Hope you enjoy, some of this was inspired by the latest episode of the good doctor. I really hope you enjoy. I have some ideas for the next chapter but let me know what you would like to see next.

"Conrad..." Nic mumbled weakly as the bright lights shone down into her eyes. She was being rushed for an emergency consult, something was very wrong but all she could think in that moment was that she needed Conrad with her.

"Don't worry. He's fine. Right now we need to focus on you" a doctor told her but she wasn't really listening, she had lost so much blood that she wasn't all there and talking to her would be pointless right now. She tried to sit up but another nurse gently pushed her back down. She would need to save her strength if she was going to survive this...

Meanwhile in the ICU Conrad began to wake, he looked around the room which was all just a blurry mess to him. He noticed someone standing over him, as his vision became more clear he saw a face he would recognise anywhere...his mother. This wasn't possible...his mother had been dead for years, however in this state he didn't question it. It felt too real to possibly be a hallucination. "Mom...how are you-"

"That's not important" she interrupted him as she sat on the edge of the bed.

"Am I dying?'he asked, sure now that this was him meeting his end, he had heard stories of people seeing the ones they loved and lost before death.

She laughed a little. "No sweetheart you're not dying, it's not your time yet" she spoke softly, it seemed to calm him slightly. "Nic needs you now. So you have to be strong and keep fighting. You can't leave her alone" she gently took his hand in hers. "Promise me that you'll take care of yourself for her" of course he nodded without hesitation.

"Of course" he mumbled, if anyone had been watching it would look as if he had completely lost his mind but this strange hallucination gave him a sense of comfort and a reason to keep fighting through this even though it felt like he would never get better. She got up from where she had been sitting and kissed his head gently before fading away. He started to panic as he tried to sit up. "N-no don't go yet. I-I'm not ready" he used all his strength to speak, his heart rate sped up. Nurses rushed in to see what was going on, his eyes rolled back and he started seizing, his heart rate and blood pressure spiking to dangerously high levels. By now he had blacked out as nurses and doctors worked non stop to try to keep him alive

Whenever Nic asked about Conrad she was always given the same answer, that he was fine and that she needed to focus on herself and the baby. She had a very unsettling feeling that something was terribly wrong, not just with her but with Conrad too. She started bleeding again, she heard the doctor tell rhe nurses that the baby was in distress and they needed to find a way to stop the bleeding before they would lose them both. "N-no not again..."she mumbled weakly at the thought of losing her baby, then she simply slipped into darkness...

In the blackness she saw a figure that she rushed towards, she could hear the muffled sounds of doctors yell and machines beeping but she just focused on getting to this other person. As she got closer she realised it was Conrad. She ran to him and reached for his hand but just as she was about to grab his hand she felt her whole body jolt, she gasped for air and her eyes opened. She saw doctors and nurses surrounding her. A doctor she didn't recognise stood over her, smiling a little. "Welcome back Nicolette. We thought we lost you there for a moment' she said softly.

"I-is my baby okay?' she asked nervously afraid of what the answer may be.

"The baby is stable for now but you will need to stay on bed rest, we can't risk something like that happening again. Luckily for you, you're actually further along than you had thought so you'll only need to stay here a few weeks' she explained. Nic didn't even have to ask as doctors carefully began to move her to ICU, they were going to let her stay with Conrad. She knew now she absolutely had to tell him, no more holding back.

As she entered the room she noticed he didn't look well, he seemed worse than before, she gently reached over and took his hand in hers. "Conrad?' she asked softly, unsure of what state he was in. He turned to her, he looked exhausted. "I have to tell you something" she continued when she realised that he seemed aware. "I'm pregnant..."