I will always love you <3

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟔

Natalie's POV:

I've been laying in bed for a while now, but I can't seem to catch any sleep. The thought of his text, and wanting to know what he wrote, kept going around in my head. I rolled over to my nightstand, and picked up my phone. I read his texts:

"Hey, Nat, I, first of all, wanted to apologize for my incredibly awful reaction. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did. I secondly wanted to explain, that I reacted the way I did because everything about Harper came rushing back, and I know that that's not an excuse, but it's somewhat of an explanation."

The next text said:

"And you have every right to stay mad at me for as long as you want, because I deserve that."

Some of the texts just say 'I'm sorry', but to my happiness the last text said:

"I want to support you with whatever decision you make, and I want to be there every step of the way, whatever you choose. I will always love you, dear Natalie"

I started slightly smiling, and on the inside a warm feeling started radiating. I suddenly realised that I unconsciously decided that I wanted to keep the baby, and thanks to these texts, I wanted him to be involved. I replied with a short "<3" and fell asleep shortly after that.

The next day

It's a busy day in the ED, when Maggie points at the bouquet standing on the counter "those are for you" she says with a smile. I look at her with a questioning expression, and she raises her eyebrows. I look at the bouquet, and find a little card on the side. It reads "to the most beautiful woman in the world", and as I read it, I look over to Crockett standing at one of the computers, working on some files. He notices me, and gives me an innocent and still guilty smile. I walk over to him and say "hey, I-  I giggle I have to talk to you again" I say, and I lightly take his hand to bring him over to the break room. I see Will drinking coffee, and as Crockett and I enter the break room, I quickly let go of his hand. "Hey, Will, you mind giving us a second?" I ask him. He looks at me with a slightly worried expression, but I nod, and he leaves.

"Ok, so, I just- I- I wanted to tell you, that I have decided to keep the baby. I understand if- " I say, as he takes my hand, and cuts me off "I want that too" he says, and I start to smile brightly. He looks around, seeing if anybody has an eye on us, and then kisses me gently, yet passionately. It's a kiss I had never known, but it created a hord of butterflies in my stomach. I giggled as he let go, then left the break room while giving him a lingering look. He laughed, then looked down, as I left his sight.