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This one is dedicated to my momma.
Kate's doctor walked into Castle's room. Her doctor looked similar to his own, but with short blond hair and green eyes instead of the brown hair and brown eyes of his doctor. "Mr. Castle, I hear that you and Ms. Beckett are engaged. Congratulations to you both, but you will have to tell her that for me. Due to the trauma Kate is undergoing with her body trying to heal properly, she is in a medically induced coma so that she can heal. In the accident, she broke six ribs, four on the right and two on the left. Kate also tore open her side and lost extreme amounts of blood. Now we took her into surgery to stop the bleeding and sew up her side, but she lost a lot of blood Mr. Castle and she almost did not make it. We gave her as much blood as possible but some of it her blood cells will have to make on their own, which will take time. With her in a coma, this will be better because she will not be struggling or in much pain."
Castle took in what the doctor said, especially the coma part. She wasn't awake, but also she wasn't in much pain, probably because of the painkillers that doctors were flooding her system with. She was stable, which was good, but Rick could tell that the doctor was keeping something from him. Something wasn't right with Kate. The doctor looked down to the floor and Castle spoke up, "What is it? What are you not you telling me?"
"When we first got Kate in, we did an ultrasound just as a mandatory check for anything that we might not be aware of." The doctor said, still holding back information, "Mr. Castle, she was pregnant."
Castle felt the air rush out of his lungs. They were going to have a baby. He was going to be a father again. But what the doctor said didn't sit right in his mind. The doctor said was; he said that she was pregnant. "What do you mean by was…?"
"Kate was around a month along by the time she was brought in. When we did the ultrasound, we saw the baby but could not hear a heartbeat. Like I said, she was losing a lot of blood, but some of it was not from the side wound. Some was from the miscarriage she was having, most likely due to the impact of the wreck. I'm very sorry for your loss Rick, but we need to know, did either of you know about the baby?" Castle shook his head no, tears streaming down his cheeks, "Well then I will leave you to decide. Either I can let her know when she wakes up or you can. The choice is yours to make."
"I will tell her..." Castle choked out, "When can I see her?"
"Well she will most likely wake up from the coma in a day or two, but it is up to your doctor if you are well enough to visit her or not. I will go get him for you. Once again, I am sorry for your loss." And with that the doctor hung his head and exited the room and a few minutes later Rick's doctor appeared. Rick tried to stop the tears but he just couldn't. How was he supposed to tell Kate that they had lost a baby that neither of them knew about? The pain was just unbearable.
"Well Mr. Castle, you are stable. I want to keep you overnight just as a precaution. You will be in a wheel chair for a while and due to your hand and wrist, someone will have to push you around until your leg is healed enough for you to walk on your own. Now Ms. Beckett's doctor told me that you would like to go see her. I see no problem in that and you can stay in there where I can still check up on you from time to time." Castle agreed and sat up for the doctor to help him into the wheel chair. Kate's room was down the hall, only a little ways from Rick's room. Castle inwardly swore to himself that he would not leave her side until she awoke. He was wheeled into her room and sat by her side. The doctor left the room.
Rick looked at Kate and took the sight of her in. Besides the small cut in her forehead, she looked prefect and peaceful.
Castle grabbed her hand with his good hand, the one with only one broken finger, and rubbed small circles on it. He looked to the table next to the bed and on top of it was a bag with her ring in it. Rick reached for the bag and took out the ring, examining it. There was some blood on it and Rick let a few more tears slid down his cheek. He almost lost her again. Castle took the ring out of the bag and tried to rub the blood off but it wouldn't disappear. He tried and tried and scrubbed and scrubbed but the blood just wouldn't come off. Clenching the ring in his fist, he bent over in a fit of sobs onto Kate's bed, tears falling onto her hand. Rick sat up. He had to be strong for Kate. He could not break down now when she was fighting for her life. Rick sniffed and regained his emotions, wiping at his wet cheeks. Rick took his hand and lifted away the blanket and gown covering Kate's stomach to access the damage. Her stitches were on the side closest to him and there were about ten or so holding he skin together. Her stomach was flat and Rick couldn't help but put a hand on it, thinking of their baby that died in there. He recovered her stomach and took her hand once again. Rick leaned back in his chair and let sleep take him.
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