| He walked out the lounge door and sighed as he went to find Kerry. He found her examining a teenage girl in an exam room. �Dr. Weaver. Can I speak to you for a minute?� John poked his head in the door. �Sure. I�ll be right back.� Kerry told her patient and walked towards the door. �What�s the problem?� �Uh, I was wondering if I could be excused from the rest of my shift.� �For what reason?� Carter racked his mind trying to come up with an excuse. �Um, Abby�s having some personal problems. I wanted to make sure she�s okay.� �Is she coming in later?� �Actually, she�s here now. But she still isn�t feeling very good. I�ll make up her shift if it�s a problem.� �Just go. It�s dead in here anyway.� Kerry said after thinking for a minute. �Thank you Kerry. I really appreciate it.� John said graciously and left to go back to the lounge. �Ready to go?� Carter asked Abby as he stepped through the door. �Wow. That was quick.� �Yeah, she caved in easily. Let�s go.� John and Abby got to her apartment twenty minutes later. Abby unlocked the door and let the two of them in. After shutting the door and pulling off her coat, Abby started to go into the kitchen. �Oh no you don�t. I offered to make dinner and dinner is what I�ll make!� Carter said, pulling her into the other room. �You just sit right here on the sofa and don�t move a muscle.� Fifteen minutes later a strong smell was coming from the kitchen. �John, you alright in there?� Abby called from the other room. �How do you feel about a pizza?� Carter coughed a response. �The number�s on the fridge.� Abby said with a smile. When the pizza arrived some time later, John pulled out plates and set them on the kitchen table. �To hell with it. Just bring it in the other room.� Abby said coming into the kitchen. She grabbed the pizza box and put it on the coffee table and sat down on the ground. Following her lead, Carter also sat down on the floor and grabbed a piece of the pizza. �Hmm. This is definitely better than my cooking.� Carter laughed with his mouth full of cheese. �Haha. From the way it smelled I�d say it is too.� Abby laughed. Carter watched her laugh and disbelievingly shook his head. �You got cheese on your nose. Here.� Abby gently wiped John�s nose and smiled at him. �This was fun.� She said after a moment. �Yeah it was. It�s not over yet though! I saw ice cream in the freezer.� Carter jumped up and went into the kitchen and grabbed the ice cream and two spoons.He brought it back into the other room and sat on the sofa. Abby scooted up and sat next to him and grabbed the other spoon. Subconsciously, she leaned up against his shoulder. �Have you ever been in love?� Abby asked, taking a scoop of ice cream. �What?� Carter asked surprised. �Have you ever been in love and totally known you loved that person.� �Once.� Carter admitted. �Harper Tracy. I was a stupid surgical intern though and blew it.� �That�s the only one?� �I thought I was in love with Roxanne. She told me I was spending too much time with Lucy though.� Carter said quietly. �Did you love Lucy?� Abby asked, looking up at him. |