Entering the small restaurant later that evening, Kate smiled as she saw the Castle family already sat the table, Rick smiling at her as he stood up and walked over to her, his arms wrapping around her as he quickly pressed his lips to her. Leading her towards the table, he smiled as he continued to hold onto her hand while Martha and Alexis continued to smile at her. Taking their seats, Kate smiled as she ran her fingers across his under the table, having his hand there giving her the secret confidence that she needed from him. She hadn't met any of her previous boyfriend's parents before because none of her relationships had ever got that serious and she wasn't really a family person but being around his family made it seem more real.

"So how long have you two been seeing each other for because I honestly had no idea?" Martha asked, not waiting any time as Rick and Kate both laughed and looked at each other.

"I did" Alexis commented, gaining all of their attention as she smiled. "In the theatre, you were sat as close as you could get to each other and you kept reaching for each other's hands throughout the whole thing, like you didn't want to let go of each other so I knew something had to be going on" she explained as they laughed and nodded, neither the detective or writer surprised that the young redhead had known. "But how long have you two been together?" she asked.

"Not long around twenty four hours really" the writer smiled as the detective laughed and nodded, knowing that they hadn't really been classified as in a relationship for long. "But we've been seeing each other out of a relationship for a bit longer, around six months now" he added, Alexis rolling her eyes as she watched the smile grow on her father's face at her expression.

"Well I'm happy for you, even though in typical fashion it didn't start normally" Alexis smiled. "Even though your shoe really hurt my foot this morning Detective" she added as Kate bit into her lip, her cheeks turning pink as she thought about the night before and she hadn't really thought about how their clothes were going to give them away that night, she was too busy with her hands down his boxers.

"Alexis, can you please call me Kate? I'm not working now" she asked as she stared at the young redhead who quickly nodded, the smile growing on Rick's face as he watched them.

"Right I'm in a desperate need of a drink and some food, I don't care if you're not, I am ordering" Martha smiled, getting them to change their attentions to the menu's in front of them as Rick's hand continued to run up and down the detective's thigh. Choosing what they wanted, they quickly ordered from the young waitress whose attentions were immediately on Rick as she brought over their drinks, worry filling Kate's veins as she remembered the young waitress who had died after an evening of flirting with the writer. "I'm glad you two got together, there's always been this chemistry between you since day one and we both love you" Martha smiled as she looked at Alexis who nodded before turning to watch the couple opposite them.

"Thanks Martha, Alexis" Kate smiled as she watched the young brunette walk over with their drinks, a small smile appearing on her face as Rick thanked her, Kate's eyes rolling quickly as she prepared herself for another night of Rick being flirted with.

XOXOXOXO

Laughing as Martha retold stories of Rick's childhood; Kate smiled as she looked at the man whose cheeks were burning bright red as he glared at his mother. The detective was surprised at how easy the meal had been and how all the fears from that morning had disappeared the moment she'd arrived.

"Mother I think that's enough of the embarrassing stories please" he begged as the redhead shrugged, taking another sip of the red wine in front of her as Alexis just watched, knowing all the stories that had been recited off by heart from her own childhood. "Alexis?" he asked, a smile appearing on his face as he watched a yawn leave his daughter's lips as he stood up slowly. "I think it's time to pay, someone needs to get to bed" he commented, flagging down the waitress as Kate nodded. Paying quickly, he helped Kate back into her coat before smiling, his arm wrapping around her shoulders as they walked out of the restaurant together.

"Thank you for tonight" she commented as they left the building together, walking towards her car as she smiled at him, watching as Martha and Alexis waved goodbye and climbed into a waiting cab. "I enjoyed getting to know them, Alexis is an amazing young woman Rick" she added.

"Don't say that? She's still my little girl, she is not a young woman yet" he laughed as she rolled her eyes and pressed a kiss onto his nose, their foreheads resting against each other's as he sighed. "Are you going to stay tonight? I'd love it if you would" he smiled, his hand taking hold of hers as she smiled and nodded.

"I'd love too, I've got rather used to your snoring now" she laughed, her smile growing as she watched him glare at her. "Okay, you don't snore that much" she sighed, his arms wrapping around her as she relaxed in them, enjoying the comfort and warmth she always found in them. "I have a bag in the car anyway so I don't have to go home to change tomorrow, I thought I'd be prepared this time" she smiled as he nodded, the two of them climbing into her car in a comfortable silence as they thought about how well the evening had gone.

XOXOXOO

Lying on his bed in just his shirt, she stared up at the ceiling, her hands resting on her stomach as he left the en-suite and watched her for a moment, amazed at how still and silent she was as she lay there in her own world.

"Kate?" he asked as he walked over and slipped onto his side of the bed, his body resting on its side as he stared at her, noticing how she was still staring up at the ceiling. "Something's wrong" he observed, her eyes shutting for a moment before she turned to rest on her side, her eyes locking onto his as she just stared for a moment. "You can tell me anything" he whispered.

"I think I'm pregnant" she admitted, her head turning so she was looking at him as he stared at her in shock, her hand slowly running down his cheek as his moved to her stomach, his eyes not moving from hers as she sighed. "Rick, what are you thinking?" she asked as his eyes finally moved from hers to look down at where his hands were resting, his mind filling with thoughts.

What do you think? I just wanted to thank you all for the amazing response to the last chapter, it received one of the highest amount of reviews I've had for this story yet so I thank you and hope to hear from you all again with this one.