Kat walked back to the hospital room, reviewing the chart in her hand. Exhaustion was etched into her face but she was too happy to let it bother her. As she opened the door to the room, she took a deep breath to compose herself.
"How are you doing, mom?"
"Tired but happy." Savannah replied. Kat looked at Chris and Sebastian asleep on the chairs in the room.
"Have they even left?"
"Not since we got here. I don't think Chris will ever let me out of his sight again." Savannah sighed at the thought. "I'm just happy they are letting both of them stay."
"It helps to have a celebrity husband and best friend and the head of the neonatal department on your side." Kat reviewed the chart again. "It looks like you are doing ok and so is the baby. A nurse will be in soon for feeding."
"Great. Everything is ok, right?" A hint of worry hit Savannah.
"Everything is perfect. A little small but that is to be expected for an early birth. I should be able to discharge both of you in a couple of days. I just want to run some test to make sure everything is ok." Kat smiled tiredly, but her eyes had lost their sparkle, the weight of her actions showing.
Savannah tilted her head. "Did you want to talk about it, Kate?"
"Talk about what? The fact that I killed someone."
"You didn't Kate. He tripped down the stairs. It was self-defense." Savannah grabbed Kat's hand. "You saved me and the baby. We can never repay you. Looks like the Crawfords and Stans are into saving the Evans."
"Stop. You make me sound like some kind of superhero." Kat wiped away a tear. "I just couldn't let my family be hurt."
Savannah scooted over a little to let Kat sit on the bed. Kat leaned on Savannah and started to cry, the events of the day finally catching up with her. She tried to be quiet, not wanting to wake Sebastian or Chris. Kat slowly drifted off to sleep, exhaustion finally taking over.
"Pisi, the baby is here." Sebastian shook Kat gently to wake her.
"Savannah's comfortable. I'm staying here," Kat mumbled. Chris and Savannah laughed quietly.
"Did I just lose my wife to my best friend?"
"Yes," Kat and Savannah replied.
Sebastian shook his head and chuckled. "C'mon Pisi, you can sleep on me at the couch. The baby is hungry." Sebastian lifted Kat off the bed and onto his lap on the couch. She snuggled into him, enjoying the warmth.
The nurse opened the door to reveal the plastic bassinette. She handed the bundle of blankets to Savannah. "Did you have a name dear? We can't keep calling the baby 'Baby Evans'."
Savannah smiled as she looked up at Chris. "Yes. She is Julia-Kathryn Scott Evans." She looked at Kat and Seb on the couch. Sebastian had a huge smile as Kat had her hands on her mouth.
Chris smiled as he took his newest girl out of Savannah's arms. "Hey there Jules, meet your namesake."
He reached out and handed Baby Julia to Kat to hold. She instinctively cradles the infant in her arms. She can see that she has the trademark dark curls like her mother and sister before her. And when her eyes open, she can see that the Evans blue eyes are copied again onto little Julia. "Hi Jules, I'm your Auntie Kat. This is your uncle Sebastian. We love you so much." She nuzzled the little girl, smelling her sweet scent. Kat looked up at her parents. "You guys sure?"
"Absolutely. You saved not only my wife and daughter but my best friend as well." Chris's eyes shined.
Kat cuddled Julia for a few more minutes before she started to cry from hunger. Sebastian and Kat exited the room to give Savannah some privacy. They headed to Kat's office.
"Katie, what is going on in your head?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean I can see the wheels turning Kat." They entered her office and closed the door.
Kat sat her desk and turned to look at the window, unable to look at Sebastian. "I killed him," she whispered.
"Whoa, hey no, you didn't." Sebastian got up and knelt next to Kat. "It was an accident."
"But I pushed him." Kat could feel the tears building behind her eyes. "I just wanted to protect Savannah."
"And you did Kat, look at me." When Kat refused to look at him, he leaned his head onto her hands. "Katie, you have to understand that it was an accident. You didn't know he was going to slip. Its not like you planned it. The police understand that. C'mon Katie, look at me." Kat finally looked at his face. "He did this to himself."
The tears started to fall again. "Sebastian," she threw herself into his arms. "I thought I was going to lose you. When he threaten you and Grace..."
Sebastian wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back. "I know frumoasa. I was right there with you. That call was the scariest call I have ever had."
"I didn't know what to do. I panicked and I just called you."
"You did great. You were so brave. Chris and Jamie obviously think so." He kissed Kat's hands. "Maybe you should call your therapist? It's been a very exciting day frumoasa."
"I will. I just needed some time to process. Can you take me home?"
"Of course. We'll take a bath and cuddle afterwards, ok? The kids are with Lisa until Chris and Jamie come home with Julia-Kathryn."
"I can't believe they named her after me."
"It's an awesome feeling isn't?"
"Yes," a smile finally gracing Kat's face. "But I like that they kept the male middle name thing up. Its so cute. I bet Scott is thrilled."
"I don't think he knows yet. I'll ask Chris to wait until we are there with him to tell him." He reached out for Kat's hand. "C'mon pisi. Time to get you home."
"Thanks love." Sebastian wrapped an arm around Kat, she leaned her head onto his shoulder, and they walked out of the office when two officers approached. "Dr. Crawford?"
"Yes?"
"Hello, I'm Detective Daniels, this is Detective Owens from Sudbury PD. We have a few questions about the incident from earlier today."
"Ok. Sure, follow me." Kat moved with Sebastian to an empty waiting room.
"I think we should do this alone, Doctor." He glanced at Sebastian, noticing the arm around her waist.
Kat frowned at suggestion. "I have nothing to hide and I would like my boyfriend to be there."
The detectives looked at each other. "Fine." The detective took a seat across from Kat and Seb. "Dr. Crawford, you knew the suspect that died in the Evans home?"
"Yes. We were previously in a relationship." Kat felt Seb tense under her hand. She gave it a squeeze of reassurance.
"We understand that you, Mr. Evans, his family and Mr. Stan all had a restraining order against Mr. Pratt?"
"Yes, since January."
"Were you aware that Mr. Pratt filed motions to have the restraining order lifted yesterday with proof that you wanted to maintain a relationship with him?" The detectives watched carefully at Kat's response.
Kat's jaw hit the floor. "I'm sorry, what are you saying?" Sebastian asked. He couldn't wrap his mind around what the detectives were saying either.
"The papers filed with Superior Court yesterday morning show proof of messages between Dr. Crawford and Mr. Pratt indicating that she wanted a relationship with him to continue." He holds up a folder with documents inside.
"That's not possible. I haven't had any communication with him since before Christmas." Kat shook her head at the words, Sebastian feeling her tremble in his hand. "No, I haven't talk to him. No text, nothing."
"Regardless Dr. Crawford, we have to investigate the fall as a homicide now rather than self-defense."
Both Kat and Sebastian had a wave of fear run over them. Kat whispered, "What does that mean?"
"It means that you are not allowed to leave the state of Massachusetts while the investigation is still ongoing. You are hereby named a suspect into the murder of Christopher Michael Pratt."