AN: Thank you if you took the time to review, I appreciate it. I feel this chapter is rather short but hopefully not without feeling.

Drawn Uncontrollably To You

Chapter 20

March 2006

'Abby!' Carter called as he entered their house late one dreary March afternoon.

He shook himself out of his coat and hung it up before walking through the house to the kitchen, where he thought about making a tea, and filled the kettle with water. Then deciding that he couldn't be bothered he took a orange juice carton out of the fridge and downed the remainder of it's contents before throwing it in the trash.

'Abby' he called again and still there was no reply.

He walked back through the house, ascended the staircase in the hall and went to check their bedroom. Still no Abby.

'Abby!' he shouted before looking in the other upstairs rooms, all the other rooms except one.

Carter stood on the landing outside the room that was never used and looked intently at the handle. Pausing he reached for it and carefully turned it, opening the door slowly.

There she sat, sitting against the wall and looking out of the window of the empty and half decorated room. She didn't acknowledge him but he went and sat beside her anyway.

'What's going on?' he queried.

Abby turned and looked at him, she looked wistful, sad almost.

'Nothing' she eventually replied.

'Why are you sitting in here?' he asked

She shrugged and shook her head and looked at him, when she realised that this reply didn't satisfy his interest she said flatly looking away as she did so 'My period started'

'Oh' he answered 'Well....um...'

'Why?' she asked him

'Why what?' he asked

'Why when I'm ready to have a child it doesn't happen?'

'Oh' he said and took a deep breath before continuing ' I don't know' He reached for her hands, enveloping them in his 'You're cold' he stated.

'We turned the heat off in here remember?' she reminded him.

He nodded remembering, this room which initially was going to be his son's nursery. But now was empty, except for the present moment as he and Abby sat there.

'You know' he started 'It hasn't been that long'

'What?'

'That we've been trying. It's only been a couple of months'

She sighed heavily and said 'I know, but when we didn't try admittedly with other people. But when we did try or plan it, it happened'

'Yeah' he agreed then asked 'You haven't been upset about this before, why now?'

'Susan' she replied

'Susan? What she been teasing you or something?' he asked

'No. No nothing like that'

'What then?'

She glanced at him the looked away as she said 'She's pregnant'

'Really?' said Carter surprised

'Yeah it wasn't planned or anything, she really excited though. It's due sometime in October' she told him, her voice becoming almost inaudible.

He pulled one of his hands out of hers and put his arm about her slight shoulders, pulling her close to his body.

'We just have to be patient Abby. I'll happen'

'But what if it doesn't?'

'We just have to believe that it will' he told her and she put her arms around him and there they sat until the natural light completely faded.

'Come on' he finally whispered standing, taking her hands in his and pulling her up to stand with him.

'Come on what?' she quietly asked as they walked out onto the landing and Carter switched the light on.

'Tea'

'Tea?'

'Uh-huh, when I got in, I don't know about half an hour ago I was going to make a tea. So?'

'Okay'

'And maybe we could order take out and I won't have to endure your cooking' he teased lifting some of the anxiety that had been with them in the bedroom.

'Hey my cooking is not that bad' she said following his lead and playfully hit him on the arm

'Oww' he responded

'Oh don't be such a baby' she said stifling a laugh

'I think you need to kiss it better' he told her

She looked at him and raised her eyebrows as he looked at her with his puppy dog expression.

She sighed and said 'okay' before giving in and kissing him on the arm.

'Abby' he started. 'I'd feel better if you'd kiss me here' he said pointing to his mouth.

'Would you now?' she asked.

He nodded and without giving her the opportunity to argue over it he leant down and kissed her. It was some long moments before they came up for air.

'Now about that tea' he said and they headed downstairs together.

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