Chapter 13: Coming Home
Abby looks at the car. It is filled to capacity with all of her stuff. "Please tell me that's all of it," Carter says.
"I think it is…" Susan says shrugging her shoulders.
"Abby are you ready!" Carter screams over to Abby, who is saying her goodbyes to Marcie.
"Bye, and thank you so much," Abby says, giving Marcie a hug.
"Any time dear," she tells her. Abby and Marcie let go of each other, and Abby starts walking towards the car.
"Don't forget to write!" Marcie screams.
Abby turns around. "I won't!"
Abby gets in the car, Carter and Susan already in it, ready to go. "Ready?" Susan asks.
"Yep."
"Got everything?" Carter asks, not wanting to have to turn around.
"Yep," Abby replies as they drive away. Abby turns around in the car and waves one final good bye to Marcie.
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"We're almost there," Carter exclaims, driving by the big 'Welcome to Evergrove!' sign. Abby looks out the window in amazement, not believing she was finally back in her home town.
Five minutes later, they are pulling up to the big Carter mansion. The three of them get out after Carter parks the car, Carter helping Abby because she was about seven months pregnant. They walk up to the front steps, and Carter pulls out his key. He opens the door, and they step into the huge Carter family mansion.
"Mom! I'm home!" Carter yells. A few moments later, Eleanor Carter comes down to greet them. "Hey, is Dad home?" Carter asks her.
"No, he's tied up at work again," she exclaims, rolling her eyes.
"Oh," Carter says, sounding disappointed. He wanted to tell his parents now and get it over with.
"Why, did you need him for something John?" Eleanor asks him.
"Uh, well we kind of have some news to tell you," Carter tells her. She has noticed Susan and Abby, just hasn't noticed that Abby was pregnant.
"Well, I suppose it can wait, right?"
"Yeah, I guess," Carter says.
"Ok, well why don't you and your friends go in the kitchen and get something to eat?" she tells them. Carter leads the way to kitchen, Susan and Abby following him. "Emily, can you get John and his friends here something to eat?" Eleanor tells the maid in the kitchen.
"Sure Mrs. Carter," she replies.
"So Abby, what have you been up to lately, haven't seen you around in a while. Abby turns around to answer Carter's mom, but doesn't really know what to tell her. It's then that she notices that Abby isn't just unusually large but pregnant.
"Abby… you're… pregnant?" she asks her, astonished.
"Um… yea…" Abby starts to say.
Carter cuts her off, "Mom, I think we should talk about that." Eleanor gives him a weird look. "I think you should really get Dad here," Carter tells her.
"Why would your father need to be here?" she asks him, getting a little nervous.
"Because I got Abby pregnant."