Ok, here's chapter 4! Thanks for all the reviews so far. I'm trying to take your advice. I hope I can make this a good long chapter! Sorry I took long to update
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"I was skateboarding down the stairs," explained the little boy that Carter was tending to at the hospital.
"How old are you, Joey? You know that's not a safe thing to do." Carter felt bad; this kid was so little and he had fractured both his wrists.
"I'm nine. Don't worry about me," Joey told him.
Carter laughed. This kid was really something. "So Joey, are your parents coming soon? I need them to sign some things so I can treat you."
"Nah, they have to work," the child informed him. He looked around the room. "Are you the only doctor here?"
"No way," said John. "There are so many I don't even know half the people who work here."
Joey laughed and they started a conversation about their favorite video games.
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"Hey Susan, have you seen Carter?" Abby asked as she walked past triage.
"He's in Curtain two with some kid," Susan replied, not even looking up from her charts.
Abby thanked her and made her way over. She heard Carter laughing away, and smiled to herself. He's probably talking to some kid about video games, she thought to herself.
Abby pulled back the curtain and her jaw dropped. It was that cute little boy from the train!
"Hey… it's Joey, right?"
Joey spun around on the gurney he was seated on and looked up at Abby. "What are you doing here?" he questioned.
"I work here," Abby said, laughing. At that all three of them started laughing. Carter reached up and pulled Abby into his lap.
"Let go, we're at work!"
"How do you know Joey?" he asked, as Abby tried to squirm out of his grip.
"I met him on the L," Abby told him.
Joey had watched this little exchange with a little smile on his face. Abby turned to him and asked what was wrong.
"I tripped over a box," he said. "I factored my wrists. It hurts."
"I gave you medicine, it'll stop hurting soon. Okay Joey, say goodbye to Abby." said Carter. "We'll be back soon, all right?"
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"Abby, he's lying," John Carter said as he and Abby walked away towards the lounge.
"What? What are you talking about?"
"Joey," Carter said. "He told me he rode his skateboard down the stairs. He told you he tripped over a box. He's obviously lying."
"Okay," Abby said, taking a deep breath. "We need to figure out what's wrong with him. My idea is domestic abuse. Either way, we need a psyche consult." They had reached the lounge and she pushed the door open.
"Hey Gallant," Carter said to the younger doctor who was seated at the table poring over a medical journal.
"Good morning Doctor Carter," replied Gallant, not looking up from the medical journal he was reading. "Do you remember if heart palpitations are one of the symptoms of dehydration?"
"Yeah, it is," said Carter. "Need help with a patient?"
"No thanks," Michael Gallant said. "Have a nice day. And you too, Abby," he told them, closing his book and leaving the lounge.
Abby told Carter to meet her at Doc's when he had a break, then followed Gallant out the door.
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Jing-Mei and Pratt were sitting at Doc Magoo's having dinner when they noticed Abby Lockhart and John Carter open the door.
"Hey! Abby! Carter! Over here," Jing- Mei called out to them. They came over and Abby sat with Deb and Carter sat next to Pratt.
"God, I haven't talked to you guys in forever. What's new?" Abby asked.
"Nothing much. We're just here getting coffee,"said Pratt
"Aren't we all?" said Carter.
Pratt and Jing-Mei finished off their drinks and ventured back out into the chilly night air, calling goodbyes over their shoulders.
"So I called psyche for Joey Barnes," said Carter, sipping slowly at his coffee.
"What was their assessment?" Abby asked, curious as to what was up with the little boy.
"I don't know," replied Carter, flashing her a goofy smile. "They were taking forever, so I decided to take you out for coffee instead of sit there and wait."
"Smart decision," Abby told him. "I might have died if I didn't get some food in my body sooner or later."
Carter chuckled and tried to steal a piece of her pie, but she swatted his hand away just in time.
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"Thirteen-year-old girl, fell out of tree, suspected collarbone fracture, maybe concussion," called a paramedic entering the ER.
"Never a dull moment," Susan said to Abby. "You coming with me?" Abby nodded and they walked over to the gurney.
Twenty minutes later, the two friends had managed to bring the little girl almost back to normal.
"Wow, I need a nap," said Abby with a sigh.
"Go ahead, I'll cover for you," said Susan. Abby thanked her and went to the lounge to sneak in a quick snooze on the couch. She fell asleep almost as soon as she lay down.
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John Carter kicked open the door to the lounge. Losing patients sucks.
He looked up and smiled. Abby was asleep on the couch, her knees tucked up to her chest in a protective position. She could always change his mood. Carter sat down next to her and stroked her hair.
"No," she mumbled. "Please, Susan… I just got here. No more patients…"
Carter couldn't help it, he let out a loud laugh. Abby woke up with a start.
"Hey… I brought you breakfast," Carter said, holding up the bag so Abby could smell the warm food.
"Mmmm… just what I needed," she told him. Abby opened the bag and pulled out a bagel, taking a huge bite with a grin on her face.
"Hungry much?" Carter asked, laughing at her large appetite. She just nodded and kept eating. "Do you want coffee?" he questioned.
"No thanks," Abby said. "Do you need to get back to work?"
"Yeah. Probably."
"Okay, well…" Abby trailed off.
"Can we talk later?" both of them asked at the same time.
"Sure," said Carter. Abby nodded. He gave her a quick kiss on the forehead and walked out the door, wondering what she needed to talk about, and hoping she could answer his question.
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Well theres the next chapter. I'm really sorry it took so long. If anyone can guess what Abby or Carter want to talk about, go ahead! I want to know what everyone thinks. Please R&R!