It didn't take Tony long to do what he wanted and leave, smiling the whole time. Abby was now sitting on the floor, leaning against the back of the couch with her knees pulled up to her chin.
"Abby?" There was a knocking at the door.
"What is Sam doing here?" Abby thought but didn't respond. "Shit… Girls night…"
"Abby? Are you in there?" Sam gave up knocking and opened the door, which Tony had left unlocked. "I brought the movies and -." Sam stopped short when she saw Abby sitting on the floor in just her t-shirt and underwear. "Oh my God, Abby, are you okay?" She dropped her stuff in the doorway and ran over to her, falling to her knees at her side. "Abby, look at me. Look at me, honey." Sam took her hands in her and tried to make eye contact. "Sweetie, what happened?"
Abby just shook her head, tears falling quickly.
"Okay, come here." Sam helped the crying girl stand up. She led Abby down to her bedroom and sat her on the bed. "Abby?" She tried again.
Sniffling, Abby lifted her eyes to meet Sam's. "It was Tony."
"Oh God…" Sam trailed off. She couldn't bring herself to continue.
Abby nodded slightly. "He was here when I got home, looking for Neela. I tried to get away, Sam. I tried but he was too strong. I think he went looking for Neela afterwards. I need to call her."
"Shh… Abby, Neela went home with Ray, remember? I'm sure she's fine." Sam held her in her arms, trying to comfort her. "Abby, did Tony… I mean, do we need to go to the hospital?"
Abby nodded." Yes." Her voice was barely above a whisper.
"Okay, it's gunna be okay. Weaver's still there; we'll go see her. Let's get you dressed." Sam stood up, grabbed a pair of blue scrub pants and helped Abby into them. She, then, put her sneakers on and they headed out the door, grabbing Abby's coat on the way.
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"Sam?" Abby asked five minutes later. They were on their way to the hospital and so far, the ride had been silent. "Can, can you call Neela?"
"Yeah, of course. I'll call her as soon as we get to County, all right?"
"Thanks, Sam." Abby replied, pulling her coat tighter. "She was staying in with Ray tonight, right?"
"I think so. She mentioned something about them having dinner and renting some movies." Sam told her as her phone started ringing in her pocket. "Speak of the devil. Hello?" Her expression turned worrisome when she heard Ray on the other end of the line. "Ray? Is everything okay? No, Abby's with me. Why?" Sam paused to listen to Ray talk. "Oh, okay. No, um, we're on our way to County. Do you think you can ask Neela to meet us there? There was… well, something happened. Just have Neela meet us there and please, try to keep her calm." Sam smiled at the last part. She knew how worried Neela could get. "Thanks." She flipped her phone shut and looked at Abby. "Neela's gunna meet us there. She said she'd been calling you for almost two hours. Why didn't you answer the phone?"
Abby shook her head. "I didn't even hear it. I didn't hear anything. All I could think about was Tony and how dirty I felt, still feel. I wanted to shower but I had absolutely no strength to even move. I just, I don't know, Sam." Abby said, wiping away a few stray tears.
"It's okay, Abby." Sam pulled into a parking space and helped her out of the jeep. "It's gunna be okay, I promise. He won't hurt you again." As they approached the admit desk, Sam called out to Frank, trying not to sound frantic. "I need to talk to Weaver. Where is she?"
"Exam two. Abby? I thought you already left?" Frank looked confused. "Am I crazy?"
"I did. You aren't crazy, Frank." Abby tried to hide her pain but the tears started falling again. Her legs felt like they were going to give out from under her at any minute.
Sam noticed this change and started worrying again. "Come on, Abby. Let's go get Weaver." She led her down the hall to exam two and knocked on the door before sticking her head in the room. "Kerry, I need to speak with you as soon as possible. It's pretty urgent."
Kerry nodded. "I'll be right out."
Sam stepped back out into the hall and pulled Abby, who looked like she was about to collapse, into her arms. "It's all right, Abby. It's all right." Various staff members glanced at them but fortunately no one had time to ask questions.
A few minutes later, Kerry stepped out of the exam room. The sight before she obviously shocked her.
"Um, Sam? Abby?" Abby stood up straight to face Kerry.
"We need a rape kit done." Sam said quietly so she didn't draw attention.
"Oh my -." Kerry covered her mouth. "Abby… are you okay?" She opened her arms to her upset friend. "C'mon, let's go into exam one."
The three women walked down the hall towards the exam room, Sam grabbing some latex gloves on the way.
AN: Sorry it took so long. Reality was intruding. I can't wait for April 12th.. only 43ish days left!!