It's been three months since Abby's and Gallant one night stand. Since then there relationship had practically been nonexistent. Each of them went out of there way to avoided the other, so when Abby cornered Gallant in the lounge he immediately thought she didn't have a choice.
"Gallant, we need to talk," Abby never been more nervous about having any conversation in her life. She walked over to his locker as he prepared to go home.
"About what patient ?" he asked not moving his eyes from his locker.
"It's not about a patient." She leaned against the lockers and trying to get his attention.
"So what do you want to talk to me about?" He asked as took his coat out his locker and started to putting it on.
"You know what,"
"Really it takes you three months before you think we should talk about that," Gallant started but she cut him off
"I wish it never happened." she sighed heavily
"Well it did we can't change that,." he said finally looking at her.
"I know." she nodded avoiding eye contact.
"We can try forget it ever happen and try to be friends again." he offered.
"We could but it's going to be kinda hard since we're going to have a constant reminder for the rest of our lives."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant and I'm keeping it, that's what I wanted to talk to you about." she said finally making eye contact..
"Your pregnant? " She nodded "Don't take this the wrong way but are you positive it's mine?"
"Yes I haven't slept with anybody since that night and there wasn't anybody before you, Carter was it." She said trying not to get mad because she knew he had a point. They went out for drinks one night after work and ended up in bed together , he had every right to question her.
"That was a year and half ago?"
"Two years. Look I'm not asking you for anything, it's your baby I just thought you had a right to know." she ran her fingers through her hair nervously waiting for him to say something..
"Not asking for anything? Abby it's my baby you don't have to asked for anything it's my responsibility ."
"Michael your young and you really don't need a kid right now so you don't have to do this out of some weird feeling of obligation"
"Abby I'm going to take care of this baby to the best of my ability because it's my child not because I feel obligated to." He said sincerely. She was about to respond when she heard someone enter the lounge.
"Look I have to get back out there we can talk about this later." She said when she saw Susan walking over to the coffee machine.
"Do you want to me stay until your shift is over?"
"No I have four more hours to go. You should go home "
"No I'll wait I have tomorrow morning off."
"Do you whatever you feel is right I have to get back to work." she said and made her getaway out of the lounge.
"What's up with her?" Susan asked walking to the table.
"Can I trust you?" he asked feeling he didn't have anybody else to turn too.
"It's depends on the subject." she joked as she sat down. When she saw he didn't even crack a smile she got serous. "Sure what's the matter?"
"I'm going to be a father."
"Congratulation!" Susan beamed
"Abby's the mother."
"What!?! She's pregnant?" That was a shocker for her, she nearly drop her coffee. She looked Gallant in his face to see if he was serious. When she saw his face was as serious as before it hit her, he was telling the truth.
"Yeah,"
"I…I-I didn't know you two were together." she stuttered.
"We're not, it only happen one time." he explained.
"So how are you feeling about this."
"I don't know. I mean, I always wanted to be a father and Abby is going to be a great mom. I just thought when I became a dad I would have at least been dating the baby's mom."
"Well do you want it?"
"The baby?" she nodded " Of course I do, just because I'm not married to he's mother doesn't mean. I love him or her any less."
"You already love it"
"Yeah, it's weird I just found out about the baby not even twenty minutes ago and I think I'm already in love it." he said and let out a smile.
"Be sure to tell Abby that." she said and got up and washed her mug out.
"I will."
"Hey Gallant." she called when she reached the door.
"Yeah."
"She needs you right now don't let her push you away." Susan said knowing exactly how Abby was when somebody tried to be there for her.
"I won't."
To Be Continued…
"Gallant, we need to talk," Abby never been more nervous about having any conversation in her life. She walked over to his locker as he prepared to go home.
"About what patient ?" he asked not moving his eyes from his locker.
"It's not about a patient." She leaned against the lockers and trying to get his attention.
"So what do you want to talk to me about?" He asked as took his coat out his locker and started to putting it on.
"You know what,"
"Really it takes you three months before you think we should talk about that," Gallant started but she cut him off
"I wish it never happened." she sighed heavily
"Well it did we can't change that,." he said finally looking at her.
"I know." she nodded avoiding eye contact.
"We can try forget it ever happen and try to be friends again." he offered.
"We could but it's going to be kinda hard since we're going to have a constant reminder for the rest of our lives."
"What?"
"I'm pregnant and I'm keeping it, that's what I wanted to talk to you about." she said finally making eye contact..
"Your pregnant? " She nodded "Don't take this the wrong way but are you positive it's mine?"
"Yes I haven't slept with anybody since that night and there wasn't anybody before you, Carter was it." She said trying not to get mad because she knew he had a point. They went out for drinks one night after work and ended up in bed together , he had every right to question her.
"That was a year and half ago?"
"Two years. Look I'm not asking you for anything, it's your baby I just thought you had a right to know." she ran her fingers through her hair nervously waiting for him to say something..
"Not asking for anything? Abby it's my baby you don't have to asked for anything it's my responsibility ."
"Michael your young and you really don't need a kid right now so you don't have to do this out of some weird feeling of obligation"
"Abby I'm going to take care of this baby to the best of my ability because it's my child not because I feel obligated to." He said sincerely. She was about to respond when she heard someone enter the lounge.
"Look I have to get back out there we can talk about this later." She said when she saw Susan walking over to the coffee machine.
"Do you want to me stay until your shift is over?"
"No I have four more hours to go. You should go home "
"No I'll wait I have tomorrow morning off."
"Do you whatever you feel is right I have to get back to work." she said and made her getaway out of the lounge.
"What's up with her?" Susan asked walking to the table.
"Can I trust you?" he asked feeling he didn't have anybody else to turn too.
"It's depends on the subject." she joked as she sat down. When she saw he didn't even crack a smile she got serous. "Sure what's the matter?"
"I'm going to be a father."
"Congratulation!" Susan beamed
"Abby's the mother."
"What!?! She's pregnant?" That was a shocker for her, she nearly drop her coffee. She looked Gallant in his face to see if he was serious. When she saw his face was as serious as before it hit her, he was telling the truth.
"Yeah,"
"I…I-I didn't know you two were together." she stuttered.
"We're not, it only happen one time." he explained.
"So how are you feeling about this."
"I don't know. I mean, I always wanted to be a father and Abby is going to be a great mom. I just thought when I became a dad I would have at least been dating the baby's mom."
"Well do you want it?"
"The baby?" she nodded " Of course I do, just because I'm not married to he's mother doesn't mean. I love him or her any less."
"You already love it"
"Yeah, it's weird I just found out about the baby not even twenty minutes ago and I think I'm already in love it." he said and let out a smile.
"Be sure to tell Abby that." she said and got up and washed her mug out.
"I will."
"Hey Gallant." she called when she reached the door.
"Yeah."
"She needs you right now don't let her push you away." Susan said knowing exactly how Abby was when somebody tried to be there for her.
"I won't."
To Be Continued…