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It's been three weeks since Abby's threatened miscarriage and now everyone in the ER knows she is pregnant. Susan watches as she works with an elderly gentleman who keeps her smiling throughout the examination. Abby is still working her way through her med. school course, but not really doing the practical side of things. Weaver spoke to the school and explained the situation. The school were remarkably understanding and are letting her do all the written assignments and when she feels up to it after the baby is born she can complete the practical assignments and graduate.
Abby finishes up with her elderly patient and makes her way back to the desk, where Susan is waiting on her to go lunch. Abby stops mid-way and places her hand over her rounded stomach. 'Not again.' Susan thinks and rushes up to her side. "Abby are you okay?" Susan asked, placing her arm around Abby's shoulder.
"What?" Abby looks confused. "Oh yeah, sorry. I'm fine, great in fact. I just felt the baby kick for the first time."
Susan's eyes widen. "Really?" Abby nods and takes Susan's hand, placing it where hers had been. Sure enough a few seconds later, Susan was rewarding with a strong kick. "Abby, this is fantastic."
"I know, it's proof now that there really is someone in there." Abby smiled as she rubbed her hand over the bump. "Lets go to lunch."
Around seven o'clock that evening, Abby was getting ready to finish her shift when Sam came in trailing Alex behind her. None of them looked happy. "Hey Sam, Hi Alex. What's up?"
"The damn baby-sitter cancelled on me and now Alex has to stay here all night. He's not happy cause he won't be sleeping on a proper bed, and I really don't want him here all night." Sam sounded so harassed.
"He can come home with me if you want?" Abby offered. She hated to see anyone in a bind like that.
"I couldn't do that to you." Sam protested.
"Your not, I offered. It'll be good to have him around, practice and all that. And I could do with the company." Abby told her. The last part wasn't exactly a lie. She had been feeling really lonely the last few nights.
"Are you sure, you know what he's like." Sam eyed her new friend.
"I'm sure, just what time does he have to be at school for?"
"I'll be there before that. I finish at seven. He doesn't need to be there till nine. Are you positive you want to do this?"
"Yes, stop trying to put me off or I won't take him. Here, take my spare key and you can let yourself in tomorrow, just in case we aren't up." Abby handed Sam the key before Sam went to tell Alex the good news.
On the road to the El Abby asked Sam if he had eaten dinner. "Mom made me mac and cheese before we left but I am still hungry."
"Good, 'cause I'm starving. What do you fancy?" Abby asked with a smile on her face. She was enjoying this, so far.
Alex smiled up at Abby. "Whatever, although a burger would be nice."
"Burger and fries it is. What about a strawberry shake to go with it?" Abby licked her lips thinking of the meal ahead.
"Make mine chocolate and I'm sold." Alex was such a nice kid, Abby hoped that no matter what her child would be nice and polite like Alex.
After stopping at the local burger bar, Alex and Abby continued to walk towards her apartment, conversation ranged from what was good on t.v to what Alex was up to in school. He didn't seem to enthusiastic about school but then what nine year old was.
Abby's apartment was warm, she was glad she had changed the timer on the heating. She hated entering a cold apartment. Alex situated himself in front of the t.v straight away knowing that one of his favourite shows was about to start. Abby joined him on the sofa and they laughed they whole way through the show.
Around nine thirty, which Abby knew was a little later than Alex's normal bedtime she turned to him. "Alex, time for bed little man."
"Hey, I'm not a little man." He scowled at her for a moment when he noticed her face had changed. She wasn't looking at him, she was staring at her stomach with the look of amazement on her face. "Is the baby kicking?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, do you want to feel?" Abby asked. Alex nodded furiously. he had never felt a baby inside someone before. Abby placed his little hand on her stomach. They waited a few minutes before the little one inside her gave a huge kick.
"Wow. That is so cool. Wait till I tell my friends at school." Alex was over awed by it all.
"Right now it's time for bed." Abby said as Alex finally let her stomach go.
"Okay." He answered, not really wanting to go to bed, he was having too much fun. He stood and gave Abby a hug. "thank you for letting me stay."
"Any time sweetie." Abby ruffled Alex's hair before he scurried off to the spare bedroom. Abby sat back on the sofa. She had really enjoyed having Alex here for the evening. He had kept her mind off the things she normally thought of when she was alone at night.
A.N part two I know Alex isn't probably like this but to me and this story he is. He hasn't really came into ER where I'm watching it yet. But from what I have read he isn't like this.
It's been three weeks since Abby's threatened miscarriage and now everyone in the ER knows she is pregnant. Susan watches as she works with an elderly gentleman who keeps her smiling throughout the examination. Abby is still working her way through her med. school course, but not really doing the practical side of things. Weaver spoke to the school and explained the situation. The school were remarkably understanding and are letting her do all the written assignments and when she feels up to it after the baby is born she can complete the practical assignments and graduate.
Abby finishes up with her elderly patient and makes her way back to the desk, where Susan is waiting on her to go lunch. Abby stops mid-way and places her hand over her rounded stomach. 'Not again.' Susan thinks and rushes up to her side. "Abby are you okay?" Susan asked, placing her arm around Abby's shoulder.
"What?" Abby looks confused. "Oh yeah, sorry. I'm fine, great in fact. I just felt the baby kick for the first time."
Susan's eyes widen. "Really?" Abby nods and takes Susan's hand, placing it where hers had been. Sure enough a few seconds later, Susan was rewarding with a strong kick. "Abby, this is fantastic."
"I know, it's proof now that there really is someone in there." Abby smiled as she rubbed her hand over the bump. "Lets go to lunch."
Around seven o'clock that evening, Abby was getting ready to finish her shift when Sam came in trailing Alex behind her. None of them looked happy. "Hey Sam, Hi Alex. What's up?"
"The damn baby-sitter cancelled on me and now Alex has to stay here all night. He's not happy cause he won't be sleeping on a proper bed, and I really don't want him here all night." Sam sounded so harassed.
"He can come home with me if you want?" Abby offered. She hated to see anyone in a bind like that.
"I couldn't do that to you." Sam protested.
"Your not, I offered. It'll be good to have him around, practice and all that. And I could do with the company." Abby told her. The last part wasn't exactly a lie. She had been feeling really lonely the last few nights.
"Are you sure, you know what he's like." Sam eyed her new friend.
"I'm sure, just what time does he have to be at school for?"
"I'll be there before that. I finish at seven. He doesn't need to be there till nine. Are you positive you want to do this?"
"Yes, stop trying to put me off or I won't take him. Here, take my spare key and you can let yourself in tomorrow, just in case we aren't up." Abby handed Sam the key before Sam went to tell Alex the good news.
On the road to the El Abby asked Sam if he had eaten dinner. "Mom made me mac and cheese before we left but I am still hungry."
"Good, 'cause I'm starving. What do you fancy?" Abby asked with a smile on her face. She was enjoying this, so far.
Alex smiled up at Abby. "Whatever, although a burger would be nice."
"Burger and fries it is. What about a strawberry shake to go with it?" Abby licked her lips thinking of the meal ahead.
"Make mine chocolate and I'm sold." Alex was such a nice kid, Abby hoped that no matter what her child would be nice and polite like Alex.
After stopping at the local burger bar, Alex and Abby continued to walk towards her apartment, conversation ranged from what was good on t.v to what Alex was up to in school. He didn't seem to enthusiastic about school but then what nine year old was.
Abby's apartment was warm, she was glad she had changed the timer on the heating. She hated entering a cold apartment. Alex situated himself in front of the t.v straight away knowing that one of his favourite shows was about to start. Abby joined him on the sofa and they laughed they whole way through the show.
Around nine thirty, which Abby knew was a little later than Alex's normal bedtime she turned to him. "Alex, time for bed little man."
"Hey, I'm not a little man." He scowled at her for a moment when he noticed her face had changed. She wasn't looking at him, she was staring at her stomach with the look of amazement on her face. "Is the baby kicking?" Alex asked.
"Yeah, do you want to feel?" Abby asked. Alex nodded furiously. he had never felt a baby inside someone before. Abby placed his little hand on her stomach. They waited a few minutes before the little one inside her gave a huge kick.
"Wow. That is so cool. Wait till I tell my friends at school." Alex was over awed by it all.
"Right now it's time for bed." Abby said as Alex finally let her stomach go.
"Okay." He answered, not really wanting to go to bed, he was having too much fun. He stood and gave Abby a hug. "thank you for letting me stay."
"Any time sweetie." Abby ruffled Alex's hair before he scurried off to the spare bedroom. Abby sat back on the sofa. She had really enjoyed having Alex here for the evening. He had kept her mind off the things she normally thought of when she was alone at night.
A.N part two I know Alex isn't probably like this but to me and this story he is. He hasn't really came into ER where I'm watching it yet. But from what I have read he isn't like this.