Please Read and review. For some reason the first 19 chapters were taking down and I didn't save backup copies. So Here's chapter 20 for those who were reading, and for the new readers here is a summery:
Kem left carter and the baby died. Carter got back together with abby. They have a 11th month old child together, Wyatt. The story is basicly about the daily struggles of carter and Abby. When Wyatt is 10 months old carter proposes to Abby. She says yes. Later, Maggie Appears at county franticly looking for Abby, Abby decides she doesn't want to deal with her. Maggie finds out about Wyatt and is not exactly proud of Abby's decision to spontaneously have baby. She Is even more in shock When she finds out Abby is engaged. And here's where it continues………..
Chapter 20, "Where There's Wyatt"
8:30pm, Doc Magoo's
Carter and Abby sat in front of each other sipping up the last bits of their coffee, and Wyatt sat in her arms drinking from a milk-filled bottle. The whole meal had been in silence, except for Wyatt's occasional coos. Abby tried her best not to meet Carter's eyes; she knew he was disappointed in her because of the way she wanted to deal with her mother.
Finally, one of them had the guts to break the awkward silence. "So, what do you wanna do?" Carter asked, looking at Abby, who only had eyes for the empty cup in front of her.
"What do I wanna do?" She looked up. "I don't want to play her game anymore. I don't what my child to grow up with what I had to grow up with."
Carter sat silent, staring at her in disappointment. "So what then? Do you want to treat and street her like any other patient?" he asked in a disgusted, sarcastic tone.
Abby got up from her seat and walked over to Carter's side where the diaper bag was. She reached for it, but he placed his hand over it to stop her. "Where are you going?" Carter asked, holding the diaper bag hostage. He knew she would not leave without it.
"I'm going home," Abby said, annoyed.
"Let me take the baby," he suggested, reaching for Wyatt.
"Take the baby where? To see my mother?" Abby asked as she turned away to leave.
Carter watched them make it half way to the door before turning back. "It's in the corner," he said, and Abby reached over for the blue blanket she had forgotten.
Then they left again, leaving Carter alone. From the window beside him, he watched her put Wyatt into his car seat, and then he watched them drive away.
11:30pm
Carter and Abby's apartment
Wyatt had fallen asleep on the living room floor on his blanket; Abby was in the kitchen cleaning up. She was thinking as the warm water from the sink hit her hands and flushed around each finger. Thinking about her, about Carter, about the child they had created, and about the problems they have, had, and will have. How could two people, two opposite people, ever be together in peace? Carter once told Abby she was chaos. Now it was becoming apparent that he too was chaos.
Abby looked up at the sound of the door opening, It was Carter. He looked over at her for a moment then took off his coat. Abby walked over to him. He hung his coat on the coat hanger and turned to face Abby, who failed to make eye contact.
Se walked up closer to him so that they were only a few inches apart. She looked up, and Carter gave her the "What now?" look. She moved closer to him and leaned her head into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her, and she did the same.
There were no words. The hug meant the same to both of them…I'm sorry. The stood there for a moment in each other's arms, silent.
"Maaama!" a little voice squeaked from behind them.
"Hey, look at that," Carter said breaking their embrace, and Abby turned to see Wyatt standing up. They baby moved his feet a few time before falling to the floor.
"Aww," Abby said, bending down to Wyatt. "Let mamma help you." She kneeled down beside her son and took his hand; then she helped him stand up onto his feet.
Carter watched the two smiling before kneeling down beside them. Wyatt stood up again, with Abby's help this time, and clapped his hands. The baby smiled.
Carter smiled at the baby, then turned his head to Abby, who was also smiling as she watched her son standing on his own. Carter leaned in and kissed the side of Abby head; she turned and smiled at him before placing a short but sweet kiss on his lips. Carter passionately retuned the kiss before they could part. She leaned back onto the floor letting her future husband fall right onto her. They continued kissing, deeper and more meaningful each time. She broke away from their kisses and turned her head to see Wyatt crawling over to them. She turned her lips back to Carter, but their kiss was interrupted by Wyatt sticking his face in between theirs, his lips prepared to give a kiss of his own. Abby pulled away from Carter, and she kissed Wyatt on his nose. Wyatt let out a playful giggle and leaned back to clap his hands.
Before Wyatt could return to interrupt, Carter came back for a kiss. Abby broke away and placed her hands on the sides of Carter's face; she smiled at him and kissed him on the nose.
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