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Notes: Ok, so apparently, chapter 5 was not posted for very long. I will attempt to repost it with this one. So if you are reading this that is a good sign! Thank you to those who reviewed by the way. It is greatly appreciated and it motivates me to write.

We all Cry Sometimes

Chapter 6-

The next morning, Abby awoke in her bed smiling. Her dinner with Ray that night had been fantastic. Ray really was a good cook, and he had certainly kept her entertained the entire night. He had invited her to go see one of his show the following night, and Abby accepted, although she was still a little skeptical about it all. From the way Ray described the majority of his shows, they seemed to end in bloodshed and on several occasions, even the ER. Abby seemed to recall a case that was very similar to a patient she had taken several months ago. Yet, she still agreed, hoping that it would prove to Ray that she was willing to give this relationship a shot, if what was happening could be considered a relationship at all.

Abby got into the shower and actually started to sing. A little off key mind you, but none the less, she was singing. Abby became fully aware of this fact and tried to stop, instead, she ended up laughing and singing even louder. When she got out of the shower, she looked at herself in the mirror, she had flushed cheeks and a sweet smile pasted on her face. She felt beautiful. Ray made her feel beautiful. With all the bad relationships that Abby had been in, she had built a wall blocking out all emotion and whenever she looked in the mirror, she felt ugly. The only other person who had made her feel this way had been Carter. Her heart felt heavy at the thought of him. Try as she might to think otherwise, she honestly believed that Carter was her soul mate, and she cherished the memories she had with him. However, all good things came to an end. This much she knew for sure. Carter had obviously moved on, first with Kem, and now it appeared that he had something going on with the social worker, Wendall. It pained her to see Carter with another women, but he had literally broken her heart into a million tiny pieces when they broke up. She knew, however, that it was time to mend those shattered pieces and move on.

Abby chipper mood diminished a little when she thought of Carter, but she was determined not to let it affect her day. She walked into the kitchen, where Neela stood, arms crossed, "Were you singing in the shower Abby?" she asked.

"Was I?" Abby relpied, non-chalantly.

"Yes you were, now would you please tell me what is going on?" she asked expectantly.

Abby smiled at her friend, "Alright, if you must know, I was at Ray's last night. He made me dinner and we just talked. It was nice."

Neela looked at Abby with wide eyes, "You were at Ray's? But you don't even like Ray!" she exclaimed.

Abby just smiled, "He's not a bad guy Neela, he's just difficult to get along with sometimes. He means well, he just comes off a little cocky sometimes."

"And irresponsible, and selfish and," Neela stopped, "I'm just a little shocked that's all. I mean, not that you had a date, just that it was with Ray."

Abby frowned for a minute, "Neela? Do you like Ray?"

"What do you mean by that? Do I like Ray, what kind of question," Neela began.

"I mean, do you like him. Have you ever gotten butterflies, sweaty palms, flushed cheeks, when you were in his presence? Because if that's the case, I won't see him anymore." Abby cut her off.

"No. No, no, of course I don't like him. I mean, I like him, but I don't like him, I mean, that's just ridiculous!" Neela said flustered. Abby raised her eyebrow, questioning her, "No. Abby, I do not like Ray the way you think I like him. Half the time I don't like him as a person either. But if he makes you happy, and it's obvious that he does, I have no problem with you two seeing each other." She replied firmly.

Abby was still skeptical, but she brushed the thought off. She knew things would never really get serious between her and Ray. He was just a kid, and she was a broken woman with a lot of baggage. She knew that Ray would get sick of her and eventually break it off. She knew that that was what would happen in any relationship that she attempted. It was just the way things went for Abby. She was not one to easily let go of her past, try as she might. She thought of all the relationships that had gone sour for her in the past; Richard, Luka, Carter, not to mention all of her high school and college boyfriends. None of them had stuck around very long either. Ray would just be another name to add to the list. In the mean time however, Abby was willing to have a little bit of fun and to let her guard down for a little while at least.