Hello! This is my third story and my first Castle Fan Fiction. Hope you enjoy it! (I do not own Castle) -J.A.
Castle jolted awake. His alarm clock screaming, indicating that it was morning. He slammed his hand on the clock and it quieted down. He rolled over to find Beckett gone. He sat up to find his beautiful wife walking out of their bathroom. Her 9 month pregnant belly protruding out of one of his shirts. He loved it when she wore one of his shirts. She was always comfortable in them. He signaled for her to walk over to him. He put his arms around her and pulled her as close as her stomach would allow.
"You know Kate, you're due in 2 weeks. Should you really be going to work?" She sighed. He was always protective of her and it gotten way worse when she became pregnant. Beckett was put on desk duty 4 months into her pregnancy, as ordered by Gates. He did have a point though. Labor was unpredictable, but she felt fine. She wasn't due for 2 weeks. She was going on maternity leave next week. She would take what if he said into consideration if she was over due. But she wasn't, so she wasn't worried. "Rick, I'll be fine. Like you said, I'm due in 2 weeks. I'll be fine." She let go of him and started to get ready to go to work. She turned to him and smiled. "I'll make you a deal, if we solve this case in the next two days I'll go on maternity leave early." Hey, a deal is better than nothing. He thought about it and accepted it. With her saying that, he prayed that the case would be solved today.
They both got dressed and drove to the precinct. On their was to the precinct, Beckett was having back pain. But, she rode it off. She's been having back pain since she was 6 months. She didn't say anything to Castle because he would force her to go to the hospital. They both walked into the precinct with coffee in their hands. (Beckett's being decaf of course) They were working on a case about a man who was shot in the heart. It was weird because he didn't struggle at all. Castle was upset, he wanted this case to be a normal one so they could solve it quickly and he and Kate could go home and wait for their baby to arrive.
Beckett sat down at her desk. She was already tired. Maybe Castle was right. Should she have gone in today? She was starting to doubt herself. But she couldn't admit to Castle that he was right! That would be going against her nature. She decided to hurry and solve this case without letting Castle know. If he knew what she was doing he would never let hear the end of it. Esposito walked over to the pair and filled them in on what he knew. The man was Jake Randall, 31. He was a Teacher. Lived in Staten Island with his wife Annabell. His wife was pregnant, Due in 2 weeks. Like Beckett. This made Castle and Beckett sad. He would never get to see his child grow up. It's weird. If he lived in Staten Island, What was he doing on the upper east side of Manhattan at 9 pm? The wife was coming to the precinct and Castle and Beckett were going to ask her questions. Her desk duty only allowed her to do paper work and interview the next of kin. (with someone present)
Beckett was in pain. Her back pain grew worse as the hour progressed. She just had to make it through the questioning and she should be fine. Her and Castle walked into the room to find a hysterical pregnant woman. Beckett felt sorry for her. If she lost Castle at a time like this she wouldn't have the strength to go on. She took a seat across from the woman. She started asking questions, "Hello Mrs. Randall, I'm so sorry for your loss. We have to ask a few questions about your husband. Did Mr. Randall have any enemies?" The woman looked up for the first time since they walked in. She softly spoke, "Jake was a kind man. everyone at work loved him and so did his students." "Did you know why he was in Manhattan yesterday?" Annabell looked confused. "He wasn't in Manhattan yesterday. It was his last day of work until after the baby was born." Beckett looked at the woman. Something wasn't right. What was he doing in the city if he had work? Castle and Beckett thanked the young woman who then asked Beckett a question. "how far along are you?" Beckett put a hand on her swollen stomach. "9 months. I'm due in 2 weeks" The woman smiled for the first time since meeting Beckett. "Me too" Annabell got up and waddled towards the elevator where an older woman was standing. It was probably her mother. Beckett watched as the elevator doors closed. She walked towards her desk praying that the interview helped the case be solved quicker.
Hope you enjoyed Chapter 1! Chapter 2 will be up tomorrow. Review and help me out! -J.A.