A.N. Thanks for being so patient my dear readers. This chapter is bound to clarify a few lingering suspicions and to (hopefully) produce a shock factor. The following chapter will explain how all of this happened. Happy reading and please review!
Previously in IVF Backfire:
"Come on" Castle said suddenly, starting to get up. "We need to get ready to go."
"Go where?" Kate asked nervously.
"To the doctor." He replied, as if it weren't obvious enough already. "To see if he can fix your stomach flu."
The next morning, Castle woke up to find Kate snugged into his side, clad in one of his old shirts, her head resting on lightly on his chest.
'How the hell did I get here?' Castle pondered, screwing his face up in confusion. Then images of the pervious night flooded his mind.
Kate throwing up in the toilet at an ungodly hour, getting her some water to rinse her mouth out, picking up her exhausted body and starting to carry her upstairs when she stopped him, saying "I don't want to be alone." Castle gave her a look but she ignored it as she continued, "Incase I'm sick again." Castle relented and carefully carried her to his bed and lay her delicately on the mattress. Castle turned to leave but Kate's hands tightened around his shirt, pulling him back. "Please." She asked quietly. Nodding, Castle walked around to the other side and climbed in next to her only for her to roll over and curl into his side, resting her head comfortably on his chest.
He smiled as he gently stroked her hair from her face and tenderly ran his hand slowly down her cheek.
Feeling her start to stir, he pulled her tighter into his chest as he greeted her.
"Good morning sleepy head." Her eyes slowly started to open, blinking heavily as they tried to focus. "How're you feeling?" He asked, concern lacing his words.
"A bit better. I haven't slept that well in long time." She replied, rubbing her eyes. "Which is surprising considering how long I slept before then."
"Like I said, you must have needed it. And if you need me to be your pillow, I am more than happy to oblige." Kate opened her mouth to call him up on the borderline suggestive comment; he beat her to the punch. "And before you say anything, get you mind out of the gutter detective. Mine didn't enter there when I suggested that."
"I know." She replied softly, resting her head back down on his smooth chest.
"Come on" Castle said suddenly, starting to get up. "We need to get ready to go."
"Go where?" Kate asked nervously.
"To the doctor." He replied, as if it weren't obvious enough already. "To see if he can fix your stomach flu."
The entire drive to Kate's doctor, Kate was nervously wringing her hands and fiddling with the garbage bag that Castle had given to her for the ride uncase she felt the nausea return. He looked over at her every few moments, his concerned eyes boring a hole in the side of her face.
Finally with a sigh, Castle reached across and placed his hand over Kate's stilling them, squeezing them lightly.
"Relax Kate. I'm sure everything's gonna be fine."
'I'll keep that in mind when you see the doctor.' Kate mused.
It wasn't long before they were parked and walking through the automatic glass doors. Castle calmly walked up to the front desk and informed them that 'Kate Beckett' was here for her checkup. The nurse smiled coyly as she handed him the forms to fill out while they waited for their turn. Castle thanked her, turning on his charm smile as he walked back to the fidgeting Beckett.
"Castle, I think it's best if you sit outside while I go in."
"Nonsense!" He brushed it off immediately. "Gates instructed me to accompany you to the doctor and ensure that your health is up 100% for when you return. And I am a man of my word. I won't leave your side, Kate." Kate cautiously looked him in the eyes, feeling overwhelmed by the determination and something else swimming in them. Defeated, she let out a long sigh and rested her head on his shoulder.
"Just sit down and keep your mouth shut."
"As you wish."
It felt like hours before Castle gently stirred Kate from her resting place on his shoulder and helped her up, following the smiling doctor into the examination room. Kate new that once they entered, things wouldn't be the same ever again.
"So Miss Beckett, how have you been feeling?" The pretty female doctor asked, her pen hovering over the file papers. Kate nervously clenched her hands over her knees, leaning forward slightly as if to brace herself.
"Well," She started. "I've been having pretty bad bouts of all-times-of-the-day sickness. Yesterday was the most violent though and Castle had to take me home. I have managed to keep some food and water down, but not for long and not particularly large amounts of food."
"Anything in particular that seems to make it worse? Smells? Different foods?"
"Coffee." Kate whined. "And my favourite Chinese food."
"I see." The doctor replied, scrawling notes down on the page. Looking back up she seemed to first notice Castle.
"And you Sir," Castle's head popped up, directing his attention to the speaker. "I take it you are the man who has been looking after her?"
"Yeah. I took her back to my loft yesterday to look after her and make sure she went to this appointment today. Can't have her spreading her stomach bug to the whole precinct." He smiled. The Doctor suddenly broke into a small chuckle, which only sparked confusion for Castle and for some reason turned Kate's cheeks pink.
"That's an interesting way of putting it." She mumbled to herself. "So Miss Beckett, would you like to see the donor's image?" Kate blushed even redder and slowly looked back up to answer the doctor.
"I was kind of in a rush last time to get it over and done with so I didn't really see what he looked like."
"Well I will just access the files and then you can see the image." As she searched through her computer for the right files, Castle sends Kate a confused look, silently asking 'what is she talking about?'
"Oh" was all she said. "I don't really know how to put this but..."
"But what?" Kate asked anxiously.
"Miss Beckett, it seems you've already contacted your donor."
"Wait what!" Kate squeaked.
"Donor?" Castle asked in utter confusion. "Donor for what?"
"Why did this have to happen to me?" Kate whined, throwing her head into her hands.
"I take it you haven't discussed this with Mr. Castle then?" The doctor looked at Kate apologetically.
"Ok, now I'm officially lost."
"How would you like to deal with this?" The doctor asked.
"Can we run tests to make sure that there's no mistake."
"I can only do so with Mr. Castle's consent." The doctor replied.
"Consent for what?" Castle asked, looking from Kate to the doctor.
"A paternity test."