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"Mom...It's work!"
"What?" I am cleaning up from dinner, we had spaghetti, today is Bryce's tenth birthday he is very excited as am I. I got him the X Box that he wanted, and Saturday we are having a birthday party and an arcade type place for young boys. I walked to his bedroom where he is setting up the X Box system. "What's work Bryce?" He looks up from his television.
"Phone." I grab for the phone
"Hello."
"Hey Abby its Susan we need you to come in."
"I'm off today." I protest.
"I know, I'm sorry! But we have everyone in. Carter just got off a 48 hour shift we need you!" She argued back.
"I have no one to watch Bryce and I can't bring him in its 9:00 at night he has school tomorrow."
"Abby, I really can't talk about this now. A trauma is coming in now, I need to go. We need you in here ASAP!" I hung the phone up and Bryce looked up at me with pleading eyes. "I'm sorry."
"Its okay mom. We had a good night together." he smiles reassuringly.
"Who am I going to get to watch you on such short notice?"
"Carter!" His eyes widen
"Bryce...He just got off a 48 hour shift I can't ask that of him." He slouches down on his bed looking defeated. "I'll call Sam!" I decide. I dial her number it rings many times, no one answering. "Maybe she's at work for another hour or so." Bryce suggests.
I dial work "Hello?" Frank huffs.
"Hey Frank its Abby."
"Hold on." I hear him say. I can hear him arguing with someone about something.
"Hello?"
"Carter?" I ask puzzled.
"Hey Abby What's up?" He asks chirpy.
"Is Sam and Luka working?"
"Yeah Why?"
"Oh I just need someone to watch Bryce, I'll have to call the neighbours."
"Don't worry I'll do it." He offers.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I like the kid, I'll just sleep on the couch."
"No you can take the bed. I've got to go thanks Carter."
"I'll come now." I hang up and Bryce gets really excited!
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I run towards the door in my scrubs, grabbing my purse. "Hey John!" I smile.
He looks tired, his hair is matted down and he has dark bags under his eyes. "hi." he responds. "Thanks for doing this. I should be back by 8. He just has cereal for breakfast and you can sleep in my room."
"No I'll take the couch."
"No I insist." Our eyes lock, "I hate to break the love connection but, I want to show Carter my X Box." Bryce beams. I feel my cheeks turn a light pink shade.
"Bryce come here give me a hug." He walks towards me wrapping his arms around me. "Happy Birthday sweetie, I love you. Listen to Carter. He goes to bed at 9:30." I instruct.
"No problem. Bye." Carter answers.
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"You off?" Sam approached me this charts. I yawn tiredly.
"Yes. You?"
"Yeah. Taking the El?"
"Yeah." I pull the loose hairs out of my face, and walk towards the lounge to gather my stuff. I hope Bryce and Carter ended up okay last night. I know Bryce can be a little excited on his birthday as can any child. I was upset because I didn't get to kiss my now ten year old good night and tuck him into bed on his birthday. It was always our tradition. We also didn't get to play the video game, although I am not very good at video games I would definitely try for my son. I walked out of the hospital clipping my hear up with a clip as I walked through the ambulance bay up to the EL. It was 7:30, Bryce left for school around 7:45, if I was quick I might be able to catch him at the stop. I caught the first EL train grabbing a seat beside a heavy older man. I wondered if Carter would still be at my apartment, he probably left to go home and sleep in his own bed. He looked cute last night with his hair matted. He still frustrates and upsets me from time to time though. It is interesting that he told me he likes me, I have no clue to what extend his feelings go. It could be sexual attraction, which would be fine because I could go for some of that. I think my feelings go deeper then that though, not that he knows that. I have never actually admitted that I have feelings of any kind to him other then pure adulterated hate. The train same to a stop and I realized it was mine. I got up from my seat and headed out to the platform. I scanned the premises for Bryce I could not see him. I looked at my watch 7:40, the EL isn't far from our apartment so maybe he hasn't left yet. I hurry up and head towards my place. I see huddles of kids every where. It makes me nervous I hope Bryce doesn't hang out on street corners like these kids do. "MOM!" I look over from the groups of children I was observing to my son, walking down the street with Carter. Carter looks a little better then he did last night. "Hey kiddo." I say hugging him. "How was last night?" Bryce is smiling widely.
"Oh it was great!" He grins. I look up at Carter who is watching the interaction.
"So he behaved?"
"Yeah. He was great. We played some X Box." At least someone played the game with.
"Hey Matty, wait up." Bryce called to his friend. Matty stopped and waited for Bryce, as he ran to catch up. I liked Matty he was a little geeky but a nice kid over all. I looked at Carter and we started walking back to my apartment.
"Mom...It's work!"
"What?" I am cleaning up from dinner, we had spaghetti, today is Bryce's tenth birthday he is very excited as am I. I got him the X Box that he wanted, and Saturday we are having a birthday party and an arcade type place for young boys. I walked to his bedroom where he is setting up the X Box system. "What's work Bryce?" He looks up from his television.
"Phone." I grab for the phone
"Hello."
"Hey Abby its Susan we need you to come in."
"I'm off today." I protest.
"I know, I'm sorry! But we have everyone in. Carter just got off a 48 hour shift we need you!" She argued back.
"I have no one to watch Bryce and I can't bring him in its 9:00 at night he has school tomorrow."
"Abby, I really can't talk about this now. A trauma is coming in now, I need to go. We need you in here ASAP!" I hung the phone up and Bryce looked up at me with pleading eyes. "I'm sorry."
"Its okay mom. We had a good night together." he smiles reassuringly.
"Who am I going to get to watch you on such short notice?"
"Carter!" His eyes widen
"Bryce...He just got off a 48 hour shift I can't ask that of him." He slouches down on his bed looking defeated. "I'll call Sam!" I decide. I dial her number it rings many times, no one answering. "Maybe she's at work for another hour or so." Bryce suggests.
I dial work "Hello?" Frank huffs.
"Hey Frank its Abby."
"Hold on." I hear him say. I can hear him arguing with someone about something.
"Hello?"
"Carter?" I ask puzzled.
"Hey Abby What's up?" He asks chirpy.
"Is Sam and Luka working?"
"Yeah Why?"
"Oh I just need someone to watch Bryce, I'll have to call the neighbours."
"Don't worry I'll do it." He offers.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I like the kid, I'll just sleep on the couch."
"No you can take the bed. I've got to go thanks Carter."
"I'll come now." I hang up and Bryce gets really excited!
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I run towards the door in my scrubs, grabbing my purse. "Hey John!" I smile.
He looks tired, his hair is matted down and he has dark bags under his eyes. "hi." he responds. "Thanks for doing this. I should be back by 8. He just has cereal for breakfast and you can sleep in my room."
"No I'll take the couch."
"No I insist." Our eyes lock, "I hate to break the love connection but, I want to show Carter my X Box." Bryce beams. I feel my cheeks turn a light pink shade.
"Bryce come here give me a hug." He walks towards me wrapping his arms around me. "Happy Birthday sweetie, I love you. Listen to Carter. He goes to bed at 9:30." I instruct.
"No problem. Bye." Carter answers.
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"You off?" Sam approached me this charts. I yawn tiredly.
"Yes. You?"
"Yeah. Taking the El?"
"Yeah." I pull the loose hairs out of my face, and walk towards the lounge to gather my stuff. I hope Bryce and Carter ended up okay last night. I know Bryce can be a little excited on his birthday as can any child. I was upset because I didn't get to kiss my now ten year old good night and tuck him into bed on his birthday. It was always our tradition. We also didn't get to play the video game, although I am not very good at video games I would definitely try for my son. I walked out of the hospital clipping my hear up with a clip as I walked through the ambulance bay up to the EL. It was 7:30, Bryce left for school around 7:45, if I was quick I might be able to catch him at the stop. I caught the first EL train grabbing a seat beside a heavy older man. I wondered if Carter would still be at my apartment, he probably left to go home and sleep in his own bed. He looked cute last night with his hair matted. He still frustrates and upsets me from time to time though. It is interesting that he told me he likes me, I have no clue to what extend his feelings go. It could be sexual attraction, which would be fine because I could go for some of that. I think my feelings go deeper then that though, not that he knows that. I have never actually admitted that I have feelings of any kind to him other then pure adulterated hate. The train same to a stop and I realized it was mine. I got up from my seat and headed out to the platform. I scanned the premises for Bryce I could not see him. I looked at my watch 7:40, the EL isn't far from our apartment so maybe he hasn't left yet. I hurry up and head towards my place. I see huddles of kids every where. It makes me nervous I hope Bryce doesn't hang out on street corners like these kids do. "MOM!" I look over from the groups of children I was observing to my son, walking down the street with Carter. Carter looks a little better then he did last night. "Hey kiddo." I say hugging him. "How was last night?" Bryce is smiling widely.
"Oh it was great!" He grins. I look up at Carter who is watching the interaction.
"So he behaved?"
"Yeah. He was great. We played some X Box." At least someone played the game with.
"Hey Matty, wait up." Bryce called to his friend. Matty stopped and waited for Bryce, as he ran to catch up. I liked Matty he was a little geeky but a nice kid over all. I looked at Carter and we started walking back to my apartment.