College was finally over! Alexis practically skipped up the hall of the 12th precinct to go see her father. She had gotten done with all of her finals and had decided that she would surprise her father and take him out to lunch. Hopefully that would soften him up to the bomb she was going to drop on him.

Rounding the corner she saw that Beckett's and her dad's desk was empty.

"Lex?" turning she smiled at Esposito and Ryan

"Hi guys!" She said and hugged Esposito, when she went to hug Ryan she noticed that his eyes were lingering on her stomach. Covering herself up with her jacket she smiled "So where are Dad and my new step mom?"

"They took a vacation and went to the keys," Esposito said,

"Yeah, they said something about a second honeymoon, and Beckett had like three months' worth of vacation piled up." Ryan said and grinned at her, she knew he knew... Damn.

"Well crap, I was going to surprise dad, I'm all done with school and I was going to take him out to lunch." Putting her hands on her hips she gave them both her thousand watt smile. "Why don't you guys come out to lunch with me?"

"I can't Laine and I have been really busy planning the wedding and we have a meeting to go try cakes during lunch" Said Esposito, he sounded like he was in pain as he said it.

"I will though, just let me go grab my coat" Alexis nodded and waited for him by the elevator. She had a feeling it was going to be an interesting lunch.

Ten minutes later they were seated at Remy's and she was trying to keep the conversation on him, he was putting up a good fight though.

"So how are Jenny and Devlin?" she asked and then took a sip of her water.

She could see the tension in his face when he hugged his coffee cup and leaned back "I forget you have been gone for a while... Jenny and I separated, she moved to Maine with her boyfriend, Dev. and I moved to an apartment not far from the station."

"Oh my god, Kevin why didn't you tell me!" she said and tried to shove his shoulder but he was too far away.

"I could ask you the same thing Lex" he replied and gestured to her stomach. "How far along are you?"

"Five months... I wanted to finish my last semester before I told dad" She sat against the wall in the booth and pulled her knees to her chest, "I know he is going to be mad, but I'm kind of excited"

"Well you've had five months to get used to it" Ryan said and smiled, he remembered when Jenny had told him she was pregnant with Devlin; it was one of the best days of his life. "I don't think your dad will be mad for long. He will want to know where your dear boyfriend is though."

"Yeah well when he finds him, he can let me know" she took a long drink of her water and tried to will away the redness creeping into her face.

"What does that mean" she could tell Ryan was about to blow a gasket.

"This is why I didn't call. I didn't need you and Javi acting like big brothers and beating the hell out of Ashley"

"Ashley did this? Oh when I get a hold of that little prick" Ryan stopped when Alexis reached over and grabbed his arm, he could see the tears forming in her eyes and sighed "What happened?"

"He moved all the way back to New York for me and things were great. Then I told him I was pregnant, he sort of snapped. Said it would ruin everything and that I needed to get rid of it." Alexis wiped a tear away and Ryan came to sit next to her putting an arm around her. "When I told him I would never... He got mean and slapped me... I moved out of the apartment and back into the dorms. I never told dad, and I've already had the paper work drawn up so that Ashley can never claim my baby"

"I'll kill him if I see him again you know that right?" he said and rubbed her shoulder. "Do you need anything? I know Castle is going to go ballistic with baby shopping once he gets over the shock."

"Well you can help me find a place; I want to get settled into a place before the baby comes. And I don't think I will be able to handle Dad when he finds out" She looked up at him and smiled at him with her tear streaked cheeks.

Ryan chuckled and sat up, picking up a napkin he wrote down the name of an n apartment building and the address, "It just so happens there are a few apartments for rent here."

"Really!" Alexis hugged him excitedly; Ryan could feel his heart speed up... Damn it, if this girl wasn't getting to him.

"Come on, I have to get back to work and knowing you, you probably want to be out of your dads house before he gets back from the keys."

Ryan sat on the floor watching Devlin help Alexis paint the walls in her living room. It had taken her less than a day to sign the lease on her own apartment and get everything thing she owned moved in. Looking around him he sighed, sadly all she owned was a bean bag, the bed from her room at her dads, and a few book shelves.

"So when do you think you'll be getting furniture?" he asked and took a swig of his beer.

"Laine said she had some couches for me, and I'm sure dad has something in storage I can use" Turning she put her hand on her hip and glared at him "You know when you told me you and Dev. had moved closer to the station you could have told me that you OWNED IT!

Ryan laughed and stood up "I don't tell many people. You said you needed a place and I just happened to have a few units open."

"Yeah well, thanks" she finally smiled at him and looked down at three year old Devlin who was hugging her legs. "Yes baby"

"I need more paint" he asked and held out his brush to her.

"How about we get you cleaned up and get some dinner first." Ryan said and picked his paint covered son up.

"Sounds good to me! Chinese or Pizza?" Alexis asked and Ryan turned back around to look at her, he stopped in his tracks and took in her appearance for a moment, she had paint on her legs, her pink bandana was coming off, but damn if she didn't look good pregnant. Her belly was just barely rounding and she had filled out a bit more. "What"

"Nothing... Being pregnant looks good on you is all" he said and as he walked his son to the bathroom so he could have a bath, he could've sworn he heard her giggle.

The week was finally ending and Alexis was sitting in her dad's house waiting for him and Kate to get home. Yesterday she had told her grandmother that she was pregnant, well Martha had taken on look at her and started talking about how she was too young to be a great grandmother. After a bottle of wine (for Martha) and several pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream, Martha finally conceded that she was happy for Alexis. Now she just hoped her father would react as well as his mother had.

"Alexis!" Turning she smiled as her dad and Kate came in the door, the look of shock on Kate's flickered away quickly and a smile reappeared.

"Dad, Kate how was your vacation?" hugging her dad she hoped he would at least notice the change, but he never said a word.

"Good" he said and set their luggage by the stairs "So when is my grandson due? Because I don't know if I can handle any more girls is this family"

Alexis hugged her dad hard and started crying. It would be just like him to bring it up like it was always known that she was pregnant. " I was so worried that you would hate me, or that you wouldn't want to talk to me anymore, I know I am normally really responsible and I am sorry that I got pregnant, but I am just so excited for this baby and I need you guys to be excited too..."

"Lex, while I am not completely happy that you got pregnant before you were married, I know you will be just fine." He stepped back and smiled "Now I was thinking that we can set up the nursery in the blue room..."

"Uh, dad... I already have a place, Kevin helped me find one a few days ago." she said sheepishly, and grimaced at the look on her father's face.

"You're not going to live here?" he whined and looked over at his wife "She moved out"

"Oh rick stops acting like a baby!" Kate said and smacked his arm. "When are you due?"

"September ninth" Alexis said while Kate wrapped am arm around her shoulder and walked her upstairs.