Watching Rick entered his apartment, Jim Beckett was surprised to see the man without his daughter for the first time. Although during the year Kate had been "dead" the writer had spent numerous amounts of evenings going through pictures of Kate and laughing at stories that the older man told about his daughter, since her return the writer had never come alone to his apartment. Sitting himself down on the couch, Rick ran his hands through his short hair before looking over at the man who was staring at him in confusion.

"What happened when Johanna started to want a baby?" Rick asked, Jim smirking as he shut the front door of his apartment and approached the couch.

"She quickly got pregnant with Kate. She never stopped trying" Jim sighed, laughing at the memory of his excited wife who'd been desperate for a baby running into where he was working to tell him that they were having a baby; Kate had arrived a few months later. "What? Does Kate want a baby?" he asked quickly, slightly shocked at what the writer was hinting at.

"Madison came over with her daughter yesterday and that look just covered Kate's face. I mean we've discussed children and getting married before but it's different. Discussing it and seeing that want all over her face are two different things" Rick admitted, leaning back into the couch as the older man continued to smile at him. "I don't want to screw up again! I love Alexis to bits and I'll never regret having her but she was an accident and I married Meredith because of it. I don't want to put another baby through what we all went through when Meredith and I didn't work out and well, I never want that to happen with Kate. She means to much to me" he admitted, groaning quickly as he heard his phone ring again. Slipping it out of his pocket, he stared at Kate's name that was flashing on the screen with an image of them both smiling in the background, her lips pressed against his cheek while he'd taken the photo. "Sorry" he whispered to Jim before answering the phone. "Hey stranger" he smiled into the phone.

"Hey, I was wondering where are you?" she asked quickly, the writer biting into his lips as he remembered that he had left the apartment before she'd woken up. "You were gone when I woke up and well we were going to see Ryan and Jenny today because she had the baby remember?" she announced, the writer groaning as he stood up and felt shock cover his face.

"Of course I remember, that's where I am right now. I'm out getting flowers for the happy couple of course" he smiled, the older man laughing at him as the couple quickly said their goodbyes to each other and Rick hung up. "Nearest flouriest?" he asked, Jim explaining quickly before Rick nodded and approached the door.

"Rick, talk to her about it. She likes it when you're open with her and anyway, it sounds like you two need have to have a serious discussion" Jim explained, the writer nodding as he slowly opened the door and slipped out of the apartment.

XOXOXOXOXO

Entering the apartment with the flowers, Rick smiled at the woman who was sat on the kitchen side eating a slice of toast. Approaching her, he laughed as she placed her hands on his shoulders and quickly kissed him; her legs wrapping around his waist as she brought him closer to her. Moving his lips away slowly, he smiled as she bit into her bottom lip and giggled lightly as he brought out a single flower from behind the bouquet and passed it to her; the brunette smiling as she took it from him gently and brought it to her nose.

"It's beautiful" she whispered, removing her legs from around him before slipping off the side to find a vase. Watching her as she put the flower into a filled vase, he felt his smile grow as her fingers traced across the petals. "Are we ready to go? I really want to go and see baby Ryan" she laughed, the writer nodding as he took hold of her hand and felt her squeeze it gently as a response. "So where did you really disappear to this morning?" she asked as they walked out of the apartment together, a small laugh leaving his lips as he realised there wasn't any chance he was going to get away with lying to her.

"I went to see your dad, we had some things to discuss" he admitted, hitting the button for the elevator as her eyebrows rose in response to his statement. "Which we'll discuss after seeing Baby Ryan okay?" he smiled, the brunette nodding as she leant up and pressed a kiss to his cheek. "What's with all this affection today Kate?" he asked quickly, his words making Kate move away to look at him.

"Maybe I'm just fed up of not being able to be affectionate with my boyfriend. We've lost four years; I'm not going to lose anymore time of being with you Rick. I love you" she whispered, moving to stand in front of him before she kissed him gently; her hands bringing his to rest on the small of her back. Keeping his lips on hers, he slowly began to move his hands under the thin material of the shirt she was wearing; hearing her gasp onto his lips as he began to run his hands into her jeans. "I love you Rick" she muttered onto his lips, moving her head to press a kiss against his neck.

"We better stop" he finally sighed, slipping his hands back out of her jeans as she stared up at him. "Come on, Ryan will start to wonder where we are and then there will be trouble" he smiled, Kate slowly nodding as she sighed and left the lift with him, her fingers gently brushing over his knuckles as their hands brushed against each other occasionally.

XOXOOXOX

Entering the private room, Kate smiled at the detective who was slowly pacing up and down the room with the screaming baby in his arms; a laugh leaving her lips as Ryan turned and walked towards her. Passing the small child into her arms, Ryan watched Kate's face soften before she sighed and held the newest member of the Ryan family in her arms; Rick's eyes never leaving her face as she began to sing to the small child softly while Jenny remained fast asleep.

"So what's her name?" Kate asked, looking up from the baby to see the detective smiling as he looked from Rick to Kate. "Come on Ryan, tell us. She can't be just called Baby Ryan forever, she has to have a name" she laughed, sitting herself down in one of the chairs as the small child continued to stare up at her.

"Katherine, her name is Katherine" the detective finally admitted, shock covering Kate's face as she looked back down at the child in her arms. "Jenny wanted to name her after someone inspirational and strong and she decided that you were the best role model around for our daughter. That's why we wanted to ask you to be her godmother as well" he smiled, Rick beaming as Kate laughed and stared down at the now sleeping baby.

"Hello Katherine" she smiled as she ran her finger across the newborns cheek. "Thanks Ryan, you'll tell Jenny that I'll gladly be this little ones godmother" she laughed, trying to stop herself from crying. "Do you want to hold her Rick?" she asked, looking up to see the writer watching her in amazement. "Rick?" she whispered.

"You're beautiful" he blurted out before realising what he'd said. "Yes, I'll hold her" he announced, moving to take the small baby into his arms, smiling at her as Kate continued to watch; twirling a piece of hair around her finger. "And I meant it Kate, you're beautiful" he smirked, Ryan's eyes rolling as he sat himself down and continued to watch the couple in amazement.