It was four and half hours later when Abby walked in the lounge.
"What are you still doing here?"
"You told me to do whatever I though was right, so I stayed." He stood up from the table and stared to walked closer to her .
"I'm to tired to talk tonight, can talk some other time?" she asked gathering her things from her locker, unaware that Gallant had gotten up.
"Whatever you want, but we can't hide from this forever." He said as he walked up behind her to help her put on her coat. Abby stiffen at first, at a second she relax enough to let him help her.
"Thanks." his only responses was a nod of his head. A moment of silence past before between the two colleague before either was brave enough to speak again. "Do you have your car?" Abby asked trying to end the uncomfortable tension between them.
"Yeah why?"
"Give me a ride home and we'll talk on the way."
"Alright." He agreed. They arrived at Abby's apartment building fifteen minutes after the ride began. Unlike there intentions, the ride was made in complete silence, not uncomfortable silence, just silence. Both of them knew that the other had a lot on there mind so neither one of them was going to push the issue.
"Do you want to come up." she asked after a slight hesitation before she opened the door.
"Yeah." When they made it into her apartment a flashback on the morning after they slept went off in Gallant's head.
"Memories huh?" Abby asked sarcastically after seeing the hazed look in his eyes. He nodded his head as they walked over to the couch. They sat down and took off there coats then tension began to rise again.
"So what are we gonna do?" Gallant asked knowing one of them would have to bite the bullet to get through the conversation.
"Like I said at the hospital you can be as involved or uninvolved as you want."
"I want to be involved all the way, even before his birth." Abby looked at him confused, before she had a chance to open her mouth he explained "I'm want to be allowed go with you to doctor's appointments, when you go shopping for the baby's things, picking out the name everything.."
"Your sure about all of this?"
"I'm positive." he answered without hesitation.
"You know when they find out I'm pregnant there's going to be a lot of gossip about us." She said trying to warning him.
"So what."
"You don't care?" She asked in surprise.
"Why should I , at the end of the day I'm still going to have a baby." he grinned.
"Your really happy about this."
"Yeah why shouldn't I be? I'm going have a baby with a smart good looking and funny woman. What more can I asked for?"
"You could have asked for a whole lot more."
"Yeah but I'm happy with what I got and what I'm getting" Abby nodded even though she really didn't understand why he felt that way. "I never asked you how you felt about this?"
"I don't know."
"You know enough to know that you want it." He pointed out.
"I know that I don't want another abortion."
"Another?" He asked not letting the obvious question past.
"Yeah it was a long time ago, I really don't want to talk about it."
"It's okay you don't have to." He assured her. He wasn't going to pressure her into anything she wasn't willing to talk about. "Are you just keeping the baby because you can't go through with another abortion?" he asked when curiosity got the best of him.
"No I'm keeping it because this might be my only chance of having a kid." She snapped
"Oh, I didn't mean to imply anything I was just wondering." He apologized sincerely.
"Look it's getting late and I'm exhausted how about I take off and we talk about everything tomorrow." She said not in the mood to talk anymore.
"Okay. What time?"
"I don't know surprise me." She said getting up leading him to the door.
"Okay seven am it is." He smirked putting on his jacket.
"Eleven."
"Alright eleven." He said walking half way out the door before stopping. He wasn't sure how he was suppose to leave her. A hug or a kiss on the cheek or just say bye and leave. Deciding to go with his gut instinct he lean in and wrapped his arms around her. "Goodnight" he whispered as they embraced.
"Goodnight." She said responding to the hug after a moment. After a minute they released there embrace and Gallant turned and walk down the hall.
To be continued…
"What are you still doing here?"
"You told me to do whatever I though was right, so I stayed." He stood up from the table and stared to walked closer to her .
"I'm to tired to talk tonight, can talk some other time?" she asked gathering her things from her locker, unaware that Gallant had gotten up.
"Whatever you want, but we can't hide from this forever." He said as he walked up behind her to help her put on her coat. Abby stiffen at first, at a second she relax enough to let him help her.
"Thanks." his only responses was a nod of his head. A moment of silence past before between the two colleague before either was brave enough to speak again. "Do you have your car?" Abby asked trying to end the uncomfortable tension between them.
"Yeah why?"
"Give me a ride home and we'll talk on the way."
"Alright." He agreed. They arrived at Abby's apartment building fifteen minutes after the ride began. Unlike there intentions, the ride was made in complete silence, not uncomfortable silence, just silence. Both of them knew that the other had a lot on there mind so neither one of them was going to push the issue.
"Do you want to come up." she asked after a slight hesitation before she opened the door.
"Yeah." When they made it into her apartment a flashback on the morning after they slept went off in Gallant's head.
"Memories huh?" Abby asked sarcastically after seeing the hazed look in his eyes. He nodded his head as they walked over to the couch. They sat down and took off there coats then tension began to rise again.
"So what are we gonna do?" Gallant asked knowing one of them would have to bite the bullet to get through the conversation.
"Like I said at the hospital you can be as involved or uninvolved as you want."
"I want to be involved all the way, even before his birth." Abby looked at him confused, before she had a chance to open her mouth he explained "I'm want to be allowed go with you to doctor's appointments, when you go shopping for the baby's things, picking out the name everything.."
"Your sure about all of this?"
"I'm positive." he answered without hesitation.
"You know when they find out I'm pregnant there's going to be a lot of gossip about us." She said trying to warning him.
"So what."
"You don't care?" She asked in surprise.
"Why should I , at the end of the day I'm still going to have a baby." he grinned.
"Your really happy about this."
"Yeah why shouldn't I be? I'm going have a baby with a smart good looking and funny woman. What more can I asked for?"
"You could have asked for a whole lot more."
"Yeah but I'm happy with what I got and what I'm getting" Abby nodded even though she really didn't understand why he felt that way. "I never asked you how you felt about this?"
"I don't know."
"You know enough to know that you want it." He pointed out.
"I know that I don't want another abortion."
"Another?" He asked not letting the obvious question past.
"Yeah it was a long time ago, I really don't want to talk about it."
"It's okay you don't have to." He assured her. He wasn't going to pressure her into anything she wasn't willing to talk about. "Are you just keeping the baby because you can't go through with another abortion?" he asked when curiosity got the best of him.
"No I'm keeping it because this might be my only chance of having a kid." She snapped
"Oh, I didn't mean to imply anything I was just wondering." He apologized sincerely.
"Look it's getting late and I'm exhausted how about I take off and we talk about everything tomorrow." She said not in the mood to talk anymore.
"Okay. What time?"
"I don't know surprise me." She said getting up leading him to the door.
"Okay seven am it is." He smirked putting on his jacket.
"Eleven."
"Alright eleven." He said walking half way out the door before stopping. He wasn't sure how he was suppose to leave her. A hug or a kiss on the cheek or just say bye and leave. Deciding to go with his gut instinct he lean in and wrapped his arms around her. "Goodnight" he whispered as they embraced.
"Goodnight." She said responding to the hug after a moment. After a minute they released there embrace and Gallant turned and walk down the hall.
To be continued…