Lonely Cowboy Looking For....

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         Later that night, after a lengthy fight to get Tyler to go home with Greg and Alice, they sat watching Addie sleep. Rebecca rose and walked to stare out the window, lost in thought. She was worried about them rushing this surgery and what trouble might come if her little body wasn't ready for another invasion. She knew usually they did heart caths before and after heart surgery with no problems. The nurse in her told her there wasn't a big risk, the parent in her screamed that they needed to be careful with her baby.

        Kyle saw how lost she looked and walked over to pull her into his arm. He kissed her forehead gently, before saying "She will be alright." Rebecca smiled up at him and said "Logically I know that. My training has taught me the risks. I've held the hands of so many patients when they've came out or are getting ready to go into similar surgeries. I've hugged their parents and told them their child was in the best hands possible. I guess I never realized how much that doesn't help. It's so different when it is your child."

         He reached into his pocket and slipped out the ring, taking her hand he slipped it on her finger. She looked down and then back up at him. He cleared his throat, then he softly said "I was hoping you would like to make that official. I love you, the kids love you. Will you marry me and be their mother?" Rebecca couldn't control the tears falling down her face, she whispered 'Yes! I will marry you Kyle. I love you and the kids so much."

        He cupped his hands on the sides of her face and slowly drew her in for a soft sweet kiss. He whispered "I'm the luckiest man alive." She whispered back "I'm the luckiest woman, and i'm getting the better side of this deal. I get you and the kids forever." He smiled before saying "Maybe we will give them some siblings one day." She wrapped her arms around his neck, saying "I love that idea." They were just fixing to kiss again when there was a knock on the door.

         The doctor walked in with another man right behind him. He said "Kyle, Rebecca, this is Dr.Miller the cardiac surgeon I was telling you about. We wanted to sit down and talk about the plan for Addie." Kyle and Rebecca made their way over to the table in the room, where the doctors had sat down. Rebecca gripped tightly to Kyle's hand and Kyle squeezed her's back reassuringly.

           Dr.Miller started going over the plan in detail. Rebecca interrupted several times with questions, which the doctor answered patiently. Kyle watched her as she quizzed the doctor and you could see the doctor's respect grow with each question. When the meeting started winding down, Dr.Miller smiled and said "Rebecca, if you ever need a job, I would love to have you on my staff."

           Rebecca smiled, looked over at Kyle, and answered "Thank You. However this would be just to far from the ranch and my family." The doctor expressed his understanding before replying "We will see you the day after tomorrow." They said their goodbyes and when the doctors left, Kyle hugged her close. He said "I better call Mom and Greg to let them know. Will you be alright Baby?" She smiled up at him and nodded , before saying "I'll be okay. Go make your calls. I need to check on Mom and call Alice. She will kill me if I don't share our news."