Authors Note- Its like three in the morning lol, I am so tired but I just wanted to finish this one. I am going to give some review shout outs in the next chapter I promise, I am just so tired right now. Here's chapter 3 enjoy!
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"Abby...I want to say Lockhart but that big rock on your ring finger is telling me it has changed." Pratt teased.
"Hey Pratt." I lean in and give him a hug.
"Yeah, I'm Abby Danner now." I say happily.
"Really? What's the Hubby's name?"
"Danny!" I say.
"Really, Danny Danner. I don't understand how parents can hate their children at such a young age. Daniel Danner. So do you have any kids? What brought you back here?"
"Three kids. One of my kids broke her wrist." I am a little upset over this whole situation,
"Oh- on that Abby. Chuny just called him." Luka explained. He turned around and walked to see his other patients. "How old are your kids?" Pratt continued.
"Well...I have a five year old, eleven and thirteen year old." I explain.
"Really boys or girls?"
"The thirteen year old is my daughter and the other two are boys."
"How long have you been gone anyways?"
"Thirteen years." I sigh it has been that long. WOW!
"Well good to have you back." He say patting me on the arm and leaving. I turn and look at the admit desk and see Danny, he has Sebastian in his arms and Cole is standing beside him, they are talking to Doctor probably Luka, I turn to go see Chloe, Luka is probably filling Danny in on what is going on.
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"Hello, I'm Dan-"
"Daddy!" I hear a small child screech. I look over my shoulder and there is a small boy with long brown hair running towards the big man that just approached me. There is another boy with him, also brown hair but taller then the other one, he looks about ten or eleven. The man turns to me again to start from the beginning. "Hi, sorry. I'm Danny Danner. My daughter was brought in here about an hour ago with a broken wrist. Her name is Chloe Danner." He explains. "I was wondering where she is."
"She was right over there daddy!" The smaller boy shouts pointing to an empty bed.
"She must have been moved." I explain. I look over my shoulder at the board. Chloe Danner exam 2. "Follow me Sir." I say turning to towards the exam room. "She should be in here, let me check." I open the door and their sits a tiny brown haired lady whose back is turned an a very out of it looking young girl, with a casts wrist. I think I found the right room. I go check the clipboard just to be sure, Chloe Danner. Right one. The girls mother turns and looks at me. "Carter?" She says miffed.
"Abby..." Abby Lockhart, she's back. Married with three kids. God this isn't happening.
"What- What are you doing in here?" She seems quite angry.
"Your husband came in asking for your daughter and they moved her so I just uh- I was just double checking that I have the right room. I'll go get him." I leave as quickly as I came in. "So is it her?" The man pushes. I have a sudden hate for this man.
"Yeah, that's hurt."
"Are you okay?" The oldest of the boys asks me. I smile unconvincingly and leave. I hear the man enter the room.
"Carter, Kem called says to call her right away."
"Thanks Jerry." I walk into the lounge, taking a deep breath. Thirteen years later and she's back with a husband and kids. Maybe it has been longer then thirteen years I don't know, but it has been a long time. I take a deep breath and pick up the phone to call Kem. It rings twice before she answers. "John?" She says angry.
"Kem hi"
"I am dropping the kids off." She slams the phone down and with that she is gone. What the hell have I done now? Kem and I get along great, but I don't think it was love for either of us. She has been angry over the last couple of years. She misses Africa her home. She loves the kids, but she knows they can not go to Africa it is to dangerous.
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I stare at the door I can not believe who just walked through that door. Which is weird since I knew he works here still, I guess just never expected to see him, which is silly. I hear Danny walk in. Cole and Sebastian follow him. "Hey is everything okay with that guy? Is something wrong in here?" Danny asks quite worried.
"Yeah, I um- he's an old- well when I worked here." I stumble over my words and everyone watches me. "Hey Abby baby lets go talk outside." Danny ushers me out of the room. "Is everything okay?" He rubs my shoulder.
"Yeah, yeah that's just- remember John Carter? My ex boyfriend."
"Not really." Danny says like this an unimportant conversation, considering our daughter is laying in a hospital room hurt. "What about him?"
"Well we just dated for a bit that's all." I say playing the situation down.
"You got all worked up because you dated the guy?" He laughs.
"Yeah I guess." I push loose strands of hair out of my face. "Long day I guess." I fake a smile. "I'm- going to go- I'm just going to take a walk." I point towards the exit. I don't even bother grabbing my coat I just leave the building into the freezing cold December evening. I wrap my arms around my body to keep warm, I guess I do it more for comfort, I don't even notice the cold, I am just scared out of my mind as to what comes next. I keep walking, my thoughts consuming me. I don't even notice but I end up walking to the river. I lean against the cold railing and take a deep breath, about the fortieth I've had tonight. It be must easier if I still smoked. "Hey." I look behind me and there stands John Carter. "Hi." I don't look at him as I say this, I focus completely on the river. I feel him walk up beside me he looks out at the river too. "This is weird." He starts, well no duh.
"Yeah."
"Um...So your married?"
"Yeah, after Chloe was born." I sigh.
"You?" It seems so weird to be having this conversation with him, we were taking it so lightly like it did not mean anything to either of us. Nothing but casual conversation. God it should be different. "Nah." This shocked me.
"NO???" I raise my eyebrows, turning to him this time.
"Yeah."
"Really I always thought you and Kem.." I trail off as I say this.
"We're together...Well Sort of." He seems a little upset, this is probably a touchy subject. "We have a few kids." He adds like he's talking about potatoes, or socks. Definitely not children. "How's you son?"
"How'd you know I have a son?" He asks puzzled.
"Kem was pregnant when I left."
"Yeah, uh there were complications at birth." He explains gloomily.
"I'm sorry Carter." I say rubbing his arm.
"I have two kids with Kem. I think its over though. She is going back to Africa, I am going to be a single daddy." He laughs ironically. I let a tense silence fill the air for a moment. "What are their names?" I ask. He smiles widely while talking about them.
"My daughters nine and her name is Kelsey, my son who is five is Spencer."
"Why did you act so weird when you saw me?" Carter changes the subject.
"What?"
"When I walked into the room, you seemed scared worried I don't know..."
"Nothing it was just weird that's all."
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"Abby...I want to say Lockhart but that big rock on your ring finger is telling me it has changed." Pratt teased.
"Hey Pratt." I lean in and give him a hug.
"Yeah, I'm Abby Danner now." I say happily.
"Really? What's the Hubby's name?"
"Danny!" I say.
"Really, Danny Danner. I don't understand how parents can hate their children at such a young age. Daniel Danner. So do you have any kids? What brought you back here?"
"Three kids. One of my kids broke her wrist." I am a little upset over this whole situation,
"Oh- on that Abby. Chuny just called him." Luka explained. He turned around and walked to see his other patients. "How old are your kids?" Pratt continued.
"Well...I have a five year old, eleven and thirteen year old." I explain.
"Really boys or girls?"
"The thirteen year old is my daughter and the other two are boys."
"How long have you been gone anyways?"
"Thirteen years." I sigh it has been that long. WOW!
"Well good to have you back." He say patting me on the arm and leaving. I turn and look at the admit desk and see Danny, he has Sebastian in his arms and Cole is standing beside him, they are talking to Doctor probably Luka, I turn to go see Chloe, Luka is probably filling Danny in on what is going on.
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"Hello, I'm Dan-"
"Daddy!" I hear a small child screech. I look over my shoulder and there is a small boy with long brown hair running towards the big man that just approached me. There is another boy with him, also brown hair but taller then the other one, he looks about ten or eleven. The man turns to me again to start from the beginning. "Hi, sorry. I'm Danny Danner. My daughter was brought in here about an hour ago with a broken wrist. Her name is Chloe Danner." He explains. "I was wondering where she is."
"She was right over there daddy!" The smaller boy shouts pointing to an empty bed.
"She must have been moved." I explain. I look over my shoulder at the board. Chloe Danner exam 2. "Follow me Sir." I say turning to towards the exam room. "She should be in here, let me check." I open the door and their sits a tiny brown haired lady whose back is turned an a very out of it looking young girl, with a casts wrist. I think I found the right room. I go check the clipboard just to be sure, Chloe Danner. Right one. The girls mother turns and looks at me. "Carter?" She says miffed.
"Abby..." Abby Lockhart, she's back. Married with three kids. God this isn't happening.
"What- What are you doing in here?" She seems quite angry.
"Your husband came in asking for your daughter and they moved her so I just uh- I was just double checking that I have the right room. I'll go get him." I leave as quickly as I came in. "So is it her?" The man pushes. I have a sudden hate for this man.
"Yeah, that's hurt."
"Are you okay?" The oldest of the boys asks me. I smile unconvincingly and leave. I hear the man enter the room.
"Carter, Kem called says to call her right away."
"Thanks Jerry." I walk into the lounge, taking a deep breath. Thirteen years later and she's back with a husband and kids. Maybe it has been longer then thirteen years I don't know, but it has been a long time. I take a deep breath and pick up the phone to call Kem. It rings twice before she answers. "John?" She says angry.
"Kem hi"
"I am dropping the kids off." She slams the phone down and with that she is gone. What the hell have I done now? Kem and I get along great, but I don't think it was love for either of us. She has been angry over the last couple of years. She misses Africa her home. She loves the kids, but she knows they can not go to Africa it is to dangerous.
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I stare at the door I can not believe who just walked through that door. Which is weird since I knew he works here still, I guess just never expected to see him, which is silly. I hear Danny walk in. Cole and Sebastian follow him. "Hey is everything okay with that guy? Is something wrong in here?" Danny asks quite worried.
"Yeah, I um- he's an old- well when I worked here." I stumble over my words and everyone watches me. "Hey Abby baby lets go talk outside." Danny ushers me out of the room. "Is everything okay?" He rubs my shoulder.
"Yeah, yeah that's just- remember John Carter? My ex boyfriend."
"Not really." Danny says like this an unimportant conversation, considering our daughter is laying in a hospital room hurt. "What about him?"
"Well we just dated for a bit that's all." I say playing the situation down.
"You got all worked up because you dated the guy?" He laughs.
"Yeah I guess." I push loose strands of hair out of my face. "Long day I guess." I fake a smile. "I'm- going to go- I'm just going to take a walk." I point towards the exit. I don't even bother grabbing my coat I just leave the building into the freezing cold December evening. I wrap my arms around my body to keep warm, I guess I do it more for comfort, I don't even notice the cold, I am just scared out of my mind as to what comes next. I keep walking, my thoughts consuming me. I don't even notice but I end up walking to the river. I lean against the cold railing and take a deep breath, about the fortieth I've had tonight. It be must easier if I still smoked. "Hey." I look behind me and there stands John Carter. "Hi." I don't look at him as I say this, I focus completely on the river. I feel him walk up beside me he looks out at the river too. "This is weird." He starts, well no duh.
"Yeah."
"Um...So your married?"
"Yeah, after Chloe was born." I sigh.
"You?" It seems so weird to be having this conversation with him, we were taking it so lightly like it did not mean anything to either of us. Nothing but casual conversation. God it should be different. "Nah." This shocked me.
"NO???" I raise my eyebrows, turning to him this time.
"Yeah."
"Really I always thought you and Kem.." I trail off as I say this.
"We're together...Well Sort of." He seems a little upset, this is probably a touchy subject. "We have a few kids." He adds like he's talking about potatoes, or socks. Definitely not children. "How's you son?"
"How'd you know I have a son?" He asks puzzled.
"Kem was pregnant when I left."
"Yeah, uh there were complications at birth." He explains gloomily.
"I'm sorry Carter." I say rubbing his arm.
"I have two kids with Kem. I think its over though. She is going back to Africa, I am going to be a single daddy." He laughs ironically. I let a tense silence fill the air for a moment. "What are their names?" I ask. He smiles widely while talking about them.
"My daughters nine and her name is Kelsey, my son who is five is Spencer."
"Why did you act so weird when you saw me?" Carter changes the subject.
"What?"
"When I walked into the room, you seemed scared worried I don't know..."
"Nothing it was just weird that's all."