**I DO NOT OWN THIS SHOW OR THE CHARACTERS IN THE SHOW, I AM JUST BORROWING THEM**

-The Projects-

"Catherine! Just stay with me, alright! The paramedics are on their way. I called Vincent and he is on his way too. Just keep your eyes on me and don't stop talking." shouted Tess as she cradled her friend in her arms.

Catherine struggled to breathe as she said, "Where's Vincent?"

Tess then replied, "He should be getting here soon."

"CATHERINE!...CATHERINE!" shouted Vincent, now running towards the women on the ground. "Catherine….it's okay. I'm here now."

"Vincent." Catherine said as she began coughing.

Sirens blasted in the background as they came near. Vincent, now holding Catherine, stands up with her in his arms. His eyes began to glare a golden color as his emotions got the best of him. Tess noticed him beginning to change and she began trying to calm him down, "Vincent you need to chill….they will see you."

He looked at Tess as he said in a beastly growl, "I don't give a damn. If she dies because they took their time…."

"Vincent, she is still alive. Think about her…think about the baby. Calm down!" Tess interrupted.

As the paramedics ran towards them to take Catherine to put her in the ambulance, Vincent slowly went back to normal. As they put her inside the ambulance, Vincent got in and sat down beside her. Catherine then reached out her hand to caress Vincent's face as a tear fell. Then he heard a noise that he had never heard before. A noise so loud that he couldn't even hear Catherine's heartbeat. It was similar to her heartbeat, but it was at a faster pace. Could it be?

"Catherine….I think the baby is still alive." he said as he listened even closer to the music playing in his ears.

She looked at him with a puzzled look on her face then said, "How do you know?"

"Because I can hear its heartbeat." he replied in a whisper, now smiling. The sound of his own child still alive made his heart melt. Catherine was now smiling too, shocked by the news. At that moment, Catherine knew then that there was still hope.

-Hospital-

After surgery to remove the bullet, and countless tests on Catherine and the baby, the doctor came to a conclusion that they both would be fine. As the doctor came in to tell both Catherine, and Vincent the great news, they both were fully relieved.

"I'm Dr. Cruise and I will be working with you throughout your stay here."

Catherine and Vincent both nodded. Then Vincent said to the doctor, "Thank you so much for saving them. I don't know what I would do without them. They both mean the world to me."

"You are very welcome. I am happy that everything worked out for them. They both could have died, especially the baby. You truly are blessed to have such a strong wife and baby." the doctor replied.

Catherine blushed and smiled at the sound of being called Vincent's wife, even though they weren't married yet. Vincent also blushing, kissed Catherine's hand then locked his eyes with Catherine's as he said, "I would have given my life for theirs in a heartbeat."

The doctor smiled then asked, "Would you like to meet your baby in an ultrasound?"

Vincent and Catherine looked at one another, Vincent worried about Catherine doing too much movement after her surgery, then he said to Catherine, "If you're not up to it, we can wait."

"No. I want to." Catherine replied.

Vincent looked down then back towards the doctor. "Can you give us a minute?"

"Sure. Just call me if you change your mind." replied the doctor.

"Catherine, you just had a really rough day….We both had a really rough day. I thought I lost you and our baby. I was so worried about you. If I had lost both you and the baby….I honestly wouldn't have any reason to live either. I hate that I can't be there to protect you. I wish I could do more."

Catherine took Vincent's hand and hugged it against her chest. "Vincent, I love you so much for everything you have done for me to protect me. To protect us….but understand that my job involves taking risks every day. I should have took that into consideration too considering that I am carrying our child and I promise after this incident, I will be stuck with desk duty til after my pregnancy. You have no worries now. The baby and I are alive and well. And as far as worrying that I am not strong enough to go through an ultrasound is my decision, not yours. I am up for it, Vincent….I want to see our baby."

Vincent sighed a long sigh then nodded. "I'll go get the doctor then and a wheel chair." he said as he left the room.

As they began her ultrasound, Catherine stared at the screen. Vincent looked over to her and smiled at how excited she was.

"Found the baby. Here he is….or she." claimed the nurse.

"Oh my god….look Vincent at how beautiful. We made that beautiful being right there. Isn't it just amazing?" Catherine said as tears welled her eyes while she smiled.

Vincent took Catherine's hand into his, lightly kissing the top of hers as he said, "She is truly going to be as beautiful as her mother."

Catherine let out a slight giggle, then retorted, "If she is really a 'she' then she will be even more beautiful than me. But we still have a couple more months to determine that."

"Now we need to take you back to your room to rest." said Vincent as he kissed Catherine on the forehead.

-3 Months Later – Wedding Boutique-

"Tess we barely have 2 weeks until the wedding and I have to find the dress today. I have fallen behind so carelessly with work, doctor appointments, and spending time with Vincent….How could I be so unorganized?" claimed Catherine as she skimmed through a rack of wedding dresses.

"Cat, seriously, you have plenty of time to find a dress."

"Yes….what about the flowers? What about the catering? Wine? The Cake?..." Catherine took a huge sigh then continued…. "I have so much to do that it is going to be impossible for me to have the energy to do this."

Tess smiled, "Cat if it helps I will take care of the catering and flowers. You deal with finding a dress and I will take it home with me to keep Vincent's eyes off of it. You and Vincent can worry about the wine and cake."

Catherine still doubted it all getting done in time for the wedding, but trusted Tess. "Okay, fine. But just know that it has to be perfect."

"I got your back 100%. Don't worry." claimed Tess.

Catherine was then put into a trance behind her friend. Tess looked puzzled, then turned around to see what Catherine was looking at. Both women were now hypnotized by this one particular dress. Catherine stumbled for words, then finally found some, "That's the dress. I have to have it Tess."

The dress was a bright white tube dress with glitter and gemstones from top to bottom. Catherine knew she wanted it and that Vincent would love it too. She then walked up to the dress and grabbed it. "Do you think it will fit with me being pregnant and all, of course?"

"If it doesn't then they can resize it to fit you. Remember, stop worrying." exclaimed Tess and the women headed for the front desk.

Catherine had tried to get the clerk's attention, but no response. The girl was probably 17 and she was chit-chatting on the phone. Finally Tess had become impatient with the girl and shouted, "Excuse me! We are customers here you know. So please find the time to get off the phone and show us where we go to have this dress fitted."

The girl still ignored the two women. Catherine finally let out a sigh then said, "Let's just go Tess. I'm sure I'll find…."

"NO! You want that dress, your getting that dress." interrupted Tess.

She then unplugged the phone cord from the back of the phone as she said, "Can you hear me now?"

The young store clerk was furious and wanted nothing more than to kick the women out of the store.

Tess shrugged with a sarcastic grin on her face as she asked, "Now that I have your full attention, would you be so kind as to show us where the fitting room is?"

The teen huffed, then pointed to a door behind the two women.

"Thank you. Now was that so hard?" said a sarcastic Tess.

Catherine now fully embarrassed followed behind Tess.

Catherine put the dress on and it fit her perfectly except where her little bump stuck out. She was excited to know that not a lot of work had to be done to the dress and walked out with it on. Tess was excited that the dress fit Catherine so well.

"You look so beautiful Cat. Vincent isn't going to know what to do with you when you walk down the aisle."

Catherine smiled, slightly blushing. "Thanks, Tess. So, you agree on the dress?"

Tess didn't take no time to think and said, "Definitely! That is the dress!"

They went up front to actually deal with the owner of the shop. They measured Catherine's waist and took down measurements to begin the alterations. As the women went to leave, Tess shouted out to the owner, "You might want to get somebody to work here that doesn't abuse this place as a telephone service." then walked out laughing.

-House Boat-

Catherine entered to find Vincent asleep on the couch. She smiled then took the book he was reading that had baby names in it. His eyes began to open and he sat up to greet his fiancé.

"Hey! So, did you have fun spending the day with Tess dress shopping?" he asked.

Catherine took a big sigh, then sat on Vincent's lap, kissing his cheek. "Well, I will say that I found a dress, but you won't know about it until the wedding."

Vincent released a slight chuckle then began kissing Catherine on her lips. They then broke the kiss and Catherine began looking down towards her stomach.

"Catherine, what's wrong?" Vincent asked as he took her face and led it up to his.

Catherine began smiling, then took Vincent's hand and placed it on her stomach.

"The baby….it's moving around Vincent." she claimed.

Vincent's eyes looked up at Catherine, then back down to her stomach. He then took his other hand and placed it beside the other on her stomach. He rubbed every angle of her stomach as he began speaking, "Hey baby. I'm your daddy. Your mommy is the one carrying you. You know your mom is truly a beauty. She is such a wonderful person and we are lucky to have her in our lives. She is truly amazing and not trying to brag, but your mommy is a cop and she can kick some butt from time to time. We love you sooo much and we can't wait to meet you."

Vincent then kissed Catherine's stomach, Catherine now smiling with tears welling in her eyes. His eyes then met hers, he then briefly glanced at her lips then back up to eyes. Catherine then pulled Vincent closer to her, and began kissing him.