7

"Maybe I should make you wait some more." Castle teased as they laid in the king sized bed that occupied the bedroom of the suite they had gotten.

It was clear that Rick's mind had been blown after their latest round. Kate was smiling the widest smile she could.

"How about no." Beckett said.

"Why not? This was great."

"Yes it was great, but the waiting was absolute torture."

The duo was covered in the bedding, they were completely caught up in each other and in the moment.

"So are we ready for all of this?"

"All of what, Kate?"

"This." Beckett said as she placed a hand on her stomach.

"I've been ready for this since the day we met."

"There's no way that you could've been ready for almost three years…."

"Well I have been.

Kate laid her head on Rick's bare chest. She had found the sound of Rick's heartbeat quiet comforting.

"This is going to be okay, right?"

"Yes, Kate. It will be more okay. We've got our family and friends to have our backs…. And we have each other."

There was a pause as they just laid in bed and stared at the ceiling.

"I'm really scared, babe."

"I'd be shocked if you weren't."

"Were you this scared and nervous before Alexis was born?" Beckett asked.

"I have stopped being scared or nervous since the day Meredith found out she was pregnant with Alexis all those years ago. But that's a part of being a parent, Kate. As a parent you'll run the gamut of every possible emotion for eighteen years before it's time for our little one to spread his or her wings and soar in the world. It's called parenthood."

"I guess it's either I'm all in or I'm not…"

Rick didn't doubt for a second on whether or not Kate was all in or if she was going to be a good mother, deep down in his gut; Rick knew that everything was going to be okay.

"Well what do you say?"

"I'm all in, babe."

The duo shared a kiss before getting out of bed and getting dressed. It was time for them to get back to reality.

Just as they had entered The Four Seasons hotel with Kate being covered by Rick's jacket so that she could keep her privacy, Kate exited the hotel in the same fashion with Rick at her side.