Castle Story- A Strange Life Ahead

Beckett and Castle sat on the sofa chatting about what they were going to do once their new addition arrived, but not just any new addition, Kate was 5 months pregnant with their first child.

"When do you plan on taking maternity leave darling?" Castle was making his coffee, and green tea for his expectant wife, "providing that this little one cooperates I will be working right up to the time my water breaks" she said while smiling at her belly. She loved being pregnant, they had both felt the first few movements at the end of last month, she couldn't wait to bring this baby into the world.

In the middle of the ninth month both Kate and Castle were asleep, Kate awoke with a start after feeling a little twinge, it was still early so she fell back to sleep, 15 minutes later another twinge, this time Castle awoke too, "Hm, what's up sweetheart?" Kate looked at the clock, while trying to hide the tightening she was feeling in her stomach, why was she feeling like this now of all times? All of a sudden her phone rang, "great" she thought as she answered with a small gasp "Beckett".

At the scene of the crime everyone was watching her as if she were a time bomb about to explode, and that is just how she felt, before they left the house she felt extremely weird, she ran to the bathroom and then it happened, her water broke, "no not now" she thought, but it was now, their baby was on its way.

"Hey Beckett, you ok?" asked the M.E, Kate sighed and rubbed her stomach, "no, I'm not, I think I might be in labour" the look on her friends face said "girl you need to go to the hospital then" Beckett responded "but don't I repeat DO NOT tell anyone, ESPECIALLY Castle! Please I don't want him to worry."

So Beckett continued throughout the day, breathing through contractions but it wasn't easy, each contraction brought a sharper pain, just as she was walking back to the car a contraction had her doubled over and screaming, everyone looked at her, this was it, it was time, she had no choice, her body was already starting to push the baby out.

When she opened her eyes again Castle was at her side with a worried look on his face, "Beckett what is going on?" She wanted to tell him, but she couldn't quite find her voice, but once she did it was barely a whisper "the baby" she told Castle, he leaned in closer to her and asked her to repeat what she had said, this time her voice was loud so she screamed "THE BABY!"

Castle crouched down beside his wife, on his way down he saw a slight bulge between the pleats of her maternity skirt, his eyes shot directly at her "Kate?" he asked astonished, she nodded with tears in her eyes, then another contraction hit and she reared her head back and cried in agony "Castle, I am so sorry I didn't tell you sooner" she sighed as the pain ended, "I didn't think it was anything" she sobbed and clung to her husband mercifully "but I guess it is" she gritted her teeth, shut her eyes, clenched his hand, and screamed bloody murder, the contractions were now one on top of another, this baby wasn't going to wait for its mother to get to a hospital, it was going to be born at the scene of the crime.

"Lanie!" Kate shrieked, the pain was turning into pressure, and the pressure was turning into an urge to start pushing, and well the urge to start pushing was becoming unbearable, "almost ready Kate, give it all you got NOW! Kate pushed as hard as she could, and since the babys head had already delivered itself with that one push she had delivered the shoulders.

"Alright Kate, listen to me girl, the baby is nearly here, but just do some panting breaths and we'll ease this little one into the world" she looked at Castle with desperation in her eyes, but did as she was told and began panting, all the while her husband never left her side, he kissed the top of her head and told her that she was his true love and that he couldn't live without her, which was true, he couldn't, though he had tried when she had gotten shot seven years ago, but his mother and daughter found that he was just getting depressed.

"CASTLE!" oops his mind had wandered too far, the mind of a writer, he looked at Kate and realized how pale and sweaty she was, "hun you really are glowing" he smiled, the look on her face told him what she couldn't, it was time for him to shut his mouth, turn off his writers mind, and switch it to the mind of a father, his eyes widened as Lanie told Kate to give her the strongest push she could muster, he watched his beautiful wife put her chin to her chest, he slowly counted to ten.

"Come on Katie Bear, go, go, go, push, push, push, come on give it all you got, harder, harder, harder" Kate released her breath, her nails came out from his flesh, her head laid lightly against his arm, he brushed the damp strands of hair away from her eyes so that she too could marvel at what she had just done, "Kate, Writer-Boy, are you two ready to meet your baby?" Castle couldn't find words, he just nodded while smiling like an idiot, Kate stared at him, "what is it Lanie?" "Guys it's a….."

"Girl, you two have a beautiful little girl" as they were all admiring the baby Kate shifted slightly, Castle looked at her "Kate what's wrong?" She shrugged, she didn't know, but she was feeling the same painful unbearable pressure she had felt just before their daughter entered the world, in fact she even said that she felt as if she had to push again.

Lanie checked and sure enough she nodded to Kate, that was her cue to tell Castle the surprise she had found out just five months ago, "Castle, we're having twins", well that did it, he made sure that he was still supporting her back when he yelled to the rest of the team, "TWINS! GUYS KATE'S HAVING TWINS!" Kate just shook her head, "they already knew and so did Lanie, everyone here knew, except you" she said playfully, well as playfully as she could as she felt another contraction grip her insides, "hey less talking right now, you can tell him the rest after you give me another good strong push" said Lanie, Kate nodded and pushed down really hard.

Castle couldn't believe what he was seeing, his wife looked beautiful, even with the little beads of sweat dripping down her face and neck, Kate was pushing another little life into the world, he watched in awe as Lanie withdrew another little pink body from in between his wifes legs.

"Another girl" Lanie proclaimed, well now Kate wasn't the only one with tears in her eyes, she looked up and saw the glistening of tears in his eyes, "Kate you were saying?" Kate sighed "I was hoping they would wait till later, so that they would be your surprise birthday present from me" she smiled widely, well Castle couldn't stop the tears anymore, he sighed "Kate" he kissed her on the lips "I love you so much".

One year later:

"What are their names?" Esposito asked "the little one I am holding is Keeva" announced Castle, he looked to his wife who was holding the other little pink bundle "and that little one over there is…." Kate swallowed hard "Johanna named for her grandmother". The couple gazed lovingly into each others eyes, "and….." she said "now since the twins are a year old, we think it's time to announce that we're having another baby!" There were looks of shock all around the prescient, were they serious? Kate handed off Johanna to Castle, turned to the side showing off her four month pregnant belly, "whoo, oh my god Katie!" Lanie screeched, Ryan and Esposito gave her a congratulatory hug "congrats KB", they walked over to Castle "you are just a baby making machine aren't you bro?" said Ryan, Esposito said "we'll be here to help with these two however we can" he kissed Keeva, and then from the corner of his eye he saw Johanna reaching for him, "yes and you too" he kissed her cheek too.

They watched Kate and Castle leave with their girls, and little unborn baby Castle or Beckett.

To be continued….