I will always love you <3

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Natalie's POV: 

Maggie looks at me and goes "time's up...what does it say?". I take a deep breath, and look at it "it's positive" I say, as I show Maggie the pregnancy test, with a panicked expression. She looks at me, with a slightly shocked face, and asks "So, how are you feeling?". "Well, nauseous, but I guess that's explained" I say a bit sarcastically, as I look at the pregnancy test again, to make sure I didn't read it wrong. Maggie takes the test from my hands, as thoughts just shoot through my head. 'What will I do?', 'When, or even how, am I going to tell Crockett?' I think to myself. We've been dating for barely a year. I sigh, and rub my forehead, and Maggie hugs me. As she releases me, we both get paged down to the ED, and I put my thoughts aside to focus on work.

It's a few hours later, and I still haven't decided on how to tell Crockett. I know his shift is almost over, so he'll go home and make dinner, which I guess gives me some time. Just as I am knee-deep in my thoughts, he comes up to me "Hey, I'm off, I'll see you in a bit?" Crockett asks. "Yeah, see you then" I say, trying to smile as normal as possible. I sigh, realising that it'll be even harder to tell him, as he walks through the ED entrance.

Crockett's POV:

Natalie has been acting weird all day, and I wonder why. I'm scared I hurt her, somehow, because I know how I can be. I just hope I can, either make it up to her, or just brighten her day a bit with the dinner. I've been going over different recipes, trying to figure out the best one for a nice evening. While the different recipes are twirling around in my head, I notice Nat standing at the counter. She looks really focused, but I decide to tell her a quick goodbye. I wonder why she has been focused all day, maybe it's just a hard case. As I tell her goodbye, she seems really absent, but I decide not to read into it that much.

Natalie's POV:

Right before I leave the ED, Maggie catches me, and says "so, did you tell him yet? Or did you at least figure out a way?",  and I sigh and shake my head. Maggie strokes my arm, and looks at me with a pitiful expression, as in 'good luck'. 

I hesitate to knock on Crockett's door, but decide that it's best if I do it now. He opens the door, with a big smile, and I see the beautiful dinner he prepared, almost making me feel bad that I have to tell him, and kisses me. I smile, and as we step inside, I go "Listen, Crockett, I really have to tell you something", he looks at me with a questioning face, and I decide that it's for the best if I just blurt it out "I... I- I sigh- I'm pregnant."