Kate and Castle had discussed children in passing. A little comment here about what life will be like when they have one of their own and a squeeze of a hand there when they passed a family on the street. They both knew children were inevitable for them, nailing down the when was another story. While Kate wanted to wait a year after they got married to start trying, Castle wanted to start right away, not wanting to waste another minute putting off their life together. Despite Kate's wants, life had another plan, because now she sat in her bathroom getting up the nerve to pee on the stick. She hadn't alerted Castle to her suspicions because she didn't want to get his hopes up, but now she wished she had so she had someone to encourage her to take the test. She took in a deep breath, opened the box and shook the test out of it. She looked over the instructions, prolonging the inevitable because frankly she was scared.
"It's now or never." Kate said to herself. She took the tip of the test off and faced her fate.
After cleaning up, she turned the test upside down, knowing she would be too tempted to watch it for the next three to five minutes. Kate sat against the edge of the tub, still unsure of how she would feel if she was indeed pregnant. She wanted kids, especially with Castle. She wanted little Castle babies running around the loft, but she didn't feel ready. She wanted more time with her husband alone, enjoying their six-month marriage. She knew her initial reaction to finding the results of the test would be a big determinant on whether she really felt about having children at that moment in time.
She watched the stop watch on her phone hit three minutes, meaning she could look at the test and find out. She wanted to look so badly, but her fears prevented her from moving toward the vanity. She whispered words of encouragement to herself, finally getting up the nerve to step away from the tub. Her hands trembled as she reached for the test. She closed her eyes as she turned over the test and held it in front of her. Slowly, she unclenched her eyes one at a time. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the results. Her initial reaction: happiness. It was positive.
A/N: Feel free to send me some prompts of pregnancy related fics you'd like to see and I'll see what I can do.