A/N: Thanks for continuing with my story!Since I didn't mention it earlier, this story takes place after Under Fire, but it is not a specific episode. In this chapter, Lanie suspects what is going on with her and seeks advice from Kate.

When Lanie got back to the morgue, she laid out the body and finished the external examination. She scrubbed up and prepared for the autopsy. As she made the Y incision, the sight and smell of blood caused a wave of nausea to roll over her. Her eyes grew wide and she rushed to the trashcan before she hurled into it. She held her own hair back and stood up. This had never happened before, not even with some of her more decomposed victims. She ran her symptoms through her mind to try and discern what she might have. Fatigue, nausea, and…

Uh oh. She was two weeks late on her period.

She thought it was stress because they had taken on a lot of new cases, and because Javi had been in that fire. But now, it clicked in her mind that it may be something else entirely. She knew she had to confirm her suspicions, but all she could think about was how she would tell Javi. So she called the first person to pop into her mind.

"Hey Lanie, what's up?" Kate picked up on the second ring.

"Kate? Can you come down and see me? I need you to come alone, and you can't tell anyone where you are going, not even Castle. She replied shakily.

"Okay… Is everything alright? Did you find something on the victim?" Kate asked, her voice a whisper and full of concern.

"Everything is fine, I just need you to come to the morgue." Lanie replied.

"I'll be right there," Kate replied, and hung up.

Lanie took a deep breath. She knew everything was going to be okay, but right now she was just nervous about what Javi would say.

Moments later, the doors of the morgue opened and Kate came strolling in. She came to Lanie, her eyes questioning.

"Did you find something?" Kate asked, seeing that Lanie Hadn't even made an incision.

"I did, but not about the victim," Lanie replied.

Katie looked at Lanie, confused.

Lanie took a deep breath. "I've been feeling tired and nauseated lately, and I just realized that I'm late." she said.

"Late for what?" Kate asked.

"My diving certification test," Lanie huffed, "My period, you dummy!"

Kate's eyes widened in shock. "You're pregnant?!"

"I don't know!" Lanie replied. "I haven't taken a test yet, but I'm pretty sure that's what it is. What should I do?"

Kate thought for a moment. "You should test your own blood. You have the equipment here, and that's better than any home test. That could take a while, so while we're waiting I will go get you a home test and whatever else you need so that Javi doesn't find out. We don't want to scare him before we find out for sure."

Lanie exhaled with relief. "Thank you. Are you sure you can get what we need without raising writer boy's suspicions?"

"Castle's in a meeting with his publishers. He isn't coming back to the precinct today. All I have to do is get past the boys and I can do that pretty easily." Kate replied with a smile.

"Thank you Kate. I don't know how I would have handled this without you." Lanie smiled.

"It's no problem. I just expect you to do the same for me someday." Kate said with a wink.

"Anytime. You should get on that too. You and writer boy aren't getting any younger, you know," Lanie replied with a wink of her own.

Kate rolled her eyes and hugged her friend. She left the morgue to get what they needed and some lunch to distract the boys. She was happy for Lanie, no matter the outcome of the test. Her best friend was in a relationship with her partner and if this test came back positive, they would have a new addition to their team.

A/N: Reviews are welcome! We get the results in the next chapter