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Lanie was still starring at the gently smiling doctor as she tried to understand what she just heard.
Have you considered a pregnancy?
She hadn't. Come to think of it, it was pretty stupid that neither of them had thought of that possibility…
But now that she was thinking, it was possible. If not even the only explanation.
A mixture of excitement, fear and an overwhelming happiness rushed through her, making her wonder what Javier was feeling right now.
What were they going to do if she really was pregnant?
He couldn't help it. A grin was slowly appearing on his face, despite the uncertainty and the surprise-factor of the situation. Could it really be?
If anyone had asked him what he was feeling right now he wouldn't have had an answer. Too many feeling were running trough him- surprise, a tinge of fear, excitement and a fair amount of sudden happiness among them.
Both heard the doctor's slightly amused voice from far away.
"I take it you haven't considered a pregnancy then?"
"No" Javier piped up, gathering up the courage to look at his girlfriend. Much to his relief she shot him an almost shy glance, a smile tugging at her lips.
"Okay, I'd advise you to take a test as soon as possible" the doctor said, getting up to lead the still stunned couple out of the room.
Once they left the building, they turned to each other, starting to speak at the same moment.
"What if…" Lanie began.
"Do you…" said Javier.
They looked at each other for a moment, waiting for the other to continue.
"I didn't expect that" Lanie finally said, biting her lip in that adorable way.
"Me neither" he said, taking both her hands in his.
"What if she's right?". Suddenly Lanie looked him straight in the eyes and he read a mixture of fear and hope in them.
He shrugged and smiled at her.
"I guess… we're going to be parents then"
Her smile was back and in the split of a second she was in his arms and he was hugging her back and they were kissing each other tenderly.
After taking a detour to a nearby drugstore they made their way home, feeling like they were watching themselves from above. The situation seemed way to unreal to be really happening but Lanie was pretty sure it was real because when Javier wasn't looking she had pinched her arm to check if she wasn't dreaming.
After a large glass of water for Lanie and a cup of black tea for Javier (he hated tea, but Lanie had threatened to 'make him pay, big time' if he brewed coffee while she was in the same building) she vanished into the bathroom.
Five minutes later she emerged, looking more nervous than Javier had ever seen her. She carefully placed the pregnancy test on the far end of the kitchen counter and turned to him.
She was about to say something but her stomach rumbled before she could even open her mouth. He laughed lightly and returned to working on pancakes.
"What are you thanking me for?" she asked teasingly, a grin creeping to her face. He turned around, smiling.
"For being you" he said sincerely.
Her eyes were sparkling and she moved closer to him, taking the spoon out of his hand.
She licked her lips, an indication that she was nervous.
"What's it?" he asked.
She took a deep breath.
"What if I really am… " she paused and took another deep breath, "pregnant?"
He wasn't sure but he thought he saw her eyes become a bit misty when she looked at him.
Taking back the spoon he studied it and looked back at her.
"I know we didn't plan this, but if you really are pregnant… I meant what I said earlier. We're going to be parents. And I think… I'm going to be the happiest person on earth"
A tear rolled down her cheek and he wiped it away with his thumb tenderly.
First he was worried he said something wrong but after she regained composure she nodded.
"Thank you" she whispered before resting her head at his chest.
'Everything for you, cariñio" he murmured into her hair, pressing a kiss on top of her head.
Two pancakes and ten minutes later the alarm clock went off. Lanie jumped in her seat and eyed her boyfriend nervously.
"Do you want me to take it?" he asked gently, sensing how uncomfortable she was. Lanie nodded and closed her eyes for a moment.
He got up and went to the kitchen counter, his eyes never leaving Lanie.
Before he could speak Lanie's eyes shot open.
"Can you look at it first?" she blurted.
Javier nodded and turned around, taking the stick into his hands. He looked at her once again before taking a deep breath, looking at the result.
A pink line was clearly visible, leaving no doubt that the test was positive.
Lanie was watching Javier nervously. Suddenly his expression changed from nervous to excited and she didn't need the words he whispered a moment later to confirm her suspicion.
"We're going to be… parents" he whispered in awe, a smile growing on his lips.
And once again Lanie flew into his arms and this time he picked her up and swirled her around, Lanie giggling like a small girl.
When he put her down he looked at her teasingly.
"Since when do you giggle, cariñio?" he asked.
She bit her lip in order to hold back another giggle and shrugged.
"I can't believe it…" she said "I can't believe I'm actually pregnant"
"Me neither. But I… I like the thought" he smiled.
She nodded.
"Do you have an idea… when it happened?" she asked after pulling a still grinning Javier to the coach.
He looked at her, trying to think of a night they made love without protection. He shook his head.
"There are quite a few possible dates, I think" he said after a moment of silence.
"Yeah" Lanie sighted, the small smile back on her lips.
"There was the night after we went to that restaurant where they had this French menus and this really good wine."
"And the morning after that night", she added nodding.
"And after that case with dead guy who was killed by his murderer's pet snake"
"And the morning after", Lanie added again.
"And the one time in the rest room where Castle almost walked in on us"
"Oh and in your car when we both forgot our keys at the precinct"
"And when we finally made our way back to the precinct and back home with the keys…"
They both knew they could've continued listing occasion for quite some time.
"Well, we weren't exactly… careful" she said and suddenly she was laughing and he joined her and they knew that everything was exactly how it should be. Maybe not planned but perfect none the less.
The End
Okay, again a reminder to review- it's really important to me because it does not only keep me going but I want to know who's interested in their story and would like to see a sequel cause I have something in mind… =) Plus writing Lanie/Esposito is absolutly great- i can totally recommend it ;)
PS: Sorry if I didn't really mach their characters, it's quite challenging to write those two because we know so much less about them than about Beckett and Castle…