Bad Karma
Carby. Something happens to Abby. How does it affect her life and her relationship with Carter? Read on to find out! Please review!
A.N.: I'm not the original author of this story. The original author was carby luva 313. She's decided she doesn't have enough time to write, so she's giving me the honor of finishing it for her. Everything after chapter six is my own. I hope I'm doing a good job!
Disclaimer: I don't own anything Michael Crichton made up, but please give me credit for my creativity! After all, sometimes I'm tempted to believe that my storylines are better than any of the ones that TPTB could come up with.
Chapter 30: Back To Work
Carter and Abby woke up bright and early. It was twenty below outside and you couldn't see through the billowing snow. Today marked Abby and Carter's return from Florida. It would be their first day back to work. Everyone was dying to hear how it was being somewhere nice for a change. Both of them were sunburnt to the second degree and pretty sore, but at least everyone in the ER would get to see the aftermath of a week in the sun. Carter still had minor headaches after the surfing accident, but it was getting better. Lily kept in touch with them both, and Carter and Abby were growing quite fond of her. Carter sat on the bed, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes.
"Oh my God these stitches are driving me nuts!" Carter groaned.
"If they're healing well enough, I can take them out for you today." Abby said, stifling a yawn.
"Please do." Carter said sleepily.
"I'm going to take a shower. See you in a few. When I come back I'll change that dressing." Abby stated.
Carter looked after her as she walked off. A few seconds later he gathered his thoughts and went to find something to wear. Meanwhile Abby was standing in the shower, letting the water cascade over her shoulders. It was horrible having to take cool showers in the middle of winter, but her sunburn wouldn't allow for warm water. It barely allowed for water at all. Carter was thinking along the same lines as he carefully pulled on a shirt. Clothes were a definite bother, and he wished that for the timebeing they both lived in a nudist colony. At least he didn't have trouble with tight brastraps.
After Abby finished her shower she stalked into the bedroom to get dressed. Carter was in the adjacent bathroom combing his hair.
"You know there's no point. It'll just look messy again once I change the bandages." Abby pointed out.
"I know, I can't help it. Part of the Carter family charm is the fact that we're neat freaks." Carter smiled.
"Sit on the bed. I'll get dressed and replace the dressing." Abby suggested.
Carter did so obediently and watched as Abby changed. She was extremely sexy. She was slender, and had the perfect curves. Her dark, tanned skin made her look like and exotic goddess. Carter smiled to himself as he watched Abby slip on her scrubs. A few seconds later she was dressed. Abby came out of the closet and dropped onto the bed next to Carter. She leaned over and kissed him before reaching for the bag of supplies. As Abby changed the dressing she noted that the wound was healing exceptionally well.
"Looks like I can take out the sutures today after all." Abby said offhandedly.
"Great!" Carter exclaimed.
"Are you still getting headaches? Dizziness? Nausea?" Abby inquired.
"No." Carter said quickly.
He looked up and saw Abby's perfectly arched eyebrow raise just a fraction as she skillfully covered the wound.
"You made me promise to be honest with the surgeons, now I want you to be honest with me." Abby said seriously.
"What I told you wasn't a lie. It was a version of the truth." Carter replied.
"The truth doesn't have versions!" Abby said incredulously.
"I still have minor headaches, and an occasional bout of dizziness, but that's it I swear." Carter blurted out.
"Was that so hard?" Abby asked.
Carter rolled his eyes in response. Abby finished with the dressing and put all the other supplies away. She pulled out a penlight. Carter raised his eyebrows, questioning her motives.
"The tables have turned. Now I'm the one on the giving side of medicine. Relax, I just want to see if you're still concussed." Abby explained.
Carter nodded and looked at her. Abby shone the light in his eyes and checked his dialation. After that she went on and quickly checked his plantar reflex. His pupils were still sluggish and his reaction was delayed. Abby took his wrist and gently checked his pulse, her brow furrowed with concern. Carter noticed her dilemma.
"What is it?" He queried.
"I think you should stay home today. I'm concerned about your concussion. Your pupils still aren't dialating, and your babinski is delayed. You have a strong pulse, but I'd feel better if you took another few days. If you do decide to go into work today, I want you to get a head CT." Abby said concernedly.
"If I miss any more work, Weaver will mount my head on a plaque in her office. I'll get the CT done if it makes you feel better." Carter said.
"Fine." Abby replied, satisfied.
After she packed everything up and set it aside, the two of them walked downstairs for breakfast. They sat at the table drinking coffee and chatting for a while before Trudy brought their food in. They thanked her and started eating. A few minutes later they had finished. Abby and Carter stood by the door and got their coats on. The weather was particularly horibble that day. You could literally lean into the wind at a forty five degree angle and not fall over. The snow was falling so thickly you couldn't see your hand a foot in front of your face. The roads were horrible so Abby and Carter left fifteen minutes early in order to get to work on time, thanking God for remote car starters.
After half an hour driving through the endless snow they arrived at County. The parkade was perfectly dry, making it easier to get through. Carter parked the car and turned to Abby. She unbuckled her belt and leaned over to him.
"You know, I figure it would be easier if you were on ER rotation again, that way we could both tell our vacation stories. Alone I'll feel watched and crowded." Carter laughed.
"Yeah well, surgeons and scrub nurses are much nosier than anyone in the ER. Haleh couldn't hold a candle to Shirley. We're both going to be singled out." Abby argued.
"How about we meet for lunch?" Carter asked.
"Sure. Twelve, Doc Magoos." Abby replied.
"Sounds great." Carter agreed.
"We'll eat quickly because I want you to get that CT scan. I'll go with you." Abby said sternly.
"You win." Carter caved.
Abby and Carter gathered their things and got out of the car. They held hands as they walked toward the building. After getting through the pedway they embraced and went in seperate directions. Abby headed up toward the surgeons lounge. She dropped all of her things in her locker and grabbed her lab coat, I.D., and stethoscope, as well as a few other little things. When she closed her locker, Abby turned to leave only to see that the previously empty lounge was full of people. Elizabeth, Robert, Eddie, Gordana, and Shirley stood around the room. Abby jumped in surprise.
"Oh, hi everyone. I didn't hear you come in." Abby said.
"Good morning." The group said simutaneously.
"Gordana, how's County suiting you so far?" Abby said, taking attention off of herself.
"Great, it's so much better than Croatia. I only miss the people and the scenery. The familiarity, I mean. I'm sure that I'll fit in better soon, thanks to all these wonderful people." Gordana smiled.
"How's Luka doing?" Abby questioned.
"Much better. He's recovering. Actually, you'll see him today. He's coming in for a check to see if he can go back to work. It's hard for him, sitting at home helplessly." Gordana said wistfully.
"He's strong. I'm sure he'll be fine." Abby sympathized.
"How was your trip?" Shirley asked excitedly.
"Yes, do tell." Elizabeth prodded.
Abby sighed and sat down in a chair across from the couch. Everyone else took their places in various spots around the room. Once all of their eyes were on her, Abby spoke.
"It was interesting, for one." She said.
"Interesting good, interesting bad, or interesting strange." Eddie inquired.
"Just... interesting." Abby deadpanned.
"Give us some details." Romano pushed.
"The first day was great, we got to the hotel and just laid around, relaxing. The day after we went to Disneyworld. The morning and afternoon were great. I found out Carter is terrified of rides. Hold on, I'll show you an on-ride photo of us on the drop ride. I actually have something for each of you." Abby said.
All five pairs of eyes followed her as she got up from the chair and stepped over to her locker. After a few seconds of digging through her purse, Abby found the picture and and pulled out the bag of souvenirs. She then closed her locker. She walked across the room back to her chair and sat down. She passed the picture around and smiled at the looks of amusement on everyone's faces as they looked at it. Once they were done she took the picture and put it in her lab coat pocket. She opened the bag of souvenirs and handed around some things. A necklace charm for Shirley, a charm for Elizabeth's Italian charm bracelet, a broach for Gordana, a colorful tropical embroidered shirt for Robert, and a pair of designer sunglasses for Eddie. After a round of thanks, everyone settled back into their chairs.
"You said the morning and afternoon were great, how about later on?" Gordana queried.
"We were standing around in the square contemplating over what to do next when we heard a scream. A young boy had collapsed from heat exhaustion. We worked on him for half an hour before the paramedics found us. He made it and he's okay now, but it snapped us both back down to Earth." Abby elaborated.
"You just can't seem to get away from work, can you?" Elizabeth laughed.
"No, I can't." Abby smiled woefully.
"What happened after that?" Eddie asked.
"We watched the fireworks from the rollercoaster and all I remember after that is waking up the next morning. Carter said I was out like a light after the fireworks, so he carried me up to our suite." Abby said.
"That's adorable! Keep going." Shirley squealed.
"The next day we decided to go parasailing and surfing at Daytona beach. We rented a car and drove down to the water's edge. Carter and I took parasailing lessons and went out on the water. One of our instructors, Keanu, was pretty young, in his early twenties I'd say. While Carter was up on the chute, Keanu leaned in and kissed me. It was pretty upsetting, but I try not to let it bother me." Abby said sorrowfully.
"That is pretty awful, but you're better than that." Elizabeth reassured.
"Anyway, after parasailing we headed further down the beach for surfing. After our lesson we grabbed lunch before going out again. The tide was coming in, so the waves had gotten stronger. Carter was still a little shaky on his board. I came in on a great wave, but I couldn't find Carter. After about a minute I got worried and swam out to look for him. I though his leash might have been caught on a rock or something. Once I got out about half way to where we had started from, I saw Carter's board floating idly on the surface of the water, but I couldn't see him. I swam over and right into a pool of blood. Carter had hit his head on a rock when he wiped out, and was bleeding heavily. I took his board, put him on it, and dragged him out of the water. After a few minutes he stopped breathing and his heart stopped. I tried performing CPR myself, but it was too tiring. I called a girl over, Lily, and she helped save Carter's life. A trip to the hospital and twenty one stitches later, he was okay. He's still a little concussed, but fine otherwise. There was no intercranial hemmorhage, and only a minor skull fracture." Abby explained.
Everyone looked at her wide-eyed. Abby had already been through enough trauma to last a lifetime, this could only have made it worse. Tears were forming behind everyone's eyes. Robert cleared his throat before speaking.
"You both really got lucky then." He said hoarsely.
"I agree. The day after, Carter got out of the hospital. We spent the day with Lily, as a thanks for saving his life. The final few days after that we took it easy, on account of Carter's concussion." Abby finished.
"Wow. That was interesting." Edward deadpanned.
"I should get to work, and you should all get back to work." Abby smiled.
"That might be a good idea." Gordana agreed.
Everyone cleared off and went back to their duties. Abby hung back in the lounge for a second to get a drink. Was Gordana serious about the fact that Luka was coming for an examination that day? Abby hadn't been told about it. She knew she'd spend the day mentally preparing herself for it. He had much more serious injuries than Abby, yet he was coming back to work much earlier. Perhaps it was because he didn't all the psychological trauma to deal with as well. Abby finished reasoning and went to work.
Meanwhile, the same vacation discussion had been going on down in the doctors lounge in the ER. Everyone sat with their hands covering their mouths, shocked at what Carter had told them.
"Abby was right, you shouldn't have come in today." Susan said disapprovingly.
"That tops all of my vacation stories." Haleh said in shock.
"If you needed more time off, you should have said something." Kerry said firmly.
At hearing those words, Carter was shocked. He was sure Kerry would have murdered him if he asked for more time off. Maybe there was more to the chief of the ER than Carter had given her credit for.
Back upstairs, Abby was having trouble focusing on her work. She decided to go down to the ER for a minute to see Carter. When she got into the elevator she ran into Gordana.
"Where are you going?" Abby asked.
"Down to the ER for a consult. Possible aortic aneurysm. How about you?" Gordana replied.
"I'm just going down to check on Carter." Abby admitted.
A few seconds later the elevator came to a halt. Abby and Gordana got out and went their seperate ways. Abby headed toward the lounge. When she walked in, there were still people sitting around, with Carter handing out the souvenirs. Abby smiled and walked over to them.
"Hey everyone!" Abby exclaimed.
Their heads all snapped up. Smiles spread across their faces when they saw Abby.
"Hey girl, long time no see!" Haled rejoiced.
"What brings you to the ER?" Mark asked.
"I wanted to show you something. Carter isn't the superhero you think he is. Here's the picture to prove it." Abby said, grinning evilly.
Carter looked at the photo she pulled out of her pocket as she handed it to Susan to pass around. His expression changed to one of embarrassment as people started giggling.
"Wow, I guess you're not one for thrill rides." Dave laughed.
"Thanks a lot." Carter glared at Abby.
She just stared back, blinking innocently. After everyone had seen the picture and had a good laugh, Abby took it and put it back in her pocket. Carter was thoroughly embarrassed. Slowly everyone left the lounge and got back to work. Soon Carter and Abby were the only ones left. Abby sat down beside Carter and smiled. He gave her a death glare before smiling and leaning in to kiss her passionately. Just then, Abby's pager went off. She turned it off and looked down at it.
"Sorry I have to go, it's Dr.Dorset. I'll see you for lunch." Abby said.
"See you then." Carter replied.
He watched as Abby stood up and left the lounge. Once Abby was gone, Carter went back to work. He was hit with a bout of dizziness when he stood up, but it passed momentarily. Carter shook it off and moved on.
Abby walked out of the elevator to Dr.Dorset's office. She knocked on the door and let herself in.
"You paged me?" Abby inquired.
"Yes I did. Dr.Kovac is here and I'm going to observe while you examine him. When you're done we'll discuss everything and decide whether or not he can get back to work." Edward explained.
"Great. Where is he?" Abby asked.
"In the waiting room. Come on, let's get this over with." Eddie said encouragingly.
Abby gave him a weak smile. She turned around and left the office with him close behind. She walked into the waiting room and saw Luka sitting, reading a book.
"Hey Luka." Abby smiled.
Luka's head snapped up.
"Hey Abby. How was your trip?" He asked.
"Interesting. Are you ready?" Abby asked warmly.
Luka nodded. He stood up and followed Abby and Eddie to the exam room. Once they were inside, Abby closed the door and pulled out his chart.
"Alright Luka, just sit up on the table for me. I want to ask you some questions before I examine you, alright?" Abby queried.
Again, Luka nodded. Abby asked the usual questions about pain, tingling, dizziness, shortness of breath, and other things. After a few minutes she was done. She the proceeded to tell Luka to strip down to his boxer shorts. The whole time, Abby felt extremely uncomfortable with the whole situation. It was awkward examining such a close friend of hers. However, she simply bit her tounge and did her job.
"Alright. First I'll take down your vitals. Pulse, resps, temp, and blood pressure." Abby explained.
She took Luka gently by the wrist and counted his pulse. It was quickened, but strong, and steady. Though Abby didn't know it, Luka was just as uncomfortable as she was. After counting his respiration rate, Abby pulled out a sphygmomanometer. She wrapped the cuff around Luka's upper arm and positioned her stethoscope disk over his brachial artery. The measurement was automatic, but Abby needed something as a distraction. Luka's blood pressure was perfect. Abby then quickly took Luka's temperature. It was within normal limits.
"Pulse sixty six, resps twenty fifteen, B.P. 110 over 70, and temp 98. Good. Next, I want to check your dialation and neurological function, including your reflexes. Just relax for me." Abby said softly.
Luka took a deep breath and tried to steady his rocketing vitals. He appreciated the professional intimacy of Abby's words, and touch. Abby took out her penlight and Luka tried not to blink as she shone the beastly thing in his eyes. After that Abby checked Luka's plantar reflex. It was negative. His knee reflexes were normal as well.
"Pupils five millimetres and reactive. Negative babinski, normal knee reflexes. So far so good. I'm going to check your heartbeat and breath sounds." Abby said.
Abby took her stethoscope and put the ends into her ears. She was careful to steady her hands before touching Luka. The last thing she needed was for him to know she was nervous. Since her epiphany a few months ago, Abby found herself to be much more concerned with her feelings and letting others know what she felt. Abby shook her nervousness off and continued with the examination. Luka's breath sounds were good, and his heartbeat was strong. Abby pulled the ends of the stethoscope out of her ears and hung the instrument back around her neck.
"Heartbeat and breath sounds excellent. Now can I get you to lay back for me? I need to check your incision and palpate your abdomen." Abby said warmly.
Abby stepped a smidge closer in preparation as Luka laid down on the examination table. It was a funny sight, considering Luka was much too tall for the table, and most of his legs hung off. Abby smiled inwardly. She rubbed her hands together, warming them, before palpating the incision. The cut was healing nicely, and there were barely any signs of residual tissue damage. Abby skillfully palpated Luka's abdomen. There was no rigidity or traces of scar tissue.
"Alright, you can sit up now, Luka. No signs of infection or damage to surrounding tissue. I still want to get a few labs done to make sure all of your levels are normal. Get dressed and I'll get the kit." Abby smiled.
Luka was relieved to hear that he was in the clear, so far. Abby knew exactly how he felt. She had felt the same way back in her time. After filling in the examination form and a lab requisition, Abby pulled out a lab kit and set it up. Luka finished buttoning his shirt and rolled up his sleeve. Abby walked over to where he sat. She tried not to mind the fact that Dr.Dorset was watching her like a hawk.
"Okay, I'm going to tie the tourniquet. You might feel a little sting when the needle goes in, but finding a vein should be quite simple. Your track marks have healed very well." Abby commented.
Abby tied the tourniquet around Luka's upper arm. She looked down at his arm and palpated it for a vein. After finding a good site, Abby cleaned the area and carefully inserted the needle. A momentary flash of discomfort was visible on Luka's face, and Abby winced. She felt awful about causing people pain. After all, she was a healer, not a sadist. Abby quickly got her three vials of blood and untied the tourniquet, after which she withdrew the needle. Dropping it in the sharps container, Abby then quickly bandaged the site.
"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Abby asked.
"Not at all." Luka replied truthfully.
"Well, we're done here. I'm going to send these to the lab, and when I find out the results I'll let you know." Abby said reassuringly.
"Thanks." Luka said.
"No problem." Abby said.
She closed the chart and got up from her stool. Luka hopped off the table. With Dr.Dorset in the lead, the trio left the room. Luka headed off down the hall to see Gordana, while Abby and Dr.Dorset headed to his office. Once they got inside, Eddie motioned for Abby to sit down. Abby let out an exasperated sigh. Eddie noticed and smiled slyly.
"It's hard working on colleagues, isn't it?" He commented.
"Oh God yes." Abby deadpanned.
"So, what do you think?" Dr.Dorset asked.
"Well, from the examination I'd say everything was fine. If the labs come back normal, I say he can go back to work." Abby stated.
"I agree. Great job in there." Eddie said.
"Thanks." Abby smiled.
Just then, Dr.Dorset's pager went off. He was needed in recovery. He looked up at Abby as he stood.
"You can go for your break. They need me in recovery. The lab results should be in by the time you get back." Edward suggested.
Abby nodded. She stood up and left the office after Eddie. She walked down the hall and took the stairs down to the ER. Carter was at the admit desk, filling out a chart. Abby snuck up behind him and laid her hands on his shoulder. He jumped slightly.
"Sorry, didn't mean to startle you." Abby said apologetically.
"It's alright. So, ready to go for lunch?" Carter smiled.
"Indeed I am." Abby assented.
With that, Carter put the chart down in the rack and took Abby by the elbow. He guided her to the lounge where he picked up his coat and scarf. The weather was still horrible, even though the snow had lightened up slightly. Abby and Carter left the lounge, exited the ER, and ran across the street to Doc Magoo's. Just before they reached the door, Abby slipped on the ice, bringing Carter down with her. Luckily, neither of them hit their heads. Carter stood up and offered Abby his hand. She took it and just brought Carter down again trying to get up. The second time they each peeled themselves off of the ground and brushed themselves off. They stiffly walked into Doc Magoo's.
"I think I broke my tailbone." Abby groaned.
"At least neither of us is concussed." Carter joked.
Abby walked over and reserved a booth for them while Carter ordered coffee. Once he got the drinks and paid for them, he walked over to where Abby was sitting. They sat in a comfortable silence and sipped their coffee for a few minutes. After they had finished their drinks, Abby spoke.
"Come on, I want to get you down to radiology for that head CT." Abby said firmly.
Carter sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
"Really Abby, I'm fine." Carter said.
"Humor me." Abby pleaded.
Carter gave another exasperated sigh and stood up from the table. Abby got up and followed him. She took his arm and they carefully walked back to the hospital together. After dropping Carter's things off in the lounge, they walked down to radiology. Usually the department was full and it took hours to be seen, but Abby managed to talk one of the radiologists into sneaking them in. She made sure Carter was comfortable before walking into the other room. After a few minutes it was done and Abby looked over the slides. Carter got up and walked into the back room.
"Good, no signs of intercranial swelling or bleeding. The reason for why you're still having headaches and bouts of dizziness is because you have a bruise right on the upper part of the cerebral cortex where you fractured your skull. It should heal on it's own in another few days." Abby explained.
"Told you." Carter growled.
"No need to get snarky on me. Otherwise I might not take out your sutures." Abby threatened jokingly.
"Oh please, spare me the empty threats." Carter said sarcastically.
"Come on. Let's get back to the ER so I can get those out." Abby suggested.
She turned around and walked out the door with Carter following her. They headed back down to the ER and found an empty suture room. Carter got settled on the gurney while Abby got together some supplies. Once she found everything she set it up and got her gloves on. Carter took a deep breath and closed his eyes as Abby set to work. Getting sutures removed was painless, but extremely uncomfortable. About fifteen minutes later, Abby was finished.
"There, all done. Was it all that bad?" Abby questioned.
"Not really." Carter lied.
"Alright. I have to get back up to surgery. I'll see you after work. I love you." Abby said, brushing Carter's lips delicately with her own.
"I love you, too." Carter said, returning the kiss.
Abby smiled and embraced Carter one last time before leaving the room. Carter watched her untill she disappeared around a corner before getting up from the gurney. Abby walked back up to surgery and over to the desk, where Shirley sat, sifting through paperwork.
"Have the labs on Dr.Luka Kovac come back yet?" Abby inquired.
"Yes. They actually just came in. Here you go." Shirley said, handing Abby the results.
"Thanks." Abby said.
Shirley smiled and looked back down at her work. Abby turned around and walked down the hall, looking over the labs. Everything was normal. She walked over to Dr.Dorset's office and knocked on the door. After hearing the shout, she let herself in.
"Dr.Kovac's labs are back. No signs of altered levels. He's ready to get back to work." Abby presented.
"Great. Go tell him the good news. He's with Dr.Horvat in her office." Eddie smiled.
Abby turned around and left the room. She was thinking about her rotation. She was really beginning to like surgery. Maybe she would do that instead of working in the ER. She didn't have much time to think before finding herself in front of Gordana's office. She knocked and waited for an answer before letting herself in. Dr.Horvat and Luka were sitting on the couch, drinking coffee. Abby walked over and smiled.
"Congratulations Luka, you're ready to go back to work." Abby said.
"That's great!" Gordana exclaimed.
"When?" Luka inquired.
"Tomorrow if you want. Whenever Weaver puts you back on shift." Abby replied.
"Thanks so much, Abby." Luka said.
"Just glad I could help." Abby smiled.
Luka stood up from the couch and walked over to where Abby stood. He pulled her into a grateful embrace. Abby rubbed his back reassuringly. After a few seconds he stepped away. Abby gave him one last smile before turning around to leave.
"Good luck, Luka. See you both around." Abby said.
"Bye." Luka and Gordana replied simutaneously.
Abby waved to them and left the office. She stepped out into the hallway and glanced down at her watch. She only had a few hours left of her shift. She decided to go finish some paperwork.
Down in the ER, Carter was plastering a little girl's hand. He had taken some tylenol for his headache and was on top of the world. After a few minutes he was done with the cast.
"There, all done. If your hand hurts tell your mommy and she'll give you some medicine for it, okay?" Carter said softly.
The little girl nodded shyly.
"Good. I'll see you in a few weeks, when you get your cast off. I'll go get your mommy, you just sit here and a nurse will be here in a second to give you a lollipop. See you, Amara." Carter smiled.
"Bye bye." The girl said shyly.
Carter smiled at her and left the room. He looked down at his watch. There were only a few hours left of his shift. Carter caught Chuny as she walked down the hall.
"Hey Chuny! Could you get a lollipop for the little girl in four? Thanks." He shouted.
After informing the little girls mother of her daughter's condition and giving her aftercare instructions, Carter picked up another chart. It was going to be a long shift.
Upstairs, Abby was thinking along the same lines. She had just gotten called into surgery with It was an elective angioplasty. Two and a half hours later, the surgery was finished. Abby had about ten minutes before her shift ended, so she quickly finished up some paperwork. After that she dropped her things off in her locker and grabbed her coat. She gathered her things and headed down to the ER.
When she walked into the lounge, Abby immediately noticed the soft snoring coming from the couch. It was Carter. He must have fallen asleep after a trauma. Abby sat next to him and shook him gently.
"John. John, wake up!" She whispered.
Carter's eyes snapped open.
"What's going on? Is there a trauma coming in?" He asked frantically.
"Calm down, silly. It's just me." Abby snickered.
"Oh, hey. I was sitting here waiting for you. Guess I must have dozed off. Let me just get my stuff and we can head home." Carter said sleepily.
Abby watched as he got up off the couch, stretched luxuriously, and gathered his things from his locker. Once he was ready, they linked arms and trudged out to the parkade. Luckily, it had stopped snowing. The roads had been plowed, so the driving was much better. By the time they got home, both Abby and Carter were yawning. As Abby stepped out of the car, she got hit with a snowball. Carter stood across from her, grinning.
"You're gonna get it Carter!" Abby yelled.
She chased him around the yard untill she caught up. Abby ran into Carter so hard, they both toppled over into a snowbank. They lay on the ground, laughing hysterically, untill it got too cold. Thoroughly wet and hypothermic,the two of them got inside the house and went straight up to the bedroom for a nap before dinner. They were spent after the snowball fight. They slept untill Millicent came up to wake them for dinner.
Later in the evening, they watched Playing By Heart on DVD. Abby fell asleep in Carter's arms, resting her head on his chest. Trudy decided not to disturb them. They looked too peaceful. Luckily, they got to sleep in the following morning. Their shifts didn't start untill later in the afternoon. They lay comfortably in eachother's arms the whole night. Untill the next morning, when they would both awaken with a crick in the neck from sleeping in a seated position...
A.N.: Did you like it? Thank you to Kim, carbyfan, Caitlin, carbylover, and hyperpiper91 for reviewing the last chapter! Roses are red, violets are blue, I've worked hard, so please review! Love my readers! –Julia-