Abby awoke to hear screaming coming from somewhere in her apartment.
She was confused for a minute before remembering Alex was staying over
night. Her feet hit the floor fast as she made her way through the
apartment to the spare room
Alex was sitting bolt up right in bed. He had stopped screaming but was still sobbing. Abby sat down on the edge of the bed and took him into her arms. "Hey big guy, it's all right. Everything's all right." Abby ran her hand up and down Alex's back, trying to soothe him.
Alex snuggled further into Abby's shoulder. "I'm sorry." His voice sounded so young. "I'm sorry I woke you."
"Hey, it's okay. I'll survive. Can you tell me what happened?" Abby moved further back in the bed so she was leaning against the headboard. Alex moved with her still cuddling into her. He felt safe in her arms.
"I dreamt mom was killed in front of me by a car." Alex's voice threatened to break again.
"Hey now, your mom's at work perfectly okay and you're here with me. Nothing's going to happen to you, I promise." Abby stroked the young boy's hair. She found herself humming a lullaby, soothing Alex back to sleep.
At seven thirty Sam entered Abby's apartment. It felt strange walking into someone's apartment. She had worked an okay shift but was tired. She hoped Alex had behaved himself for Abby or she would never forgive herself. Abby had been so kind to let Alex stay, she couldn't bear it if Alex had misbehaved.
The apartment was silent so she headed for Abby's bedroom first, hoping to wake her and get all the details of how Alex had behaved before having to wake her son. But when she didn't find Abby in bed she worried. The bedclothes were strewn across the bed and hanging on the floor as if she had left in a hurry. She checked the bathroom in case she was in there throwing up but no, still no Abby. She headed towards the spare bedroom where Alex would be sleeping. She glanced in and saw Abby and Alex asleep together. Abby was half leaning on the headboard, with one arm flung over to the side the other caressing Alex's head. Alex slept with his head on Abby's stomach. The both looked so sweet but why had Abby ended up in beside Alex.
"Abby." Sam gently shook her friends shoulder. She knew what she had been like when she was woken. It was worse when she had been pregnant. Abby began to stir slightly. She opened her eyes and looked up to where the voice had been coming from. She smiled at Sam before realising where she was. Alex's weight on her stomach brought her back to reality.
"Hey, is it seven already?" Abby asked rubbing her eyes.
"Seven thirty." Sam said before looking at Abby again. "What happened last night?" She asked pointing to where her son lay sleeping.
"He had a nightmare and couldn't go back to sleep." Abby tried to explain the best she could for just being awake.
"A nightmare?"
"Yeah, something about you getting killed by a car in front of him. He was so distraught that we almost called the hospital to make sure you were okay. But he soon calmed down and fell back asleep."
Alex began to stir at the sound of voices. "Hey mom." He cried as he threw himself into Sam's arms.
"Hey buddy, you okay?" Sam asked as she kissed his head and snuggled him close.
"Yeah, Abby took good care of me." He smiled back to where Abby still lay against the pillows. "And mom, you'll never guess, Abby's baby started kicking yesterday. She let me feel last night." By this point Alex was literally bursting with pride. "I didn't know babies could kick that hard."
"You kicked all the time when I was expecting you."
"Really?" Sam nodded. "Wow, wait till I tell everyone at school." With that he was up and off to the bathroom to get washed.
"He is such a good kid Sam."
"Thanks, and thanks again for looking after him last night. I really don't know what I would have done if he had to stay at the hospital. SO the baby started kicking?"
"Yeah, in fact." Abby took a hold of Sam's hand and pressed it to her swollen stomach.
"Yeah, I know that feeling. Alex was a terrible kicker. He kicked constantly."
"Well this one seems to know when to sleep, which I am grateful for."
"So are you working today?"
"Yeah at noon. SO I get a few hours more sleep before I go in." Abby said trying to extract herself from the spare bed.
"Yeah, well I'll get my son out of your way and you can get back to sleep. Thanks again Abby."
"Not a problem, any time."
Later that evening Abby was about to take her break. She had been working for over five hours without a breath to herself. She glanced over to where Susan was working. "You ready for a break?" She asked
Susan looked at her. "Sure, just give me a minute and I'll be there."
Abby walked in the direction of the lounge. Today she had been nurse Abby, which for just now she preferred. Even though she wanted to finish med. School badly, she was happy just plodding along. At almost six months gone, she was happy just to go home at night and put her feet up.
Entering the lounge, she apologised to the kissing couple on the couch. Neela and Gallant had been taking advantage of the empty lounge for five minutes of together time. It reminded Abby of how she and Carter used to do the same.
She grabbed Susan's coat and her own before apologising again and leaving them alone. Both had rather red faces but knew Abby was okay. Abby handed Susan her jacket as they headed out he door. "You okay?" Susan asked.
"Yeah. Just bringing up some old memories."
"What do you mean?" Susan asked her.
"I just caught Neela and Gallant kissing in the lounge. I was remembering back to when Carter and I used to do that." Abby's voice sounded sad.
"Well I may have some news that will cheer you up." Susan said with a excited voice.
"Really?" Abby replied as she walked into Ike's.
"Let's get a table first before I tell you." Susan said guiding Abby to the table at the back of the diner. "Right now, well, I don't know how to say this."
"Just tell me what's wrong."
"Nothing's wrong, in fact everything's perfect. Abby, I'm pregnant."
"Oh my God! Susan, that's fantastic news. Hey we're pregnant together." Abby got up from her chair and went round to Susan's side of the table, hugging her best friend. "I'll bet you're pleased. Chuck too."
"Yeah, we are. We found out yesterday and I'm already two months gone. So I'm four months behind you." Susan laughed, thinking of how they would both be at full term.
"Well, I was going to go shopping alone tomorrow for baby things but now you have an excuse to come with me." Abby proudly said.
"I know it's great." Susan beamed. The two friends couldn't have been happier.
Alex was sitting bolt up right in bed. He had stopped screaming but was still sobbing. Abby sat down on the edge of the bed and took him into her arms. "Hey big guy, it's all right. Everything's all right." Abby ran her hand up and down Alex's back, trying to soothe him.
Alex snuggled further into Abby's shoulder. "I'm sorry." His voice sounded so young. "I'm sorry I woke you."
"Hey, it's okay. I'll survive. Can you tell me what happened?" Abby moved further back in the bed so she was leaning against the headboard. Alex moved with her still cuddling into her. He felt safe in her arms.
"I dreamt mom was killed in front of me by a car." Alex's voice threatened to break again.
"Hey now, your mom's at work perfectly okay and you're here with me. Nothing's going to happen to you, I promise." Abby stroked the young boy's hair. She found herself humming a lullaby, soothing Alex back to sleep.
At seven thirty Sam entered Abby's apartment. It felt strange walking into someone's apartment. She had worked an okay shift but was tired. She hoped Alex had behaved himself for Abby or she would never forgive herself. Abby had been so kind to let Alex stay, she couldn't bear it if Alex had misbehaved.
The apartment was silent so she headed for Abby's bedroom first, hoping to wake her and get all the details of how Alex had behaved before having to wake her son. But when she didn't find Abby in bed she worried. The bedclothes were strewn across the bed and hanging on the floor as if she had left in a hurry. She checked the bathroom in case she was in there throwing up but no, still no Abby. She headed towards the spare bedroom where Alex would be sleeping. She glanced in and saw Abby and Alex asleep together. Abby was half leaning on the headboard, with one arm flung over to the side the other caressing Alex's head. Alex slept with his head on Abby's stomach. The both looked so sweet but why had Abby ended up in beside Alex.
"Abby." Sam gently shook her friends shoulder. She knew what she had been like when she was woken. It was worse when she had been pregnant. Abby began to stir slightly. She opened her eyes and looked up to where the voice had been coming from. She smiled at Sam before realising where she was. Alex's weight on her stomach brought her back to reality.
"Hey, is it seven already?" Abby asked rubbing her eyes.
"Seven thirty." Sam said before looking at Abby again. "What happened last night?" She asked pointing to where her son lay sleeping.
"He had a nightmare and couldn't go back to sleep." Abby tried to explain the best she could for just being awake.
"A nightmare?"
"Yeah, something about you getting killed by a car in front of him. He was so distraught that we almost called the hospital to make sure you were okay. But he soon calmed down and fell back asleep."
Alex began to stir at the sound of voices. "Hey mom." He cried as he threw himself into Sam's arms.
"Hey buddy, you okay?" Sam asked as she kissed his head and snuggled him close.
"Yeah, Abby took good care of me." He smiled back to where Abby still lay against the pillows. "And mom, you'll never guess, Abby's baby started kicking yesterday. She let me feel last night." By this point Alex was literally bursting with pride. "I didn't know babies could kick that hard."
"You kicked all the time when I was expecting you."
"Really?" Sam nodded. "Wow, wait till I tell everyone at school." With that he was up and off to the bathroom to get washed.
"He is such a good kid Sam."
"Thanks, and thanks again for looking after him last night. I really don't know what I would have done if he had to stay at the hospital. SO the baby started kicking?"
"Yeah, in fact." Abby took a hold of Sam's hand and pressed it to her swollen stomach.
"Yeah, I know that feeling. Alex was a terrible kicker. He kicked constantly."
"Well this one seems to know when to sleep, which I am grateful for."
"So are you working today?"
"Yeah at noon. SO I get a few hours more sleep before I go in." Abby said trying to extract herself from the spare bed.
"Yeah, well I'll get my son out of your way and you can get back to sleep. Thanks again Abby."
"Not a problem, any time."
Later that evening Abby was about to take her break. She had been working for over five hours without a breath to herself. She glanced over to where Susan was working. "You ready for a break?" She asked
Susan looked at her. "Sure, just give me a minute and I'll be there."
Abby walked in the direction of the lounge. Today she had been nurse Abby, which for just now she preferred. Even though she wanted to finish med. School badly, she was happy just plodding along. At almost six months gone, she was happy just to go home at night and put her feet up.
Entering the lounge, she apologised to the kissing couple on the couch. Neela and Gallant had been taking advantage of the empty lounge for five minutes of together time. It reminded Abby of how she and Carter used to do the same.
She grabbed Susan's coat and her own before apologising again and leaving them alone. Both had rather red faces but knew Abby was okay. Abby handed Susan her jacket as they headed out he door. "You okay?" Susan asked.
"Yeah. Just bringing up some old memories."
"What do you mean?" Susan asked her.
"I just caught Neela and Gallant kissing in the lounge. I was remembering back to when Carter and I used to do that." Abby's voice sounded sad.
"Well I may have some news that will cheer you up." Susan said with a excited voice.
"Really?" Abby replied as she walked into Ike's.
"Let's get a table first before I tell you." Susan said guiding Abby to the table at the back of the diner. "Right now, well, I don't know how to say this."
"Just tell me what's wrong."
"Nothing's wrong, in fact everything's perfect. Abby, I'm pregnant."
"Oh my God! Susan, that's fantastic news. Hey we're pregnant together." Abby got up from her chair and went round to Susan's side of the table, hugging her best friend. "I'll bet you're pleased. Chuck too."
"Yeah, we are. We found out yesterday and I'm already two months gone. So I'm four months behind you." Susan laughed, thinking of how they would both be at full term.
"Well, I was going to go shopping alone tomorrow for baby things but now you have an excuse to come with me." Abby proudly said.
"I know it's great." Susan beamed. The two friends couldn't have been happier.