How to save a life

Chapter 2

Jim knew where Rick lived, he'd been there before. He took the elevator to Rick's floor and when he got to the door he knocked. After a few seconds the door opened and Rick smiled.
"Jim." He said smiling.
"Good evening Rick."
"Come on in." He said and stepped aside and let Jim in. Jim walked inside and Rick closed the door and he turned to Jim. "Let me take your jacket." Rick offered and Jim toom off his jacket and gave it to Rick. He hung it on the hanger and gestured Jim to follow him to the kitchen. "I made a lasagna, but if you want something else I'll make it."
"Oh no, lasagna is fine." Jim said and smiled sweet. Rick saw him smiling and saw that Kate really had Jim's smile.
"Ah, Jim! You made it!" Martha said as she walked down the stairs.
"Martha, hi. Long time no see." Jim said and looked at Martha. When she had made it down she hugged Jim tight.
"It is going to be alright with Katherine, I just know it." Martha said and let go. "I promise."
"Thank you."
"Of course." Martha said and walked to Rick. "Richard, where sre your manners? Jim. Would you like to have a drink?"
"Mother I was jus.."
"Don't worry, Martha. I'm sure Rick was just offering, but before he could you walked down." Jim said, defending Rick. Rick looked at Jim and he catched a glimpse of a 'Don't worry' face.
"Right, I'm sorry." Martha said and poured herself a glass of wine. "Want one?"
"Yes, please." Jim answered and took the glass Martha gave to him. Rick was looking at the oven.
"Dinner's ready." He said and took the lasagne out of the oven. Martha and Jim sat at the table.
Alexis was at her friend's place for a while. She was a bit shocked about what happened and just wanted to forget. Of course she wanted to be there for her father but it was hard. Rick let her, she needed some space.

Dinner was done, Martha and Rick cleaned the table. Jim had left a short time after dinner, he needed to go home because still had a case to work on.
Rick was just done with putting the dish in the dishwasher and sat on the couch.
"Well, I'm off to bed. Have a big opening night tomorrow. Goodnight kiddo!" Martha said and walked upstairs.
"Night mother."

Rick found it quiet now. He kept thinking about the things he could've done with Kate. How bad he wanted it to be him, because he knew in how much pain Jim was. Jim had already lost his wife, losing his daughter would be the end of the world.
Just thinking about her being alone in that room, fighting for her life, trying to wake up was devastating him. She was alone. And that boyfriend of hers wasn't the best boyfriend ever. Yes, he did safe her life in that OR for a little while, but was it ever true love between them. Rick didn't want to know how they met, how they fell in love. But Rick thought, if Josh was her type, he wasn't either. Rick was nothing like Josh. The only thing he had in commen is that they were in love with Kate. But how do you really know you're in love. Then Rick rememberd what Kate said. All the songs make sense. He smiled just thinking about her. Those little things like her smile, her laugh, her hair. This wasn't just a crush for him. For him, this was love.

The next morning Rick woke up to his alarm. He turned it off and sat straight. He rubbed his face with his hands and threw the blanket off of him. He got out of bed and changed in some clean clothes. Today he was going to Kate again. Rick has promised himself not to let a day go by without seeing Kate. It became his routine. He would get out of bed, get dressed, eat breakfast and then go to Kate. It was his priority.

The parking lot was full today. It annoyed Rick like crazy. After a couple of minutes he finally found a place. He locked his car and turned around to walk to the entrance of the hospital.

Rick pushed the Up button on the elevator door and waited for it to arrive. An elevator came and the doors opened. Just before Rick walked in he saw someone already standing in there. He looked at who it was, Josh.
"Castle."
"Dr. Davidson." Rick said and walked in. He looked at Josh's clothes, they were scrubs, so he was working.

A very awkward, silent elevator ride to Kate's floor felt really long for both Rick and Josh. Josh had to stay in the elevator, Rick had to go out.

While walking to the room he kept thinking about things. Random things. Like why does a hospital smell so weird? And why is the food to terrible? It all was random.
Rick got to Kate's room and opened the door, but he was surprised with what he saw. This wasn't right.