elocindancer
Marquise of Luby
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Mar 18, 2010 13:14:00 GMT 10
Post by elocindancer on Mar 18, 2010 13:14:00 GMT 10
OK, so here is a story I wrote a few years ago. It takes places sometime during season 14, during Abby's relapse. I did post this on one other site, so if you feel like you have read it before, that is probably why. Please comment!! Enjoy!
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It had been such a long day. Abby had taken the afternoon shift so Luka could work at night, but then had been called in early. She knew Joe had been with the nanny for too long; he was going to be upset. He always was when she was gone for a long time. Abby put the key in the lock and opened the door, already hearing the screaming. She threw the keys on the table and put down the bag in her hand. She went over to the crib and picked Joe up as the nanny made a quick get-away. Abby sighed. She hadn't expected her to stick around or anything, but even a few minutes would have been great.
"What's wrong, little man?" she said, cuddling him into her chest. He calmed down almost immediately and snuggled up. She held him for a while, until his even breathing told her he was asleep. She gently laid him in the crib and kissed his forehead. Okay, she thought, Time for the good stuff.
Abby walked slowly into the kitchen and opened the bag. A small bottle of vodka sat there, so tempting and inviting. She caressed the bottle and opened the lid, taking a whiff of the pungent scent of the alcohol. She raised the bottle to her lips, deciding to forgo a glass, and took a sip. Immediately her mind flew to Carter, who she knew would be upset with her for drinking. “So what?” she said to the air, “you’re not around anymore.” Defiantly she took a huge gulp.
Several hours later, Luka was finally able to come home from work. He slowly trudged up the stairs, looking forward to relaxing with Abby if she was still awake. His key in the door, he paused for a second and listened. Was that Joe? Poor Abby, if Joe was awake she probably hadn’t gotten to relax much. He opened the door and tossed his keys on the table next to Abby’s. He noticed a brown paper bag on the floor, but didn’t think anything of it. He headed towards the bedroom, but realized the crying was coming from Joe’s room.
Luka opened the door to Joe’s room and was surprised to find him in the crib, alone, face red and nose running. Joe gulped and gasped and raised his arms to be held. “Hey, hey, what’s the matter? Where’s your mama?” Luka crooned, soothing him. He carried him out of the room, beginning to be worried. Where was Abby?
He headed toward the bedroom again, Joe in his arms, and peeked around the door. Abby wasn’t in here either. He walked in and looked closer, finally seeing Abby’s form crumpled on the floor by the bed. “Abby!” He shouted, and rushed to her. He put Joe down next to her and frantically felt for a pulse. It was there, but it was weak. His mind scrambled, trying to think of reasons Abby would be passed out on the floor, but just then his eye caught the empty vodka bottle lying a few feet away from Abby.
Luka was stunned. He knew Abby had been an alcoholic, but had never witnessed anything like this. He rolled her over, keeping an eye on Joe, who was calmly playing with his toes, happy to be with his parents. Luka patted her cheeks, calling, “Abby? Abby, wake up!” Abby groaned.
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Mar 18, 2010 18:58:36 GMT 10
Post by Martine on Mar 18, 2010 18:58:36 GMT 10
Cool, never read this story before so it's new to me. I like it !!!
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Mar 18, 2010 22:16:18 GMT 10
Post by suzanne on Mar 18, 2010 22:16:18 GMT 10
Cool, never read this story before so it's new to me. I like it !!! Me to!! ;D
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Mar 18, 2010 23:52:00 GMT 10
Post by baboune51 on Mar 18, 2010 23:52:00 GMT 10
great start
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elocindancer
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Mar 26, 2010 14:04:02 GMT 10
Post by elocindancer on Mar 26, 2010 14:04:02 GMT 10
Okay, here's the second part.
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Abby moaned and slipped into consciousness. She opened her eyes and saw only a white ceiling, giving her no indication of where she might be. She blinked and tried to move her head, but it was stiff and sore. Her mouth was full of tube. Was she at the hospital? What had happened? Abby moaned again, louder this time, and Luka’s face swam into view.
“Abby?” Luka said, leaning over her and taking her hand. “We had to put a tube down your throat to help you breath. Do you want it out?” Abby rolled her eyes and nodded slightly, exasperated. Of course she wanted it out. Luka let go of her hand and went to stand over her head, pulling tape off of her mouth. “Okay Abby, when I pull this tube out, I need you to cough. It will help get it out.” Abby let out a noise, trying to convey her annoyance at being told something she told her own patients at least five times a day. Luka grinned; this was the Abby he knew. Luka pulled slightly on the tube and it started to come out. Abby coughed a little belatedly; despite all of her annoyance she had forgotten to cough. She gagged and sputtered as it came out, reaching up a hand to massage her throat.
“What happened?” She whispered, unable to speak well. Now that the tube was out she could move her head better, and she turned it to better look at Luka, who was sitting down again. Luka looked at her evenly, unsure of how to phrase it. He decided that the truth was best. “I found you passed out on the floor, and brought you here.” He omitted a few details; he didn’t want to upset her right away.
“Joe?” She mouthed, worried because he wasn’t with Luka. Luka shifted in his chair, a little uncomfortably. “With your mother,” he answered finally. “You called Maggie? Oh, Luka.” Abby closed her eyes, praying for it to not be true. “I didn’t know what else to do, Abby! You were unconscious and I had to stay here with you. Someone needed to watch him.” Luka defended himself, starting to get up. Abby reached out her hand to stop him, her eyes begging him.
“What happened?” She asked again, and this time he answered fully. “Abby…when I came home from work you were unconscious on the floor, and Joe was screaming in his crib. I found an empty bottle of vodka near you, and you had apparently taken a few Vicodin as well. They pumped your stomach and intubated you, and you have been in the hospital for 24 hours.”
A tear slipped down Abby’s cheek as she listened. She looked up at Luka. “Luka…I wasn’t trying to kill myself,” she said, grasping his hand tightly. “Weren’t you?” He asked, his eyes locked into hers. He needed to know that this was true. She shook her head, a little too fiercely. “I had had a rough day, Joe was asleep, and I just wanted something to take the edge off.”
“And the Vicodin?” Luka asked quietly. “I had a headache, I was trying to get rid of it, but I think I was already drunk when I took it and I don’t know how many I took…I can’t remember.” Abby turned her face away, embarrassed and suddenly very tired. “Go to sleep, Abby, I will be here when you wake up,” Luka said, and held her hand while she fell asleep.
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Mar 26, 2010 21:19:43 GMT 10
Post by suzanne on Mar 26, 2010 21:19:43 GMT 10
Great update!!
Hope there going to be ok!
Update soon!! ;D ;D
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Mar 26, 2010 21:38:48 GMT 10
Post by baboune51 on Mar 26, 2010 21:38:48 GMT 10
I hope Abby is going better !!! great udapte
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Mar 26, 2010 23:31:10 GMT 10
Post by Martine on Mar 26, 2010 23:31:10 GMT 10
Poor Abby. Look forward to your next update!
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elocindancer
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Mar 27, 2010 15:23:49 GMT 10
Post by elocindancer on Mar 27, 2010 15:23:49 GMT 10
Okay, so the first two sections were written ages ago. I got inspired today and wrote more, so I'll go ahead and update. Hope you all enjoy!
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When Abby woke up again, she already had a headache. She could have blamed it on the inordinate amount of alcohol she had consumed the day before, but this headache had a specific familiarity to it; a specific tone. As she regained full consciousness, she realized why. The headache was originating from a voice that she recognized all too well. It was Maggie.
“I don’t understand why she hasn’t been checked again. The doctor came in yesterday and he said he would be back today. Well, it’s been today for several hours now and no one has come to check on my daughter! She’s been asleep a long time; I don’t want to wake her up, but I think it’s about time someone came in and made sure she’s all right.” Maggie’s voice pierced through Abby’s head, throbbing painfully. Sure, you don’t want to wake me up, but you’ll shout just outside my room loud enough to wake the dead, Abby thought ruefully.
“Ma’am, please calm down,” a voice said outside her room. Abby could only assume it was a nurse. “Someone will go in and check on her in a while. Right now it is shift change, and all these nurses here are leaving and new ones are coming on shift. It’ll take at least a half an hour before someone comes in. Her monitors will alert us to any issues, if they should happen between now and then. Now, please go back in her room and wait there. I’m sure when she does wake up she’ll want you there.” The tone suggested that the nurse felt otherwise.
Maggie opened the door and Abby quickly shut her eyes. Maggie tiptoed in quietly and sat down on the chair where Luka had been sitting the last time Abby woke up. She muttered to herself, tapped her fingernails on the chair arm, and kept crossing her legs. Finally Abby decided talking would be better than listening to this. She opened her eyes blearily, as if she hadn’t recently opened them.
“Abby? Oh, I am so glad you’re awake. Those stupid nurses don’t know anything; I’ve been trying to get them in here to check on you for half an hour. They keep telling me you’re fine, but I don’t think they know what they are talking about. How are you? Do you feel okay? Do you need anything? I bet you’re hungry; you haven’t eaten in hours. What do you want? The cafeteria food is terrible here, but I could run out and…” Abby held up her hand, and Maggie stopped talking.
“I’m fine, Maggie, I just have a bit of a headache. And I’m not hungry.” She closed her eyes wearily, thinking maybe talking wasn’t such a good idea after all.
“Honey, I think it might be a good idea to talk about all of this. I didn’t realize things were going so badly at home. You’re obviously overworked, and you need a break from Joe. I can come stay for awhile. I’ll quit my job and help out. I don’t mind!” Maggie’s eyes lit up at the thought.
“Are you taking your meds, Maggie?” Abby asked, without opening her eyes.
“Yes! I am, I promise. I know I sound a little crazy right now, but I am just trying to make everything as good as possible for you. But I swear Abby, I’m not manic.” Maggie reached out and took Abby’s hand in hers, gazing at her lovingly. Abby sighed and nodded.
“Maggie, everything is really ok. I know it doesn’t look like it right now, but everything is under control and we are fine. I appreciate the offer, but I would rather you didn’t quit your job and move in with us. I’m sure I won't be in the hospital long, and Joe has a good nanny.” Abby rasped, her voice still weak from the intubation. Maggie opened her mouth as if to argue, but shut it again as Luka came through the door.
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Mar 27, 2010 19:06:21 GMT 10
Post by baboune51 on Mar 27, 2010 19:06:21 GMT 10
Maggie Speak a lot great udapte
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Mar 27, 2010 20:20:37 GMT 10
Post by suzanne on Mar 27, 2010 20:20:37 GMT 10
Nice update!!
Glad Maggie is on her meds!!
Update again soon!! ;D
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Mar 27, 2010 21:41:54 GMT 10
Post by Martine on Mar 27, 2010 21:41:54 GMT 10
Great how you describe Maggie's 'rambling on'. I can just see it all happening
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elocindancer
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Mar 29, 2010 8:00:15 GMT 10
Post by elocindancer on Mar 29, 2010 8:00:15 GMT 10
Thanks for your comments, everyone!! Here's the latest bit:
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“Well, I’ll just go then. I’ll be back in a little while.” Maggie got up and left. Luka came over to the bed and gazed down at Abby with an expression she could not read. She thought she knew all of his expressions, but this one was new. Luka stroked her arm and the back of her hand.
“How are you?” He asked quietly, and she smiled wryly.
“You lied to me.” She said, licking her dry lips. He raised his eyebrows. “You promised you would be here when I woke up, and guess who was here instead?” Abby smiled again, and he joined her.
“My apologies. That must have been such a disappointment.” He joked, loosening up a bit. His eyes bore into hers, as if trying to read her soul.
“Is everything okay?” Abby asked, unable to break his eye contact.
“That’s what I’m wondering,” Luka said, finally looking away long enough to sit down in the popular chair by Abby’s bed.” “Are you doing all right?”
“I’m fine,” Abby rasped, and smiled again, as if trying to prove it.
“I spoke with Dr. Hudson, and he said you can go home tomorrow, unless there is any other reason for you to stay.” He said this carefully, as if he might upset her. Abby rolled her eyes.
“There is no reason I need to stay. I’m fine, Luka. I promise, this was a complete accident. I never intended to end up here; I just wanted a good night’s sleep after a long day at work. That’s all it was.” She gazed at him earnestly, willing him to believe her. He gazed back, wanting to believe it.
“All right,” he decided, “You can leave tomorrow at noon, then. Since you’ll be home soon, I’d rather not bring Joe in here, if that’s okay with you.”
“That’s fine. No need to traumatize him.” Abby’s eyes drifted shut; she suddenly felt completely drained. Luka took her hand in his and squeezed it lightly. She smiled without opening her eyes and squeezed back. He felt better. Luka watched her drift off to sleep, hoping he was doing the right thing.
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Mar 29, 2010 8:44:10 GMT 10
Post by suzanne on Mar 29, 2010 8:44:10 GMT 10
Hope Abby's going to be ok!! Glad Luka is there for her!! Looking forward to more, update soon!! ;D
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Mar 29, 2010 20:27:23 GMT 10
Post by baboune51 on Mar 29, 2010 20:27:23 GMT 10
I hope Luka is going to help Abby great udapte
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