A month later, and Abby was starting to show although she did not want anyone to see. She was wearing oversized scrubs to hide her expanding stomach and huge breasts. Abby could not believe how big they had grown this time round. Last time they had hardly grown at all. She was sore all over but she was still working as hard as ever. Susan would often look at her and realise she was jealous of what Abby had. She was married to her soul mate and was expecting a child who would be loved more than life itself. Susan would smile when she saw Abby absentmindedly stroke her stomach. It seemed Abby was off in another world where no-one else existed.
"Hey Abby, how are you?" Susan asked one morning when getting ready to leave work. Abby was sitting in the lounge with a bottle of water and a couple of headache tablets.
"I have a monstrous headache an my back aches." Abby complained. "But not that I'm complaining or anything."
"How's the bump, growing yet?"

"Yes. I have a little bump." Abby whispered. She had started remembering back to when she was pregnant with Honor, how her little bump was how she knew she was pregnant.
"Can I see, you are always wearing baggy clothes these days." Susan was desperate for a child of her own. Even just to be pregnant. She wanted to know how it felt.
"You'll see my bump tonight at the ball." Abby smiled thinking of the dress she had bought. It would hopefully still fit.
"Okay, see you tonight. I'm off now so speak to you tonight." Susan patted her friend's shoulder and exited the building before being caught up in another emergency.

Around seven o'clock that evening Carter walked into their house expecting to see Abby dressed and waiting for him but no she was not down the stairs. He climbed the stairs and checked the bathroom. She wasn't there but she had laid out his things for a quick change. He looked into their bedroom and there she was sound asleep on the bed. She had obviously started to get changed. She lay in only her underwear, stroking her stomach. She looked so beautiful. Her hair was a mass of curls and lay like a crown around her head. Carter walked up and sat on the edge of the bed. He took her hand into his, quietly urging her to wake. When that did not work he kissed her stomach. That normally made her smile but no she still stayed asleep. The one way he knew he could wake her was kissing her. He leaned down closer to her and kissed her softly. Her eyes started to flutter open. "Hello sleeping beauty."
She smiled, then remember what they were supposed to be doing that night. "Oh God John, I am so sorry. I was going to be dressed by the time you came home. I had a really bad headache today and I must've fallen asleep after I had dried my hair."
"Don't worry sweetheart. You have plenty of time. I'll go an dress in the bathroom and I'll meet you down stairs. I want to watch you walk down the stairs like a princess." She smiled a weak smile at him before her left to get changed.
Half an hour later Carter was standing in the living room waiting on Abby coming down the stairs. Tonight was special, it was a ball held by the hospital for the cancer charity that had helped out when Mark was ill.
He looked up just in time to see her coming down the stairs. She looked fantastic. The dress she had bought still fitted and made her look amazing. It was black with a halterneck that gave her an amazing cleavage, well that and pregnancy. He glanced down to her stomach, a small bump protruding from the dress made her look so cute. "My princess." He said as he caught her at the bottom of the stairs and whisked her up into his arms, kissing her.
Entering the ballroom Abby became very self conscious. She held onto John's arm looking around to see if anyone was watching her. Little did she know, everyone was watching.
Susan watched as they walked in together. They were such a perfect partnership. They both looked so right together. He looked so smart in his tux while her dress was stunning, but the look on her face told Susan, Abby wasn't happy. Susan watched as they walked across to e side of the ballroom to a table. Abby sat down, Susan could see the little bump. Carter left her side and came back a few seconds later with a fruit juice and a water.
The night wore on and still no-one had spoken to Abby. Whenever someone went to go across, someone else always started talking to them. Abby stayed in her seat. She looked frightened.
A piece of music started to play. Elton John's 'Your Song'. Carter walked up to his wife. "May I have this dance."
Abby smiled up to him and put her hand into his. She stood and let him lead her to the dance floor. She slid into is arms perfectly. They moulded together and began dancing to their song. She was so happy to be in his arms. He held her so gently like she was a piece of silk that would tear if handled roughly. She buried her face into the space between his jaw and his shoulder. She could smell his aftershave. It was one of the smells she would never tire of.
As the song ended a faster song began to play but neither of them moved. They were happy to stay on the dance floor wrapped in one another arms. Susan approached them. "Hey guys, can I break you two up an dance with this dashing fellow?"
Abby smiled at her friend as she let go of Carter. "Of course you can. I'll be over at my seat." Abby retreated back across the dance floor and sat back down at the table.
"Carter is Abby okay?" Susan asked as she started dancing with Carter.
"Yeah, she's fine." He didn't sound certain enough. Susan wasn't going to believe him and he knew it. She eyed him again. "Oh okay, she's not really. She's at the stage in her pregnancy where she lost Honor and she's frightened it's going to happen again. She didn't really want to come tonight but when I saw her in that dress I knew she had to come."
"She does look stunning." Susan told him. They both looked over to where she sat. "I'll go and speak to her."
"Thanks Susan."

Susan walked across the room to where Abby sat. "hey there. I haven't had a chance to speak to you all night. How are you?"
Abby looked up to where Susan stood. She was wearing gorgeous red dress that really suited her. "Hi Susan. You look amazing tonight."
"SO do you. That dress really shows off your figure." Susan complimented.
"Yeah, what's left of it." Abby groaned. She rubbed her stomach again willing her child to move. She was desperate for that first kick.
"Abby you look great, you should do. And don't worry about your figure, you'll get it back in no time."
"Thanks Susan." Abby smiled.