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AA : I did some reasearch on this topic. From the things I read the baby has about a 25% chance of retardation, diseases, or being deformed. I realized before I wrote this that this problem might come up. But you have to realize, many of these stories aren't very medically accurate. Sorry if that ruined it for you, but it's the idea of the story that is important.
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6:30 PM
Abby was exhausted. The social worker had just come by, she had approved the house and so Abby was going to get to keep the baby. They would be doing another inspection in about 3 months just to make sure everything was still okay. But for now, everything was perfect.
Abby picked up Elizabeth. She had been crying on and off for the past hour, Abby figured it was time to feed her, so she had started to warm up the milk.
Abby had just sat down to feed her when to buzzer rang again. She wondered if it was social work coming back so she buzzed them in. She then heard a knock on her door.
"Come in, it's not locked." Abby wondered who it could be.
Carter entered the room. Looking tired and as if he had been crying.
"Oh my God Carter," Abby was shocked. "Are you all right.
"Yeah." He said gruffly.
Abby stood up, Elizabeth whined in protest for disturbing her meal.
"No stay there." Carter said. He shut the door behind him and walked over to Abby and the baby on the couch.
"What are you doing here?
"I wanted to apologize.
"For what?
"For not being more supportive earlier. What you're doing is an amazing thing. I couldn't be more happy for you.
"Thank you Carter." Abby was melting inside. She was so drawn to Carter, but, she couldn't tell him that. Not now, not when he was so vulnerable.
"Do you want to feed her?
"Okay," Carter looked apprehensive, almost afraid.
Abby handed Elizabeth to Carter, she didn't cry or complain, she looked quite content. But Carter, Abby saw as she looked at her face, was crying.
"Carter, what's wrong.
"I want this Abby. This is supposed to be my child I am feeding, not yours. I am supposed to have a baby.
"Carter..It's okay...
"Abby, I can't take this. I can't stand the fact that it's over, everything I thought was real. I mean 6 months ago, everything was perfect. Everything, I mean I was going to have a child, I had a woman I loved, or someone I was convinced I loved. And now it's all gone. And now that it is gone, Abby. I realize all I ever needed and wanted, I had, before the baby, before Kem. All I needed and wanted was what I had with you." Carter didn't take his eyes off the baby. But Abby could see the tears streaming down his face.
"Oh my God Carter.....
"No Abby, let me finish. When Gamma died, I was mad, I was mad at her for leaving me, I was mad at you, because when I needed you, I had to share you with your brother. I realize now you did what you had to do. I was selfish, immature, and I was mad, so I couldn't stay, I did what I had ridiculed you for so many times. I ran. When I came back I thought that I was okay, I hadn't gotten over it, but I still waned you. I don't blame you for being so mad at me. But it did hurt. Then Luka wen missing. I had to go get him. You have to understand, it was like with you and Eric. You just had too. You couldn't waste a moment. Then while I was there, I thought that you were still mad, and I was a little too, I was so confused. I thought I was doing the best thing. I wrote you that letter."
Now Abby was crying too. She couldn't help it, the letter. She hated that letter, that letter had broken her heart. She had sobbed for hours over that letter. That was the letter that had put her back in med school though.
"I came back, and you were such a different person. You were standing there, almost a doctor. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. But I was distracted. I had my perfect life here. I think I did love Kem, I mean I can't deny that I didn't love her. But.... never as much as I thought. I more loved the idea she had, that of a perfect life. With a baby. That baby was the thing that kept me holding on. I should have noticed the signs though, she really didn't want to be here. Then... the baby died. And things feel apart. She was miserable, so was I. I had lost that dream i had held onto. I proposed to her, I think I was trying to keep that last bit of the perfect life I had with her. But she said no. And she left. It was then that I realized. It was then that I woke up, from a dream that I had been in for the past year. All I ever needed, all I ever wanted. It was right here, right before me. It was you. Abby, I don't know what I was thinking, or doing in the last year. It was dumb and stupid, I can't believe what I left. I don't expect you to forgive me, but you have to know, I love you, I always have.
Silence hung in the air. Everything was quiet. Everything was silent, even Elizabeth. Abby was crying, tears were running down her cheeks. She had waited so long to hear that.
Carter got up then suddenly. The baby was crying, Abby was crying, they were all crying. Abby walked over to Carter, he was holding Elizabeth in his arms, she was crying, Abby placed her hands around Carter's neck and she held him. She hugged him, but carefully as to not hurt the baby. Abby put one hand underneath Elizabeth's head and Carter took one hand away and placed it around Abby.
They stood there, arms intwined. Crying, hugging, and suddenly they were kissing.
AA : I did some reasearch on this topic. From the things I read the baby has about a 25% chance of retardation, diseases, or being deformed. I realized before I wrote this that this problem might come up. But you have to realize, many of these stories aren't very medically accurate. Sorry if that ruined it for you, but it's the idea of the story that is important.
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6:30 PM
Abby was exhausted. The social worker had just come by, she had approved the house and so Abby was going to get to keep the baby. They would be doing another inspection in about 3 months just to make sure everything was still okay. But for now, everything was perfect.
Abby picked up Elizabeth. She had been crying on and off for the past hour, Abby figured it was time to feed her, so she had started to warm up the milk.
Abby had just sat down to feed her when to buzzer rang again. She wondered if it was social work coming back so she buzzed them in. She then heard a knock on her door.
"Come in, it's not locked." Abby wondered who it could be.
Carter entered the room. Looking tired and as if he had been crying.
"Oh my God Carter," Abby was shocked. "Are you all right.
"Yeah." He said gruffly.
Abby stood up, Elizabeth whined in protest for disturbing her meal.
"No stay there." Carter said. He shut the door behind him and walked over to Abby and the baby on the couch.
"What are you doing here?
"I wanted to apologize.
"For what?
"For not being more supportive earlier. What you're doing is an amazing thing. I couldn't be more happy for you.
"Thank you Carter." Abby was melting inside. She was so drawn to Carter, but, she couldn't tell him that. Not now, not when he was so vulnerable.
"Do you want to feed her?
"Okay," Carter looked apprehensive, almost afraid.
Abby handed Elizabeth to Carter, she didn't cry or complain, she looked quite content. But Carter, Abby saw as she looked at her face, was crying.
"Carter, what's wrong.
"I want this Abby. This is supposed to be my child I am feeding, not yours. I am supposed to have a baby.
"Carter..It's okay...
"Abby, I can't take this. I can't stand the fact that it's over, everything I thought was real. I mean 6 months ago, everything was perfect. Everything, I mean I was going to have a child, I had a woman I loved, or someone I was convinced I loved. And now it's all gone. And now that it is gone, Abby. I realize all I ever needed and wanted, I had, before the baby, before Kem. All I needed and wanted was what I had with you." Carter didn't take his eyes off the baby. But Abby could see the tears streaming down his face.
"Oh my God Carter.....
"No Abby, let me finish. When Gamma died, I was mad, I was mad at her for leaving me, I was mad at you, because when I needed you, I had to share you with your brother. I realize now you did what you had to do. I was selfish, immature, and I was mad, so I couldn't stay, I did what I had ridiculed you for so many times. I ran. When I came back I thought that I was okay, I hadn't gotten over it, but I still waned you. I don't blame you for being so mad at me. But it did hurt. Then Luka wen missing. I had to go get him. You have to understand, it was like with you and Eric. You just had too. You couldn't waste a moment. Then while I was there, I thought that you were still mad, and I was a little too, I was so confused. I thought I was doing the best thing. I wrote you that letter."
Now Abby was crying too. She couldn't help it, the letter. She hated that letter, that letter had broken her heart. She had sobbed for hours over that letter. That was the letter that had put her back in med school though.
"I came back, and you were such a different person. You were standing there, almost a doctor. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. But I was distracted. I had my perfect life here. I think I did love Kem, I mean I can't deny that I didn't love her. But.... never as much as I thought. I more loved the idea she had, that of a perfect life. With a baby. That baby was the thing that kept me holding on. I should have noticed the signs though, she really didn't want to be here. Then... the baby died. And things feel apart. She was miserable, so was I. I had lost that dream i had held onto. I proposed to her, I think I was trying to keep that last bit of the perfect life I had with her. But she said no. And she left. It was then that I realized. It was then that I woke up, from a dream that I had been in for the past year. All I ever needed, all I ever wanted. It was right here, right before me. It was you. Abby, I don't know what I was thinking, or doing in the last year. It was dumb and stupid, I can't believe what I left. I don't expect you to forgive me, but you have to know, I love you, I always have.
Silence hung in the air. Everything was quiet. Everything was silent, even Elizabeth. Abby was crying, tears were running down her cheeks. She had waited so long to hear that.
Carter got up then suddenly. The baby was crying, Abby was crying, they were all crying. Abby walked over to Carter, he was holding Elizabeth in his arms, she was crying, Abby placed her hands around Carter's neck and she held him. She hugged him, but carefully as to not hurt the baby. Abby put one hand underneath Elizabeth's head and Carter took one hand away and placed it around Abby.
They stood there, arms intwined. Crying, hugging, and suddenly they were kissing.