A/n: Hey everyone, well the story is coming to an end very soon, couple of more chapters left probably about 2 ,3 or even less. Uhh.. well I personally think that I have ruined the story and I was thinking of stopping at this chapter, but I have decided that I will stick to this story to the end because I don't like leaving things half way through. Well enough of my rumblings enjoy this chapter and the rest of the story. Hope you like it. R&R
Chapter 9- (Author's POV)
Susan and Abby finally made it home from the wedding, just like what Susan promised they stopped by at the shop and bought two tubes of ice cream. Susan was not ready tonight to get her head bitten off by Abby for touching her ice cream. Abby went into her bedroom to go and change into something more comfortable, so did Susan. Both ladies settled onto Susan's couch and got ready for a girly chat.
"Did you talk to Carter and the wedding?" Susan asked Abby.
"Uh.. no I didn't have the chance," Abby said stuffing a spoonful of ice cream in her mouth to avoid saying anything more.
"In other words you were trying to avoid him? You have to talk to him soon Abby." Susan said finally.
"I know Susan but you have to understand it really hard for. He was the reason why I left, it's not going to be easy" Abby said finally
"I understand but you have to do it before you leave"
"Wasn't the wedding great. I am really happy for Luka and oh" Abby stopped half way through her sentence.
"Abby what it wrong" Susan asked dropping ice cream on the table.
"It nothing Susan the baby just kicked" Abby said with a big smile plastered on his face. "Here feel it" Abby grabbed Susan's hand and placed it on her belly.
"Come on baby. Kick for you auntie". By coincidence the baby kicked. "Omg, she or he kicked. I can't believe it, I think he and she loves their Auntie." Susan said laughing
"Isn't it great." Abby said laughing.
"So aren't you going to call the father and tell him that his child kicked for the first time?" Susan asked looking serious.
"Uhh... yeah later on, maybe tomorrow or something. It's pretty late I don't want to disturb him" Abby said trying to avoid the question.
"So you haven't told anything about this baby father, I don't know any details and plus you didn't tell me you were seeing someone when we were talking over the phone while you were Boston."
"Look Susan can I just ask you to drop the subject of the baby father. I don't really want to talk about him right now. Okay?" Abby said finishing of her ice cream.
"Sure. Anyways I think I am going to head to bed I have to work in the morning" Susan said getting up.
"Yeah see you tomorrow morning," Abby said looking straight ahead not looking at Susan.
Susan dropped the half full ice cream back into the freezer and tossed her spoon into the sink and made her way into her bedroom. Before she closed her door she took a long at Abby. She was still sitting in the same position and still staring at the same spot. Abby did not know yet but she just confirmed Susan's suspicions.
At the ER
The ER was running slowly today and everyone seemed to be talking about the wedding and the surprise guest. Susan walked in and greeted everyone. She made her way to the lounge and was met by Deb.
"Hey, how you doing? I heard that you nearly killed Pratt yesterday?" Susan smiled as she said that.
"I'm doing good, yeah he stepped on my new shoes and he couldn't understand why I was getting so worked up," Chen said sitting down with her cup of coffee
"He is a man, he would never understand, so there is no point explaining it"
"So...is Abby staying with you? It was good to see her yesterday."
"Yeah she is. It has been fun she is going back to Boston soon" Susan said sitting next to Chen.
"She looks really big and looks really happy. I am really happy for her, I didn't realize how much I missed her until I saw her yesterday"
"Yeah I know what you mean, it has been great having her around her the house. Well time to go back to work" Susan got up and walked out of the lounge.
Couple of hours later
Carter walked into the ER ready to start his shift. He was feeling good today. Everything was going well for him. He made his way to Admin. The nurses had gathered up together and a couple of doctors where there as well. To Carter's knowledge this meant one thing something has happened and the news was spreading around the hospital. As Carter go closer he heard bits of the conversation.
"....looked good yesterday" he heard Chuny say. Who was looking good, Carter thought.
"Don't you think she looks big for someone who is 7 months". Whispers of yeah could be heard in the group.
"do you think he knows she is pregnant"?
"Don't think so or he would be in a bad mood"
Carter had heard enough he wanted to know who they were talking about. He walked towards the group.
"So who is pregnant and who is the male involved," Carter shouted, making everyone huddled up together jump.
"Hey..hey.. Carter what are you doing here?" Malik asked looking around
"Uh..Malik I work here, so who is in the gossip column today?" Carter asked smiling.
"Uh is no one, you would not know them...they.. they work at Northwestern and is a nurse there" Chuny said quickly.
"OK, anyway has anyone seen Susan"
'Yeah she is in the lounge, tell her that a break is over and she should get her lazy paying ass back to work, her patient is dieing" Frank shouted as Carter made his way to the lounge.
He walked in to see the person who was the result of his happiness. She was lying on the couch.
"Hey Susan" Carter said sitting next to you
"Hey Carter, you feeling alright?" Susan asked cautiously
"Yeah, I wanted to tell you something. When you left I realized how much you were right and that I had to get my life back together soon or I will loose everyone I loved"
"Glad to see that my wise words are being used around here" Susan said smiling.
"Well don't get too big headed and also you are not always right my old age systems have gone. I don't feel like eating ice cream and I am not using the toilets that much." Carter said getting up moving to his locker.
"I still believe that it is old age, so how long is you shift?" Susan asked reading her magazine. She didn't hear anything.
"Carter? You can't ignore me?
"Susan, my stomach is killing me?" Carter said crunching down holding his stomach.
"What Carter?"
"Susan help" Carter said falling to the floor
"Carter? How is the pain like?" Susan said while rushing to Carter's side
"What the hell do you mean what the pain is like. Well it's like.. Like. It has stopped"
"What do you mean that it has stopped" Susan asked shocked
"I mean that it has stopped I feel better now" Carter said standing up.
"Ok... if you say so, I am going back to work"
"Yeah whatever....Ahh!!!" Carter screamed. Susan run back to his side
"Where that it hurt Carter"
"My lower abdomen" Carter wailed in pain
"Hold on I will be right back" Susan run to the lounge door.
"Someone get a gurney in here quickly" Susan screamed and run back to Carter. "Ok Carter breathe slowly in and out"
"Susan you are talking to me as if I..Ahhh. I'm having a baby," Carter screamed
Susan froze dead.
"Hello Susan...Susan....Susan someone in pain here" Carter shouted Susan run for to the door as Malik and Chen came into the lounge.
"Carter is over there take him to trauma one he is complaining of lower abdomen pain, by the looks of it he is really in pain. I'll be right back" with that Susan took off to the Admin. Susan grabbed the phone off Frank.
"Hey I was on that"
"Sorry emergency, I need the phone"
"So what if it's such an emergency why don't you use your own phone"
"Frank talk about this later, this call is really important"
"Whatever, everything is important with you doctors"
Susan dialed her memorable number. The phone kept on ringing.
"Come on Abby, please pick up the phone...come on pick up, pick up"
Hi you have reached Susan's answering machine by the looks of it I am not home or I don't want to talk to you. Leave a message and I will call if I want to. Bye. BEEP.
"Shit. Uhh Abby this is Susan please pick up.. Uhh if you get this message please call me, maybe you have just gone out or something but please call me when you get this message immediately". Susan dropped the phone and just stared at it.
"Hey if you done having a staring contest with the phone Carter wants to talk to you" Malik said
"Uh.. What did you say?"
"I said Carter wants to speak to you, he is in trauma one, he is feeling ok now."
"Ok thanks"
Susan walked into trauma one seeing Carter lying in with the heart monitor on him.
"Hey, how you doing?"
"Good. But I was about to ask you the same thing. Susan are you ok?"
"Yeah, just fine I just over reacted on something. I just needed to check on someone."
"Was it your cousin?"
"Huh? Why would I want to check on my cousin?"
"Bea-cause she is living with you. Susan are you that forgetful are you really sure you are ok"
"Oh yeah- yeah my cousin who is staying with me. Yeah that was the person I was suppose to check on"
"Ok Susan. Well I am feeling really better now" "Ahhh!!!!"
Susan rushed next to Carter's side.
"Carter are you ok is it your belly again" Susan asked will placing her hand on Carter stomach.
"Yeah. It feels like it is cramping. But it has stopped now"
"This is really getting weird"
"Hey Susan, a pregnant woman in labor is being rushed in. ETA 5 minutes"
"Do you know her name?" Susan asked worried. Cater noticed that and stared at her.
"Nope, all we know is that she is her 30's and she is 7months pregnant" Chuny left the room after that.
"Omg it might be Abby" Susan said walking up and down the trauma room
"What do you mean it might be Abby?" Carter asked standing up.
"Miss can you hear me. Breathe in and out slowly please"
"Yeah, yeah I know. ahh.. What to do"
"Ok"
"What hospital are we going anyway?"
"County"
"County? We can't go there. Let's go to Northwestern. Northwestern is way much better"
'Sorry Miss we cannot go there, you are too far in you labor to travel that distance. Northwestern is too far away County is much closer"
"But I want to go to... ahhhh. Northwestern, you have to obliged to my wished"
"Sorry Miss no can do, it is in your best intrest to go to County"
"Yeah, yeah I know and will you stop calling me Miss. My bloody name is.... Ahhh..Abby!!"