Summary: Ray, Abby and Carter get too attached to a patient! What will happen when they found she is a relation to one of their own?

Disclaimer: I don't own ER! Nope, none of it! However, I do own Sarah, and both detectives; so you can't have them!

Author's Note: And the prize goes to … drum roll, please! Teirneymacbeth! Bobbyboots was right too, with Sally Field in Legally Blonde, but she isn't a permanent cast member, and striker20 forgot Goran Visnjic in Ice Age! But great job to all! As winner of this contest, Teirneymacbeth will receive the title of Ultimate ER Movie Fan! Anyways on with the next chapter!

Breath Of Life

Abby sat next to Sarah's bed. The bedside table had been set up and they were playing cards. As well as you could play cards with one wrist in a cast and the other in a sling. So far it had been interesting.

"A pair of two's!" Abby snickered, laying down her cards.

"Full House!" Sarah countered, putting her cards down on the table as well. "Pay up!"

Faking a grudge, Abby slid over their gambling chips… 5 Oreo cookies. She gathered all the cards and put them in an elastic band. "No more cards. You've won every game! Plus, I'm out of cookies!"

"Sure," Sarah her voice taking a whispered tone, "I'm feeling tired anyways."

"Don't try and fight it, just sleep." Abby replied. It had been two days since Sarah had had the nightmare, and she was now sleeping normally and dream free, thanks to the help of ativan. A temporary solution, but a solution non the less. Abby injected the solution into the IV bag, and Sarah gently drifted into slumber.

With Sarah asleep, Abby turned her attention to the novel she had kept in her bag. It was a one of those hopeless romance novels, the ones you buy in the grocery store check out line. The story was about a rich heiress, and her Mexican pool boy lover, but it couldn't hold Abby's attention. She kept thinking about what she was learning about Sarah, and what Sarah was learning about herself. She recalled a conversation that they had yesterday with crystal clear recollection. Her brain flashed back to the discussion.

"I think my mom was sick," Sarah said spontaneously, surprising Abby.

"Excuse me?" Abby replied.

"I remember my mother being sick. Not like a life-threatening disease, but a disease that she couldn't get over. My father too."

"Was it alcohol?" Abby asked, with painstaking memories of her own battle.

"No, but I think it was along that line. I remember them smoking something. It was one of those drugs you learn about in Health class," she hesitated for a moment, "I think it was cocaine."

"So they had drug problems?"

"Yeah, I think they did."

Abby snapped back to reality. She quickly glanced towards Sarah. The girl's eyes were still closed, and she didn't stir. In the back of her mind, she couldn't help thinking about how her life and Sarah's had been so similar. Abby had grown up with a mother who was never in her right mind. So had Sarah. Abby had had experiences with drugs, and so had Sarah. Had there been divine intervention bring these two individuals together? What was the reason? Her thoughts were once again interrupted, this time by a slight knock on the door.

"I've come to relieve you of your duties," Carter said in hushed tones, careful not to wake the sleeping Sarah. He pulled her into a quick hug.

"It's not like I need rescuing, but thank you. I'll sit with you a while."

"So how is she?"

"Getting better! She's starting to remember things. Oh, and don't play poker with her, she'll whip your ass."

"That's good. Well not the poker, but everything else. So, how are you?" He asked, casually shifting the conversation to her.

"I've been good. What about you?"

"Getting better."

Abby glanced at her watch, and quickly gathered her things. "Shit! I've got to go!"

"Hot date you forgot about?" John teased, hoping the answer was no.

"I wish! I'm on in twenty minutes, and Susan will kill me if I'm late again."

"Oh," he sighed, inside full of relief, "Do you want to get some coffee when you're off?"

"Sure, I'd love that," she replied, rushing out of the room.

Author's Note: Sorry about the delay! I started writing this two days after I posted Chapter 6, but didn't get to finish it till today. Any who, I hope you enjoy it! Oh, and there I posted it Thought, so you can't be angry anymore!