By season 14, Abby is a fourth-year resident. Carter's grandmother, Millicent Carter (Frances Sternhagen), is a benefactor of the hospital, even funding Carol Hathaway's clinic. It is extremely difficult to lose a cast member that is so integral to our show, executive producer John Wells said in a statement about La Salles decision. Carter talks about how Weaver should have asked him if he wanted a position in the ER and Abby replies he should tell her what he wants. When a man beats her up because she helped his wife leave him, it is Luka, not Carter who comes to her rescue. I relate strongest to anxious attachment but I am attracted to avoidant tendencies in some sense, even if its platonic attraction, and characters like Abby didnt pull me in on either way. Abby had her personal problems, but who doesn't? Working in the ER once again, he is shown to still be a good doctor with good judgment, but is still catching up with the latest medicines and techniques being used in the US. His career got off to a rocky start when on his first day at County, he nearly vomited in the emergency room after seeing a critically wounded patient and had to be consoled by Chief Resident Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards). They cared for each other as friends and thats where the relationship should have stayed. This is a start of a beautiful friendship. Will Patton! Already here one senses that Carter isnt actually sure of what he wants. Abby does not care about anyone but herself and her comfort for the most part. Abby accepts the offer. Jack recognizes this and keeps some distance from his son as a result. Nevertheless the relationship seems to be striding along with the season, Abby is back at AA for Carters sake. Luka is angry that she cheated on him and put their son's life in danger. Chief) who appears to have been her AA sponsor in the past. He ended up waiting too long, and it became unsafe to leave. And although both characters proclaimed their love for one another, ultimately, things didnt work out. Abby then adds both hers and Luka's tags to the wall. In the early days, i never thought her and Luka were right for each other, and I can clearly re. In season 12, Abby rekindles her relationship with Luka in the episode "The Human Shield" when her attempt to vent her frustration at him turns into a kiss and subsequently sleeping together. Im not quite sure of how in love they were? I cant follow through. I just thought, I cant be here for 80 hours a week and miss , he said, recalling his departure from the show. Although she is not as intellectually gifted as Neela Rasgotra, John Carter, or Gregg Pratt, she has many years of experience and one of the highest patient-satisfaction scores. But as much as that hurt, she did realise in Dear Abbythat there was someone else she was really, really happy about having back at the ER. I believe Carter had an anxious attachment style and Abby was portrayed to have either an avoidant attachment style Or perhaps disorganized attachment. She applies for an Attending position at County when she becomes frustrated by the endless delays and interviews for a position at an upscale medical facility, although this is partly because she wants to keep her options open if Luka decides to reconcile with her. She and Luka stay together for about a year, but their relationship becomes more strained after the arrival of Abby's mother and the increasing closeness between Abby and Dr. John Carter, and a heated argument leads to their break up at the beginning of the eighth season. RELATED:Grey's Anatomy: The 10 Hardest Hitting Break-Ups. To have these two characters NOT end up together was the greatest offense that any TV producer (who shall) could have made.