Disclaimer: I do not own the original ER characters, however I have made up
a few of my own
Apprehension: Return
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Carter walked out of Avery's room to soft jazz music filtering through the house, carried by a soft warm breeze sneaking through an open window. Anna was standing at the sink in her tight jeans and skimpy tank top, hands absorbing the soapy water. He sauntered over and with a finger he swept the stray hairs off her neck before placing a soft kiss.
"She asleep?"
"Yeah." He placed another kiss below her ear.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Getting dessert." One hand snaked around her waist, his thumb brushing just above the hem of her jeans as the other one held firm on her hip.
"You already had ice cream."
"Shut up please," he asked as he slowly lowered her tank top strap with his teeth.. His hand left her hip and returned a second later with an envelope.
"What is this?" she asked drying off her hands and turning towards him. She opened it to find a first class ticket to Hawaii. "Carter," she started.
"Susan's getting married. She invited me to go as a witness. I upgraded my ticket and bought two pour so the two most beautiful girls I know could come too."
"We're going to Hawaii?" she asked.
"Yes. Your schedule is already cleared." She looked up at him for a moment before finally giving in and bringing his head in for a kiss. It was soft until he nibbled her lower lip until she granted his tongue access to her mouth. He smiled softly at the moan that escaped from her. Her hands slipped under his shirt, pulling him closer. His hands reached around and firmly gripped her ass, pulling her up, wrapping her legs around his. Moments later they lay naked on her bed. For their first time he wanted to be gentle, but she wouldn't let him.
"Anna?" he asked in her ear as he could feel her body start to tighten .
"What?" she asked, her hands clutching the bars on the headboard.
"Will you marry me?" he whispered with one last thrust, sending them both over the edge.
"Are you serious?" she asked looking deep into his eyes.
"Always."
She leaned up and kissed him hard. Was that an answer?
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Where are all the doctors?" Romano hollered.
"We're slow," Abby pointed out.
"Your point?" he asked.
"Chen and Pratt are working up patients, Trent is in the suture room sleeping and Weaver is in the lounge."
"Four doctors? That's it?" he asked.
"Carter and Lewis are due in right now."
As if on cue the two walked into the ER, both tan and apparently very happy.
"You're late," Robert yelled.
"Tell someone who cars," Carter said as they walked into the lounge. "Morning Kerry."
"Hello you two. Have a good few days off?"
"It was great, Kerry," Susan said, opening her locker.
"Good." Kerry walked out leaving them alone.
"Are we really here?" Susan asked.
"Tell me about it." He said putting his lab coat on.
"I wish I was still in Hawaii, drinking ice tea on the beach, watching you build that sand castle. You are a great father," she said.
"I wish I was back in the hotel room."
"I bet." Together they walked out of the lounge.
"I feel sorry for that kid. His mother is really screwed up."
"You think it's a boy?" she asked grabbing a chart.
"I don't know. I was just saying." She looked at him. "Stop that and get to work," he said with a smile.
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"Carter, phone," Jerry said.
"Busy," Carter said as he continued to discuss a case with Abby.
"Take the call," Abby said.
"No, it's fine." He glanced at the chart.
"So, you're nice and tan."
"Oh, I went to Hawaii for a couple of days."
"Didn't Susan go to Hawaii?"
"Yeah. She invited me." He jotted down some notes.
"Why?"
"Because we're friends. Can we stop playing twenty questions?"
"So we can't have normal conversations like friends?"
"Abby, we've been over this. I can't handle being your friend right now."
"Carter, phone again."
"Jerry. I told you . . ."
"It's your daughter." Carter stepped away from Abby and took the phone.
"Hey baby doll. No, I have a late shift but I promise to come in when I get home. Anna will read with you. Okay, I'll talk to her. Eat your dinner." He set down the charts and rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, sorry. I was with a patient. I'm off at seven. You are an angel. Don't' say that. Sure thing. By baby." He hung up the phone.
"Hey you," Susan said.
"Hi."
"Why the long face?"
"I want to go home."
"You can't go if I don't go," Susan said.
"I hate you," he grumbled, walking off.
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Author's Note: One more chapter. Please continue to give me your reviews and suggestions.
Apprehension: Return
~*~*~*~*~*~
Carter walked out of Avery's room to soft jazz music filtering through the house, carried by a soft warm breeze sneaking through an open window. Anna was standing at the sink in her tight jeans and skimpy tank top, hands absorbing the soapy water. He sauntered over and with a finger he swept the stray hairs off her neck before placing a soft kiss.
"She asleep?"
"Yeah." He placed another kiss below her ear.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Getting dessert." One hand snaked around her waist, his thumb brushing just above the hem of her jeans as the other one held firm on her hip.
"You already had ice cream."
"Shut up please," he asked as he slowly lowered her tank top strap with his teeth.. His hand left her hip and returned a second later with an envelope.
"What is this?" she asked drying off her hands and turning towards him. She opened it to find a first class ticket to Hawaii. "Carter," she started.
"Susan's getting married. She invited me to go as a witness. I upgraded my ticket and bought two pour so the two most beautiful girls I know could come too."
"We're going to Hawaii?" she asked.
"Yes. Your schedule is already cleared." She looked up at him for a moment before finally giving in and bringing his head in for a kiss. It was soft until he nibbled her lower lip until she granted his tongue access to her mouth. He smiled softly at the moan that escaped from her. Her hands slipped under his shirt, pulling him closer. His hands reached around and firmly gripped her ass, pulling her up, wrapping her legs around his. Moments later they lay naked on her bed. For their first time he wanted to be gentle, but she wouldn't let him.
"Anna?" he asked in her ear as he could feel her body start to tighten .
"What?" she asked, her hands clutching the bars on the headboard.
"Will you marry me?" he whispered with one last thrust, sending them both over the edge.
"Are you serious?" she asked looking deep into his eyes.
"Always."
She leaned up and kissed him hard. Was that an answer?
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Where are all the doctors?" Romano hollered.
"We're slow," Abby pointed out.
"Your point?" he asked.
"Chen and Pratt are working up patients, Trent is in the suture room sleeping and Weaver is in the lounge."
"Four doctors? That's it?" he asked.
"Carter and Lewis are due in right now."
As if on cue the two walked into the ER, both tan and apparently very happy.
"You're late," Robert yelled.
"Tell someone who cars," Carter said as they walked into the lounge. "Morning Kerry."
"Hello you two. Have a good few days off?"
"It was great, Kerry," Susan said, opening her locker.
"Good." Kerry walked out leaving them alone.
"Are we really here?" Susan asked.
"Tell me about it." He said putting his lab coat on.
"I wish I was still in Hawaii, drinking ice tea on the beach, watching you build that sand castle. You are a great father," she said.
"I wish I was back in the hotel room."
"I bet." Together they walked out of the lounge.
"I feel sorry for that kid. His mother is really screwed up."
"You think it's a boy?" she asked grabbing a chart.
"I don't know. I was just saying." She looked at him. "Stop that and get to work," he said with a smile.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Carter, phone," Jerry said.
"Busy," Carter said as he continued to discuss a case with Abby.
"Take the call," Abby said.
"No, it's fine." He glanced at the chart.
"So, you're nice and tan."
"Oh, I went to Hawaii for a couple of days."
"Didn't Susan go to Hawaii?"
"Yeah. She invited me." He jotted down some notes.
"Why?"
"Because we're friends. Can we stop playing twenty questions?"
"So we can't have normal conversations like friends?"
"Abby, we've been over this. I can't handle being your friend right now."
"Carter, phone again."
"Jerry. I told you . . ."
"It's your daughter." Carter stepped away from Abby and took the phone.
"Hey baby doll. No, I have a late shift but I promise to come in when I get home. Anna will read with you. Okay, I'll talk to her. Eat your dinner." He set down the charts and rubbed the back of his neck. "Hey, sorry. I was with a patient. I'm off at seven. You are an angel. Don't' say that. Sure thing. By baby." He hung up the phone.
"Hey you," Susan said.
"Hi."
"Why the long face?"
"I want to go home."
"You can't go if I don't go," Susan said.
"I hate you," he grumbled, walking off.
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Author's Note: One more chapter. Please continue to give me your reviews and suggestions.
