Ch. 11

Interruptions

Look, Katherine, now's the best time to tell him if any. We're alone, and he's still awake. See, he's unknowingly giving me this open opportunity to tell him, so just say it! Open up your mouth, Kate commanded harshly in her head and let her lips part, ok, good start, now say something to get Castle's attention and tell him!

"Castle, you still awake?" Good girl, now all you have to do is tell him!

"Yes, but just barely, and you should be asleep," He mumbled into her hair and brought her closer to his body.

"Castle…"

"What Katie?"

Say it! Say it right now Kate, you wait any longer and you'll be putting yourself on your own hit list! She scrunched up her nose at the thought, but now motivated Kate opened her mouth and spit it out, "Castle, I'm pregnant."

Inwardly flinching, she prepared herself for the worse, hoping the better the happened, but after a few minutes of silence she realized his breathing had changed and he was asleep. Kate had no idea if he had heard her or not.

"Great Katherine, you told him just a little too late. You had to choose the moment he's asleep to break the good news. What's with you? You've had several chances to let him know, and you take the one where he falls asleep on you!" She whispered to herself and laid her hand on her stomach, "Don't worry, I'll let daddy know tomorrow, I promise, even if I have to announce it to the whole prescient," sighing she closed her eyes and allowed herself to drift into a semi-restful sleep.

Next Morning

Stretching herself awake, Kate groaned when the smell of bacon reached her nose, and she felt like hurling. Jumping up she ran to the bathroom and knelt over the toilet as her stomach contains spilled from her mouth. I'm hoping this isn't morning sickness, because I'd like to tell Castle not have him find out.

Throwing up again she moaned, "This isn't fair baby, I promised that I would tell him. You do not need to take over this already under control situation," as if on cue her stomach felt a little bit better. Smiling Beckett rolled her eyes, flushed the toilet and stood up. Washing her face with water she took in a deep breath and left the room.

"Good morning Katie," Castle said with a sparkle in his voice and a sparkle in his eyes.

Sitting down across from him she turned her face so he kissed her cheek and laughed, "Smells amazing, mind if I have one?" She asked sexually.

Eyeing her playfully he replied, "Will you share it?"

He totally just gave me an opening to tell him. Kate, tell him now! Grabbing a piece of bacon she took a bite, "You willing to split it into-"

"Good morning darlings! What a wonderful smell to wake up to," Martha announced her decent down the stairs, in a simple, yet stylish, flowery array of clothing.

Rolling her eyes Kate grumped to herself while she watched Martha embrace her son, taking a piece of bacon during the process. Beckett smiled and stood to give Martha a hug, "Good morning Martha."

"How are two doing this fine morning?" Martha asked joyfully.

"Mother? Should I be afraid?" Castle inquired.

"Of what dear?"

"Of you? You're all happy, and not like good happy, but creepy happy," he looked at her with a half serious face.

"Not all dumpling, I'm going on a date."

"Even after Chet?" Her son's face became partly bewildered by his mother's proclamation.

"Richard, please. Chet would not want me to continue to wallop in his passing. He was a good man, and my school is under construction. He would want me to go out, and live life to the fullest before I go," Martha said dramatically, followed by a stark, "Don't let your pancakes burn honey, and you still have eggs on the stove too," before she whisked from the apartment.

Kate sat herself back down and picked up another strip of bacon, mindlessly chewing on it while Castle took care of the pancakes, when her stomach flip-flopped. As inconspicuously as possible she stood and hurried to the restroom once again just in time to upchuck the munched on bacon strips, "Ok, I get it. You don't like bacon, but if I go back out there will you let me eat some pancakes at least? Or eggs?" She hissed quietly to herself as she flushed, cleaned her face and hands, as well as checked her hair to make sure nothing had gotten into it. Inspection complete she went back to the kitchen, somewhat glad when she noted that Alexis hadn't come down during her absence.

"Castle, I thought you'd wan-" She spoke to soon…

"Hey Dad, Beckett," Alexis said as she bounced down the stairs, planted a kiss on Castle's cheek, and sat down.

"Alexis? Where are your manners? Didn't I bring you up better then this?" Castle asked sternly enough to startle Kate as she joined Alexis at the counter and snatched a plain pancake from her fiancé's plate.

Kate almost spit it out when she saw the crazy confused look that was plastered across Alexis's face, but instead started choking when it got lodged in her throat. Coughing hoarsely she attempted to say water but couldn't quite get enough air through.

"Katie? You ok?" Castle turned his attention from his daughter to Beckett when he noticed her coughing fit.

Waving her hand towards the glass of milk just out of her reach Kate gratefully grasped it when Castle handed it to her, and chugged wincing as the chunk of pancake loosened and slide heavily through her throat. Breathing deeply she set down the glass, "Terribly sorry, the pancake decided to get stuck."

Castle looked at Alexis with another one of his half serious faces, and scolded, "See what you did? Had you given Kate a more proper good morning, she wouldn't have started choking."

"Wha-" His daughter started but he interrupted.

"Na, I'm just kiddin'. Beckett just needs to learn how to eat," He teased as he pointed to Kate with his thumb.

"Right, and you need to learn how to not burn your pancakes whenever you talk to Martha," she challenged him with a playful glare and he matched it happily.

"You have to… pick up your phone because there my be some sort of lead on the March Case," Rich said mildly grump that her phone went off during their game.

"Right," she pulled it from her pocket, and put it to her ear after pressing answer, "Ryan what have you got? Great, we'll meet you there," hanging up she looked at Castle, "I think we're going to have to cut our play time short, there's been another body."

"Well isn't that a bummer. I was hoping I would win this time," Castle said as he grabbed his keys from the table and walk to the door, "I'll be waiting for you in the car Katie. Alexis could you please put the food away? There be an extra in your allowance if you do."

"No problem dad," Alexis replied, standing and going to the other side of the counter.

"Castle! I'd like to tell you something before we go," Beckett called to him.

"We have put your game on hold, and I'm going first! Meet me in the car, I have no idea where we are going, but that doesn't matter, there's a dead body to be examined."

"Richard, I need to tell you something, and I'd prefer it to be when you're driving!"

"Then tell me later Katie."

"Yeah Castle, I'm pregnant…. Really?... Yes, we're going to have a baby?... Well how did that happen…. Yada, yada, yada…" Kate grumbled to herself as she got out of her seat and followed Castle, not realizing that Alexis had heard what she had said, "I'll see you later Alexis."

"Bye."