Carter met Abby's eyes and lifted his head since her face was a little to close from his head resting on her shoulder. He thought over her words and...it made sense...it made perfect sense. His eyes widened,
"You're right Abby...you're absolutely right. I need to talk to her...apologize for being such a little prick. But I still had a right to be angry, right?" Then he thought over her last statement 'while she's still here.' Realization dawned on him and his eyes widened as he looked over at Abby again,
"Oh geez Abby I'm such an inconsiderate jerk. Here I am whining about finding out my mom is alive and your mom isn't. I'm sorry." Carter then reached forward and drew her small frame into his arms. She was so much smaller than him and holding her felt kind of nice, like he could protect her from everything. And he would...cause she was his friend...and he would do the same for Grace.