So I realized that I haven't updated this in a really really long time. I have had this written for a while and was thinking I would add more before I published, but going back and rereading it, I realize I like it how it is. So, without further ado, here is the next chapter.

Six months later and Kate was eight months pregnant with the twins. She felt huge and had gone on maternity leave the past three weeks because her doctor decided to put her on bed rest.

"Morning Kate," Rick said, coming into the bedroom, "I have some breakfast for you."

"Thanks Rick," she said, struggling to sit up.

"Are you feeling any better?" he asked.

"Eh," she said, sipping the water he brought her.

She had been feeling crummy for the past few days and had spiked a 101 degree fever the night before. They had called the doctor and she assured them that it was probably just the flu and that both Kate and the babies would be fine.

She was exhausted both from the fever and not being able to sleep from the babies kicking all night. It had taken an hour talk from Rick to get the tears to stop at 2am when her head was pounding and the twins were kicking nonstop making her back hurt and forcing her to use the bathroom every half hour.

"You still feel warm," he said, running a hand over her forehead.

"I still feel sick," she said, coughing into her elbow.

"I'm sorry you feel so bad," he said, climbing into bed next to her.

She scooted next to him, putting her head on his chest. He ran his hand over her head, trying to make her more comfortable. He knew she was congested because she snored whenever she was asleep. He felt her relax into him, looking over to see her eyes closing.

The past few months had been filled with tears and triumphs as she carried the twins.

About a week after losing Carson, they had a memorial service. They invited their friends and family to the small gathering at their house. Rick gave a speech about how much they missed the little baby they would never meet and how they would never forget their Carson Beckett Castle.

It had been hard for Kate and she had spent most of the day in tears, excusing herself after the speech was over for the solitude of her bedroom.

It had been Alexis who had gotten her through it. The young woman had come to find her a few minutes after she left and had stayed with her as she cried for her lost baby. Alexis didn't say anything. She just sat with her and allowed the woman who had become like her mother to curl up in her lap and cry. Alexis didn't know how much that meant to Kate. Everyone had been trying to make her feel better for the past week, but Alexis recognized there was nothing she could do that would be enough so she just was there for her which was what Kate needed. The two of them ended up spending a lot of time together when Alexis had time off of school.

About two weeks after the miscarriage, Kate returned to the precinct. Gates allowed her to scale back her hours and have a more flexible schedule especially on days when her morning sickness left her miserable for most of her day. She also was allowed to work from home more as her pregnancy continued.

She still helped on cases and once her morning sickness let up, she was able to go back to crime scenes and help the boys. Ryan and Espo were completely understanding of everything she was going through.

Castle was her rock during the entire thing. He was a bit annoying at the beginning, but after she yelled at him a few time, mostly due to hormones, he lay off and instead became much more helpful while still giving her the space she needed.

He had asked her to move in with him and once she agreed, he revealed the new house he had bought in Queens. Though it was a bit further from her work, the house was much more suited for two new babies as well as his mother and Alexis. They had moved in when she was about five months pregnant and Castle had been keeping her out of the nursery ever since.

Kate had insisted that they did not find out the sex. Everyone had placed bets on the sex of the babies. Lanie, Ryan, Jenny and Kate were all convinced their identical twins were girls. Espo and Castle were convinced the babies were little boys.

The names for the babies were still under deep debate. Kate had started a list around the fifth month of her pregnancy. She had a few pages of names. Not all of them she thought about naming her kids, but she wrote down every name she could think of, crossing out the ones she hated and allowing Castle to do the same. She still had about twenty names for each gender, but the list was shrinking every day.

Kate had spent a lot of time at her mother's grave, just talking to her mom and sitting in silence, missing her mom through this new stage in her life.

Kate also spent a lot more time with Jenny Ryan as she progressed in the pregnancy. Jenny had experience and was able to give Kate all her tips on everything from morning sickness to reflux to swollen ankles. Kate had been grateful for all her advice, especially when it came to reflux which she struggled with for months.

Lanie had also been helpful in providing her with medical advice and a shoulder to cry on when things got tough.

Castle looked over at the woman who was sleeping on his chest, the mother of two of his children, his soon-to-be wife. She was snoring lightly as he stroked her hair. He knew she was miserable and he felt bad for her. She had probably gotten sick from Olivia Ryan who had had the flu the week before. Jenny and Ryan had left her with Kate and Rick one night the week before and had called the next day to let them know that Olivia was running a fever and had been diagnosed with the flu. Rick had been spared, but Kate had been feeling bad for days and when the fever struck, she knew it was the flu.

On top of that, her reflux had also been extremely bad the past few day. She had even thrown up once because of it.

She was so done being pregnant. Her doctor had a scheduled C-section in about three weeks and Kate was counting down the days. She was thankful that the babies had stayed put so long, but she was ready to meet them, ready to have her body back, and most of all, ready to rid herself of the pregnancy side effects.

After being asleep for only about twenty minutes, Kate woke up.

"Hey Kate," he said, stroking her hair, "Did you have a nice nap?"

"Still tired," she said, rubbing her eyes, "I don't feel good."

"I know Babe," he said, "I wish I could help you. Would you like an ice pack?"

She nodded, shifting off his chest and onto a pillow as he went into the kitchen. He grabbed her an ice pack along with some ginger ale, the one thing that helped with her reflux.

When he went back into the bedroom, he found her with tears in her eyes. He quickly put down the ice pack and cup and went to her side.

"Kate," he said, stroking her hair, "Babe, can you tell me what's wrong?"

"I'm tired and I don't feel good and I just want these babies to be born," she said, crying into his shoulder.

Eight months ago, if this would have happened, he would have been scared because Kate never acted like this normally, but her hormones were all over the place due to her pregnancy and the tears had become something much more common for her.

"I know sweetheart," he said, rubbing her back gently.

He held her until the crying died down. Then, he handed her the ice pack and she held it to her forehead in an attempt to calm the fever and headache. He rubbed her back gently as she sat in his lap.

As she drifted off to sleep again, he sighed, knowing the next three weeks were going to be torture as they waited for the magic date.

So there it was. Would you guys like the babies to boys or girls? And do you have name ideas? Thanks so much for reading!