Here's a update, somebody said in a review they'd like to see Christian, so he'll be coming up in the next few chapters. :) Anyways Enjoy!
The next day Jack walked into Kate's room, going back and forth in his head about weather or not to tell her about his visit to her mother.
"Hey" He said as he walked in
Kate was sitting up in the bed, reading a magazine which she lifted her head from when she heard his voice; she smiled "Hey Jack"
"How are you feeling today?" He asked
Kate gave him a questioning look "Are you asking as my doctor?"
Jack chuckled "I'm asking as Jack, as myself"
Kate laughed "I'm doing a lot better than last night" She said "Which reminds me, where did you run off to?"
Jack swallowed hard, before deciding he wasn't going to lie to her "Listen Kate, I don't want to hurt you" He told her softly as he walked closer and stood at the edge of her bed
Kate's expression grew nervous, and her shaky voice said "Good, because I don't want to be hurt Jack"
He drew in a shaky breath "Last night I ummm…I went to go see your mom"
"My mom, how did you find my mother?" She blinked in confusion
Jack shook his head "It doesn't matter" He said "Look Kate, I completely understand if you're mad or if you never want to hear from me again, because I went behind your back"
He paused "But I knew that not talking to her was painful for you, and I couldn't stand by and watch it hurt you" He told her "But it wasn't my place and I'm sorry"
Kate stared at him, neither of them saying anything for a long period of time; Kate broke the silence "What did she say?"
Jack blinked twice, he wasn't sure he heard her right, he was sure she'd be angry "She doesn't know about your condition, but she knew you were sick"
"Did she say she'd come see me?" She asked, her voice filled with the innocence of a child
Jack felt his heart break a little at what he had to tell her, how did he tell her this "She, umm…She said she would try to stop by" And in the end he just couldn't
Kate nodded sadly, Jack walked over and grabbed her hand in his, stroking it gently "Did Mark sign your discharge papers?" He asked lighting the mood with a change of subject
Kate looked up at him "Tomorrow" She said "But only if I have someone with me"
The next time she looked up at him, her eyes were puffy and red and tears were falling down her freckled cheeks "Please Jack, I can't stay here, this place, it's driving me nuts"
She was clinging onto his shirt, her head buried deep in the fabric, as he whispered calming words in her ear "It's alright, its okay" He said "We'll figure it out okay, everything going to be okay, I promise you"
The next night after his shift was over, like he did everyday he went up to Kate's room "Hello Doctor" She said when she seen him
"You ready to get out of here?" He chuckled
Kate looked confused "Where we going?"
Jack simply shrugged "It's a surprise"
She followed him out to the car, she still had his old Columbia sweater on, and she just couldn't bring herself to take it off yet. They drove for a little while, until they stumbled upon a place Kate knew very well, it was the forest she'd brought him too a little while ago, this was her favorite place to be.
"Jack what are we doing here?" She asked when they reached the exact spot they were in before
Jack smiled, his hands stuffed deep into his pockets "Look up" He told her
Kate did as he told her "What am I looking at Jack?" She swallowed a laugh
He walked up behind her, his arms wrapping around her sides to show her a white piece of paper "You officially have a star up there"
"What?" Kate laughed "What are you talking about Jack?"
"There's this" He stuttered "There's this place where you can adopt a star, and you give it a name, so there I was thinking about what I should name it, and I thought what is bright and beautiful like a star?"
He swallowed nervously before finishing "I named it Kate"
Kate blushed and turned around to face him, they were dangerously close, noses almost brushing, breath hitting each of their lips "I just I know that you've been hurt and it made you believe that everyone is going to leave you, well now you have this star up there, your star and it's always going to be there, it's never going to leave you Kate"
The next day Kate had a check-up with . It was still early in the day, Jack was checking up on his patience when he spotted Mark talking on his phone, he seemed to be frustrated with the person on the other end.
"Hey Man, everything alright?" Jack asked when his friend was finished on the phone
"Marie is driving me crazy with this wedding stuff, she wants me to go sit through a million different wedding things today, I just don't have the time" He explained
"Well what do you have?" Jack asked
"Austen's coming in for a check up today around 2" He told the other doctor
"I can handle that man, go be with your fiancée" Jack offered
Mark seemed tense at his suggestion "It's alright, thanks man"
Jack looked confused and asked "What's going on with you man?"
Mark looked down then back up at Jack "Look Jack, Your dad called me into his office today"
"What? Why?" Jack asked curiously
"Look you didn't hear this from me, but he told me that he didn't want you on Austen's case" Mark told him
With that the doctor walked away, leaving Jack there wondering what the hell was going on?
He was going to find out, that was his thought as he walked towards his father's office
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