Short-ish Chapter. Please Read & review!
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Abby woke the to light streaming in her eyes and her alarm beeping. It had stopped snowing, and the clouds had cleared. It had been snowing for the past few days, almost non-stop. Christmas had been yesterday, they had had fun. Because the power wasn't working, they lit a fire and all had hot chocolate. Later in the day the power came on, so they all watched a repeat of Friends. Abby was so tired she fell asleep half way through it.
But today, she had to work, and she had gotten a fair amount of sleep the night before. Abby slowly got up, rubbing her back. Which was sore from the painting. Abby shuffled out of her room into the bathroom. Carter's door was still shut. Abby was working 6 to 6, and Carter was working 12 to 12.
She secretly wished she could work with him. When she was at work alone, keep her pregnancy a secret seemed twice as hard. She felt like she was completely unprotected, and at any second someone would find out. But with Carter, she felt a lot safer.
Abby got dressed, her shirt was big enough that it covered er stomach, although if you looked at her from the side, you could see the bump. Fortunately the Doctor's coat blocked that. She was going to wear scrub pants today. She didn't want to put on the maternity pants. It was just easier to wear the scrubs.
Abby made her way into the kitchen and fixed herself a bowl of cereal, toast and pop tarts. She was really hungry.
She left the house quickly, she was going to take the El into work, because she didn't want to risk driving in the weather. Even just walking made Abby really tired, everything seemed to make her tired lately. She knew it was the pregnancy, but she found it annoying.
"Hey Abby, large trauma coming in, multiple MVA.
"Morning to you too Frank." Abby quickly walked into the lounge so she could deposit all of her stuff. Jerry walked over to Frank when she went inside the lounge.
"Has she gained weight?" Jerry asked Frank. Both Chuny and Lilly smiled, and left the admit desk.
"Abby, I need you." Luka called to Abby as she walked out of the lounge.
"Molly Bell, 9 year old, white female, back seat during the crash, multiple cuts and bruises, nothing obvious but she was bashed around a lot in the back seat, could have internal bleeding.
"Okay, trauma two."
"Where's my mommy?
"She is right behind us," Abby whispered to the girl.
Abby walked into the trauma room, with the gurney.
"Molly, Molly?" Abby shook her, the girl had lost consciousness.
"We need to intubate her. Abby you do it." Luka said.
Abby rushed over to the head of the patient. She was standing there when she felt it, it was soft but strong. The baby was kicking. God was it kicking, all of a sudden, she could feel it, the baby was kicking right behind Abby's belly button. A giant smile broke over Abby's face, and she lowered her hand to her stomach, she could feel the kicks on her stomach.
"Abby?" They were all looking at her. She was smiling and had stopped what she was doing.
Abby looked up. Realizing they were all wondering what she was doing. She quickly intubated the girl. And coming up with a quick excuse, she rushed out of the room. She went into one of the exam rooms, pulling the ultrasound machine in with her. Pulling the curtain around her, blocking her from view, but the ultra sound machine was still sticking out a little. She pulled up her shirt, and she placed it to her stomach.
The baby was really kicking around. Moving and squirming. She could hear the heartbeat as well. It was the first time she could really watch the baby move. It was one of the most amazing things she had seen. The baby, her baby. Abby laid down on the gurney, and propped herself so she could still watch the screen.
Abby stood up, again. It was easier to watch standing. She stood up, keeping the monitor to stomach. She couldn't take her eyes away.
Abby jumped, the curtain had been drawn away from around her suddenly. Haleh and Lydia were standing right infront of her, both staring at her stomach. Abby looked down embarrassed. They knew now, now the whole ER would in a matter of minutes.
Haleh walked around the ultrasound machine and looked at the screen.
"Wow, he's really kicking in there isn't he?
"First time." Abby said, she could no longer keep it a secret.
"How far along are you?"
"5 months."
Haleh looked up at Lydia and smiled.
"Tell Malik I win the pot."
Abby glanced at Haleh.
"What?
"Oh honey, you think we didn't know? We had a pot for how many months you were."
"How much did you win?"
"$105."
"Wow.
Abby wasn't mad, if it hadn't been her, she probably would have put into the pot too.
"We need the ultra sound for trauma one."
Abby lowered her shirt, reluctantly. She still wanted to see the baby, but she had to get back to work.
Lydia and Haleh wheeled the ultrasound machine out of the room. Both were smirking at each other, Abby rushed back into trauma two.
"Abby where they hell did you go?" Luka looked kind of pissed.
"Ummm," Abby thought it was pointless to lie anymore, she might as well just tell people. "The baby kicked for the first time, and I wanted to see it. Sorry."
Luka stared at her, then lowered his gaze to her stomach, as did everyone else in the room. Abby pulled back her lab coat and her shirt, accenting her stomach.
"5 months," Abby explained.
"Damn." Malik said from the other side of the room.
"Yeah, Malik. Haleh told me to tell you that she won." Abby told him with a smile. She walked back over to Luka, who was still looking at her in disbelief. She couldn't wait to tell Carter.
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Abby woke the to light streaming in her eyes and her alarm beeping. It had stopped snowing, and the clouds had cleared. It had been snowing for the past few days, almost non-stop. Christmas had been yesterday, they had had fun. Because the power wasn't working, they lit a fire and all had hot chocolate. Later in the day the power came on, so they all watched a repeat of Friends. Abby was so tired she fell asleep half way through it.
But today, she had to work, and she had gotten a fair amount of sleep the night before. Abby slowly got up, rubbing her back. Which was sore from the painting. Abby shuffled out of her room into the bathroom. Carter's door was still shut. Abby was working 6 to 6, and Carter was working 12 to 12.
She secretly wished she could work with him. When she was at work alone, keep her pregnancy a secret seemed twice as hard. She felt like she was completely unprotected, and at any second someone would find out. But with Carter, she felt a lot safer.
Abby got dressed, her shirt was big enough that it covered er stomach, although if you looked at her from the side, you could see the bump. Fortunately the Doctor's coat blocked that. She was going to wear scrub pants today. She didn't want to put on the maternity pants. It was just easier to wear the scrubs.
Abby made her way into the kitchen and fixed herself a bowl of cereal, toast and pop tarts. She was really hungry.
She left the house quickly, she was going to take the El into work, because she didn't want to risk driving in the weather. Even just walking made Abby really tired, everything seemed to make her tired lately. She knew it was the pregnancy, but she found it annoying.
"Hey Abby, large trauma coming in, multiple MVA.
"Morning to you too Frank." Abby quickly walked into the lounge so she could deposit all of her stuff. Jerry walked over to Frank when she went inside the lounge.
"Has she gained weight?" Jerry asked Frank. Both Chuny and Lilly smiled, and left the admit desk.
"Abby, I need you." Luka called to Abby as she walked out of the lounge.
"Molly Bell, 9 year old, white female, back seat during the crash, multiple cuts and bruises, nothing obvious but she was bashed around a lot in the back seat, could have internal bleeding.
"Okay, trauma two."
"Where's my mommy?
"She is right behind us," Abby whispered to the girl.
Abby walked into the trauma room, with the gurney.
"Molly, Molly?" Abby shook her, the girl had lost consciousness.
"We need to intubate her. Abby you do it." Luka said.
Abby rushed over to the head of the patient. She was standing there when she felt it, it was soft but strong. The baby was kicking. God was it kicking, all of a sudden, she could feel it, the baby was kicking right behind Abby's belly button. A giant smile broke over Abby's face, and she lowered her hand to her stomach, she could feel the kicks on her stomach.
"Abby?" They were all looking at her. She was smiling and had stopped what she was doing.
Abby looked up. Realizing they were all wondering what she was doing. She quickly intubated the girl. And coming up with a quick excuse, she rushed out of the room. She went into one of the exam rooms, pulling the ultrasound machine in with her. Pulling the curtain around her, blocking her from view, but the ultra sound machine was still sticking out a little. She pulled up her shirt, and she placed it to her stomach.
The baby was really kicking around. Moving and squirming. She could hear the heartbeat as well. It was the first time she could really watch the baby move. It was one of the most amazing things she had seen. The baby, her baby. Abby laid down on the gurney, and propped herself so she could still watch the screen.
Abby stood up, again. It was easier to watch standing. She stood up, keeping the monitor to stomach. She couldn't take her eyes away.
Abby jumped, the curtain had been drawn away from around her suddenly. Haleh and Lydia were standing right infront of her, both staring at her stomach. Abby looked down embarrassed. They knew now, now the whole ER would in a matter of minutes.
Haleh walked around the ultrasound machine and looked at the screen.
"Wow, he's really kicking in there isn't he?
"First time." Abby said, she could no longer keep it a secret.
"How far along are you?"
"5 months."
Haleh looked up at Lydia and smiled.
"Tell Malik I win the pot."
Abby glanced at Haleh.
"What?
"Oh honey, you think we didn't know? We had a pot for how many months you were."
"How much did you win?"
"$105."
"Wow.
Abby wasn't mad, if it hadn't been her, she probably would have put into the pot too.
"We need the ultra sound for trauma one."
Abby lowered her shirt, reluctantly. She still wanted to see the baby, but she had to get back to work.
Lydia and Haleh wheeled the ultrasound machine out of the room. Both were smirking at each other, Abby rushed back into trauma two.
"Abby where they hell did you go?" Luka looked kind of pissed.
"Ummm," Abby thought it was pointless to lie anymore, she might as well just tell people. "The baby kicked for the first time, and I wanted to see it. Sorry."
Luka stared at her, then lowered his gaze to her stomach, as did everyone else in the room. Abby pulled back her lab coat and her shirt, accenting her stomach.
"5 months," Abby explained.
"Damn." Malik said from the other side of the room.
"Yeah, Malik. Haleh told me to tell you that she won." Abby told him with a smile. She walked back over to Luka, who was still looking at her in disbelief. She couldn't wait to tell Carter.