A.N. My dear readers, thank you so much for being patient with me and I am so sorry it took me so long to post this new chapter. But rest assured that I am working on the next one and I plan on posting it relatively soon. Happy reading and please leave me a review!

IVF backfire chap 2

The ride down to the car park was silent and almost painfully long, the old elevator whirring as it descended down the levels. On the ride down, Castle could feel Kate leaning heavily against him. At one point, she angled herself so she could rest her head on his chest, letting out a contented sigh as she relaxed somewhat, letting her eyes slip closed. A smile crept its way onto his features as he held her tighter into his warm embrace. When the elevator dinged and the doors opened, Castle stirred her and they continued to her waiting car. After fishing around in her handbag, his sense of touch the only thing to go by, while he searched the lot for her car, until his hand clasped around the desired object. Pulling them out, he clicked the button, unlocking the doors and, opening the passenger side door, he carefully guided her inside, helped her sit down and clicked her in. Once he was sure she was comfortable, her rounded the bonnet and slipped effortlessly into the drivers' seat, sliding the key in ignition and kicking the car into life.

It felt strange to be in the divers' seat of Beckett's car, seeing as she never let him drive it. But it also felt strange to look across at the passenger side and see her lying there so vulnerable and utterly exhausted.

But it wasn't long before they reached his loft car park. He pulled in slowly and parked next to his allotted parking space, pulled on the parking break and turned off the car, removing the key. As he was sitting there, catching his breath, he turned to look over at Kate only to discover her slumped against the cool window. He then proceeded to lean over to take a closer look, only to discover her peacefully sleeping form.

"Right..." He mumbled, dropping his head as he contemplated on how to get her out of the car without waking her up.

'Would she kill me if I carried her up?' He wondered.

Gathering her things, he closed his car door, rounded the bonnet and opened her door. Unclicking her seat belt, he put his arms under her legs and around her back and eased her to the edge of her seat. Once there, he carefully lifted her up, closed her door behind him, pushing it closed with his butt, since his hands were occupied, and carried her to the elevator.

Somehow, even though there were more levels to his apartment, the ride to the precinct car park felt ten times longer than this ride. He could feel her steady breathing against the crook of his neck as she snuggled in closer to him. Castle's arms tightened around her as he cradled her in his arms, reveling in the feel of her chest rising and falling against his. Before he knew it, the elevator dinged to signal that they had reached his floor and, once the doors had opened wide enough, Castle walked through the doors sideways, making sure not to hit her head on the elevator doors as he did. Once he was in the hallway, he came to the problem of getting his house keys out of his pocket.

"Crap." He mumbled. "How am I going to manage this?" He grumbled to himself, careful not to be too loud as to wake the sleeping Kate in his arms. After some finagling, he finally managed to arrange himself in such a way that he was able to balance Kate and open the door without falling over onto her as he opened it. He let out a long sigh of relief as he walked over the threshold and, closing the door behind him, walked over to his office, and consequently into his bedroom.

Castle carefully lay Kate down on the bed and walked into his bathroom to fetch a damp cloth and a bucket incase she was sick again. Wringing out the cloth, Castle gently placed it on her forehead, cooling her down, gently cooling her neck and chest that was available from her slightly popped blouse. When he placed the towel back on her forehead, Castle got up to leave her to rest, but just as he was about to, he heard the sheets rustle and pivoted back in her direction.

"Castle?" She mumbled sleepily.

"Hi, Kate. How are you feeling?" He asked, slowly walking over to her side, sitting down next to her.

"Castle, where am I?" She asked, slowly sitting up, the cloth falling from her forehead as she did.

"You're in my loft. I figured it was the best place for me to be able to take care of you till you feel better. That and Gates made me swear to take you to the Doctor tomorrow."

"No!" Kate cried out suddenly, making Castle jump slightly. "I'm fine, Castle. There's no need for you to take me to the Doctor. It's probably just a stomach bug or something."

"I've seen you with a stomach bug before and this is nothing like that. I've never seen you this sick before!"

"Castle, I'm fine." She growled.

"Kate, please stop fighting me!" I whined, "I want to help you. Is it really that hard to let someone take care of you for once in your life?"

Kate let out a long, exasperated sigh. "Thank you. Now, has the nausea passed?" Kate lay back down and nodded quietly, eyes already closed and drifting off. "Do you want me to get you anything?" He asked quietly.

"Water." She whispered.

"I'll be right back." He whispered, gently patting her arm before he got up to fetch her her water. As Castle went to the cupboard to get the glass, his mind wandered back to the woman sick in his bed.

'Poor Kate.' I thought. 'I've never seen her like this before. She must be good at hiding it if I haven't noticed it sooner.' Castle placed the cup under the tap and slowly let it fill. 'Well, she's got me now and I am going to take good care of her.' He thought adamantly as he shut the water off. Just as he was about to leave and go back to the resting Beckett, an idea occurred to him and he walked back and collected two small tablets from the medicine cabinet. Once in his hand, he slowly walked back to his dimly lit room and quietly approached the sleeping Kate.
Sitting down on the bed next to her, he carefully put the glass of water on the bedside table and looked back at Kate.

She seemed younger in her sleep. More peaceful. Less worried. Less tormented. Castle tenderly pushed a lock of hair behind her ear, letting his knuckles lightly trail over her cheek, before he started to gently shake.

"Kate? Kate?" He whispered softly.

"Mmm?" She murmured.

"I've got you your water. You need to sit up a bit." Castle then proceeded to carefully arrange the pillows behind her to allow her to be supported as she sat up before he tentatively put his arms around her back and assisted her sitting upright.

"Thanks Castle." She mumbled sleepily, gently rubbing her eyes as she let out a breathy yawn. Castle smiled at her as he turned and picked up the glass of water, handing it to her, watching as she took a small sip appreciatively.

"I also got you these." He told her, opening his hand to reveal two small brown tablets. "They're actually motion sickness tablets but they will help with the nausea." The face Kate made encouraged Castle to continue with explaining what they were. "When Alexis was little, she used to get car sick and air sick all the time and I was really worried about giving her medication to help with until I found these ginger tablets. They are harmless and I don't think they will make you feel worse…"

"Shhh!" Kate told him gently, carefully taking the tablets from his offered hand, putting them in her mouth and taking a swig of water and swallowing in a big gulp. Handing the glass of water back to him, she quietly thanked him before settling back into the plush softness of his pillows.

"You're welcome." He whispered back.

A.N. Cute, I know. I know this seems a little out of character, but I think that now with season 5 around the corner, that they would be this way towards each other (even though they're not together in this story)