Don't worry, there will be more Abby to come. The main characters are: Carter, Sam, Luka and Abby. It's kind of a love triangle … with one more angle. Okay so, it's a love square. Sounds corny I know. :P

Chapter Six

"Did you see your attacker?"

Louise nodded. Sam stood idly by, feeling helpless, sensing how hard it was for Louise to think, let alone talk, about what had happened.

"Would you be able to recognize him if you saw him again?"

Louise nodded again; a tear making it's way down her bruised cheek. Suddenly, she started coughing and the reporter stepped back. "What's going on?"

Sam grabbed suction. "Just a little mucus in her tube. Alright Louise I'm going to take out your tube for a second." Sam took out the tube and began to suction out the mucus as Louise struggled to breathe. Sam inserted the tube back in and Louise rested her head back on the pillow, shutting her eyes as she did so.

Sam looked at her and then at the reporter. "I think that's enough questions for now."

The reporter moved eagerly by Sam. "Well when do you think I can ask her more questions?"

Sam sighed, "You'll have to ask Dr. Carter."

Sam stepped out of the room and made her way back to the front desk. She looked on the counter and saw that the cup she put there was still waiting for her. She went over and grabbed it, thinking she really needed the caffeine to wake her up. Taking a sip, she quickly removed the cup from her lips. 'Cold coffee … great.' Sam placed the cup in the trash and went to the lounge to get a fresh one.

As Sam walked into the lounge, she forgot about getting herself a cup of coffee, but instead crashed on the couch and shut her eyes. Sleep came easy since she felt like she hadn't slept in weeks, and she realized that she hadn't. She opened her eyes, and then shut them again, letting the darkness take over.

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Luka walked up to the front desk and erased a patient off the board. Chuny walked up to Luka and said, "Hey have you seen Sam?"

Luka shook his head. "No, why?"

"They're moving Louise up to ICU and the detective on her case wanted to ask her something. When you see her can you tell her that he's looking for her?"

"Sure." Chuny walked away and Luka looked at the lounge, thinking she may be in there.

Luka walked in and saw Sam lying on the couch. Her eyes were shut but he could see her eyelids moving as if she was having an alarming dream. Moving closer, he could hear indistinctive moans escaping her lips. Luka stared at her for a moment, taking in her appearance. Her golden curls were scattered on the armrest and her lips were slightly parted. Her stomach slowly rose and fell as she took in each breath.

Finally, Luka decided to wake her up. "Sam?" Luka said. Sam shifted uneasily, but still had her eyes closed.

Luka tried again, but spoke louder. "Sam?" Sam shifted again. Luka placed a hand on her and gently shook her.

Sam opened her eyes and sat up quickly. Luka stepped back and Sam looked at him, her eyes widened and glossy. Luka looked closely and he could see a small fear in her eyes. "Sam? It's me Luka." He said, not knowing if she recognized him or not.

Sam seemed to relax a little. She slowly brought her legs down to the floor and held her forehead in her hand. Luka grew uncomfortable and he slowly moved to the couch, seating himself beside her. "Are you okay?" Was the first thing he could think of to say.

Sam brought her head up to face him and nodded. "Yeah … I'm fine."

Luka knew it was lie. It was written all over her face, but he didn't want to press her further. He hardly knew her, and he didn't want their friendship to start out with him urging her to open up. So, he simply said, "Okay. Uh, the detective working on Louise's case wanted to ask you a question."

Sam closed her eyes again and tried not to fall asleep. "Okay …" Shaking herself from falling asleep again, she stood up. Before she forgot, she turned to Luka. "Um, thanks for telling me."

"No problem."