Hey guys seen as you were all so kind in reviewing a big thank you :D I have put up another chapter before i go bed, it is a little short but don't worry I have more if you want it and I'll post some time tomorrow enjoy :)

Chapter 3.

Kate: "What's going on here?" She asks questioningly.

Jack: "He's had to have 5 stitches to his right cheek, should heal fine, then there are just some minor cuts and bruises. I'm concerned about his left arm though, it looks broken, so we're gonna need to get that x-rayed."

Kate: "I…I didn't mean that... what are you doing here?" She asks a little quieter.

Jack looks down a moment, what was he expecting, her to be so thrilled to see him, and jump in his arms. He shakes his head slightly then looks back up at Kate as he says.

Jack: "The nurse that was here first she… she came to get me- said he was calling out for me. He wouldn't let anyone else touch him either- I was the only one he would let see to him." Jack says sensitively as he knew how Kate would feel about Aaron asking for him.

She had to admit she was surprised by that and she could not deny slightly hurt, that Aaron was calling out for Jack when he had not been there for 8 months and he was hurting.

She looks up to see Jack closing Aaron's file.

Jack: "I best go book him in for an x-ray- won't want to keep you here any longer than you need to." He says without looking at her.

Kate simply nods; she can't form any words yet. What should she say to him, what can she say to him. Jack starts walking towards her; she freezes in her place again. As he walks past her, his arm brushes, hers and she can feel herself tremble slightly. He walks out.

Veronica: "God, that was awkward." She says quite loudly, an immediate blush appears on her face, she starts cursing under her breath, that wasn't suppose to be said aloud, she just prays that Jack didn't hear her. God of course he heard her, he'd only just left. Kate looks down then up at Veronica as speaks.

Kate: "Don't worry I don't think too many people heard you, the guy on the fifth floor in a comer probably didn't hear you, and you didn't make the situation any more awkward at all." She says with a slight smirk and gives out a little chuckle as she sees Veronica curse some more looking away.

Veronica: "I'm so sorry. My mouth talks of its own accord, I have no control over it... I didn't mean to make things even more awkward between you and your ex."

Kate's smile fades, ex, how she never thought she'd associate that with her and Jack. Veronica just doesn't say anything she wasn't going to say anything more now, the situation is sensitive enough without her mouth making things worse.

Veronica: "Right, I'm gonna go."

Kate looks up at Veronica who points over to her shoulder.

Kate: "No, you don't have to- Veronica nods her head and says she does. Kate gives her a smile. Thanks for…err… I'll call you later okay?"

Kate looks over to Aaron to see him smiling, he was so brave. She gives Aaron a smile and walks over to sit on the right side of his bed.

Kate: "Hey buddy. How you feeling?" She strokes his hair as she says this.

Aaron: "Daddy Jack back. He going to fix me, he's going to make it all better." He says in such a happy voice you wouldn't have thought he was sitting there with a potentially broken arm, and hurting, his whole face lit up as he talked about Jack. She's missed that. She just hoped that she wouldn't loose that anytime soon. Jack would be back in a while- He was coming back right? She started worrying, thinking that Jack was going to hand Aaron over to some nurse. He had said that Aaron wasn't even his patient to start of with- Jack wouldn't do that, he wouldn't do that not again. Would he?

A little shorter but more soon if you want ;) What will Jack do? Is Kate just worrying or does she know Jack too well? But will fate intervene, as the title indicates. Let me know what you think as always its much appreciated :D Lauren x