Another chapter, as promised. My muse must be on a roll or something! But just to be sure, you know what to do!

Chapter 3~ A Proposition

Warrick paced nervously outside the doctor's office. Lindsey was fairly oblivious to the whole thing as she was completing a puzzle the waiting room had on the floor. They both looked up, however, when a nurse opened the exam room door and said, "The doctor would like to see you now, although Ms. Willows requested that her daughter stay outside with me, at least for a little while." Lindsey looked a little frightened. Warrick walked over to her and knelt down. "Lindsey, honey, it's okay. I just have to go talk to the doctor and your mommy for a while. It's gonna be all grown-up boring talk anyway, so why don't you stay here and finish your puzzle. I'll be right back." Lindsey smiled and looked up at Warrick. "Okay."

"That's my girl." he said as he kissed the top of her head lightly. He walked into the exam room and sat down next to Catherine. He took her hand in his and squeezed it slightly, as if to say, "I'm here and I'm not going anywhere." Catherine smiled. Then the doctor came in and looked at his clipboard, then back at the two of them. He extended his hand towards Warrick and said, "You must be the father. Congratulations." Catherine and Warrick looked puzzled.

"What?" Catherine asked.

"Don't tell me you didn't know you were pregnant, Mrs. Willows." Catherine was shocked and Warrick turned and looked at Catherine hard.

"Is that possible?" he asked.

Catherine looked towards the floor. The doctor could see the couple had some things to work out, so he said to them. "I'll be back in about 10 minutes." Warrick nodded and stood up. He knelt down and took Catherine's face in his hands. "Why didn't you tell me?" Catherine looked at him tearily. "What? War, this isn't your baby. Eddie and I….reconciled for couple days last month. But then I found him with another woman, the same woman who he was with the night he died, and I kicked him out…again. You understand that right?" She asked. Catherine looked at Warrick and his shoulders were shaking. "Are you okay?" She asked again. Then she realized he was laughing.

Warrick looked at her and he had tears of laughter in his eyes. "Jesus, Catherine. Of course it's not mine. We haven't even had sex yet." He continued laughing. Catherine blushed. "Yet?" She asked.

Warrick stopped laughing, took her face in his hands and looked into her eyes. "Yet." Catherine pretended to push him away. "You're quite cocky." she exclaimed playfully.

Warrick shook his head. "Not cocky. Confident."

"Oh really?" she baited back, "And what makes you so sure I want to sleep with you?"

Warrick stood up and smiled. "Because I am the only one that has seen you in a hospital paper gown." Catherine blushed again.

"Hey." she exclaimed. "That's not fair!"

Warrick smiled and kissed her. "Yes it is."

Catherine smiled. "Nope." He kissed her again and this time she gave in, kissing him back. Warrick took his hand and held her face gingerly. They were suddenly interrupted. "Ahem." The doctor said. "I can see you two have reconciled quite nicely. May we continue?" Warrick pulled away from Catherine and sat next to her again, this time, Warrick put his arm around Catherine and held her. Warrick smiled. "Yes, continue."

The doctor stood up. "Good. Now, since you are about a month and a half to two months pregnant, we will need to schedule your first ultra-sound soon. Please see the nurse at the nurse's station on your way out to make your appointment." The couple nodded as the doctor turned around and grabbed a bottle of some kind of medication. "Here are your prenatal vitamins, take one every morning with breakfast, if you can, although you did say morning sickness has been a problem. Try taking it with tea or crackers, although you have been pregnant before, so you should know the routine. I want to see you again in another week or so. Oh, and the baby is due December 12. Good to see you again and like I said before, congratulations!" With that the doctor left them.

Warrick went to kiss Catherine again, but she pulled away. "Warrick, this is serious. What am I going to tell everyone? That I had sex with Eddie and now I am pregnant with his baby? I am a single parent and I have a hard enough time raising one child, let alone two. This baby needs a father." Catherine's brow was wrinkled in concentration.

Meanwhile, Warrick stood up and said. "I'll be right back." Catherine nodded and barely noticed he was gone. When he returned, he walked over to her and got down on one knee in front of her and said, "Catherine, will you marry me? Sorry about the fake plastic ring, but sometimes you have to improvise." He had gotten a toy ring out of the machine he saw on his way in. Catherine looked shocked. Warrick took her in his arms and asked her again. "Honey, will you?" She thought for a moment. "What?"

"I came up with a plan. We will return to work on Monday, married and explain that we got married two weeks ago, after Eddie died. Then, in about another two weeks, we can announce that we are pregnant. We'll raise Lindsey and the baby together. Catherine, I love you and I want to marry you. I want to be the daddy for this child." Warrick said as he placed his hand on her belly. "So what do you say?"

Catherine looked at him. "The baby will be white. People might get suspicious."

Warrick replied quickly. "Then we say she takes after her mom. I don't care what people think. All I care about is you. I love you and have loved you for almost a year now. Won't you at least marry me?"

Catherine looked at him with tears of joy in her eyes. "Yes!"