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Rows upon rows of toys, prams, baskets, clothes, blankets, and all things baby were laid out in front of Susan as she entered Mothercare for the fifth time that week. It was now just under a month till the big day, and she had only bought the essentials. She thought about what the essentials were, and it suddenly dawned upon her that a rattle and a dummy wasn't really an essential at this point. She sighed as she walked along the third aisle, still with nothing in her hand. She had Luka's credit card, so that wasn't a problem, but her trouble at choosing things was becoming a problem. She needed help, and quickly. She foraged through her purse to find her cell. If in doubt, call Carter. She dialled his number, number three on speed dial after Luka and Abby. She waited patiently for him to answer, with various obscenities flying around her head as the wait became longer.

"Damn you Carter." She said out loud as she hung up. No answer.

Well, there's always Abby, although she didn't really strike Susan as a baby shopper. Oh well, she's as good as Carter. She waited patiently on the other end when suddenly Abby answered sounding slightly muffled.

"Abby? Yeah it's me. How you doin'? Good. Yeah I'm great, but I need you're help! I'm baby shopping. Are you off today? That would be great if you could. I'm at Mothercare now. Okay see you in a bit."

She hung up and smiling, slightly relieved she had some help on the way, it wasn't going to be as hard as she thought. Half an hour later Abby arrived, slightly flustered and seemed slightly out of sorts.

"Hey!" Susan exclaimed as she saw Abby walk in looking slightly annoyed as she searched the shop with her eyes for Susan.

"Oh hey! Sorry I took so long, the damn El was late."

"It's okay. You okay?"

"Yeah. Just the El."

"Ahh. Okay ready for some serious shopping?!"

"Of course! Let's go!"

Susan held out her elbow for Abby to link arms with her and she did so excitedly, leaving her slightly foul mood behind, and turning into a happy person ready to shop.

"What about this?" Susan said, holding up a pink bunny the same size as her.

"Yeah if you want to scare it."

"Come on it's cute!"

"Yeah in a freakish Freddy Krueger kinda way." She replied dryly as she rolled her eyes and carried on picking out little outfits.

"Okay. It is kinda big." Susan agreed as she put it down and carried on searching through all the soft toys.

"I think we've got almost the entire store in this trolley." Abby said smiling as she threw in another cute outfit.

"Yeah I'm glad I'm not paying."

"Who is?"

"Luka. He gave me his credit card."

"Sneaky! I swear America is the only place you can use someone else's credit card without getting caught."

"I know. He said the limit was ten grand."

Abby burst out laughing, almost spitting out the gum she had been chewing the whole day.

"Ten grand! Jesus!"

"I know! I knew there was a reason I chose him!" She joked as her and Abby carried on laughing.

"Well if you're going to spend that much we better head over to the checkout!"

"Yeah, I don't think there's anything left we haven't got."

"Oh there is. Just one thing." Abby said mysteriously as she walked away towards the back of the shop.

"What?" Susan asked as she followed quickly, wondering what Abby had in mind.

"One of..these." She said, pushing a pram in front of Susan.

"Oh God I completely forgot!"

"I know! You can't have a baby without one you know."

"Well it's damn lucky I brought you along! I would have forgotten!"

"That's me, practically perfect in every way!" She joked as they walked along the row of prams, looking at each and shaking their heads then moving on to the next.

"You know this the hardest shopping trip ever! I never usually have trouble buying stuff..I guess it's not for me so I take longer."

"It's your baby though Susan.you should have a fair idea." She said smirking slightly.

"God I'm gonna be a bad Mother."

"Don't even start with that. You'll be great." Abby said smiling.

"Well if I'm not at last she'll have Luka. One is better than nothing!"

"She?" Abby said raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't tell you?" Susan asked surprised.

"No! Tell me what?!" Abby asked, already knowing the answer to her question.

"We're having a girl. Luka called Dr Coburn last night." Susan replied gushing.

"Oh my God!" Abby said hugging Susan, surprising herself with how happy this made her feel.

"I know." Susan said smiling. "We couldn't believe it. Although I wouldn't mind what sex it was." Susan said smiling.

"This is so great. Wow. You're gonna have a little girl. With Luka. This is too weird."

"I know. God it is weird actually." Susan said sighing. "But I'm glad. I'm happy." Susan said, smiling to herself, she was finally happy.

"So which pram are you going for?" Abby asked as they began walking again.

Just then, Susan had spotted one she knew immediately was the one for her. She walked up to it and put her hands on the handle.

"This is the one." Susan said confidently.

So, half an hour later, their shopping was being loaded into the boot of Carter's jeep which Abby had borrowed, and Susan followed behind in her bug and soon they arrived at Susan and Luka's place.

"Man we got a lot of stuff." Susan commented as she began shifting the baby stuff from the car.

"I know. Stop that, you can't lift this stuff." Abby said taking a box out of Susan's grip and putting it on the ground.

"I'm not an invalid." Susan said laughing.

"No, but you're heavily pregnant, and you could pop at any minute." Abby said sarcastically. "So I will carry this inside, and you can go make me a coffee." Abby ordered as she began loading it all inside.

"Eye eye captain." Susan said jokingly as she did a pirate sign and walked inside. She was glad Abby had come along, surprisingly she'd had fun, baby shopping wasn't renowned for being a fun task. But it had been, and she couldn't wait till next time.