Carter & Anna
The Strong and the Weak - Part Thirteen
By Amanda
amanda_miller33@hotmail.com

This is a Carter/Anna Fanfic It is rated PG-13 Disclaimer: These characters are not mine blah...blah..blah.
you've heard it before!
Etelka helped out a little with this one as well. Thanks to Kritter and Leslie for being my editors throughout the series. Leslie for the begining and Kritter for the end. Thank you. This has not been edited.

" How am I?"

" Um....you're okay physically."

" Mark, I'm pregnant. How's the baby?"

" I don't know. We'll have to check it out. We've only given you saline, courtesy of Kerry alerting Doug to the situation."

" Let's get it checked out."

" Okay." he escorted her to a room and got an ultrasound. " And........the baby is fine. Would you like to know the sex?"

" Yes."

" You have a baby boy."

" Thank you Mark."

" You're welcome. Are you okay?"

" I think so. I'm a little shaken I think."

" That's understandable. Would you like me to call his family?"

" No. I'll do it." Mark leaves the room. " Hello.....I would like to speak with Mrs. Carter please. Thank you. Hello. The grandson that you never cared about has died. Not even a day we have been married, and he has died because of a drunk driver. Goodnight."

" Wait a moment Anna. First of all I did care about John. I'm very sorry to hear that he has died."

" You don't sound as though you lost something. Good riddence!" Anna slammed down the phone causing Mark to come in.

" Are you okay?"

" Yes. John's familly is just making me so mad!"

" Shhh." he hugged her." I know. Let it out." Anna was crying. " I wish this could be all over. You will be discharged tomorrow. You can make arrangements then. Sleep now." he lay Anna back on the bed.

" Mark, thanks. For everything."

" No problem. Get some sleep." Anna closed her eyes and fell asleep.

" It's not fair Carol! This can't be true!"

" Doug, there really is nothing that you can do. I know you feel helpless, because you are."

" I know. He didn't deserve to die. He just got married. He was happy. So was Anna. How is she taking it?"

" Pretty good. Mark got her to sleep."

" What happened?"

" A drunk driver hit them and Carter went right through the windshield."

" Wasn't he wearing hi seatbelt?"

" That's the thing.......he was. It snapped in two at the force. His air bag never deployed either. Anna can sue the company fo manufacturing an unsafe vehicle."

" Oh my god! He could have been okay, if it weren't for the car?"

" Yeah." Carol sighed." And the baby is fine."

" That's good. Anna gets discharged tomorrow."

" I hope she'll be okay."

" So do I, Carol."

TWO DAYS LATER

The ceremony was quiet and dull. Carol delivered a eulogy as did Anna. Carter's family didn't even have the guts to make an appearence. This made Anna very angry. If only his family cared. As the processional to bury the casket moved out to the graveyard, Anna followed. She cried all day. She threw the first handful of dirt in the ground and Carol came up and hugged her. Anna knew she would be okay. Eventually. Just not today.



TO BE CONTINUED That's it! Sorry it's so short, but I can't think of any way to end it!
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