This could be the last chapter I post for a few weeks but please bare with me. I might try to post another before I go to the hospital on Monday but if not then I promise I'll get an update in as soon as I can. This story is far from over it's just on hiatus until I get back. Hope you enjoy :)

Conrad wasn't really sure how to react about the news of Nic's pregnancy so much was happening with them both right now so neither of them really had the time to enjoy it or prepare or even really process the fact that they would soon be parents. Nic was discharged from the hospital after only a few days and was told she would need to stay on bed rest for the duration of the pregnancy. How was she meant to spend 4 and a half months on bed rest when Conrad was alone in ICU and the only person she had to take care of her was her sister who was flighty at the best of times.

She laid down on her couch as soon as she got in the door and shut her eyes, thinking back to when she had lost her baby all those years ago and how Conrad had been there to get her through it. She wished he could be there now, she was more scared than she had ever been. She just needed him to be out of the hospital and to be able to hold her, that's what she wanted more than anything in that moment.

As the minutes turned to hours and the hours turned to days Nic felt as if she was going to lose her mind. She couldn't get a full night's sleep without waking up in a cold sweat from the nightmares she was having. She would dream of the day of the accident, seeing Conrad laying there in a pool of blood, looking unrecognizable to her. He looked so broken.. so unlike the man she knew and loved. She had never really faced the trauma of the accident and now it was all hitting her. She decided she needed to see Conrad, she needed to see him alive and at least semi okay instead of picturing his bloodied and bruised body laying in the middle of the road.

She went back to Chastain for the first time since she had been discharged, Conrad had been moved from ICU, he was recovering slowly but surely and soon he wouldn't even need to stay in hospital. When she walked in he was sitting up and talking to Devon about a patient, even when he was so unwell himself his mind was always on other's wellbeing. Nic just stood in the doorway for a moment and watched, it was nice to see him awake and aware and being able to follow a conversation. Those may seem like little things to some but after his injuries she had been worried that he wouldn't ever have that again. She knocked lightly on the door after a moment, the two turned to see her standing there. Devon quickly stood up. "'I'll give you two some privacy" he said before making his exit. Nic sat down on the chair by Conrad's bedside, she felt so exhausted already.

"Hey" she said softly, she had her hand placed on her small baby bump without even really acknowledging it. It had become a habit, something that gave her comfort. "How are you feeling?"

"I think the more important question is how are you feeling? Shouldn't you be on bed rest?' he replied..

"You remembered that?'she asked and sighed softly, she was hoping for once his head injury would work in her favour.

"You know this is important" he spoke softly to her but also sternly, the way he would talk to his patients when he would need to warn them about what they should or shouldn't be doing.

"I'm sure you miss work but I'm not one of your patients Conrad"

"You're right you're not. You're more important than that" he moved over in the bed. "But I guess since you're here already you should at least try to rest"

"I'm fine really" she tried to assure him although she did want to be close to him she was worried that she might knock against one of his IVs or one of the monitors he was connected to. However when she looked at him again she realised that he wasn't really hooked up to much anymore.

"Just humour me okay?" He didn't want her to risk her health or the baby's health for him. She got up slowly and carefully got into bed with him. He put his arms around her and kept her close to him as she cuddled into him. She truly felt safe and warm in his arms and her worry seemed to melt away for now.

She looked up at him. "I'm really glad you're back. I was worried that I was going to lose you" she tried to keep her voice steady but she knew he could see through that so she just let herself begin to cry. "I'm sorry...It's Just pregnancy hormones"

"It's alright" he said as he gently wiped her tears away. "We've made it this far. Everything's going to be fine" he knew that's what she needed to hear, he could feel her entire body relaxing, it almost seemed she had been waiting in anticipation for his reassurance. Even if he wasn't fully sure he believed his own words he was glad that at the very least she did. He kissed her head gently. "Try and get some sleep. You look exhausted" and it was true, she had been exhausted. She finally let her eyes close, she felt as though she could finally sleep without having to face a terrible nightmare.