Author's note: I know that it has been awhile since I updated but since CamilaCarby sent me another review I decided to continue it. Thanks for all the reviews and let me know what you think of this chapter! Again, I don't own ER but Max and Julia are my own creation.
"So, will you marry me?" Carter asked, holding the ring out.
"Yes, John, I will!" Abby said. Carter jumped up and hugged Abby. He then paused to slip the ring on her finger. I finally decided, thought Abby. I just hope that I made the right decision.
~*~
The next morning…
"We need a doctor over here," said the female paramedic. They pushed a young boy in on a gurney. "We have a six-year-old boy in a MVA. His parents were pronounced at the scene and his sister is on her way here. He was restrained and may have internal bleeding. He won't say a word," the paramedic told Carter and Abby. They pushed him to trauma two.
"On my count, one, two, three," said Carter and they moved the boy from one bed to another. Abby leaned over the frightened boy and gently asked him what his name was. He whispered:
"Max."
"Well, Max, my name is Abby. We are going to take good care of you," Abby reassured him.
"Where's my mom and dad and Julia?" he asked. Abby paused. She didn't know what to tell him.
"Were they in the car with you?" Abby asked.
"Yeah. Mommy and Daddy were taking me and Julia to school. I'm in the first grade and Julia is in the sixth grade. She's twelve," he told her. Abby looked up and saw Carter shake his head. He said:
"He's had some petty bad trauma around his heart. I'm going to call Corday for a consult." Abby turned to Max again.
Let me see if I can find out about your family," Abby told Max. She squeezed his hand before walking out to Jerry in the admit desk. "Did a little girl named Julia come in? She is around twelve years old. Her brother is in trauma two." Jerry glanced at the board and told her she was in exam one.
"I heard their parents were thrown from the car. It must have hurt when they finally hit the pavement! SPLAT!" Jerry said, laughing.
"It's not funny. They died and their children have no parents. And keep it down, the six-year-old doesn't know yet," Abby reprimanded Jerry. She walked into exam one and saw a blonde girl sitting up in the bed crying. She saw Abby and asked:
"Do you know where my brother is? The other doctor didn't know."
"He is being checked out by another doctor. He was asking about you. How are you feeling?" Abby asked her.
"The doctor said I might have a broken arm but that's all. Does Max know about Mom and Dad?" she asked. "Is he going to be okay?"
"He doesn't know yet. I don't know about your brother yet. We need another doctor to check him out," Abby told her. Julia started to cry again. Abby reached out and held her while she sobbed. This poor girl has been through so much. Her parents were killed and she could lose her brother too. Abby held her until she cried her self to sleep. She gently laid Julia down and walked quietly out of the room. She felt Carter wrap his arms around her from behind and gently kiss her neck.
"Hey, its my favorite nurse," he said.
"And it's my favorite doctor," she said, turning around to face him, never leaving his arms. She rested her head on his chest and they just held each other for a minute. The ER continued to buzz around them but they were only focused on each other. "How is Max? Did Corday come for the consult?"
"He's going to need heart surgery but if everything goes okay he should be fine," he said. "How's the sister?"
"She should be fine too. They'll probably keep her for observation overnight because she has nowhere to go. She was so upset but she was trying to be strong. She's only twelve," Abby said. It felt so right to be in Carter's arms. Carter kissed her forehead and reached to kiss her but suddenly Abby felt like she was going to be sick. "Be right back," she said, rushing off.
Next time on ER:
"He lost a lot of blood"
"They have nobody!"
