Chapter 2: Chapter 2

A/N: Wow guys! Thanks for all the reviews and positive feedback! However, it's clear some of you didn't take heed my summary. My advice to listen to "Small Bump – Ed Sheeran"… I strongly suggest you do… And don't hate me *hides*

Two months. It had been two months since she found out she was pregnant. She was now three months pregnant and the morning sickness was not giving her a break. She had called in sick at work today, on the account that she couldn't even make it 5ft from the toilet without wanting to throw up. She never knew it would be this bad, everything made her sick. The smell of coffee (Not that she could drink it anyways), eggs, bacon, pancakes, even the smell of Castle's cologne made her nauseous, a fact he wasn't too pleased to learn. However, being the perfect gentleman he is, to facilitate her, he quit coffee, ate only cereal for breakfast and hid his cologne far away from her.

She placed a hand on her cold, clammy head. It was 5 in the afternoon and the sickness had been so kind to give her a break. She lay on their bed, in nothing but a large T-Shirt, feeling too uncomfortable for pants. Castle had gone out to stock up on ice cream and peanut butter, her latest cravings. She groaned as she felt the nausea rise in her throat and gritted her teeth, willing it to stay down and thankfully, it did.

She rolled over on her side, trying to find a comfortable position. She had just entered the second trimester and according to the books she bought, the sickness should be dying down, instead it was getting worse, which only worried her. She had called Dr. Addison who assured her that it was normal and it should die down soon. She placed her hand on her now slightly swollen stomach, it still wasn't obvious if she didn't wear tight clothing, but she had decided it was time to tell Ryan, Esposito and Lanie the news. It wasn't like it was easy to hide anyways, with her sudden abandonment of coffee and her frequent trips to the bathroom and oh that one time when she almost threw up on a murder victim at the crime scene.

She smiled as she remembered the reactions of her friends. Lanie informed her that she knew from the first month, claiming she had that "glow". Ryan and Esposito congratulated her, excited to become future uncles.

She heard the door open, signalling Castle's return. She waited until he stored the groceries away and came into the room.

"Hey." He smiled softly, "How you feeling?" He asked, sitting down on the edge of the bed.

"I can't stop throwing up, my boobs are sore, my ankles are the size of elephants, I feel bloated and hungry." She told him, flopping back on her back.

He reached out and laid a hand on her stomach.

"Don't worry, before you know it, it'll be all over." He told her, rubbing her stomach with his thumb.

"That's the funny thing, I don't even want it to be over. This is uncomfortable but I love it… Does that make sense?" She looked up at him hopefully.

"The magic of pregnancy. Total opposite of Meredith, she couldn't wait for Alexis to come out, she did everything she could to induce her own labour." He shook his head, "Crazy woman." He murmured under his breath.

"What if I'm a bad mom?" She asked suddenly.

"You're gonna be a great mom." He assured her, trailing his hand down her leg to massage her ankles in a way he knew would sooth her.

"How do you know that?" She knitted her eyebrows.

"You're already a great mom to Alexis." He pointed out.

"Yea, but Castle, she's already grown and Alexis is perfect." She pulled her bottom lip between her teeth.

"I'm scared." She quietly admitted.

He stopped rubbing her ankles and brought his hand up to cup her face.

"Kate, you hunt killers for a living and you're afraid of having a baby?" He asked

"This is different Castle and you know it. What if I do something wrong? What if I – " She trailed off to blink back the tears that were forming in her eyes.

"Listen to me, you're gonna be the best mom our child could ever have. You're gonna love her so much when she's born, you're never going to want to put her down. You say you won't spoil her, but you will, but you'll also ground her. She'll be like you, you'll protect her, you'll do everything for her. You're gonna be a great mom, trust me." He told her, leaning down to kiss her forehead.

She stared at him for a good while.

"What?" He asked.

"She?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Oh. I know we said we'll wait until she's born to find out the sex, but it just came out…" He started.

"You want another girl?" She asked, curious.

"I mean, I'll be fine either way, it doesn't matter."

She nodded, raising a hand to cover her mouth as waves of nausea rushed through her. She threw off the covers and dashed into the bathroom and of course, Castle was right behind as she emptied herself into the toilet.

"I think you need a nice, warm bath …. And some saltines." Castle declared, standing up and turning on the water to fill the bath.

"Please. " She whispered.

"I'll be right back. Don't move." He ordered.

"Not sure I can." She smiled weakly as he left the room. She pulled her shirt over her head, preparing herself for a bath and sat in her panties until Castle returned.

When he returned, he had a box of saltines in one hand and a glass of milk in the other. He rested them on the counter and helped her to her feet. When she was upright, he stepped back and stared at her.

"What?" She asked, beginning to feel a bit self-conscious under her his stare.

"You're so beautiful." He said lovingly, "Pregnancy suits you, you've never been more beautiful."

She scoffed as she pulled off her panties, "I don't know how me becoming a whale is attractive to you."

"You don't believe me?" He asked, tilting his head to the side.

She stepped in the tub, sinking into the warm water, it was hot enough to release her tension and comfort her, but not hot enough to burn. Just the way she liked it.

"I just don't know what you see." She shrugged.

"I see the love of my life, carrying my child… our child. Life that you and I created. Life that is forming inside of you. It's a beautiful thing Kate and I think you're beautiful. "He told her, staring intensely into her eyes.

She was touched by his declarations of his view of her, she felt a lump form in her throat. She cleared her throat, not wanting to cry right now.

"Yes well, you go get pregnant and tell me how beautiful you feel." She mumbled, sinking deeper into the water.

"Sorry" He shrugged, reaching a saltine out to her, "Not a seahorse."

"Damn." She snapped her fingers, and opened her mouth to accept the saltine he offered.

"Mmmmm. This is nice." She closed her eyes and leaned her head back, "Join me?"

"You know I'd love to" He started, sounding apologetic, "but you have got to be hungry, I think I'm going to try and find something for you to eat that won't make you throw up." He said standing.

He placed the box of saltines in her reach and reached out to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear.

"You'll be okay?" He asked concerned.

"I suppose. Good luck finding food for me" She grinned and kiss his palm.

"I'll need it." He grinned back as he left the room.

Minutes later, she was lying in his lap with a bowl of mac and cheese in front of her. Castle watched her with hopeful eyes and she took her first bite. She swallowed and waited to see if her body would reject the cheesy concoction. Seconds passed without any indication of nausea, so she took another bite.

"Victory!" Castle pumped his arms in the air, in celebration. She hadn't been able to eat much in the past 3 weeks, due to the fact that she threw everything up, so the fact that her body with not disagreeing with mac and cheese called for celebration. She smiled.

"You know what could go well with this?" She turned to him and his face twisted as he realized what she wanted.

"Don't say it." He closed his eyes.

"Peanut butter." She whispered in his ear.

"That's just gross." He shuddered.

"It's not my fault, it's yours." She admonished him.

"Mine? How is it my fault?" He asked defensively.

"You got me pregnant." She told him simply.

"You didn't seem to mind the procees…" He waggled his eyebrows, earning him a playful smack in his chest.

"Who would?" She said, lowering her voice as she leaned in to kiss him.

He moaned and immediately deepened the kiss, moving so she was lying on top of him. His hand snuck under the hem of her shirt and roamed her back.

Just as they were about to take it a step further, her stomach grumbled.

"Someone's hungry." Castle laughed, placing a chaste kiss on her lips before sitting her up. He handed her bowl of mac and cheese back to her.

"Eat." He told her, "I'll get the peanut butter."

She laughed as he dramatically shuddered, making his way to the fridge to get her peanut butter. She smiled at him when he handed it to her.

"You should try it." She suggested.

"You don't even know what it's gonna taste like." He pointed out to her.

"I know it's gonna taste good." She told him, spooning out the peanut butter and mixing it in with the mac and cheese. His eyes widened in horror.

"I think you can try it for the three of us." He shook his head.

She managed to eat her first meal in weeks with throwing up and Castle decided to celebrate with ice cream, once she promised not to put peanut butter on that too.

"They didn't have strawberry, so I bought chocolate and no peanut butter will be going on this!" He yelled from the kitchen.

When her usual sarcastic reply didn't come, he poked his head around the door of the fridge to see what she was doing.

"Kate?" He asked, beginning to feel worried. He closed the fridge and went back over to her.

She had fallen asleep. She was stretched out on the couch, with one hand dangling over the edge and the other hand placed on her stomach. Her shirt had ridden up and so her stomach was partly exposed.

Smiling, Castle knelt down beside her and pulled her shirt up. He leaned over and gently placed a kiss on her stomach.

"Hey you," He whispered, not wanting to wake her. "You don't know me yet, but I'm your dad. I can't wait to meet you. Unfortunately, I have to wait six more months. In the meantime, why don't you go easy on your mom huh? She's gonna be the best, I promise you. You'd love your big sister too, you're going to be so spoiled you know that?" He was so into talking to their unborn child, he didn't realize Kate had woken up and was now staring at him with fresh tears in her eyes.

"Rick…" She murmured.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." He apologized, leaning back to her stomach and whispering.

"You hear that? That's your mom. She's so beautiful, especially while carrying you, but she doesn't believe me." He heard her sniff and looked up to find her crying,

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you cry." He said, pulling her shirt back down and reaching up to wipe away her tears.

"No, it's okay." She gave him a watery smile, "You're just so… amazing."

"I know." He smirked.

"I love you." She whispered, holding his hand to her cheek, staring into his eyes.

He leaned in and kissed her softly.

"I love you too, more than anything."

She hummed.

"I'm tired." She hooked her arms around his neck, "Carry me to bed?"

"Of course." He lifted her up and carried her to bed.

"I love you." She whispered again, kissing his neck.

"You said that already." He told her.

"I know," She said as he laid her on the bed and crawled in beside her, pulling her against his body resting his hand over hers on her stomach. "I just felt like saying it again."

"Well, I love you too… again. You too." He said, speaking to her stomach.

She smiled, as she drifted peacefully off to sleep.

End A/N: Well, well, well… I feel bad now….There is one chapter left. I know how you guys want this to end, but there is only one way it's going… because it's based on the song. (WHICH I HOPE YOU LISTENED TO) BUT! If you guys want, I can always write a sequel to make you feel better. So don't leave okay! Stick it out and if you want a sequel, a sequel you will get! Anyway, I hope you liked this chapter, I'm trying to be accurate with her pregnancy, but I'm 17, I'm not a doctor and I've never been pregnant, so if anything's inaccurate, well…. Sorry. Also, about my other fic "Blinding Love" I'm still not going to update that until the weekend… because that takes more of my thought process that this one does. So… Yea. Thanks for your reviews that I know you'll be so kind to leave me

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