Chapter Five - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
Days, weeks, months, they were together. Things had been..good. Better than good. They'd been great. They were more in love than ever before, and what was even better was that people at work had accepted them as a couple. It had been blatantly obvious that they would get together for some months before it happened anyway, especially to those oh-so-attentive nurses. More like the gossips. Chuni, Randi, Yosh, Lydia and Haleh had all had bets on how long it would take. Susan was gonna get in on the bet too but she figured Carter was so slow it wouldn't have happened so soon. When it did, she was happy, but surprised. She knew it would happen eventually, but Carter's timing and uneasiness at admitting his feelings for Abby made her think it would taker at least a couple more months for anything to happen. Luka, surprisingly was all for them getting together. He knew Abby had feelings for Carter for some time already, and it was obvious he shared those feelings. Hell that's half the reason he and Abby broke up, because of Carter.
Abby felt, at that time like she was on cloud nine. She had actually never been this happy before, not even when she first got married to Richard. She hated him now. God she hated him. She hoped that she would never break up with Carter so she wouldn't risk hating him. Imagine that. Hating Carter. It seemed so strange. She didn't think she could ever hate somebody she loved so much. Maybe loving him so much would mean that if anything bad ever happened she would hate him even more because of the intensity of their love. It confused her a little, but she knew they would always be together, through good times and bad, but what she didn't know was that a bad time was just around the corner.
Carter felt, exactly the same. It was like they were on the same level. Everything he felt, she felt. Everything he saw, she saw. Everything he meant, she meant. And everything he said, she understood. He knew they would be together forever. He didn't ever want to leave her. It was the first relationship he had ever had that he didn't spend the whole time arguing. The arguments they had were always made up after half an hour, and ended by him doing something nice like buying flowers or setting up a romantic evening. Or she would cook dinner and make his favourite as her way of saying sorry. Things were so good he couldn't put it into words. He loved her so much, he'd do anything for her and she knew it. A click of her fingers and he would come running. He guessed that was good, but sometimes it was bad when he got into trouble at work for it. Generally, he didn't mind, because he loved her, and she loved him. But would the love be there forever? He thought, indefinitely, but troubles were only days away.
7.27pm - ER
"Malik where's Abby?"
"Trauma One. GSW to the chest, she's been in there 20 minutes."
"Thanks."
He sped off down the corridor to trauma one and saw she was just finishing up. She walked out the trauma room and walked past the empty room Carter had hid in. As she walked past slowly rubbing her head he quickly grabbed her and pulled her inside.
"Hey!"
"Don't worry it's me!" Carter said quickly, putting her at ease at her surprise.
"Damnit John I thought it was Frank."
"Sorry you're stuck with me."
"So it seems." She said, going in for a kiss. "We could get caught John!"
"So." He carried on kissing her neck, ignoring her comment.
"So we could get into trouble!"
"What's better, another half an hour till the end of our shift working..or another half an hour till the end of our shift getting up to no good?!"
"Still..we aren't helping anyone doing this are...Oh!"
She began to enjoy his kissing and closed her eyes as they carried on making out in the pitch black exam room.
8pm - ER
Abby had escaped Carter's clutches momentarily and hurried to the lounge looking flustered.
"Hey Abby did Carter find you?!" Shouted Malik as he saw he hurry past him.
"What?!"
"He was looking for you earlier."
"Oh, yeah thanks."
"What did he want?"
"Why?"
"Only asking Abby!"
"Sorry. Just some help with some sutures."
"Oh right. You off now?"
"Yeah. See you tomorrow."
"Okay see ya."
She walked off into the lounge leaving Malik feeling very confused.
10pm - Abby's Apartment
Abby and Carter lay in bed. Abby stared at the ceiling with her and Carter's hands intertwining.
"You know you've got more stuff here than at your place."
"Yeah. I think you need an extra few rooms for it all!"
"Sounds like a plan."
"Huh?"
"Well, you know if you didn't want then you don't ha.." He interrupted her.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?!" He said excitedly.
"What do you think I'm saying John?!" She looked at him smiling.
"You wanna move in together?!"
"If it's not too much hassle."
"Why would it be hassle?"
"I dunno, I'm just trying to put you off cos I've changed my mind!"
"Too much for you to live with am I?"
"I don't know yet. But I guess I should find out."
"Well I'm living here most of the time anyway."
"I suppose. So what do you think?"
"I think..I think it's a great idea!"
"Really?!"
"Abby do you honestly think I would pass up the chance to live with the beautiful woman in the world?!"
"Well I am a pretty good room mate."
"You're not just my room mate Abby and you know it!"
"I guess. If I really have to..!"
"Yes you do!" They fell about laughing together.
"Great. It's settled then! So which apartment are we gonna live in? Mine or yours?"
"I was thinking more of getting a new place."
"Are you sure?!"
"If I wasn't, I wouldn't say it."
"This is great! You know, if somebody told me last year, a year from now you're gonna be buying a new house with Abby and have been goin' out for 7 months I would never believe them."
"House?"
"Yeah. What do you think?"
"Don't you think it's a bit expensive?"
"Abby don't worry about the money, just worry about how you're gonna serve me in our future palace!"
"Oh no mister YOU are gonna be serving ME!"
"Oh what a surprise!"
"That's more like it John. I think you need a bit more training before we start to think about moving."
"Training?"
"Yeah so you know exactly how to tend to my every need!"
He laughed and nodded his head. Knowing that it was true that all she had to do was click her fingers and he'd come running. He didn't need anymore training!
"I don't think I need anymore actually, it hasn't taken you long to get this far!"
"You're probably right."
"Probably." He smiled at her and they laughed again.
"So when shall we start looking?"
"When's your next day off?"
"Thursday. You?"
"Same."
"I think Weaver plans our days off together now!"
"I know I asked her to."
"What?!"
"Living with the head of the ER for a while does have its advantages!"
"I can see that, what next John dinner for two in the lounge?!"
"I wouldn't go that far. It was fun living with her though. For a while."
"A while?"
"Yeah she got kinda crabby sometimes."
"Oh you do surprise me!"
"I thought it would."
"So we can look on Thursday then?"
"Sure. What sort of size do you want?"
"Me? I'm not sure. Not too big. Not too small. I didn't think we'd be looking for a house though so I have no idea!"
"I'm sure it'll come to us."
They felt like nothing could stop them, but tiredness struck and soon they were asleep in each others arms, ready, or so they thought, to face the day ahead of them.
So far so good eh?!! You it won't be..it's a carby! RnR guys thanks a lot! You're the best! ;)
Days, weeks, months, they were together. Things had been..good. Better than good. They'd been great. They were more in love than ever before, and what was even better was that people at work had accepted them as a couple. It had been blatantly obvious that they would get together for some months before it happened anyway, especially to those oh-so-attentive nurses. More like the gossips. Chuni, Randi, Yosh, Lydia and Haleh had all had bets on how long it would take. Susan was gonna get in on the bet too but she figured Carter was so slow it wouldn't have happened so soon. When it did, she was happy, but surprised. She knew it would happen eventually, but Carter's timing and uneasiness at admitting his feelings for Abby made her think it would taker at least a couple more months for anything to happen. Luka, surprisingly was all for them getting together. He knew Abby had feelings for Carter for some time already, and it was obvious he shared those feelings. Hell that's half the reason he and Abby broke up, because of Carter.
Abby felt, at that time like she was on cloud nine. She had actually never been this happy before, not even when she first got married to Richard. She hated him now. God she hated him. She hoped that she would never break up with Carter so she wouldn't risk hating him. Imagine that. Hating Carter. It seemed so strange. She didn't think she could ever hate somebody she loved so much. Maybe loving him so much would mean that if anything bad ever happened she would hate him even more because of the intensity of their love. It confused her a little, but she knew they would always be together, through good times and bad, but what she didn't know was that a bad time was just around the corner.
Carter felt, exactly the same. It was like they were on the same level. Everything he felt, she felt. Everything he saw, she saw. Everything he meant, she meant. And everything he said, she understood. He knew they would be together forever. He didn't ever want to leave her. It was the first relationship he had ever had that he didn't spend the whole time arguing. The arguments they had were always made up after half an hour, and ended by him doing something nice like buying flowers or setting up a romantic evening. Or she would cook dinner and make his favourite as her way of saying sorry. Things were so good he couldn't put it into words. He loved her so much, he'd do anything for her and she knew it. A click of her fingers and he would come running. He guessed that was good, but sometimes it was bad when he got into trouble at work for it. Generally, he didn't mind, because he loved her, and she loved him. But would the love be there forever? He thought, indefinitely, but troubles were only days away.
7.27pm - ER
"Malik where's Abby?"
"Trauma One. GSW to the chest, she's been in there 20 minutes."
"Thanks."
He sped off down the corridor to trauma one and saw she was just finishing up. She walked out the trauma room and walked past the empty room Carter had hid in. As she walked past slowly rubbing her head he quickly grabbed her and pulled her inside.
"Hey!"
"Don't worry it's me!" Carter said quickly, putting her at ease at her surprise.
"Damnit John I thought it was Frank."
"Sorry you're stuck with me."
"So it seems." She said, going in for a kiss. "We could get caught John!"
"So." He carried on kissing her neck, ignoring her comment.
"So we could get into trouble!"
"What's better, another half an hour till the end of our shift working..or another half an hour till the end of our shift getting up to no good?!"
"Still..we aren't helping anyone doing this are...Oh!"
She began to enjoy his kissing and closed her eyes as they carried on making out in the pitch black exam room.
8pm - ER
Abby had escaped Carter's clutches momentarily and hurried to the lounge looking flustered.
"Hey Abby did Carter find you?!" Shouted Malik as he saw he hurry past him.
"What?!"
"He was looking for you earlier."
"Oh, yeah thanks."
"What did he want?"
"Why?"
"Only asking Abby!"
"Sorry. Just some help with some sutures."
"Oh right. You off now?"
"Yeah. See you tomorrow."
"Okay see ya."
She walked off into the lounge leaving Malik feeling very confused.
10pm - Abby's Apartment
Abby and Carter lay in bed. Abby stared at the ceiling with her and Carter's hands intertwining.
"You know you've got more stuff here than at your place."
"Yeah. I think you need an extra few rooms for it all!"
"Sounds like a plan."
"Huh?"
"Well, you know if you didn't want then you don't ha.." He interrupted her.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?!" He said excitedly.
"What do you think I'm saying John?!" She looked at him smiling.
"You wanna move in together?!"
"If it's not too much hassle."
"Why would it be hassle?"
"I dunno, I'm just trying to put you off cos I've changed my mind!"
"Too much for you to live with am I?"
"I don't know yet. But I guess I should find out."
"Well I'm living here most of the time anyway."
"I suppose. So what do you think?"
"I think..I think it's a great idea!"
"Really?!"
"Abby do you honestly think I would pass up the chance to live with the beautiful woman in the world?!"
"Well I am a pretty good room mate."
"You're not just my room mate Abby and you know it!"
"I guess. If I really have to..!"
"Yes you do!" They fell about laughing together.
"Great. It's settled then! So which apartment are we gonna live in? Mine or yours?"
"I was thinking more of getting a new place."
"Are you sure?!"
"If I wasn't, I wouldn't say it."
"This is great! You know, if somebody told me last year, a year from now you're gonna be buying a new house with Abby and have been goin' out for 7 months I would never believe them."
"House?"
"Yeah. What do you think?"
"Don't you think it's a bit expensive?"
"Abby don't worry about the money, just worry about how you're gonna serve me in our future palace!"
"Oh no mister YOU are gonna be serving ME!"
"Oh what a surprise!"
"That's more like it John. I think you need a bit more training before we start to think about moving."
"Training?"
"Yeah so you know exactly how to tend to my every need!"
He laughed and nodded his head. Knowing that it was true that all she had to do was click her fingers and he'd come running. He didn't need anymore training!
"I don't think I need anymore actually, it hasn't taken you long to get this far!"
"You're probably right."
"Probably." He smiled at her and they laughed again.
"So when shall we start looking?"
"When's your next day off?"
"Thursday. You?"
"Same."
"I think Weaver plans our days off together now!"
"I know I asked her to."
"What?!"
"Living with the head of the ER for a while does have its advantages!"
"I can see that, what next John dinner for two in the lounge?!"
"I wouldn't go that far. It was fun living with her though. For a while."
"A while?"
"Yeah she got kinda crabby sometimes."
"Oh you do surprise me!"
"I thought it would."
"So we can look on Thursday then?"
"Sure. What sort of size do you want?"
"Me? I'm not sure. Not too big. Not too small. I didn't think we'd be looking for a house though so I have no idea!"
"I'm sure it'll come to us."
They felt like nothing could stop them, but tiredness struck and soon they were asleep in each others arms, ready, or so they thought, to face the day ahead of them.
So far so good eh?!! You it won't be..it's a carby! RnR guys thanks a lot! You're the best! ;)
