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Kate was doing her last minute Christmas shopping but she wasn't really paying attention. She had only one thing on her mind: "I'm late". She had never been late and it was freaking her out. Sure, there had been some signs but she always had a reasonable explanation that had nothing to do with … that! She had been really tired for the last two weeks but she assumed it was because she had been moving in with the Castles.

After her birthday, Kate and Rick had talked about their living situation – basically Kate staying at the loft all the time and thus paying for an apartment she was not living in – and decided that she would move in with them. This had been a big step for Kate. She had never lived with anyone else than her parents. But she had been unofficially living with Rick and Alexis for over four months and she didn't even realize it. Kate had supposed she was so tired because of all the packing, moving and unpacking. But maybe there was another explanation.

Kate had also been sick for the last few days but she didn't pay much attention to it. First, Alexis had been sick and staying at home so Kate thought she might have caught whatever Alexis had. And the weekend before, the whole gang went to a new Chinese restaurant and everyone expect Javier had been sick for a couple of days. But maybe there was another explanation.

Kate stopped when she passed a pharmacy. She needed to know. She couldn't keep wondering. It had already been two days since she had noticed but she had been too busy at work and didn't have time to check. After a few minutes in front of the door, Kate entered and took a basket. Filling it with shampoo, conditioner and beauty product, she hid a pregnancy test in the middle. On her way back to the loft, she slipped it into her bag and left the shopping bag in the bathroom. She needed to do it when she was alone and when she knew that no one would disturb her.

"Kate, where are you?" She heard Rick call.

"In the bedroom." she called back.

"Hey, I have to go for a few hours. Emergency meeting at Black Pawn, could you get Alexis from school?" Rick asked, kissing her quickly.

"Yeah sure, no problem. I'll take her and then we'll start packing so that we're ready to leave for the Hamptons."

"Did I tell you how perfect you are?"

"Not today no." Kate laughed.

"Well, Katherine Beckett, you are perfect, and I love you." Rick said, kissing her once more before running out of the loft.

Well, maybe she'll have time to do it after all.

O-o-O-o-O-o-O-o-O

"Hey Lanie. How are you doing?" Kate asked to her friend over the phone.

"I'm fine, but what about you? You have a strange voice."

"I … uh … Can I stop by the morgue quickly for you to do a blood test?"

"Kate, what's going on? Are you alright?" Lanie asked, clearly worried.

"Well, I … I've been late for a couple of days and I took a test and … I just want to be sure."

"Kate Beckett, are you telling me you're pregnant?" Lanie whisper-yelled into the phone.

"Well, that's what the test said. But I want to be sure. You know how these things can get ..." Kate said, trying to sound casual.

"Did you … Did you plan it?" Lanie asked cautiously.

"No, not really. I mean, we talked about it several times but we said we would wait a while. I mean, we've been together for six months Lanie!"

"You didn't use protection? Aren't you on the pill?"Lanie asked.

"Yes and yes. Well, I kind of forgot to take it twice in the same week around my birthday and … oh ..."

"Oh … What?"

"My birthday. The night Rick took me out, Alexis was at Martha's and … well … we didn't have protection within reach every time."

"How many times are we talking here Miss Becket?" Lanie asked, the smile clear in her voice.

"Uh..."

"Come on. How many? Five? Six?"

"More than that and that's all you're going to get from me. So, can I come. I have to pick Alexis up from school in an hour."

"Yeah, sure you can come. I'll be waiting for you."

"Ok, thanks. I'm leaving right now."

O-o-O-o-O-o-O-o-O

Kate was at the school before the end of class so she waited by her car. She quickly got wrapped in her thoughts. She was pregnant. Well, she thought she was pregnant and the home test she took confirmed it. Now she just had to wait for the blood test to come back to Lanie and she would be 100% sure. And she was happy about it. Sure, she never thought she would become a mother at 24 but it was good. Rick would be thrilled when she told him. He loved kids, and he was a great father. Alexis was the perfect example. And she thought she could be a good mom with his help. She had never really thought about it but now that it was there, she just couldn't wait for the results to come back.

She was thinking of creative ways to tell Rick that she was pregnant when she saw Alexis come running to her from the school.

"Hey Kate! It's the Holidays!"

"Yes it is." Kate laughed. "Now come on, let's go home and start packing. We're leaving early tomorrow morning."

"Yay! It's so cool you took a week off work." Alexis said, really excited about this Christmas week in the Hamptons.

"Yeah, you'll have to thank Javier and Kevin for that. They are going to work more so that I can stay with you and your dad."

"They're really good friends, aren't they?"

"Yes they are." Kate said, smiling.

O-o-O-o-O-o-O-o-O

Kate was going to turn crazy. Lanie had said the results would be back in the evening. It was 8 and she hadn't heard back from her. She was pacing in the bedroom when Rick came to look for her.

"Hey Kate, do you know where … are you ok?" he asked, noticing her pacing.

"Yes, I'm fine. What did you want?"

"I was looking for my phone charger … are you sure you're ok? You're biting your nails, you never do that!"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Look, I don't know where your charger is. I'm going to take a shower ok?" she said, kissing him and heading into the bathroom.

Rick was searching for his charger in his drawers and under the bed – it's really impressive the number of things that end up there – when Kate's phone started to ring. He barely had time to react that Kate was flying to it, dressed only in her underwear. She obviously had been in the undressing stage of her shower. She jumped on the bed to get to her phone and read the message she just got. A message from Lanie.

Congratulations Mommy!

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!" Kate kept repeating, tears rolling down her cheeks while a huge smile took place on her face.

"Kate what is it? Are you ok?" Rick asked, coming to her and looking really concerned.

"I'm fine Rick. I'm great even." She said before kissing him passionately.

"Ok Kate, not that I don't like it when you kiss me like that but … what's happening?"

"I … uh … we … we're going to have a baby!" she finally said, smiling at him.

"What? Really? Like … Seriously?" Rick asked, looking completely lost.

"You're not happy. Oh God, what did I do? It was an accident I swear and I ..."

Kate was cut short by Rick's lips on hers, and Rick's body pushing her into the bed.

"We're going to have a baby." he whispered when he pulled away form her.

He put one of his hands on Kate's stomach and caressed her. He was happy, she could see it. It had been a shock for him but he was happy about it. He was smiling, he was kissing her stomach, he was talking to her stomach. Kate laughed and leaned down completely on the bed, putting her hands above his.

They were going to have a baby!

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