They shared a longing glance from across the room, their eyes locked briefly, and for one second all the other people in the room just seemed to vanish, the only two remaining were Abby and Carter. Abby was snapped from her reverie when she felt Jake's hand on her side, gently bringing her closer to his body.

"Are you okay?" he asked softly in her ear, kissing her cheek in a loving manner, she seemed a little spacey lately, more so that evening.

Abby nodded yes, rubbing her arms a little in a nervous way. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine I think I am just a little tired from work and everything." she said as she looked away from Carter though she could still feel his eyes on her, watching her every move.

"Well how about I get you something to drink, and a little bit to eat I know we didn't have much time today. Maybe that will perk you up a little?" he suggested, letting her slip out of his arms.

Abby was neither tired, thirsty, or hungry but she nodded any ways. "Maybe." she answered, giving him a half hearted smile.

Jake gave her one quick peck and then headed into the kitchen to round up a plate and drink for his future bride.

Abby's eyes reverted back to Carter's stare. He motioned for her to come to him, she carefully looked around, only two other people were in the room with them so she made a quick dash to his side and they slipped down the hall quietly into an empty bedroom.

"Are you insane! Someone might walk in!" Abby said in a shocked voice.

"No one will walk in." Carter assured her as he locked the door then went to her kissing her with fiery passion, taking steps forward as she stepped backwards, now she was leaning against the wall.

Abby's arms automatically wrapped around his neck, her lips pressed up against his as her heart raced wildly inside of her chest.

Carter's hand slid over her black silky dress across her body that he knew so well, all the while their eyes remained locked in understood heat.

Chills traveled up her spine, her entire body quivered with anticipation of the moment when they would kiss again, their skin would meet and she'd be whole again. His kisses trailed down her neck, the thin strap of her dress slid down her shoulder. She went to pull it back up but his hand grabbed hers, stopping her from correcting it. He looked down at her, it was obvious he wanted her and she wanted him too but she had to fight it right now.

"We can't." Abby replied leaning her head back against the wall looking at him.

"I just want to touch you, to see you...I need to feel you. You're beautiful." Carter acknowledged as his hand crept up her side, her walls crumbling for an instant.

"You're not making this any easier you know." Abby said in a tired voice. She was tired of this whole deal, it grew harder and harder each time they had to let go and say goodbye. She nervously pulled away from his body, from his grasp, and took a few steps away trying to pull herself together. Now was not the time to go through this.

"I don't want to make this any easier, I'm tired of you walking away from me." Carter said seriously as he grabbed her by the arms and pulled her back to him, kissing her all the while as he lifted her up and leaned her against the wall once more. Abby wrapped her legs around his waist as they kissed once again, melting into one.

"We can't do this anymore. I can't keep doing this to him. He loves me." she whispered faintly.

"I love you." Carter retorted.

"He gave me his heart, he loves me with everything he has with in him and is such a good man. I owe him so much, the least I could do was give him a chance, I have to try and make this work."

"You don't love him." Carter pointed out.

"You don't know that." Abby whispered, looking down away from him.

Carter knew that look, he took his finger and placed it underneath her chin and forced her to look at him in the eyes. "I know you and I know you don't love him like he loves you. And he doesn't love you like I love you. Tell me you love him right now, and I'll walk away from you but if you can't do it I'm not going anywhere." he said as he put her back down on the ground, they were now facing face to face.

She wasn't even sure if she could answer that but she wouldn't get the chance to, someone was knocking at the door. Abby put her finger over his lips, urging him to be quiet, it sounded like Jake.

"Abby, open up, are you okay?" Jake asked through the door, trying to get in but the door was locked. Carter rapidly slipped into the closet and silently shut the door behind him. Abby cleared her throat and smoothed out her dress, her heart pounding and she hoped he wouldn't notice that Carter was in there. She quickly unlocked the door.

Jake stepped in and looked around at her funny, "Why was the door locked?" he asked as he moved closer to her.

"Oh I just needed to lay down a moment, guess I didn't even realize I had locked it." Abby said rubbing the back of her neck.

Jake nodded, he had no reason to doubt her that he knew of. "You sure you are feeling all right? You look a little flush." he said as he took her face into his hands and gently rubbed circles with his thumbs.

Abby nodded. "I'm just not feeling too well." she said softly.

"All right, we'll go home. The party is winding down any how, I'm sure they won't mind." he said as he looked down at her left hand, smiling when he saw the engagement ring he had given her a few months ago on her finger. "I love you, I'm so glad you're mine." he whispered in her ear before heading off to say their good-byes and pull the car around.