Summary: Ray and Sarah get on with their daily life. Featuring the much-anticipated wedding of Abby and John. Sequel to Breath of Life. Please read it before, or it gets confusing…

Disclaimer: ER is not mine. If it were, then Carter would not be leaving. And Abby and Carter would be married already. And I would be with Ray…

Author's Note: Okay this chapter is for Thought. She wanted an Abby/Luka something, so in this chapter they are JUST FRIENDS! I repeat… JUST FRIENDS. But anyway, enjoy.

Beat of Life

She sat in the dark of the drug lockup room. It was quiet there, somehow peaceful and tranquil. The tears rolled down her cheeks, and dropped onto the floor. She didn't know how she was going to do it. She was scared.

The past few weeks had been eventful, stressful and complicated. Between planning her upcoming wedding, everything that had happened with Sarah, and the news she received today, her life was moving to fast. She wished it would just slow down.

There was no doubt she was happy about what she had learned today. Both her and John had said that this is what they wanted. But they wanted to wait a few more months. At least until after the wedding.

She heard someone reach for a container above her head. She looked up and saw a friend, a friend who was always there for her. He looked down upon her.

"What are you doing down there?" he asked, his thick accent filling the room.

She wiped her eyes with her sleeve and looked up. "SHHHH, I'm playing hide and seek with Weaver." She whispered. She giggled and more tears came. He slowly opened the door and sat down next to her.

"Abby you're crying. I know something's wrong. I saw that look all to often when we were together," he replied. He pulled a tissue out of his lab coat pocket and handed it to her.

"It's just that everything is so crazy right now. I mean Sarah, is barely just back on her feet," she paused. Sarah had been released the day before, and was recovering at Ray's. He had taken a couple of days off to tend to her beck and call. Abby continued, "And the wedding is only two weeks away. I mean I am going to Mrs. John Truman Carter."

"Your just getting cold feet. It happens to everyone. Everyone. I got them. You know you love Carter. He loves you, you're going to have a great life together, and you are going to be happy. As for Sarah, she's strong. I mean she's just like her brother. And she has so many people there for her, that I can guarantee she'll have a better life."

"There's one more thing. I haven't told Carter, yet. I only found out today, well I've felt it for a few weeks, but I only confirmed it today. I'm babbling aren't I?"

He looked at her and smiled. "If it's what I think it is, then I'm positive he'll be happy. And I think you should tell him. He was looking for you earlier. Said something earlier about the band cancelling and was wondering if he should ask Ray to sing."

"He wouldn't dare." She stood up and brushed the dirt and floor crap off of her lab coat and cords. She walked down the hall and saw Carter.

"Hey sweetheart, the band just cancelled…Ray wants to sing but I told him no…What's wrong." He asked finally noticeing her tears.

She slowly whispered into his ear, and a smile spread widely across his face.

Author's Note: There, this only took me like 3 months. So what do you think she told him? I'm making this like season, but you know with Carter so obviously better. Anyways first person to guess what see told him wins title of…Best Guesser in an ER Role award.