Okay, so some of the reviews I got, one especially, said that they don't think that hospitalization would be 3-4 months. BUT, has anyone noticed how much Martha drinks? I mean, it seems like almost every time we see her, she has a drink in her hand. Not always, but most of the time. Anyway, her drinking has something to do with it.
Disclaimers: No, unfortunately, I don't own Castle. They all belong to the creative geniuses in Hollywood. (Sigh)
To quote Stana, it's time for them to get married.
Chapter 4
When the need for oxygen made Castle pull away, he say Kate's stunned expression. "Holy crap Castle." was all Kate said.
Kate was still sitting on Rick's lap, but she didn't make an attempt to move. Finally when Rick got bored he asked, "Want to watch a movie?" He watched as Kate made a face, "Sure. Why not?"
Kate lifted herself off Rick's lap and sat down on the other cushion. Rick got up and walked over to the movie cabinet. He selected a movie and put it in the DVD player. He sat back down and pulled Kate against him.
Kate snuggled against him and watched the beginning credits role. They fell asleep like that on the couch, with Kate cuddled against Rick.
Kate woke to a phone ringing. She slowly looked around, and realized that it was Rick's cell phone. She didn't want to wake him, so she answered herself. When she got off the phone, she woke Rick.
"Rick. Rick." Kate said gently as she shook him, "Rick!" she yelled when he didn't wake. She was satisfied when he turned and looked at her.
"Hey." Rick said quietly. "Hey yourself. Umm, you just got a call from the hospital, and they want you to come in as soon as you can." Kate informed him.
Rick stuck out his bottom lip and gave her the puppy-dog face. "Do I have to?" He whined, Kate rolled her eyes at his comment. "Yes, now go get dressed."
Rick gave her a look and said, "Will you dress me?". Once again Kate rolled her eyes, "No. Now go."
About 10 minutes later, Rick emerged from his bedroom in new clothes. He snuck up behind Kate, who was making pancakes for breakfast. "Hold it!" Kate said as she stood there. Rick didn't realize that she had a metal spatula in her hand. She had seen his reflection before he was 2 feet behind her.
Rick looked confused. "How did you..." he trialed off when she turned around, holding the spatula level with his eyes. She smirked as she saw the look on his face.
About 45 minutes later, Kate and Rick had eaten and were on their way out the door. Kate realized that she was still in the clothes she wore yesterday. "Hey Rick." She said, Rick turned to look at her. "I need to go by my apartment and change real quick." Rick looked her up and down, and he finally realized that she was talking about her clothes.
They got to Kate's apartment, and she went inside, and 15 minutes later, she had damp hair pulled back into a French braid, her makeup was fresh, and she was wearing tennis shoes, boot-cut jeans, and a white T-shirt.
She slung herself into Rick's Ferrari, and smiled at him once she was seated. Rick looked puzzled, "How did you do that so fast?" Now it was Kate's turn to look confused. "What are you talking about?" but then it dawned on her, "Oh...a shower, makeup, and clothes. Easy, I'm a girl."
Rick shook his head and focused on driving.
Once they got to the hospital, they walked in and the doctor was talking to a nurse. "Ah, Kate, Rick, you're here. Excellent. We have some things we need to discuss."
Kate and Rick nodded. "Okay, so. We ran more tests on Martha, and well, it seems as though her liver is failing. We have found that this was induced by alcohol."
"Okay, so what do we do?" Rick asked. "She will, at some point, need a liver transplant. We will keep her here for a couple months to observe her, and if her liver keeps failing, we will do the transplant." the doctor supplied. Rick kept a steady face, "Okay." was all he said.
