Chapter 7
"Ms. Austin, Dr. Burke will see you now." The young nurse called out.
Kate stood up and followed the nurse back towards the examining rooms. She was finally going to find out the sex of her baby and get to see it on the monitor. She wasn't sure if she was excited about finding out or not. There was a big part of her that was excited; she was going to get to see her baby. Even if everyone else abandoned her, she knew that she would always have her baby. There was also a big part of her that was scared and a little depressed about seeing her baby. It would finally be really and she was going to have to tell Jack and end their relationship soon. She knew that it wasn't real, their relationship was based on a lie, but even with all that, Kate had still fallen for him.
"So, Kate, how have you been feeling?" Dr. Burke asked, as she entered the room.
"Pretty good, just a little tired." Kate answered. She figured that the stress of Tom, the baby, and of course keeping all of this from Jack, had made her more tired than normal.
"Well, it sounds like you are doing well. Are you ready to meet your baby?" Dr. Burke asked, as she turned on the machine.
"As ready as I will ever be," Kate sighed.
It didn't take long for Dr. Burke to find the baby that was inside of Kate.
"Do you see it?" Dr. Burke asked, pointing to the screen.
Kate nodded. She was at a loss for words as she looked at the screen. She was looking at her baby, her little miracle.
"Do you want to know what you are having?" Dr. Burke asked, interrupting Kate's thoughts.
"Yes, please," Kate answered, still in awe over the little thing growing inside of her.
"It is still a little early to tell, but it looks like you are going to be having a little girl." Dr. Burke told her.
Kate just continued to stare at the screen; tears began to roll down her cheek as she tried to take in everything that was happening. She was going to be a mother to a beautiful little girl. At that moment, nothing else mattered, all her worries were gone.
Dr Burke left Kate alone in the exam room so she could change back into her clothes, before coming back in with the sonogram photo. The picture was a little blurry, but Kate could definitely tell that it was her baby.
"I guess that I will see you again in about four weeks. If you need anything before then, feel free to give me a call." Dr. Burke told her, before moving on to the next patient.
Kate felt as if she were floating on a cloud. She completely forgot that she was even in Jack's hospital until the elevator door opened and she saw Jack waiting to get on.
"Kate? What are you doing here?" Jack asked, surprised to see his girlfriend at the hospital.
"I..uh..was coming to see if you wanted to grab some lunch." Kate quickly covered as she shoved the sonogram photo in her purse before Jack had time to see it.
"I would love to, but it will have to be quick because I have a surgery at one." He answered, giving her a kiss on the cheek. "This is a wonderful surprise."
They continued to make small talk until they elevator reached the hospital lobby. Once they had made their way out of the elevator, they headed down to the cafeteria. The cafeteria seemed to be quiet, not very many people were having lunch, so they were going to have the whole place to themselves. They went through the line and picked out whatever looked edible.
"Is this going to be all together?" The cafeteria lady asked.
"No," Kate tried to say politely, but Jack interrupted her. "Yes." Jack said, giving Kate a reassuring smile.
"You didn't have to do that, you know?" Kate said, as they found a table.
"Of course I did. What kind of boyfriend would I be if I made my girlfriend pay for some disgusting hospital food?" He replied with a small chuckle.
"Thank you." Kate said, knowing that she wasn't going to win this battle.
She loved that he treated her like a princess, but it also made her feel horrible. She felt bad enough about keeping the truth from him and then he had to go and do something nice for her. To make the situation even worse, he was acting as if this relationship was very serious. Kate knew she couldn't blame him; she hadn't exactly given him any reason to doubt that it was serious, but it was making things harder for her.
"You don't need to thank me, but if you feel strongly about it, you can do me a huge favor." Jack answered.
"What do you want me to do, Dr. Shephard?" Kate asked with an innocent smile.
"Have dinner with me and two of my closest friends." Jack responded, as he took her hand in his.
"Of course I will. When is this dinner?" Kate asked.
They had been dating for six weeks and Kate had yet to meet anyone that Jack called a friend. She knew that she should have never agreed, but it couldn't hurt to meet his friends.
"Friday around seven, or whenever I can get off work," He answered.
"I can't wait to meet your friends!" Kate told him, as she started to eat her salad.
Jack was about to speak when Kate cell phone began to ring.
"I should answer it," Kate told him, as he nodded in agreement.
"Hello?" Kate said into the phone.
"Katie, it is Tom," The voice responded. "Listen, I wanted to give you one more chance to get back together with me, before I take you to court and fight for my baby. One way or the other, I will have you Kate. It may take getting that baby, but I will get you back."
"Just leave me alone!" Kate shouted into the phone before slamming it shut. Her hands were trembling and tears began to roll down her face.
"Everything, okay?" Jack asked sensing that Kate was very upset about the phone call she had just received.
"It was Tom, my ex-boyfriend. He wants to get back together with me, but I told him that I don't want to and now he is threatening me." She began to ramble. She tried to stop the words from coming out, but she couldn't.
"He threatened you?" Jack questioned, the anger was very evident in his voice. "What did he say?"
"It is nothing, Jack, forget I said anything." She said, trying to downplay the situation.
"Give me your phone, I will handle this." Jack told her, reaching for her phone.
"Jack, please just let it go," She pleaded with him, grabbing the phone from his hands.
"I will let it go for now, but if it happens again, I am going to deal with it." He informed her.
"Okay," She whispered, trying her best not to break down in front of him.
She had no idea how she was going to get out of the mess she had created for herself, but she knew that it definitely wasn't going to be easy. Little did she know that she was going to have a lot of explaining to do very soon.
Author's note: Very sorry that I haven't updated in a while, I have had some family problems going on. I am also sorry that it is not the longest update, but I wanted to give you guys something. : ) Thank you so much for all the wonderful reviews! Please let me know what you think about this chapter.
