Disclaimer- Still don't own Castle...wish I did...maybe I'd travel more :)

A/N- Thanks to Joanna and Janna for the help and ideas. I changed it a bit after you guys read it. All mistakes are mine and I apologize, but I'm still getting the hang of this.

Chapter 3

"Kate…Kate…please wake up…" Beckett's eyelids felt heavy, way too heavy to even attempt to open. Her head was in a fog and all she wanted to do was go back to sleep. "Kate…please. Beckett, please open your eyes..." She felt herself being nudged, as the far off voice was saying words that her muddled brain couldn't make out. The voice sounded familiar, but she was too sleepy to care. A light touch pressed against her forehead, almost feather like, but warm. Gentle. Wait…where was she? "Kate…" Another light touch on her cheek, a kiss... Someone was kissing her… "Kate…" The haze in her brain started to clear and it finally dawned on her. She recognized that voice!

"Castle…" A whisper fell from her lips. Softer than she intended; she wanted to scream his name. She wanted to open her eyes and see him. He was here, but where was here? Forcing herself to focus on opening her eyes, they fluttered for a moment before she mentally pinned her eyelids open. Darkness. Even with her eyes wide open, she couldn't see a thing in front of her. She tried to clear her mind and piece together what happened. She had a massive headache and she was beyond nauseous. Oh right. Kate tried to move her hand to gently caress her abdomen where her secret was kept, but only then did she come to the harsh realization that her hands were bound behind her back. "Thank God you're alive! I was so scared you were…" Her voice cracked before she could finish, before she could voice her greatest fear. She paused for a second to compose herself. He was here with her, but then all the questions reappeared in her consciousness. "Castle, what the hell is going on? Where are we?"

The building she remembered. But wait, something didn't feel right. It was almost like she was moving, but staying still at the same time. Her mind registered a rumbling sound that she didn't notice before. "Kate, from what I can tell, we are in the back of a van or a moving truck of some sort…" Shit. How could she be so stupid? Act first, think second. She was smarter than this. Why couldn't she ever learn?

"Rick, are you really okay? Tyson was there…How?" She took a shaky breath, all the while trying to sit up as much as possible.

"I'm fine. Just a little bruised, but I'm alive…"

Her head was absolutely spinning, but she needed to concentrate on getting them out of this. Wait, Ryan and Esposito? "Castle, did you see Ryan or Espo? They were with me. We split up and they covered other areas of the building. Did Tyson get them?" Shifting slightly to her right, she was able to find Castle shoulder and she angled her body up against his for support.

"I wish I could tell you. I didn't see the boys. He had me held in that building but I couldn't even tell you where that building was if I tried. I woke up in that room and before that, the last thing I remembered was a black SUV running me off the road. I managed to crawl out of my car after the airbag deployed and he was there…I remember a sharp prick in my neck, so I'm assuming they injected me with something. Probably the same thing he shot you up with after they knocked you out. I tried to yell to warn you, but my voice didn't get very far with the gag in my mouth…"

"I was drugged? Oh God…" She was so stupid. Castle didn't even know yet and she may have already ruined their family. Ruined his chance to be a father again, she already put their unborn child in harm's way. "Oh God…" She muttered again under her breath. Castle deserved to know what she discovered this morning…was it only this morning? Damn, how did things go so wrong so quick? Her internal rant of self-deprecation continued for a bit, but she knew that this wasn't helping their current situation. Blaming herself for her current predicament would not get them out of here and they WERE getting out of here.

She just needed to figure out how because after they were free; she needed to tell Castle the news. He would not find out that their family was expanding while they were abducted by a serial killer. No, there were many ways to tell someone that you're pregnant, but she knew that this was not one of them. "Castle, how long have we been driving? We need to figure out a way out of this."

"Not sure how long exactly... After they injected you, he dosed me again. It was weird. While I was awake, Tyson didn't say much and that's not really his style. He likes to get inside a person's head. Mess with their mind, yet he was pretty much silent. All he said was we couldn't begin until you joined us. He knew you were coming…"

"Yeah, I'm sure he did. He basically spoon fed the clues to us and I was too blinded by my drive to find you…I missed all the red flags. I'm so sorry, Castle. I should've been more careful…I should've had a better plan to find you." Tear slowly blurred her limited vision. She blinked them away, allowing them to roll down her cheek. Kate hoped that due to the dim environment, Castle wouldn't realize she was crying, but he was so attuned to her. He knew.

"Hey, hey. This isn't your fault, Kate. I should've noticed his SUV trailing me sooner before he ran me off the road. There's a lot of should have scenarios that we could both be playing in our heads, but that won't help. We will find a way out. We're together and right now that's all that matters. Remember what I said the other day?"

"You can't give up..." She said through a sob.

"Exactly, we can't give up. We've got this. Together, we're unstoppable. They don't have a chance." God she loved him. This man, whom at first drove her crazy and she wanted him out of her precinct as soon as the book was done, but now, this man, she loved him more than life itself. He was her rock and he gave her hope, even when it looked pretty hopeless.

Calming herself down, she felt her body jolt. "Castle, we've stopped…Someone's coming." The cargo door opened suddenly and the two of them were temporarily blinded by the onset of bright light. Adjusting their vision, they were greeted by two men wearing ski-masks. Maybe not greeted, more like manhandled out of the van. Either way, neither of these men were Tyson. What the hell?

Kate tried to look around to find any distinguishing landmarks or signs, but she didn't recognize this place at all. She started to get frantic. When Kate realized that they were being led to another van, the panic spilled over and out of her mouth. "Where the hell are you taking us?! Just let us go! I'm a cop. You don't want to do this…" Kate tried to wiggle her body free while still in a pretty groggy state; but it was a lost cause and she was overpowered by the two thugs pulling them toward the van. She didn't stop fighting or moving and Castle was doing the same thing but it didn't get either of them far.

"Dose them…" One of the men muttered to Beckett's horror. No, she couldn't let them drug her anymore. She looked anxiously towards Castle and then looked desperately towards the men as one of them lifted a syringe to her neck.

"Please…please don't. The baby…" was all she managed to get out, before she lost consciousness. Castle looked at her with a pained look of desperation and confusion.

"Baby?" And before he could process this idea, he was injected and shoved into the back of the other van, right next to Beckett.

A/N part 2: Just a reminder this is classified as angst/romance but not tragedy. Keep that in mind before you bring out the pitchforks. :) Let me know what you think!