The room wavered in front of her. Slowly, reaching out a hand to steady herself, Kate stood up. The earth seemed to tilt in front of her, and she stumbled slightly.

"Whoa there, you ok?" The doctor grasped her forearm, steadying her. Kate nodded, thanking him. She asked,

"Was that enough, or does he need more?" She hoped it was enough. She didn't know if she could survive another round. The doctor smiled reassuringly at Kate.

"That should be enough for now. We'll let you know how it goes. For now, go sit with the rest of his family and rest."

"As soon as anything happens…."

"I will let you know the second I know anything. Now please," he waved her towards the sitting area. She thanked him, and then rejoined the others. Martha looked inquisitively at Kate, raising an eyebrow. Alexis got up and helped Kate to her seat, asking,

"Kate?"

"The doctor said their good for now. Hopefully it'll be enough to save him." A shudder went through her body, the possibility that it wasn't enough was too terrible to think about.

"All we can do now is wait."

Stay with me

3 hours later

The doctor from earlier came in through the double doors, looking around until he spotted Kate. Striding over, he said,

"He's out of surgery now. We've placed him in ICU until his outlook looks better." Alexis timidly asked,

"Is he awake?" The doctor shook his head.

"We've placed him in an induced coma until he reaches a more stable condition. Unfortunately, visiting hours are over. But," he hastily added, seeing the crestfallen looks on their faces.

"You can see him now, but only for a second." He motioned for them to follow him.

They walked down a long hallway and through two sets of doors before reaching room 8-C. Alexis and Martha rushed in, tears falling freely. Esposito and Ryan waited for Kate to go through, but she waived them in ahead of her. Reluctantly, they obliged.

Kate could hear the sounds of crying inside and could feel the emotions welling up inside her. No she thought I will not cry anymore. Enough tears have been shed. She steeled herself and pushed the door open.