Chapter 10: Can't Give Up Just Yet

Six months. Half a year without her. He couldn't stand it. He had to see her, and not later, now. But how? He knew she was in Chicago, but where?

"Susan, where's Abby?"

"In Chicago Carter, you knew that."

"Where in Chicago?"

"At my aunt's place."

"Where is that?"

"In Chicago."

"Where in Chicago? Can I have an address please?"

Susan takes out a paper and scribbles down her aunt's address.

"Thanks," Carter tells her.

"Why exactly did you want that?" she asks him.

"I'm gonna go see her."

Susan's face goes pale. Shit, Abby was going to kill her.

"Something wrong?" he asks her.

"No… it's just… I don't know if that's such a good idea."

"Why?"

"Abby… is there for a reason Carter, and I don't think she'll want visitors."

"Why? Wouldn't she want to see me?"

"Yes," she says, cause she knows Abby misses him. "But no," she adds in, remembering the reason Abby went to Chicago.

"Why?"

"Because, she has a reason for going there, and that's all I'm gonna say."

"Susan why did Abby really go to Chicago?"

"I can't tell you that," she tells him, turning around.

"Susan," he says in an angry tone.

Susan turns around. "I told you I can't tell you. It's Abby's thing, and she told me not to tell you… I mean anyone… so I'm not gonna tell you… or anyone," she says, correcting herself.

"Please," he begs.

"Why don't you ask her yourself?" Susan tells him getting annoyed, then realizing that wasn't the best thing to say because he probably would go and ask her.

"Fine," he says, walking away to go try to contact Abby.

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Why is he calling now? She hasn't talked to him in months. She doesn't know what to do, so she just stares at the phone until it stops ringing.

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The way she sees it's me
On her caller ID
She won't pick up the phone
She'd rather be alone
But I can't give up just yet
Cause every word she's ever said
Is still ringin' in my head
Still ringin' in my head…

I'm going, Carter finally decides once he gets home. He grabs some stuff to take with him and heads to his car. He decides to drop by Susan's house and see if she wanted to come along or something, since she knew the way there.

He catches her just as she's getting home from somewhere. She walks down the sidewalk and up to his car.

He rolls down the window. "I'm going to visit Abby," he tells her.

"What?"

"I'm going to visit her. I have to see her Susan."

"Okay, but I'm going with you," she says jumping in the car. Carter doesn't object and they drive away, off to Chicago.