Chapter 4:
A few days later Abby is going to work. It is the morning, so she is free to do what ever because Max has already been taken care of. She sees Carter walking into the ER. "Hey Carter!" she yells. Carter turns around. "How about that coffee?" she says. Carter starts walking towards Abby. They decide to go to Doc Magoo's.
Carter and Abby sit down at a table. They both order a coffee. "So if you don't mind me asking, what happened with you and Kem?" asks Abby.
"It's kinda… its complicated." Carter says. Abby sees that this upsets him a little, and decides to refrain from asking anymore questions about Kem. This doesn't stop her growing curiosity about the situation though. "So tell me about Max," Carter says, as their coffees come.
Abby takes a sip of her coffee. "He's a poodle. A black poodle. A big black poodle." Abby laughs. She still can't believe she has a dog. The whole dog thing was funny, especially because she never pictured herself as a pet person, but then again Max was like her new best friend.
"What's so funny?" Carter asks.
"Just me… having a pet. Remember when I had to take care of those fish in the ER?"
At this point, Carter starts laughing too. He remembers that all too clearly. "Wow that was like… four years ago."
"Yeah." Abby says smiling, thinking about the fish she had to take care of. It was nice talking to Carter like this, and remembering all the good times they had together. She wished they could have that again.
If only she knew that Carter felt the same way…