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Post by luby2534 on Jul 7, 2006 15:25:16 GMT 10
Love it. Please continue !!
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Post by jaana on Jul 7, 2006 18:05:57 GMT 10
Please continue ASAP.
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Post by strizzy on Jul 7, 2006 20:31:20 GMT 10
Great updates
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Post by zelda on Jul 7, 2006 22:05:40 GMT 10
That passage is so sweet. I love protective Luka and fragile Abby. The return home was so cute. These 2 deserve some peace and happiness, with their baby. Well done. P. S : this is for you,TPTB! come and have a look!
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Post by lubyfan on Jul 7, 2006 23:57:07 GMT 10
Love it
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Post by *Natalie* on Jul 8, 2006 6:41:50 GMT 10
caught up and loving this... hope you update soon
natalie xx
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Post by Noora on Jul 8, 2006 21:36:36 GMT 10
Youre better than TBTB! I love this fic!
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Post by larue on Jul 8, 2006 22:25:37 GMT 10
GREAT story!
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Post by kirstin on Jul 9, 2006 3:57:12 GMT 10
Abby with a baby...difficult to imagine (at least for me) but you've captured it wonderfully here!
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Post by Maryna on Jul 10, 2006 1:42:12 GMT 10
update soon!
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Post by lubylubylu on Jul 10, 2006 14:04:38 GMT 10
Abby rolled over and looked at the clock. She sat up and looked around the darkened room, searching for signs of Luka. Yawning, she swung her legs around until they were planted on the wooden floor. She straggled into the nursery where she found Luka sitting in the rocking chair, cradling Joe. He didn't see her and she stood in the doorway a moment, watching them. Luka was singing softly to the baby in Croatian and Joe was cooing contentedly. Abby leaned against the doorjamb, her heart so full she thought it might explode right out of her chest. How did she get so lucky? Abby Lockhart, the perpetual mess, the woman who never needed anyone...now with a baby and the most incredible man she never thought she'd find. She shook her head over the incredible turn her life had taken over this past year. Who would have thought?
Luka shifted in the chair and that's when he noticed Abby standing there. He smiled sheepishly.
"How long have you been standing there?” he asked, looking down at Joe.
“Not long. How long have you been up?”
“About an hour.”
Abby sat down on the couch in the room and leaned back against the cushions. “What time’s your shift?”
“Eight.” Luka looked up at Abby. “I don’t have to go. I mean I can take a few more days.”
Abby shook her head. “I think they might send out a search party for you if you don’t go in.”
Luka sighed and continued to rock gently in the chair.
“Yea. You’re probably right.”
Abby wasn’t ready for Luka to go back to work. It had been wonderful having him home these past few weeks. He was so good with the baby, up for the feedings and the diaper changes, probably more than Abby. She knew she couldn’t have managed without him, and now that she was on the cusp of being alone with the baby, she was terrified. However, in typical Abby fashion, she couldn’t quite bring herself to admit that to herself or to him.
She stood and went over to Luka, who gently handed the baby to her as they switched places.
“We’ll be fine.”
Luka nodded and leaned down and kissed Abby. “I’ll make you breakfast before I go.”
Abby played with Joe’s fingers. “Thanks,” she said softly.
************************ Joe was napping and Abby stood over his crib, watching him. He should be waking up any minute and Abby was apprehensive. It was different when it was her and Luka sharing the responsibility. Would she be able to handle it? Joe gurgled and started whimpering, which Abby knew was her cue.
“Hello, sleepyhead,” she murmured as she hoisted him out of his crib. He continued screaming, so Abby figured he needed a diaper change.
“Come on baby, let mommy look at your diaper,” she said as she brought him over to the changing table. Sure enough, he was wet, so she changed him, then flung a towel over her shoulder before she sat down in the rocking chair to feed him. He kept whimpering and Abby knew that even though Luka had been gone all of two hours, Joe could sense he wasn’t there.
“I miss him, too, baby, but I’ll make you a deal. If you’ll eat, we’ll call him in a little bit, because I’m sure he’d love to hear your voice.”
Joe seemed to agree with that and proceeded with his feeding. When he was done, Abby carried him into the living room in search of the phone.
“ER.”
“Jerry, hi, it’s Abby. Is Luka around?”
“Just went into a multiple trauma. I’ll let him know you called.”
Abby bit her lip, a little disappointed that he couldn’t come to the phone.
“Yea, that’s fine. Thanks.”
Abby hung up the phone and sure enough, Joe erupted again.
“Oh, Joe, come on. He’ll call back. It’s ok.” Abby started bouncing him, hoping that would quiet him down.
It didn’t. In fact, the crying and screaming continued for hours, no matter what Abby did. She herself was on the verge of tears. Finally, he tired himself out and Abby collapsed from exhaustion on the floor of the nursery.
********************* Luka gently shook Abby.
“Abby,” he whispered. He shook her again and she jumped.
“Oh…God,” she said looking around, realizing she was still on the floor. She looked up at Luka. “How long have you been here?”
Luka helped Abby to her feet and brought her over to the couch.
“I just got here. I tried calling you back a few times and there was no answer. I got worried and told Kerry I needed to leave early.”
Abby looked at Luka before she dissolved into a quivering mass.
“Luka, I…I don’t know if I can do this.”
“Yes, you can. Don’t be so hard on yourself.”
“Luka, he cried all day, no matter what I did.”
Luka pulled Abby to him, holding her tightly in his arms while she wept. “Shhh. It’s ok. It’ll be ok.”
“Don’t go back tomorrow. I can’t…I can’t do it.”
Luka rubbed Abby’s arm.
“Tell you what. I’ll take a few more days and we’ll figure this out. Together.”
To be continued….
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Post by rorygilmore on Jul 10, 2006 15:50:41 GMT 10
Poor Abby...difficult for her to be a new mom..luckily "SuperDaddyLuka " will save the situation
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Post by lubyfan on Jul 10, 2006 18:00:26 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by strizzy on Jul 10, 2006 20:28:21 GMT 10
Great update!!
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jul 10, 2006 22:35:21 GMT 10
Awesome update!
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