I had someone request more than one chapter at a time, well I work today so I can only give you guys two. Love Always, ChelseaMarieC

Part 14

"I can't believe she left. It's so not like her. She is always the first to attack a case. I'm thrown off a little." Ryan sunk further into his chair.

Espo caught him acting too emotional over it so he kicked his chair. "Bro, get ahold of yourself. We got this. We've done this before." Espo began to go back and scan through phone records.

"Yeah but it's weird. And that time, it was a nightmare. There is a reason that she is head detective." Ryan turned around in his chair and grabbed a set of phone records as well. He gripped his highlighter tight in his hand.

"Yeah and as head detective, she trusts us to get this case solved. So I would like to before she comes back from sexcation." Espo laughed and got a moan from Ryan.

"Really? That is so gross." Ryan bit his lip and tried to not freak out about things. He wanted a girl like Kate in his life, not Kate per se but she was sort of the perfect woman. And Ryan hoped Rick wouldn't break her heart. They deserved each other but if Rick got stupid, Ryan vowed to fix it.

"Hey, I got something. See, we don't need her." Espo flashed a piece of paper in Ryan's face and laughed. He wanted to not need her there but he was missing her as much as Ryan, maybe more.

"So, what do you want to eat? There is Chinese, fast food, pizza…" He watched Kate in the passenger seat get apprehensive. "Babe, what's wrong?" He lightly tugged on her hand and watched her turn to him.

"I forgot to take my pills again but I am scared to." She bit her lip. She so didn't want to ruin this vacation like this. She didn't want him to leave her or blame her. She wanted to keep him not lose him. Especially not this way.

"Why? You brought them right?" He tugged on her hand and tried to get her to look at him but her mind kept drifting to the window.

"Yeah. They are in my pants pocket. And I'm scared because what if I am already pregnant? I would never forgive myself if I killed a baby, especially ours." She bit her bottom lip and refused to cry. But if she was to, he was the person she could cry in front of.

"You won't get pregnant. Not unless you're ovulating." He lightly chuckled and when he didn't see her doing the same, he got worried. He would be honored to have a kid with her but this was not how he wanted it to play out. He pictured them married, settled down in his loft and them planning on a baby. But he could see that she was worried, now was the not the time for him to be.

"I'm sorry. I should have told you but I was so wrapped up in just being with you that I didn't notice until I checked my calendar. My cycle…" He held up a hand to stop her. "Sorry, you don't need to know. It's ok if you hate me." She slid her hand from his, suddenly feeling embarrassed about all of this. And she felt like she somehow betrayed him. Her emotions were all over the place and she didn't want to mess it up.

"I could never hate you." He grabbed her hand back from her lap. "Babe, it's ok. I was so wrapped up in being with you that I forgot a condom. So don't take the pills and when we get to the Hamptons I'll call my private doctor. He is discreet so no one needs to know."

"Thank you. I just don't want people to think I'm some sort of slut. You know?" She squeezed his hand lightly and he pulled her out of her seat and into his arms.

"Always Kate, you know that. And you could never be a slut. But I will be your man whore if you want." He laughed then kissed her forehead.

"Oh baby, that's what I like." She laughed and let him hold her for a little while longer. She didn't want to be pregnant this way. She wanted to be married first and not have a baby out of wedlock. She was raised Catholic after all. What would her father think? Oh God, Aunt Theresa would have a heart attack over this. Yeah, she wasn't ready. Not yet anyway. But looking at his baby blues, she knew that when that time came, she wanted it to be with him.

They carried their Chinese takeout boxes into the living room and snuggled on the couch. He popped in "Forbidden Planet" and they ate their food and relaxed. Both tried to put the whole baby thing in the back of their minds but Kate wasn't really watching the movie, she was looking at her stomach. She couldn't get the fear and joy from her mind. Wait, joy? She was thoroughly happy with the idea of Rick's baby growing inside her.

He caught her looking at her stomach and he wanted to ease the tension but what was he to say? I hope that there isn't a baby in there? He wanted to have a baby with her just not this way. The whole thing had to be handled with delicacy. He saw her smile and his stomach twisted. Did she do this on purpose? If she did, then that means he was tricked by her. No, she wouldn't do that. It's Kate after all not Meredith or Gina. Yikes! It was the woman he loved, Kate was in no ways like that. But people can surprise you.

"Hey, what's wrong?" She caught slight panic in his eyes and couldn't understand. She reached for his hand but he pulled away. "Rick, what is wrong? Did I say something?" She tried to think of everything she was saying and tried to pick what thing bothered him.

"Nothing. It's nothing." He got up from the couch, sending her to fall back onto the cushions. He didn't want to be near her when he thought of her in a negative light. He was afraid he would say something he'd regret. He walked out the side door and sat on the porch.

She watched him pace and she was bothered. She obviously did something. But what? What happened. They were talking and watching a movie. Cuddling on the couch and now he can't stand to be by her? What was his problem? She knew she shouldn't go after him, he obviously needed time alone but she couldn't stop her stubbornness from controlling her. She ripped open the sliding door and that got him to look at her. She crossed her arms against her chest and watched him grow more tense.

"Please just leave me alone right now. I don't want to say something I'll regret. I don't want to hurt you." He held his hands up in a stop motion but she ignored him completely.

"What the fuck? We were fine a minute ago and now you are all bent out of shape about something you don't feel you can share with me?! What happened to the fact that you can tell me anything?" She was steaming now especially because he was trying to push her away. He got mad and hurt when she did it to him and now he can do it back? No!

"Did you do this on purpose? Did you forget your pills on purpose?" He did air quotes around forget and he watched her face go slack.

"What the hell are you saying?" Her heart was sliding down into her stomach and her eyes begged him to take it back. To pretend he never said it. That this was all some twisted joke.

"You trying to rope me into paying child support?" He was no longer seeing Kate, he was looking at Meredith. She was laughing at him. "I refuse to get sucked into your twisted games all over again!"

Kate took a step back. His tone and the look he was giving her was scaring her. "What do you mean again? Child support? Rick, it's me Kate. What the hell is going on with you?" She dared to take a step forward but he just got more angry.

"I told you that I'd say something! So leave me the fuck alone!" He snapped and when he shook away the image of Meredith, Kate was there. He hadn't seen her after he held up his hands. He warned her and the last thing he wanted to do was hurt her.

Fresh tears poured from her eyes. He had never snapped at her like that before, nor has he ever hurt her that way. She has never cried because of him unless they were happy tears. But her heart was in her stomach and she couldn't breathe right. She took one last look at his heart broken face and she ran. She ran upstairs and slammed her door shut. She didn't want to see him at the moment. She couldn't believe he blamed her for forgetting. It was an accident. He thought she did this on purpose?

Rick shook his head and kept mumbling to himself, "no, no no…not Kate. Why?" He snapped, he saw Meredith and not Kate. Meredith had tricked him but he was blessed with Alexis. But now, Kate? How could he assume that? It was Kate. He knew her in the deepest ways. Why had he been so foolish? He cursed himself and then slumped into a chair.

Kate held her stomach as she sobbed into the pillow. How could he do this to her? Why? Can they go on from here? Or is their happy summer, darkening? She didn't know and she didn't want to know. But she did know that she loved him.

MORE TO COME…

Sorry to freak you guys out but this is a serious issue for them. But after all it's Caskett... You figure out what happens next...