Disclaimer: I do not own the original ER characters, however I have made up
a few of my own
Apprehension: God Father
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"Did you see the ring?" Haleh asked as everyone stood around admit.
Carter and Susan had spent well past their breaks out in the ambulance bay talking. Sometimes it was quiet and other times some words were spoken so loudly that they carried into the ER. Finally Susan came back into the ER and Carter disappeared out of sight. He didn't show up back in the ER for almost an hour.
"What ring?" Abby asked.
"Dr. Carter gave Lewis a ring when he found out she was pregnant."
"I doubt he would be that drastic," Abby defended. "Besides, he didn't get her pregnant so why would he propose?"
At that moment Susan and Carter walked up.
"Did you do it?" she asked.
"No, leave me alone." He erased a name off the board.
"The sooner, the better," she said softly.
"Stop patronizing me," he said harshly before walking off, leaving Susan standing motionless.
"What was that about?" Abby asked walking up.
"Nothing." Susan watched Carter talk to another nurse before checking his watch and rushing up the stairs.
"Susan, I'm your friend. You can tell me."
"It doesn't have to do with me."
"Are the rumors true?" Abby asked.
"Which ones?"
"Is John really the father of your baby?"
"I'd like you to answer that question," Susan said before walking off.
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Abby was putting charts together when he walked up with his med student.
"Go and see if you can get the films faster and don't come back until you do," Carter said, sending the boy off.
"Hi," Abby said hesitantly.
He glanced at her before looking at his chart. "Hi." He quickly looked up and scanned the area. "Jerry, was an envelope dropped off for me?"
"Yeah. An hour ago."
Carter only took the envelope but didn't open it.
"Listen, the lab runner dropped this off a few minutes ago. Considering the recent rumor mill, I thought you would want this a secret," Abby said pulling another envelope from her pocket.
He looked at the envelope before taking it from her. "Thanks." He started opening it but stopped and looked at her. "Are you happy? With Andrew, I mean?"
"Yeah. I actually moved in with him the other day. Surprisingly, it's working out."
"Good," he said slightly distracted as he finished opening the envelope. He pulled out the paper and scanned it. "Congratulations," he said to Abby before walking off.
He wasn't gone long before Susan showed up.
"Is Carter still here?" Susan asked.
"Try the lounge."
Susan walked in to find him slamming his locker shut.
"Careful there."
"Hi," he said as he slipped on his jacket.
"Grapevine says the test results came in," she said.
"Yeah. So much for Abby trying to protect my fragile ego," he said sarcastically.
"Whatever it said, John, we can deal with it."
"My first kid was practically stolen from me. Harper didn't want me to be in my daughter's life. And then a year after our break up, Abby shows up with a kid. My next baby is not being taken away from me."
"I'm not going to take your baby away. I could never do that."
He smiled softly at the hormonal tears that threatened to spill over her cheeks. He leaned over and kissed her cheek before softly kissing her lips. When he stepped back he placed a hand on her stomach.
"I'm your god father," he whispered.
"God father?" Susan asked.
He pulled out the letter. "Test results say god father."
"John, I'm sorry."
"Don't even. It's good for both of us and you know it." He didn't say anymore as he pushed open the door. She quickly followed him.
"I thought about your question," Susan said, probably too loud because it got the attention of everyone at admit. He took her arm and led her outside.
"What?"
"Chuck proposed yesterday."
"Really? That is so great."
"I just thought you should be the first to know. I took some days off and we're going to Hawaii to do a small wedding."
"You're eloping?"
"Sort of. We couldn't put our families together." She dug into her lab coat and pulled out an envelope. "We would appreciate it if you could join us, as a witness."
"I can't let you pay for me."
"You're my best friend."
"I would love to go."
"Good, because I already cleared your schedule."
"You are so sure aren't you?"
"I love you, John Carter," she said.
"I love you too," he said. "I have to go. Dinner's waiting." She watched him walk off before going back to work.
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Author's Note: Only two or three more chapters to go. Continue to R&R.
Apprehension: God Father
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Did you see the ring?" Haleh asked as everyone stood around admit.
Carter and Susan had spent well past their breaks out in the ambulance bay talking. Sometimes it was quiet and other times some words were spoken so loudly that they carried into the ER. Finally Susan came back into the ER and Carter disappeared out of sight. He didn't show up back in the ER for almost an hour.
"What ring?" Abby asked.
"Dr. Carter gave Lewis a ring when he found out she was pregnant."
"I doubt he would be that drastic," Abby defended. "Besides, he didn't get her pregnant so why would he propose?"
At that moment Susan and Carter walked up.
"Did you do it?" she asked.
"No, leave me alone." He erased a name off the board.
"The sooner, the better," she said softly.
"Stop patronizing me," he said harshly before walking off, leaving Susan standing motionless.
"What was that about?" Abby asked walking up.
"Nothing." Susan watched Carter talk to another nurse before checking his watch and rushing up the stairs.
"Susan, I'm your friend. You can tell me."
"It doesn't have to do with me."
"Are the rumors true?" Abby asked.
"Which ones?"
"Is John really the father of your baby?"
"I'd like you to answer that question," Susan said before walking off.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Abby was putting charts together when he walked up with his med student.
"Go and see if you can get the films faster and don't come back until you do," Carter said, sending the boy off.
"Hi," Abby said hesitantly.
He glanced at her before looking at his chart. "Hi." He quickly looked up and scanned the area. "Jerry, was an envelope dropped off for me?"
"Yeah. An hour ago."
Carter only took the envelope but didn't open it.
"Listen, the lab runner dropped this off a few minutes ago. Considering the recent rumor mill, I thought you would want this a secret," Abby said pulling another envelope from her pocket.
He looked at the envelope before taking it from her. "Thanks." He started opening it but stopped and looked at her. "Are you happy? With Andrew, I mean?"
"Yeah. I actually moved in with him the other day. Surprisingly, it's working out."
"Good," he said slightly distracted as he finished opening the envelope. He pulled out the paper and scanned it. "Congratulations," he said to Abby before walking off.
He wasn't gone long before Susan showed up.
"Is Carter still here?" Susan asked.
"Try the lounge."
Susan walked in to find him slamming his locker shut.
"Careful there."
"Hi," he said as he slipped on his jacket.
"Grapevine says the test results came in," she said.
"Yeah. So much for Abby trying to protect my fragile ego," he said sarcastically.
"Whatever it said, John, we can deal with it."
"My first kid was practically stolen from me. Harper didn't want me to be in my daughter's life. And then a year after our break up, Abby shows up with a kid. My next baby is not being taken away from me."
"I'm not going to take your baby away. I could never do that."
He smiled softly at the hormonal tears that threatened to spill over her cheeks. He leaned over and kissed her cheek before softly kissing her lips. When he stepped back he placed a hand on her stomach.
"I'm your god father," he whispered.
"God father?" Susan asked.
He pulled out the letter. "Test results say god father."
"John, I'm sorry."
"Don't even. It's good for both of us and you know it." He didn't say anymore as he pushed open the door. She quickly followed him.
"I thought about your question," Susan said, probably too loud because it got the attention of everyone at admit. He took her arm and led her outside.
"What?"
"Chuck proposed yesterday."
"Really? That is so great."
"I just thought you should be the first to know. I took some days off and we're going to Hawaii to do a small wedding."
"You're eloping?"
"Sort of. We couldn't put our families together." She dug into her lab coat and pulled out an envelope. "We would appreciate it if you could join us, as a witness."
"I can't let you pay for me."
"You're my best friend."
"I would love to go."
"Good, because I already cleared your schedule."
"You are so sure aren't you?"
"I love you, John Carter," she said.
"I love you too," he said. "I have to go. Dinner's waiting." She watched him walk off before going back to work.
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Author's Note: Only two or three more chapters to go. Continue to R&R.
