Title: Bitter Enemies

Chapter: 7


Rating: PG-13

Spoilers: None.

Disclaimer: ER or anything associated with it does not belong to me.

Thank you for your wonderful reviews. I am so sorry that it took this long to post this chapter. I promise to get more chapters up after Christmas is over.

Authors Notes at the end.

"Ray." Abby shakes his shoulder trying to wake him.

"Go away." He mumbles while pulling his pillow over his head.

"Come on, it's time to get up. We're on at seven." Abby tries to grab the pillow off of his head but he just hugs it tighter to his face.

"I'm too tired to work today."

"Well maybe you should have thought about that before you kept us up all night." Abby stands up and heads for the door. "Fine you just keep sleeping. I for one need this job, so I'm going to get in the shower." With that, she shuts the door behind her and heads into the bathroom.

Ray pulls the pillow off of his head, his eyes wide and he has a big smile on his face. "Shower? Well why didn't you say so?"

He climbs out of bed, pulls on his boxers and opens the door and heads towards the bathroom. On his way he sees Neela sitting on the couch drinking a cup of coffee, so he makes a detour and stops to talk to her.

"Good morning Neela." Ray says with a big grin on his face.

"Good morning Ray." Neela says, not very enthusiastically.

"How was your night?" He asks.

Neela just stares at him and then goes back to drinking her coffee.

"See, you probably thought this would be awkward this morning, didn't you?"

"Ray, this is awkward." Neela replies still drinking her coffee.

"Well, as much as I would love to stay and chit chat, I've got to get ready for work." Ray turns and heads towards the bathroom.

"Ray, you'll have to wait. Abby's in the shower." Neela calls after him.

He turns and winks at her. "I know."

"I've got to find a new place to live." Neela mumbles to herself.

Ray opens the door and sneaks into the bathroom. He pulls off his boxers, opens the shower door and steps in.

Abby turns around and shrieks. "You've got to stop doing that! You scared the shit out of me."

"Sorry." He gives her one of his best smiles.

"No." She shakes her head at him and backs up against the shower wall.

He moves a little closer to her. "What?"

"There is no time, we have to be to work in a half hour."

He pins her against the shower wall. "I can be quick." He whispers kissing her shoulder.

Abby closes her eyes and moans. "We are going to be so late for work."

"You're shift started 30 minutes ago." Susan states coming up behind Abby at the admit desk.

"I know, I'm sorry, really." Abby looks apologetically at Susan while grabbing a chart.

Susan sighs and smiles at her. "You know I can never stay mad at you, but you need to help me out a little. I need people to be on time. Ray was 30 minutes late as well. Do you people think you can just show up whenever it is convenient?"

At the mention of Ray's name Abby looks away to hide her flushed cheeks. "I'm sorry Susan, it won't happen again." She mumbles and heads off in the direction of her next patient.

Susan watches Abby walk away and shakes her head. Susan walks into the lounge to get a cup of coffee and finds Neela and Sam sitting at the table talking.

"What's going on?" Susan asks walking over to them.

"I was just telling Neela about finding Abby and Ray in the basement last night." Sam says looking up at Susan.

Susan joins them at the table.

"Did Abby mention anything to you Neela?" Susan asks ready to get in on the gossip.

"I didn't really have a chance to talk to Abby last night, I got in late." Neela mumbles staring at her coffee.

Susan gives Sam a questioning look. Sam nods her head.

"Ok, Neela, spill it." Susan says.

Neela looks up at them with a surprised look. "I don't know what you are talking about."

"Look, you may think you are protecting Abby, but I am her best friend and I will eventually find out." Susan says.

Neela just shakes her head.

"We know you know Neela. So what happened in the basement last night?" Susan asks.

"Ray was in his boxers when I opened the door." Sam reminds them.

"I swear to you, I don't know anything about what happened in the basement last night." Neela says matter-of-factly.

"But you do know something." Susan presses.

Sighing, Neela looks them both in the eyes. "Ok, I know something, but if I tell you Abby will kick me out of her apartment. So my lips are sealed." With that Neela gets up and hurries out of the lounge leaving Susan and Sam staring after her with their mouths wide open.

"Oh, this is getting good." Sam smiles at Susan.

"So what do we do now?" Susan asks.

"I would go straight to the source."

Susan sighs and looks at Sam. "Abby isn't going to give anything away."

Sam shakes her head. "Not that source. The other source."

"You are good." Susan says laughing and standing up. "I think I'll do just that."

Susan walks out of the lounge in pursuit of her goal with Sam close behind her.

"Frank." Susan calls walking over to the desk. "Have you seen Ray?"

"I don't keep track of that punk." Frank says looking up from eating his donut.

"Abby can I see you for a moment." Ray asks slipping his head into Exam 3 where Abby is talking with a patient.

"Can it wait?" Abby asks.

"It's kinda urgent." Rays says. "It'll only take a minute."

Abby smiles at her patient, "Please excuse me." The patient nods at her and Abby follows Ray out of the room.

"What is it?" Abby asks after stepping out of Exam 3.

"I need your opinion on a case." Ray says smiling at her. "Follow me."

"Shouldn't you ask an attending?" Abby asks following him down the hall.

He turns and heads into the drug lock up and Abby follows him in. She looks around confused. Before she has a chance to voice her confusion, Ray turns around and wraps his arms around her and kisses her. She pulls back.

"Ray."

He moves his lips to her neck, and his hands down to her butt.

"You don't need my opinion do you."

"As a matter of fact I do need your opinion." He mumbles, his lips moving across her collar bone.

"Ray, I have a patient waiting, what do you need my opinion on?" Abby asks trying to pull out of his tight grip.

He looks up and smiles at her. "Do you like it better when I do this .... or this?" Rays asks as Abby melts into his arms.

"Oh, excuse me."

Abby pulls away from Ray and looks up in time to see Carter retreating out of the drug lock up.

"Carter, wait." Abby calls after him, but he is already gone.

She spins around and glares at Ray. "How could you do this?"

"Sorry." He shrugs his shoulders. "I missed you."

"We can't do this at work."

"It's just Carter. It's not that big of a deal." Ray takes a step towards her.

"Don't." She steps back and puts her hand between them. "Now what am I going to do?"

"What do you mean? I don't think Carter will tell anyone. Now if Susan or Sam saw us that would be different." Ray says chuckling.

"You just don't get it, do you?" Abby turns around and rushes out of the drug lock up leaving Ray standing there stunned.

"Ray!" Sam walks into the drug lock up.

"Not now Sam." Ray turns to walk out.

"Susan is looking for you." She calls after him.

The rest of the day was busy and uneventful for Ray. Abby managed to avoid him and Dr. Carter gave him the cold shoulder while working on a trauma together. Susan kept trying to corner him, but he managed to avoid that as well. For all he knew, she was going to ask him to work a double shift. It's always better to stay away from someone who has that kind of power. He knew something was up with Abby and Carter, but he couldn't corner Abby and get her to talk to him about it. As far as he was concerned, what happened in the drug lock up was not that big of a deal. He was going to have to do some major graveling after work.

"Abby." Ray calls after her. His shift had ended and he spotted her walking across the ambulance bay towards the El. She just kept walking. Maybe she didn't hear him.

"Abby." He calls again and hurries after her. Again, she doesn't stop or turn around. He knew she heard that time.

"This is going to be harder than I thought." Ray mumbles to himself. "I'm going to have to turn on some good old fashioned Ray Barnett charm."

"Hey." He catches up to her and grabs her arm.

"Let go Ray. I'm not in the mood for this."

"Abby, come on, can't we just talk about this?"

She stops and turns to look at him. "Why? You just don't get it."

"You're right, I don't get it. But maybe you could explain it to me. What is the big deal about Dr. Carter seeing us. I'll talk to him if you want me to."

Abby rolls her eyes and glares at him. "You haven't worked here very long, you wouldn't understand."

Realization finally dawns on him. "Do you still have feelings for him?"

Abby shakes her head and starts walking towards the El again.

"You do, don't you." Ray calls after her.

"Go to hell Ray." She shouts at him over her shoulder and hurries off.

Again, I am sorry that it is not very long. I just want to reassure many of you that may be worried.... I promise that this will not end up being a Carby. As much as I am a fan of Carby....this is definitely a Rabby story.

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