Fighting for my family
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Sorry so long for an update, this was written before the series finale. The pic from the finale where Beckett and Castle standing by the trees inspired me to write this scene like this. I was going to post chapter by chapter but after the horrible finale I had nightmares of the two characters/actors...so I didn't. I had to get over that. which wasn't an easy thing. Now though I am going to post more of this story. Be warned it can get sad at times. It ends happy for most of the characters! There are character deaths, but that's later on. Hope you enjoy.

chapter 4
crime scene inside:

"Guys," Lanie voice is now distant. "We have another one."

Castle eyes Beckett as she starts going towards Laine voice, she stops. What's she waiting on a sign? He tilts his head some, to tell her to keep going. Beckett disappears from Castle's view. Castle sighs, oh how he wants to see the other body but he didn't want to fight with her anymore so he let her go alone.

Beckett steps in and sees the man laying in bed. She walks over to Lanie and then all of a sudden felt like vomiting. She places a hand over her mouth at the sight.

Lanie thought that was weird, cause she had never known Beckett to do that. Something's wrong she thought why would she.

"Are you okay Kate?" Lanie questions her friend, "if you need to." She points to the bathroom, "It's over there sweetie," Beckett follows her finger tip, then takes off, racing through the bathroom door without responding.

Lanie could hear her vomiting.

Not good. Lanie goes to check on her, "What's wrong sweetie," she glances at Beckett who stares up at her. "You never gotten sick by seeing dead body before?"

"It's not..." Beckett starts up, the has to lean over the toilet again.

"It's not...then what?" Lanie didn't like seeing her friend like this, if she was feeling this bad earlier then why come. "Talk to me girlfriend." Beckett just stares down at the toilet lost in her own little world. A few seconds pass by. Lanie tries to think of what else could have cause this sudden change in her friend.

"Are you?" she asks knowing there was no possible way that that could be what was wrong with Beckett. But to her surprise, Beckett nods. "What? So is it," Beckett nods again. "Does he know?" Beckett slowly shakes head this time. "That's not good with you guys splitting up."

"We," Beckett finally uses a word, she sighs, leaning over preparing herself for another possible round to hit her.

"Are you in pain?" Beckett shakes her head.

She sighs again, glancing at Lanie, "We never did."

"What?" Lanie was now getting confused about what Beckett was talking about. If they never...or was it that they never broke up. "Did I hear you right?" She waits a few seconds but she didn't get answer. "You never, he never. Then how? I mean if you broke up..."

"I didn't say that, Lanie," Beckett swallows,

"What I am confused?"

"We cheated..."

"I know that, it was all over the 12th."

"No I mean with each other." Lanie couldn't believe her ears. Was this for real? They never broke up.

"What how do you do that?" Lanie then got it. "So it was all fake?"

"Yes," Beckett confesses to her, Lanie was the first one to know this secret that Beckett and Castle were keeping.

"But why?"

"We did it to protect each other."

"I don't." Lanie shakes her head.

"Tell you all about it later just keep my secret."

"Sure honey," She reaches for Beckett's hand. "Let's get you out of here." She helps Beckett stand. "So Castle, doesn't have a clue yet that he."

"I was going to tell him,"

"Really? when...when the baby came." Lanie giggles at that herself.

"No!" Beckett rolls her eyes at Lanie, "I was this morning."

"What stopped you?" Beckett made a motion with her hands.

"But you got called out here."

"Yeah pretty much."

"Don't worry your secret safe with me." Lanie winks at her as they make it back out of the bathroom. "Right now, we..."

Without knowing what Lanie was going to say, Beckett responds, "I'd like that."

Lanie places Beckett's arm around her neck, "Lean on me girl, I'll walk you outside. Fresh air will do you some good." They make their way to the other room where the boys are just standing around talking. Everyone stares at the two of them.

"She got a little sick," Lanie calls, "Going to take her outside to get some fresh air." Beckett could see the worried look that came across her husbands face so she rubs her nose when she passes him, which was telling him that she loves him.

"That's just gross," Javy whispers to Ryan. "Why would Beckett do that?"

"I think it's a sign." He watches Castle's reaction to try to read him.

"A sign of what?" Ryan doesn't answer, he moves to the back bedroom after Castle.

outside:

"Are you going to be okay?" Lanie asks Beckett.

"I'm fine." Lanie gives her a stern look.

"Kate don't lie to me."

"Look Lanie I will be fine, you're right the fresh air is helping me."

Lanie sighs accepting her answer. "Okay but..."

"Lanie there are no buts, now go and take care of those bodies. I promise I stand right here by this tree."

"You better be right there,"

"Okay," Beckett responds like a child being scolded. Lanie starts to walk off some. "And remember Laine,"

"Yes, no tell cause I have one too." She touches her stomach so she didn't have to say any words.

"You're," Beckett's voice got loud getting caught in the moment. "Congrats." Lanie put her finger to her mouth.

"Shhh. Keep your voice down girl the door still open." Beckett glances that way and yes the door to the house was still open.

"Sorry, I happy. We are going to be so close having kids."

"And before you ask no I have told...anyone." By the way that she was looking Beckett already knew who the father was.

"Javy," she mouths. Lanie just nods and leaves her standing there.

When Lanie reenters the house without Beckett Castle gets a really frantic look on his face.

"How is Kate," he asks nervously.

"Why do you care Castle?" Ryan questions as he walks up to them.

"One can't be concern?" Castle glances at the boys. He was really concerned about his wife, she was acting funny earlier and now this. There was something that she was keeping from him, he was sure of it now.

"She's no concern of yours now!" Javy shouts at him pushing him hard in the shoulder knocking him back. It was more of shock that he would do that then the force of his hand that made Castle stumble back some. Castle couldn't regain his composure and trips over dead man feet falling to the ground on his butt.

Gates stares at what is going on with her stern look and arms crossed over her chest.

"It was an accident." Ryan and Espo were quick to say to her. Ryan goes over to help Castle to his feet.

"Accident my ass," Castle whispers to Ryan, "Javy pushed me and you know it."

"What was that Mr. Castle?" Gates asks him after he was able to stand on his own.

"Ryan was laughing cause I fell on my...:" before he could say the word she puts her hand up.

"Say no more, what I do want to know is was it an accident like they said?" There was a pause, both stare over at Castle thinking he was going to rat them out.

"Yes," Castle could see both of them swallow. "Sorry I was clumsy and tripped."

Gates sighs then points to door.

"What? But I..." Castle tries to beg, which only made Gates madder.

"Out," she points at the door, "Now. Mr. Castle. Outside." He lowers his head in defeat. He never got kicked out of house when it had a murder.

Gates stands in the doorway making sure that Castle leaves the scene. Castle steps to his car but before he can open it, he sees Beckett leaning against a tree.

Oh how I want to go over there to stand by her. He opens the car door and climbs in. Gates assumes that he is leaving cause she hears the car turn on. The minute that she vanishes back inside the darkness. He turns the car back off and gets out. Beckett didn't notice him at first.

"May I stand with you?" he asks.

"Castle what are you doing here?" She turns to face him. "I thought you were..." She tilts her head, "You got kicked out didn't you."

A grin appears on his face as he nods. "You know me to well."

"Castle this is not a joke."

"It wasn't my fault this time."

"Oh really," she snorts a little wanting to hear this one.

"When you, didn't come back with Lanie, I got concerned."

"Did you not catch the sign?" He took her hand in his,

"Oh, yes," He kisses her hand. "I did, but, when it was just her, my heart sank. I asks if you were okay to Lanie." She tilts her head again. "Javy said I should have no concern for you anymore, and pushed me hard."

"Then..."

"I stumbled back tripping over the dead body laying on the floor,"

"You didn't." she snickers,

"I fell on my ass." still laughing at him.

"And Gates thought it was your fault right?"

"Yes, and it's not that funny." Beckett watching him as he rubs his butt, "It hurt, those hardwood floors."

"Do you want me to kiss better tonight?"

"Are you still making fun of my pain?"

"Well, do you want me to or not?"

He nods, "So very much," She places her hands on the side of his face.

"Will a kiss on the lips do for now." He leans her gently up against the tree as his answer. Really getting into the passion kiss she grabs him hard against her. "Oh Cass..."

"Shh, let my body talk to yours." His voice came out in puffs, he didn't want to lose this moment. He's body was having a good time, but was ready for more.

"We," she tries to catch her breath. "We,"

"I know, it's so wrong, just..." His tongue swirls around hers, taking away any thoughts her brain was coming up with.

"Oh cass..." He finally broke the kiss.

"Oh how I miss that. I want it so bad. I want you so bad..."

"Well you do have your car." She taunts him.

"Beckett is that a challenge, cause I'll take it." She puts her hands on the sides of his face.

"Castle, crime scene." he sighs,

"Your right, I know but...I love you so much." Now was the perfect time to tell him that she was pregnant. And she thought of the perfect way.

"Say it again." He looks at her confusion but did it anyway.

"I love you,"

"I..." she pauses. "We love you too."

"We..." it took a few seconds to sink in the words. "We as in..."

She smiles, nodding. He grabs her around the waist, not caring about anything else in the world, spins her around, making her feet leave the ground.

"Castle, put me down."

"Right, I got carried away. I just...sorry." He places her back down before the boys saw them interacting like that.

"I just..." He reaches out his hand to touch her stomach, he knew that he wouldn't feel anything yet. But it was just the thought that soon he would. That another baby of his was coming, a baby Caskett...

"Can't feel anything," he jokes at her. "Are you sure?"

"Yes, found out..."

"That's why you didn't want...that was my surprise." She nods to him then with her eyes points. Castle gets the message that someone was coming their way.

"Mr Castle," Gates calls out. "I told you to leave."

Then gun fire blast shatters the moment.

to be continued...