Chapter 5:
"So what's up with you and Abby?" Susan asks Carter. They are both in the lounge getting ready to leave from a very busy shift.
"Nothing, why?" Carter says trying to hide the feelings he has for Abby.
"Oh, come on Carter. I see the way you look at her. And then this morning when you two came walking into the ER together, giggling and laughing. I know there's something there Carter, don't try to deny it," Susan says smiling. She starts to walk out of the lounge as Carter tries to protest.
A few seconds later, Abby walks into the lounge. "What was that about?" she asks, as she walks over to her locker.
"Oh, nothing…" Carter says, trying to think of something, anything to say to change the subject, but he has no such luck.
"Carter, do you realize I heard like that whole conversation?"
"So you're spying on me?" Carter asks, sounding amused.
"No, accidentally listening in…"
"You can't accidentally listen in on something," he says smiling and trying to hide his embarrassment. He doesn't want Abby to know that he has feelings for her, not after what he did to her.
"Yes you can."
"How?"
"You accidentally walk over to the lounge so you can accidentally listen in on a conversation." Abby says jokingly.
"That doesn't sound accidentally."
"Well it is." Abby says smiling.
"And how is that?"
"Cause I have fascinating accidentally listening-in abilities, and your just jealous because you don't," Abby says, laughing and smiling as she leaves the lounge.
Carter follows her, now wanting to finish this conversation, so matter how ridiculous it got. "Well you must be pretty special, to have fascinating accidentally listening-in abilities, as you put it."
"I am," says Abby lightheartedly in her most confident voice.
You are special, Carter thinks subconsciously as Abby walks away to go home.