Author's Note: Wow, thanks so much for all of the encouraging reviews.  I never thought I would get so many.  Sorry it's taken so long for an update.  Life has kept me extremely busy.

"We need a gurney over here," yelled Carter as he rushed over to Abby.  She was already getting up when he reached her side.  H helped her up.  "Are you okay?" he asked.

            "I'm fine.  I will be just fine," Abby reassured Carter.

            "Have you had anything to eat today?" Carter asked.  Abby looked awful.  She was still very pale.

            "I haven't been able to keep anything down," Abby told him, trying not to look at him.

            "Let me check you out.  I want to be sure that you are going to be okay," Carter said, with concern in his voice.  She finally looked at him and said:

            "We need to talk, John.  Can we go to Doc Magoo's so we can keep this between the two of us, please?"

            "I'll meet you there.  I'm off in 15 minutes.  Now, are you sure that you'll be okay?  You still look pale," Carter said, still concerned about her health.

            "I'll see you at Doc Magoo's," Abby said, ignoring his question.  "I have to check on a patient before I leave."  Abby headed back into trauma one where Susan was looking over a chart.  She could see another nurse getting ready to take the body in trauma two to the morgue.

            "Hey, what happened?  I heard Carter yelling for a gurney.  What was going on?" Susan asked.

            "Oh, nothing.  How is she doing?" Abby asked, gesturing to Amanda.

            "She is stable now but the death of her boyfriend really shook her up.  They'll probably release her within the next few days.

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            Carter watched as Abby talked to Susan.  He loved to see her work but he could tell tat his 'proposal' was affecting her.  This is the woman that I want to marry.  She is the one person that I want to wake up next every morning.  I am the person causing the most pain n her life.  Carter shook his head as he headed back to discharge a patient.

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            Abby beat Carter to Doc Magoo's and she chose a booth in the corner.  When the waitress came by she just asked for a glass of water.  She looked around and saw that because it was so late the place was mostly empty and Abby was glad.  She and Carter had a lot to talk about.  Abby knew why she had fainted and she had told Carter the truth.  She would be just fine – in about 8 months or so.

            If I have this baby it would ruin Carter's life.  If I tell him he would feel obligated to marry me.  It would be better for all to just end it.  Abby was dying for a drink.  Baby or not, she knew it wouldn't help.  She tried to think of other things.  She watched Carter walk from the ambulance bay to Doc Magoo's.  He sat down across from her.  For a moment neither one said a word.

            "Abby, I-"

            "John, this-" they said, at the same time.  John looked her in the eye and said:

            "I want to apologize for earlier.  When I imagined proposing to you, yelling was not part of it.  I just wanted you to know," Carter said sliding out of the booth.  He got down on one knew and pulled out a box.  In the box was a beautiful ring.  Abby gasped.  "I just wanted you to know that I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with just you.  Abby Lockhart, will you marry me?"  Abby didn't know what to say so for a moment she didn't say anything.  She took a deep breath and said:

            "John, why don't you sit back down.  I have something to tell you.  You might want to change your mind."  Abby started to feel her eyes tear up but she managed to fight them back.  "I'm pregnant, John.  I don't want to burden you so I'm getting an abortion.  I think that that would be better for both of us.  Since you probably don't want to marry a baby-killer, I'm just going to leave."  Abby stood up and reached back for her coat and her purse.  When she turned around she saw Carter, again down on one knee.

            "Again I ask you, Abby Lockhart, will you marry me?  And you are wrong by the way.  A baby with you would never be a burden.  It would only make my life better.  So, will you marry me?" Carter asked, holding the ring out.

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