As she lay in bed, Lanie Parish looked at this clock and let out a little sigh, she had been trying to get to sleep but couldn't. She was feeling a little ill but that was to be expected. Wrapped around her waist was Esposito's arm holding onto her tightly. She turned over in bed and her head found it's way to rest on his chest.
"You okay Lanie?" Esposito asked.
"I just can't get to sleep." She said shutting her eyes and taking in his scent.
"Why what's wrong?" He asked suddenly concerned.
"I'm just feeling a little ill nothing to worry about."
"You want me to get you anything?"
She smiled at him. "No, I'll be fine." She moved even closer to him and felt him rub his arm up and down her back.
"Okay." He mumbled already going back to sleep.
The next morning as Lanie was waking up she was hit with the smell of freshly made pancakes, as she got up she realized that there was a cup of freshly made tea on the side of her bedside table. She picked it up and smiled. Ever since finding out that she was pregnant Esposito had been taking extra care of her by asking if she needed anything. When they were at work he would come and take her to lunch and bring her drinks. While being the strong and independent woman she was she loved that Esposito took care of her. She walked into the kitchen to find Esposito stood by the oven humming slightly and putting the last of the pancakes onto a plate. He turned around and grinned when he saw her.
"Oh hey there." He greeted Lanie. "I was just going to come get you up."
She smiled at this and took a seat at the table as Esposito put the plate down in front of her and took one for himself.
"So why are you thanking me for last night?" Lanie asked him.
"What?"
"You said pancakes were the edible way of saying thanks for last night." She grinned.
"They are." He winked and took a seat beside her. "You feeling any better?"
"Yeah I don't feel as bad today." She took a bite from out of the pancake and looked at him. "What are in these?"
"Just the usual why?"
"They are seriously good."
"Glad you like them." Esposito grinned.
They spent the rest of the morning in companionable silence before going there separate ways for work promising to meet up later. Lanie walked down into the morgue greeted the people that were on her lab table today. She was thankful that she hadn't been experiencing any morning sickness as of yet because running to the toilet every few minutes would have put a strain on her job, or worse she'd have to wait until she was sure the symptoms were cleared to even step foot in the morgue again. Over the years she had developed a strong stomach though She picked up a scalpel and began her examination on the body in front of her talking to him as she worked.
Esposito was sat as his desk going through what seemed to be an endless pile of paperwork. When they had left yesterday afternoon everything was fine and completed but when they came in this morning there had been an unexpected amount of paperwork on everyone's desk.
"Seriously there wasn't this much when we left last night where did it all come from?" He asked Ryan as he signed the bottom of a form
"I have no idea!"
They looked over to Beckett who was already by the looks of it halfway through hers.
"How does she do that so fast?" Ryan asked Esposito.
"Dude I have no idea. It could be all that coffee she drinks."
"Yeah, or she's eager to get home."
"Or maybe she shut's up and get's it done." Kate said as she looked up at them both.
"Well somebody is extra moody today." Ryan said.
Kate rolled her eyes and stood up to go and file the paperwork she had just completed.
"So what do you think is wrong with Beckett today?" Esposito asked once she was gone.
"You think Castle's gone and done something?"
"Probably, it's usually Castle that does something."
"Oh but he's not ringing every five minutes so it can't be."
"Twenty says it is something to do with Castle." Esposito turned to his partner grinning.
"Well how we going to find out?" Ryan asked confused.
"We'll know by the end of the day." Esposito grinned.
Kate came and sat back down at her desk picking up the pen she had abandoned and filling in more details. She had almost got through it all when her phone rang, not looking at the caller I.D she picked it up.
"Beckett." She listened to who was on the other end before sighing. It was Rick, she had been expecting him to call and apologise for something. "I know it's not your fault okay, we knew something like this was going to happen."
Esposito and Ryan looked up towards Kate and then stared at each other.
"No I'm fine." Kate said noticing that Ryan and Esposito were watching her closely. "Listen I'll talk to you soon." She waited. "Okay, see you at home."
She hung up and looked at Ryan and Esposito. "Yes?"
"Oh nothing." They said at the same time as they returned to filling out their paperwork. She sighed and picked up her pen she still had another few hours to go with them before she could go home. They sooner that happened the better she thought.
