Authors Note- Hey this is not a very good chapter. its pretty short, so I will be posting antoher one later on. So here you go.
"We could settle..."
"Meaning?"
"Meaning, you and Richard share custody."
"NO!" I say firmly.
"Well at this point it could be your only option." The lawyer sighs. I can't do that not Bryce, he would hate me. "My- son does not want to live at his dads. Not at all." I say frustrated. The lawyer, Debbie Smith, gives me a sympathetic knowing look. "I just don't understand how this could be the case, I mean if it's money I will be getting more in a few years, but uh- we get by, he has everything he could ever want or need." I say running my fingers through my hair. "I know. I will see what I can do. If we get Bryce up on the stand saying he wants to go with you over Richard that could win you the case." She stands up putting papers into her brief case. "Thank you." I say reaching my hand out, she shakes it and I smile and leave her office. I can not believe this is happening, I don't want to share custody of my son, not with that slime bag he does not deserve him. I walk towards the hospital, despite his best efforts Carter still had to go to work today, he did get me an appointment with his lawyer though. I promised him I would meet him for lunch and fill him in on everything that has happened. He's so great, we have our first official date tonight. Its a Bryce free date too. I do love my son but his comments are becoming very annoying. Carter was planning out this whole BIG date, I said screw it, I would just rather go to the movie then cuddle up on the couch with him. He said I was starting to sound like a teenager.
I walk into the ambulance bay and see Susan and Luka dealing with a patient, they smile at me, I walk by them and into the ER. I can't see Carter he must be dealing with a patient. "Hey Frank have you seen Carter?"
"Try Exam 1." He says shoving the bagel into his mouth.
"Abby..." Carter calls from behind me before I even leave the admit desk. He puts his arm around me and ushers me into the lounge. I sit down on the couch as Carter takes a seat next to me. "So?" He pushes.
"Uh- she wants me to settle, share custody."
"You don't want that?" Carter says this as though he doesn't want this.
"No."
"Your going to court?"
"Most likely." I sigh.
"Sorry." He puts his arm around me and I lean on his shoulder.
"MOM!" We both look at the door and in runs Bryce with Alex trailing behind him.
"Bryce, why are you guys here?" I ask.
"My mom got called in." Alex says exasperated.
"I know what you mean, Carter was forced to work today too." Bryce sighs.
"Well how about we take you hoodlums out for some lunch?" Carter says getting up, then offering me his hand. "No." Alex answers. "I want to watch Luka deal with the cannon ball guy." He says running off.
"Cannon ball guy?" Carter asks Bryce.
"Yeah the guy was fired from a cannon ball."
"What about you, you want some lunch?" I ask pulling him into a hug. He shrugs, and suddenly looks very serious, I become very concerned, Bryce is never serious. "I think dad was calling your cell?" He says nervously. I give Bryce my cell when he goes out because I like to be able to stay in touch. "What do you mean?" I say trying to keep my composure. "Well this guy left a message on the machine, saying he was going to get me
from you." Bryce started look upset.
"Hey Bryce no one is going to get you, okay?" I say lifting his chin up too look at me.
"Okay." He sighs.
"You still up for lunch?" Carter asks Bryce.
"Nah- I mean you guys need sometime alone, thats why you shipped me off to Alex's so early." He says collapsing onto the couch.
"No, Bryce, come on." I say ruffling his hair.
"I'm going to look at the cannon ball guy anyways." He says leaving us.
"I don't want him to think he comes second." I say tiredly.
"He knows he doesn't, you were dealing with lawyer Abby." Carter reasons.
"I know- but he doesn't." I can not believe Richard I hate that man with a passion.
"Hey- we are going on a date tonight, it will be fun." Carter says pulling me into a hug.
I hope so.
"We could settle..."
"Meaning?"
"Meaning, you and Richard share custody."
"NO!" I say firmly.
"Well at this point it could be your only option." The lawyer sighs. I can't do that not Bryce, he would hate me. "My- son does not want to live at his dads. Not at all." I say frustrated. The lawyer, Debbie Smith, gives me a sympathetic knowing look. "I just don't understand how this could be the case, I mean if it's money I will be getting more in a few years, but uh- we get by, he has everything he could ever want or need." I say running my fingers through my hair. "I know. I will see what I can do. If we get Bryce up on the stand saying he wants to go with you over Richard that could win you the case." She stands up putting papers into her brief case. "Thank you." I say reaching my hand out, she shakes it and I smile and leave her office. I can not believe this is happening, I don't want to share custody of my son, not with that slime bag he does not deserve him. I walk towards the hospital, despite his best efforts Carter still had to go to work today, he did get me an appointment with his lawyer though. I promised him I would meet him for lunch and fill him in on everything that has happened. He's so great, we have our first official date tonight. Its a Bryce free date too. I do love my son but his comments are becoming very annoying. Carter was planning out this whole BIG date, I said screw it, I would just rather go to the movie then cuddle up on the couch with him. He said I was starting to sound like a teenager.
I walk into the ambulance bay and see Susan and Luka dealing with a patient, they smile at me, I walk by them and into the ER. I can't see Carter he must be dealing with a patient. "Hey Frank have you seen Carter?"
"Try Exam 1." He says shoving the bagel into his mouth.
"Abby..." Carter calls from behind me before I even leave the admit desk. He puts his arm around me and ushers me into the lounge. I sit down on the couch as Carter takes a seat next to me. "So?" He pushes.
"Uh- she wants me to settle, share custody."
"You don't want that?" Carter says this as though he doesn't want this.
"No."
"Your going to court?"
"Most likely." I sigh.
"Sorry." He puts his arm around me and I lean on his shoulder.
"MOM!" We both look at the door and in runs Bryce with Alex trailing behind him.
"Bryce, why are you guys here?" I ask.
"My mom got called in." Alex says exasperated.
"I know what you mean, Carter was forced to work today too." Bryce sighs.
"Well how about we take you hoodlums out for some lunch?" Carter says getting up, then offering me his hand. "No." Alex answers. "I want to watch Luka deal with the cannon ball guy." He says running off.
"Cannon ball guy?" Carter asks Bryce.
"Yeah the guy was fired from a cannon ball."
"What about you, you want some lunch?" I ask pulling him into a hug. He shrugs, and suddenly looks very serious, I become very concerned, Bryce is never serious. "I think dad was calling your cell?" He says nervously. I give Bryce my cell when he goes out because I like to be able to stay in touch. "What do you mean?" I say trying to keep my composure. "Well this guy left a message on the machine, saying he was going to get me
from you." Bryce started look upset.
"Hey Bryce no one is going to get you, okay?" I say lifting his chin up too look at me.
"Okay." He sighs.
"You still up for lunch?" Carter asks Bryce.
"Nah- I mean you guys need sometime alone, thats why you shipped me off to Alex's so early." He says collapsing onto the couch.
"No, Bryce, come on." I say ruffling his hair.
"I'm going to look at the cannon ball guy anyways." He says leaving us.
"I don't want him to think he comes second." I say tiredly.
"He knows he doesn't, you were dealing with lawyer Abby." Carter reasons.
"I know- but he doesn't." I can not believe Richard I hate that man with a passion.
"Hey- we are going on a date tonight, it will be fun." Carter says pulling me into a hug.
I hope so.