"Are you happy now?"
Previously in the fic:
Abby smiled, giving a short nod. She continued on her path inside, "You coming?" She asked, remembering he wanted something from his locker."Can I get you something?"
"No." Just you. He thought.
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"Have a good night?" Carter asked, taking her coat from her.
"What are you doing here so late?" Abby asked, rubbing her eyes. "Man I hate the night-shift." She added.
"Missed you." Carter replied, "Can I get you something?"
"No.I just need my bed." Abby grinned.
Carter chuckled, "Have a rough shift?" he inquired as he went to shut off the tea-pot, that was now whistling.
"Ehh, the usual." Abby replied, tossing her shoes in the corner. "Luka's back."
Carter glanced at her, "Oh yeah?" he added, pretending he was interested. "That's nice."
Abby just nodded, "Make me some will you?"
Carter grabbed a second tea bag, and mug. "Here you go."
"Thanks" Abby said, plopping down on the couch. "It's still pouring out there." She noted.
"Yeah, seems to be coming down pretty hard." Carter sat down next to her. "It's good to be home." He said, looking at her.
"I'm glad you are." She smiled.
But all through the night, her thoughts seemed to drift to Luka.in the end she decided that it was just because she was glad he was safe and was back.
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Thing's hadn't changed much. The ER was chaotic, the nurses were moody, Kerry was her usual prickly self.and it was as if he'd never left.
"Dr.Kovac!"
Luka's head jerked, only to see Haleh hovering over him.
"Dr.Kovac, your patient is asking for you. Steve Brown?" She said, feeding him a chart.
"Ohh right.sorry." Luka said, struggling to his feet.
"Jet lag, huh?" Haleh said, walking away. "Watch it. Weaver's hot as it is."
Luka rolled his eyes, heading to exam 3.
He checked out his patient and decided to get something from the vending machine.
"Gosh, I swear these things are just money-eating machines!" Abby said, as she smacked up against it.
Luka smiled, "Having some trouble?"
"All I wanted was a bag of chips, But nooo.. it eats my money everytime!" She said, leaning against it.
"Let me try." Luka inserted a few coins, "That's not so hard."
Abby gave him a puzzled look, but grabbed the chips from him. "Thanks." She said, rolling here eyes.
"So happy to be back at work?" Abby asked, knowing the answer already.
"Oh yeah." Luka said, not really interested in the vending machines anymore.
Abby looked down at her feet, then at her chips to avoid his eyes. "Well I better get back to work. thanks for these."
"Sure." Luka said, watching her walk away.
And there he was. Carter. He had yet to see him since he started up work again.
"Hey welcome back Luka." He heard Carter say, before walking away with Abby.
"Yeah.." Luka mumbled under his breath, as he stared. "Nothing's changed."
Luka hadn't expected things would be different. Hoped, maybe. By the way things were between them when he had left.he thought. Well, it didn't matter. Abby was happy.
And he. well it didn't matter how he felt.
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Abby closed her locker, and slung her purse over her shoulder.
"Ready?" Carter asked, locking up his locker.
Abby was about to answer, when the lounge door opened.
Carter turned, seeing it was Luka.
"Thank God Susan showed up, I don't think I could've made it another 2 hours." Luka said, heading for his locker.
"Yeah it was tough getting back into the swing of things." Carter said, heading towards the door. "But give it a few days.it'll be like you never left."
Luka just nodded, glancing at Abby.
"So, how were things down there. before you left?" Carter asked
"Well, I think we made a difference. small or not." He said, with a shrug. "I only hope to be able to get the chance to go there again. Hopefully soon."
"Don't you think you've had enough of the Congo?" Abby asked curiously.
"You have no idea what it feels like.to have a person put so much faith into you, so much trust, and then to get the chance to prove to them you can help. It's amazing. Those people love each other, care for each other. and do anything to help each other survive." Luka said, closing up his locker. "The feeling you get is.indescribable."
"It certainly puts things into a different perspective." Carter said, opening up the lounge door.
"especially when you've got a gun to your head, huh?" Luka said, following behind Abby.
Abby's head whirled, "What?" she asked, a little shocked. She then turned to Carter.
"Well see you tomorrow" Carter said, ignoring Abby's look.
"What did he mean?" Abby asked, once they were in the parking lot.
"Hmm?"
"John Carter don't play dumb with me. You had a gun to your head?!?!" Abby said, grabbing him by the arm to slow him down.
"Abby don't worry about i-" Carter started to say
"Don't tell me not to worry about it! Carter why didn't you tell me?" She asked, her tone rising.
"Look at me.I'm fine. I didn't want you to freak out about it. you have enough to deal with."
Abby furrowed her brows, "My boyfriend had a gun to his head.I think I'm allowed to freak now." She said, angrily. "And now you decide what you can and can't tell me, for fear of me blowing up, or becoming overwhelmed?"
"Abby your making a big deal over nothing." Carter said, trying to calm her. "Look I'm sorry, I didn't see the reason behind telling you. I mean think about it, 'Hey honey I'm home, by the way I had a gun pointed to my head'."
Abby made a face, "Great, now you think I'm joking." She said, with a sigh. "I'm glad we have such an open unrestricted relationship." She said, sarcastically.
"Abby C'mon.." Carter said, as the EL pulled up. "What do you want me to say?"
Abby shrugged, "Nothing. I'm tired."
"That's not the answer." Carter said
Abby didn't move.
"We need to talk about this, don't avoid it now." Carter said, touching her arm slightly.
"Forget it. I don't want to find out about anything else that might make me freak."
Carter rolled his eyes, "I didn't mean it that way. I just didn't want you to worry. Can we please forget about this?"
Abby stepped onto the EL.
Carter sighed, this was going to be a long night.
--------------------------------------- To be Continued. ----------------------------------------
Previously in the fic:
Abby smiled, giving a short nod. She continued on her path inside, "You coming?" She asked, remembering he wanted something from his locker."Can I get you something?"
"No." Just you. He thought.
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"Have a good night?" Carter asked, taking her coat from her.
"What are you doing here so late?" Abby asked, rubbing her eyes. "Man I hate the night-shift." She added.
"Missed you." Carter replied, "Can I get you something?"
"No.I just need my bed." Abby grinned.
Carter chuckled, "Have a rough shift?" he inquired as he went to shut off the tea-pot, that was now whistling.
"Ehh, the usual." Abby replied, tossing her shoes in the corner. "Luka's back."
Carter glanced at her, "Oh yeah?" he added, pretending he was interested. "That's nice."
Abby just nodded, "Make me some will you?"
Carter grabbed a second tea bag, and mug. "Here you go."
"Thanks" Abby said, plopping down on the couch. "It's still pouring out there." She noted.
"Yeah, seems to be coming down pretty hard." Carter sat down next to her. "It's good to be home." He said, looking at her.
"I'm glad you are." She smiled.
But all through the night, her thoughts seemed to drift to Luka.in the end she decided that it was just because she was glad he was safe and was back.
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Thing's hadn't changed much. The ER was chaotic, the nurses were moody, Kerry was her usual prickly self.and it was as if he'd never left.
"Dr.Kovac!"
Luka's head jerked, only to see Haleh hovering over him.
"Dr.Kovac, your patient is asking for you. Steve Brown?" She said, feeding him a chart.
"Ohh right.sorry." Luka said, struggling to his feet.
"Jet lag, huh?" Haleh said, walking away. "Watch it. Weaver's hot as it is."
Luka rolled his eyes, heading to exam 3.
He checked out his patient and decided to get something from the vending machine.
"Gosh, I swear these things are just money-eating machines!" Abby said, as she smacked up against it.
Luka smiled, "Having some trouble?"
"All I wanted was a bag of chips, But nooo.. it eats my money everytime!" She said, leaning against it.
"Let me try." Luka inserted a few coins, "That's not so hard."
Abby gave him a puzzled look, but grabbed the chips from him. "Thanks." She said, rolling here eyes.
"So happy to be back at work?" Abby asked, knowing the answer already.
"Oh yeah." Luka said, not really interested in the vending machines anymore.
Abby looked down at her feet, then at her chips to avoid his eyes. "Well I better get back to work. thanks for these."
"Sure." Luka said, watching her walk away.
And there he was. Carter. He had yet to see him since he started up work again.
"Hey welcome back Luka." He heard Carter say, before walking away with Abby.
"Yeah.." Luka mumbled under his breath, as he stared. "Nothing's changed."
Luka hadn't expected things would be different. Hoped, maybe. By the way things were between them when he had left.he thought. Well, it didn't matter. Abby was happy.
And he. well it didn't matter how he felt.
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Abby closed her locker, and slung her purse over her shoulder.
"Ready?" Carter asked, locking up his locker.
Abby was about to answer, when the lounge door opened.
Carter turned, seeing it was Luka.
"Thank God Susan showed up, I don't think I could've made it another 2 hours." Luka said, heading for his locker.
"Yeah it was tough getting back into the swing of things." Carter said, heading towards the door. "But give it a few days.it'll be like you never left."
Luka just nodded, glancing at Abby.
"So, how were things down there. before you left?" Carter asked
"Well, I think we made a difference. small or not." He said, with a shrug. "I only hope to be able to get the chance to go there again. Hopefully soon."
"Don't you think you've had enough of the Congo?" Abby asked curiously.
"You have no idea what it feels like.to have a person put so much faith into you, so much trust, and then to get the chance to prove to them you can help. It's amazing. Those people love each other, care for each other. and do anything to help each other survive." Luka said, closing up his locker. "The feeling you get is.indescribable."
"It certainly puts things into a different perspective." Carter said, opening up the lounge door.
"especially when you've got a gun to your head, huh?" Luka said, following behind Abby.
Abby's head whirled, "What?" she asked, a little shocked. She then turned to Carter.
"Well see you tomorrow" Carter said, ignoring Abby's look.
"What did he mean?" Abby asked, once they were in the parking lot.
"Hmm?"
"John Carter don't play dumb with me. You had a gun to your head?!?!" Abby said, grabbing him by the arm to slow him down.
"Abby don't worry about i-" Carter started to say
"Don't tell me not to worry about it! Carter why didn't you tell me?" She asked, her tone rising.
"Look at me.I'm fine. I didn't want you to freak out about it. you have enough to deal with."
Abby furrowed her brows, "My boyfriend had a gun to his head.I think I'm allowed to freak now." She said, angrily. "And now you decide what you can and can't tell me, for fear of me blowing up, or becoming overwhelmed?"
"Abby your making a big deal over nothing." Carter said, trying to calm her. "Look I'm sorry, I didn't see the reason behind telling you. I mean think about it, 'Hey honey I'm home, by the way I had a gun pointed to my head'."
Abby made a face, "Great, now you think I'm joking." She said, with a sigh. "I'm glad we have such an open unrestricted relationship." She said, sarcastically.
"Abby C'mon.." Carter said, as the EL pulled up. "What do you want me to say?"
Abby shrugged, "Nothing. I'm tired."
"That's not the answer." Carter said
Abby didn't move.
"We need to talk about this, don't avoid it now." Carter said, touching her arm slightly.
"Forget it. I don't want to find out about anything else that might make me freak."
Carter rolled his eyes, "I didn't mean it that way. I just didn't want you to worry. Can we please forget about this?"
Abby stepped onto the EL.
Carter sighed, this was going to be a long night.
--------------------------------------- To be Continued. ----------------------------------------