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Kate and Castle looked at more houses than they could count. Castle loved the first house he saw, but Kate found something wrong with each and every one. The first one was too big. The second one was too small. The third one, well, it didn't have a yard.
Castle was starting to think that they would never find a house before the babies were born. However, after the second week, they found the perfect house. Castle could tell that Kate fell in love with it the moment that they pulled into the driveway.
It was a classic Tudor home. It had everything that wanted in a home. A nice sized yard. It even had a pool. What Kate fell in love with however, was the atrium. Then, when she walked out onto the upstairs patio and saw the fireplace, she turned to Castle and whispered, "This is it. This is our home."
Castle did a double take and asked, "Are you sure?"
Kate nodded, "Yes. I can see us living here. I can see us standing up here watching our kids play in the pool. I'm standing here and you're holding me."
Castle smiled, "And they have a huge wine cellar. And oh, a tennis court!"
Kate could tell that her husband was extremely excited. She finally said, "Lets make an offer."
Castle turned to the real estate agent and said, "We want this house. Tell them we will pay their asking price."
The woman nodded and told them that she would call them as soon as she knew something more.
The purchase of the home went surprisingly quick. It probably helped that they didn't have to get financing from a bank, but they were completely moved in by the time Kate was thirty-three weeks pregnant.
Castle, Ryan and Esposito took care of moving the things into the new house.
Ryan whistled and said, "This place is huge!"
Esposito agreed, "You could fit my entire apartment building in here."
Castle brought in a rocking chair that he had bought for Kate and told her, "What room do you want this in?"
Biting her bottom lip Kate thought for a minute and then finally smiled and said, "Our bedroom."
Castle nodded and carried the chair upstairs to the bedroom. He put it by the window and smiled. He still looked out the window for a moment and not for the first time, realized that this was the perfect house for them.
By the end of the day, they had everything moved into the house. As payment for their help, Castle had pizza delivered and more beer they can ever possibly drink.
Alexis and Martha brought over some of the smaller things. It was the first time that Martha had seen the house and she fell in love with it immediately.
Castle smiled and told his mother. "You are not moving into this house."
Martha laughed at her son and told him, "I wouldn't dream of it. It's too far away from the city and all my friends. Besides you and Kate don't want me hanging around you all the time."
"You can say that again."
Kate looked at her husband and said, "Rick! Be nice."
Castle looked at her with the look of what. She shook her head and told her mother-in-law, "You're welcome here anytime you want."
Martha smiled and leaned down to hug her daughter in law and she told her, "How you ever fell in love with my son is a mystery to me, but I'm definitely glad for that. I'm glad to have you and my soon-to-be grandbabies in my life."
The two women hugged and Kate had never felt more grateful for someone her life.
Castle watched two women he loved hugged and cried together. He knew that he gave his mother a lot of grief, but he knew that he was lucky to have her in their lives.
Looking around he noticed that Alexis had wandered off. He went in search of her and found her upstairs and one of the bedrooms. He knocked on the door and asked her, "Do you like this room?"
Alexis nodded, "I like the view and the view of the pool is breathtaking. But…"
Castle looked at his daughter and asked, "But what?"
"You probably want this room for the babies. After all, I will only be here part-time. I don't want to take this room for myself and…"
They both turned around when they heard Kate say, "I think this room is perfect for you."
Alexis asked, "Are you sure?"
Kate nodded and smiled at the both of them, "I'm sure. In fact I would have been disappointed if you had chosen any other room."
Alexis shook her head and wondered how she had gotten so lucky. To have a stepmother that loved her so much. Especially when her own mother barely acknowledged her existence. And not for the first time she was thankful that her dad and Kate had fallen in love. Alexis walked over to her stepmother and hugged her tightly, "Thank you. I love the room. And I love this house. It's gorgeous."
Kate took her hand and told her, "You haven't seen the best part yet."
Kate led her downstairs and outside. Back to the tennis court. Alexis's eyes widened at the sight and said, "Wow. I just might spend more time here now."
Castle laughed at his daughter and shook his head. His daughter never failed to surprise him. As they were walking down the stairs he told her, "This means we need to go shopping."
He laughed and shook his head when both Kate and Alexis said, "Shopping!"
When they got downstairs, Castle noticed the look on Kate's face and asked, "Are you okay?"
Kate nodded and said, "I'm just a little tired. I'm going to go upstairs and lay down."
Castle was worried, but he didn't want to hover. So, he kissed her forehead and watched her walk back upstairs. Then he went to go join their friends.
Walking upstairs to the bedroom, Kate felt extremely tired. So, she went into the bedroom fully intending to lay down. However, no matter what she did she couldn't get comfortable. So, she put a pillow under her stomach. Thinking that that would work. However, she knew something was wrong when she felt a terrible pain hit her stomach. It was so bad that it took her breath away. She couldn't move. All she could do was wait for the pain end.
When it did, she got up and walked into the bathroom. Another pain hit and she grabbed onto the sink to keep from falling to the floor. She took a deep breath and manage to breathe through that pain. She finally sat down on the toilet and closed her eyes. That was where Castle found her when he walked upstairs after saying good night to their friends.
When Castle walked into the bathroom and saw Kate sitting on the toilet he didn't think anything of it first. However, when he saw the look of pain on her face. He knew something was wrong and asked, "Are you okay?"
Kate shook her head in managed to whisper, "No."
"Are you in labor?"
Kate knew that it was too early, but she did think that she was in labor. So, she told him, "I think so. I…"
Another pain hit her and she realized then that she was in labor and they needed to get to the hospital right away. So, she looked at her husband said, "We need to go."
Castle nodded and she stood up and almost fell to her knees when the next labor pain hit. She swore that she saw stars. Seeing this Castle picked her up and carried her downstairs himself and into the car and sped off towards the hospital.
Castle called her doctor to let him know that they thought she was in labor. The doctor agreed to meet them at the hospital.
Castle made to the hospital in record time. He arrived shortly after the doctor. There was a wheelchair waiting for her and they hurried her into the hospital.
Once they got her into delivery room, the nurses attached monitors to Kate's stomach and also put a blood pressure cuff on to monitor her.
The doctor came into the room and smiled and then told them, "I want to check and see if your dilated or not. This could just be Braxton Hicks contractions."
After checking her over the doctor realized that she was indeed in labor. She is already dilated 4 cm. So, he smiled and said, "Well, it looks like you're going to be meeting your babies soon."
Kate started panicking and said, "It's too early."
The doctor smiled and shook his head and told them, "Twins are usually born early. I see no reason why they won't be perfectly healthy."
Kate couldn't argue because another labor pain hit her. She grabbed the sides of her bed and held on for dear life. Castle whispered, "You're doing great honey."
It was then that Kate turned on him and said, "You are never touching me again. This is all your fault. I hate you!"
The nurses that were helping Kate simply smiled. They'd seen this happen numerous times before. It seemed like every woman reacted like this when they were in labor.
Her labor seem to go on forever. When the nurse checked her, she had been in labor for nearly eight hours. Her hair was plastered to her head from sweating so much. She was ready to give up. Which she had said about five or six times and she refused to let Castle touch her. So, he simply sat beside her bed feeling useless. However, between contractions she apologized him and held his hand. It was like she was two different people.
So, she is very glad when the nurse announced, "I do believe it's time for you to meet your babies. Are you ready?"
Kate could only nod and whisper, "Yes."
Castle smiled and took her hand. He knelt down and kissed her forehead and whispered, "You can do this."
"I know. It just hurts so much."
"I know sweetheart, but it will be over soon and then we'll have our babies. Our sons."
She nodded and smiled up at him.
It was then that the doctor came in and said, "Let's do this." Kate nodded and the doctor continued, "Now, Kate, when the next labor pain hits I want you to bear down and count to ten. And dad. This is where you come in. You need to help her count to ten. Hold her hand and encourage her. Are you ready?"
They both nodded and then Kate felt the next labor pain hit. She bore down and Castle counted to ten. It was obvious to everyone that Kate was exhausted, but she was determined. After a few more minutes, the doctor announced, "I see the head."
Kate was breathing heavy at this point and collapsed back onto the bed. She had never felt pain like this before. This was even worse than when she had been shot. She watched as Castle went to look and saw when he smiled and whispered, "Amazing..."
She smiled briefly and then another pain hit and she bore down and pushed on final time. She felt tremendous pressure as their first son slid from her body. Then the doctor said, "Okay Kate. You can relax for a moment."
She could only nod. She looked over and saw them working on her son. She smiled when she heard him cry. She whispered, "Beautiful."
They brought him over to her and she looked down at the tiny infant. She had never seen a baby quite so small before. She whispered, "Hi there baby. I'm your mommy."
She kissed the top of his forehead and told Castle, "He looks just like you."
Castle had tears in his eyes and shook his head, "He's all you."
He leaned down and kissed her softly. Then the nurses took the baby again and Kate felt the urge to push again. Castle held her hand waiting for their second son to be born. However, it was then that the labor seemed to stall. Then Kate whispered to him, "Take care of our sons."
Her eyes rolled back in her head and Castle saw a tremendous amount of blood on the floor. He wondered what was going on, but he was pushed out of the room before he could ask any questions. He stood staring at the swinging doors. Left to wonder what was happening to his wife and unborn son...
