AN: Finally, we have reached the end. Thank goodness! As always, comments are much appreciated.
Emily
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Nah…Ya think?
Edited 12/20/07
In a perfect world, after Tony had kissed Kate, she would have stopped the elevator, gotten out, raced after him, professed her undying love for him, and kissed him. They would then have kinky sex in a random hospital room (or closet, whichever happened to be closest), get married, and find that their hospital adventure had conceived another child and then they and Ally and the baby would live happily ever after.
Tony waited five full minutes after walking off the elevator. He was waiting for her to come after him. He had even found an empty room for them (for after the "I LOVE YOU!" speech and passionate kiss).
Of course, she didn't show up. Obviously, she had never watched an old romantic love film (not that Tony had, mind you).
Still, she hadn't come after him with some sort of dangerous object in hand and a crazy look on her face; Tony also considered this a good thing. With a regretful sigh, he walked back to the elevator, and pushed the button to the floor where Kate and Ally were.
She was waiting for him when he got out. She knew he would eventually follow her up, for he was nothing if not persistent. His words had gotten to her. Was she being selfish? Was she being neurotic and foolish? What if she let him into her life, into Ally's life?
What if, what if, what if! She had to stop thinking with 'what if'. What if she had never gone out for drinks with Tony? What if she had never slept with Tony? What if she let him be a father to Ally?
There was no use thinking in terms of what if, she knew. It was either she let him into her life, or she didn't. She let him be a father to Ally, or she didn't. It was that simple.
Except, it was not that simple. She couldn't just treat this like she would an everyday decision! She couldn't treat this like she would what she would have for dinner, or what she would wear to work. This was a decision that would change her life, that would affect her, and her child. Tony didn't know what he was asking of her! He was asking her to risk her daughter's feelings, not to mention her own.
What if, god forbid, she were to fall in love with him? She had, after all, been half in love with him when she worked with him. It wouldn't take much for those feelings to return on an even stronger level. And then what? What if he left them, decided he didn't want to be a father? She would be heartbroken, along with Ally.
She was still contemplating this in her mind when she noticed him walking towards her. He gave her his trademark boyish grin and she felt her heart rate increase.
Oh who was she kidding? She was still in love with the man. She was already screwed. Her facial expression must have changed, for his smile fell away, leaving a look of worry in its place. Taking a deep breath, she met up with him.
"The doctor… the doctor says Ally can have visitors. Would you…would you like to come and see her?" Oh god, she really was crazy. But her heart jumped as she was rewarded with a genuine smile.
"I would love to."
And so, they found themselves walking side by side to Ally's room. Tony waited outside while Kate talked to her daughter alone. He peered through the window, trying to get his first glimpse of the child he had fathered. He jumped back as the door opened, and Kate motioned for him to come in. He took a deep breath, and made his way into the room.
'She has my eyes!' was his first thought upon seeing the girl. She was small, with fine curly brunette hair, and blue-green eyes.
His blue-green eyes. She looked up at him curiously.
"Mommy says you are my Daddy," she said simply. He looked up at Kate, surprised. She shrugged.
"She should know her father," was all Kate said to his inquiring stare.
Timidly, he walked towards the bed.
"Yeah, I am," he said softly, trying to keep his voice steady.
"Are you going to live with me and mommy, then?" was her next question. Tony looked at Kate, who looked at Ally. Neither spoke.
A nurse, who ushered them out, telling them it was time to administer Ally, luckily, saved them some medicine that would probably make her fall asleep. But before they left, Ally looked up at Tony, her innocent eyes wide.
"Bye Mommy. Bye Daddy."
A lump formed in his throat, as he struggled to find the right words.
"Goodnight, sweetheart."
Once out, Kate walked quickly out to the waiting room elevators, Tony hot on her heels.
"Wait!" he called. She didn't stop. Instead, she pressed the button summoning the elevator again. Sadly for her, the elevator did not arrive soon enough, and Tony caught up to her.
"You got what you wanted Tony. Now what?"
Tony almost had to laugh. Now what? "What about where we will live? What will we do now? Are we together? What?" He had followed her into the elevator. She did not respond. "You can't keep running away from me forever, you know," He said.
"Just watch me."
But alas, fate was not on Kate's side that day. So, as luck would have it, at that precise moment, the elevator stopped. Kate pressed the button a few times to no avail.
"Damn elevator!" she cursed. Tony just stared at her smugly.
"Well, as long as we're stuck here, we can talk. I want to live with you."
"WHAT?" Kate had not been expecting him to say this. Tony shrugged.
"We don't have to sleep together, but I would like to give this a chance. I want to experience Ally's growing up, and live like a family. I want to be a couple, and a father."
"I don't think that would be a good idea," she answered.
"What not?"
She whirled around so that she was facing him. "Fine. You want to know the truth? It's because I'm scared. I am terrified that I'm going to fall in love with you again, and that you'll realize how hard parenting is and leave. I am scared, scared that you will break my heart. There, you happy?"
And for the second time since they had been there, Tony kissed her. This time, however, she kissed him back. He pulled away, and looked her in the eye.
"I will not leave you. I will not hurt you. Damn it, Kate. I love you!"
This time, it was she who initiated the kiss.
Neither of them noticed when the elevator started moving fifteen minutes later. It was only when they heard the ding that Kate took a break to repress the button that would take them to the floor Ally was on.
In later years, Rita would ask just what had happened to Kate in that elevator that day at the hospital. The young woman had finally emerged from the steel contraption, a dazed look in her eye, her cheek infused with color and her hair and clothing mussed. Tony had followed her out, in a similar state.
Of course, had she been near the couple nine months later, when Kate gave birth to a healthy baby boy, she might have seen Tony look at that very same elevator, and then look at his wife, waggling his eyebrows suggestively. She might have realized just what happened in the elevator, especially after what Tony said next.
"Want to make another one."
She would have then been witness to Kate, in all her pregnant and laboring glory, slap her husband. Hard.
And they all lived happy ever after, and Tony FINALLY got his Kinky Hospital Sex (KHS).
The End.
A/N: If this is the second time receiving a update alert, fear not: I changed the ending and reuploaded it. It basically says the same thing as the first ending (Kate and Tony got married and Tony got his kinky hospital sex (KHS)) but in a less corny way. So, leave a review!
Emily
