Chapter 6
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It was weeks later when he saw her again. And he would never forget it. He had been working the night shift at the hospital. He had changed over from the day shift to get away from Taylor, who had been pestering him about going on another date. He hadn't even wanted to date her in the first place. It had been Sayid and Charlie that had persuaded him to have some fun. He had quickly realized that going out with her was a mistake, but it was too late now.
He had been with a patient when he heard the news. He saw the commotion outside and went to see what was going on. He walked in the middle of a conversation.
"She was hit by a drunk driver, who was going at approximately thirty miles over the speed limit." The nurse on hand was telling the doctor, who was examining the patient.
Jack set his clipboard down on a nearby counter. "What are her injuries?"
The doctor, Doctor Stevens, looked at Jack. "Nothing you need to be concerned about."
"Are you sure you don't need help?" Jack hated to admit it, but he was bored and was desperate to help with anything.
"It doesn't seem like she had sustained any injuries to her spine Doctor Shephard." Dr. Stevens had never liked Jack in the first place because he had gotten so much attention from the plane crash.
Jack nodded. "All right." He picked up his clipboard and started to leave.
"Jack!" A panicked scream came from the woman, and Jack immediately turned around. He could recognize that voice anywhere, no matter how agonized it was. He heard the nurse shout, "She's regained consciousness!"
"Kate?" Jack rushed to her side. "What happened?" He asked the doctor.
Doctor Stevens ignored Jack and motioned to one of the nurses. "Get her a sedative."
"No! Wait!" Kate screamed. "The baby! Is my baby okay?" Kate looked at Jack with wide eyes. Her forehead was covered with blood, indicating that her head had hit the steering wheel from the impact.
"What baby?"
"Jack, make sure the baby's okay." Kate said in a whisper as the sedative kicked in.
As Kate slipped into unconsciousness once again, Jack noticed the telltale bump that was under her clothes. He guessed that she was about six months pregnant.
"You know this woman?" Dr. Stevens asked him.
Jack nodded, barely paying attention to the man. He looked at the nurse. "We need a Ultrasound over here so we can check on the baby."
"Jack this isn't your patient and I don't think you should be involved in this situation." Dr. Stevens informed him
The nurse looked at Jack and back at the other doctor, debating on who to listen to. Finally, she decided to side with Jack, and went to get the Ultrasound.
Jack looked up at the other doctor and lowered his voice. "I'm asking you for a favor. I need to be here to take care of her. She's not your patient yet. Please, just let me take care of her. " He pleaded with the man.
Dr. Stevens sighed. "All right. I'm tired anyways, and my wife wanted me home tonight, so I suppose you can take over from here."
"Thank you."
"It doesn't look like she'll need surgery. You might want to keep her here overnight for observation though." The doctor advised Jack before leaving.
Jack nodded. "All right." He was relieved that Kate wasn't very injured, aside from cuts and bruises and perhaps a sprained ankle. Of course they wouldn't be sure of the baby's condition until they got the Ultrasound.
Jack turned to the other nurse who was just standing there. "I need you to get me a room for Kate, and then I need you to see what we have on file for her."
The nurse nodded and walked down the hallway.
Jack walked over to Kate's side and took her hand in his own. "I'm going to take care of you, and the baby." Jack whispered to her. "You're going to be fine, I promise."
The nurses returned within a couple of minutes. They put her down the hall in a room, and Jack checked on the file while the nurses performed the Ultrasound.
He scanned it for an emergency contact, and felt his throat constrict when he saw that he was her emergency contact. He realized that she was his emergency contact as well. He closed his eyes and leaned against the wall. He couldn't believe that this had happened.
"Doctor Shephard?" One of the nurses called out to him
He walked over to the bed and set the file down. "How's the baby?"
"The baby's fine."
Jack looked at the screen and smiled. She was having a boy. For a brief instant he wondered if he could be the father. He wondered if that was why she was down here in the first place.
"Thank you." Jack nodded at the two nurses. "We just need to bandage her up and I think she'll be good for the night." They spent the next hour bandaging her up, giving her a brace for her ankle, and giving her stitches on her forehead. She woke up briefly for that, but Jack just squeezed her hand and whispered in her ear until she fell asleep again. For now, all their problems were forgotten.
He told the two nurses to leave after they were finished, and he spent the night in her room, except for when there was the occasional emergency that he had to take care of.
The next morning, Kate woke up to the bright sunshine in her face from the open window, and for a moment she forgot where she was, until she tried to move. Her whole body felt heavier than ever, and every bone in her body hurt.
"Don't try to move." A female voice told her, and she looked for the source.
It was the blonde. Taylor.
"What are you doing here?" Kate gasped softly.
"I work here, as a nurse."
"Why are you--?"
"With you? Because I want to know what's so special about you."
"Why do you mean?" Kate asked.
Taylor shrugged. "After you left that night, Jack told me that our little fling was a mistake. I'm guessing you left him, and so I was the rebound girl, but apparently I wasn't good enough for him, because he kept talking about you."
Kate smiled.
"Jack's obviously in love with you. I hope you guys can work it out. Is the baby his?"
"That's none of your business." Kate said sharply, trying to look intimidating, but failing with the hospital nightgown on.
Taylor frowned. "I was just asking. You're doing fine by the way. The baby's fine too."
Kate breathed a sigh of relief, as Jack walked in the room. As soon as he saw Taylor, he stopped.
"What are you doing here?"
"I was checking on the patient."
"She's fine. I was just in here ten minutes ago. I think the patient next door needs his bed sheets changed."
Taylor knew that this was her cue to leave, and she just glared at Jack as she left.
As soon as she was gone, Jack pulled up a chair next to Kate. They stared at each other for minutes without saying anything.
"How are you feeling?' Jack asked.
Kate sighed and rolled her eyes. Jack didn't know what else to say so he just immediately went into doctor mode. It was so typical of him.
"I'm fine Jack. Taylor told me the baby is fine too."
Jack glanced at her stomach before looking at her again. "When did you find out?"
"Five months ago."
Jack nodded. "Why didn't you tell me then?'
"Because I was scared Jack. Having a baby would mean staying in one place. And I was afraid of doing that." Kate chose her words carefully.
"So what are you doing here now?"
"I came back, to see you."
"I would think that after what you saw, that you would never want to see me again. Why did you come back?"
"I can't live without you Jack. Believe me, I've tried." Kate took a deep breath. "But I forgive you. Taylor told me that it was just a fling. She called herself the rebound girl." Kate grinned.
Jack smiled and took Kate's hand in his own. "You should know that you're the only woman for me."
Kate gave him a small smile. "I know." She said quietly. She had somehow always known.
Jack looked down. "Do you know who the father is?"
"What do you mean? Of course I do." Kate acted like it was a stupid question.
"Oh." It was all that Jack could say.
"Wait, you don't think you're the father?"
Jack looked up at Kate again. "Well…." He trailed off. He had no idea of what she had been up to when she wasn't with him.
"Jack, I haven't slept with anyone else since…" She stopped immediately, as she saw the pain in Jack's eyes. She was going to say Sawyer, but it seemed like that was going to hurt Jack even more than if she had told him that he wasn't the father.
"You mean…?" Jack's eyes widened.
"We're going to be parents Jack. We're going to have a family." Kate whispered.
A/N: Wow, what's up with me and ending my chapters so weird? Anways, please review, and I'll update soon!