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"How far along, Abby?" Chuny asked. Within the last few months, the entire ER had an increasing interest in Carter and Abby. Not just the two of them, but the baby that they were going to have.
They had cancelled all of their cruise plans "until further notice." They were still having as much fun as before. It was different now because they had pretty much every problem-starting feeling sorted out. Both of them were on the same level as the other, and both of them were okay with everything that had upset them before.
She smiled, looking down at her slight bump under the scrub top. She rubbed it happily and looked back up at Chuny. "About four months now."
Chuny smiled. "That's what I figured."
Carter appeared at her side. He patted her stomach and kissed her nose. "Hey, Abby. Hey Baby."
She smiled up at him. "Hey."
"Would you look at them, Haleh?" Chuny said aloud, causing Carter and Abby to turn towards them.
"Carter," Haleh said, "just look at how giddy you are. You excited?"
"Of course," he said. "We both are."
They hugged each other tightly to the others smiling. The desk began their whispering about anything worth it. The ER was all about it anyway to the desk. They were on their way past the desk when Abby froze in her spot. Carter looked at her, concerned, and spoke, "What is it, Abby?"
"Oh, my God, John," she said, her head down.
"Abby, stop it," he said. "What is it?"
She looked up with a cute smile. She tried to keep her anxious feeling inside. "The baby," she laughed. "It's kicking! Feel it!"
Carter almost stopped breathing. He watched her face as she excitedly took his hand and placed it on her stomach. She moved it around thoughtfully until she came to a halt.
Carter felt a small thump against her stomach. She looked up at him and smiled. "Do you feel it?"
"Yes," Carter said, mezmorized. "I feel it, Abs. Oh, my God, Abby. The baby! The baby's kicking!"
"I know!" she giggled. "Oh, my God, can you believe this?"
"Wow," he said. They stood there next to the counter, laughing and grinning for a minute or two before everyone else began to notice.
"What's going on?" Jerry asked.
"The baby's kicking!" Carter said. "Look! My baby's in there!"
The nurses at the desk started to coo as they came around and crowded around Abby. They were all giggling as Abby guided them to a certain spot, where they would wait for an instant before they all began to shout out in excitement. Pretty soon, Dr. Weaver and Susan had come over also to see what the commotion was about.
Carter continued to shout out about Abby and the baby, while the crew around them smiled at him. Abby looked up in the midst of it all and locked eyes with Carter. The doctors and some of the nurses were calling him "Dad," causing him to smile beyond control.
Slowly, the crowd began to separate as Abby explained that they had to catch lunch quickly before their visit with Dr. Coburn. Abby turned to wave at the desk, Carter still searching her stomach for the kicking.
"Do you feel it?" Carter asked excitedly.
"Yes, I feel it," she said happily.
She smiled as he kissed the top of her head. He put his arm around her waist as they walked away, out of the ER. Sporadically, he would put his hand back on her stomach, hoping to feel the strength of his child again. Their child. Their baby.
"I can't believe we're having a baby," he said.
"I know," she said.
"It feels so," he started then froze. He looked at her and saw the smile, shining up at him. She tilted her head, witnessing his sudden silence.
"What?" she asked, a slight laughter stuck. "What is it?"
