Moving On

Authors note: So sorry that this hasn't been updated in forever. Anyway this is the last chapter. Please review and let me know what you think.

One month later…

Kate had made so much progress within the last month, she almost felt like a completely new person. She had had so many meeting about how to deal with eating disorders and how to deal with tragedy. She had determined going into rehab that she would do whatever it took to get better for her family. Now as she waited for Jack to pick her up, she felt like she was ready to move, ready for a fresh start.

"Hey," Jack said as he greeted her with a kiss. "I have missed you so much."

"I've missed you, too," She told him as she hugged him.

"Are you ready to go home?" He asked her with a smile.

"I've been ready for a month," she said with a laugh.

Jack had missed her laugh. For the first time in months she was laughing, she was smiling, and she looked alive again. He missed that so much. He knew in his heart that this was the beginning of the rest of their lives. Kate made her way into the car, while Jack put her suitcase in the back seat. Once he made sure he got all of her stuff and that Kate was buckled up, he began to drive back to their house.

"The kids have missed you so much," Jack told her as he took her hand in his.

"I just hope they can find it in their hearts to forgive me," She said as she hung her head down.

"They know that it's not your fault," Jack reassured her, "They are just going to be happy to have their mom back."

After what seemed like hours, they finally arrived at home. Kate couldn't feel her legs, so was so nervous about the reaction of her kids. Would they still love her? Would they forgive her? She knew that they would, but she couldn't help but worry.

"Aaron! Claire! Mom is home!" Jack called to them as they entered the front door.

"Mommy!" Aaron and Claire shouted as they came running towards Kate. Hannah followed behind them smiling at the nice family reunion that was taking place.

"Hey guys," Kate said as she bent down and gave them a hug.

"Mommy we missed you so much!" Aaron said as he pulled back from the hug to look at her face to face.

"I missed you guys, too." Kate replied trying to hold back the tears that had began to form in her eyes.

These were not tears of sadness, but rather tears of joy. She had missed her kids so much. Sure they had come to visit her in rehab, but it was different. They were only allowed to visit for thirty minutes because the doctors had thought that would be best for her. Jack had been allowed to visit for two hours each day, but that still wasn't enough time. She had missed her family, plain and simple. She missed cooking dinner for them, tucking the little ones in bed each night, and snuggling up to Jack before dozing off to sleep in his arms. She missed the daily routine of making breakfast, taking Aaron to school, and doing to daily cleaning while Claire was taking a nap. She missed being a mom. Even before she went to rehab she missed that. Things had been so crazy for the past few months. But now it was time for a fresh start.

Three months later…

Jack awoke to a very familiar sound. It was not a sound he wanted to hear, especially not coming from the master bathroom.

The past few weeks had been very stressful for him. Kate had seemed a little off. He knew something was up. All he could think about was Kate slipping back into her depression and that is exactly what he was beginning to think was wrong with her. Every time he would try to talk to her about something, she would start crying. This was exactly how it started last time. It was crying, refusing to eat, and then throwing up what little she did eat.

He slowly made his way over to the bathroom door and pressed his ear against the door. She was doing it again, throwing up. He wondered what was causing her to start this again. Had he done something to upset her? He decided that now was as good of a time as any to confront her about what she was doing.

"Kate," he whispered as he began to know on the door.

When he didn't receive an answer he decided it was time to open the door. Thankfully he had taking the lock off, so she couldn't lock herself away from him.

He opened the door only to find her sitting on the floor next to the toilet. She was wiping her face with a wash cloth, and her face looked pale white.

"Oh, Kate, why are you doing this to yourself?" Jack questioned her, his voice full of heartache. "Did I do something to upset you?"

"No," she answered, "I-" she started to say when Jack interrupted her.

"You are not going to do this again." He scolded her. "In the morning I am going to take you to your therapist. I can't have you like this. I won't let you hurt yourself again."

"Jack, I am not hurting myself." Kate said with a slight chuckle.

"Then what would you call it?" He asked getting irritated with her.

"I call it morning sickness." She said as she grinned from ear to ear.

"We're having a baby?" Jack's voice softened and his lips began to curl up into a smile.

"Yes, we are." She said as he hugged her tight, kissing her on top of her head.

At that moment, everything was at peace, everything was perfect. They were going to be okay because Kate situation had only made them stronger. In eight months, they would welcome a new addition to their family. This was it, their fresh start, their new beginning.

Author's note: Thank you guys for reading this fanfiction. So sorry that it took me so long to complete it, I was suffering from writers block. Please leave a review to let me know what you think. Also, I was thinking about doing a sequel, so I would love to hear your thoughts and ideas. Please check out my new story "It Ends Once". Thanks again for the support. You guys rock!