AN: So I had to decide between studying for my Biology final or updating this. Yes, I am still in school even though its June, and it sucks. Ok I promise we find out the mystery woman, as I have dubbed her, is. Unless you have already made your guess and you are right. Then you already know. Please review. Pretty please. With sugar on top.

Disclaimer: Characters + ER Not mine. Just taking them out for a while. I promise I will have them home by 11

Chapter 3- Reunion

It had been three days since the accident. For three days the Chief of Emergency Medicine was gone from her ER, and she was quite surprised that no one had blown it up yet. She was worried about her ER, but she was more worried about her friend, and so she stayed in the recovery room waiting for her friend to wake up. 'Is she my friend,' the doctor thought to herself. 'It's been almost six years, but we were close before she left.'

If the truth is to be told, Susan was a little scared. She was unsure what would happen when the woman lying perfectly still awoke. She had little time after that, however, to think as she heard a low moan from the unconscious woman. Susan rushed over to her and grabbed her hand. The woman tried to open her eye lids but she wasn't able to.
"Abby, if you can hear me squeeze my hand," she commanded to make sure her friend was really awake. Her soared as she felt a small, weak pull at her hand. "Abby, it's Susan Lewis. You are at County General Hospital. Today is May 25, 2016. You were in a wreck." Abby made nodded her head slightly, but it hurt so much and she had to stop. She tried to open her eyes again, but it was too bright, the light made her head hurt something terrible. She was tired and fell into a deep sleep.

She awoke several hours later, and opened her eyes slowly. Someone had turned the lights out and she could actually open them. She found herself alone in a hospital bed, attached to numerous machines. She found the call button and rang for the nurse. Several minutes later still no one had come. 'Damn nurses. I'll never ignore the call button again.' She hit the button several more times, and finally someone came. A bouncy, bubbly nurse came in the door.

"Awake finally," the overly happy nurse commented. Abby just nodded. "Did you need something?"
"Water" was all Abby could manage to say, her throat was so dry. The nurse left the room and returned a few moments later with a glass of water. Abby downed it in one gulp and said, "Thank you." Her voice was returning somewhat. "Do you know if Dr. Lewis is here," she said, half talking half whispering. The nurse just looked at her confused. "From the ER," Abby added.
"I go get another glass of water and check for you." Abby nodded. When the nurse returned she informed Abby that Dr. Lewis was down stairs, but she would be notified that Abby had asked for her.

She hadn't even waited for the elevator. She had just run for the stairs. 'Damn it,' she thought, 'Why did I leave? I knew I shouldn't have left.' She flew down the hall and into the room.

"Abby," she said between panting breaths. "So sorry. Just went down to check on the ER." She sat down and when she finally caught her breath she said, "How are you doing?"
"I think I'm pretty good, considering…"
"I'm so sorry. What happened?"
"You probably know better than me." Abby had fully recovered her voice, thanks to four glasses of water.
"You hit a cab, totaled your car."
"I think Jeremy was there." Susan knew what she was hinting at, but she really didn't want to be the one to tell Abby.
"They didn't bring in anyone else."
"Oh."
"That doesn't mean anything, though. He may have been just fine and didn't need to come in."
"Yeah, maybe." She didn't sound too convinced.
"I can find out for you."
"Yeah that would be good." After a long pause she continued, "We were fighting. I had to go to a meeting and he had to work. I was driving. I don't even remember what we were fighting about. Something about how I was using him or maybe something else. I don't remember." Susan gave her hand a loving squeeze. She knew how had that must have been on her friend.