Disclaimer: Sadly I don't own Castle. This story is entirely nonprofit and just for fun.

A: Apples - fruit that comes from a tree and can be green, red, or yellow

It was pretty funny, Kate thought. His safeword was apples and now that he had finally gotten her pregnant again, it was the exact same thing she seemed to be graving all the time. When she had carried their first child, she had sent him to the supermarket on several occasions to buy her some apples.

Rick had been trying to be a good husband and as he had found out, that the graving she seemed to have the most were apples he always made sure to have enough at home. But this time seemed different to her. It wasn't like she wanted any apple. She had a sudden graving for a certain color of apple. Sometimes it was red ones, then it was a yellow one and now she wanted a green one desperately.

Not having told her husband about this new pregnancy yet, she wanted him to find out on his own. So she made sure to pack an apple for when they were at the precinct every day, trying to always eat it in front of him. When he didn't catch on then and just laughed about her suddenly eating more healthy, she had to take more drastic measures. Starting to write apples on top of the shopping list every day, she made sure, that Rick was the one to do the shopping as much as possible and if she would go, she always read the list to him aloud, asking if she had forgotten anything.

When this didn't work as well, she became more frustrated and desperate for him to find out, because she wanted to share the good news with him and she couldn't wait to see the big smile on his face when he finally knew.

"Riiiiick! Come here!" she called out one evening when they had just arrived home from work together, their son staying at his grandpas' house for the night.

As he was in front of her, she looked at him with an irritated frown on her face. "Kate, darling, what is wrong?" he wanted to know.

"What is wrong, you want to know. How dense are you? And you call yourself a man with an eye for detail? Seriously?" she demanded to know, stepping closer to him, her hand finding his ear, twisting it.

"Oooooow! What are you doing? Kaaaaate...Apples...Apples!" he whined, as Kate made him bend over, his head leveling with her stomach.

"Oh Ricky, finally you are getting closer. Be a good detectives' husband and connect the clues. Please!" Pulling on one of his hands, she laid it on her stomach, letting his ear go.

Rick remained in his crouched position, the dots finally starting to connect in his head. "Oh my god, Kate! Apples, you have been eating apples a lot lately. And oh, wow, are you pregnant?" he looked up, his hand never leaving her stomach, caressing tenderly.

Kate couldn't suppress her smile any longer, pulling him up, into a passionate kiss, telling him all he needed to know through the kiss.

When their lips parted, Rick leaned his forehead against hers, a big smile on his face, his eyes shining with happiness. "I love you, Kate!" he whispered.

Please let me know what you think and if I should go on with the rest of the alphabet.