Title: Never Let Your Guard Down.
Author: Simple Plan Rulz
Rating: T
Disclaimer: I do not own ER etc etc
Author's Notes on Chapter: This is sort of the first part of 2 chapters, it kind of sets the scene for the next chapter, and if I merged the two together, it would be a really long chapter so I just split it into two! Sorry it took so long to update, I will try to update the next chapter really quickly as its all part of like the same thing.
Thanks for all the reviews!
Chapter 11: The 'Rents Part 1
Ray stumbled into the apartment, unlike usual Abby had managed to finish all her work on time today. She was worried when Susan told her she was gonna have to take another twelve hour shift because numbers where so short, but thankfully, Ray believes in chivalry, and offered to take the shift so she could go home and get some rest.
Ray wasn't just tired; he was so tired he could probably fall asleep standing up. He threw his bag down and dropped onto the floor. He was contemplating crawling all the way down the corridor to the bedroom, but that just seem like far too much effort, maybe he could crawl a few meters to the sofa, but that to, involved too much effort. Besides, the floor was perfectly comfortable. Ray pulled his bag closer and used it as a pillow. He was about to drift of when Abby poked him. "Ray, what are you doing?"
"Sleeping," he mumbled.
"On the floor?"
"Yah-huh,"
"Wouldn't it just be easier, and more comfortable, to sleep on a bed?"
"Nah-uh,"
"Ray," she began to shake him, "come on, come to bed,"
He shook his head.
"Ray," she sat back, "your just gonna give yourself back ache sleeping on the floor like this!"
He didn't move.
"Ray,"
Still no movement.
"Ray, hello!"
She tried everything, shaking him, waving in front of his face, nothing, he was out cold. She gave up and went to bed herself.
Neela pushed hard onto the door but it still wouldn't open, something must be in the way. "Hello!" She knocked on the door. "Hello!" she knocked harder now, "HELLO!" she shouted.
"Oh sorry about that," Abby voice came from within, "Ray's kinda lying in front of the door, hang on I'll just move him,"
Neela was really confused, had Abby just said that Ray was lying in front of the door? It seemed very unusual. The door final opened a bit and Neela went inside. Lying on the floor, now slightly to the side of the door, was Ray.
Abby saw Neela looking at him and just shook her head, "Don't ask,"
Neela laughed, "I wasn't gunna,so listen the reason I came her is I kinda need a favor,"
"Okay,"
"And...well...maybe you should wake Ray up because he plays a big part of this too."
Abby shook her head, "trust me, I've tried"
"Oh okay well, you see, my parents called the other day, said they wanted me to take some time off and come see them in England, you know, and they said I should bring my friends too."
"Okay, so?"
"So! So! So you don't know my parents, they judge the type of friends I have as who I am, so if I have immature and impolite friends, my parents assume that I'm immature and impolite."
"That's whack!"
"I know, that's why I need a favor from you guys, I need you to come to England with me and just be really normal and dull and proper, they'll like that."
"Ray! Normal! Dull! Proper! I don't think that's ever gonna happen."
"I know, but I'm really desperate!"
"Well sure, anything for a friend and a vacation to England will be fun!"
"Trust me, this won't be a vacation," Neela paused, looking shifty, "oh and there's also this other little bit I forgot to mention..."
"Neela..."
"Well, you see, my parents where kinda of going on about how they wished I would get married and that they could get me this arranged marriage to my 3rd cousin and how great it would be and well, I kinda of pretended to them I was in a serious relationship with someone else, you know, to get out of the arranged marriage..."
"Neela, who did you tell parents you we're in a serious relationship with?"
Neela avoided eye contact with Abby, "Ray,"
"Oh my god Neela!" Abby was rushing around, freaking out.
"Look, I know it sounds really stupid, but I was desperate not to have an arranged marriage and well, I would have asked someone else but you see, you guys are my only friends..."
At this Abby stopped. It was true, Abby was supposed to be Neela's friend and it was obvious Neela really needed her help at the moment. Abby hugged her, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have freaked out, I mean you're my friend and you need my help, that's all you should have had to say."
Neela smiled "Its okay."
The girls where in the middle of a friendly embrace when suddenly something dawned on Abby, "There's just one problem,"
"What?"
Abby pointed at Ray, "How are we gonna break it to him?"
Thats the end of chapter eleven, the next chapter starts on the way to Neela's parents! Like mention previously I'll do all I can to update asap!