A Few days later at the ER. Abby is standing at the admit desk. Things have been awkward between her and Carter once more. Carter walks up.

Carter: Abby can you help me with a dislocated shoulder.

Abby: Um, yeah I'll be there in a minute. Abby hasn't look up from her chart. Her voice is tentative.

Carter: Oh, ok, well when you get a chance. He walks away feeling very awkward.

Susan walks up

Susan: What was that all about?

Abby: What was what? Abby looks up from her chart at Susan.

Susan: That exchange between you and Carter. Very tense and awkward. What happened between the two of you? You guys have been acting weird all week.

Abby: Nothing, nothing happened

Susan: come on Abby, some thing happened, tell me, please.

Abby: Ok fine, let's go across the street to Ike's for coffee. We'll take our breaks.

Susan: ok, Hey Frank, Abby and I are taking our breaks, we'll be back later.

Frank: Ok, whatever.

Abby and Susan walk across the street to Ike's. They sit down at the bar and order coffee.

Susan: So tell me what's up?

Abby: Well, you know how he was sad and brokenhearted when he came back from Paris.

Susan: yeah…

Abby: Well we went out to coffee about two weeks ago and were talking. I told him about Jake and how we broke up. He was talking about Kem and then he said some stuff. He said that he had never really loved Kem and even if Josh had lived, he probably wouldn't have stayed with them. He said that he had always pictured having a family with me. Well actually he never said me, he broke off before he said it, but it was definitely implied.

Susan: Uh huh

Abby: Then he started talking about how he regretted ever going to Africa and leaving me and messing everything up.

Susan: Oh my gosh, what did you say

Abby: Nothing, then the waitress came with the check and I bailed.

Susan: Oh Abby why…

Abby: Wait it gets better. A couple of days ago, I got a call at about 1:30 in the morning. It was John. He was crying. I went over to his house. He had been drinking and had pulled all these old boxes filled with pictures and stuff. I helped him into bed and was going back to clean up, when he kissed me. Out of the blue. I told him this was a mistake and he denied it. Anyways I got up and left the room.

Susan: Oh Abby…

Abby: then I started picking up the pictures and putting them away, when I found this box labeled Abby and I opened it…

Susan: You didn't

Abby: yep, I did. Inside was all the stuff from our relationship. Old pictures, letters, movie ticket stubs and the ring.

Susan: ring?

Abby: yeah the engagement ring Carter was going to propose with. Before he left for Africa he brought me to this really nice dinner. I guess he was going to propose, well at least better than the first time.

Susan: The first time?

Abby: Yeah, on the roof. We were fighting. He shouted I want to marry you and I told him he was crazy.

Susan: So I'm assuming he never asked again

Abby: Nope. I found the ring later when we came home from dinner in his coat, but I never asked him about it. Then he left

Susan: oh my gosh.

Abby: Anyways he still has the ring. I was looking at and had this urge to put it on

Susan: you didn't

Abby: Nope I put the ring back and then went back to Carter's room. I fell asleep in the chair. The next morning he made coffee, but it was kind of awkward. He ask me if I wanted to do anything that day, but I said I couldn't and I left. And now it is really awkward between us

Susan: Oh my gosh. Do you think he knows you went through the box?

Abby: probably. I don't know. What am I going to do?

Susan: you need to talk to him

Abby: Why?

Susan: You need too. Before it gets anymore awkward. You go see him tonight and talk. And then call me and tell me what happened. Ok?

Abby: I guess so.

Susan: No you know so. Come on we've got to go back before Weaver kills us.

The girls pay and walk back to the ER.

Later that night. Abby is in her apartment drying her wet hair. She just got out of the shower. It's raining outside. There is a knock on the door. Abby groans and puts on some sweats quickly. She goes to answer the door.

Abby: John, what are you doing here? You soaking wet!

Carter: We need to talk. Can I come in?

Abby: yeah, yeah come in. Here let me get you a towel and some dry clothes.

Abby runs to the bedroom in search of some clothes. John comes inside and shuts the door. He looks around her apartment. On a shelf are some pictures. One catches his eye. It is of him and her kissing in the park. He smiles at the memory. Abby comes out.

Abby: here I found these in the back of my closet. I think there yours. She throws the clothes at Carter. He catches them.

Carter: Thanks. Looks at the clothes. Hey these are mine. I was wondering where they went too

Abby: yeah you left them here last time. Long Pause

Carter: well, I better go get dressed.

Abby: um yeah, hang you wet clothes in the bathroom. I'll make some tea

Carter: Ok

Carter heads to the bathroom and Abby heads to the kitchen to make some tea.

Five minutes later. Carter comes out of the bathroom and sits down on the couch.

Carter: well they still fit.

Abby: good, good. Here's some tea.

Carter: Thanks. He takes the cup and drinks some. Ah, this is good. Pause

Abby: so… you wanted to talk

Carter: Um, yeah. It gets kind of uncomfortable. Carter shifts his weight so that he is facing Abby on the couch.

Carter: I… um… I came to talk about how awkward thing have been between us.

Abby: yeah…

Carter: I… um… I don't want things to be like this between us. Why do things always have to get so complicated between us?

Abby: I think we make them that way…

Carter: I know, I know. We say something awkward and it makes everything weird between us. I just hate it that way

Abby: I know so do I… They gaze into each others eyes, searching each other's souls.

Carter: I'm sorry about last week. I was drunk. I was depressed. I had no one to turn to. I knew you would understand.

Abby: It's ok. I do.

Carter: it was just I was cleaning out the room and Kem's stuff and then I found this box with stuff from our relationship. Abby shifts on the couch. And I just started crying. I mean we wee so right for each other and I just…

Abby: Takes his hand. I know. I know.

Carter: And then I kissed you. I felt so bad.

Abby: It's ok, everything it going to be ok

Carter: No, I ruined our friendship.

Abby: No you didn't. They gaze at each other again.

Carter leans in and kisses heron the lips .Abby pulls back.

Abby: Now this might be ruining our friendship.

Carter: your right, I'm sorry. They gaze at each other again. He pulls back from her and breaks the gaze.

Abby: Carter. Carter? Look at me. Carter turns and looks at her

She leans in and kisses him on the lips.

Carter startled breaks the kiss.

Carter: What are you doing?

Abby: Just shut up and kiss me.

Carter starts kissing her again. It starts to advance into a full on make out session. The song "It's all coming back to me now" by Celine Dion starts playing.

"There were nights when the wind was so cold
That my body froze in bed
If I just listened to it
Right outside the window

There were days when the sun was so cruel
That all the tears turned to dust
And I just knew my eyes were
Drying up forever

I finished crying in the instant that you left
And I can't remember where or when or how
And I banished every memory you and I had ever made

But when you touch me like this
And you hold me like that
I just have to admit
That it's all coming back to me
When I touch you like this
And I hold you like that
It's so hard to believe but
It's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)"

"There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things I'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than any laws allow
Baby Baby

If I kiss you like this
And if you whisper like that
It was lost long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you want me like this
And if you need me like that
It was dead long ago
But it's all coming back to me
It's so hard to resist
And it's all coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now
But it's all coming back

Abby starts to get up.

Carter: Where are you going?

Abby: bedroom. Are you coming?

Carter Are you sure?

Abby pulls him into a kiss and leads him to the bedroom. She shuts the door behind them.

There were those empty threats and hollow lies
And whenever you tried to hurt me
I just hurt you even worse
And so much deeper

There were hours that just went on for days
When alone at last we'd count up all the chances
That were lost to us forever

But you were history with the slamming of the door
And I made myself so strong again somehow
And I never wasted any of my time on you since then

They fall onto the bed. Still making out. Abby starts pulling off his clothes and Carter does the same. Soon they are under the sheets, making love.

But if I touch you like this
And if you kiss me like that
It was so long ago
But it's all coming back to me
If you touch me like this
And if I kiss you like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
(It's all coming back, it's all coming back to me now)

There were moments of gold
And there were flashes of light
There were things we'd never do again
But then they'd always seemed right
There were nights of endless pleasure
It was more than all your laws allow
Baby, Baby, Baby

When you touch me like this
And when you hold me like that
It was gone with the wind
But it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
Then we see what we want to see
All coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back to me
I can barely recall
But it's all coming back to me now

Flash to later that night. Both are sleeping soundly. Carter's arms are wrapped around Abby.

If you forgive me all this
If I forgive you all that
We forgive and forget
And it's all coming back to me
When you see me like this
And when I see you like that
We see just what we want to see
All coming back to me
The flesh and the fantasies
All coming back to me
I can barely recall but it's all coming back to me now

Flash to the next morning. Abby gets up from bed and pulls the sheets with her. She starts getting dressed hurriedly. Carter wakes up

Carter: Hey

Abby: Hey

Carter: Where are you going?

Abby: I have to go into work. You can let yourself out right?

Carter: Um, yeah I guess so.

Abby: Ok, (acting kind of nervous and flighty). I'll see you later

Carter: Actually, I'm off today.

Abby: Ok, well I see you tomorrow then. Bye

Abby walks out of the room as she is finished dressing. You hear the front door open and shut. Carter falls back onto the pillows putting his hands on his head

Carter: Ah, what have I done?

Cut to the ER. Susan sees Abby and comes running up

Susan: So did you talk to him

Abby: um kind of. He came over last night

Susan: And…

Abby: well we started talking and then on thing led to another and

Susan: No!

Abby: yeah, well we did it. Thanks for your great advice. Now things are going to be even weirder than before.

Abby hands Susan a chart and walks off

Susan runs after her

Susan: Abby! Wait?

Abby turns around: What?

Susan: Did you talk afterwards?

Abby: No, I had to come here.

Susan: Abby! Abby is looking at the ground

Abby: What?

Susan: What are you going to do?

Abby: I don't know. Its just so complicated.

Susan: Complicated how?

Abby: complicated because of our history and… she breaks off

Susan: and what?

Abby: well. She shifts her weight to the other foot.

Susan: Abby, and what?

Abby: Ok, ok. I think I might have feelings for him again.

Susan: Oh, that's great. You need to go talk to him. He totally is still in to you.

Abby: I don't know.

Susan: go talk to him.

Abby: No, look what happened last time we talked. This is all your fault.

Susan: hey! Abby: well. Pause. Look I have to go. I'll talk to you later. Thanks again Susan. (Abby says this jokingly). Abby walks off.

Susan (calling after her): Hey, I told you to talk to him, not sleep with him!