Epilogue:- Set approximately another three years in the future.Susan and Chuck have another child. Victoria is now five years old and has been joined by her nine month old brother Ethan.

Sam and Luka are still as happy as ever. Sam has just discovered she is pregnant with their second baby. Alex is hoping for a boy this time. Gabriella doesn't really care.

Neela and Gallant had just had their first baby a little girl named Jess.

Elizabeth and Dave are getting ready to move away from Chicago with Ella, Sydney and Nicholas.

Susan and Sam sat in their usual Doc Magoo's booth with the kids. They tried for at least once a week to have dinner together. Usually Elizabeth and Neela joined them but they were both too busy with on going projects in their lives. Elizabeth and Dave and the kids were moving in a week to LA. Elizabeth had been offered the job of Head surgeon in the biggest hospital in LA. It also meant better life for the kids, better weather, better schools, better everything. Neela was busy with her daughter. Jess had been born just over a week ago and was so adorable.

"Mommy, Auntie Abby's outside." Victoria had her little nose pressed up against the window watching someone climb the stairs and open the door.

"Victoria don't be silly, Auntie Abby doesn't live here any more, you know that." Susan, turned her attention back to the conversation she was having with Sam.

"Yes she does." It was a voice Susan recognised. She turned to where her best friend stood..........with a baby in her arms.

"Abby, what? .........Who........."

"It's a miracle, Susan Lewis speechless." Abby laughed. The baby in her arms snuggled further into Abby's neck.

Susan stood wrapping her arms around Abby and the baby. "What are you doing here?"

"Ben's been transferred to Chicago so I'm back." Abby smiled thinking of her husband. "Hey Sam, are you pregnant again?"

"Yeah, is it that obvious." Sam said hugging her best friend. "But before we get on to me, what about you. You didn't tell us you were pregnant or that you had a baby."

"Yeah, I'm sorry. While I was pregnant I didn't want to tempt fate and since she's been born, I've hardly had a minute." Abby shifted the baby's position so everyone could see her beautiful baby girl. "Everyone I'd like to introduce Alexandra, or more affectionately called Lexi."

"Abby, she is gorgeous." Susan gently touched the child's cheek.

Abby could feel a small hand tap her leg. She looked own to see Victoria by her leg. "Well there's my gorgeous girl." Abby crouched down beside Victoria. "How are you my angel?"

"I'm good." The little girl informed her putting her arms around Abby's neck. She whispered into her ear. "Am I still your angel, now you have Lexi?"

"You'll always be my angel." Abby kissed the young girls cheek. Victoria always knew how to pull on her heart strings. "Do you want to hold her?" Victoria nodded and jumped back up into the booth. Abby sat down beside her and placed Lexi into her little arms. She smiled, so did Victoria. Abby glanced up at Susan, who had Ethan in her arms. "And how are you doing Gabreilla?" Ethan let out a shriek. "Oh you too Ethan?"

"I'm almost 4" Gabriella told Abby.

"I know you've got so big since I last saw you." Abby reached across and tickled the little girl under the chin. Gabriella laughed.

"When do you move?" Susan asked.

"Next month." Abby said glancing back to her daughter. She looked so tiny lying in Victoria's arms.

"Then why are you here today?"

"Somewhere to visit." There was a hint of sadness in her voice and Susan immediately remembered what day it was. Three years previous was the day Christopher had died. No wonder she was back.

"Do you want company to go?" Susan asked.

Abby shook her head. "I need to go on my own. Thanks anyway. But maybe we can meet up later. Where's Elizabeth and Neela?"

"Elizabeth and Dave move next week and Neela had her baby last week." Sam told her.

"What did she have?"

"A little girl, named Jess. It's Jessminder really but they've already shortened it." Sam said.

"Kinda like what we did with Lexi. I mean I love the name Alexandra but she just seemed like a Lexi."

"I know what you mean. Gabriella sometimes get Gabi but she's at the age right now where she corrects people." Sam laughed as she looked down to her daughter.

"So what's been happening around here then?" Abby asked desperate for the gossip.

"Well, Pratt is engaged." Susan said first off. The look on Abby's face said it all. "I know we all thought the same thing when he told us but he has really grown up since you last saw him Abby. And she is really good for him. Her name is Melinda and she is a sweetie. She works as an elementary teacher just round the corner from here."

"I'm glad he's finally happy. He hasn't really been happy since Jing-MEi left."

"I know what you mean. Speaking of her, she's coming back to Chicago. Her father died about six months ago and she's finding it hard in China so she decided to come back here. Although she dropped the bombshell last week that she is married and has a little boy."

"Oh my God!" Abby looked back to where Victoria still sat with Lexi in her arms

."Yeah, she seems happy so I hope it lasts for her. You know that Kerry found someone new don't you?" Abby nodded. "Well they've just adopted a little boy called Jack."

"That's fantastic news. SO everyone's okay then."

Susan noticed how she was avoiding the subject of Carter. "Yeah you could say that. So where will you be working when you come back?"

"Hopefully here. I contacted the hospital last week when we first found out we were moving and they said there had just been an opening in the ER so I could have it seen as I worked there before and I knew everyone. SO who left?"

Sam and Susan both looked at each other. "Carter left." Sam eventually said. "He and Lily divorced about three weeks ago and he said he couldn't take life in Chicago anymore. He's moved away to Florida."

"Oh well." Was all Abby could say. Life had a funny way of throwing things at you and now she didn't care. She had her husband and her new daughter. Life couldn't get any better could it?

A.N - Well that's the end. I am grateful for all the reviews I have received and hope you have enjoyed it this time around. As I say it is a re-write and even I like it better. I've put both chapters up at once as I am off on holiday for the next two weeks and won't get a chance to. Hopefully when I come back I'll have a brand new story. Fingers crossed.