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Post by larue on Jun 30, 2006 17:25:42 GMT 10
Awww....very nice piece.
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Post by zelda on Jun 30, 2006 21:11:13 GMT 10
I definitely like horny Abby.She is so funny when she tells Luka that she is too huge to "be on top." It cracks me up. And the passage about Luka's children is very emotional. I love this link between the past and the future. You mix bittersweet and happy moments so well. Great update.
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Post by kirstin on Jun 30, 2006 22:10:19 GMT 10
Awwwwwwww!!!!! You're breaking my friggin' heart! It's provided a welcome distraction though as I am totally paranoid that I'm just about to get thieved by some gypsys and I'm all alone in the house. I'm sure you really didn't need to know that but I needed to tell someone.
Anyway update soon!
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jun 30, 2006 22:19:10 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by sammiejm on Jul 1, 2006 3:35:32 GMT 10
“What’s it gonna be like” she asked. “A lot of sleepless nights. Lots of crying. Lots of diapers.” Luka turned over on his side to face Abby. “But…you’ll also marvel over the tiniest of things. Their triumphs become your triumphs, their sorrows become your sorrows. You’ll wonder what your life was like before and you won’t be able to imagine life without them.” Luka fell silent and shifted his gaze back to the water. Abby continued to stare at the gentle waves of Lake Michigan while she laced her fingers with Luka’s. “I want you to tell him -- or her -- all about her brother and sister, when he – or she is old enough. I think our son – or daughter should know about that part of your life. It’s part of what makes you you.” Luka squeezed Abby’s hand “I’d like that,” he said softly. The two of them continued to stare out at the water in silence, watching the tide roll in. Sorry I've quoted such a huge passage, but I just wanted to say how beautiful I thought that part was.
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Post by lubyfan on Jul 1, 2006 5:31:31 GMT 10
Great chapter
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Post by *Natalie* on Jul 1, 2006 20:35:08 GMT 10
That was brillient
Hope you do more soon
natalie x
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Post by lubylubylu on Jul 2, 2006 13:08:05 GMT 10
Please note -- I am not at all adept at writing the medical stuff, so please forgive how thin those "descriptions" (and I use the term loosely) are. Also, this might be somewhat disturbing, but I'll hope you'll stick with me to see how it all turns out!
Luka had just grabbed an ice-cold bottle of water out of the fridge when the phone rang.
“You on your way?” he asked.
“I just signed my last chart and as of 10:02, I am officially out of here.”
“Congratulations. How was the rest of your shift?”
“Pretty mundane, thankfully – a few head lacs, a sprained ankle and some drug seekers. You know. The usual. I should be home soon.”
“Ok. I’ll see you soon.” ******************** The closing credits for the Simpsons were flashing across the screen and Luka cocked his ear towards the door for the sound of Abby’s key turning in the lock. She must have gotten stopped on the way out by people wanting to say goodbye to her before she officially went on maternity leave. She was due in about three weeks and actually wanted to work right up until her due date. However, she was finding it more and more difficult to stand or do much of anything, so Luka gently suggested she didn’t have to keep working. She had agreed with him, asking what was she trying to prove anyway. He had shrugged and said he didn’t know and she said she would make the following week her last. Luka had secretly smiled that his reverse psychology had worked. He had worked the early shift and left his car for her when he got off at five, taking the El home. He looked at his watch; she should be walking in the door any minute. **************** Abby tapped the steering wheel and hummed along to Keane playing on XM Radio. She was utterly exhausted was so glad to be able to sleep in tomorrow – and for the next few days. She had been determined that she would continue to work right up to the end, but as she was becoming more and more immobile, she decided she was being ridiculous. Luka was going to take off a month to stay with her after the baby was born and Abby was becoming more and more anxious about the impending birth. After all her years in OB, delivering countless babies, during her birthing classes, she still found herself full of questions about everything. She and Luka had decided not to know the sex of the baby – well she decided and Luka went along with it. They would spend the next few weeks putting the finishing touches on the nursery and just…waiting.
Abby pulled up to a stoplight and began to quietly sing along to the song. She was just two left and one right turns from home. She rolled her neck around, letting out a soft groan. Suddenly, she heard an explosion of glass.
“Get out the car, bitch!”
Abby gasped and looked over to see a gun pointed directly at her. Her heart started racing and she fumbled for her seat belt, cutting herself on all the shards of glass scattered across her lap.
“Please, please, don’t hurt me. You can have the car,” she wheezed. She could only look down, unable to look at her assailant or at that gun. She couldn’t seem to make the seatbelt work and her fingers were bleeding from her cuts.
“Hurry the f**k up bitch!” he screamed. Abby started crying.
“Please, I’m sorry, I can’t get it to work,” she whimpered.
“You got two seconds or I’m a start blowin’ shit up!”
“I’m pregnant,” Abby whispered as finally, the seatbelt sprang free and she scrambled to open the door. Her attacker ripped open the door when Abby wasn’t moving fast enough.
“Like I give a shit, bitch!” he yelled as he yanked Abby out of the car. She held her stomach protectively and tried not to lose her footing. The guy cold cocked her across the face with the gun and she fell forward to the ground, scraping her cheek and hitting her head. She curled into the fetal position as he got into the car.
“Thanks for my new ride, bitch!” he yelled out the broken window before he peeled off into the night. ************************ It was 11:00 and Luka was climbing the walls. Abby couldn’t have been held up that long and besides she would have called. Her cell phone just kept ringing and ringing.
He was about to call the hospital when the phone rang. The caller ID showed it was the hospital. He relaxed slightly. She just hadn’t left yet.
“What’s taking you so long?” he asked.
“Luka, it’s Greg. You better get over here.”
Luka’s heart dropped to the bottom of his shoes. He gripped the phone.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s Abby --”
Luka didn’t wait to hear the rest. He dropped the phone and grabbed his keys and ran out to catch a cab to the hospital. *************** Luka burst through the doors of the ER. Frank was standing at admit and his face fell when he saw Luka.
“Kovac -- ”
“Where is she?” he demanded.
“Trauma One,” Frank said grimly.
Luka ran to Trauma One and saw Abby lying there, and Pratt and Susan working on her.
“Oh, my God,” he managed to choke.
Susan looked up at Luka, who as tall and big as he was seemed to shrink as he saw the woman he loved and his unborn child strapped to monitors and IV’s.
“Carjacking,” Susan said. Luka ran his hands through his hair and fought to keep the tears from coming.
“What’s happening,” he said as he went to grab a trauma gown.
“Luka, please, just let us work,” Susan said. She wiped her brow. “She was unconscious when she came in. She’s got superficial cuts on her hands and a concussion. BP 70 over 90.”
“The baby?” Luka whispered.
“Her placenta ruptured. We’re doing a C-section.”
Luka stood at the edge of the bed, wanting to hold her, but knew he had to stand back and let them work.
“Save them both,” he whispered.
To be continued…
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Post by hollygirl on Jul 2, 2006 13:27:12 GMT 10
update soon!!!
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Post by lubyfan on Jul 2, 2006 20:16:15 GMT 10
Awww update quickly!
Can't wait for the next part.
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Post by zelda on Jul 2, 2006 20:24:58 GMT 10
OMG! ;D This scene totally upset me! It's so real! Hope Abby and the baby will be ok and please, no hysterectomy! Can't wait for the next part!
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Post by sammiejm on Jul 3, 2006 0:06:14 GMT 10
Oh my goodness, great writing, but very scary. The carjacking scene was so realistic.
Let Abby and the baby be OK. Please.
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Post by *Natalie* on Jul 3, 2006 1:27:03 GMT 10
Hope there able to save the baby and abby
natalie x
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Post by luby2534 on Jul 3, 2006 6:35:51 GMT 10
Awww. Please update !!!
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Post by Little Amy on Jul 3, 2006 8:46:04 GMT 10
;D hope everything its gonna be just fine...
great update!
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