The Gimp and the Weaver

FF: The Gimp and the Weaver
by: Tori
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"My I speak to Dr. Weaver please?"

Abby looked down at the voice addressing her "She's with a patient right now, but I'll tell her your looking for her when she's done"

The girl nodded.

Strangely Abby didn't think it odd that an 11 or 12 year old girl was in the ER ,seemingly by herself, looking for the crankiest doc it housed.

"Is there somewhere I can speak to her privately?" The child asked sweetly.

"Yeah. Follow me" Abby led the girl from the ER lobby to Exam 1. With no trauma's and no one left in chairs the ER was py emy empty "I'll send her in as soon as she's out okay"

The child nodded. Digging through her pockets she pulled out several strands of string.

"Ah you like gimp huh?" Abby said pushing the curtain back to give the child some light.

"Yes. Something like that" the child looked Abby in the eye /You should go check if she's finished/ she placed the thought in Abby's head.

"I'll go see if Dr. Weaver is done yet" Abby smiled at the girl one last time and left in search of Dr. Weaver.

When Abby left, the shcild chuckled to herself and tied her first knot.
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Kerry Weaver filed the last of her chart at the front desk and looked out into chairs "What is everyone using common sense today?"

"It's a good change. I think" Randi said popping her Blow Pop out of her mouth.

"Oh Dr. Weaver there you are" Abby said comeing around the desk "There's a little girl waiting for you in Exam 1"

"Where's her chart? What's wrong with her?" Kerry glanced at the board and around the desk.

"She doesn't have a chart there's nothing wrong with her she just wants to talk to you" Abby said logging onto the Hospital Database "She's a cute kid to, about 11 maybe 12. Good manners"

"And she wants to talk to me?" Kerry rubbed her forehead.

"Yes"

"And she's in Exam 1?"

"Yup" Abby looked up and spotted Luka "And she's doing Gimp" she waved towards the sullen doctor.

"Gimp?" Kerry asked not sure if she should take offense.

"Yeah Gimp. You know colorful strings to tie into pretty k. Ma. Made of plastic" Abby's eye's followed Luka into the lounge.

"Okay" Kerry noticed Abby's inattention "I'll go talk to her then" /Why not/ Kerry thought her curiosity peaked /I've got nothing better to do/
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Kerry entered Exam 1 and found the child as Abby had said. Doing 'gimp'. She was tying 3 clear strings into a spiral knot.

"Hello sweety you wanted to see me?"

When the child looked up Kerry was surprised to see how beautiful she was. The long dark hair framed an angelic face, olive skinned with bright green eyes.

"Yes Kerry Weaver. I have a favor to repay" the child said.

"Okay. What's your name?" Kerry advanced on the child slowly, she believed she may be in need of a psych consult.

"Hakida" she answered.

"Ok Hakida what favor to you have to repay?" Kerry came up next to her. She started slightly when the child touched to begginning of the gimp to her forehead, centered just above her eyes.

"Not a favor to me" Hakida lifted the gimp to Kerry's eye level "This is the tread of your life. A stair way to the future"

Kerry back off quickly, this kid definately needed a consult with psych "Ahh so the thread of my life is transparent? I'm gonna go get a friend of mine to come talk to you to. Okay honey?"

"Your not leaving this room until you choose Kerry Weaver" Hakida said bluntly.

"I'm leaving it now"

"No you're not" Hakida began to tie another knot into the strands "until you choose"

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Kerry awoke slowly, she strechted slightly bumping into the warm body next to her. She relaxed in the confortable darkness. All was well in the world. She checked to clock 3 a.m. They'd been up most of the night making love, the scent of it still hung in the air. A sweet musk she'd recognize among a billion others.

"Kim"

"Yeah Kerry" the tired voice came next to her.

"I love you so much. Have I told you that"

"Not since 12:30 but it's always good to hear" Kim's amused voice came again, still heavy with sleep.

Kerry rolled to her side and faced the beautiful blonde "Never forget that I love you"

"I won't"
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In a flash Kerry was back in the Exam Room. She clutched the bed closest to her in an attempt to stay upright.

"What was that?" Kerry turned her frightened eyes to the child sitting primly on the bed.

"A glimpse at what could be" Hakida tilted her head "You may wish to sit down for this"

"For what?"

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Kerry jumped when something soft and wet connected with her back. She turned to find her 7yr old daughter holding both hands over her mouth in an attempt not to laugh out loud.

"Rowen" Kerry growled playfully. She bent low to pick up a water bomb of her own. When she straighten and took aim, the child took off at a dead run.

"You gotta come back sometime girl" Kerry called "And I'm gonna be waiting"

Rowen stopped running and turned to face her mother. She squared her shoulders and marched back to her. When she was near enough she threw her arms around her and hugged her, careful not to throw her off balance. "I'm ready for my punishment" she whispered into Kerry's belly. But when she looked up, she was smiling happily.

"Okay" Kerry sighed and nudged her back "you stand over there." She instructed the child to an exact spot. "Now!"

Jeanie stood on the roof of the house behind them, she tipped a whole bucket of water over and onto a squealing Rowen's head.

The child laughed and danced in the quick stray and dodged as Kerry threw water bombs at her.

Jeanie scaled down from the roof. She crossed to her wife as their daughter ran through the sprinklers "Aren't you glad we left Chicago?"

"Yes" Kerry said happily clutching her wife's hand "Definately"
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Kerry was bak in the Exam room. She'd slid down to the floor during the last vivion. The residual happy feelings still coursing through her.

"Is that all" she choked out unsure if she'd be happy with the answer either way.

"No. There are more" Hakida said from her spot on the bed.

"Show me"

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"Mom I'm a witch" Willow said unable to meet her eyes.

"I know" Kerry said studying the nervous girl infront of her.

"Y-You knew? How? How long?" Willow took the seat across from her mother in the kitchen.

"Since you were born" Kerry sat forward and took her daughters hand "You're not the only one with magic in yblooblood"

Willow sat back in fascination. She couldn't believe her conservitive doctor of a mother knew about magick at all. Let alone witch craft "So your a witch too?"

"Wiccan actually. But that's kinda the same and different isn't it?" Kerry though aloud to herself.

"So what do you know about 'mystical' things?" Willow really couldn't help herself. She wanted anyway she could find to finally get closer to her closemouthed, and sometimes absent mother.

"I know we live on a Hell Mouth. Do you know about the Slayer?" Kerry asked smiling. She was finally reaching her child.

"Yes I actually know the Slayer" Willow blushed. She 'knew' the Slayer rather 'intimately', but she'd never tell her mother that much.

"Oh. Is it that Bunny girl your always hanging out with?" Kerry asked "She has this aura of power about her that I couldn't place. At first I just thought she was a hoodlum. But her aura has a mystical property"

"Buffy, and yes she's the Slayer. I help her fight vamps and stuff" Willow whispered. She couldn't look her mother in her eye as she thought about how 'exactly' she helped the Slayer when all the 'slaying' was over.

"Yes. She does seem rather passionate. Slaying will do that to you." Kerry smirked as Willow's blush deepened "Your late for your 'study group' honey" Kerry rose unsteadily and hugged her daughter "They can't start without you can they?"

"No" Willow blushed again for no apparent reason "Later Mom"

"Be back before Dawn"
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Kerry came back to herself sitting on the cold hard floor of the Exam room.

"She's the baby I lost isn't she?" Kerry looked down angrily at her leg "She's the one I miscarried when this happened"

"Yes. Would you like to see more?" Hakida sat cross legged on the bed now studying Kerry with interest.

"Show me as much as you dare"

Hakida shrugged. It was simple enough.

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Kerry's world was falling apart. Her baby was missing and she didn't know what to do. She felt helpless, that was something she hated with a passion. Tears of pain and anger mixed with the sweat on her face.

"They'll find her Kerry" Sandy assured her wife rubbing her back gently. "Even Carters on it. He's sent his family lawyer and everything. He's probably got PI's"

"But she's not here yet. I'm gonna kill that Romano if I ever see him again" Kerry said. She struggled to stand but found she hadn't the strength to lift herself from the floor of her living room.

"She'll be home before the night is through Kerry count on it" Sandy assured her. She wanted their baby back as soon as possible as well. Kerry was broken down, she had to be the strong one. She was afraid she couldn't do it.

"She's only a baby Sandy. She's barely a year old. She doesn't need this. She could be scared, hurt or worse" Kerry sobbed into Sandy's already soaked shirt.

"If she's hurt Kerry I'll kill that bastard myself" Sandy said vehemently.

"From the sound of her voice Kerry knew the woman was serious. She opened her mouth to say how very much she loved Sandy when the phone rang.

Sandy sprang up and got to it first "Hello"

Kerry dragged herself over to the couch and rested her aching head on it.

"Oh Carter thank god. What happened?"

Kerry perked up when she heard Carters name.

"You did? How is she? Oh god Kerry they found her!" Sandy fell to her knees dropping the phone.

Kerry found a strength deep down that she didn't realize she'd harnessed. She made it to the phone in seconds "Carter how is she?"

"She's fine. A little dirty. Hungry but she's fine. Romano ditched her with one of his girl friends and took off. She just turned the baby over to the Chicago authorities-" Carters voice trailed away sounding as if he was talking away from the phone.

"Carter what's happening"

"Oh my god. She's right here Kerry I'm holding her" Carter sounded choked up. A good changed from teh constant worry that had been apparent in his voice the entire week the baby'd been missing. "I'm bringing her home" The phone clicked off.

"She's coming home Sandy. Oh god baby I love you so much" Kerry hugged Sandy to her. The woman was weeping uncontrollably. She hadn't cried the entire week.

"Thank god for Carter. He loves our baby like she's his little girl" Sandy said praying to whatever gods were listening that he'd always be there for baby Meghan when she needed him.

"That's because Carter is the natural father" Kerry whispered.

"You fixed that lottery didn't you" Sandy asked speaking of the Lottery the ER docs had held to see who would father the baby she and Kerry wanted to have. "I thought you pulled anonymous"

"I did" Kerry smiled "But Susan let slip that Carter was the anonymous
donor"

"Thank God for small favors"
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Kerry opened her eyes. Tears were running freely down her cheeks "Whom did I do a favor so great to that they'd grant me this"

Hakida took the question as rhetorical.

"Is there more?"

"Yes"

"Then knot on little one"

Hakida smiled sliding off the bed. She stood at the edged of it and twirled the spiral slowly "I will. I have the power to grant you two more. Then you must choose. But choose wisely"

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Abby looked into the hall mirror checking her make up. She found herself looking passably glamourous. She knew Kerry thought she was beautiful, but Abby took it as a biased opinon.

"Ker come on we're already late"

"I'm coming I just need to get these damn earrings in" Kerry called from the upstairs bathroom.

"Your beautiful without them" Abby called up "Hell your beautiful in anything. Or nothing at all " She muttered to herself.

"I heard that last part" Kerry said stepping off the last step "Here do these for me hun"

Abby took the earrings and slipped then into her wifes lobes "You look ravishing"

"Thank you. You look good enough to 'ravish" Kerry raked her gaze over her wife's trim figure. Abby was dressed in a black number with no back. It tied around her neck showing off the up-do that Abby seemed to favor.

"You keep talking like that and we'll never leave this house tonight" Abby muttered.

"And that's a bad thing?" Kerry said getting her coat out of the closet.

"It's a party celebrating you becoming Chief of Staff. You can't blow off your own party" Abby passed Kerry going to the door. She gave Kerry's butt a affectionate squeeze as she passed behind her.

"What if I blow if off to go and laugh in Romano's face?" Kerry asked slipping the coat on. Abby was gonna pay for that last squeeze.

"You really wanna go to the prison dressed like you are? You'd start a riot" Abby opened the door and ushiered Kerry out into the mild night.

"Visiting hours are over anyway. So what do you say we announce our public engagement tonight?" Kerry opened the door of the car for Abby.

"We're already married Ker. Why do it again?" Abby sat down and made sure her dress didn't catch in the door.

"Because I want our ER family to be there this time to see it"

"Sure" Abby shrugged "As long as I get the necklace I wanted"
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"Abby" Kerry stared foward "I mean. Susan I can understand, Randi I'd really understand. But Abby? I didn't know I had that chance"

"What about Chen?" Hakida asked. She now sat in front of Kerry.

"Chen is the spawn of satan. You couldn't beat me into dating that demon" Kerry waved off.

"She's a Helkar demon they're harmless. Unless you have a short temper" Hakida confided.

"I knew she was evil"

"Last one"

"I'm ready" Kerry said doing a fair imitation of Sponge Bob.

Hakida laughed.

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"Think fast"

Kerry caught the flying disk before it broke anything priceless. "Dammit Randi, where is your keeper."

"Discussing the merits of bondage. I think they we're fighting over if silk ropes are better than velvet ones"

"I don't thing Abby has to tie you down to keep you in bed" Kerry rolled her eyes.

"Your right she doesn't"

Kerry paused "Susan your not tying me to anything"

"Dammit Randi keep your mouth shut" Susan come through the door pouting "I can't surprise you anymore"

Abby followed behind her blushing when she met Kerry's gaze "It was her idea I was just adding to it"

"You can surprise me Susan. Just don't do it with Silk or velvet rope. I have a shift" Kerry kissed Susan sweetly before grabbing her coat and heading out "Don't make a mess of my kitchen" then she was gone.

"Well" Randi smiled evilly "She didn't say anything about fuzzy
handcuffs"
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Kerry came back to herself laughing "I god. I knew Susan wasn't completely vanilla"

Hakida smirked. She had 'no' idea what happened with those handcuffs.

"So I guess I should choose now" Kerry sat up straighter.

"That's the general order of things" Hakida became suddenly serious.

"Could I-" Kerry cut herself off "I don't think so"

"What?"

"I wanted to know if I could choose certain things from each possibility" Kerry sighed "But I doubt that's allowed.

Hakida psychically consulted with TPTB "They'll allow it. You must've done one hell of a favor"

Kerry smirked "How do I go about this?"

"Just tell me what you want and I'll do it"
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Thought it was over didn't you...
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Kerry awoke to the sounds of the bird singing. She strechted her pleasantly tired body, bumping into her wife in the process.

"Kerry hun I love you but you wake up to god-damned early" Abby growled.

"It's not early. You just didn't get much sleep last night" Kerry smirked. She'd kept Abby awake making love most of the night.

"And it's all your fault" Abby growled puting a pillow over her head.

"You didn't complain last night" Kerry laughed softly "Just go back to sleep. I won't be long"

Abby rolled over and buried her head in the pillows when Kerry vacated her spot.

Kerry hurried down stairs listening carefully for anyone else being awake.

Quietly she started breakfast.
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Abby awoke 30 minutes later to the most deliscious smells. "Ker hun did you make breakfast?"

"Yes I did" Kerry placed the tray on Abby's lap and fluffed up pillows "Happy Mother's Day"

Abby smiled with tears in her eyes "You do this every year and every year I get all teared up" she wiped her eyes with the blanket.

"That's what I love about you" Kerry kissed her salty cheek "That and the fact that you gave me three beautiful daughters"

"Speaking of our spawn I think I hear Willow moving around" Abby said popping fluffy eggs into her mouth "Oh god this is deliscious as always"

"Thank you. And Rowen is up with her. Hear the giggling" Kerry smiled down at her wife.

Abby made room next to her and Kerry settled in. They fed each other quietly for several minutes when a knock on their door came.

"Your daughters get up at the same god-awful hour at you do" Abby grumbled pulling back from a kiss "come in munchkins"

"I'm not a munchkin I'm 19 almost 20" Willow said entering holding the baby in her arms "This is the munchkin. And that" she pointed to 7 yr old Rowen "Is a tall munchkin"

Rowen stuck out her tongue "We made you cards" she held out the homemade cars made from construction paper.

"Love you Mama" baby Meghan managed to get out through the fingers stuffed in her mouth.

"From the mouths of babes" Willow wiggled her brows "Now I gotta go. Take your spawn" she handed the baby to Abby "I got other mothers to spoil"

"Your going to that hoodlum's house aren't you" Abby frowned.

"Bonnie isn't a hoodlum" Kerry assured her, she never thought Abby would get used to the magicks here "She's perfectly safe and respectible"

"Buffy, Mom, her name is Buffy. And Joyce is like a 5th mother to me. That's after you guys and Aunt Sandy and Auntie Kim"

"So where does that leave Susan and Randi" Abby asked blowing on the baby's bangs.

"Numbers 6 and 7" Willow clarified. She saluted and left the room.

"She spends too much time with that hoodlum" Abby muttered.

"They're good friends" Kerry patted Abby's back.

"She got Willow into doing all that magick" Abby pouted "Magick can be dangerous"

"Becky won't let anything happened to Willow" Kerry assured her.

"Yeah cuz they're wrestling buddies" Rowen added innocently.

"What" Abby and Kerry said at the same time.

"They wrestle with they're shirts off. Just like Aunt Sandy and Auntie Kim. Aunt Susan and Aunt Randi do too" Rowen sat in Kerry's lap and pointed to the eggs "Can I have some"

"I knew it" Kerry shook her head feeding her daughter the eggs.

"There's no way" Abby said at the same time "Wait you knew?"

"I had a hunch"

"Well hunch me too next time" Abby grouched warding off Meghans fingers. The child had a habit of pulling out her hair.

"Yes dear"
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Now it's done