CONQUERED
Chapter 14
Rick had found something and had paid for it. Right now Kate was walking around with 2 plastic grocery-like bags, looking for either Alexis or Laura. She had that something which was for both, but either of them would do for a start.
Kate found the pretty redhead first. "Hi, Alexis."
Alexis stopped. "Detective Beckett." Kate noticed that she didn't call her by name which told her that Alexis was still cold to her. Maybe one day that would change. She just wished it would change faster.
"Rick and I went shopping and I brought you something I'm betting you could use." Kate handed her one of the bags.
Alexis couldn't think of anything off hand. Shopping to her meant grocery shopping, so why give it to her? Still she opened it. "CONDOMS!?" Alexis was beyond surprised and finally looked up at Kate.
"You don't want to know what it took to get Rick to admit that you might need these." Kate was actually a little annoyed at him for being such an ass. Of course Alexis and Michael were sexually active. He was just being an idiot.
"I would place big bets on that," Alexis told her. "Thank you. We're down to just one and Michael hasn't been inside me in two days. Now is not a good time to end up pregnant." It wasn't that they weren't still having sex, it just didn't involve intercourse.
Kate smiled. "I'm not sure I needed to know that much, but you're welcome. I can guess what we'll all be doing tonight."
"You better believe it." Alexis knew they were going to do everything tonight. "Does that mean you and Dad have finally made up?" Even Alexis wasn't willing to say have sex. She still wasn't that big of a fan of Kate, but she didn't hate her nearly as much as she had.
"We're getting there. Enjoy. Tell Michael he's welcome." Kate smiled at her and walked away.
"Oh, I will." Alexis stopped what she was doing and headed for their bedroom so she could get these out and put them where they belonged – within easy reach.
Laura was next and it took checking three greenhouses to find her. "There you are! Suddenly four greenhouses sounds like a lot." That had Laura laughing a little.
"Actually, with now maybe eight adults and one child, four is looking like at least one too few. I've been toying with the idea of changing one of them to fruit instead of vegetables. Haven't yet but I'm thinking of it."
"Libby will thank you. Right after I tell her to." Kate chuckled a little.
"So…Mommy, I hear," Laura said.
"It was my idea. I even asked Rick to help me raise her, and so far it's working out. Oh, I bought you something. We went into town this morning to do some shopping and came home with these, along with a lot of stuff for Libby." Kate handed over her last bag.
Laura hadn't asked for anything but opened it anyway. "CONDOMS! THANK YOU! We're out and taking some risks. I'm not sure I'm ready to be pregnant just yet. I ran out of birth control pills long ago."
"You and me both." Kate had run out before she had even left New York City.
"How are you and Rick getting along," Laura asked her since she was hoping for the best. "You said he was willing to help you with Libby, so that's good."
Since her walls were all down now, she told her the truth. "I pretty much almost sort of attacked Rick last night. I couldn't take it any longer. I needed him. We may have spent a fair amount of time making love to each other. Just without those things." She had taken risks, too.
"Good to hear. Keep it up, Kate. Men are not made of stone. They have needs just as much as we do, if not more for some." Laura was happy for her and Rick.
"Two for me, two for Alexis, and two for you. At 36 per box this might last each of us maybe…" Kate stopped to do the math.
"Maybe a month." Laura started laughing and Kate laughed with her.
"Something like that. We're going to need another pharmacy visit soon. Oh, I forgot to tell Alexis, but there's one more thing in there. I only found three so we can all talk later and decide who gets what or just keep them."
Curious, Laura did some searching. The boxes of condoms were easy to spot but then she finally saw the other box. "Birth control pills. Not the ones I was using, but I guess we can talk about them later. Thank you very much, Kate." She may have just saved her from ending up pregnant way too soon.
"I'm happy to help. I need to go find Libby now and help her unpack. We got her more clothes, shoes, socks, games, DVDs, and books to read. They should keep her busy for a couple of days." Kate laughed again which she suddenly noticed came so easily to her now. Was that because of Rick, Libby, or both?
Laura smiled. "At six years of age I can believe that." She watched Kate turn to leave. "Before you go, how do you feel?"
Kate thought for a second. "Honestly? I feel pretty good. I took the risk to drive all the way to Vancouver, not knowing if Rick would even talk to me let alone come and get me. As for Libby, I'm still a little scared. She's six. What do I know about raising a child? But I'm determined to do it. I'm not going to let her make my mistakes. My parents are gone, her parents are gone.
"I'm going to love her all I can." Kate told her. Then she remembered something. "Damn it! We forgot to go by a school for books and other supplies." Kate closed her eyes and tipped her head back momentarily and sighed. She was so annoyed with herself!
"You have time. It's not like people are going to loot schools. They might actually have something useful in the cafeteria. People won't think of schools to loot food from that or maybe churches." Laura wasn't worried.
"Good point. Enjoy tonight. I have a feeling there's going to be a lot of screaming after dark." Kate turned to finally leave and listened to Laura laugh again.
O~O~O
It didn't take Kate long to find Libby. She was in their bed with Rick and he was reading to her. As she watched she could just see it being Rick and little six-year-old Alexis. That made tears begin to well up, so she left them and went somewhere a little more private. That lasted about a minute when Martha and Anderson showed up using his little tender to reach them.
"All alone, Katherine, and why the tears?" If that was because of her son she was going to give him a piece of her mind.
Kate looked up at her and wiped away her tears. "I'm in love. I haven't felt like this about anyone since my mom was killed." Kate was quiet for a bit and then looked up at her again. "No, that's not true. I've never felt like this before. I love him, Martha, I really do love him. Now I love Libby. I caught Rick sitting in our bed with Libby reading to her. I could just see him doing that with Alexis when she was six." Kate wiped away more tears.
Martha chose to sit down next to her and let Anderson go wherever he wanted to.
"You did something to yourself if this is only happening now. This is what your heart is capable of. What it can make you feel. Richard will love you again. He can't help himself. As for Libby, she's easy. Getting children to love anyone, especially you, is easy. Don't worry about it, Katherine. You came to the right place." Martha patted her leg.
Kate nodded and wiped away the last of her tears. "So how are you and Anderson getting along?"
Martha smiled. "I haven't had that much fun with a man in a long time."
"Martha!?" Somehow Kate just didn't see her having that much sex. She was…older.
"I may be older, Katherine, but I'm not dead yet and that man still has it." Martha squeezed her hand. "Since you're doing well I'm going to go have a chat with my son. I need to get him talking to his father. I'm beginning to think he's avoiding him."
"You and Anderson have been on his boat and not here," Kate pointed out.
"Oh, pish posh." To Martha that had nothing to do with it. "I look forward to seeing how Libby flourishes under yours and Richard's care. Now if you would just give me another grandchild I would be very happy." Martha smiled at her.
"You can go now, Martha." Kate wasn't ready to be pregnant. She was betting the closest hospital might not even be open and going there to get something would be stealing since she had no idea what anything there would cost.
Martha just laughed at her as she got up and left her. But…Kate did actually feel better. So she headed for Rick and Libby since Martha sounded like she was after Rick. She could take Libby off his hands and spend time with her.
O~O~O
Martha and Anderson stayed to eat lunch with them before going back out to his boat.
"How is boat living, Grams?" Alexis was beginning to miss having her here.
"His boat is bigger than I thought. The interior living space is maybe a little small but still big for a six-year-old. Lots of deck space, though. I could learn to like it. I don't have to make the walk of shame coming home." Martha wasn't bashful and proved it again.
"Really, Mother?" Rick didn't need to hear that.
"Just where do you think you came from, Richard?" Martha saw him nod his head toward Libby. "Ah, good point. I happen to like staying up really late. Way past your bedtime, young lady." Martha made a point of looking at Libby for that.
"Speaking of bedtime. We should get you clean and into bed," Kate told her.
"I'm not sleepy!" But just then Libby fought against a yawn that threatened to betray her.
"Says the young lady who is yawning. Come on, sweetie, let's get you into the tub and then into your nightgown." Kate moved to make room for her to get out.
"Sing to me?" Libby asked her.
"Um, sure." Kate wasn't sure she had a singing voice, but if it made her happy.
"You can sing to me." Kate glared at him yet again. "It might help me get to sleep." Rick wasn't willing to give up that easily.
"I'll think about it." Kate took Libby's hand, walked with her to her bedroom, and got busy putting her to bed.
O~O~O
"Whose turn is it to choose?" Rick inquired as everyone, including Martha and Anderson, had joined him in the movie room.
"Mine, I think," Laura replied and got up to search for something worthy of watching. It wasn't like Rick didn't have any. He had nearly everything that was available on DVD, even classics like Singin' In The Rain and From Here To Eternity. "Chick flick?" Laura turned to look at everyone and got her answer.
"Fine, but I'm not watching Dr. Seuss," Laura informed them.
"P.L.E.A.S.E.?" Alexis tried to look cute and batted her eyelashes at her.
Laura shook her head. "That might work on Michael, but it doesn't work on me."
"Doesn't work on him, either." Alexis sulked but let Michael kiss her.
"I suppose I could pick Iron Man 2." Laura raised the spirits of the guys and then crushed them. "But no, I want this one." She took it out, inserted the disk, and pressed PLAY on the remote. Then she snuggled in next to her husband, took one of his hands into hers, and rested against him.
It didn't take much to notice that Kate was doing that with Rick, Alexis was doing it with Michael, and even Martha was doing it with Anderson.
"Toy Story 3?" Dean raised an eyebrow and looked down at her.
"Hush, you," Laura told him. "You can pick one of the Harry Potter movies when it's your turn."
"I'd rather barf," Dean fired back and got poked in the ribs by her. Still he bent down to kiss her head.
O~O~O
Kate had checked in on Libby and found her fast asleep and breathing normally so she retreated to her bedroom.
This time she shed her sleeping shirt the second she entered from the bathroom and was carrying something with her; she couldn't help but notice that a naked Rick was watching her from their bed.
"We don't have to do this, Rick, if you're uncomfortable with it." Kate showed him the bottle of anal lube he had bought in the Pharmacy during their last trip into town.
"You like it, so we're doing this," Rick insisted.
"Good, because I really do want you to fuck my ass. I love being fucked in the ass. I don't know why, I just do."
Kate proceeded to lube up his cock after getting him hard. "Here, lube me up and fuck me." Kate handed him the bottle, got on all fours, and waited impatiently.
Kate woke up later. She looked outside and could see that it was still dark outside, so she didn't need to get Libby up yet. Next she tilted her head to look up at Rick and saw his eyes open. "Are you watching me sleep? That's kind of creepy, you know."
"Actually, I like some of the faces you make while you sleep. Did you know you can twitch your nose like that lady on Bewitched?" Rick teased her.
"I do not." He was pulling her chain.
"You really like it in your ass." He hadn't heard her being nearly as vocal as when he was in her ass.
"Very much. You want to do it again?" Kate was more than ready. "We don't need to use up a condom." She studied his face. "You didn't like it."
Rick countered what she was thinking. "I didn't say that. Where's the lube?" He was going to prove it to her.
"I'll get it." Kate immediately moved to find it and put it to use.
O~O~O
Kate was happy. She was satisfied sexually and was up looking for her nightshirt so she could make it to the bathroom and take a shower before getting Libby up.
"Are you looking at my ass again, Rick?" This time Kate shook her ass a little to make sure she had his attention. "We have time for a quickie. You can be in my ass again. We still have lots of lube." Kate shook her ass again to suggest she was more than ready.
"Maybe tonight." Rick was done for now. That had Kate crawling across the bed to kiss him.
"I do love it when you're in my ass, Rick. I really do. Maybe next trip we can find a sex store, and I can put your ass to use," Kate teased him.
"Like you wearing a strap on?" Rick questioned her. He wasn't sure why, but he was a little interested. It was something he had never done before so he would be giving Kate his cherry if that was what it was called back there.
"I've used one before, she liked it," Kate said.
"SHE!?" Rick had heard that word loud and clear.
"I swing both ways, Rick. Always have and she wasn't my only female lover. But I don't want her. I want to marry you. I don't love her, I love you." Kate kissed him again. "And that was not one of the kisses you still owe me." Kate kissed him again quickly.
"Do not lose the bottle of lube, babe, we're using it again tonight." Kate brushed his cheek with her fingers and left him.
Rick wasn't sure just what to do, but it did have him up to find his laptop. He needed to go through his lists of businesses in both Sidney and Victoria, and find a sex shop. Making lists of businesses in both places was something he had done before he lost his Internet connection. Even if they never used it they were going to need more anal lube, it sounded like to him. "Our outside contact was a satellite dish till the service company stopped working," Rick told her. "Now we have nothing."
Kate found him in his shorts and ready for his turn to use the bathroom. "Hi." Kate in her nightshirt raised up on her toes to kiss him. "I love you and trust you." He was going to hear that a lot and she had planned to tell him a lot.
Kate saw Libby was still asleep and had to wake her. "Hi, sweetie, it's time to get up. Let's get you dressed and we can go have breakfast. You can brush your teeth after breakfast."
"Can I go swimming?" Libby had seen that they were surrounded by water.
"It might be a little cool for that, but we can ask." Kate was thinking it had to be safe enough this deep into the bay.
After breakfast Kate knelt and put her hand in the water. It turned out to indeed be too cool for swimming. So instead, Kate played one of Libby's new games with her. That was followed by going to the movie room and watching one of the new DVDs that Kate had bought for Libby in the toy store.
Much like Kate had done with Rick last night, Libby was doing that with her. Libby was snuggled in nice and close and Kate could just feel a piece of her reaching out to wrap herself around her and keep her safe.
"I love you, Libby," Kate suddenly told her. It had sneaked out but Kate wasn't sorry.
Libby didn't move and didn't stop watching her movie. "Love you, Mommy." Kate tried to move Libby in even tighter and kissed her head. Now if she could just get Rick to tell her that he loved her.
O~O~O
Kate had put Libby down for a nap. "What have you been up to, babe?" Kate found Rick sitting in the dining room, drinking something.
"Feeding everyone. Chickens, goats, and milking a goat. We need the milk for Libby and to make cheese."
"Milk!" Why hadn't she thought of that? Of course kids loved milk. Though, most kids loved milk from a cow, not a goat. "I don't even know if she likes milk. What if she's lactose intolerant? Does she have an allergy like peanuts?" Kate sat down across from him. "What am I going to do, Rick?" She was in over her head.
Rick reached out a hand to take one of hers. "First, start taking deep breaths." He waited for her to finish that. "Next, we ask her. She's six. If she has an allergy she would know. If she doesn't like goat's milk, maybe she likes cheese made from goat's milk. We know she likes eggs." She had certainly eaten those.
"She does." Kate had noticed that she had focused on her eggs last time and only ate everything else after she had finished them. "Thanks, babe." Kate squeezed his hand. She really did need him to make this work.
"You'll get the hang of it. I presume she's sleeping?" Rick was thinking a nap.
"I put her down for a nap. Are you done with your chores?" Suddenly Kate noticed that she didn't really have a chore. She was just doing what was needed then.
Rick nodded. "I'm all yours."
"Good, we can go to our room. I want you in my ass, Rick. I need you to fuck me." Actually she needed to know if he wanted her even if she did have to start it.
Rick was a little surprised. "You must really like that."
"Yup. Now up, I have needs and only you can satisfy them." Kate reached for his hand that he had taken back, guided him to their bedroom and retrieved the bottle of lube.