Well I did promise I would update quickly so I am trying to keep that
promise. Hopefully this is as good as the rest of the story has been.
Please let me know.
Three months later.
Sitting in that waiting room was worse that all the months of Chemotherapy. Abby was as nervous as ever. She was waiting on the latest results from the tests she had taken part in only three days previous. The three-day wait had been a killer. But she now had someone by her side to keep her mind off the wait. He sat by her now, his thumb gently caressing the back of her hand. Just a simple touch letting her know that he was there. It was the thing she loved about him. That and that he had been with her through everything since he had fond her.
He was the one with her when she went through the chemotherapy. He was the one to pull up the covers when she got cold, rub her back when she vomited, keep her strength up when she didn't want to go on and generally be with her through all the tough times. And to her there had been many rough times. There were days when she just didn't want to go on anymore. Days where everything just got so bad for her that she had even considered suicide but then John would walk into the room and sweep her up into his arms swinging her around and around and make her thoughts seem so silly.
"Abigail Lockhart." The receptionist called her name. John stood, not letting go of her hand. He gave it a slight squeeze before she finally stood.
They walked into the brightly lit room of Abby's oncologist, Doctor Bader. Hallie was in the room too. They were both smiling which John took to mean that there was good news to be told. "Abby, John we are so glad that you could both be here this afternoon and we must apologise for the results taking so long to come through."
"That's okay Jennifer." Abby's voice sounded strong but as John held her hand he could feel her shaking. "So what's the verdict?"
"Well Abby, " Doctor Bader seemed ready to burst, "your cancer has gone into remission."
Abby gasped. She was through the worst. She could feel John's hand tighten on her own as he leaned over to kiss her. She couldn't believe what she w2as hearing. "You mean it?" She finally managed to speak. Abby leaned over taking John's arm. He stretched his arm around her shoulders pulling her closer to him.
"I mean it Abby, you're through it." Doctor Bader walked round beside Abby and John and gave Abby a short hug. Hallie was a bit more enthusiastic, she didn't' seem to want to let Abby go.
Abby stood and practically threw herself into John's arms. Tears blinded her, before she finally allowed them to fall. For now she was okay. She knew that it might not always be so. There would always be the threat that it would come back but for now she was okay. "Thank you so much Jennifer. You too Hallie. I don't know how I would have got through these last six months without you both."
"It's been our pleasure Abby." Jennifer Bader was just happy that she had a happy ending to her favourite patient.
Leaving Northwestern no one could wipe the smile from Abby's face. John's either. They were both so happy. "So does this mean we can start planning a wedding?" John smiled as he turned to his fiancé.
"I guess it does baby." Abby smiled as she answered him before leaning up to kiss him.
Three months later.
Sitting in that waiting room was worse that all the months of Chemotherapy. Abby was as nervous as ever. She was waiting on the latest results from the tests she had taken part in only three days previous. The three-day wait had been a killer. But she now had someone by her side to keep her mind off the wait. He sat by her now, his thumb gently caressing the back of her hand. Just a simple touch letting her know that he was there. It was the thing she loved about him. That and that he had been with her through everything since he had fond her.
He was the one with her when she went through the chemotherapy. He was the one to pull up the covers when she got cold, rub her back when she vomited, keep her strength up when she didn't want to go on and generally be with her through all the tough times. And to her there had been many rough times. There were days when she just didn't want to go on anymore. Days where everything just got so bad for her that she had even considered suicide but then John would walk into the room and sweep her up into his arms swinging her around and around and make her thoughts seem so silly.
"Abigail Lockhart." The receptionist called her name. John stood, not letting go of her hand. He gave it a slight squeeze before she finally stood.
They walked into the brightly lit room of Abby's oncologist, Doctor Bader. Hallie was in the room too. They were both smiling which John took to mean that there was good news to be told. "Abby, John we are so glad that you could both be here this afternoon and we must apologise for the results taking so long to come through."
"That's okay Jennifer." Abby's voice sounded strong but as John held her hand he could feel her shaking. "So what's the verdict?"
"Well Abby, " Doctor Bader seemed ready to burst, "your cancer has gone into remission."
Abby gasped. She was through the worst. She could feel John's hand tighten on her own as he leaned over to kiss her. She couldn't believe what she w2as hearing. "You mean it?" She finally managed to speak. Abby leaned over taking John's arm. He stretched his arm around her shoulders pulling her closer to him.
"I mean it Abby, you're through it." Doctor Bader walked round beside Abby and John and gave Abby a short hug. Hallie was a bit more enthusiastic, she didn't' seem to want to let Abby go.
Abby stood and practically threw herself into John's arms. Tears blinded her, before she finally allowed them to fall. For now she was okay. She knew that it might not always be so. There would always be the threat that it would come back but for now she was okay. "Thank you so much Jennifer. You too Hallie. I don't know how I would have got through these last six months without you both."
"It's been our pleasure Abby." Jennifer Bader was just happy that she had a happy ending to her favourite patient.
Leaving Northwestern no one could wipe the smile from Abby's face. John's either. They were both so happy. "So does this mean we can start planning a wedding?" John smiled as he turned to his fiancé.
"I guess it does baby." Abby smiled as she answered him before leaning up to kiss him.