Chapter 3 Abby's party

Week 16

Kate was once a professional criminal. Therefore, there was always a small part of Kate that was uneasy and uncomfortable around cops. She and Will were co-workers and they got on well enough, but even this part of Kate was made uncomfortable around him as Will used to profile people exactly like her for the FBI before he worked with the police. And then there was Will's FBI girlfriend.

Kate tolerated Abby at the best of times. She currently was very much not going through one of those times. It was a very good thing that Helen picked this up through many of the sessions with Kate in the infirmary. Especially when Abbey started talking about throwing a baby shower for Kate. Helen knew that Kate would hate this very much. Figuring that it would be a bad idea to annoy a pregnant woman that now had a very short fuse and carried a hand gun on a regular basis, she got Abbey to throw Kate's baby shower on Kate's birthday. Helen hoped that Kate would take Abbey's "baby shower" as a "birthday party for the expecting mother" and this wouldn't upset her too much. This part of the plan was not a terrible success.

Although, this could have been because Kate was already in a state after Nathaniel, Declan's second-in-command, became Head of House and he came to see Kate. Before Declan left, he made a will and left everything to Kate. Nathaniel decided to do the honourable thing and hand it to her in person. He thought that Kate take the will as a sign that Declan really loved her and she did, however, she was extremely upset by the fact that he did visit her. Nathaniel was Head of House because Declan had been missing for 4 months now, what chance did he have of still being alive?

That night Kate had nightmare, she had her newborn baby in her arms, crying and she was looking at Declan's frozen, half eaten body. Declan then turned into a zombie and tried ripe the baby from Kate's arms.

She woke up screaming and the Big Guy ran into her room sure that Kate was either being attacked or going to premature labour. He eventually calmed her down as he did for the next three nights. This meant that both he and Kate were fairly sleep deprived by the time Abby threw her party.

Kate spent the party pretending to enjoy herself while she kept her hand over pocket, hoping that her mother was going to ring her to wish her happy birthday. Her brother did, eventually. However, Abby's party was all a bit too much for Kate to take. At the first opportunity she got, halfway through the party, she bailed and retreated to the safety her room and waited for Abby to go away. The Big Guy came to her room to tell her that Abby was gone. And to see how Kate was emotionally. Judging that she had recovered from the party, The Big Guy asked Kate if she wanted to see had he had made her for her birthday.

The Big Guy made her a beautifully decorated cot that can go beside her bed and one side slides down so she can co-sleep with her baby. He had also made her some baby blankets. This made her cry a little, but for this first time they were tears of happiness. Biggie was glade that Kate love his present and he had made her happy. And now that Kate was with child, Biggie gave her a much gentler and softer smack to the back of her head.

Kate's good mood shattered when Will, Magnus and Henry to leave without telling her why they were leaving. Or even where they were going. She was sure that it something to do with Declan. Kate was torn between feelings hope that Declan was still alive and feelings of dread because he had to have been missing for nearly 15 weeks for a reason. Biggie did his best the comfort and reassure Kate.