The ER felt particularly gloomy on the day, the weather was cold and rainy. It was one of those days where there was an atmosphere where you just couldn't help but feel low and depressed, the kind of day where everyone is absorb into their own thoughts. The ER was quite slow a few patients here and there, a homeless man faking illness to have shelter for the night, a woman who though she was a cat, just the same old. Carter sits at the admin desk deep into thought, Audrey made him realized that he felt empty inside somehow, he wonders if Abby could fill that void. Audrey had left for Montreal for about two weeks now but Carter was still thinking of what she said on not letting love pass you by. As Carter thinks of her she walks into the admin office to grab some charts to fill out to pass the hours, she sees that John looks somewhat upset and particularly thoughtful.

"You okay John?"

He knows the answer is no, he knows that today he feels empty, that he wishes he could express what he wants to to Abby but he also knows that she will probably reject him. He stares at her while he nods to her question.

"Yah, I just hadn't had my coffee yet…"

Abby obviously sees in him that he is not in fact okay, she wishes he'd open up.

"Im heading to the lounge ill get you some"

Carter mumbles a 'thanks' and watches as Abby heads off. He thinks to himself, 'I don't want coffee I want you.'.

The rest of the day seemed uneventful. One trauma came in a car had slipped on the wet roads, the driver and his child survived. Kerry had a attending meetings, it was all the same boring jumble about productivity lawsuits and the rest. Night time was approaching when Jerry called out to carter about a phone call, Carter picked up to find Audrey on the line.

"Hey Dr Carter, Its Audrey Parker, I was wondering if Kerry had hired anyone for that attending position"

"Hum no, not that I know of, and nothing was mentioned at the meeting"

"You okay, you sound upset. Wait you didn't tell her yet have you."

"I … meant…"

"Go John, One day you will wake up alone and you'll realized you have lost it all." There's a pause Carter hears someone talking in the background, probably a nurse saying something about a car accident, it's all French and spoken fast so he doesn't understand all of it.

"I have to go. And you should go too."

She hangs up the phone, Carter wait for a second hangs up the phone and sits back down in the admin desk. He watches Abby drop all the files on the admin desk and put on a coat.

"Want to go out for dinner?" She asks

"No thanks."

She begins to leave. He can not believe he just let her leave like that. Another opportunity missed and this might have been the last one. He pauses for a second and begins to run towards the door, outside a wall of pouring rain immediately soaks his green scrubs as he screams Abby's name. She's a few feet away she turns around and pauses.

"Abby I …"

They both stare into each other's eyes and before Carter is able to finish his sentence Abby kiss him passionately

"… Love you"