Oh guys ... I'm so sorry I let you wait this long ... I feel horrible about it, but I just didn't know what or how to write. I re-wrote the first part of this chapter about a thousand time and it still doesn't feel right to me ... I hope you'll like it anyway. Thank god it turned out to be a rather long chapter. I promise the next one will be even longer!

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OneWriterGirlOfficial

One Night Stand

Chapter Twenty Five - "For the first time"

Monday morning …

Kate and Rick arrived at the crime scene half an hour after Esposito and Ryan, who were already waiting for them.

"Morning Boss," Ryan greeted.

"Morning. What do we have?" Kate asked.

"A young girl, no way older than twenty. M.E.'s over there," Esposito said and pointed towards the older M.E. kneeing next to their victim.

"Perlmutter? He hates me … " Rick whined.

"Castle … " Kate sighed and rolled her eyes at him. She shook her head and wandered off towards Perlmutter.

When Perlmutter saw her, he smiled. "Detective Beckett, good morning. How are you?"

"Fine, thanks. What have you got for me?" Kate asked while looking at the young woman who was laying on her front. On her head was a big wound, so was on her back and her short, probably black, hair was red and wet from her blood.

Perlmutter nodded. "As you can see there are two big wounds and lots of blood. I guess the trauma to her head may have caused her death, the wound on her back isn't big enough. She has several cuts on her arms, legs and face. As you can see she's lightly clothed, that may help to identify her later."

"TOD?"

"I'd say between 10pm and 11pm last night."

"Okay."

"For more information I have to take her back to the lab. I'll call you once I finished the autopsy."

"Thanks." Kate gave him a warm smile before returning to her team. "Have you got anything for me? Anything at all?"

"Not really. We talked to the bar manager and he told us she stripped here last night with a couple of other girls. They were called 'the black kittens'," Esposito told her.

"Great," Kate said sarcastically. "Try to find out her name. Castle and I go back to the Precinct. I'll have her fingerprints being ran through the database and will upload her photo."

Once at the Precinct, Kate began to set up their murder board. She filled it with the evidence they already had and groaned when she saw how little it was.

Later she made some lab guys run the victim's fingerprints through the database, ran her picture through missing people database and had a look on the 80% matches. Nothing matched their victim 100%.

Kate sighed and took a sip from the decaf coffee Castle had brought her earlier. She hated having no lead to follow. Neither her photo nor name had brought anything up yet, she still had to wait for the fingerprints, but she didn't think there would be any match.

Around 10am Esposito and Ryan came into the Precinct.

"Hay, have you got anything?" Kate asked as soon as she saw them.

"Sorry Beckett. Nada. Nobody heard, saw nor noticed anything at all," Ryan explained.

"Great," Kate growled and got up to make her way over to the ladies room.

"She's angry with us?" Esposito asked in surprise.

"Not really. She's just frustrated," Rick replied.

"Oh? What did you do Castle?" Esposito asked.

"What? I've done nothing! She's frustrated with the case. She's a pain in the ass when she has no leads to follow," he hissed.

Ryan nodded silently. "We have to find a lead, men."

Rick and Esposito looked at their partner with wide eyes.

"Yeah, Honeymilk," Esposito grinned.

Ryan gave him an evil look and rolled his eyes. He turned around and walked to his desk.

"Did she already have her coffee?"

"One? Two at least. Decaf. One normal at home."

"I never saw I woman as addicted to coffee as her before. I swear. Lanie likes tea more."

"Good to know," Rick grinned.

"Shut up. Better go and watch your girl there," he replied and pointed towards the break room, where Kate stood, re-filling he cup of decaf.

"Really? Our poor babies ... "

Esposito patted his shoulder. "Good luck Bro."

"Mmhh." Rick made his way into the break room. "This is your fourth coffee today. At least."

She shrugged. "I know."

"Kate ... "

"What?"

"I know you're frustrated with the case, but ... "

She rolled her eyes. "Castle, I'm fine. It's nothing."

"Yeah, I know your nothing."

"What do you want?"

"I don't know. I'm just worried about you and our babies."

She sat down. "I know. I'm sorry. I didn't intend to make you worry about us."

He stepped closer and took her hand. "It's okay."

She put the mug down and pulled him closer. "No it's not," she said and kissed him slowly. "I'm sorry," she whispered against his lips before the kiss grew more intense.

They broke away from each other breathless. She picked up her mug and walked back to her desk, Castle hot on her heels.

In the afternoon ...

Kate sat in front of her computer, balancing a pencil on her fingers. She dropped it when the phone on her desk rang. "Beckett."

"Good afternoon Detective. I finished the autopsy on our latest victim, the young woman," Perlmutter said.

"Oh good! We're on our way." She ended the call and got up. "Come on Castle, Perlmutter is finished," she said while putting on her coat.

"Beckett?" Esposito asked.

"Perlmutter has finished the autopsy," she explained and slipped into the elevator.

Castle ran after her and slipped into the elevator in the last second before the doors closed.

Half an hour later they arrived at the medical examiners' office.

"Hey Perlmutter," Kate said and smiled at the elder M.E. warmly.

"Detective," he smiled, "and writer."

"Hello," Rick said, but Perlmutter looks at him coldly.

"So, what can you tell me about her?"

"She is no older than twenty, kept herself healthy and strong. Brown eyes, naturally blonde hair, which was colored black. She was about 1,70 meters tall and weight 49,7 kilograms." He pointed to her back. "She was hot in the back with a sharp object. The wound is about 4 inches deep and gets smaller the deeper you go. Like a pyramid. And it was maybe pink. I found pink particles of color in the wound. The wound on her head, which mainly caused her death, could be caused by a stone she may have been hit with. I found sand and dirty in the wound. The same sand and dirt in the cuts on her arms and legs, as well as in the bruises in her face. She probably fought with the person whom killed her. I found didn't find DNA under her fingernails, though. I send every evidence I found into the lab. It wasn't much."

"Thank you Perlmutter," Kate said.

"Any time for you Detective."

Kate smiled. "Call me if anything pops up?"

"Of course. I'll have the reports being sent to you."

"Thank you very much."

When they just had sat down in the car, Esposito called.

"Hey Espo."

"Yo Beckett, we may have found a name for our victim."

"Yes?"

"Yeah. We checked the website the bar owner gave us. Her name was Omen Black."

"Is that her real name?"

"Probably not."

"You and Ryan try to find somebody from that website and speak to him. We need her real name."

"We're already on our way Boss."

"Good. Call me later."

In the evening ...

When in the evening they still didn't have a lead, Kate sat at her desk and stared at the murder board.

Ryan and Esposito had come back from the strip club the victim worked for

with not much new information. Nobody had told them anything and none of the girls seemed to have been bothered with her death. Simply said, they only had wasted their time.

Time had gone by and it was already 6pm.

"Come on Kate. Time to go home. We will find something tomorrow," Rick said.

"Sure, go home Castle. I'll stay a little longer."

"Kate ... "

"Castle."

"No Kate. It's late enough and we don't have a lead to go after."

"I already told you that you could go home."

"And I told you, you were coming with me."

"The you will have to wait."

He groaned. "How long do you want to wait Kate? There won't be a new lead today."

"I will stay here until I have the reports back."

"Kate, that could be tomorrow."

"I sat to read them as soon as they are finished."

"You can read them in the morning."

"And when they come in earlier? Castle, she was nineteen. Nineteen young years! She deserves that I find the bastard that did that to her as fast as possible and put him behind bars."

"I know, but she can wait until tomorrow, too."

Kate shook her head. "No." She looked at him sternly. "You go home Castle, I'll be home later."

"I won't stay up for you," he told her, both of them knowing he would stay up anyway. He left and looked angry, but she just ignored it.

When she looked up, she saw that half the Precinct was staring at her. "Don't you have work to do?" she growled.

A couple of the Officers watching the argument she just had startled and went back to work.

Later that evening ...

Kate came home around 10pm. She quietly unlocked the door, stepped into the Loft, left her shoes and coat in the small wardrobe at the door, placed her keys in the bowl on the small table next to the wardrobe and walk further into the Loft. No light in his office, maybe he really went to bed, she thought. She sighed. She hadn't intended to argue with him, she only had wanted to do her job right...

"Castle?" she asked against the quiet, but nobody answered. Alexis must be in bed already, too. Her last exams were tomorrow and the graduation ceremony on Friday evening. She sighed again and went to open the safe she came to keep her service weapon in at night. She placed her weapon and badge in the safe and locked it again before she went into the bedroom. She shut the lights and opened the door to their bedroom slowly. She saw her boyfriend's sleeping form on the bed, covered by a blanket. The dim light allowing her to see that he was probably sleeping. She walked through the room into their walk-in closet and started to undress. She put her holster into the closet and the rest of her clothes into the hamper. She put on a large t-shirt and went to the bathroom. After she had brushed her teeth, peed and washed her hands, she went to bed. She sat against the headboard and the blanket half covered her body. Her hands were softly stroking her growing bump. She turned her head to look at Richard.

"I'm sorry Rick. I shouldn't have fought with you. You were right, I should have gone home with you. I'm sorry," she whispered and turned her attention back to her babies. "Hey babybirds. How are you this evening? You must be tired, or are you already sleeping? Mommy is very tired." Feeling thirsty with once, she got out of bed again and walked into the kitchen. She grabbed a glass, filled it with water and took a few sips. She sat the glass down and looked through the room, out of the window at New York City at night.

"Kate?" a soft voice approached.

"Hey," she smiled weakly.

"Hey," he replied and made his way over to her.

"I'm sorry ... "

"I know, it's okay. It's whom you are, I shouldn't have started a fight."

"No, it's not okay Rick. I'm your girlfriend, the mother of your children, I should have listened to you."

He pulled her close and kissed the top of her head. She was nearly a head shorter with only her bare feet. "I know, but it's fine now. You're home safe and sound."

She snuggled close to him and rested her head against his warm, naked chest. "I love you. Always."

"I love you, too," he replied and pressed another kiss to her hair. "Always Kate. Always and forever."

"Dance with me?" she whispered.

He smiled, stepped away from her and took her hands. He slowly started to dance with her, pulling her close again. Arms wrapped around her back and her arms wrapped around his neck.

She stood on her tiptoes and pressed a soft, loving kiss to his lips, before she smiled at him again.

They were already dancing in the darkness of their Loft for a couple of minutes, when Kate gasped and broke away from him. She pressed a hand into her belly and stared down at it.

"Kate?" he asked half in panic.

She kept smiling at her bump. With one second she looked up and threw the most loving, happiest and the most excited smile ever at him. "I think they just kicked," she whispered against the silence of the Loft.

Rick's eyes went wide with excitement. "Are you sure?"

"Yes!" She smiled. "Oh! Ouch! They just kicked! Oh my god they kicked me! Our babies are kicking me!" she yelled in pure excitement. She grabbed her boyfriend's hands and pressed them to her belly in just the moment they babies kicked again.

Rick grinned. "Oh! Oh my god! Out babies' first kicks! We have to take a photo!" He ran off to grab his phone.

"Lift your shirt so we can see your bump honey?" he asked excited.

Kate smiled and lifted her shirt to her breasts. She put one hand on he belly and her long, slender index finger pointed to where their babies had kicked her for the very first time. She also put on a big smile.

"Oh this is going to be great honey! I can't wait to put these into the album tomorrow! Oh, how late is it?" He took a glance at the clock in his phone. "10:37pm, that means at 10:35pm on the 17th of June they kicked for the first time!"

"Yes!"

Rick pulled her close to kiss her deeply, neither of them noticing Alexis, who was watching them since a few seconds.

When they broke apart, Alexis made her presence known. "Hey Kate, hey dad."

Kate blushed being aware that she was only wearing her underwear and a long t-shirt. "Hey. You still up?"

"Mmhh, heard you guys. I thought something had happened."

Rick grinned. "The babies just kicked for the first time!"

"I know, I heard it. Congrats Kate, that's amazing."

Kate smiled. "Wanna feel your baby siblings kick?"

"Can I?"

"Of course you can. You're their big sister!"

"Well, it's still your body and if you don't want me ... "

"Nonsense Alexis. Come here," Kate replied and watched as the young girl made her way over to them. She grabbed he hand and softly moved it to the spot the babies were kicking at jut that moment.

Alexis squealed in excitement. "Oh my god!" She watched in fascination where her hand made contact with her baby siblings' feet or hands. "I love you so much babies! You have to grow big and strong in there, do you listen? Just like our mommy."

Kate sucked in her breath when she heard Alexis say 'our mommy'. She looked to Rick who seemed to not have noticed the change in his daughter's words.

"You're going to be an amazing mom, Kate," Alexis said with a big smile.

"Thank you. I bet you're going to be an as good big sister."

"Thanks."

Kate pulled the girl in for a hug and kissed the too of her head softly. "I love you like a daughter, do you know that?" Kate whispered.

"Yes, I do know that," Alexis replied as quietly.

"Good. I will always love and care for you."

"Thank you for being a mom to me in a certain way."

"Thank you for being a daughter to me in a certain way," Kate replied smiling.

Alexis stepped away from Kate and smiled at the couple. "I'll go back to bed. Good night guys. Night babies."

"Good night Lexi," Rick mimicked a two year old.

"You're silly dad. Kate? Are you sure you want that for the rest of your life? And as a father for your children?!"

"Yes, I'm 100% sure about that. Always."

"Well, I warned you," Alexis said with a bright smile and stuck out her tongue at her father.

Rick did the same before turning to Kate and kissing her deeply.

"Ewww, I'm off to bed," Alexis shrugged and ran up the stairs into her bedroom.

Kate and Rick laughed quietly and Kate snuggled into his embrace.

"Lets go to bed and cuddle a little?" Rick asked.

Kate's head shot up and she smiled at him. "I'd love to."

He kissed her and picked her Ho bridal style in one quick move.

"Rick!" she shrieked. "Put me down!"

"Uh uh."

"Put me down! Now."

"Nope."

"Castle!"

"Not going to happen," he said and silenced her with a other kiss that got her mind foggy. He carried her into their bedroom and laid her down on the bed before climbing into the bed right next to her. He covered them with a light blanket and she snuggled into his embrace, her bump poking into his stomach.

A/N: *All mistakes are mine*

I hope you liked it? I thought it was finally time for the babies to start kicking her mother :D I already decided on the genders of the babies, but I won't tell you guys yet :P

So? Was that enough fluff or do you need more? Okay, stupid question, you ALWAYS want more fluff! :DD

I'll take the next three weeks to write and update again when I'm back in Germany, tho I don't really want to get back home. I don't like it here ... and I will also correct a few mistakes in the FF and post the corrected chapters step by step :) When I'm finished correcting I will tell you and you can re-read if you want to :) I will mostly correct the book titles because now it really is annoying myself, too xD

Oh, before I forget, what to you want to happen in the next chapter? Aside from a lead in the case and the appointment with Addison? I'll try to write the chapter during the flight and upload it on Monday when I settled down in the hotel in San Francisco.

xoxo,

OneWriterGirlOfficial

*Update on Tuesday*