A/N: Hey guys, welcome back! Before we start I wanted to address something, first of all I have gotten the most amazing and supportive reviews to the previous story I was so moved! Thank you all for your amazing support and the encouraging words, it really keeps me motivated!
Second of all: I have also gotten a few reviews of people who are mad at me that I mostly upload more Lily centric fics. I agree that there are more one-shots that are more Lily focused, this is because 1. I am really inspired by the moment they find out about their first baby and how that must have been or would have been portrayed on the show and 2. because these fics are all randomly written AND uploaded so there are more Jake and Reece centered fics coming up. I am sorry for the people who are 'disappointed' in me and think it's unreadable lol but again no one is forcing anyone to read fan fiction. I am just doing this for fun!
"Kate?" Castle whispered to his wife.
"Hmm?" She answered groggily, opening one eye to look why her husband woke her from her nice slumber.
"Do you believe in God?"
Kate huffed "Go to sleep, Castle."
"No, I'm serious."
"I am very serious too, about sleep."
Castle frowned at his wife.
Kate grunted, "Fine, eh," and brushed the hair from her face "I'm not sure. I'm not really a spiritual person but I guess I can't really be 100% sure there is nothing out there. Why, Rick? Did you find Jesus?"
Castle had nodded along with his wife's answer before smiling "No, not Jesus, or another God. I was just thinking... our lives they look," as he shook his head, contemplating, "written, fictional almost... fake."
Kate rolled her eyes "says the writer."
"Okay, hear me out," Kate tried to hide her amusement as her husband got that very serious look on his face when he came up with a crazy theory, "I am a mystery novel writer, a successful one, with a dynamic and untraditional family,"
Kate just nodded, stifling a yawn, encouraging him to continue, "you are, or were, a homicide detective with a tragic background story. I am a male, you are female."
"You're just stating facts, Rick."
Castle put his hand up "I know, I know, I do have a point I am working towards."
"Okay, I'm sorry. Continue."
"Okay," as he took a moment to think "Then we met because there was a murder, loosely, inspired by my books. I helped you out, you didn't want my help but we solved the case. I mean that could already have been a book or maybe a pilot episode for a TV show."
"Hmm... A little bit of a Scully and Mulder dynamic."
Castle smiled "Exactly! I even got convinced the mayor to shadow you, I mean..."
"Yeah I am not even sure how you managed to get that done."
Castle wiggled his eyebrows "Charm, pure charm."
Kate rolled her eyes again but kind of got into it, adding to his story; "Then we had a few cases. The ~sexual~ tension rose between us. You started digging into my mothers case files and I got mad."
Castle grinned, "I mean, cue the cliffhanger!"
"Then our attraction started growing even though we dated other people."
Castle grunted, "Don't remind me of your many boyfriends..."
"Many? You paraded blonde girls through the precinct"
"Okay, okay point taken. All right where were we... the cases! So many crazy cases! We had a city bomb, we almost froze to death and the tiger... not to mention the serial killers and 3XK."
Kate nodded, "We got Bracken and solved my moms murder."
Castle slowly nodded and frowned "We eh, well you got shot."
Kate huffed "which time?"
Castle softly smiled "The one where I told you I loved you."
Kate went silent and stroked his jaw "That was a turning point, yeah."
"Also could you imagine that being in a TV show, people would freak out!"
Kate huffed "I'm glad we're not being filmed though."
"Yeah I think our TV series would definitely be on HBO..." and again wiggled his eyebrows.
Kate snorted, "Yeah, I can't imagine this not being a cable show."
They both laughed before Castle's eyes grew big "Oh and what about the kiss! Our first real kiss! With the storm and rain. You all wet, making out against the door..."
Kate nodded "Yeah that would be a good series finale, I think."
Castle nodded in agreement. "Then of course us figuring out our relationship, the engagement and your stint with the FBI and me going missing on our wedding day. Missing before being found without any memory. Don't tell me that doesn't sound like a book or TV series."
Kate frowned "I never really thought about it like that..." but she then shrugged "but after all that, why would the writers of 'our' TV show write about the whole Loksat thing. No one would purposely break up favorite characters for just 'changing it up' right? I mean, I assume people would watch us for being together and solving cases, like Mulder and Scully right? The X files was unwatchable too, when they broke them up. A pretty boring trope."
Castle had a pained expression on his face. Kate regretted her words and bringing up Loksat. It was still too fresh for them, just like the bullet wounds that had pierced their skin.
"I'm sorry Castle. You know how sorry I am about not including you. I really thought it was the best way to protect you. Lying in bed, with you here, is the most important thing."
Castle softly smiled. "I know. You don't have to apologize. I just sometimes forget for a moment how close I was to losing you, losing us."
Kate smiled "Can you imagine if our TV show would only continue with one of us?"
Castle shrugged "I'd still watch it if you were the one left. I can't imagine people would watch 'our' TV series for my character when there is a kick-ass Beckett."
"Don't sell yourself short, babe. You're the comic relief and the heart our show would need."
Castle smiled. "Yeah, but just one left of us? That'd be boring."
Kate took a moment to just look into her husband's eyes. Relish in the moment that was them. "Castle, I admit our lives are a bit crazy or unusual to what others might live but this..." as she moved his hands to her rounded belly "this is real. We are real. Our baby is real and I... really love you."
Castle softly kissed her "I love you too."
"But… I am also really tired." She whispered and stifled another yawn.
"Right, right, right."
Kate ungracefully turned around, with her belly in the way and all, and let her husband spoon her, his hands on her protruding belly. "Maybe I just can't believe how this is real. How lucky I am." He whispered to her.
"Castle, I'm the lucky one." She muttered before falling into a deep and peaceful sleep.
Can you tell this fic was written just after the finale and how pissed off I was on how the botched season 8 lol. This fic wasn't beta'd as my beta sadly didn't have the time, but I've looked it over many, many times so I hope it's okay and readable! Oh and next Sunday there will be a Jake and Reece centered fic for the ones that have been asking!