Eternity Means Forever - ( 6 months later)
Summary - Carter and Abby do something spontaneous. Following most spoilers
for Episode 10:2, but in the end, Carter comes back to Chicago with Luka.
Disclaimer - So far, none of these characters are mine though, my birthday
is a few days away . . . ( Hint hint)
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Abby pushed her chair out from under the admit desk and stretched. She looked at her watch and her face lit up when she realized that she could finally go curl up beside John. Although he was off that day, he hung around the hospital, helping out and keeping her company.
Abby grinned, thinking of how lucky she was to have such a devoted fiancé. Luka's gravelly voice broke her out of her thoughts. "Thinking of a certain someone I suppose?" Abby blushed and nodded. "Yeah, have you seen Carter anywhere?" He shook his head.
"No, but if I see him, I'll be sure to tell him that you're looking for him."
Abby flashed him a smile as she ran off towards the lounge. She turned the TV in the corner on to an action movie. She was watching intently when Carter slipped into the lounge and kissed her on the lips. She smiled as he said, "Do you know that you watch TV with your mouth open?"
She pouted and playfully swatted him on the arm. "What kind of greeting was that?" In response he bent over and kissed her again, deeper and more passionately. She grinned and whispered huskily, "Let's go home."
"I already am home."
Abby looked pointedly around their surroundings. " Funny, I don't see our soft, comfortable sofa. Instead we're sitting on a hard, overstuffed chair that we didn't even buy."
He looked deep into her eyes as he said, "Home is where my heart is which means that home to me is wherever and whenever I'm with you." They both looked up, frightened at the laughter coming from the door. Susan had just walked in, but had obviously heard every word of their exchange. " You two are so corny. I think you guys were more normal and easy to live with when you were just friends." Abby performed her famous eye roll while Carter threw a pillow at her.
"Hey Susan, we're getting married down at City Hall today. If you're nice, you can be a witness." Both Susan and Abby's eyes bugged out.
"You are?" Susan asked at the same time Abby asked, "We are?" He nodded and turned to Abby. " Abby I know that you wanted a traditional wedding, but I just can't wait anymore. We can get a dress fro you, pick out two rings and go to City Hall and get married." Abby was still shocked into silence, but Susan said exactly what was on her mind. "What about a marriage license? And you need two witnesses."
Carter opened his locker and retrieved a piece of paper. " I got this a few weeks ago, so we can still use it. As for the witnesses. . . who's off in an hour?"
Without checking outside, Susan answered, "Luka." Two pairs of equally startled brown eyes peered up at her. She grinned. "What are you two now, twins? But seriously, he's really happy for the both of you. So what if he's Abby's ex? I mean I'm Carter's ex and I'm also your best friend, as is Luka. Besides, he's got Gillian now and I don't think that he has much time to worry about anybody else's love life. You should ask him, he'll say yes."
Abby shrugged and said, "Whatever. I'll go and ask him." Carter beamed happily. " Does that mean you agree?" Abby nodded. " Yes of course I agree. I was just shocked because I was thinking that it would be nice to married to you as soon as possible. I was just worried because, knowing how I am, it'll take a few hours to find a dress that fits me. We should meet at City Hall at 7:15."
Abby grinned and left to ask Luka. She came back five minutes later beaming. "He said yes." She dragged Carter up and said, " Come on let's go! We only have a few hours." He retrieved both their jackets from their respective lockers and followed in close pursuit of her.
She stood outside shivering. She gave him a sheepish smile and said, "I was so excited that I forgot my jacket." Carter smiled and helped her put her jacket on. She murmured her thanks as he helped her into the car. Carter got in on the drivers side and said, " Even though we can't have a traditional wedding, I want it to be as close to the real thing as possible. Where do you think we should go to get your dress?" Abby gave him a doubtful look. " I'm now sure. One thing I do know is that I definitely don't want one of those dresses with fifty layers of ruffles. It's common knowledge that I'm a shrimp, and I really don't want to look like a frosted cupcake on my wedding day. Let's just get a simple gown for me and a suit for you." He smiled at her and said, "Okay shrimpy, let's go find you a wedding dress." She punched him in the arm and said, " You keep it up and you won't be alive enough to have a wedding."
Thirty minutes later they found the perfect dress for Abby. It was a creme gown with gold embroidery and small seed pearls scattered across the bodice. When Carter held it out to her she snorted and said, "That's anything but simple." But when she saw the pleading look in his eyes, she took it into the changing room. Carter followed as usual, but this time Abby stopped him. " We only have five hours to pull this all together John."
When Abby finally stepped out of the cubicle Carter gasped. His eyes were immediately drawn to her hips, where the most intricate beadwork and embroidery ended in a V, making them look wider. "It's perfect!" he whispered.
Abby cleared her throat and said, " Maybe not. The dress is at least an inch and a half too long." Carter looked at her as if she had just stated the obvious. "Then just wear two inch heels." Abby grinned and said, "You have a solution for everything, don't you?" He grinned cockily.
"Yes I do."
By this time he had followed her into the changing room and was holding the dress while she put her clothes back on. Abby looked up at him and smiled mischievously. "We have an extra two hours to kill, what do you think we should do?" Carter merely raised his eyebrows and dragged her out of the dressing room. He picked up a suit from the chair he was sitting on and rushed to the cashier to pay for his purchases.
Abby grinned at him seductively, knowing that it would make him rush even more. Within minutes they were driving to the Carter mansion. Abby gave him a puzzled look to which Carter said, "We have a huge hot tub and I'm sure that one of the maids will be more than happy to help you with your hair and make-up. Abby shook her head slowly. " Yes to the hot tub, but no to every thing else. I'm sure that the maids could benefit from a day off especially since there is no one in the house. Besides, I don't want this turning into an overly planned event. Susan is planning enough already. I just want to get married to you as soon as possible so I can finally be Mrs. Abigail Carter." Carter smiled. "I can't argue with that."
After parking in the drive way, Carter got out of the drivers side and rushed to help Abby out of the car. He set her down gently and leaned over to get the packages out of the car. Abby grabbed his waist and stealthily reached her hand around to pinch his butt. He turned around quickly to see Abby standing behind him, laughing merrily. "Sorry, I couldn't help it." He smiled menacingly and said, "That's okay I'm gonna get you back!" as he chased a shrieking Abby up the driveway. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Abby stepped out of the car carefully and looked around for Susan and Luka. Carter saw them before her and ran over to them with Abby trailing after him. As soon as he got to Susan he demanded, "Alright, where is everybody else?" Luka laughed and turned to Susan, saying, "I told you that they would figure it out before they got here." Everyone laughed at the innocent expression on Susan's face.
Abby nudged Susan and said, "I'm guessing that right about now everyone is in the park getting ready to kill each other because they've been waiting for so long." Susan nodded. "We figured that you would need a maid of honor and a best man, so we're filling in." Carter grinned and said, "No problem." Beaming, Luka looked at his watch and said, "On the other hand there will be a problem if we don't get this show on the road. There are replacements at the hospital and they are only going to be there for twenty minutes more, so we better get started." Everyone headed in the direction of the park.
One hour later, Carter carried a giddy Abby into their bedroom and dropped her on the bed. He laid down alongside her and said, " So how does it feel to finally be Mrs. Carter?" Abby thoughtfully began to unzip her dress. "You know this morning when I was taking too long to get ready and you said 'Come on Abby, we don't have forever. You take eternity to get dressed.'? Well that's how it feels. Like we finally have eternity."
Abby pushed her chair out from under the admit desk and stretched. She looked at her watch and her face lit up when she realized that she could finally go curl up beside John. Although he was off that day, he hung around the hospital, helping out and keeping her company.
Abby grinned, thinking of how lucky she was to have such a devoted fiancé. Luka's gravelly voice broke her out of her thoughts. "Thinking of a certain someone I suppose?" Abby blushed and nodded. "Yeah, have you seen Carter anywhere?" He shook his head.
"No, but if I see him, I'll be sure to tell him that you're looking for him."
Abby flashed him a smile as she ran off towards the lounge. She turned the TV in the corner on to an action movie. She was watching intently when Carter slipped into the lounge and kissed her on the lips. She smiled as he said, "Do you know that you watch TV with your mouth open?"
She pouted and playfully swatted him on the arm. "What kind of greeting was that?" In response he bent over and kissed her again, deeper and more passionately. She grinned and whispered huskily, "Let's go home."
"I already am home."
Abby looked pointedly around their surroundings. " Funny, I don't see our soft, comfortable sofa. Instead we're sitting on a hard, overstuffed chair that we didn't even buy."
He looked deep into her eyes as he said, "Home is where my heart is which means that home to me is wherever and whenever I'm with you." They both looked up, frightened at the laughter coming from the door. Susan had just walked in, but had obviously heard every word of their exchange. " You two are so corny. I think you guys were more normal and easy to live with when you were just friends." Abby performed her famous eye roll while Carter threw a pillow at her.
"Hey Susan, we're getting married down at City Hall today. If you're nice, you can be a witness." Both Susan and Abby's eyes bugged out.
"You are?" Susan asked at the same time Abby asked, "We are?" He nodded and turned to Abby. " Abby I know that you wanted a traditional wedding, but I just can't wait anymore. We can get a dress fro you, pick out two rings and go to City Hall and get married." Abby was still shocked into silence, but Susan said exactly what was on her mind. "What about a marriage license? And you need two witnesses."
Carter opened his locker and retrieved a piece of paper. " I got this a few weeks ago, so we can still use it. As for the witnesses. . . who's off in an hour?"
Without checking outside, Susan answered, "Luka." Two pairs of equally startled brown eyes peered up at her. She grinned. "What are you two now, twins? But seriously, he's really happy for the both of you. So what if he's Abby's ex? I mean I'm Carter's ex and I'm also your best friend, as is Luka. Besides, he's got Gillian now and I don't think that he has much time to worry about anybody else's love life. You should ask him, he'll say yes."
Abby shrugged and said, "Whatever. I'll go and ask him." Carter beamed happily. " Does that mean you agree?" Abby nodded. " Yes of course I agree. I was just shocked because I was thinking that it would be nice to married to you as soon as possible. I was just worried because, knowing how I am, it'll take a few hours to find a dress that fits me. We should meet at City Hall at 7:15."
Abby grinned and left to ask Luka. She came back five minutes later beaming. "He said yes." She dragged Carter up and said, " Come on let's go! We only have a few hours." He retrieved both their jackets from their respective lockers and followed in close pursuit of her.
She stood outside shivering. She gave him a sheepish smile and said, "I was so excited that I forgot my jacket." Carter smiled and helped her put her jacket on. She murmured her thanks as he helped her into the car. Carter got in on the drivers side and said, " Even though we can't have a traditional wedding, I want it to be as close to the real thing as possible. Where do you think we should go to get your dress?" Abby gave him a doubtful look. " I'm now sure. One thing I do know is that I definitely don't want one of those dresses with fifty layers of ruffles. It's common knowledge that I'm a shrimp, and I really don't want to look like a frosted cupcake on my wedding day. Let's just get a simple gown for me and a suit for you." He smiled at her and said, "Okay shrimpy, let's go find you a wedding dress." She punched him in the arm and said, " You keep it up and you won't be alive enough to have a wedding."
Thirty minutes later they found the perfect dress for Abby. It was a creme gown with gold embroidery and small seed pearls scattered across the bodice. When Carter held it out to her she snorted and said, "That's anything but simple." But when she saw the pleading look in his eyes, she took it into the changing room. Carter followed as usual, but this time Abby stopped him. " We only have five hours to pull this all together John."
When Abby finally stepped out of the cubicle Carter gasped. His eyes were immediately drawn to her hips, where the most intricate beadwork and embroidery ended in a V, making them look wider. "It's perfect!" he whispered.
Abby cleared her throat and said, " Maybe not. The dress is at least an inch and a half too long." Carter looked at her as if she had just stated the obvious. "Then just wear two inch heels." Abby grinned and said, "You have a solution for everything, don't you?" He grinned cockily.
"Yes I do."
By this time he had followed her into the changing room and was holding the dress while she put her clothes back on. Abby looked up at him and smiled mischievously. "We have an extra two hours to kill, what do you think we should do?" Carter merely raised his eyebrows and dragged her out of the dressing room. He picked up a suit from the chair he was sitting on and rushed to the cashier to pay for his purchases.
Abby grinned at him seductively, knowing that it would make him rush even more. Within minutes they were driving to the Carter mansion. Abby gave him a puzzled look to which Carter said, "We have a huge hot tub and I'm sure that one of the maids will be more than happy to help you with your hair and make-up. Abby shook her head slowly. " Yes to the hot tub, but no to every thing else. I'm sure that the maids could benefit from a day off especially since there is no one in the house. Besides, I don't want this turning into an overly planned event. Susan is planning enough already. I just want to get married to you as soon as possible so I can finally be Mrs. Abigail Carter." Carter smiled. "I can't argue with that."
After parking in the drive way, Carter got out of the drivers side and rushed to help Abby out of the car. He set her down gently and leaned over to get the packages out of the car. Abby grabbed his waist and stealthily reached her hand around to pinch his butt. He turned around quickly to see Abby standing behind him, laughing merrily. "Sorry, I couldn't help it." He smiled menacingly and said, "That's okay I'm gonna get you back!" as he chased a shrieking Abby up the driveway. //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Abby stepped out of the car carefully and looked around for Susan and Luka. Carter saw them before her and ran over to them with Abby trailing after him. As soon as he got to Susan he demanded, "Alright, where is everybody else?" Luka laughed and turned to Susan, saying, "I told you that they would figure it out before they got here." Everyone laughed at the innocent expression on Susan's face.
Abby nudged Susan and said, "I'm guessing that right about now everyone is in the park getting ready to kill each other because they've been waiting for so long." Susan nodded. "We figured that you would need a maid of honor and a best man, so we're filling in." Carter grinned and said, "No problem." Beaming, Luka looked at his watch and said, "On the other hand there will be a problem if we don't get this show on the road. There are replacements at the hospital and they are only going to be there for twenty minutes more, so we better get started." Everyone headed in the direction of the park.
One hour later, Carter carried a giddy Abby into their bedroom and dropped her on the bed. He laid down alongside her and said, " So how does it feel to finally be Mrs. Carter?" Abby thoughtfully began to unzip her dress. "You know this morning when I was taking too long to get ready and you said 'Come on Abby, we don't have forever. You take eternity to get dressed.'? Well that's how it feels. Like we finally have eternity."
