A/N: This chapter is quite angsty but I also made sure to put some fluff in it too.

The next couple of days flew by for Jack, not so much for Kate. Jack forced her to stay in bed far longer than Kate wanted, and even though Kate forced him to entertain her at night, Kate had a hard time keeping busy during the day. Kate begged Jack to take the rest of the week off of work to stay to home with her but Jack insisted he needed to be there. He had scheduled a lot of surgeries that week that he couldn't get out of and it had started an argument

"Jack I need you here at home with me. Your patients can get other doctors." Kate stood leaning against the kitchen counter for support. Kate couldn't use crutches because of her wrist, and she refused to use a wheelchair, so she just leaned against everything for support to help her get around.

"You know my patients come to me for a reason. They don't want anyone else."

"I understand that, but.." Kate looked down. "I miss you, I need you here."

"I can't just drop everything because you decided to come home Kate!" Jack raised his voice.

Kate's eyes widened at his sudden outburst. She blinked a few times, holding back tears.

Jack immediately realized his mistake. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that." Jack walked closer to her and she shook her head and backed away, holding onto the counter. It was hard for her to stand up with the extra weight from the pregnancy and her injuries.

"No, I understand. I haven't been here, and I shouldn't expect you to drop everything for me like you used to." Kate said sadly.

Jack could tell that he had hurt her, but he didn't know what to do to make it better.

"I'll ask for next week off okay? It's just, this week was packed, and I can't force my patients to get other doctors."

"Okay." Kate walked into the other room, with much effort. Jack wanted to help her but he knew she would never let him.

Kate turned around. "And for the record, I came home a couple weeks ago, but you were with someone else. Just thought I would remind you."

Jack followed Kate into the hallways and grabbed her hand to prevent her from walking any farther.

"Let go of me." Kate said harshly, shaking her hand out of his grasp.

"Kate, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that. Any of that. And Taylor was a mistake. You know that. Nothing happened between us."

"I know." Kate sighed. "I just hate it that you gave up on me so easily."

"I thought you had given up on me, and a part of me still worries that you're going to run again." Jack admitted.

"What?" Kate stepped closer to him. "How can you think that?"

"It's just.. sure you're not going to leave now, while you're injured.. but as soon as you get better.. you can just leave again."

"Is that what this is about?" Kate asked, putting her hand on his chest. She was having a hard time standing up. She was so tired.

Jack just stared into her green eyes, not saying a word, but confirming that this was indeed what it was about.

"Oh Jack, if I had planned on leaving again, I wouldn't have said yes to marrying you. I love you. And we're going to work. I know we're going to have problems, but we're going to get through them. And we're going to have a family." Kate took Jack's hand and placed it on her stomach. "We're going to have a baby together."

Kate reached up and kissed Jack's cheek. "I am going to spend the rest of our lives trying to make up for all the time I made you spend alone. I promise."

Jack smiled. "I don't want you to feel like you have to make it up to me. Knowing you're going to be here is good enough for me."

"I'm going to go upstairs and take a nap." Kate reached for Jack's hand. "You wanna come?" She smiled sweetly.

Jack looked down at his watch. "I guess the hospital could wait a few hours."

Kate's smile broadened.

"Come here." Jack opened his arms and Kate stood against him, leaning her head against his chest.

"I missed this." Kate murmured.

"Is it okay if I carry you upstairs?" Jack asked.

Kate lifted her head and looked into Jack's brown eyes questioningly.

"I just thought, you know. It's hard for you to get around with your ankle. "Jack quickly explained himself.

Kate smiled. She loved it when Jack took care of her. "Okay."

Jack picked up her up and she put her arms around Jack's neck. She nuzzled her head against Jack's neck and laughed as he carried her upstairs.

Jack gently put Kate down on the bed and he laid down beside her. Their hands instantly found each others, and Kate quickly fell asleep.

With Jack's free hand he reached over and pushed back Kate's hair from her face. He would never tire of watching her sleep. To him, it was the most beautiful thing in the world. It was the only time when Kate looked completely peaceful. He wished he could make her look that way when she was awake.