"Argh get off!" Abby screamed at the top of her voice.

"Abby it's ok it me I'm here" Carter gently held her arms down until she stirred from her sleep. This was quite difficult at her cast on her arm weighed a lot and she kept hitting him with it. This was the third time that had happened this week the closer it got to Jake's trial the more nightmares she would have. Abby had being living at Carters for a week now. They had taken things slowly since Carter brought her home.

"Carter he was here" Sobbed Abby sitting bolt upright in bed.

"It was dream it's ok" Carter held her.

"Please don't let him get me" Abby was shaking as he hugged her she buried her face in him.

"I'm scared. I don't want to be scared anymore" she sobbed.

"Abby you don't have to go" Abby had given her evidence over a video link up to the court. She hadn't being in the same room as Jake and hadn't seen him. She had since decided she wanted to go to the sentencing. Jake had also being tried for two other counts of GBH, one for a fight outside a pub, the other for beating up a waitress, with the Abby's charge he was going down for a long time.

"I want to go. I want to show him I'm not scared" Abby pulled her face up and whipped at it with her shaking hands "but I am scared"

"Abby he's going to prison he will never hurt you again I promise. Are you sure you'll be ok here I don't have to go to work"

"I'm fine really" Abby forced her hands to stop shaking as she got out of bed and began to get dressed.

"Ok want some breakfast" Abby nodded and Carter left her alone. Even being in a different room from him made her scared she felt vulnerable. So hurried to get dressed, she was being stupid he was only going for seven hours she was going to be fine, yet still her hand refused to stop trembling.

After breakfast Carter got ready for work.

"If you need me just ring and I'll be straight back" Carter kissed Abby on the forehead before leaving "bye" he called and shut the door.

That was it she as alone. At first it was ok Abby watched TV, then she started to get bored so she went to make her self a drink reaching for the cup she knocked over a carton of milk with her plaster cast.

"Sorry I'll clean it up" Abby voice trembled and it wasn't until she had begun wiping the spill up she realised that no one was there. She wasn't going to get hit for making a mess. Abby stood still and realised that Jake wasn't suddenly going to jump out, then she realised that while she had been stood there the milk had run all down her top, well Carters top actually. Abby only had one set of clothes still at Carters she had been wearing his clothes for the past three days, the first three she had spent mainly in bed, the only day she had actually been out the house was yesterday and that was to go to court Carter had bought her a suit to wear. "Well that's a bit dressy for round here" Abby spoke to her self, if she must be alone then she would keep herself company. Great the only things Carter had left in his wardrobe that she could possible get away with wearing was a old tee shirt. That will have to do Abby thought that she would have to go with Carter tonight to get some of her clothes. Then it occurred to her why wait till tonight she had her keys. With that Abby went to the phone and dialled a taxi it didn't take long to come and she covered the fact she was wearing a man's tee shirt with an old coat of hers she had found in he cupboard. At firs she had wondered what it was doing there but assumed she must have left it sometime she was at Carter's.

The ride to her house was quite uneventful the driver hardly spoke expect to get his fare.

Abby stood in front of her door and realised as she reached in pocket her hand was shaking again.

"Stupid hands" Abby mumbled to herself. And managed to get the door open. The house was a mess no one had been in it since that night. Abby froze on the spot she could see it all in her head, she could even feel her head crack against the table.

"DON'T BE STUPID" Abby shouted at herself and willed herself to go into the bedroom. On entering she froze and fell to her knees, this was the place where most of the torture took place. Images flashed through Abby's mind what he did, what he tried to do. Abby felt he stomach turn and ran for the kitchen sink before emptying her stomach contents. She held on to the counter until her knuckles where white, she rested her broken arm the counter the weight of it seemed to pull her down.

"What you doing" the voice from behind caused Abby's knees to buckle she turned to see her landlord.

"Oh it's you I though you weren't coming back for a while"

Abby ran past him her hand shaking her legs like jelly.

"Oy where you going" Abby couldn't take it he sounded like Jake ordering to know what she was doing. She wanted Carter she ran as fast as she could for the El and squeezed into a carriage. She could tell people around her were staring, her breathing was heavy and her whole body was shaking involuntary. The people were becoming a blur noise form all around filled her head. They pulled into the stop she wanted so she pushed through people to get off a man knocked her as he got on. Abby almost lost her balance tears now stung at her eyes making it difficult to see. Her mind was willing her to keep running to get away from there but her body disagreed. She could feel the pavement below her and the stairs felt as it she was running on hot coals. Breathing was becoming difficult and she swayed losing her balance she fell to her knees

"Miss are you ok" a man held her arm in an attempt of assistance.

"GET OF screamed Abby, no longer knowing where she was or what was happening. "Please get off" she tugged her arm away and went to get up but the world faded into blackness.

The ER was fairly quite. "Hey how's Abby?" asked Sam.

"Doing good she still wants to go to the sentencing" he sighed.

"Might do her some good" offered Pratt walking by. All of the ER was now aware of what had happened; apparently it was true nothing stayed secrete in the ER.

"She still having nightmares?" asked Sam.

"Yes. Almost took my eye out this morning". Pratt laughed at the thought of Carter getting his eye scratched out by Abby.

"What the hell" Pratt was distracted by a man banging violently at the doors to the ER.

"You have to wait!" shouted Carter as he went over.

"You have to help, this women collapsed by the stairs to the EL." The man got out in one breath after Carter opened the doors.

"Sam" he called running after the man. After pushing through the crowd he managed to get a look at what was happening and froze. There lying on the floor was Abby her coat was barley covering her and she had a tee shirt of his on that was clearly too big.

"Abby, ABBY can you hear me" he called.

To Abby the world was still blurry, like a photo slowly coming back into focus. There were people everywhere all looking at her. Abby's breathing became quick and panicked again. When a familiar voice came into her head.

"Carter" she mumbled.

"It's ok" Carter pulled Abby and she wrapped her arms round his neck as he hurried down the stairs and round the corner. He almost ran directly into Sam who had got stuck behind a group of people.

"What happened?" asked Sam alarmed.

"I don't know" Said Carter as he continued by her and into the ER.

"Pratt where's free?" he shouted on entering. Pratt looked up to see Abby lying in Carters arms; her arms dangled at the side of him having lost consciousness again.

"Two, you want some help?" he asked.

"No" Carter went and laid Abby on the bed.

"Abby it's ok your safe" he brushed her hair from her face as she stirred.

"Carter I'm sorry, I spilt the milk and I wanted some clothes then I panicked when I got to the house I don't remember much else" tears were beginning to fall down her cheeks. She began to have trouble catching her breath again

"It's ok" Carter whipped her cheeks. And pulling an oxygen tube off the wall placed it round her ears and above her lip.

"You just had a panic attack. Ok? I want you to breathe slowly" Carter held her hand as her breathing slowed down.

"If you called I would have brought you some clothes, love" Carter kissed her forehead.

"I thought I was ready. I was ok in the house but when I went out here was too many people".

"How about I take you to get some clothes after shift?"

"I'll come as well" added Sam, "what men are useless at shopping they tell you, you look good in everything just to hurry you up!" smiled Sam taking Abby's blood pressure.

"Why don't you try and get some sleep I'm of shift in an hour ok" he kissed her again before leaving.

"Sam was it this hard for you?" whispered Abby. Sam sat down and took her hand.

"At first, I thought he was going to follow me then I realised he wasn't and I stopped jumping at every movement".

"I ran for three states before I realised no one was following, that was when I panicked, I was alone" Sam broke eye contact with Abby.

"Your not alone now" Abby squeezed her hand.

"Neither are you" Sam smiled back.

"How did you know he wasn't going to come after you?" asked Abby after a while.

"He didn't care enough" answered Sam.

"That's why I want to go to the sentencing to see for my self that he can't hurt me".

Sam sat silent for a moment.

" I saw Steve afterwards, about two years but I still recognised him, it scared me, when he recognised me too. I realised that I wasn't what I was when he knew me. I was better and it hurt him that I had rebuilt my life and I wasn't sat scared waiting for him to come and get me" Sam looked at Abby.

"That gave me more courage and pride than I thought I would have after him hitting me."

"That's what I want" said Abby drifting of to sleep.

"It wasn't just the once was it?"

"No four times and I only ran because he got arrested for being drunk and disorderly. I'm not that brave I knew he wouldn't come after me straight away" Sam broke eye contact.

"That still took courage, you should be proud, he's the one that should be ashamed" and with that Abby drifted off to sleep.

"Luka can I talk to you" Sam corned Luka in a empty exam

"Sure"

"I just want to tell you that Steve hit me more than once. I want to tell you because I'm not ashamed" Luka hugged Sam "I still had the strength to leave and I shouldn't be ashamed of how many times it was, staying didn't make me weak"

"Nothing could make you weak" Luka held Sam.

"You know I wont let anyone hurt you right?" he questioned.

"Yes" said Sam tears running down her face.

Ok I now I said this chapter would be about the trial but I realised I wasn't up to that bit yet so the next chapter will be about the trial and I think the last chapter. Please review  but be nice I'm very fragile! 