Sorry about not updating sooner. I have been really busy with work (I'm a lifeguard) and all that stuff. Thanks for the reviews. Enjoy!
Three weeks later. Carter and Abby have not told anyone about the baby yet.
It's 7:30 in the morning at Carter's house. An alarm goes off and Carter reaches over to push it off.
Carter: Abby? Abby, honey it's time to get up.
No response
Carter: Abby? He sits up in bed and looks, but there is no one in bed with him. Carter looks and sees the door to the bathroom shut. Light streams out from under it. Carter gets out of bed and walks over to the closed door. You can hear muffled throwing up sounds in the bathroom. Carter opens the door to reveal Abby sitting near the toilet throwing up.
Carter: Oh Abby are you ok? He goes over and sits beside her.
Abby: Does it look like I'm ok?
Carter: Sorry. Involuntary response. I'm just so use to asking people if they are ok.
Abby: I know. I'm fine. It's just morning sickness. They smile at each other.
Abby: So did I wake you up?
Carter: No the alarm went off… Are you going to be ok? Do you want me to call in sick for you?
Abby: No, no I'll be fine… You know what, I feel better already. Help me up will you?
Carter takes her hand and pulls both of them off the ground.
Carter: Are you sure you don't want to call in sick?
Abby: John I'll be fine.
Carter: I know. I just want you to take care of yourself … and our little one He rubs her belly. And if you don't feel good, why go in to work?
Abby: Ah, but I feel fine now.
Carter: kisses her. Ok, ok. Do you want some breakfast before we go?
Abby: sure
Carter: fine. He heads off to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Abby grabs a blanket from the bottom of the bed and follows him downstairs. She goes and sits down on the couch with the blanket around her.
Carter (from the kitchen): What do you want to eat?
Abby: Cereal is fine.
Carter: Ok, cereal it is.
He brings to bowls of cereal, hands one to Abby and sits down on the couch.
Abby: What time do you have to go in today?
Carter: Nine. You?
Abby: Nine. She eats some cereal.
Carter: So I was wondering...
Abby: yeah…
Carter: Well were having a baby together and we are back together, maybe we should move in together.
Abby: Are you asking me to move in with you?
Carter: yeah, do you?
Abby: Ok, I guess, but where are we going to move to? We're not living in my apartment.
Carter: Well I was thinking about buying a house.
Abby: You have a house.
Carter: I know. I know. But I want a new house.
Abby: But this is a new house.
Carter: That's true. It's just… It's just…
Abby: It's ok, I understand. You bought this house for you and Kem. You need to run away from those memories.
Carter: No, not run away, but just start over somewhere new. I mean this you and me.
I always pictured us living in a big house with a big backyard, by the lake shore and… He starts to get excited.
Abby: Ok, Ok. Don't get too excited. Fine you start looking at house, since you have this grand idea of where we should live.
Carter: Ok, then.
Abby: Ok.
They continue to eat their cereal.
It's 2:30 pm the same day at the ER. Carter and Abby are both working. It's busy and hectic as usual.
Abby is sitting at the admit desk writing on a chart. Carter comes up.
Carter: hey how are you feeling?
Abby: Better
Carter: Good, then you want to help me out with some kids who need stitches?
Abby: Ah, so is this how it's going to be from now on? What if I told you I wasn't feeling good?
Carter: then I'd make you go home.
Abby: Ah, it's a lose-lose situation either way.
Carter: Guess so. He smiles. So are you going to help me or not?
Abby: fine, where are we going? She gets up
Carter: Curtain area 3.
Abby: Lead the way my dear. Carter smiles again and they start to walk off to curtain area 3. As they are walking, Chuny comes running up.
Chuny: Carter, Abby, MVA rolling up. We need both of you.
Abby: Ok, let's go
Carter, Abby and Chuny run out to the ambulance bay, where two ambulances are pulling up. Luka and Neela follow them out. The first ambulance doors open and they lift a guy out of the rig.
Luka: Carter, Abby you take this one. Neela and I will take the other.
Carter: Ok. Give me his vitals. Carter and Abby grab onto the gurney and start rolling the man into the ER as the paramedics start rattling off the vitals.
Exam room 1
Carter: Ok, on my count… 1, 2 3. They lift the man onto the table. Abby stumbles back a little.
Carter: ok, get me a CBC, and lights. Sir, do you know where you are?
Man: a hospital
Sam: Looks like a fractured leg
Carter shines a light in the man's eyes.
Carter: Pupils are light and reactive. Abby?
He looks up and sees Abby holding onto the table.
Carter: Abby? Abby? Are you ok?
Abby: yeah, just give me a minute. I feel a little dizzy… Abby leans to one side and then faints on the floor.
Carter: Abby? Oh my god. Abby? He rushes over and kneels at her side. Sam rushes over too. Abby? Abby? Wake up. No response from Abby. I need a gurney in here now. And get Dr. Kovac in here for this guy. Sam runs next door for a gurney and Luka.
Sam: Hey, Luka, Carter needs you. Abby fainted.
Luka: What?
Sam: Come on.
Neela: Don't worry I got it
Luka: Fine he runs next door. What happened?
Carter (sitting on the floor with Abby still lying on the floor next to him): Abby fainted, can you look at this guy. I have to take care of Abby.
Luka: Ok, is she fine?
Carter: I don't know. She was dizzy and then she went down.
Luka: Maybe it was just the blood.
Carter: No she's pregnant.
Everyone stops in the trauma room and looks over.
Luka: Oh, well we need a gurney in here (he shouts).
Carter: Ah, forget this. Carter scoops Abby up, she is still somewhat out of it, but coming too. You got this?
Luka: Yeah go, go. Make sure she is ok.
Carter leaves the trauma room and put Abby on the bed in the next room. By this time Abby is awake
Carter: hey, good you're awake.
Abby: What happened?
Carter: You fainted and hit your head. You feel ok?
Abby: yeah, my head hurts a little, but that's all.
Carter starts checking her pulse, her pupils, her neck, her head, etc.
Carter: Well you seem ok. You head is bleeding a little. Any cramping, that sort of thing?
Abby: No, no.
Carter: Well, let's do an ultrasound to make sure everything is ok?
Abby: But then everyone will know.
Carter: they probably all do. I kind of blurted it out…. Sorry.
Abby: Ah what ever. They were going to find out sometime.
Carter pulls the ultrasound machine over and Abby pulls up her scrubs top. Then Susan walks through the door.
Susan: Hey I heard Abby fainted, everything ok? She looks up. Oh, or maybe there's something I should know about.
Carter: hi Susan
Abby: Hi, I'm fine. I just fainted
Susan: well if you're fine what are you guys doing?
Abby: well…
Carter: we're having a baby!
Susan: Oh my gosh, congratulations. Here let me do it. Carter go get some gauze for the cut on Abby's forehead. She sits down and takes the controller out of Carter's hand. He gets up, gets some gauze and puts it on the cut on Abby's forehead. Susan starts the ultrasound.
Susan: hum, that's interesting. How far along are you?
Abby: Thirteen weeks, why? Is something wrong?
Susan: No, no, everything looks good. It's just … You guys are having twins.
Abby: twins?
Carter: twins?
Susan: yeah, there's two separate heart beats… You guys didn't know?
Abby: No, this is new news to us.
Susan: well, congratulations. Oh Abby, why don't you go home and rest ok? I don't need anymore fainting in my ER. She smiles and leaves.
Abby looks at Carter who is beaming ear to ear: twins. We are having twins?
Carter: I know. Twins…
Abby: well I guess we better start looking for a bigger house
Carter: yeah, I guess we better. He comes over and leans in real close.
Abby: we're having twins
Carter: we're having twins. He kisses her.
