Everytime I've gotten on something is wrong and either I can't log on or it wouldn't upload my document. So I finally got back to a computer and now it is working. Sorry for the long awaited update.
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Looking over to where Kate was standing, there was no doubt that something was definitely wrong. She was bleeding and more than just a little bit. The blood was starting to seep through her jeans. Completely in shock, Tony just stood there.
"We have to get her to the hospital now!" Abby exclaimed.
Snapping out of his trance, Tony ran over to Kate and instead of helping her to the car, he picked her up and started carrying her. Scared to death, Kate wrapped her arms around his neck and buried her head in his shoulder.
"Abby, will you drive Kate's car to the hospital?" Tony asked, placing Kate in the passenger seat of his car. "Wait. You can drive with a cast right?"
"Yeah. But not Kate's car. It's a standard. I can't push the clutch," Abby paused. "I'll just have Sean drive it."
"He has to get..."
"Don't worry about it," Sean interrupted Tony. "I can always get my car later."
"Okay thanks," Tony agreed.
"Kate, honey." Abby looked down at her best friend. "Where are your keys?"
"Oh yeah." Reaching her hand into her pocket, Kate pulled out the keys to her black Cobalt. She hadn't brought a purse with her tonight so she just stuck her keys and money in the pockets of her jeans.
"Thanks sweetie," Abby said. "And don't worry. Everything is going to be okay."
"Are you in pain?" Tony asked Kate on the way to the hospital.
"Just a little, but it isn't as bad as it was," she replied, tears sliding slowly down her cheeks. She wiped them away. The pain might have subsided but she was still bleeding. "I'm just... scared," she admitted as she rested her against the back of the seat and stared out the window.
"It's going to be fine Katie. I won't let anything happen to you... or the baby." At least I'll try not to.
"He Tony?" Kate said a few minutes later.
"Hmm?"
"Sorry about your seat..."
Glancing down at Kate's jeans, Tony saw that she was still slightly bleeding. "It's no big deal. Your not bleeding all that bad. Plus, I've been planning on recovering the seats anyway," he joked.
Kate laughed a little. She wasn't sure whether to be upset or embarrassed by the situation. Either way, the rest of the ride to the Emergency Room remained silent.
Tony paced back and forth through the waiting room while Abby, Mark and Sean just sat there watching him.
Abby's nerves were starting to rise a little more and Tony's pacing was not helping at all. "For God's sake Tony! Will you just sit down!" Abby yelled a little to loudly, causing some people around to look at her. "What?" she said to the staring people. They all stopped staring.
"I'm sorry Abbs. I'm just so worried about Kate," Tony told her, finally taking a seat.
"I know Tony. I'm worried about her too though. But I know, I know... she'll be okay. Kate's a fighter. You know that," Abby said, trying to comfort him. Sighing lightly, she layed her head on his shoulder.
"She is a fighter," Tony repeated. "Let's just hope the baby is fighter too."
It was late and everyone was tired. Mark was barely keeping his eyes open and Sean was downing coffee like Gibbs, in hopes that it would keep him awake.
Tony had just started to drift off to sleep when Dr. Hope Ashley, the doctor examing Kate, stepped into the waiting room.
"Dr. Ashley," Abby waved her over.
"Ms. Sciuto, Mr. DiNozzo," Hope smiled. "You both look extremely tired.
"We are," the two said in unison.
"I'm sorry for the wait. I just wanted to be sure of everything before I came out here with an answer," Hope explained.
"What is your sure answer? Is she okay? Is the baby okay? Why was she bleeding?" Abby questioned impatiently.
At the sound of the word baby, Hope looked worried and of course, Tony noticed. "She lost it didn't she? Kate lost the baby." Tears came to Tony's eyes as he said this, but he quickly wiped them away.
"Well Mr. DiNozzo... I don't really know how to answer that exactly."
Tony and Abby both stared at her with confused looks on their faces while Mark and Sean looked equally perplexed.
"Caitlin is only two months along so Dr. Pitt didn't notice this the other day. She was pregnant with... twins."
Tony looked up in shock, then realized exactly was Dr. Ashley was saying. "Wait a minute... was? Was pregnant with twins?"
"I'm sorry to tell you this, but she lost one of them. That is what caused the bleeding, most of the bleeding," Hope stated matter of factly.
"Oh thank God," Abby said and everyone looked at her strangely. "No. I don't mean like that. I just mean that at least... I'm glad she didn't lose both of them," she explained.
"Can I see her now?" Tony asked, not paying much more attention to Abby.
"Actually, I'm having a nurse bring her out as soon as all the papers are signed. You can take her home."
"Are you sure that's okay? I mean, she just lost a baby," Tony said.
"With all due respect, Mr. DiNozzo... I've been a doctor for fifteen years which I'm guessing is about half your life. I think I know when my patient can be sent home. Besides, there is nothing more I can do for her here," Hope explained. "Everything is in your hands now."
"Well that sure makes me feel safe," Kate said as the nurse pushed her in a wheelchair towards Tony and the others. No one had noticed her coming. Thankfully, she'd had some clothes in her car so she was no longer wearing one of those revealing hospital gowns. "Can I walk now?" she asked once the nurse had stopped.
"Umm..." The nurse wasn't quite sure what to say.
"I can't be this helpless. Please?" Kate begged.
"Okay. Just take it easy," Dr. Ashley told her.
"Thank you," Kate said, standing with help from Tony.
"Oh Kate! I'm so glad you're okay!" Abby squealed, hugging her best friend... a little too tightly.
"Oww," Kate said silently. "On second thought... maybe I'll sit down."
"I'm sorry Kate. I'm just so happy your not... dying or something. I didn't mean to hurt you, I swear. Are you okay?" Abby kept rambling on and on.
"Abby, hun. I'm fine. It's no big deal."
"You may experience minor discomfort. If I were you, I'd stay off my feet for a few hours. Don't do too much walking," Dr. Ashley smirked at Kate.
"You knew walking would be difficult for me. Didn't you?" Kate inquired.
"That I did. You seem like a stubborn woman Caitlin. I figured you wouldn't hush until you'd found out for yourself."
"Good figuring," Abby laughed.
The riding arrangements back to Kate's house were the same as before. Abby and Sean were in Kate's car, Tony and Kate were in Tony's car and Mark was in his truck. Mark wouldn't have gone to Kate's, but he had promised to take Sean to Michael's later.
"Kate has a really nice car," Sean said on the drive to Kate's place.
"Yeah, well, Kate likes nice things," Abby replied.
"I think I'm falling in love with this car. A Cobalt SS Coupe. This thing has all leather interior with blue ebony inserts, MP3-XM radio, OnStar and have you seen how fast this thing goes!" Sean was seriously falling in love.
"Yeah, I know how fast it goes. I decided to test the speed one day when Kate let me drive it. I haven't been allowed to drive it since."
"Fast and the Furious kinda girl?"
"Dangerous is more the word," Abby smiled mischeviously.
Sean just laughed. "I didn't think they made newer Cobalts standard."
"Of course they do... I think," Abby replied. "But Kate bought this one automatic. She had it changed to standard because they supposedly get better gas mileage."
"I bet she had to have something cheaper on gassince these things will cost you quite a few grand," Sean said in disbelief.
"More than a few grand. Lucky for Kate though, mommy and daddy love her very much," Abby explained.
"Oh I see. Well Kate seems smart anyway. Pretty too."
"You have no chance Sean," Abby told him, shaking her head. "Kate is with Tony. Sort of. You still have no chance with her. Although, I don't know why. Women like men who drive stick." She winked.
Chapter title- I titled this chapter "Bloodbath" because Kate is bleeding quite a bit in this chapter and has everyone really worried. Need I explain more?