A/N: My - hasn't everyone (but Nat - hint hint - lol!) been busy!!
Fantastic job, Melody, PCGirl and Bethany. Great updates! As for this
story - soon you'll see what Livvie's up to. Just one more chapter before
you do. This one's just a little filler to move things along. Until 11 -
Enjoy xox-G
Chapter Ten
The next morning Alison went off to work with Rafe - without even the slightest protest. After the "lunch" they had the day before she jumped at the chance to spend the day with him. She knew it'd be impossible to make him stay home - so going to work with him was the next best thing. Plus, it would give her a chance to take Kate on her first big outing. She was planning on meeting Jack and Jamal at the newly restored Recovery Room for lunch. She heard something about a girl that Jamal had been seeing. She couldn't believe she hadn't met her yet.
Cameron was downstairs stealing blueberries when they walked through the door.
"My, aren't you all in a good mood this morning." He remarked as he threw them on the bowl of cereal he had placed on the counter.
"I was, until I saw you stealing our produce again. Just for that I'm docking your pay from yesterday." Rafe said with a grin.
"You do that." Cam shot back. His voice softened as he said, "Hey pretty girl."
"Hey Cam!" Alison replied, lifting Kate out of her car seat.
Cam blushed a bit. "Of course, you're pretty but I was talking to the little one."
"She's certainly a pretty one. Hey, could you take her for me for a second?" Alison asked.
"Sure. I'd love to." Cam replied as she placed Katrina in his arms. "Wow. She's gotten bigger since the last time I saw her."
"She gained a pound and a half. She's going to be chubby and bald soon." Alison said with a smile as pulled the hat off Kate's head. She stepped away and shrugged off her own coat.
"Alison. Stop with the bald stuff." Rafe said, exasperated.
"Oh, poor baby." Alison replied as she walked over to him and practically leapt into his arms. She squeezed him tight and gave him a smacking kiss on the lips. "I told you I'll still love you when you're bald too."
Cam burst into laughter.
"Enough." He warned her, even though he could hardly keep from laughing himself.
Alison walked back over and took Kate from Cam, rocking her gently as she asked him. "How's Abby?"
"Still sleeping. She woke up twice last night but I got her to go back. She took another pill this morning. She probably won't be much company for you two today."
"That's OK. She needs her rest. I'll just stay down here and bug Rafe instead." She said with a giggle.
Rafe sighed as he heard her words. He was the one who insisted she come here, but how did she expect that he'd be able to get any work done.
She could see him trying to tell her nicely that he had work to do.
"Relax - Rafe. I'm going to lunch with Jamal and Jack. I'll be out of your hair in just a few hours. In the meantime I'll sit right here and be quiet as a mouse." She took a seat on the couch and shook a rattle at Kate.
Likely story, Rafe thought with a smile.
Cam finished off his breakfast and grabbed his coat. "Hey, Alison, can you to call me when Abby wakes up? I want to come back and make sure she's OK."
"Sure. Have a good day." She said with a smile, turning her attention to the baby again.
"You too. Later." He waved as he ran out the door.
"Later!" Rafe called out to him.
**************
Upstairs, Abby slept soundly, having made an important decision. She was going to tell them all what was going on. She promised all of them she would. And she'd keep her promise.
Eventually.
Alison was the only one not pressuring her but she knew the reason why. All Alison wanted was the life she was leading now. She was wrapped up in Rafe and her daughter - which is the way it should be. So, Abby knew if there was something she could do - she at least had to try.
She was just going to seek Livvie out. Just have a conversation with her to try and figure out what her motives were. That way, they would know exactly what they were up against.
She promised Cam she would tell him - but those visions she'd had of the two of them scared her to death. It would be better if at first she kept them all out of it. It'd be simpler if it was just her - and Livvie. Abby seemed to remember that she'd won the last time she went head to head with her. She could do the same this time. She knew she could.
If it got out of hand she'd tell them. If she needed their help - she'd let them know. But until then she'd keep them all out of it.
Abby knew it'd be safer this way. For everyone.
Chapter Ten
The next morning Alison went off to work with Rafe - without even the slightest protest. After the "lunch" they had the day before she jumped at the chance to spend the day with him. She knew it'd be impossible to make him stay home - so going to work with him was the next best thing. Plus, it would give her a chance to take Kate on her first big outing. She was planning on meeting Jack and Jamal at the newly restored Recovery Room for lunch. She heard something about a girl that Jamal had been seeing. She couldn't believe she hadn't met her yet.
Cameron was downstairs stealing blueberries when they walked through the door.
"My, aren't you all in a good mood this morning." He remarked as he threw them on the bowl of cereal he had placed on the counter.
"I was, until I saw you stealing our produce again. Just for that I'm docking your pay from yesterday." Rafe said with a grin.
"You do that." Cam shot back. His voice softened as he said, "Hey pretty girl."
"Hey Cam!" Alison replied, lifting Kate out of her car seat.
Cam blushed a bit. "Of course, you're pretty but I was talking to the little one."
"She's certainly a pretty one. Hey, could you take her for me for a second?" Alison asked.
"Sure. I'd love to." Cam replied as she placed Katrina in his arms. "Wow. She's gotten bigger since the last time I saw her."
"She gained a pound and a half. She's going to be chubby and bald soon." Alison said with a smile as pulled the hat off Kate's head. She stepped away and shrugged off her own coat.
"Alison. Stop with the bald stuff." Rafe said, exasperated.
"Oh, poor baby." Alison replied as she walked over to him and practically leapt into his arms. She squeezed him tight and gave him a smacking kiss on the lips. "I told you I'll still love you when you're bald too."
Cam burst into laughter.
"Enough." He warned her, even though he could hardly keep from laughing himself.
Alison walked back over and took Kate from Cam, rocking her gently as she asked him. "How's Abby?"
"Still sleeping. She woke up twice last night but I got her to go back. She took another pill this morning. She probably won't be much company for you two today."
"That's OK. She needs her rest. I'll just stay down here and bug Rafe instead." She said with a giggle.
Rafe sighed as he heard her words. He was the one who insisted she come here, but how did she expect that he'd be able to get any work done.
She could see him trying to tell her nicely that he had work to do.
"Relax - Rafe. I'm going to lunch with Jamal and Jack. I'll be out of your hair in just a few hours. In the meantime I'll sit right here and be quiet as a mouse." She took a seat on the couch and shook a rattle at Kate.
Likely story, Rafe thought with a smile.
Cam finished off his breakfast and grabbed his coat. "Hey, Alison, can you to call me when Abby wakes up? I want to come back and make sure she's OK."
"Sure. Have a good day." She said with a smile, turning her attention to the baby again.
"You too. Later." He waved as he ran out the door.
"Later!" Rafe called out to him.
**************
Upstairs, Abby slept soundly, having made an important decision. She was going to tell them all what was going on. She promised all of them she would. And she'd keep her promise.
Eventually.
Alison was the only one not pressuring her but she knew the reason why. All Alison wanted was the life she was leading now. She was wrapped up in Rafe and her daughter - which is the way it should be. So, Abby knew if there was something she could do - she at least had to try.
She was just going to seek Livvie out. Just have a conversation with her to try and figure out what her motives were. That way, they would know exactly what they were up against.
She promised Cam she would tell him - but those visions she'd had of the two of them scared her to death. It would be better if at first she kept them all out of it. It'd be simpler if it was just her - and Livvie. Abby seemed to remember that she'd won the last time she went head to head with her. She could do the same this time. She knew she could.
If it got out of hand she'd tell them. If she needed their help - she'd let them know. But until then she'd keep them all out of it.
Abby knew it'd be safer this way. For everyone.
