Chapter 7

A/N: I'm trying to catch up with my stories because I feel bad that I left so many unfinished. I decided to start with this one. If anyone is still reading I would love a review! I put a lot of fluff in this one, hope you enjoy!

Jack's heart pounded in his chest at Kate's words. He was going to be a father. He grinned at Kate for a moment, before realizing that she could still run if she wanted to. "Are you going to leave again? Kate, I don't know if I can handle you leaving again. I even got a dog because I was so lonely."

Kate shook her head. "No, I'm never leaving. Never again. I want our child to grow up in a normal home. And my mom kicked me out." She grinned while watching Jack carefully.

"What do you mean?"

"Jack," Kate sighed, and looked down at their hands. "I was staying with my mom." She looked up at Jack.

"I don't understand."

"Jack, you've scared me so much in the past. You always cared for me, and I was so afraid of hurting you, but now, I'm sure of what I want, and Jack, I want you. I want to marry you, and I want to grow old with you." Kate squeezed his hand.

At this Jack stood up quickly, knocking the chair that was beneath him. He ran out of the room, and Kate sat up, confused. He ran in a minute later with a huge grin on his face. "You're checked out. You just need to get into your clothes and I'll take you home." Jack shut the door from behind him and closed the curtains. He grabbed her clothes from a dresser drawer and went to her. Kate laughed at his eagerness and threw back her blankets. He helped her take off her hospital gown gently, taking his time. Before he started to help her put her shirt on, she grabbed his hand and pulled him down to her level. She reached for his face and kissed him eagerly. He responded immediately, and soon they were both sitting on the bed, making up for lost time.

They started getting a little wild, and Kate started to feel dizzy. "Ow." Kate sat back, holding her head.

"What did I do?"

"Nothing, I just have a headache."

"You have to be careful. You were just in an accident. I'm sorry, I should have thought of that." Jack couldn't believe that he had forgotten that she had just been in an accident.

"No it's okay. I'm fine now." Kate pulled him to her again, and as their lips touched, Jack knew what he wanted to ask her.

They broke apart, and Kate carefully leaned her forehead against Jack's. Her stitches hurt, but she didn't care. She was with Jack, and that was all that mattered. She took his hands and rested them in her lap.

Jack watched their hands in her lap, his heart beating fast. He opened his mouth, hesitating for a moment. "Will you marry me Kate?" He whispered hoarsely, his eyes were suddenly clouded with tears, and he couldn't see their hands through his blurred vision.

Kate kissed him again, and then took his face with both of her hands. She looked into his eyes, and smiled. "Yes."

Jack grinned, and kissed her again. "Let's get you dressed."

Kate laughed. "That might be a good idea."

He helped her get dressed and helped her get into a wheelchair. Her leg had to be put in a cast, which made her very angry, and even though Jack reassured her that he would help her, Kate told him that it wouldn't help matters any.

Jack pushed her down a long hallway as Kate continued to complain, and soon she realized that they weren't heading for the exit. "Jack, where are we going?"

"I'm going to get something from my office."

"Why?" Kate looked up at him.

He just grinned at her. "You'll see."

Jack opened the door to his office and pushed Kate through. He left her and went to his desk, unable to stop smiling.

"What are you doing?" Kate laughed at him. She had missed his smile, his energy.

"Getting this." Jack grabbed a small black box from his desk drawer and walked over to her, kneeling down to her level.

Kate looked at him in confusion, her hands on her growing stomach.

Jack held out his hand and Kate put her hand in his.

"Kate, I've been waiting for you to say yes for so long.. I've had this ring for so long, and I've waited for the moment to give it to you. And now here it is." Jack squeezed her hand tightly and took the ring out of the box and slipped it on her hand.

Kate brought her hand up to her face and blinked several times trying to get the ring to come into focus.

"It's beautiful." Kate let out a sob, covering her face with her hands.

"Did I do something wrong?" Jack asked worriedly, moving closer to Kate.

"No, I did." Kate removed her hands from her face and took Jack's hands in hers. "I am so sorry, for everything. For saying no every time you asked me, for leaving you all the time, for-"

Jack shook his head, tears escaping from his own eyes. He couldn't speak so he reached forward and kissed Kate passionately.

He leaned back and took her face in his hands, wiping her tears with his thumbs.

"Kate." Jack whispered. "I love you. All of you. For who you are. If you didn't leave me, if you didn't say no, it wouldn't have been you."

Kate smiled, reaching up and taking his hands from her face. "I always imagined this moment, but I never thought it would happen with me in a wheelchair in your office at the hospital." She laughed.

Jack looked around his office and grinned. "It was everything I imagined it would be."

Jack stood up and took the handles of Kate's wheelchair and started to push her out.

"When we get home," Kate paused, smiling at how good it felt to say home again. "I want to begin working on the baby's room."

"When we get home you're going straight to bed."

"No way!" Kate protested.

"Kate, I am your doctor. You were just in an accident and you're pregnant. You need to rest." Jack said as sternly as he could.

"Fine." Kate agreed. "But then tomorrow we'll start."

Jack smiled at her stubbornness. "Okay," Jack agreed, in the same tone as her.

Kate smiled. It was good to be back.

A/N: Don't worry, there will still be angst coming up!