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Chapter 9: Nursery
As it turned out Kate wouldn't be discharged for another two days which enabled Castle to have at least one night of sleep uninterrupted by decorating the nursery.
The day before her release from hospital they had the discussion which had been pending and neither wanted to bring up without reason. Both nervous of where the conversation would end up and Kate had still been deliberating in her mind. "Kate, where do you want to go tomorrow? The loft is ready but if you want to go back to your place I'll go sort that out tonight."
"Castle, if I come back to the loft I want to be coming back for good and not for a while. Now I've got James I can't be moving him about. He needs a home."
"Kate, come home, come back to the loft, there aren't any stairs to your bedroom and there's more room. There are more people who can stay there to help. There-"
"Okay, I'll go back to the loft." Kate answered, it is where she really wanted to go but needed to be convinced that it would be best for her and James in the long run. They need stability so after talking to her father and taking into consideration the past week she had decided that it was worth the risk.
"Really?"
"Yes" Kate confirmed with more confidence than last time.
It had been a discussion that had eased the stress on both of them ending with a hug then followed by more random conversation having decided that more can be sorted when she's at home.
When the doctor came to give Kate her final discharge instructions she was relieved. She was well enough to go home although James would still be in the hospital being at the loft would help her at least. "Okay, Kate, I'm happy for you to go home, if you were going to have another seizure then you would have by now. Please don't forget that you're recovering from major surgery so don't try and be superwoman. Let Mister Castle take care of you, do that so when you take your son home with you then you'll both be able to take care of him."
"I'll do everything I can to take care of her." Rick said.
"Follow the discharge instructions and I'll see you for your check-up."
"Thank you." Kate said as the doctor smiled then left the couple on their own.
"Are you ready to go home, Kate?" Rick asked somewhat excitedly. Things weren't back to how they used to be, after all they now were parents to a little boy, however, they were on the right track to getting somewhere close to there.
"Yeah, let's go home." Kate said, taking his hand as he helped her into the wheelchair. Usually she would hate it but she needed the wheelchair and it would make the doctor happy.
When they walked into the loft he couldn't hold out any longer, he had to tell Kate what he had done with Jim. It didn't make sense to him how he could be so nervous about something that was good, great in fact. "Kate, there was another reason that I was tired."
"What?" She was worried that he had been having nightmares or something that wouldn't be good for them.
"It's upstairs. Let me help you."
"Carry me then."
"Right, yeah."
Castle carefully carried Kate up the stairs cautious of hitting the railing or hurting her. She was zapped of energy from the journey from the hospital and the way up to the loft. He let her down gently outside of the nursery door not attempting to open it while holding her.
"Is it in there?"
"Yeah, open the door." Castle instructed.
"Okay." Kate said inquisitively, she opened the door fully before looking and was amazed. "Wow, Castle, you did all of this? How?" She still had hold of his hand, partly for support in standing but also for closeness.
"Your dad helped but the two nights I've not been at the hospital, we've been doing this. I'm sorry that this wasn't ready before now and you didn't get involved but you can design the one in the Hamptons or redesign this if you want." He suggested just in case she didn't like it. Her reactions were always hard to read, her mouth forming a cute little 'o'.
"Castle, it is amazing, I don't want to change anything."
"Really?"
"Yeah, you and my dad must...how're you awake?" She joked, she'd pulled her fair share of all nights but she'd had a nice bed to go home to and fully recover before the next one.
"Lots of coffee and power naps." He led her over to the sofa in the corner mindful it would be a struggle for her to get out of the rocking chair.
"You did an amazing job, I love it. Everything about it the furniture, decorations, and the arrangement. We just need a baby now." Kate finishes on a lower tone as they realise that the person who the room is intended for isn't here yet.
He saw the smile fall from her face as she bows her head. Her fair falls in front of it so he goes to tuck it behind her ear. "He'll be here before you know it."
Merry Christmas :)
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