Chapter 15: Dealing With Bad Things
"Didn't you hear her? She asked you to leave her alone! Don't you know what it is?" – John yelled, going towards Richard
"John… no! Please!" – She screamed
But he didn't listen. And the two of them started to fight
"Stay away from Abby! You had your chance and you blew it! Face it. Let her live her own life"
"Now what? Luka, somebody, please! John and Richard are fighting!" – She said, desperate and almost crying
"Right. Calm down" – Susan said
Meanwhile, Luka, Malucci, Gallant and Frank tried to break them up
"You didn't even try!" – Luka said, grabbing John by his shoulders, with Malucci's help
"I did, but I couldn't" – He said – "How's Abby?"
"Desperate. Can't stop crying"
"I hope I could teach him a lesson" – He said under his breaths
"You're still worried about that? Her words don't mean anything to you?"
"Yes, of course"
"Then why did you beat him?"
"I don't know… I guess I was insecure. I was afraid that he could take Abby away from me"
Luka stays quiet. He knows that John's fears are the same ones he felt when he was with her
"You know, you can be arrested"
"I hadn't thought about it. I screwed up"
They let go of John, who's calmer
"I wanna talk to Abby"
And they take him inside
"I'm sorry"
She's so shocked that she can barely look at him
"You promised"
"I know, I know. But my anger took over. I screwed it up" – He said, kneeling down
"You promised"
"I'm sorry, I panicked, ok? I didn't know what to do"
"I thought you trusted me"
"I do. I don't trust him"
"Here. It's water with sugar" – Susan said
"Thank you"
"Can I talk to you?" – Susan asked
"Sure"
"You know he can suit you?"
"Yes"
"My… Carter, what were you thinking?"
"I don't know. I freaked out. I was mad to know he was challenging me"
"I see. But you have to relax more and listen to your wife. You know that, if she said so, nothing was going to happen"
"People change, Susan"
"Not so suddenly. You mean everything to her"
"She does to me too"
"Somebody help me! I think I'm having contractions" – Abby yelled
Luka, John and Susan rush to help her
"Luka, take Carter to be examined"
"What? I don't need to"
"It won't be good if you stay next to her now"
"But I want to"
"I'll let you know how she is then. Go. Now"
"But…"
"Now!"
"Right"
And John and Luka leave the room
"Everything… was out of… control"
"You couldn't help it"
"Yes, I could"
"Hum, 1,5cm dilated"
"That's good"
"Yes, but we'll have to keep an eye on you. More 8,5cm and we're gonna have to give birth. But these babies are agitated!"
"Yeah, they're kicking a lot"
"Let's keep you under observation for a couple hours"
"Can I see John?"
"I'll go check. Be right back"
Susan goes to find Luka
"Carter, Abby wants to see you"
"He's coming"
10 minutes later…
"Wanted to see me?"
"Yes"
"Honey, look, I…"
"It's ok"
"What?"
"That's ok. You were trying to protect me"
"Thank you for understanding. How are you?"
"Better now. 1,5cm dilated. I hope they don't get born before nine months"
"I love you. Never doubt about it"
And they hug. Susan watches them from outside.
They made up. They are perfect for each other. I'm so happy for them
"I know. I love you more than anything. You're the one I want to be with. Always"
And they kiss in a way they haven't done for a long time
"Nothing will separate us"
Susan walks in
"Am I interrupting?"
"No, we're good" – He answered, holding her hand
"So, did you make up?"
"Yes, we did" – She smiles – "He was just protecting me. But I got desperate"
"I totally understand"
"Well, I guess I'll discharge you. But take care. Now you can't push too hard"
"You know what sex they are?"
"Yes, I thought you knew. You wanna know?"
"No"
"Yes"
"I thought we would see in the end"
"Oh, c'mon John! I can't wait anymore"
"Right. We wanna know"
"Yeah, my curiosity is killing me too"
She holds his hand
"It's two girls"