Overcoming Obstacles - Chapter 8
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1 week later - Carter's POV
Abby and I were finally able to go home after a long and painful week at the hospital. I don't remember ever leaving Abby's side that entire week. I had sat there next to her, held her, talked to her, and told her that everything would be okay. God she was in so much pain. Pain that I wanted so badly to take away. I wish Sobriki had taken me, not Abby. She has had enough pain in her life already, and this added to it was just too much to handle. She had to have so many tests done to her to rule out any STD's or pregnancy, and thank God, she didn't. We were at least grateful for that.
I crawled into bed with her. She had been sleeping for a long time, and I just needed to be with her. As I got into my side of the bed, she began to stir.
"Carter?"
"Yeah, it's me. Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."
"No, no, that's okay. . . How long have I been asleep?"
"About four hours. You were really tired, huh? Feeling any better now?"
That beautiful smile came across her face. She just looked at me, smiling.
"What? Do I have something on my face or something?"
She giggled, and it was to most wonderful sound in the world. She could still have some happiness despite everything that had happened.
"No, just lookin'."
"Lookin' at what?"
"You. You're so perfect."
I laughed. "No, I'm far from perfect. . . . . Abby, I love you."
Her grin now widened into a smile.
"I know. I love you too."
I looked into her amazing eyes. This woman was so perfect. Beautiful, caring, strong. . . Very strong. So many horrible things have happened in her life that she has dealt with like a warrior. God, and she was mine. Out of all people, she chose to be with me.
I leaned into her and kissed her softly for a second before deepening the kiss. Passion. Pure passion was now in and all around the room. I don't know what the hell I was thinking, but I started unbuttoning her shirt, when she pulled away.
"Oh, God Abby, I'm - I'm so sorry. I don't know what - "
"No, John. . . It's okay, I just. . . I just - "
I know. You're not ready yet. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rush you. . . "
Tears started coming to her eyes again.
"John, I want to. . . I just - I just - He was so. . . "
"Shhh, shhh, It'll be okay. Just give it some time."
"What if - time isn't - enough? What - if I can never - do it again? Because that's what - it feels like right - now."
She was trying to talk in between sobs. She was opening up so much, which she has never done before.
"Abby, shhh, just cry; let it all out."
"I would - understand if you - didn't want to - stay with me. I understand that - you wouldn't want an - incomplete woman."
How could she think this? Did she know how much I truly love her?
"Abby, of course I'm going to stay. Don't you know how much I love you? Do you?"
"Of course I know, it's - just that you might now - "
"Abby, I don't care. It doesn't even matter to me. Even if you decided you could never do it again, I'd still love you as much as I always have."
She jumped over from where she was sitting right into my arms.
"How could you love me? You deserve so much more."
"No, you're it. You're the one I need and the one I love. And this love will never end."
"I love you so much John Carter. What would I ever do without you?"
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1 week later - Carter's POV
Abby and I were finally able to go home after a long and painful week at the hospital. I don't remember ever leaving Abby's side that entire week. I had sat there next to her, held her, talked to her, and told her that everything would be okay. God she was in so much pain. Pain that I wanted so badly to take away. I wish Sobriki had taken me, not Abby. She has had enough pain in her life already, and this added to it was just too much to handle. She had to have so many tests done to her to rule out any STD's or pregnancy, and thank God, she didn't. We were at least grateful for that.
I crawled into bed with her. She had been sleeping for a long time, and I just needed to be with her. As I got into my side of the bed, she began to stir.
"Carter?"
"Yeah, it's me. Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."
"No, no, that's okay. . . How long have I been asleep?"
"About four hours. You were really tired, huh? Feeling any better now?"
That beautiful smile came across her face. She just looked at me, smiling.
"What? Do I have something on my face or something?"
She giggled, and it was to most wonderful sound in the world. She could still have some happiness despite everything that had happened.
"No, just lookin'."
"Lookin' at what?"
"You. You're so perfect."
I laughed. "No, I'm far from perfect. . . . . Abby, I love you."
Her grin now widened into a smile.
"I know. I love you too."
I looked into her amazing eyes. This woman was so perfect. Beautiful, caring, strong. . . Very strong. So many horrible things have happened in her life that she has dealt with like a warrior. God, and she was mine. Out of all people, she chose to be with me.
I leaned into her and kissed her softly for a second before deepening the kiss. Passion. Pure passion was now in and all around the room. I don't know what the hell I was thinking, but I started unbuttoning her shirt, when she pulled away.
"Oh, God Abby, I'm - I'm so sorry. I don't know what - "
"No, John. . . It's okay, I just. . . I just - "
I know. You're not ready yet. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to rush you. . . "
Tears started coming to her eyes again.
"John, I want to. . . I just - I just - He was so. . . "
"Shhh, shhh, It'll be okay. Just give it some time."
"What if - time isn't - enough? What - if I can never - do it again? Because that's what - it feels like right - now."
She was trying to talk in between sobs. She was opening up so much, which she has never done before.
"Abby, shhh, just cry; let it all out."
"I would - understand if you - didn't want to - stay with me. I understand that - you wouldn't want an - incomplete woman."
How could she think this? Did she know how much I truly love her?
"Abby, of course I'm going to stay. Don't you know how much I love you? Do you?"
"Of course I know, it's - just that you might now - "
"Abby, I don't care. It doesn't even matter to me. Even if you decided you could never do it again, I'd still love you as much as I always have."
She jumped over from where she was sitting right into my arms.
"How could you love me? You deserve so much more."
"No, you're it. You're the one I need and the one I love. And this love will never end."
"I love you so much John Carter. What would I ever do without you?"