Staring at her husband, Kate sighed as she held onto his hand and yawned; her eyes threatening to shut. His accident had been four days ago and between spending time in the antenatal unit with their new born son and then in intensive care watching her unconscious husband, Kate had hardly had any time to sleep. She wouldn't change it though. She wasn't going to abandon her husband or son to catch up on sleep that she didn't need. Hearing a small groan, she looked up to see the writer moving slightly; her smile growing as she sat up straighter and squeezed his hand. Opening his eyes, Rick groaned in his pain before he turned his head to see his wife sat in the nearby seat smiling. She looked beautiful, his eyes looking down to notice the lack of baby bump.

"The baby?" he croaked; the brunette sighing as he poured him a glass of water and helped him to drink the liquid before he groaned and relaxed back; her face covered not just in a smile but also with a concentration he usually only saw when she was in front of the murder board; completely focused on a case.

"Jack's fine" she smiled, finding her phone before she flicked through to find a picture she'd taken earlier that morning; her son was awake in the picture, the wires that covered his body no longer worrying her as she stared at the image of the small boy. "Here" the brunette whispered, passing the phone to him; observing as his smile grew at the sight of his son for the first time. "He's up at antenatal at the moment but he's always got someone with him Rick. He's so loved, all the nurses think he's adorable" she laughed as the writer nodded.

"What happened?" he asked quickly.

"To me or to you?" she responded, both of them laughing before she relaxed back and held onto her hand.

"Both" he whispered.

"Premature labour" she summed up. "It's not unusual after having a miscarriage and the doctors were amazing, Esposito stayed with me until your mom got here and she was brilliant" she admitted, the writer nodding slowly as she clung to his hand. "I know you wanted to be there but it's a bit hard when your husband is in surgery because a car smashed into you" she smiled, leaning over to press a kiss to his forehead. "You're very lucky man Mr Castle but you have a broken leg and almost all your ribs are broken" she explained, stopping when there was a knock at the door. Turning, she watched as Alexis walked in; her smile growing as she approached her father.

"Hey dad" the redhead greeted, Rick nodding as he groaned in pain. "I thought you might want to go and see Jack Kate" Alexis admitted, looking across at the brunette who stared at her husband and sighed.

"You don't mind"? Kate asked, Rick shaking his head before Kate kissed him properly and moved away. "I promise you'll get to see him soon" she promised, disappearing out of the room as Alexis sat down on the edge of the bed and stared at her father.

"How's Kate doing?" he asked, knowing that Alexis wouldn't cover anything up unlike Kate who would attempt to make everything look better than it really was.

"She's coping. I haven't seen her sleep more than a couple of hours up by Jack" the redhead admitted as Rick groaned. "Gram says Kate was amazing during the labour, you would have been proud of her apparently" she explained, Rick nodding as he thought about how he'd missed the birth of his firstborn with Kate. "Kate's been worried about you though, the nurses have attempted to make her go home but she plays the whole cop card and she's allowed to be up at antenatal twenty four hours a day" the redhead smiled as she noticed that the writer was still holding Kate's phone in his hands; the phone showing a picture of the newest Castle family member.

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Sitting beside her son, her hands wrapped around her knees as she fitted herself in the small chair that was resting beside the incubator; Kate sighed as she continued to watch her baby sleeping. She already loved her son more than anything in her life and she knew what her life was now. She was a mom now. She was no longer just a detective and a wife. She had her own family with her husband. She had the baby that they'd been trying for since the moment they'd admitted their love for each other in Europe. Looking at the nurse who'd quickly walked over, Kate relaxed as the woman nodded; giving Kate the indication that she needed to open the incubator and enter her hand to touch her son.

"Hey baby" she whispered, her smile growing as his eyes opened while he remained silent. "Daddy woke up today, he'll come and see you as soon as the doctors will let him" she explained, her finger running to her sons as the small boy clung to her finger. "That's good" she smiled, knowing that the small boy couldn't understand her but she didn't care; she wanted to talk to him. She wanted to explain everything to her baby. Hearing movement behind her, Kate turned slowly to see her father standing behind her. Jim Beckett had been out of the city with friends and Kate knew that the message she'd left would have him laugh if the situation hadn't been so scary; her message basically going that he was now a grandfather and Rick was in a coma. "Dad, come and meet your grandson" Kate smiled, the older man moving closer as Kate returned her focus to her son.

"How are you?" Jim asked, smiling down at the small boy who was cling to Kate's finger with his fist.

"I'm okay, Rick woke up today which is good. A broken leg and almost all his ribs are broken but he's going to be okay since the surgery sorted out all the other issues" the brunette sighed, moving her finger when Jack let go of it. "It must have been strange for him; the last time he saw me I had this massive belly and the next time I'm in sweats telling him that his son is up here and showing him photos" Kate explained, Jim nodding as Kate closed the incubator and relaxed back in her chair; her eyes shutting briefly. "Sometimes I think this has all been a crazy dream" she laughed to herself, keeping her eyes shut as she thought about everything that had happened over the last week.

"How do they think Jack's doing?" Jim asked.

"He's doing better than they expected but they don't know how long he'll need to stay here for; I'm terrified about bringing him home. He's so precious I'm scared I'll break him or do something wrong" she laughed, the older man nodding as he realised his daughter was feeling exactly what he'd felt on the day Kate had been brought home. Although Kate had been born close to her due date, she'd seemed so small to her father and he'd been terrified when they'd brought her home and were suddenly pushed into the role of parent.

"You're going to be an amazing mother Katie" he smiled, pressing a kiss to her head gently before he sighed. "You have other visitors so I'm going to leave and let a very nervous man in" he explained, confusion covering Kate's face as she turned to see Esposito standing outside the large room; a small smile covering his face as he noticed her looking at him. Watching her father leave the unit, Kate relaxed as Esposito entered the room and approached them both.

"Hey stranger, I need to thank you for everything you did" she smiled, Esposito shrugging as he looked down at the baby. "It looks scary but he's going to be okay, I promise" Kate explained as the male detective nodded slowly and sat down in the spare chair. "Rick's awake".

"I know I went and visited him a minute ago, Alexis texted everyone" he explained, Kate nodding slowly as she watched her son look at everything. "Lanie is planning on coming to visit it's just with work and Daniel she hasn't found the time yet" he admitted, Kate nodding slowly as she curled up in the chair.

"It's fine" Kate smiled, staring at him as Esposito continued to watch her baby. "It's scary how small he is" she admitted, Esposito's nodding slowly as he watched the small child in front of him. "I can't wait for Rick to come and see him; I want him to meet his daddy so much" the brunette admitted, her eyes shutting slowly as she yawned.

"If I stayed here would you sleep?" he asked, Kate's eyes opening as she stared at her colleague. "You're exhausted Beckett and that's not good for anyone, especially Jack and Castle" the detective explained as Kate slowly began to nod, not noticing the smile that covered Esposito's face as she relaxed properly and pulled her jacket over her body like a blanket. Esposito wasn't surprised that Kate hadn't left the hospital since her son had been born and her husband had been brought out of surgery. Her whole family was here and she wasn't just going to leave them alone; her stubbornness and love stronger than anything else at that present moment in time.