"Castle, what are you doing? I was really comfortable on that couch," Kate Beckett questioned as her husband kept pulling her with him towards the porch of their beach house.

Kate Beckett and Richard Castle had been married for no more than a couple of years and between the murders they tended to take small vacations during longer weekends to the beach house he'd purchased long before they met. The Hamptons house had been a lot bigger than Kate had anticipated the first time she'd been there but now she felt it would be absolutely perfect for when they had little ones living with them. Speaking of that first time she was there, they'd been unfortunate to get a murder quite literally stumbling into their pool which had ended with the two of them getting involved with the case. Fortunately they hadn't had that bad of a luck the next times they'd vacationed at the beach. That second time they went there Castle had made sure to make up for the time they'd lost that first time. Gosh, those hands had done wonderful things to her. And his food along with the activities in the pool, mmmm. The most amazing part must've been ...

"I know, but I want to show you something," her husband interrupted her thoughts and took her back to the now.

She chuckled, "Haven't you already shown me everything?"

"Not this," he defended with a smirk glancing back to her and she rolled her eyes.

He loved surprising her, she'd noticed, and even though she'd never liked surprises she found herself loving his. Well, not at first, she hated the secrecy, but once the surprise was over she absolutely fell in love with it. Most of the times, anyway.

As they got out on the porch Kate felt the warm summer air shower her body, her summer dress allowing the air to reach her skin in a way her work-clothes never did. The grass under her bare feet was soothing and soft. She was surprised it was so warm, had expected it to be cold considering it was quite dark outside and the time must've been closer to midnight than not. When they started to reach the middle of the grass between the house and the beach she saw something catching her eyes within seconds. In the grass stood carefully placed lit candles a little here and there in what she presumed was a big candle-shaped heart. It was big enough for them to step inside and when they did Castle picked up his phone from his pocket only to surprise her even more when music started playing in the air.

"May I have this moonlight dance?" he asked, reaching out his hand towards her in invitation and she felt herself swoon over the love she felt for him.

"You may," she said with a wide smile spreading on her lips and offered him her hand.

Castle pulled her into his arms and held her hand while the other snaked around her in order to land gently on the lower of her back while Kate put her free hand on his shoulder. They swayed to the music, their bodies close together as they gazed into each other's eyes. Kate was drowning in his ocean blues like she'd done a million times before and she could almost swear he did the same. The light of the moon made his eyes even more magical, the shadows in his face made him only more mystical. He was beautiful, handsome. The grass tickled their bare feet but none of them cared, actually Kate only found it more romantic. Castle pushed her out a little in order to turn her around, her back against his chest as they kept swaying, his arms in a secure hug around her, and she felt his lips in her hair. They swayed in that position for a few minutes before he twirled her back to their original position and she couldn't not stand on her toes to catch his lips with hers. The kiss was smooth, gentle, and she hoped he could feel every ounce of love she put into it, just like she could feel his. They pulled back before air became a necessity, both smiling wide.

"God, I love you Kate," he breathed out and she bit her lip, looking down only to gaze up at him through her lashes.

"I love you too Rick."

They danced some more in the moonlight, and when they got tired they simply laid down in the middle of the candle shaped heart, Kate's head resting on his chest and their hands clasped together on his stomach. Castle's free hand was fiddling with her long hair and she found herself drifting off from the pleasure along with the safety of being in his arms.

"Are you awake?" His whisper was barely loud enough for her to catch it but thankfully she wasn't completely asleep yet.

"Mhmm," she hummed, her eyes blinking to stay awake long enough to hear what he wanted to talk about.

"I was thinking," he started and she turned her head in order to look up at him.

He was gazing up towards the stars and the moon but she could still see the wonder in his eyes and the small wrinkle he usually had when he thought about telling her something important.

"When we have kids," she bit her lower lip at the when, not if, "do you think I should add kids to Nikki and Jameson or would that be too personal?"

His question had her chuckling and he glanced down at her with a quirk to his eyebrow.

"Since when do you worry about Nikki Heat getting too personal?" she asked and he scrunched his nose.

"Point taken."

She thought about it though, having their alter egos joining them in the parenting process. Thought about how that would turn out in crime books. She became sceptical. "I don't know to be honest. I mean, I have no problem with them taking another step but I'm not so sure it would fit into their genre. They're crime books," she said with all honesty.

He nodded. "I see what you mean."

"Though," she added in a light tone. "If you think you can make it work I'd say go for it."

His gaze softened and she smiled, her heart skipping a beat due to the love she could see in his blues. And she couldn't wait to tell him.

"You know, maybe you'll have to rewrite the ending on the next one," she said and his forehead wrinkled in confusion.

"What do you mean? I just finished it and you said you liked it, why would I change?"

She just loved how clueless he was, loved how it would all come as a big surprise for him. She'd planned on telling him later that week, when it was their anniversary, but now she couldn't imagine telling it another way.

"Maybe Nikki Heat should already be pregnant in that ending," she said and he got even more confused as she couldn't help herself from letting go of a chuckle. She couldn't stop smiling, her teeth grinning wide.

That's when she could see the puzzle bits fall into place because he got this shocked look with wide eyes as he opened his mouth in a small o.

"You mean...?" he said, just barely louder than a whisper. "Are you…?"

Sticking out her tongue she wasn't able to contain her happiness. Her whole soul glowing with the wonderful news. With a nod in place it didn't take more than a couple seconds before he was pulling her up and claiming her lips with a joyous yelp. She laughed in the kiss as he pushed her onto her back only to follow, placing himself above her with his body close to hers. When his tongue seeked entrance, and got it, her laugh disappeared and got replaced by a moan. She let her hands start to wander, let them go around his body in order to pull him closer and started demanding more with her own mouth. He made a sound, a mix between a chuckle and a groan, and slowed down the kiss in order to pull away, their eyes getting stuck in each other's.

"So, we're having a baby," he stated in a low voice, his lips pulled up in a wide smile.

"Yeah," she whispered. "We're having a baby." The confirmation had his lips pulling up impossibly wider and she mirrored his expression.

They were having a baby. A baby. I can't wait.

THE END


A/N: Hope you all enjoyed this small shot and have a geeat weekend! Until next time, xxxx