Author's Note: It came to my attention that these short scenes might be a little confusing as to the timeline/progression. In scene 1, this is long after Abby and Luka's breakup and they are beginning to venture again towards the territory of friendship. In the second piece, this takes place sometime after Luka and Sam have gotten together but have begun having problems,and Abby is confused about how she should behave because her friendship with Luka is still quite fragile. The third piece involves an argument between Luka and Kerry which Abby had a significant hand in. Luka is dealing with some personal problems as a result of Sam's "disappearance" with her son. The last scene is in retrospect of the whole situation and our favorite pair :) have now been together for an unspecified amount of time.
ER Snippet 1: Do Over
Abby sighed, lost in her thoughts of Maggie, Eric, Carter, and Luka all tangled together, always one big jumbled mess in her head. For weeks now she had been in this funk, trying endlessly to work out her feelings with regards to all of them. Surprisingly, working out a solution over Maggie had come out easier than she'd expected it to, but she still felt uneasy.
She shook her head and was suddenly angry at herself. Why couldn't she expect things to work out okay? Why did she always turn it into what Carter used to jokingly call, her passion for 'gloom and doom'? Was this why Luka had turned away from her? Because she couldn't even make herself happy?
"Umm Abby?" Randi stared at her curiously. "Weaver's been paging you for the last five minutes and if I were you, I'd make up something fast before she comes back again and starts chewing your ass."
Abby managed a lukewarm smile. "Thanks". Randi nodded, before going back to painting her long death claw fingernails a violent shade of purple. She was insanely bored—it had been an unusally quiet morning, and she kind of was looking forward to an Abby asschewing, truth be known. That girl was from another planet, she was sure of it. Abby Lockhart could be counted on for a little entertainment around here, and hey, wasn't that Luka coming towards them?
Oooh, this was looking even better. Gossip had it they were still tense with one another even though the breakup happened months ago. There was also a random pool going on which pitted Luka vs. Carter and whom Abby would end up with a second time around. Randi of course, was all for Carter… She would love a chance to date the mysterious and deliciously handsome Dr. Kovac, but of course it wasn't going to happen. She glanced over at Abby, watching Abby's face change from pensiveness to one of apprehension. What was that all about, she wondered.
"Randi, can you please get me the files on Johnson? The test results should have been in by now" Luka looked pointedly at her as she idly continued to paint her nails.
"Sure, but don't you think it was a little rude of you to not say hi to Abby first?"
She grinned wickedly. Abby was already stepping away from the counter, seeing how Luka was completely oblivious to her presence, not wanting to go through another awkward moment. Luka looked at Randi and glared. He could have killed Randi at that exact moment. Before he could say anything, Abby quickly interupted.
"Excuse me Luka," Abby replied a little sheepishly. "I really have to go or Weaver might really fire me."
"Abby, if she did that we'd all be up in arms" Luka said sincerely, looking right at her.
Abby looked at him pleased, and lightly chuckled before walking away. He found himself watching her leave and debated asking her out later that day. He wanted to make inroads with Abby, and he knew it was now or never. There were so many things he wanted to talk to her about, and he realized he missed her. He missed her a lot actually. Just having a moment where things seemed good between them, even if the whole exchange only consisted of a few seconds had made him a little happier. Randi watched him, eyes narrowed since it appeared he was still interested in Abby. Oh well. At least she could add to the gossip column and discuss it with Chuny over their coffee break.
"Hey Romeo" she called out loudly. "Here's the files you were so patiently asking for". Luka turned towards her and said graciously, "Thank you Randi." He walked quickly away, hurriedly flipping through the paperwork.