3rd of March 2014
Kate didn't feel good. She woke up in their bed. It was 4 am in the morning but she couldn't sleep anymore, not that she wanted to. All she wanted was ice cream, which was very weird because it was this early. She had a little idea of what might have happened to her.
Next to her was Castle fast asleep. Last night had been a lot of fun. Alexis and her boyfriend through a little more than a year, Max, had visited them. For dinner they had visited Remy's, which were Castles and her own favorite place to eat. After they returned to the loft, they'd been playing guitar-hero and watched movies all night.
Alexis and Max had left around midnight. They had just moved in together a month ago and Alexis was beyond happy. Her face lit up every time she looked at Max. Yeah she was in love, Kate could tell. And she was happy for her. If anyone deserved to be happy, Alexis was the one.
She wanted to get out of bed to make some coffee, and turned to look at Castle. Oh, his face was the cutest when he was sleeping. It looked so natural and peaceful. She wanted to kiss him but at the same time didn't want to wake him. She got up and put her robe on.
As she got into the kitchen she started making coffee. She looked through the drawers and found some bread. With a slice of bread in one hand and her coffee in the other she went to sit in the couch. On the table was the very first Nikki Heat book, Heat Wave. She opened and smiled at she looked at the dedication. 'To the extraordinary KB and all my friends at the 12th'. She remembered the first time she read these words at his book party. She felt like their relationship had developed so much since then. It had off course but the thought was kind of strange.
Suddenly her stomach rumbled. She ran to the bathroom and threw up the bread she just ate. She got up from the floor to the sink, drank some water, and then splashed some to her face. Fast, she decided not to tell Castle about this. There was no reason to worry him. It was now 4:30 am and still way too early to get up. She returned to the living room and lay on the couch. She decided to read a little, but felt to tired and fell asleep instead.
When she woke up again, Castle was sitting next to her on the floor. His extremely blue eyes looked concerned as he looked at her. "Why are you sleeping out here darling?" he asked her. "Oh no reason" she answered "I don't know actually, perhaps I was sleepwalking". Castle smiled at her. "You hungry?" he asked. "Not that much" she answered. Actually she was starving, but food was the last thing she wanted right now. It was almost eight am, and she really wanted to visit Lanie at the morgue.
She took a quick shower and found some clothes. She got on her make-up in no time and was ready to leave the loft at 8:30. "Where are you going?" Castle asked her, still sleepy with his pajama on. "I'm just visiting Lanie at the morgue. Didn't I tell you that? Sorry." She replied. "That's okay, see you soon" he said. "Yeah see you." She left and had almost reached the elevator as she realized that she forgot something. The door opened and she looked at Castle who was reading the paper in their kitchen. "Hey Castle?" she asked. "Yeah?" he looked at her, confused. "You know I love you, right?" she asked. He smiled. "I know. I love you too." He said, looking back at the paper.
She went into the kitchen and closed the paper. He looked at her and she smiled. She moved her fingers to his eyes and closed them gently. Then her fingers traced his nose. Right between his nose and his mouth she stopped for a while. She moved them to his mouth. Soon, she replaced her fingers with her mouth. She kissed him slow and tender. His lips were so soft and she gently but his lower lip. His tongue came to her lips and she opened her mouth. Their tongues were playing with each other and they both smiled as she pulled away.
"Okay, gotta go" she said with a low voice. "Are you sure?" he asked. "Lanie can wait an hour or two". "Sorry, but keep this in your mind until I return." She said with a laugh. Then she exited the loft to the sound of his little laugh. God, she was so madly in love with this man.
When she entered the morgue, the smile was still on her lips. "Writerboy huh?" Lanie asked her with a knowing glare. Kate blushed. It was kind of embarrassing that she was still doing that, but she couldn't help it. "Yeah it is. I'm so happy Lanie, I can't even stop it" she said. "Girlfriend I'm so happy for you two. Not only because of all the money I made when you finally got together." She answered with a huge grin. "Well I'm glad that our love is making a difference. But that's not why I'm here. This morning when I woke up, I threw up" Kate said. "It's not the first time. My period is also late. I think I might be pregnant " she said. "Wow! Do you want me to take a blood test, sweety?" Lanie asked. "Yes please" Kate answered.
Fifteen minutes later, the two girlfriends were hugging each other. Kate had tears in her eyes. She was pregnant with her and Castle's baby. The feeling was overwhelming for her. Lanie was extremely happy for her friend; she knew how much she wanted to be a mom. "Well, I better go to the hospital to see a doctor to tell me how far I am." Kate said. "Yeah you do that, and text me what he says" Lanie answered.
When she was in her car on her way home she felt ecstatic. She was a month pregnant. In her mind she'd known that she was, but were scared to deal with it earlier. The morning sickness had started three weeks ago, and already at that time she'd been thinking about it. She couldn't wait to tell Castle.
When she got home, Castle was making her lunch. He smiled when he saw her, and she walked to the table giving him a kiss. He put his arms around her waist and squeezed her in. "Castle?" she asked. "Yeah?" he answered. "Do you have any big plans in about eight months?" she asked. "Uh I don't know, why are you asking about that?" he asked her. "Well. I went to see my doctor today." She looked at him "Castle I'm pregnant." She said. "Oh my God that's amazing Kate!" he told her. "I'm so happy."
They had their lunch and decided to take a walk in the park enjoying each other's company. As they were out there in the cold holding hands Kate was feeling a happiness that she didn't know she could feel.
Castle stopped her and kissed her deeply. "You know that I will support you in any way I can, right?" he asked her. "Off course" she answered him honestly. She kissed him and they started walking again.