A/N Sorry for the wait again. I can't wait for next week's episode! Anyway here's the next chapter. Thanks for sticking with me thus far. Please enjoy and review.
Kate was clutching Colette's hand as if it would somehow give her more energy; replenish her strength. But it wasn't working, her face had grown pale and drawn. She was exhausted from the sheer effort it took to stay awake.
"Colette!" Kate tried to lace her voice with cheer, "Tell me about your favorite place you have ever been. You've been to so many more places than I have."
"Istanbul" Colette played along, if only to calm Kate down. "I love the sounds and smells of the Bosporus." She smiled genuinely. She could see the skyline in her mind, the minarets and ancient Byzantine churches. She could hear the men on the street yelling in Turkish, trying to sell fish or that wonderful round bread with the seeds on it.
"Its wonderful, you should go sometime." Colette looked up at Kate.
"We'll go together, we'll make sure we go together, all four of us!" Kate was trying her hardest to be comforting but she was terrified. If she told the other two they would be in here too and no one would be left to look after the passengers. Was it selfish that she was the only one worrying? What if something happened and they didn't get to say goodbye? But it wouldn't. She shook her head as if the thought would come out that way.
Suddenly Colette let out a small cough, but it caused her to wince and grimace. Then she coughed again
"Some water." The doctor urged Kate, "and maybe something small to eat if she can. Some crackers or something simple."
Kate obliged getting to her feet and dusting off her knees, she knew that there were still standards to be met.
She went to the back where Laura and Maggie were chatting.
"There she is!" Laura exclaimed, "Where have you been? Where is Colette? You guys just abandoned us."
"Colette is very sick, Dean and Ted are landing the plane as soon as they can. I need some water and something simple for her to eat." Kate's voice was almost robotic as she made an effort to quickly give the girls information without loosing her nerve.
"Kate what do you mean Colette is very sick?" Laura was a little annoyed by her sister's vagueness and bluntness.
"She's having a miscarriage and she's hemorrhaging. She needs a doctor now." Kate began to shake a little as she realized the desperation of her friend's situation. She had flown all over the world with this woman. She wouldn't be able to handle loosing her, and neither would Laura and Maggie.
She let her tears release and fell into her sister's arms.
"Okay, its okay. She's going to pull through. You take a break, I'll take her the water and these crackers." Maggie rushed down the length of the plane. It seemed to her that Kate had been brave for long enough. She would take over now. She was good at being brave; she had been forced to do it her whole life, and now was no exception. Now someone else was counting on her being brave. She had no intention of letting Colette down.
