Susan's eyes opened. The last thing she remembered doing was crying. Abby was hugging her. She felt a weight on her stomach. She looked down, and saw that Abby had grown tired and fell asleep on her. She was going to shake her away, when she saw the tired creases on her face, the painful look that was etched in her skin. Susan sighed, and softly stroked Abby's hair.
She saw a movement from the corner of her eye. She turned, and saw Chuck coming in, the baby in his arms. She opened her mouth to protest, but decided to let Abby sleep. She put a finger to her lips, and motioned toward Abby. Chuck nodded. The baby was sleeping. He gave Susan the child, and she gently rocked the baby in her arms. She gave him back to Chuck.
He sat down beside her, and whispered softly, "I'm sorry."
Susan saw the tears in his eyes. "It's okay." They shared a long kiss.
"Well, you guys finally got back together" they pulled away from each other quickly, both red in the face.
Abby smiled gently. The baby woke up. Abby took him into her arms, as Susan and Chuck shared another kiss. The room was filled with laughter and happiness.
Meanwhile Kerry and Neela walked down the empty hallway. Each loud step seemed to take an eternity, in Neela's point of view. Kerry had her arm around her waist, supporting her. Neela heard a bit of noise coming from Trauma 1. She stopped for a minute. She saw Chuck, Susan, and Abby all gathered around Susan's baby, smiling and playing with him. Neela looked away. Kerry wondered what she was getting upset with, then realized.
"Come on Neela" she said carefully.
Neela nodded, trembling visibly. They headed into an empty room, and Kerry sat Neela down. Neela rolled up her shirt, and Kerry started the ultrasound. Neela looked up at the screen hopefully. When she looked at it, everything crumbled. Everything fell to the ground. Her eyes filled with tears.
Kerry looked at her. "Neela…I can't find a heartbeat" she said softly, "I….I'm sorry."
Note: short and sad I know! You will find out who got her pregnant in the next chapter. Keep reading! (I think I'm crying myself now)
