Two weeks later, a brisk beautiful evening at a convention hall with adjoining garden is where they decide to hold the event.

Carter was running late. But as he rushed up to Wendall's door whatever breath he had left was gone when he saw her. She looked beautiful in a classic sparkling black dress with spaghetti straps.

"Hang on a second I have to finish putting my hair up! Sorry I lost track of time." She said to Carter as she walked back in to her place. Carter quickly fixed his tux and checked in a mirror to make sure his hair wasn't up.

"Take you're time. You look great!" he noticed a vase with flowers he bought for her a while ago sitting on the table.

She smiled as she came back into the room. "Ready?"

"You still have the flowers I gave you?"

"Oh. Yeah. Why did you bring fresh ones to replace them?" she asked playfully while trying to peak behind his back.

"Nope" He showed her his hands.

"Well maybe next time. Here I'll toss these out to make room. They look so dead.

"Well, they're dead as soon as you cut them."

"True. Anyway, ready to go?"

"Yeah. Ready" He smiled at her, but for some reason he couldn't get Abby out of his head.

As they walked into the hall, everything was decorated with silver stars and black and blue balloons. "Kinda reminds me of my high school prom." Wendall commented to Carter

"And did you have a good time?"

"yeah. But it would have been better if you'd have been there" She said as she straightened his tie.

Candles were on every table and music was playing in the back ground. Carter saw a couple seats open next to Susan, Chuck, Chuny, and her date. They exchanged complements and the girls checked out each others dresses. Then as they sat down dinner was served.

Abby watched Carter and Wendall come in from a distance. She and Jake were already sitting with Luka, Sam, Neela and Gallant. Jake put his arm around her as he told a joke to Luka.

"How have things been with you and Jake?" Sam asked

"Everything is great!" She said with a smile. "I didn't know I could be happy like this again."

Sam shot her a small doubtful look. She had noticed Abby's longing gaze in Carter's direction earlier. But before she could say anything, dinner was served.

As the desserts were finished and people sat around enjoying each others company, Susan got up to make an announcement.

"Hey everybody! How's it going out there!"

Everyone whistled and yelled back their approval.

"I just wanted to let everyone know that you all mean so much to me. I know this transition from co-worker to boss hasn't been easy.." a few chuckles came from the crowd. "But it's really great to know I'm working with such wonderful doctors and nurses…hell, really I'm working with my friends. So anyway it's time to get out of those chairs and dance!" A great big round of applause came from everyone and the music began.

Jake stood up from his seat and held out his hand

"Abby, may I have this dance?"

"I really don't dance." She answered slyly

"Well neither do I, but lets try." She smiled and rolled her eyes as he took her hands and lead her on to the dance floor.

Where once the moon was just a rock spinning in the sky,

Where once the stars were only tiny points of light,

Now the moon looks like it's heaven's shining pearl

Now those stars, they look like windows into another world.

Look what Love has done to me,

Look what Love has done.

There's poetry in all I see.

Look what Love has done.

And my heart is dancing through each day,

My soul is running free.

Look what Love has done to me

Jake took her into his arms as they swayed together to the music. Abby could almost feel herself falling asleep in his arms. Everything seemed to fit. He lightly kissed her on the head as she smiled into his chest.

Where once each breath was just a sigh of aching emptiness,

Where once I hardly felt the beating in my chest,

Now each breath feels like a precious kiss of life.

Now inside me beat the wings of a thousand butterflies.

"Ow!" Jake said as Abby stepped on his foot.

"Sorry!"

"No no, it's ok. Just stay close." He tightened his grip around her waist and softly whispered in her ear "Don't pull back."

Look what Love has done to me,

Look what Love has done.

This must be how it's meant to be.

Look what Love has done.

And my heart is dancing through each day,

My soul is running free.

Look what love has done to me

Carter sat at the table scanning the crowd of happy co workers while Wendall and Chuny talked about a little girl who had been in the ER last week. Then he saw her…. She looked beautiful in her strapless royal blue dress. Her hair half pulled back and lightly set on her shoulders. She seemed so happy, but why couldn't he be happy? He thought he was, but all his reasons for letting her go years ago seemed to fail him now. Did he make a mistake? Did she feel the same? Jake jumped a bit and then pulled her close…too close.

"Carter?" Wendall asked

"hm?"

"You want to dance?"

"Oh sure." He took Wendall's hand and led her out to the dance floor.