This chapter is for birdlover1982, krazypirategurl, wella, Reela Carby fan, Rach5 and rizzo1 thanks for reviewing.

"CARTER" Sam shouted loud enough for the whole department to hear but didn't care.

"Abby's lost the baby he hit her" Said Sam quieter this time dragging Carter into a drugs lockup. Carter looked upset and confused.

"What who hit her?"

"JAKE" Sam screamed at him hitting his arm.

"She's covered in bruises she practically told me then he came in" Sam was walking madly in circles.

"You need to talk too her"

"Why me" Carter was very worried but if Abby was talking to Sam why would she want to talk to him plus he hadn't quite taken in what had been said.

"Because she loves you idiot. She always has, she too scared to tell you and too scared to leave Jake" Sam threw her hands in the air in exasperation.

"What" Carter suddenly began walking down the corridor. He loved Abby he always had he just though he had missed his chance. He didn't care if she didn't love him anyway. He wasn't about to let someone hurt her.

"Luka where's Abby" shouted Sam when she pulled back the curtain to revel she had gone.

"Jake took her home. Oh she said she doesn't want to 'catch' herself anymore" Luka walked away.

"Carter we've got to do something" but he was way ahead of her and half way out the door.

"Call the police" Carter called to Sam as he left.

"Luka was that all Abby said?"

"Yes oh wait she said, she's sorry but Jake said he would 'catch you later'" Sam looked at Luka "she said she wouldn't let him. Did I miss something? Is that the drugs or is my English getting worse?" Luka looked at Sam confused. Tears were forming in her eyes. "Just girl stuff" she told Luka.

"Why does carter want you to call the police?" asked Luka remembering what he had said when leaving. Sam gave up she knew Luka would get it out of her.

"Jake's being hitting her and we think that's what happened tonight" Luka jumped out his seat.

"We have to help"

"We are" Sam grabbed his arm. "The last thing Abby needs is all of us going in and shouting, it's scary as it is". Luka looked at Sam.

"That sounds like a first hand account to me" Sam sat down on nearby chair not looking at Luka.

"Once, but once was enough, I was embarrassed" Sam dropped her head not making eye contact with Luka "I felt ashamed" Luka pulled her head up so he could see directly into her eye's

"You have nothing to be ashamed off".

Jake had practically pulled Abby into the apartment. He was ranting about how it was Sam's fault, she had being putting idea's in Abby's head.

"BITCH" Jake was throwing stuff around "I'll kill her" he pushed Abby against the wall.

"You wont Jake I'm going" Abby shock violently as she said it.

"You aren't going anywhere you killed MY BABY" Jake was creaming now he hit her repeatedly in the face.

"YOU AND THAT BITCH WILL PAY" he pushed Abby on the bed. He forced her wrists down and smashed her face into the table to stop her from moving. Abby felt Blood trickle down her forehead, the room was covered in black dots that waved in front of her eyes. She felt her wrist snap as Jake twisted it round, she could no longer pin point one area of pain her whole body throbbed.

"Well we can make another baby and this time Sam wont be around to fill your head with nonsense"

"NO,NO!" Abby shouted repeatedly and fought against him all the time but he was too strong and in the end all she could do was sob as he tried to rape her but at hat moment a voice filled the room.

"Get off her" was the first sound Abby heard and then Jake was pulled from her and thrown across the room. Carter punched him in the face before turning to Abby. He pushed Jake into the bathroom hitting him again as he did, next he slammed the door and managed to resist the temptation to beat him to a pulp, he felt that would really help calm Abby down so instead he blocked the door with a chair. Abby had her face hidden and was curled up in the corner crying.

"Abby it's ok the police are coming. It's ok" Carter held her as she rocked back and forth in his arms.

"Please John don't let him out" John, Abby hardly ever used his first name.

"Get off her" a voice caused Carter to jump round, to see a policeman.

"No, he's in there" Abby managed to get out. The policeman had thought Carter was hurting Abby. Carter held her as she tried to get up.

"Ok you want me to get you a ambulance" asked the policeman.

"No it's ok I'll take her" the policeman looked at Abby for reassurance. She nodded to show him it was ok.

"Get her out before we let him out" the policeman gestured to the bathroom, where Jake was banging persistently on the door. Carter lead Abby down the stair gently holding her hand.

"I'm going to phone Sam tell her your ok" Carter pulled his mobile out and began to dial as he started the engine.

"We'll have you fixed in no time" he held his phone to his ear with a shoulder and gave Abby a cloth from the glove box. Abby placed the cloth against the cut on her forehead wincing as she did.

"Tell Sam I'm sorry I'm not as strong as her"

"You are the strongest person I know Abby and don't' you think otherwise" Carter looked Abby directly in the eye and felt something he hadn't for a long time, close to her.

"Hello, Abby?" the voice on the other end of the phone caused Carter to break his contact. Sam had answered the phone and being speaking to him for about a minute but he didn't seem to be answering.

"Sam it's me they have Jake and I'm bringing Abby in she ok mostly" he said.

"Thank god, Er Susan's here she getting angsty that were not telling her something" Sam whispered

"It's ok" answered Abby. Carter didn't know that she was listening. "You sure" she nodded "yes. I have nothing to be ashamed off". Carter took her hand "you are the bravest person I know"

When they arrived at the hospital Carter took Abby's hand and helped her from the car. Susan was stood with Sam and Luka in the reception. All three of them had clearly been crying, Susan still looked in a state of shock. She couldn't believe that something like this had been happening and she hadn't event noticed, she thought she must be the worst friend in the world. Sam had told her she wasn't and if Abby didn't want her to know what was happening she wouldn't know, Susan had argued that Sam knew, but Sam had told her she found out by accident. Then she realised that she too had nothing to be ashamed of and answered, "I know because I've had experience". Susan clearly didn't know how to respond to this and had hugged Sam for almost five minutes refusing to let go.

"Abby" Susan pushed back the need to hug Abby and cut off her air supply, also repressing the need to cry. Abby face was swollen one side, she had her left arm held gingerly at her side and there was varies cut on her forehead and arms.

Luka too was having problems dealing with the situation now that Jake had been arrested he could no longer think about beating him up and had to face what he had done.

"Lets get you inside" Sam led Abby and Carter into the building.

"Ok your going to need some sutures" Sam pulled a kit out the draw, when there was a knock from outside the door. It was the policeman.

"I'll go talk to him" said Carter as he let go of Abby's hand and left.

"Sam I'm sorry I wasn't as strong as you I was to scared and.." Abby broke down in tears again as Sam finished suturing the wound on her head.

"Abby you don't have to explain and you don't have to be sorry" Sam reassured her.

"I do they'll want me too" Abby pointed to the policeman and with that began to panic and hyperventilate.

"Abby calm down" Susan gave her an oxygen mask to help with her breathing and went to fetch Carter.

"I'm sorry you can speak to her later" Carter went back into the room and stood next to Abby holding her hand. "It's ok you don't have to do anything you don't want to"

"I want to" said Abby slowly removing her mask "I'm scared" Carter placed her mask back on her face.

"I know" he squeezed her hand gently.

"Ok let him in" Carter nodded to the door.

"Are you sure" asked Susan as she gently examined Abby's hand, before leaving to get some plaster.

"Yes".

In the next ten minutes, while her hand was plastered Abby relived every thing that Jake had ever done to her. Sam, Susan and Carter all stood in shock at how much Abby had coped with. From daily beatings to him cutting her hair while she was asleep, to him tying her to the bed because she was late home one night. After she had finished telling her story Abby was exhausted.

"Can I go now" asked Abby. Susan whipped at tears with her sleeve and nodded unable to speak.

"Carter can I stay at yours" he nodded and helped her from the bed. The drive to his house was silent.. Carter didn't know what to say and felt saying nothing was better than putting his foot in it.

By the time they got to his house Abby was half asleep. Carter gently picked her up in his arms and carried her in. it wasn't until he had laid her on the bed she began to stir.

"Don't' leave" a quite voice called. Carter pulled a chair from he other side of the room and sat on it.

"I promise I will never leave you again" her took her hand as Abby's eyes closed again. "I could never leave the woman I loved to be that much pain again" he whispered. He felt a sudden tug at his hand.

"Lay with me" the soft voice called "I feel safe with you" Carter gently lay against Abby wrapping his arms around her. "I'll never let anyone hurt you again" he whispered to her as she drifted of to sleep.

"Carter you're my hero" whispered Abby "I love you" she hugged him back and they both went o sleep.

TBC the next chapter will be about Jakes trail.