Chapter 11: A Warning, Some Worrying, & a Confession

"Abby, I'm just calling you to warn you I'm coming to Chicago, and Carter's coming too. I couldn't keep him from coming. Just wanna give you the heads up on what's going on," Susan finishes leaving a message for Abby and closes her phone. She opens up her purse and drops it inside.

"What was that about?" Carter asks.

"What?"

"The message."

"It's just a message."

"Yeah but why are you "warning" Abby that I'm coming with you?"

"No reason," Susan mumbles as she turns towards the window.

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Abby puts down the phone, a worried expression on her face. "What's the matter?" Marcie asks her.

"Carter's coming," is all Abby can manage to say.

"So?"

"So! You know I don't want him to know!" Abby yells because she is getting nervous. What was she going to tell Carter?

"Honey, you have to tell him. Hello, he's gonna find out if he comes," she says motioning to Abby's belly.

"No, I wouldn't have to tell him if Susan just made sure he didn't come, because then he wouldn't be coming, and I wouldn't have to tell him, and everything would be just fine, and he wouldn't find out, and I wouldn't be freaking out!" Abby rants on, obviously freaking out. "Marcie, I think I'm hyperventilating."

"No your not, your just a drama queen. Calm down."

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"Are we there yet?" Carter asks. Susan is now driving and he was getting quite bored and anxious to finally see Abby again.

"Nope," Susan answered him for about the hundredth time. "Have some patience, we are almost there."

"How much longer?"

"Few hours," she tells him.

"Ughh," Carter moans.

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Abby looks out the window. The first thing she notices is that Susan's car is coming. She gets excited and runs to the door, but then stops herself. What about Carter? What will he say? Hell, what would he think? Abby stands there for a while until knocks on the door cause her to stop daydreaming. Here goes nothing, she thinks as she opens the door to greet her best friend and former boyfriend who is also the father of the child she is carrying.

"Susan!" Abby screams, as they jump into each others arms. They hug, and Abby takes a step back.

"Hi John," she says, going over to give him a hug.

"Abby… you're…" he looks at her.

"Pregnant?" she stands there for a moment, as the three friends are silent. "We should probably talk about that," she tells him.

Carter gives her a strange look. "Come sit down," she tells them, motioning towards the couch. They walk over and sit down- Abby and Susan on one couch, Carter on the other. The only thing between them is a coffee table with loads of junk on it.

"Is… is that why you moved?" Carter asks.

Abby looks down. This is gonna be hard, she thinks. Susan nudges her and gives her a look. "Um, yeah…" Abby pauses, not knowing what else to say. "I found out I was pregnant, and decided to run away. Susan kinda helped me, and I've been here."

"Who?" is all he asks.

Abby looks down again. I cant tell him, she thinks, I just can't tell him. Damn, I shouldn't have waited this long. Susan gives her another nudge. Abby slowly looks up. "You," is the only word she is able to say.