Carter awoke with Abby still in his arms. He loved the feeling of her being
there next to him. He laid there watching her sleep, he knew that yesterday
had been a long day and that they only had these 2 days to recover.
Abby finally woke. She reached over and all she felt was pillow. Where was he? Carter came back from the bathroom, he climbed back into the bed next to Abby, "hi there sleepy head."
"I was lonely without you," she said with a little pout
"I'm sorry, but I'm here now."
"As much as I would like to spend the day in bed with you, we probably have some things to get done."
"Do we have too?" He said, "and what do we have to do?"
"Well, I have a phone call to make.,"Abby said, easing out of his arms. "And I am sure there is paperwork we have to do."
"I can run you down to the DMV to get your license changed, and then to the hospital to get the paper work from personnel, you going to call Maggie?" He asked.
"Yes, I better not put it off any longer," Abby said, her voice lacking enthusiasm..
"She'll be happy for you Abby, I know she will."
"Oh, and unless we plan on living on love, I need to go grocery shopping."
He smiled at her, "okay."
Abby looked at the phone for a few minutes after John left. She really should call Maggie. After a few false starts she picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello."
"Hi mom, it's Abby. Have you heard anything from Eric?" She asked.
"Not yet. Maggie paused. "Was that all you called about?"
"No. I have some news to share. Carter's sister got married in Switzerland a few days ago and Carter invited me along to the wedding. To make a long story short, he proposed, I accepted and we were married 4 days ago."
"Oh, Sweetie, I am so happy for both of you. John is a good man, Abby. Your lucky to have him and he's lucky to have you."
"Kevin, his sister's husband took pictures. I'll make copies and send you some."
"I'd love that. How big a wedding was it?" Maggie asked.
"Just John and I, his sister, her husband, the minister and our friend Susan on speaker phone," Abby said as she fondly remembered her wedding day.
"I'm sure it was lovely."
"I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to tell you ahead of time, but it was kind of spur of the moment, Abby said.
"I understand. There is no way I could have gotten to Switzerland anyway. Do you remember I'm afraid to fly?"
"Yes, I do, mom. I'm afraid to fly too. I almost cut of the circulation in John's hand on the way there."
"I'm sure he didn't mind."
Abby blushed at the memory of their flight, "I'm sure he didn't." Abby paused, "You'll have to come to Chicago for a visit."
"I'd like that, Abby"
"I better go mom, John is getting some paperwork for me and I want to run to the grocery store and get some food before he gets back."
"Okay," Maggie said. "Give him my love, and congratulations again, Abby"
"Thanks mom. Call if you hear from Eric, okay?"
"I will, honey," Maggie said. "Good bye"
"Bye, Mom," Abby said as she hung up the phone.
John walked into the apartment, "I got the papers for you."
She smiled at him from her seat on the couch. "Thanks, how many hundreds of forms am I going to have to fill out?"
"Oh I'd say thousands." He chuckled, "who were you on the phone with?"
"Maggie. She says to send you her love."
"Any news from Eric," He said putting his hands around her waist.
Abby squeezed him tighter." No, nothing. She's not giving up hope though."
No," Carter said, "he'll show up."
"When he's ready," she said softly.
"When he's ready." Carter said. "I know he'll come back to you Abby. What else do you need to have me do?"
"I suppose we need to decide where to live. We don't need two apartments now."
"I can give up my place. I'm sure the rent is cheaper here, unless you want to move into my apartment.
"Instead of picking your or mine, maybe we can look for ours"
"That I think we can do," He said, "I'm hungry."
"Famous last words," she said with a grin. "I didn't get to the store yet, so do you have any requests"
"No, take out would be good." He said smiling at her.
"Works for me. Italian or Chinese?"
"Chinese."
Abby called in their order then sat back on the couch with John.
"Hard to believe that we have to go to work tomorrow." He said to her. He didn't want to go back cause it would end their honeymoon.
"I don't care if we ever go back" Abby said, cuddled in the warmth of his arms.
"I don't either, but I suppose weaver will have my head if I don't go back soon, I know she is hurting for doctors, and that's just what I happen to be Nurse Carter." He loved using her new name.
"Are two Carter's in one ER going to be confusing?"
"I don't know, it might if you become a doctor. Do you plan on going back to med school Abby?" he asked.
"You know, I do think about it now and again," Abby said, a far away look in her eyes.
"It can be arranged if you want to," He said to her, "I don't have a problem with their being two Dr. Carter's at County."
"Maybe someday."
"I know that everything will work out Abby." He said.
"It already has," she said, smiling.
He pulled her closer to him, "let's enjoy our last day alone."
The ringing of the phone sounded through the room.
"I'll get it," he said reaching over for the phone, "hello."
"Hello, John."
"Hi Gamma." He said.
"I hate to intrude on newly wedded bliss, but do you think you and Abby have a few minutes to drop by tomorrow. Barbara said you had pictures."
"What time Gamma?" Carter asked.
"Will seven be alright?"
"I think that will be fine." He said.
"Oh, I will see you then, get back to your lovely wife, John.
"See you tomorrow Gamma." He said to her hanging up the phone, "we don't have anything tomorrow night do we?" He asked Abby.
"I don't think so."
"Gamma would like us to bring the pictures by." He said to her.
"That would be nice. I really didn't get to talk to her much, and I would really like to know her better," Abby said, sincerely.
"I would really like that too." He said to her.
The doorbell rang. "Can you get that?" Abby asked, giving him her best version of the puppy eyes.
"Yeah," Carter said getting up and heading over to the door. He opened it up. Carter paid the delivery guy and brought the take out over to the couch were Abby was sitting. "Your dinner is served Mrs. Carter."
"Thank you kind sir." Abby said with a kiss to John's nose.
"You're welcome Abby," He said, "Is there anything good on the TV?"
"Maybe Fear Factor."
"Do we really want to watch that while eating?
"Are you a wimp, Dr. Carter?" she asked, with a teasing tone.
"Yes I am." He said looking at her.
"That's ok, I love you anyway," Abby said, snuggling into his arms.
"I love you too," He said kissing the top of her head.
The TV was on, but neither one of them paid much attention to it, between feeding each other with chopsticks and stealing kisses.
Carter stifled a yawn. It had been a long day chasing paperwork down for Abby.
"Are you ready for bed?"
"Yeah I am." He said looking at her, "I'm sorry."
"That's ok, I am tired too."
Carter laughed, "I'm ready for another date with that pillow."
"Just as long as it's a double date."
He smiled at her, his eyelids heavy, "Yes."
Abby led him into their bedroom, then headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth. He laid down on the bed. He couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. He drifted off into a deep sleep. When Abby came back in, she saw him sleeping so soundly. 'He must have really been tired', she thought. She got into bed, kissed his forehead, and went to sleep.
Abby finally woke. She reached over and all she felt was pillow. Where was he? Carter came back from the bathroom, he climbed back into the bed next to Abby, "hi there sleepy head."
"I was lonely without you," she said with a little pout
"I'm sorry, but I'm here now."
"As much as I would like to spend the day in bed with you, we probably have some things to get done."
"Do we have too?" He said, "and what do we have to do?"
"Well, I have a phone call to make.,"Abby said, easing out of his arms. "And I am sure there is paperwork we have to do."
"I can run you down to the DMV to get your license changed, and then to the hospital to get the paper work from personnel, you going to call Maggie?" He asked.
"Yes, I better not put it off any longer," Abby said, her voice lacking enthusiasm..
"She'll be happy for you Abby, I know she will."
"Oh, and unless we plan on living on love, I need to go grocery shopping."
He smiled at her, "okay."
Abby looked at the phone for a few minutes after John left. She really should call Maggie. After a few false starts she picked up the phone and dialed.
"Hello."
"Hi mom, it's Abby. Have you heard anything from Eric?" She asked.
"Not yet. Maggie paused. "Was that all you called about?"
"No. I have some news to share. Carter's sister got married in Switzerland a few days ago and Carter invited me along to the wedding. To make a long story short, he proposed, I accepted and we were married 4 days ago."
"Oh, Sweetie, I am so happy for both of you. John is a good man, Abby. Your lucky to have him and he's lucky to have you."
"Kevin, his sister's husband took pictures. I'll make copies and send you some."
"I'd love that. How big a wedding was it?" Maggie asked.
"Just John and I, his sister, her husband, the minister and our friend Susan on speaker phone," Abby said as she fondly remembered her wedding day.
"I'm sure it was lovely."
"I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to tell you ahead of time, but it was kind of spur of the moment, Abby said.
"I understand. There is no way I could have gotten to Switzerland anyway. Do you remember I'm afraid to fly?"
"Yes, I do, mom. I'm afraid to fly too. I almost cut of the circulation in John's hand on the way there."
"I'm sure he didn't mind."
Abby blushed at the memory of their flight, "I'm sure he didn't." Abby paused, "You'll have to come to Chicago for a visit."
"I'd like that, Abby"
"I better go mom, John is getting some paperwork for me and I want to run to the grocery store and get some food before he gets back."
"Okay," Maggie said. "Give him my love, and congratulations again, Abby"
"Thanks mom. Call if you hear from Eric, okay?"
"I will, honey," Maggie said. "Good bye"
"Bye, Mom," Abby said as she hung up the phone.
John walked into the apartment, "I got the papers for you."
She smiled at him from her seat on the couch. "Thanks, how many hundreds of forms am I going to have to fill out?"
"Oh I'd say thousands." He chuckled, "who were you on the phone with?"
"Maggie. She says to send you her love."
"Any news from Eric," He said putting his hands around her waist.
Abby squeezed him tighter." No, nothing. She's not giving up hope though."
No," Carter said, "he'll show up."
"When he's ready," she said softly.
"When he's ready." Carter said. "I know he'll come back to you Abby. What else do you need to have me do?"
"I suppose we need to decide where to live. We don't need two apartments now."
"I can give up my place. I'm sure the rent is cheaper here, unless you want to move into my apartment.
"Instead of picking your or mine, maybe we can look for ours"
"That I think we can do," He said, "I'm hungry."
"Famous last words," she said with a grin. "I didn't get to the store yet, so do you have any requests"
"No, take out would be good." He said smiling at her.
"Works for me. Italian or Chinese?"
"Chinese."
Abby called in their order then sat back on the couch with John.
"Hard to believe that we have to go to work tomorrow." He said to her. He didn't want to go back cause it would end their honeymoon.
"I don't care if we ever go back" Abby said, cuddled in the warmth of his arms.
"I don't either, but I suppose weaver will have my head if I don't go back soon, I know she is hurting for doctors, and that's just what I happen to be Nurse Carter." He loved using her new name.
"Are two Carter's in one ER going to be confusing?"
"I don't know, it might if you become a doctor. Do you plan on going back to med school Abby?" he asked.
"You know, I do think about it now and again," Abby said, a far away look in her eyes.
"It can be arranged if you want to," He said to her, "I don't have a problem with their being two Dr. Carter's at County."
"Maybe someday."
"I know that everything will work out Abby." He said.
"It already has," she said, smiling.
He pulled her closer to him, "let's enjoy our last day alone."
The ringing of the phone sounded through the room.
"I'll get it," he said reaching over for the phone, "hello."
"Hello, John."
"Hi Gamma." He said.
"I hate to intrude on newly wedded bliss, but do you think you and Abby have a few minutes to drop by tomorrow. Barbara said you had pictures."
"What time Gamma?" Carter asked.
"Will seven be alright?"
"I think that will be fine." He said.
"Oh, I will see you then, get back to your lovely wife, John.
"See you tomorrow Gamma." He said to her hanging up the phone, "we don't have anything tomorrow night do we?" He asked Abby.
"I don't think so."
"Gamma would like us to bring the pictures by." He said to her.
"That would be nice. I really didn't get to talk to her much, and I would really like to know her better," Abby said, sincerely.
"I would really like that too." He said to her.
The doorbell rang. "Can you get that?" Abby asked, giving him her best version of the puppy eyes.
"Yeah," Carter said getting up and heading over to the door. He opened it up. Carter paid the delivery guy and brought the take out over to the couch were Abby was sitting. "Your dinner is served Mrs. Carter."
"Thank you kind sir." Abby said with a kiss to John's nose.
"You're welcome Abby," He said, "Is there anything good on the TV?"
"Maybe Fear Factor."
"Do we really want to watch that while eating?
"Are you a wimp, Dr. Carter?" she asked, with a teasing tone.
"Yes I am." He said looking at her.
"That's ok, I love you anyway," Abby said, snuggling into his arms.
"I love you too," He said kissing the top of her head.
The TV was on, but neither one of them paid much attention to it, between feeding each other with chopsticks and stealing kisses.
Carter stifled a yawn. It had been a long day chasing paperwork down for Abby.
"Are you ready for bed?"
"Yeah I am." He said looking at her, "I'm sorry."
"That's ok, I am tired too."
Carter laughed, "I'm ready for another date with that pillow."
"Just as long as it's a double date."
He smiled at her, his eyelids heavy, "Yes."
Abby led him into their bedroom, then headed to the bathroom to brush her teeth. He laid down on the bed. He couldn't keep his eyes open anymore. He drifted off into a deep sleep. When Abby came back in, she saw him sleeping so soundly. 'He must have really been tired', she thought. She got into bed, kissed his forehead, and went to sleep.