It's the 24the today which means to me, Christmas! Woohoo! Only two hours ago I opened my presents: Deadly Heat, Deadly Heat in German, Castle season 5, Percy Jackson - Sea of Monsters and a new objective for my Sony camera! Tomorrow we will go to my grams' and there will be even more Castle stuff. Hopefully.

Well, here is my present to you! I'll give you the first part of the birth. I've already written most of it and I hope I found all the mistakes in the text. My muse looked for mistakes, too, so if you find any, please feel free to complain to her ^^

I wish all of you a very merry Christmas!

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One Night Stand

Chapter Forty Nine - "Contractions - Part 1"


"Oh my god!" she screamed and her hand fisted around the sheet. "Oh god! I hate you Castle! God I hate you so much!" She gasped for air when her tense muscles relaxed from the contraction that had just rolled over her.

"You're doing great Kate," Addison smiled. "You're now at nine centimeters. Twenty minutes max and we can get to the serious work here."

"Oh god ... and I guess the pain won't lessen anytime soon, am I right?"

"Yes you are. Still don't want any painkillers?"


Two evenings earlier ...

November 30th, 2012

Kate smiled when he held up the warm towel for her. "Feel better?" he asked and helped her out of the tub.

"Yes, a lot. Thanks. Dinner ready?"

"Yes, it's all set, beautiful. I set the table outside in the Winter-garden. It's warm in there and we can see the stars. I also moved the DVDs over there so we can have our movie marathon in there."

She reached up to kiss him. "You're too good to me."

"I just love you."

She kissed him again and he wrapped the towel around her.

"Do you need help or are you fine?"

"I'm fine. What do we start our movie marathon with?"

"I wanted to let you decide."

"Okay. Star Wars."

He smiled. "Great choice."

"I know. I'll be downstairs in a minute, I'll just dry myself and get dressed."

"I'll bring the food to the table. And snacks."

Kate smiled. "Thanks."

"I'll leave ya alone now," he said and walked out of the master bathroom.

Kate sighed and waited for her muscles to relax again. She knew what it was. She had contractions. She wouldn't tell him just yet, it wasn't time to go to the hospital yet. She had had three contractions over the last two hours, it was a long way to go. How could you spend the time waiting better than having dinner and watching movies? "I can't wait to meet you my baby bears. Hurry up," she whispered and stroke her huge belly softly.


Five minutes later she walked into the living room, wearing the large NYPD t-shirt Rick had given her when she had been eight months pregnant.

"Wow, that's quite delicious smelling food, Castle," she smiled.

"Yeah, well, it could always be our last dinner alone," he grinned and pulled her into a hug.

If only you knew, she thought and pressed a chaste kiss to his lips. "Lets eat. I'm hungry."

"Good."

They sat down and Kate's mouth watered seeing the delicious Chicken Caprese with mashed sweet potatoes and vegetables in front of her.

"Some wine?" he asked and held up a still closed bottle of her favorite red wine.

She bit her lip. "Not this time."

"I remember when you said to Maddy, that half a glass should be alright."

She smiled at the memory of their evening outside with Alexis after the big shopping tour for Alexis' graduation. "Yeah, me too."

He filled his glass with the sweet wine. "Bon appetite, Madame," he said with a French accent which made her smile grow bigger.

"You too, Monsieur."

They started dinner and Kate moaned softly when she chewed the first bit of chicken.

"I suppose this means you like it?"

"I love it!"

He smiled and started eating as well.


After dinner Rick put the dishes into the sink and watched his girlfriend without her noticing. He knew her too well for her to being able to hide it. She was having contractions. About every 40 to 45 minutes. He had felt it when he had put the towel around her earlier and he had seen her trying to hide the pain during dinner. He smiled at the stubborn woman, dried his hands and went back to her with dessert. Chocolate Pudding. "You okay?"

"Yeah," she said and waited for him to sit down.

"Get up beautiful," he ordered.

"Why? My back hurts ... "

"I know it does, but when you get up you can lay down on me."

She got up as fast as she could and waited for him to sit down and lean against the pillows. After he had made himself comfortable she sat down in the V of his legs and leaned back against his warm body. She felt his hands on her bump and smiled. "Making that plaster mould of our bump was great."

"Yeah, even better than painting it."

"Well, that was fun, too."

He smiled. "Yeah, that was pretty fun."

She rested her head on his chest. "Mmhh." She took a deep breath and tried to relax the tense muscles in her lower back.

"Sure you're fine?" he asked.

"Yeah, they're only kicking and my back is still aching."

He grabbed the remote and started the movie, then he grabbed the big bowl of pudding and passed it to Kate. "Will you share it with me?"

"I'm already sharing with your kids."

"But they wouldn't want their father to be hungry, now would they?"

"Fine, but the bowl stays with me."

"Doesn't it always?"

She smiled and placed it in a way Rick could reach with his spoon.


After the first movie Kate's contractions came by every forty minutes. She still was able to breath through them since they were more like a cramp than sharp pain. She felt Rick's hands massaging her bump every time she cramped.

The next contraction formed and she cramped.

"God Kate, don't try to hide it."

"Try to hide what?"

"I can feel it. Since after we made the plaster mould of your bump. How far apart are they now? Every forty minutes? You're having contractions."

"Castle ... "

"Yes, I do know. You tried to hide it when I wrapped you up in the towel, you tried to hide it during dinner and you're trying to hide it since you laid down on me."

"How did you know?"

"I can feel you cramping."

She bit her lip.

"When did you plan to tell me?"

"I didn't know why to tell you just yet. I'm not anywhere near giving birth. My waters haven't broken yet, my contractions are light and, as you said, forty minutes apart."

"So?"

"I would have told you soon. When the pain would have gotten stronger or when the contractions would have been less than fifteen minutes apart. I didn't want you to panic."

"Me? Panic? I thought you would panic as soon as you'd feel the first contraction."

She smiled. "Well, I didn't. I'm happy that they're here, the contractions. That means we will see our babies soon."

"Yeah."

"Could you give me a pillow?"

"Sure," he said and picked up a pillow.

She turned around to her side and stuffed the pillow under her bump. "What are we going to do now?"

"We will wait. We wait until your waters break and your contractions are eight to ten minutes apart, then we will go to the hospital and have our babies."

"Sounds like a plan to me."

He pressed a kiss to her hair and put his arm around her. "It's gonna be alright. And we will have two beautiful babies."

"Are we set with the names?"

"Yes. I love the names. They are perfect, honey. Now go and enjoy your contractions," he teased.

"I wish I could share them with you," she replied sugar sweet.

"You can. Later. When you curse me for knocking you up in the birthing suit."

"Yeah, then I can truly say that I hate you," she laughed and kissed his chest.

"Yeah, that you can do. And curse me even more and punch me and scream at me. Whatever you want as long as you are crying with happiness when you hold our kids in your arms for the first time and kiss me and tell me that you love them and me."

She closed her eyes with a smile for a moment and grabbed his right hand. "I think I can do that."


Another movie later her contractions came every thirty six minutes.

Rick massaged her lower back and bump every single time, but felt she was drifting off to sleep slowly. He smiled. "Sleep honey, save your energy for later."


The next morning ...

When Rick woke up the next morning, Kate was still curled up in his arms. She had turned around during sleep and was now facing him. Her leg was wrapped around his waist and her arm around his back. Her bump was poking into his stomach and her head rested on his arm. Basically, he couldn't move without waking her. He could only move as much as his arm. A thought hit him and his hand felt for any wetness on the couch or on their clothes. Nothing. That meant her waters hadn't broken yet. A good sign? They were eager to meet their babies.

He kissed her hair and wrapped his free arm around her. He lay there with her in his arms for nearly an hour before she began to wake up.

"Castle?" she mumbled half asleep.

"Morning beautiful. How are you?"

"Good, I think. I don't feel any pain ... "

He sensed that it scared her. At least a little. "It's okay honey, it's okay."

"What if something is not alright?"

"Everything will be fine. Shall we call Addison later?"

"Yeah, please."

"Okay. How about breakfast?"

"I'd like that."

"You might have to let me get up from the couch my love," he smiled.

She looked at their tangled position and smiled. "Mmhh, I'm not sure I want you to get up. I'm comfortable."

He kissed her softy. "I guess we could just cuddle for a little longer then," he said.

"Yeah, I'd like that," she replied and pulled him in for another couple of kisses.


Nearly an hour later Rick sat down next to his girlfriend again. With the breakfast he had just cooked. Toast with marmalade and honey, coffee, pancakes, fresh strawberries with whipped cream and a cut apple.

"Thank god! I'm starving Castle," she said just before he could set the tray down on the table and had already grabbed two pancakes. She ate them hungrily and reached for a toast she ate just as quickly.

Rick watched her amazed. "Wow."

She stopped eating the third pancake she had just taken a bite of. "What?"

"I haven't seen you eating like this since some time. And last time we had ... a work out in bed."

She smiled. "Well, I'm just hungry now," she said and carried on eating pancakes No. 3 and 4.


Kate leaned back satisfied and looked at the table. She had eaten more than half of their breakfast. She laughed.

"Why are you laughing?"

"I don't know. I somehow ... I wanna have sex with you," she said and laughed again.

"Well Miss Beckett," he grinned and picked her up bridal stile. "I think we can make your wish come true," he whispered and kissed her.

"Let me down!" she protested, but he was already carrying her into their bedroom. She stopped protesting and rested her head against his chest.


He laid her down on the bed and smiled at her. "What is it?" he asked when he saw her thoughtful expression.

"Are we allowed to have sex? I mean I had contractions last night and now they're kinda gone and ... "

"That ... I don't know."

"Castle, I don't want to screw this up. We took care of them for the last nine months and ... "

"Hey, shhhh. Wait here for a minute?"

She nodded and watched as he walked out of the bedroom.


Once he was in the living room he grabbed the phone and dialed Addison's number.

"Montgomery."

"Hey Addison, this is Rick."

"Rick! Hey! How are you? Everything alright?"

"Yeah, we're fine. Kate's a bit ... scared?"

"What happened?"

"She had contractions last night and now they're gone. We were kinda on our way to enjoy our morning when she stopped and got scared."

"Have her waters broken yet?"

"No."

"Has she had any contractions?"

"No."

"I'd say you're alright. Having sex can help with the contractions. I think having sex is a good idea, just be gentle, she is more sensitive."

"That's alright with me."

"Great. Oh, how far apart were her contractions last night? And how long did she have them?"

"For about four or five hours, but we slept in so I can't really say. The closest was thirty six minutes apart."

"Okay. Call me when her waters have broken and her contractions are less than fifteen minutes apart. You also won't need to go into hospital sooner."

"We will. Thank you Addison."

"Of course, that's what I'm here for. Have a fun morning I guess."

"Yeah, thanks. We will call you," he said a little uncomfortable and ended the call. He put the phone back to the table and made his way to the bedroom again where Kate was laying on her side, caressing her bump.

"We're all set Kate. Sex may bring back your contractions which would be a good thing I guess? Addison said its alright to have sex."

"She did?"

"Yes and she also said we should call her after your waters have broken and your contractions are fifteen minutes apart. She'll meet us at the hospital."

Kate smiled. "I guess we should try to bring back my contractions then?"

He smiled mischievously and started to undress himself. "Yeah, we should get started there," he agreed and let his boxershorts fall to the floor before he climbed on the bed and started to undress his girlfriend. Since she was only wearing a pair of his boxershorts and a t-shirt it didn't take long.

Kate positioned herself on a couple of pillows, since they had learned it was a very comfortable position for both of them. Kate smiled when she saw his erection was already hard and long.

He placed himself in front of her and slowly pushed into her, carefully and gently.

She moaned softly and her back arched against him.

"Hey, shhh," he whispered and leaned down to kiss her bump.

"Well, it's you who does that to me. My body shows affection to you."

"I know it does, but I don't want to hurt you. Today it's all about being gentle."

"You think giving birth will be gentle?"

"Well, until then. I don't want to fuck you Kate, this is about making love to the woman I love."

She smiled. "I guess I can live with that," she said and moaned when she felt him move inside of her.

He is pushing in and out of her gentle and slowly, bringing all his love into these moves to make her feel as comfortable, loved and special as he could.

She moaned with every of his move and soon begged him to go a little faster.

He obeyed to make her stop begging and soon felt she was getting close to the edge.

She collapsed under him with a smile. "We still have it."

He laughed. "Of course," he said and took a deep breath. "Why should we have lost it?" He rolled next to her, both trying to get more oxygen.

"I don't know. We haven't had sex for at least two weeks."

"Only proves we can do other things as well."

"Yeah. We should go for a walk later, maybe moving will help me."

"Feeling nothing?"

"Only the urge to get you back on top of me."

"You're unsatisfiable!"

She rolled on her side and into his arms. "Well, you're the only man allowed to make love to me, the only one allowed to touch me, to kiss me. The one man I will ever allow to love me," she whispered the last sentence and kissed him deeply.

"I know. You're the only one I'll ever love as my wife and as the mother of my children, as my lover, the woman I can trust. The only woman I will ever let love me." He stroke her naked bump softly and smiled. "Lets go and shower. We will take a walk after."

"Long walk?"

"Long walk."

They got up and showered.

Kate picked out a pair of black pants, a red shirt and warm, black boots. Rick put on Jeans and a green shirt.

Together they went downstairs to get their coats. A knee-long, brown Burberry Wintercoat for Kate. It was a custom made one for her since she was being nine months pregnant and it was a pretty cold winter and they somehow had to keep their children warm.

"You love that coat, don't you?"

She smiled at him. "Yeah."

"Thank god I bought it. When I saw it I knew you'd fall in love with it."

"It was a wonderful idea." She pressed a soft kiss to his lips before opening the door and stepping out into the snow-covered garden. "It's beautiful outside."

"Mmhh, the snow has been falling for the last couple of days. It's really beautiful."

She walked ahead of him, waiting for him to follow. Once he stood next to her she snuggled into his embrace and they made their way through the neighborhood.


"Hey Ricky!"

The couple turned around to see the mayor standing in front of them.

"Bob! Hey! Didn't know you were here," Rick said and greeted him.

"Yeah, we arrived yesterday. Hey Kate. How are you? You look great."

"Thanks, I'm fine."

"You're due soon, right?"

"Yeah, very soon. I had contractions last night and now nothing."

"Ah, don't worry. When we had our first daughter my wife had contractions for two days until she finally gave birth."

Kate smiled. "We can't wait that long."

"I bet you can't. Call me when they're born? I'd love to see them."

"I'm sure Rick can send you a photo."

"I think I can do that, yeah."

"Great. Have a nice walk you two! Oh and do you know what helped us? Sex helps to make the contractions come back. Just saying," he said and smiled.

"Yeah ... we already, um ... you know. We just hope we will be parents really soon."

"Can't wait for the photo then." He waved and went back to his house.

Kate smiled at Rick and rested her head on his shoulder. "I don't want to wait any longer."

"I know, honey, me neither but this is mother nature and we can't do much about it."

"I know, but we can at least try. Let's carry on walking."


Sex, well, yeah. A friend of mine told me it might be a nice addition to the chapter ^^ And it really shall help Kate to bring back the contractions. And it's always fun to write these scenes. As for Bob, I really like his character. I'll update part 2 as soon as we hit 1,120 Reviews (I really want to update, so hurry up!).

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