A/N: I hate asking for reviews, but if you could review telling me whether or not to continue this, that would be great. Enjoy!

Katherine Castle stood at the stove flipping and stirring the vegetables she was in the process of cooking. She was wearing a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and one of Castle's light gray sweaters. It was much too large and baggy for her, but she felt comfortable and safe wearing his clothing. It was even faintly scented with his cologne.

She moved around the kitchen, preparing dinner. She was humming softly. To put it simply, she was ecstatic. Earlier that day she had gone to the doctor's because she was having strange bouts of nausea and dizziness, but it turned out that everything was fine. In fact, it was more than fine. She couldn't wait for her husband to come home because she had some important news for him.

She couldn't stop smiling. She looked at the clock. It read 8:30PM. Her brow furrowed momentarily. He said he'd be home by 8:00PM. He was never late. She figured that his meeting with Gina ran late. She knew how much Gina liked to talk. Her thoughts drifted back to her husband's reaction to what she was going to announce that night. They were so happy and the future would only get better.

She sat two plates on the table and then returned to the kitchen to get the necessary utensils.

The phone rang.

"Hello?" she answered.

Is Mrs. Castle at home?

"This is she."

Well, Mrs. Castle, there's no easy way to say this. We're sorry to inform you that your husband has been involved in an accident.

She felt a knot tightening hard in her stomach. She grabbed her stomach as if to suppress the pain. Her heart was racing and the room was spinning. Her breathing got faster as tears started to well up in her eyes.

Mrs. Castle? Are you there?

"Uh-um-y-yess. Is he okay? What happened? W-Where is he?" Kate asked quickly.

He's at New York Presbyterian. Please, if you could just come down, we'll give you all the details.

"O-okay, thank you. I'll be right there." Kate hung up the phone quickly and scrambled around the apartment. The tears cleared from her eyes. She was intent on one thing and that was getting to the hospital, seeing her husband, and finding out that he's absolutely fine. She grabbed her coat and keys and ran out the apartment.

At the hospital…

Kate ran into the emergency room. "Hi, my name is Kate Castle. My husband was in an accident. His name is Richard Castle. Where is he?" She put her hand to her stomach in an effort to hold back her emotion and continue to suppress the pain of the tight knot she felt.

"He's in surgery now, but he should be out within the next hour or two. In the meantime, you can sit in the waiting room," the nurse replied.

"What happened? How bad is it?" asked Kate frantically.

"I'm not really sure m'aam. If you take a seat, I can go find a doctor that can explain everything."

"Thank you," Kate said. She walked over to a seat and sat in it. She took a deep breath. She still had her hand on her stomach; she found it to be self-soothing. In the car, she had called Martha and Alexis. She ran a hand through her hair.

She was so worried. He has to be okay. He is okay. She kept repeating in her mind. She couldn't lose him. In that moment, Alexis and Martha came rushing into the emergency room. They found Kate and ran over to her. As soon as she noticed the two familiar figures rushing towards her she stood up. As soon as they reached her, they shared a group hug.

"Is dad okay? What's going on?" asked Alexis.

"Darling, what happened to Richard?" asked Martha.

"I-I-I don't know. I've just got here and they're not telling me anything…" her voice trailed off as tears welled up in her eyes.

Martha leaned in and gave her another hug. This one longer and tighter. Kate hung on almost for dear life before releasing. The three women sat down in complete silence.

Then a couple of minutes later, they heard someone say, "Mrs. Castle?"

Kate sprung up out of her seat,"Yes?"

"Hi, I'm ," the man said, shaking Kate's hand.

"Hi, yes. I'm Kate. Could you please tell me what's going on with my husband?"

"You're husband was involved in a severe car accident. In fact, he's lucky to be alive. What happened was that the light turned green and as your husband accelerated forward, a truck came barreling from the left side and slammed into his car. He's currently in surgery and he's pretty banged up. He has a punctured lung and has lost a lot of blood, but he's fighting. As of now, it's pretty touch and go. Nothing is sure. We'll keep you updated though. He should be out of surgery in about an hour. For now, all you can do is wait."

"Thanks you," Kate breathed, fighting the tears that were threatening to fall.

Kate held a hand to her abdomen once more. Alexis stood up and gave her a tight hug. Kate closed her eyes and took in the love the perky teen was giving her. They sat back down.