I'm still ill so have taken another day off school. Gives me a chance to
update!
Thank you to MeliGurlJO, CarbyFan100 and ER-Carby-Luva for reviewing the
last chapter. I love all the reviews.
About time to add a disclaimer I think. - They're not mine, apart from Josie. If anyone has Abby or Carter stashed away in their house I would willingly take them.
Chapter 4 - Hurt.
As they walked out the cafeteria, John gave Abby a quick kiss goodbye. He was starting his first shift back and didn't want to be late. Susan also said goodbye because her break had ended ten minutes beforehand and Weaver was on the warpath. They all promised to meet at Abby's later that evening for they were going to all go out to dinner to celebrate the day's events.
"Time to get you home then honey, I'll show you my apartment." Abby said as he other two walked off. They walked to the El and soon they were back at Abby's apartment.
"So this is my new home." Josie said as she stepped inside.
"Yup" Abby replied, "do you like it?" she was anxious for Josie to like her and her home.
"Of course I do" she assured her "It's lovely." Josie could tell how nervous Abby was. Abby let out a sigh of relief.
"Is there anywhere I can go to get changed?" Josie asked.
Abby led her into her bedroom. It would have to do for now until she could find a two bedroom apartment. Josie would have to sleep on the couch. Abby explained this to her.
"Oh, I don't mind, I'm used to it."
"How come?"
"I used to spend a lot of time round at my mates house, I had to sleep on her couch then."
"I'll make us a drink, do you drink coffee?" Abby asked.
"Yeah, 1 sugar. Thanks"
Five minutes later Josie emerged in a different coloured t-shirt and jeans. Abby looked at her and giggled.
"What?" Josie asked.
"Oh, I was just thinking how weird this is, I have those jeans. It's spooky."
And with that they both started to laugh. As they sat down with their coffee's Josie rolled up the sleeve of her top revealing several large bruises on her arms. Abby noticed them. When Josie saw Abby's look she quickly rolled them back down again.
"Where did you get those bruises?" Abby asked, concerned.
Josie searched for an excuse. "I, umm, I fell off my bike."
"Josie, I know we haven't known each other that long but it's pretty obvious that you're lying to me."
"Honestly, I'm fine." She protested.
Josie yawned, "I'm sorry, but I'm really tired, do you mind if I have a sleep before we go out?"
"Sure, you can use my bed." Abby replied.
As Josie walked away she lifted up her top at the back to scratch her spine revealing yet another nasty bruise. Abby stared at it, knowing there was something Josie wasn't telling her. She wasn't going to say anything now though, she needed to sleep, it could wait.
~*~*~*~
"Wake up Sleeping Beauty." Abby called as she gently pushed her daughter awake. "John and Susan will be here in twenty minutes, I thought you might like to get ready. Choose your clothes wisely though, it's freezing outside."
"Ok, thanks Mum." She answered, still half-asleep.
As Abby closed the door behind her she smiled to herself. It was the second time that day that she had been called Mum and it felt good. She was still worried though, she had to know where Josie got the bruises. Just then the phone rang.
"Abby? Hi, it's Susan. John and I are going to be tied up for a little bit longer. A major MVA has just come in and they need us here, Pratt and Weaver have disappeared on us."
"Ok, well give me a call when you leave"
"I will, see you later."
Josie walked out of Abby's room just as she put the phone down.
"Who was that?" she asked, yawning.
"Susan. She and John are going to be a bit later than planned, which is a good thing because I need to talk to you."
"What's up?" asked Josie as she sat down on the couch next to Abby.
"I want you to tell me where you got those bruises from. And be truthful this time."
Josie sighed. "I had hoped they had gone, I didn't want you to worry about me."
"Honey, I've worried about you since the day you were born."
"Yeah I know."
"Was it James? Did he hurt you?" Abby asked. Josie hesitated then nodded as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"I guess he was angry that I wanted to find you, find out the truth. He just.....just flipped. He threw things at me and stuff." She trailed off as remembered all the problems she had faced the last couple of months. Abby looked at her, horrified at what she was hearing.
"It went on for about a month, he wouldn't let me out the house or make any calls for fear that I would try to find you. I moved out about a week ago. I managed to slip out while he was in the shower. I packed a few clothes together and the information I had managed to find to find about you and I went to my friends' house where I carried on searching. Dad found me though and dragged me home. He burnt all the information I had found and the picture I found in his room of you with me as a baby. But he couldn't destroy two things."
"What's that?"
"My determination to find you and also I knew that you worked at County General. I managed to slip out again, this time when he had got drunk and assed out on the couch. I emptied my savings account and flew here yesterday. I never want to see my father again, anyway I don't need him anymore, I've got you now."
Abby felt hot tears sting her eyes and then run down her face. She felt so angry at this man who had inflicted so much pain upon her daughter and herself. She found herself shaking, unable to control herself. She looked up and saw Josie looking at her, also crying. Josie was surprised at how comfortable she felt with this woman who she had only met a couple of hours ago, but felt like she had known all her life. Looking at Abby, so angry on Josie's behalf, she knew where she belonged, at home, with her Mum. She shuffled herself over so she was sitting right next to Abby and put her arms around her in a tight hug. Abby responded in the same way.
"He's never going to hurt you again, I'll make sure of that." She heard Abby say as she ran her hands through Josie's hair and kissed the top of her head.
"It's ok, I'm home now." Josie replied.
They stayed in the same position for a long time until Abby heard a knock at her door.
"Oh, hang on, I should get that, it could be John."
She stood up and walked to wards the door to open it. But as she did, she screamed.
The face that was staring back at her hadn't changed in the last sixteen years but it now his eyes had an evil glint, a murderous stare.
"Hello Abigail." He said with a smirk.
"James!".................
~*~*~*~*~
To be continued........
~*~*~*~*~
PREVIEW....
"Well if I can't have her, you can't have her either."
"What does that mean? James? Answer me! James!!" Abby asked him, scared.
He stopped, the murderous look was back in his eyes, and an evil smile flittered across his face.
And he pulled out a gun.......
~*~*~*~*~
Thank you for reading so far, it will be updated soon. I'm trying to update more often but school takes over sometimes. Please review, tell me what you think. Can I improve? How? :-)
About time to add a disclaimer I think. - They're not mine, apart from Josie. If anyone has Abby or Carter stashed away in their house I would willingly take them.
Chapter 4 - Hurt.
As they walked out the cafeteria, John gave Abby a quick kiss goodbye. He was starting his first shift back and didn't want to be late. Susan also said goodbye because her break had ended ten minutes beforehand and Weaver was on the warpath. They all promised to meet at Abby's later that evening for they were going to all go out to dinner to celebrate the day's events.
"Time to get you home then honey, I'll show you my apartment." Abby said as he other two walked off. They walked to the El and soon they were back at Abby's apartment.
"So this is my new home." Josie said as she stepped inside.
"Yup" Abby replied, "do you like it?" she was anxious for Josie to like her and her home.
"Of course I do" she assured her "It's lovely." Josie could tell how nervous Abby was. Abby let out a sigh of relief.
"Is there anywhere I can go to get changed?" Josie asked.
Abby led her into her bedroom. It would have to do for now until she could find a two bedroom apartment. Josie would have to sleep on the couch. Abby explained this to her.
"Oh, I don't mind, I'm used to it."
"How come?"
"I used to spend a lot of time round at my mates house, I had to sleep on her couch then."
"I'll make us a drink, do you drink coffee?" Abby asked.
"Yeah, 1 sugar. Thanks"
Five minutes later Josie emerged in a different coloured t-shirt and jeans. Abby looked at her and giggled.
"What?" Josie asked.
"Oh, I was just thinking how weird this is, I have those jeans. It's spooky."
And with that they both started to laugh. As they sat down with their coffee's Josie rolled up the sleeve of her top revealing several large bruises on her arms. Abby noticed them. When Josie saw Abby's look she quickly rolled them back down again.
"Where did you get those bruises?" Abby asked, concerned.
Josie searched for an excuse. "I, umm, I fell off my bike."
"Josie, I know we haven't known each other that long but it's pretty obvious that you're lying to me."
"Honestly, I'm fine." She protested.
Josie yawned, "I'm sorry, but I'm really tired, do you mind if I have a sleep before we go out?"
"Sure, you can use my bed." Abby replied.
As Josie walked away she lifted up her top at the back to scratch her spine revealing yet another nasty bruise. Abby stared at it, knowing there was something Josie wasn't telling her. She wasn't going to say anything now though, she needed to sleep, it could wait.
~*~*~*~
"Wake up Sleeping Beauty." Abby called as she gently pushed her daughter awake. "John and Susan will be here in twenty minutes, I thought you might like to get ready. Choose your clothes wisely though, it's freezing outside."
"Ok, thanks Mum." She answered, still half-asleep.
As Abby closed the door behind her she smiled to herself. It was the second time that day that she had been called Mum and it felt good. She was still worried though, she had to know where Josie got the bruises. Just then the phone rang.
"Abby? Hi, it's Susan. John and I are going to be tied up for a little bit longer. A major MVA has just come in and they need us here, Pratt and Weaver have disappeared on us."
"Ok, well give me a call when you leave"
"I will, see you later."
Josie walked out of Abby's room just as she put the phone down.
"Who was that?" she asked, yawning.
"Susan. She and John are going to be a bit later than planned, which is a good thing because I need to talk to you."
"What's up?" asked Josie as she sat down on the couch next to Abby.
"I want you to tell me where you got those bruises from. And be truthful this time."
Josie sighed. "I had hoped they had gone, I didn't want you to worry about me."
"Honey, I've worried about you since the day you were born."
"Yeah I know."
"Was it James? Did he hurt you?" Abby asked. Josie hesitated then nodded as a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"I guess he was angry that I wanted to find you, find out the truth. He just.....just flipped. He threw things at me and stuff." She trailed off as remembered all the problems she had faced the last couple of months. Abby looked at her, horrified at what she was hearing.
"It went on for about a month, he wouldn't let me out the house or make any calls for fear that I would try to find you. I moved out about a week ago. I managed to slip out while he was in the shower. I packed a few clothes together and the information I had managed to find to find about you and I went to my friends' house where I carried on searching. Dad found me though and dragged me home. He burnt all the information I had found and the picture I found in his room of you with me as a baby. But he couldn't destroy two things."
"What's that?"
"My determination to find you and also I knew that you worked at County General. I managed to slip out again, this time when he had got drunk and assed out on the couch. I emptied my savings account and flew here yesterday. I never want to see my father again, anyway I don't need him anymore, I've got you now."
Abby felt hot tears sting her eyes and then run down her face. She felt so angry at this man who had inflicted so much pain upon her daughter and herself. She found herself shaking, unable to control herself. She looked up and saw Josie looking at her, also crying. Josie was surprised at how comfortable she felt with this woman who she had only met a couple of hours ago, but felt like she had known all her life. Looking at Abby, so angry on Josie's behalf, she knew where she belonged, at home, with her Mum. She shuffled herself over so she was sitting right next to Abby and put her arms around her in a tight hug. Abby responded in the same way.
"He's never going to hurt you again, I'll make sure of that." She heard Abby say as she ran her hands through Josie's hair and kissed the top of her head.
"It's ok, I'm home now." Josie replied.
They stayed in the same position for a long time until Abby heard a knock at her door.
"Oh, hang on, I should get that, it could be John."
She stood up and walked to wards the door to open it. But as she did, she screamed.
The face that was staring back at her hadn't changed in the last sixteen years but it now his eyes had an evil glint, a murderous stare.
"Hello Abigail." He said with a smirk.
"James!".................
~*~*~*~*~
To be continued........
~*~*~*~*~
PREVIEW....
"Well if I can't have her, you can't have her either."
"What does that mean? James? Answer me! James!!" Abby asked him, scared.
He stopped, the murderous look was back in his eyes, and an evil smile flittered across his face.
And he pulled out a gun.......
~*~*~*~*~
Thank you for reading so far, it will be updated soon. I'm trying to update more often but school takes over sometimes. Please review, tell me what you think. Can I improve? How? :-)