Liaisons

Disclaimer - I do NOT (grrrr) own any of the ER cast. But if I did, how popular would I be......

Chapter 3 - Dinner and Dancing (Abby and Carter's date)

* Carter's POV *

"So, where do you want to go?"

"I don't mind." I looked at her. Did she really feel the same as me? Did she want to be with me as much as I wanted to be with her? I don't know if I should be here, doing this. Is she dragging me along like a child drags a teddy along the floor.

"Look, John, I hope you don't think I'm, well, using you." She said the last two words with disgust. I could tell she meant it. All of a sudden, I couldn't help myself. I lent in and kissed her.

"Wow. What was that for?" She whispered as we broke apart.

"I don't know. I just, just," I felt so embarrassed. Oh no, now I'm blushing.

"Hey, it's ok. I - liked it." I smiled. I couldn't believe that I had finally built up the courage to kiss her, to kiss Abby. It felt great.

* Abby's POV *

He smiled at me. My heart beat faster. I had just kissed him, John Carter. Did this mean that he felt about me the way I felt about him? Oh I don't know. Everything is so confusing.

"So, um, pizza?"

"Sounds great." He clasped my hand in his, and we walked of, not just to a pizza place, but to somewhere new, exciting.

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"So when I woke up, I found that I had been tied - " The waiter interrupted John, handing us menus in fancy holders. This was johns sort of place. Posh, expensive and much too fancy.

" The chocolate mousse looks good."

"Yeah, I don't think I could eat another thing." He looked at me. "Want to dance?"

"I'd love to." And we danced, till all I could see was him, all I could smell was him, all I could think was him.

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* Carter's POV *

"Work, huh? Why do we put ourselves through it?" I was walking Abby home, thinking about nothing other than her.

"I don't know," I replied. "I don't think any of us know."

"You're right there." I looked at her. Into her eyes. Hers bore into mine. Again, I bent down and kissed her. Again, I was afraid. Again, I turned down her offer of coffee. Again, I ran.

* I hope you liked this chapter. I'm finding this fic quite hard to write! I know I'm not the best writer in the world, no where near, but Thanks for all the reviews! *