Sorry I haven't updated for ages but I've been really busy this past week doing stuff at school and I was going to update last night but it wouldn't let me edit it so I didn't! Hope you like it!
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Tony broke every speed limit to get Kate to Bethesda; the usual 40 minute trip was complete in half that time and this time Tony didn't care about his record.
It would've taken longer if they had called the ambulance and Tony convinced that time was running out for both Kate and the baby.
Kate hated hospitals with a vengeance if she was ever ill she took 'Advil' and hoped it went away and if it didn't she went to Ducky who told her to take some other sort of medicine and see a doctor.
Her hatred of wasn't going to get better either as she was currently sat in a white room, on a white bed, wearing a white hospital gown, waiting for a guy in a white lab coat to tell her why Ducky had told her to rush to hospital.
Tony was at the right side holding her hand for support and although he wasn't very religious he prayed everything was going to be ok. He watched the doctor as he did an ultrasound and from the frown on his face Tony knew the result wasn't good.
"Ms. Todd, I'm afraid it is bad news," the doctor said, Tony squeezed Kate's hand tight when he saw tears threatening to fall.
"You've suffered a placental abruption meaning the placenta has come away from the lining of the womb, in your case this is quite a problem as less and less oxygen and nutrients are getting to your baby. We are going to monitor you for the next 12 or so hours and start you on an IV drip and give you platelets to clot your blood and stop the bleeding. If at any point you or the baby becomes stressed we are going to have to induce you," the doctor explained,
Kate couldn't believe what she was hearing she had read enough pregnancy books to understand that a placental abruption could possible kill her baby or leave it with brain damage from lack of oxygen. She had never thought it could happen to her though, it was her first pregnancy, it wasn't fair if she got this far and her child died.
Tony felt tears in his own eyes as the doctor explained what could happen to their child and the effect of an induced labour and not enough oxygen even the risk of Kate bleeding to death. He couldn't lose both of them!
Kate waited until the doctor had left and nurse had also left after setting up her IV and platelets before she let her tears fall. Tony tried to stop his falling and be strong for Kate but it was too hard and he ended up spilling his tears.
Tony moved and sat next to Kate on the edge of the bed. He pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. He didn't say anything but he knew Kate blamed herself for not spotting the signs and for this ever happening.
"Kate you know this is not your fault there was no way you could've prevented this it's just...one of those things," Tony whispered gently when they had both calmed down and stopped crying.
Kate pulled out of Tony's comforting grip and looked at her boyfriend his eyes red from the tears; she offered him a small smile,
"I know, I...I...just can't help feel responsible," Kate whispered quietly wiping her eyes.
Tony smiled he got see in her eyes she didn't blame herself but he could see from her face see feel guilty and there was nothing he could do to stop her feeling it. Nothing he could say or do could make it all better and take away the fear and pain all they could do was hope and pray that it will end up alright.
Abby was desperate to get to the hospital to find out how Kate and Tony were doing. Gibbs had told McGee and herself where they had rushed off to and that Ducky had said it could be very serious but he had stopped them from dropping everything and going to support them, inside Gibbs had ordered them to finish what they were doing and then go allowing Tony and Kate some private time.
Abby, McGee and Ducky had understood Gibbs' reasons for them not all rushing off to be with their colleges but it didn't mean they like it especially Abby who was getting very frustrated.
"Come on you stupid machine!" Abby yelled as she waited for a fingerprint match,
"What's up Abz?" McGee asked coming to stand next to her, Abby gave McGee the biggest glare ever,
"This stupid thing won't go any faster; it doesn't understand that I have to be with certain people!" Abby yelled, her concentrated at the computer.
"Abby...it's a computer. I don't think it can hear you or understand the fact that we all have to be at Bethesda," McGee said sarcastically, just as Abby turned around to kill McGee, Gibbs interrupted them.
"You two get in a car, I've just called Tony, they have had to induce Kate," Gibbs informed the pair, who quickly gathered the stuff they need with confused looks on their faces,
"Tony will explain when we get there."
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