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Light shown through the window and onto Kate's face, causing her to groan and face her body the other way. Right into Rick's chest. She figured he was still asleep and rested her forehead on his chest, wrapping an arm around his body.

"Mm, morning," Rick mumbled. Kate looked up at him with sleepy eyes and give him a chaste kiss on the lips.

"Hi," Kate smiled, laying her head back on his chest.

"Wouldn't it be nice to wake up every morning like this?" Rick smiled and Kate laughed into his chest.

"Just without the headache," Kate said, removing her arm from around his waist and resting it against her forehead. "My head feels like it's going to explode."

"Well, when was the last time you took the medication you were prescribed?" When Kate didn't answer, Rick looked down at her and lifted her chin. "Kate?"

"I'm not taking those meds," Kate replied, still completely avoiding eye contact with him.

"Kate,"

"No, I don't want to. I never take pills or medication. Not even when I'm throwing up. I haven't taken medicine since I had the chicken pox and I'm not going to start now."

"What about your headache?" Rick prodded, now sitting cross legged with Kate in his lap, his arms still wrapped around her from behind.

"Eh," Kate's shrugged. "I'll deal with it." Rick sighed and Kate looked up at him.

"I don't approve of that, you know." He kissed her cheek, and made his way down to her neck. A small groan escaped from her lips and she pulled away, standing up.

"I'm going to the bathroom, and you're going to go wake up Alexis." Rick stood and walked out of his room, but not before calling over his shoulder,

"Bossy. I like it." Kate laughed and shut the door behind her. She found towels in a closet in the bathroom and decided to take a quick shower. Running back into Rick's room, she grabbed a change of clothes, her toothbrush, and her cherry-scented shampoo.

When Kate walked out of the bathroom, she could smell eggs. And.. Pancakes? She tossed the extra clothes in her bag and walked into the kitchen in black jeans and a light yellow V-neck.

"Morning," Kate kissed Alexis' temple and sat in a chair next to her. "Are those pancakes?" Rick turned to her, wielded with a spatula.

"That they are, Kate." He smiled and turned back to the stove, turning it off and placing the pancakes onto a plate. Bringing the plate to the table, he handed the two girls plates and forks of their own, and they started to eat when Martha came down the stairs.

"Well isn't this a normal family breakfast!" Martha said as she walked into the kitchen, causing Kate to choke on the piece of pancake she was chewing. Kate's face warmed up as she took a drink of her milk and she averted her eyes to her plate.

After a few silent minutes, Martha stood up, said she'd be home later, and walked out of the house. Rick told Alexis to go pick out an outfit for the day and she ran up the stairs to her room.

"Kate, I'm-"

"No, it's fine. It's really fine." Kate looked up at him and smiled.

"Really, I didn't know she was going to-" Rick was cut off by Kate's phone ringing in his room.

"Sorry," Kate mouthed as she ran to the room to get the phone.

"Well, where are you?" Rick heard Kate say when he walked into the bedroom after her. He stopped at the door and watched her. He could tell her shoulders were tense, and her body was stiff. She had the arm that wasn't holding the phone wrapped around her stomach and she was standing in front of Rick's bed.

"Alright. I'll be there soon." Kate hung up the phone and turned, tossing her phone on the bed.

"You're back at work?" Rick asked, making his way to in front of where Kate was standing.

"I-" tears pricked at her eyes and her throat was constructed. Kate looked down at the floor and cleared her throat. "My dad just got out of rehab."

"Kate," Rick placed his hands on her arms. Was she.. Angry? Sad? They'd never talked about her father; Rick didn't know how she felt about him.

"I just. I haven't even seen him since he went into rehab. He hasn't tried to call me or talk to me or anything. I'm always the one calling just to make sure he isn't dead. You know he went into rehab only two months after my mom died? He not once even asked how I felt about her death or whether I was okay or not. All he thought about was himself. All he thinks about is himself. He suddenly calls and wants me to meet him because he's so happy to be out, but he can't bother to pick up a phone when he was in there? How is that fair to me?" By now, Kate was sobbing and Rick's arms were around Kate. They were sitting on his bed, Rick rocking her in his arms.

Rick soothed Kate and held her as she cried. Minutes had gone by before the two heard a small knock on the door.

"Kate?" Alexis' hands were together and she was standing at the door in a white dress covered in blue and pink flowers. Kate lifted her head from Rick's chest and rubbed at her face, kneeling on the floor in front of Alexis.

"Yeah, sweetie?"

"Do you need a hug?" Kate let out a teary laugh and cupped Alexis' face in her hands.

"Sure, Alexis," Kate pulled Alexis to her and Alexis buried her face in Kate's shoulder, her arms around Kate's neck. After a few minutes, Alexis pulled away and kissed Kate's forehead, causing Kate to smile and stand up.

"Uh, I should probably go."

"I can come if you want." Rick stood from the bed and walked to her, wrapping an arm around her waist.

"No, you have to watch Alexis."

"I can drop her at her friend Paige's house. It's fine, Kate." Kate smiled at him and kissed him on the cheek, a silent thank you.

Around twenty minutes later, Kate, Alexis, and Rick were walking out of Rick's apartment, on their way to see Kate's dad. Rick sighed as he locked the door. He didn't expect the first time meeting her father would be like this. Kate, sensing this, laced her fingers through his and Rick looked into her eyes.

Rick kissed Kate, letting her know he understood the apology that was showing in her eyes.

"It'll be fine." Kate tried to smile, but it fell into a flat line instead as they walked into the elevator. "It'll be fine." Rick whispered once more once the elevator doors were closing. "I promise."

A/N: I didn't expect that either! I started writing this chapter and was suddenly like 'hey I think we should do this!' (Actually, it was more my hands that said it, but that's okay, I'll take the blame.) I hope you enjoy this one! The next one will be up later this week. Read, enjoy and review!