Sorry to leave you all hanging with that last chapter. I wrote it rather quickly and posted it the night before I had surgery. I tried to make this a little longer and hope you all enjoy it.

"You…you what?"

"I love you Abby." He said, "But I can't be with you."

"What?"

"I can't be with you." He said, "Because I've met someone else."

Ray turned and started to walk away. Abby tried to follow after him but she couldn't move.

"Ray…wait…Ray…don't leave me…."

Abby sprang up in bed.

"Ray!"

Abby looked around the room to find herself alone in the bed.

"Abby?"

She looked up to see Ray standing in the doorway, wearing a pair of sweatpants.

"Ray?"

Ray made his way back to the bed and sat next to her. Abby immediately threw her arms around him. His arms wrapped around her.

"Abby what's going on?" he whispered

"I…I had a dream."

"Must have been some dream."

"You left me." She whispered

"What?"

"You left me." She said, pulling back to look at him, "You told me that there was someone else."

Ray pulled her back towards him, letting her head rest on his shoulder.

"Abby…that will never happen." He whispered, stroking her back lightly.

After a few minutes, he felt Abby begin to relax. Slowly he moved himself back on the bed and pulled her down next to him. Her head moved so it was resting on his chest and her arm wrapped around his waist. Ray pulled a blanket up over them and began to stroke her forehead slightly.

"I would never leave you Abby." He whispered, "I love you too much."

After a few minutes, his eyes closed and he fell asleep.

The alarm clock went off all too soon for the sleeping couple. Abby unwrapped her arm from around Ray's waist and turned on her back to silence the alarm. Turning back on her side, she whispered

"Ray its time to get up."

"No."

"Come on Ray. We have to get ready for work."

"Don't wanna."

Abby climbed out of bed and stood up. She walked over to the dresser and got some clothes to wear.

"I'm gonna take a quick shower."

This got Ray's attention. He sat up looking at her.

"Want some company?"

"I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"Because you and I both know that we can't be late for work today." She said, "Now get up and get dressed."

With that, she made her way out of the bedroom and down the hall.

Ten minutes later

Abby walked into the bedroom, dressed with a towel wrapped around her head. Ray was sitting on the edge of the bed, tying his shoe. She walked over to the dresser and unwrapped the towel. Setting the towel down, she grabbed a comb and pulled it through her hair.

"So you ready to go."

"Yeah." He said, standing up, "Think we have time to stop for coffee?"

Abby looked at the clock.

"Yeah." She said, "Let's go."

Slowly they made their way out of the bedroom and towards the door. Ray grabbed his knapsack and Abby's bag from the closet. Handing her her bag, he said,

"Let's go before we're late."

They walked out of the apartment and down the stairs. They walked outside and started down the street. Stopping in front of a vendor, Ray said

"Two coffees, one black and one with 2 creams and 1 sugar."

As the man got their coffees, Ray turned to her.

"Do you know if your building has any vacancies or of any in this neighborhood?"

"No." she said, "Do you know someone who's looking for a place."

"Yeah…me."

"What about your loft?"

"My uncle sold the building." He said, "I have to be out by the end of the month."

The man handed them the coffees and they started towards the L Train platform. As they made their way up the stairs, she said

"Have you found anything yet?"

"Not that I can afford."

"What about a roommate?" she said, "There's always people in the newspapers advertising rooms for rent or looking for people to share an apartment."

"And live with some freak." He said, "I don't think so. I'll start looking after my shift tonight unless…"

"What?"

"Never mind."

"What were you going to say Ray?"

"Well you said that Neela moved out last week right."

"Yeah." She said, then realized what he was getting at, "No Ray…We can't…"

"Why not. I am usually at your place most nights anyway." He said, "Besides I can pay for half the rent, the utilities, the cost of food."

The train pulled into the station a few minutes later. When the door opened, Abby stepped on and Ray followed behind. The doors closed and the train pulled out of the station.

"Why shouldn't I move in." he asked

"We haven't been together long."

"We've been dating for 2 months." He said, "I spend more time at your place than I do at mine. You live closer to the hospital."

"It's a lot to think about Ray."

"All right." He said, "If you can give me one good reason why we shouldn't than I promise never to bring it up again."

"Well we…we…" she started, then stopped. After a few minutes, she finally said, "All right. We'll give it a try but if it doesn't work out, then you have to find another place."

"Deal." He said, "So when can I start moving my stuff."

"We can start today after work." She said.

"Okay."

Ray couldn't resist. He grabbed Abby around the waist and lifted her up, hugging her. After a few minutes, he set her down and pressed a quick kiss to her lips. Pulling back, he said

"Thank you Abby."

The doors opened and they stepped off the train. Slowly they made their way down the steps and towards the hospital. He slipped his arm around her shoulder and gave her a squeeze as they walked into the hospital.

"This is going to be so great. You won't regret this, I promise."

"I hope not." she said as they walked through the door.

Okay everyone, hope you enjoyed this. I am thinking one more chapter to tie things up.