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Chapter 5

My stomach fluttered at what Castle was implying.

"You mean she's…?" I didn't even have to answer, as 'Kate' stopped clutching her stomach.

A flashing action bubble in the middle of the screen stopped the game in its tracks. This one was different, with a blue background and bordered in children's toys.

It announced,

There's a family member on the way! Please wait while the stork gets his bearings and unties those extra tight knots!

I smiled warmly and chuckled at the lame stork joke.

"How in the hell could that happen so fast? She was only pregnant for two days!" I exclaimed.

Castle leaned back in the desk chair. "That is usually how long a Sims pregnancy can be. Time is essential."

I had to admit, I was pretty excited about the whole thing. True, I knew this was all fake, but the planning and waiting, not to mention doing it with Castle made it seem much more real.

Castle had gone still. He seemed pretty nervous about this, staring at the frozen screen in anticipation.

I looked at the corner of the screen, and chuckled.

"What?" Castle swiveled and looked at me.

"'Rick' is frozen with a funny face." And it was true. A scared 'Rick' in the corner was frozen holding his head, a very Castle like pose. Castle snorted a laugh too.

"I would be freaked out if I were him too." He looked at me and smiled evilly. I cocked my eyebrow.

"Oh, really? Why?"

"He has to deal with Kate Beckett, sorry, Castle, in labor. That must be hell." He smirked.

I slapped his upper arm. "She is not that bad! I bet she can handle situations like this like a pro. It would not be hell." I retorted, not able to meet his gaze. I was careful to use 'she' instead of 'I' so he wouldn't get the wrong idea, but knowing how unpredictable he could be I was still wary of his response.

He rubbed his bicep with a mock anguished face. "She would probably hit him like that, though. She has a tendency to hit people when they piss her off."

"Oh, shut up." That was my effective way to end the conversation.

Suddenly the bubble disappeared, and sparkles surrounded 'Kate' as she clutched her stomach. The music grew more epic, and she spun around and when she faced the camera again, she was holding a baby virtual person with a diaper in her arms.

I wanted to feel emotional about the baby. I really did. But I could not get over that birth. While Castle was gasping and 'awwing' at the screen, I snorted with laughter.

"I HOPE my labor is that!" I giggled. "That looked easy!"

Castle laughed with me. 'Kate' held the baby at arm's length, and then raised it up in the air, giggled up at it. Now was my heart's turn to melt. 'Rick' was cheering on the sidelines, while 'Kate' slowly rested the baby onto her arm.

Another bubble came up, with a script in it and a blinking cursor. All it said was,

Baby Boy|

A grin shot across my face. "Ha! I was right!"

Castle snickered. "Mother's intuition."

My face grew hot. That was not what I had been implying. Well, kind of.

"It was a lucky guess." Maybe I would succeed without blushing by downplaying the gender guessing. "Anyway, what should we name him?" Simply asking that question made me blush anyway, so my plan was shot to hell.

He breathed deeply. "That's a tough decision."

We sat in silence for a bit, neither one of us wanted to start.

"You go first." Castle said quickly.

I groaned and leaned against the desk. A boy's name. Hmm…

At first I went with middle names. "Alexander?" I said softly.

His eyes glanced up at me with a gentle smile, his blue eyes twinkling. However fake this kid is, I hope he got Castle's eyes.

He pondered that for a second, and then shook his head. "Nah, he doesn't look like an Alexander."

Up went my eyebrow. "You barely saw him for five seconds."

"I just know." He stated. I would have backfired with 'father's intuition', but he would have taken it seriously. And my heart did not need any more fluctuation then it had already experienced this evening.

"Anyway, your turn, Castle."

"Rick Jr.?" He responded quickly.

"No." I said firmly. That put my mind in the gutter, and I didn't want to think of that every time I saw my fictional son. I shuddered on the inside.

It was my turn again. Maybe he should have an exotic name. Not too weird, but different. I thought through all of the Russian and French names I could think of.

"What about Yves?" I thought out loud. I loved the way that one floated off my tongue.

My partner gave me a weird look. "Uh, no. How do you even spell that?" He asked incredulously. I smiled at his lack of culture.

"Y-v-e-s, you dumb cluck." I giggled again, the noise sounding unnatural to me.

His brow furrowed in what seemed to be deep concentration. "That is the weirdest spelling ever." He announced when he opened his eyes and looked at me.

I rolled my eyes. "Fine, your turn."

"Billy." He said even quicker than the first one.

This was getting annoying. "Castle, really? Stop with the stupid answers."

He shrugged. "I can't think of a good one! Those are the first ones that come to my mind."

I groaned in frustration. This was going to take forever at the pace we were going. I sat on the desk and stared at the offensive blinking cursor at the end of the name.

"Hmm." I heard Castle ponder, and looked over at him.

"Stroke of genius happened yet?"

"James."

The credible idea surprised me. That was faster than I thought it was going to be.

"James?" It was not even near anything we had discussed.

He nodded. "Yeah. Like your dad, Jim."

My heart leapt in my chest. This was beginning to feel more real than what was healthy for me. But, his considerate heart took me off guard, and my hand flew up to my chest involuntarily. I smiled warmly at him.

"Sure. James. That sounds perfect." My voice wavered with emotion.

Castle grasped my hand that was resting on the desk, and smiled up at me. It took everything in me not to grab him by the front of his shirt and kiss him senseless.

He cleared his throat, tearing me from my intense gaze at his lips. He removed his hand from on top of mine and placed both hands on the keyboard. He expertly typed…

James|

Into the script box. He chortled as he hit enter. "His middle name can be Tiberius."

I chuckled and watched the screen, as the script went away and revealed 'Kate' still holding 'James Castle'. A less pressing action bubble in the corner of the screen announced a welcome to the new family member, James.

'Kate' walked over to 'Rick' and stood in front of him, still carrying the baby while she walked. Castle and I watched in silence.

'Kate' handed 'Rick' the baby, and I noticed how gently he took the baby into his arm. I looked down at Castle's strong arms. How would he look, carrying a small baby like that with one arm? My face grew red as I looked back to the screen.

Suddenly, it froze again.

"What?" I heard Castle mumble under his breath. Then, that same blue window appeared across the screen… again.

There's a family member on the way! Please wait while the stork gets his bearings and unties those extra tight knots!

"Oh, no…" I groaned, fully aware of what was happening next.

TBC

Yes, I did put some For Lover's Only and Dr. Horrible allusions in this chapter. But hey, those are both great(but VASTLY different) pieces of cinema, and they should be recognized. Oh, and some Star Trek. Very necessary.

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