Abby was slowly making her way through the morning sickness and constant tiredness. As for now no one knew that she was pregnant in the ER, Carter and Susan had kept to their word and not told anyone. Abby knew she was going to have trouble keeping things a secret though, once she started showing.
They had passed off the crying and throwing up incident as Abby just having a high fever and being sick. Though she knew that everyone had their suspicions, she knew that no one really knew that she was pregnant. Everyone knew that something had happened between Carter and her, but no one said a word about it. Everyone thought that Carter and Abby were back together and Abby didn't bother to stop the rumors. They made it easier to keep her pregnancy a secret, and when she broke the news, they would think that maybe it wasn't from the drunken night they had had.
Abby didn't know how she would break the news, she didn't just want to announce it. She would rather people just found out, with out having to bother her about it. She was in a way embarrassed. Mostly because it had happened when they had both been drunk. She still couldn't believe she was that stupid, she was mad at her self for that, but Carter had been great about it He was giving her constant attention, he gave her book and information, and she could ask him any questions she had.
He knew that she was scared, but she was no where near as scared as before. She knew that she had Carter's support in this, so she was okay. She still wasn't completely happy about it all, but she felt, much better about it. She felt like she learned a lot from this, and maybe it wouldn't be as awful as she thought at first.
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"Do you have your appointment today with Dr. Danbur?" Carter came up behind her and whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, at 12."
"That's in 10 minutes!"
"Please don't miss it Carter." Abby looked at him. She was so unsure. The first ultra sound, this was just to check everything out. Make sure everything was okay.
"I wont. I was just checking."
Abby knew that this was going to be what made it real. She was just so nervous about everything. She wasn't really sure how to describe how she was feeling, she just wanted it over with. Abby had scheduled it with a lesser known doctor in the hospital. If she had Dr. Coburn do this, she knew people would find out, so she went with someone who she had worked a lot with when she was a OB nurse. Someone she knew she could trust. It wasn't that she didn't trust Dr. Coburn, but Dr. Coburn had never seemed to really like Abby. Plus it had been Coburn who delivered Carter's baby, she just didn't want to push things.
"Hey Susan, can you cover for me. I am taking my lunch break, but I am heading up to OB and if anyone asks......
"Yeah, good luck.
"Thanks." Abby walked into the lounge, she was so hungry. She had to get something. She had been craving pickles lately. Every times she ate them she threw up, but she needed on so badly. She had brought a jar with her to work, just in case. She pulled the jar out of the fridge and popped the jar open. She pulled one out and started chomping on it. She had never tasted anything so good she thought and she was surprised but she didn't feel sick. She walked out to the admit desk, she had 5 minutes till she was going up, so she thought she would grab something easy off the board.
She was just walking away from admit when she felt it. I shouldn't have eaten that, she thought and dropped the chart. She ran to the trash can leaned over it and threw up. She saw the pickle come up as well as the cereal she had had that morning. When she was feeling better, she sat up, and Frank was looking at her in disgust, Lydia was just looking worried.
"You okay Abby?
"Yeah," She thought of a lie quickly. "I had some bad milk in my cereal this morning.
Abby quickly turned around, wipped her mouth on a tissue from the counter and picked up the chart.
"Didn't she have some bad milk in cereal last week too?" Lydia asked Frank.
"That must be way past it's expiration date." Frank smiled.
"Yeah." Lydia laughed and walked away.
Crap, Abby thought. She needed to stop this. She hated lying, but she just wasn't ready to tell them.
She went into the curtian.
"Morning, I'm Dr. Lockhart, how are you feeling today?" she said.
"Well I am fine, but I think Maria here has a cold." She was holding a young baby in her arms. Abby smiled, that'll be me soon, she thought.
"How old." She walked over, and placed the stythoscope to the babies chest.
"She is 4 weeks.
Abby picked the baby up. She smiled, god, she couldn't believe this was soon to be her.
"Well she doesn't have fluid in her lungs, which is a good sign. She probably just has a small head cold. But let me do some vitals just to be sure.
"Okay.
"How are you doing?
"Sorry?
"How is it, is it hard taking care of her?
"Well it been chalanging, but fun.
"I was scared at first, but things just worked out.
"I am just really, nervous. I am expecting too.
"Really?
"Well in like 7 or 6 months."
"Congratulations.
"Thanks, but I am so nervous. I have no idea what to do."
"Neither did I. You learn as you go, read the books though. You'll catch on, I know I did."
"Okay, thanks. I am going to send a nurse in here, I am heading up to OB.
The woman smile at Abby, as Abby handed the baby back to her. She turned around and walked out, giving Haleh the chart and instructions. She then found Susan, letting her know she was going up. She walked up to the door to exam room two, and looked through, giving Carter a nod she headed up to OB.
They had passed off the crying and throwing up incident as Abby just having a high fever and being sick. Though she knew that everyone had their suspicions, she knew that no one really knew that she was pregnant. Everyone knew that something had happened between Carter and her, but no one said a word about it. Everyone thought that Carter and Abby were back together and Abby didn't bother to stop the rumors. They made it easier to keep her pregnancy a secret, and when she broke the news, they would think that maybe it wasn't from the drunken night they had had.
Abby didn't know how she would break the news, she didn't just want to announce it. She would rather people just found out, with out having to bother her about it. She was in a way embarrassed. Mostly because it had happened when they had both been drunk. She still couldn't believe she was that stupid, she was mad at her self for that, but Carter had been great about it He was giving her constant attention, he gave her book and information, and she could ask him any questions she had.
He knew that she was scared, but she was no where near as scared as before. She knew that she had Carter's support in this, so she was okay. She still wasn't completely happy about it all, but she felt, much better about it. She felt like she learned a lot from this, and maybe it wouldn't be as awful as she thought at first.
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"Do you have your appointment today with Dr. Danbur?" Carter came up behind her and whispered in her ear.
"Yeah, at 12."
"That's in 10 minutes!"
"Please don't miss it Carter." Abby looked at him. She was so unsure. The first ultra sound, this was just to check everything out. Make sure everything was okay.
"I wont. I was just checking."
Abby knew that this was going to be what made it real. She was just so nervous about everything. She wasn't really sure how to describe how she was feeling, she just wanted it over with. Abby had scheduled it with a lesser known doctor in the hospital. If she had Dr. Coburn do this, she knew people would find out, so she went with someone who she had worked a lot with when she was a OB nurse. Someone she knew she could trust. It wasn't that she didn't trust Dr. Coburn, but Dr. Coburn had never seemed to really like Abby. Plus it had been Coburn who delivered Carter's baby, she just didn't want to push things.
"Hey Susan, can you cover for me. I am taking my lunch break, but I am heading up to OB and if anyone asks......
"Yeah, good luck.
"Thanks." Abby walked into the lounge, she was so hungry. She had to get something. She had been craving pickles lately. Every times she ate them she threw up, but she needed on so badly. She had brought a jar with her to work, just in case. She pulled the jar out of the fridge and popped the jar open. She pulled one out and started chomping on it. She had never tasted anything so good she thought and she was surprised but she didn't feel sick. She walked out to the admit desk, she had 5 minutes till she was going up, so she thought she would grab something easy off the board.
She was just walking away from admit when she felt it. I shouldn't have eaten that, she thought and dropped the chart. She ran to the trash can leaned over it and threw up. She saw the pickle come up as well as the cereal she had had that morning. When she was feeling better, she sat up, and Frank was looking at her in disgust, Lydia was just looking worried.
"You okay Abby?
"Yeah," She thought of a lie quickly. "I had some bad milk in my cereal this morning.
Abby quickly turned around, wipped her mouth on a tissue from the counter and picked up the chart.
"Didn't she have some bad milk in cereal last week too?" Lydia asked Frank.
"That must be way past it's expiration date." Frank smiled.
"Yeah." Lydia laughed and walked away.
Crap, Abby thought. She needed to stop this. She hated lying, but she just wasn't ready to tell them.
She went into the curtian.
"Morning, I'm Dr. Lockhart, how are you feeling today?" she said.
"Well I am fine, but I think Maria here has a cold." She was holding a young baby in her arms. Abby smiled, that'll be me soon, she thought.
"How old." She walked over, and placed the stythoscope to the babies chest.
"She is 4 weeks.
Abby picked the baby up. She smiled, god, she couldn't believe this was soon to be her.
"Well she doesn't have fluid in her lungs, which is a good sign. She probably just has a small head cold. But let me do some vitals just to be sure.
"Okay.
"How are you doing?
"Sorry?
"How is it, is it hard taking care of her?
"Well it been chalanging, but fun.
"I was scared at first, but things just worked out.
"I am just really, nervous. I am expecting too.
"Really?
"Well in like 7 or 6 months."
"Congratulations.
"Thanks, but I am so nervous. I have no idea what to do."
"Neither did I. You learn as you go, read the books though. You'll catch on, I know I did."
"Okay, thanks. I am going to send a nurse in here, I am heading up to OB.
The woman smile at Abby, as Abby handed the baby back to her. She turned around and walked out, giving Haleh the chart and instructions. She then found Susan, letting her know she was going up. She walked up to the door to exam room two, and looked through, giving Carter a nod she headed up to OB.