Chapter Four: Anniversary

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Carter's POV

I walked the familiar path up the front stairs and into Abby's apartment building. I smiled at the thought of her; she was probably waiting for me. But just in case she was sleeping, I knocked softly.

"Hey," Abby said, pulling open the door just enough to pop her head through. "Can you wait here for a second?" Though it was a strange request, I nodded and she closed the door. Sitting down on the welcome mat, I pulled out the present I had wrapped for her that morning and ran my finger over the shiny wrapping paper. It was perfect for her.

"Okay come in," I heard Abby call. I stood up, opened the door and walked into the room.

Candles softly lit every corner of the room, and a bottle of nonalcoholic champagne was sitting on the table.

"What's this for?" I asked.

"I know you might not have noticed," Abby started.

"Happy two week anniversary," I told her. She just smiled. I could tell that she was touched. That I remembered, and that I was there.

"I got you something," I said, pulling the small box out of my pocket.

"I have a present for you, too," Abby told me. "But it's not something I can hand you."

"Oh, okay," I said. "You know what? This present can wait. I wanna see what you got me."

"Good choice," Abby said. She walked closer to me, and I took a step towards her. My jacket, umbrella, and finally clothes were abandoned for kisses, first slow and then increasingly faster, until neither of us could wait any longer.

"Mmmm… we… should…" Abby mumbled.

"Yeah," I said. I picked her up and we made our way to the bedroom. What a memorable anniversary it would be.

Abby's POV

"Amazing," I told Susan with a smug grin on my face. "It was absolutely amazing."

"Wow," Susan said. "Sounds like you two are great together."

"It's different with Carter," I told her. "He's not like the other guys… I actually knew him before we dated. We're friends. He's basically the best friend I have."

"Thanks," Susan said sarcastically, swatting me on the leg with her stethoscope.

"Hey, I have high standards for best friends. Great sex is just one of them," I said.

Susan just laughed. "Anyway," I said. "You never told me about this new guy you've got."

She turned red and stood up. "Well, it looks like my break is over. I should be heading back to work if I don't want Weaver to fire my ass. Lord knows we couldn't have that."

"Oh come on, just tell me who he is," I implored her. "Is it someone I know?"

"Maybe."

"Someone at the hospital?"

"Maybe."

"Ohmygod you're dating Luka!" I yelled.

"Shhh keep it down!" Susan yelled back. "How did you know?" she whispered.

"I didn't until now. It was a lucky guess," I told Susan. She glared at me.

"Don't tell anyone, not even your boyfriend. He has a really big mouth," she told me. Picking up her coffee mug, she headed towards the door. "You should really work on that," she called over her shoulder.

Abby's POV

"How was your day?" I asked Carter as he let himself into my apartment with the key that I had given him.

"Not bad. Only a few traumas and a minimal amount of crazy drunks." he said. "Pretty low-key, but I'm still pretty tired." He sat down on the sofa next to me, placed his head softly on my shoulder, and took my hand.

"Aww poor baby." I smiled over at Carter. "I'll make you feel better." I pulled him over so that his head was lying in my lap. Stroking his hair, I settled back into the couch cushion and closed my eyes.

"Yeah I think this is much better," he mumbled, already half- asleep. To our dismay, about thirty seconds later, both of our pagers went off.

BEEP- BEEP. BEEP- BEEP.

"John."

"I no work," he mumbled into my shirt.

"Carter get off me, that beeping's driving me crazy."

BEEP- BEEP. BEEP- BEEP.

" 'Kay," he said. "I'm up, I'm up." Groaning, he pulled himself up from my lap into a sitting position.

I went over to the table where our pagers were sitting and turned them off.

"What a surprise. It's the ER!"

I was going to make up a bad excuse for how long it has taken me to update. I'm really sorry. I'll try not to let it happen again. Anyway, please please please review, I need incentive to ccontinue. I hope to make this story into a long one. Happy Easter everyone!