Okay, so I'm hopelessly stalled on The Perfect Plan. So, I needed to take a break and write something different. So, I took a prompt from castlefanficprompts on tumblr. I'm sure I mangled it, but here goes nothing.

Prompt: Beckett is pregnant during 7x15. Spoilers within.

"We will talk about it later."

Those were the last words he told her that morning before they left the loft. It left him wondering if there had been more she'd been wanting to tell him. More to the discussion than they hypothetical child that they would raise together. He hadn't questioned it at the time however. He'd simply followed her to her car and rode to the precinct with her. Later he would kick himself for not pressing her further.

Sitting in the precinct bathroom later that day, Kate couldn't help but stare at the white plastic stick in her hand and the little plus sign that confirmed what she had already known. She was pregnant. She wondered if they were ready. If she was ready. She had always known that Castle was an excellent father. Of that there was no doubt. No. Her husband was a wonderful father and their baby was so lucky.

She did doubt herself however. Would she be able to balance work and family? She stuffed the plastic stick in her pocket and washed her hands and headed back to her desk. She saw that Castle wasn't around and she took it out and hid it in the top drawer of her desk. She would tell him once they were done with this case. It could wait. Right now, she had a murder to solve.

She knew that going after Amy alone had been a mistake. The second she felt the needle pierce her skin, she knew that she should have brought Castle along with her. That's what partners were for. The last thought that she had before the darkness consumed her was that she hadn't told Castle about their baby.

When she woke, she felt herself struggle against the restraints that held her down. She looked around the room and knew immediately that she was in serious trouble. Seeing Kelly Nieman standing at an eery looking computer screen. She tried to assess her condition. Other than having a splitting headache, she felt fine. The baby seemed to be fine. At least for now. Although she knew that she didn't dare reveal her pregnancy to Nieman. If she did, she knew that Tyson would find a way to use that against Castle and herself. No, it was best if she kept it a secret. The less she knew about her condition the better.

Kate closed her eyes and she felt a tear fall down her cheek. She hadn't even had a chance to tell Castle about the baby. She hadn't wanted to do it in the middle of a murder investigation. She had wanted to find a special way to tell him. Now she wondered if their baby's life would end before it had even begun.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She had to have faith that Castle would find her. She knew that he had moved heaven and earth to rescue Alexis when she had gone missing. There was no reason to think that he wouldn't do the same for her.

Kate heard Nieman walking behind her and then she heard the surgeon say softly, "You know, it's a shame really. It's a shame that no one is going to come to your rescue."

Kate's eyes grew wide and Nieman laughed and told her, "Don't look so shocked. After all, Jerry had to kill him. He was trying to have him arrested and there's no way that Jerry could allow himself to go back to jail. Neither one of us would survive without the other. Your husband simply got in the way of our plans."

Part of Kate knew that she was lying. There was no way that Castle was dead. She would feel it. Wouldn't she? She closed her eyes and prayed that Nieman was lying to her.

Meanwhile back at the precinct, Castle was going through Kate's desk and that was when he found the pregnancy test. His blood ran cold and he turned and looked at Espo and Ryan. Then he whispered, "She's pregnant..."

The other men looked at him and they knew that the stakes had been raised considerably. Now there were two lives that hung in the balance and not just one. They knew that it was a race against time to find Beckett and their unborn baby...