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Castle and Beckett walked through the door after a long day at work and they were still just as in love, if not more, than when they got married just over a year ago.
They made dinner together like most nights before watching a movie and then heading off to bed together.
Beckett had just come out of the bathroom as Castle was about to get into bed and she walked up behind him, wrapping her arms around him. She pressed her front up against his back, placing a kiss on his shoulder before he was spinning in her arms.
"Hey, you," Castle said softly when he was facing her before he leant down and pressed his lips against hers.
Castle turned them and tried to step forward to push Beckett onto the bed but she pulled her lips from his and put her hands out to stop him.
"Wait."
"Kate?" he questioned, noticing that she now looked slightly nervous.
"Sit down," Beckett answered, gently maneuvering him until the back of his knees hit the edge of the bed and he sat down.
He shot her a questioning looked but she remained silent, looking like she wanted to say something but was readying herself for it. He waited patiently for her to speak, knew that sometimes it was best just to let her think things through on her own and not push and she would talk to him eventually.
"Close your eyes." That surprised Castle, he had no idea where this was going but he'd assumed she wanted to talk but the last time she told him to close his eyes, they definitely didn't end up talking.
Castle did as she'd asked and Beckett waved her hands in front of his eyes, checking that they were actually closed. When she received no reaction, she placed a quick kiss on his lips before she moved away.
Castle could hear rustling over in the direction of their closet and then she was back in front of him again.
Kate reached out and took his hand, guiding it to the object she'd retrieved from the wardrobe. But he waited, waited until she gave the word to open his eyes again.
"You can open your eyes now," she said softly and while he could still hear a nervous edge to her voice, there was also some excitement mixed in as well. And she was nervous, but not about what she was about to do. She knew how Castle would react, it's the future she's more nervous about but she's also excited, so so very excited.
Castle slowly opened his eyes, keeping his eyes on Beckett as she looked back at him with such love that he almost forgot that she'd just handed him something and was going to kiss her senseless. But he could feel the object, soft in his hand as her hand sat on top of his, caressing it gently.
He finally looked down and his brow furrowed in confusion at what he saw, a stuffed bear. It looked very similar to her bear, the one that now sat on their dresser, but this one's fur was softer, a slightly darker colour and it's arms and legs were slightly longer.
She gave him a bear?
But then his eyes widened as he remembered the conversation they'd had when he first saw her stuffed animal, what she'd said about one day wanting to buy another bear for future children when they were born.
"Kate, are you…" he looked up at her and the grin on her face told him everything he needed to know.
"Yes," she whispered, nodding vigorously as a grin broke out on Castle's face as well.
And then he was standing, putting his arms around her and pulling her tightly against his chest, the bear still in his hand as it was around Beckett's back.
She hugged back just as hard, her face resting in the crook of his neck as a tear escaped one of her eyes. She was just so happy right now.
Castle pulled back and moved a hand from around her back up to cup her cheek, to wipe the single tear that had slide down her face. Castle had tears in his eyes too.
"We're having a baby?" Castle whispered, not entirely sure that this moment was real or if it's all just a wonderful dream.
"We are," Beckett replied, her eyes shining back at him.
A baby, he thought, we're actually having a baby. He had to take a few deep breaths when he realised that this was actually happening, that he'd created a tiny person with his wife that was part both of them. That they were going to bring a little human into the world that was theirs and theirs alone.
They'd talked about having kids before. There was the night where they first spoke about it, the first time Castle met Mr Snuggles. And then they'd spoken about it again, once they were actually together. They both knew that the other wanted kids and it was something they'd talked about as a possibility for the future but they never planned anything, wanting to wait until they were married before kids was an option. Now they are married and having children has come up from time to time but again, they never planned anything, wanting to wait until the time was right. Which was apparently right now.
"We're having a baby!" Castle said excitedly, pulling Beckett back against him but this time he kissed her, moved his lips against hers as she melted into his embrace.
He pulled back again but rested his forehead against hers as she closed her eyes.
"We're having a baby," Castle said again, quieter this time, almost in awe that this was actually happening, that they were going to have a child together.
He pulled his hands back in between them bringing the bear with him so it was in the small space between them. Beckett moved her hands too, placed them on top of his as he held the stuffed animal.
It was crazy to think how far they've come, from that night when she let him on something very personal to not long later, when she was the one to ask him out when she'd finally knocked down the rest of that wall (with his help) and could let him in. It had taken Castle less than a year after that to propose and now here they were, standing in their bedroom as she's just told him that she's pregnant with his child.
Castle dropped one of his hands then, moving it to span across her stomach, where their baby was growing. Beckett placed her hand on top of his, threading their fingers together as they rested against her, their other hands still holding the bear that would one day belong to their little boy or girl.
"I love you," Castle whispered, taking the bear from her now to put it on their bedside table before he pulled her backwards onto the bed with him, moving to settle on his side. Beckett moved with him but instead of lying down beside him, she threw her leg over his body and settled there, straddling his thighs.
She leant down to kiss him again as Castle ran his hands up her sides before they spanned her back, pulling her closer to him until her chest was flush with his. They definitely didn't get much sleep that night.
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The day when their little girl was born, Amelia Johanna Castle, was one of the happiest days of their lives.
I'd already written this chapter when you reviewed but theputz913, this was your idea as well. (And thanks for pointing out my mistake, it's been fixed).
I'm going to change this to incomplete for now because thanks to everyone's reviews, I had more ideas for this fic. And what did you think? I'd really appreciate your feedback :)