care of you. I hope you will all muck in and help out where you can. That's all my business and if no- one has anything else we can all get to work."
Carter looked at Abby and she gave him a nod. "I have something to say Kerry. Well actually Abby and I have something to say. We figured we best say now before you all start speculating. We are expecting a baby."
There were many shouts of congratulations and many hugs for Abby. Everyone was so happy for the couple. "Congratulations you two. Now if that's everything lets get to work." Weaver was always one for defusing a situation where her staff wouldn't work.
"That went well." Abby concluded when everyone had left the lounge and it was only Carter and her left. She reached up and kissed his cheek before heading out to work.
Just before she made it out the door she heard him say, "Just be careful."
She smiled. "I will."
"Morning." Abby turned in his arms to face him. He still looked sleepy but so handsome. His hair still tousled from sleep and stubble running along his chin. She ran her finger down it laughing at him. "You need a shave."
"I know." His hand ran down her body and rested on her stomach. "You are starting to grow." Her stomach seemed to have swelled during the night.
"Well I guess we have to start telling people now." Abby smiled as her hand joined hers.
"Before Susan does." Carter kissed her cheek before slipping out of bed and heading for the bathroom. He left the door open slightly so they could continue their conversation. "How about we make an announcement at this morning's staff meeting."
"OK. You want coffee?" Abby called to him as she left the bedroom heading for the kitchen.
"Thanks." Carter said before heading into the shower. After five minutes the door opened and Abby stepped into to join him. "This is nice. We haven't done this for a while."
"Well if I had tow wait on you coming out I'd never get a shower." Abby laughed, having a dig at him for spending so long in the shower.
Walking into County General hand in hand they noticed something different from the day before. Someone new was working the admit desk. It was strange not to see Frank sitting with his obligatory donut and shouting at the patients. "Good morning how can I help you?" The young girl sitting behind the desk certainly seemed perky.
"It's OK, we work here. Where is everyone?" Carter asked the girl.
"In the lounge I presume waiting on you to start a staff meeting." The girl looked down onto her sheet. "I take it you are Doctor John Carter and Nurse manager Abby Carter."
Carter couldn't get sick of hearing his wife's name. "Yes we are. And you are?"
"Jennifer Garrison. I'm temping here for the moment. Someone's sick, I think."
"Okay then, see you after Jennifer." Carter led Abby into the lunge where everyone was gathered. They both received lots of welcomes and hellos but Susan had a smirk on her face. She knew their secret and wanted to tell everyone. "Where's Weaver?"
"Right here. Good everyone is here, we can start." Kerry Weaver scanned the room making sure she could see all the faces. She noticed as Carter slid his hand into Abby's as well. She couldn't help but feel jealous of them. Her last relationship had broken up not that long ago and she was still pretty raw about it. "So as most of you have noticed we have a temp on the admit desk. Her name is Jennifer Garrison. She is covering for Randi who is out with appendicitis. Randi is going to be off for approximately five weeks so please make Jennifer feel welcome. Also we are down a nurse as well. Lydia is going to be off for a couple of weeks. Her husband has taken ill so she's at home taking care of you. I hope you will all muck in and help out where you can. That's all my business and if no- one has anything else we can all get to work."
Carter looked at Abby and she gave him a nod. "I have something to say Kerry. Well actually Abby and I have something to say. We figured we best say now before you all start speculating. We are expecting a baby."
There were many shouts of congratulations and many hugs for Abby. Everyone was so happy for the couple. "Congratulations you two. Now if that's everything lets get to work." Weaver was always one for defusing a situation where her staff wouldn't work.
"That went well." Abby concluded when everyone had left the lounge and it was only Carter and her left. She reached up and kissed his cheek before heading out to work.
Just before she made it out the door she heard him say, "Just be careful."
She smiled. "I will."