Abby was standing in the entrance to the ER as Carter awkwardly stared back at her. She had just gotten off the phone with Luka, who gave her the news that she did not need right now.

"You're going aren't you?"

"Yea, it's not Rio but it's not here."

Abby is left with fear of never seeing him again, anger that he was planning on leaving with out telling her and the broken heart that she thought could never be fixed. He did not come back to work for months. Luka came back before he did; he came with a letter to Abby from Carter saying they need to break up. Then when Carter finally came home he brought his pregnant girl friend. That day was the hardest, to stand there and kindly say hello to the woman in Carter's, the man who she loved, life. When the day was over she went strait to her apartment and cried herself to sleep she imagined herself falling into a whole that seemed to never end... then it did. Abby woke and found her face wet from tears. She went to the bathroom to cool down and realized it had been a dream. She looked at the clock; it was 4:42 am. She didn't care, she called carter. The phone rang twice before it was picked up.

"Hello?" Carter answer wearily

"Carter?"

"Abby? What time is it?" still not awake he turned on his side to look at the clock. "It's quarter of 5. Is everything alright?"

"I don't know" she hesitated before she continued. "I just woke up and I needed to ask you some questions and tell you that I am really sorry your grandmother died but I needed to take care of the only allay I had growing up and I need your strength because I have lost all of mine, we need to help each other I have never felt so safe with anyone like I do with you... please don't go to the Congo-"

"What? I'm not going anywhere. I need you. I love you."

"I love you too, your not leaving? You promise?"

"Yea I would fall apart without you. Are you on tomorrow?"

"No?" Why?"

"I want to leave for a while but I want to take you with me."

"Where were you thinking of?"

"Someplace not warm somewhere perfect."

"Ok"

"I was thinking a week might make us feel better"

"Sounds good to me I am with you where ever you are."

"I am lonely."

"Me too"

"Come over here and we will decide where we will go."

"Ok, let me pack first though."

"I will be waiting on baited breath." He was full awake now at the strike of five o'clock in the morning. "Love you sweetie"

"Love you, buy"

"Buy"

They hung up, and Abby quickly started packing her clothes. And ran out the door wearing a rain coat, jeans, and a black turtle neck. She barely even brushed her hair. She arrived at the mansion exactly twenty minutes later.

After Carter Hung up he went to get dress. He ran down stairs to see what he had to eat and called the travel agency, they were of course not open yet it would be another four hours till they were. The bell rang and He ran to get it. She was wet but did not realize it until he was too as they were wrapped in each others arms.

Carter closed the door behind her and brought her to his room where he offered her more time to sleep she lied down and he followed her still wearing street clothes. They woke almost 6 hours later around 11 still holding each other.

"Good morning beautiful." Carter said as Abby's sleepy eyes looked up at him.

"Morning handsome" She said stretching around him.

"What do you want for breakfast?"

"Coffee"

"I know that what else to you want?"

"Any thing is fine, surprise me"

"Ok"

Carter got up kissed Abby on the fore head went down stairs to find the dining room table set for two, with eggs and toast and bacon and jellies set out beautifully. He went in to the Kitchen to Beverly, a maid, cleaning up.

"I am speechless."

"Oh, Dr. Carter why are you down here when Miss Lockhart is upstairs?" he was about to answer when she began again. "Well go up and bring her down here or shall I bring it up to you?"

"No, this is fine thank you" he said gently "thank you so much and I will be gone for the next week so enjoy and don't be here."

"Enjoy your Holiday"

Carter nodded and Beverly was left the kitchen then the house. He then ran up stairs to find Abby wide awake looking out the window and the sun was coming out to see the last rain drops fall.

"Breakfast is ready" and they went down together.

At the table

"So I was thinking about England or New Zealand."

"OH, I have never been to Europe."

"You haven't? Well that settles it we are going to go to England. Next time we can explore New Zealand."

"Sounds good more than good, beautiful."

"Ok, I am going to go pack and then call the travel agency; I hope they are open now."

"You think anyone will ... ya know notice we aren't at work?"

"I hope they do... especially Kerry" Abby smiled her special smile that just made Carter want to never leave her side.

Abby has found some picture albums when she went exploring while carter was packing and calling the agency, and is on her way back to his room

"Yes that is good, yes thanks eight o'clock it is. Thank you again, buy" Abby walked in the room "Everything is in order we have a flight to London's Heathrow Airport at eight, they had nothing sooner."

"Anytime is fine with me as long as I am with you."

"What do you have ... Oh no you did not fine my grandmother's albums... you did"

"They really let ya know what kind of person you are" they sat on the bed and started looking at them pointing and giggling every few. They turn the page and there is a candid one of Carter and his brother in the yard playing. The one next to it is from Bobby's funeral. Abby closes it and they are silent.

"Sorry"

"It's ok, every once and while I go down and look at them to remember him... wow it's almost one. I had a shift that started at noon."

"Well you know you can still call in and say you're not coming in"

"No, it's more fun leaving them in the dark, but maybe we should tell one person so they don't freak out, and you know they would when it comes to the two of us."

"Yea they would."

"Who should we tell? Susan, Luka, who?"

"Susan, I'll call" she dials on her cell phone the hospital and disguises her voice. "Hello, can I talk to Dr. Lewis?"

"No! She is with a patient can I take a message" Frank screams in to the phone.

"Yea can you tell her to call-"

"Hold on she is coming this is getting complicated..."

"Hello?"

"Hi it's Abby I am with carter and we are not going to be coming in... for a week don't tell anyone unless you absolutely have to, buy"

"Wait where are you going?"

"Umm, England"

"What you're not taking me with you?"

"We needed to get away"

"Ok, have fun... and congrats to you and Carter ok buy Kerry is coming and she is pissed today, buy" Susan finish in a whisper

"Buy" She hung up "Susan knows and we have like four hours to do nothing"

"Well we could go see a movie or go for a walk or stay here I could give you a tour, you haven't been here before have you?"

"Just for funeral receptions"

"Oh yea." Giggling a little "Ok Miss if you would follow me." The left the room and began the tour, it was over just over an hour later.

"There is a lot of history not just your but your family, a lot to live up to, no wonder you became a doctor. A – Very –good – doctor." Kissing between each word. They stood at the top of the main stairs kissing. "Now we only have three hours to kill"

"You want to get some lunch?"

"Yeah, where?"

"Any where"

"I don't think we are going to make it to eight... we are not patient enough."

"Your right"

They sat down in the living room and began telling stories of their childhoods and emaracing moments and sad ones. Carter told about the whole ordeal with his brother and being neglected by his parents. Abby told about her mother's bi polar disease and taking care of Eric.

"Why did you think I was going to go to the Congo?"

"In my dream you were going to go to help Luka." A brief silence "You were going to leave without telling me. Well you went and then Luka came back infected with malaria and you did not, come back then you came back with a native who was pregnant and then she miscarried and then she went home and ...then I woke up and called you."

"That was a horrible story."

You can see why I woke up and needed to talk to you."

"You scared me when you called I thought you were gong to say you were leaving and never coming back or that you were dieing or I don't know."

"No, I am in perfect health."

Abby and Carter arrived at the airport around quarter of five. And then arrived in London around seven o'clock in the morning not really well rested. They rented a car and drove to a cottage outside the city. It was surrounded by beautiful green pastures and wild flowers.

"Oh my gosh Carter, this is beautiful"

"It is isn't it? I'm glad you like it." They explored the house and unpacked.

"You think we should call and check in with Susan?" Abby asked.

"Yea, I guess we should" He went in to the kitchen "being the responsible adult we are." Abby called and every thing was going fine no on e was told they were off together .

They went in to town to buy some food for the kitchen. When they returned back to the cottage they relaxed watched Britcoms on the television and found some old movies that interested them. Four days in to the trip they were out walking and fooling around when Carter stopped. He was standing down a small hill from Abby, she was beautiful was all he could think.

"What?" Abby noticed Carter was no longer walking next to her.

"You know I love you right?" She walked back to were he was standing.

"Yea? I love you too, sweetie"

"Then marry me... please?" He pulled out of his pocket a small velvet box. Abby stood with her had clasped over her mouth in shock.

"Um, um, uh, of course. Yes, I'll marry you." She said it delicately soft with the most perfect smile Carter had ever seen.

"Really?" she nodded and they leaned in for a long kiss.

Two days later they left for the city again. They rented a small flat. While in the city they went to the monuments that must be seen when in London. And of course Carter had to allow Abby to go shopping. They returned to Chicago twelve days after they had left and were not nearly the same droopy people they had been when the left. They arrived at work the next day together.

"Ok, how was it you two?" Susan asked in her usual nose way

"Great" they said simultaneously

"What happened?'

"Nothing." Abby said in a flat tone

"No, some thing happened because I have never seen either of you this happy."

"Well, we got engaged." Carter said slowly holding Abby in front of him.

"Oh my, Congratulation" She hugged both of them.

"Susan , don't tell anyone."

"Ok"

Life was going great for both of them: they were in love and engaged what more could they ask for?

"Abby you have to eat some thing."

"There is no point in eating food if is not going to stay down"

"Since when have you been trouble keeping food down? Do you think it is the flu? We should go to the-"

"Just hold your horses, it is probably the jet lag"

"After a two weeks? Sure"

"I'm fine it's only been a few days."

"You sure?"

"Yup, we should go soon" They got dressed and left for the hospital

They arrived at the hospital with enough time to not be scolded by weaver. Carter and Abby had a final kiss be for leaving the lounge in opposite directions.

"Hey, Susan"

"Hey, Abby"

"I need your help, I think I might possibly be pregnant."

"Really?"

"Could you help me?"

"Yea sure. What are you doing now?"

"Um, nothing"

they went in to the on call room and did the test Abby left with the test and sent it to the lab.

"You worried?"

"No, not really just kind of nervous I would be really happy but I don't know about Carter and I don't know if I can handle it and its complicated."

"You have not told Carter?"

"No I did not want to tell him before I knew for sure."

The day seemed especially long for some reason; maybe it was the thirteen traumas that came in or the group of eight year children on a field trip that had poison ivy or the anxiety not know what the test said.

"Abby, I got the test back" Susan handed the papers to Abby and waited

"Thanks" She looked them over and showed no emotion.

"Well?"

"I should tell Carter first"

"Oh, ok." She smiled big happy for her friends

Abby Found carter and they left. They went the mansion and he started making some dinner.

"Carter, I have something to tell you"

"Yes , my beautiful?"

"We are going to have a baby." Carter dropped the spoon he was using to stir the soup and froze. Then his face lightened up and he held her.

"When did you find out?"

"At work, Susan helped."

"WE are going to be parents. You sure you want this?"

"Yea, we can do it together I think." They stood and smiles at each other taking in each others warmth. "You should start thinking about what you want this wedding to be like."

"Ok" she sat down on the couch n the living room and pulled two big wedding magazines out of her bag.

"Well you have been thinking about it haven't you?"

" Well it my wedding. Who have you told?"

"No one."

"You can tell if you want."

"Tell everything or just the wedding?

"Just the wedding"