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This chapter wasn't really planned this way, it just happened. This time it's Kate who has to talk about something from the past.

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Chapter Four

(two weeks later)

A ringing sound echoed in the apartment. It didn't take long before someone turned it off again. Castle groaned. "It's way too early."

His eyes were still closed, but he could feel Kate's movement in bed. She leaned over him and whispered, "Go back to sleep," before she kissed him softly on his cheek.

Kate went into the bathroom to get a shower. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the hot water. It felt amazing. She was pretty happy with how her pregnancy was going so far. She was now in her second trimester, in the 14th week to be exact. She was one of the lucky women who didn't have to suffer from morning sickness every day in her first trimester.

Kate slowly rubbed soap over her body. She stopped when she felt over her belly. Something was different today. She looked into the mirror and tried to see it but her stomach looked as flat as normal. She stroked over her skin, closing her eyes again. Even if she couldn't see it, she could feel it right away.

The pregnancy was now even more real to her. She thought about the day she found out she was pregnant. It was 2 months ago.

She had felt sick for some days. Lanie made jokes about her being pregnant but Kate always denied, saying it wasn't possible because they were always careful.

On the way home that day she had brought a pregnancy test, just to be sure. She had a strange feeling she couldn't quite put her finger on. Her head told her she couldn't be pregnant, as she had told Lanie, but something inside her made her buy the test anyway.

Castle was in his office, the door was closed. He probably didn't notice that she was home already. Kate went into the bathroom as quietly as she could and closed the door behind her. After looking at the test for several minutes, she finally did it.

The three minutes waiting were the longest in her life. When they were finally over, it took her another two minutes to look onto the stick. Her heart skipped a beat when she saw the blue line. Pregnant.

Kate slowly left the bathroom, the test in her hand. Castle's office door was still closed. He didn't know that she was home. She wanted to tell him but there was one thing she had to do before.

She put the stick in her purse and left the apartment again.

Twenty minutes later she reached her goal. She usually came here once a week. Unlike today, she always had flowers with her. She stopped on the end of the alley. Like every time she was here she read the inscription on the tombstone: "Johanna Beckett, beloved wife and mother"

"Hey, Mom," Kate knelt in front of the stone.

"I know I was already here this week, but I have to tell you something. I just found out and I…" For a moment she wasn't sure what she wanted to say. She took a deep breath and continued. "I always thought I would be married first and if not I thought I would be scared, but I'm not. I never would have thought he would be the one but he is. I've never been this happy, Mom. I haven't told him yet, but I will when I'm back home. He will probably be thrilled. He is an amazing dad to Alexis and I have no doubt that he will be an amazing dad again."

"I think you would have liked him very much. He challenges me and sometimes it drives me crazy but that is what I need in my life. Castle …" she stopped for a moment, realizing. "… I still call him Castle sometimes. It's a habit and he doesn't mind."

Kate thought for a moment. "I'm telling you something I have never told you before. Not that I didn't want to, but I just couldn't back then." Since her mother's dead she always came to talk to her. First she told her about college, then about police academy, about her days as a street cop and she told her proudly when she became a detective. After that she told her mother about her cases and about the man that started shadowing her.

"When Castle was still following me because of his book research, we had a case with a serial killer, it was pretty tough. We thought we had the guy but we were wrong. I was with the Captain for drinks to celebrate about our closed case, when Martha, Rick's Mother, called me. She said there was something wrong with her son. When she told me why she was worried I knew there was something wrong. And right then I knew we had the wrong guy."

At the memory a lonely tear rolled down her cheek. Kate didn't bother wiping it away.

"I was so scared that this was it, that I would never see him alive again. As fast as we could we drove to the hotel we knew he and Ryan would be. I just remember jumping out of the car and running as fast as I could to the room. I wasn't thinking because I burst into the room without any backup or safety. I only cared about him, I wanted to see him. I wanted to be sure I wasn't too late."

She took a deep breath. "He was still alive. I'm sorry I didn't tell about this before but I really couldn't. It scared me back then that I was so scared about losing him."

More tears flooded down her face. She brushed them away as best as she could. "I should go now, Mom. I have to tell him the news. I'm coming back next week, okay? And I will tell you what he said. Goodbye, Mom. I love you."

Kate went back to the apartment. When she arrived home Castle's office was still closed. She opened the door slowly. She expected to see him writing but instead he sat in his chair with his legs on his desk, eyes closed.

She walked over to him and softly kissed him on the lips.

A smile appeared on his face, his eyes still closed. "You shouldn't do that Rachel, my girlfriend will be home soon and she's armed."

Kate smacked his arm laughing. He opened his eyes and smiled. "Hi."

"Hi." She smiled back.

"What's going on? You seem very happy today. Are you feeling better?"

She nodded, put her purse on his desk and crawled into his lap. "Yes, I'm better." She said, laying her arms around his neck while he slung his arms around her torso.

"That's great."

"There is something you should know."

"Am I in trouble?"

"No." She caressed his cheek softly with her hand. She tried to find the right words. She didn't know how to say it, so she grabbed her purse and took out the pregnancy test. Without a work she handed over the stick. Castle took it and saw the blue line.

He smirked at her. "So you are in trouble then?"

"I don't know, am I?"

He shook his head and kissed her softly. "No never." He tightened his hold on her. His hands wandered to her stomach. Kate looked down and put her hands over his, both smiling.

It wasn't planned but they didn't care. They were just happy.

She loved the memory of that day. She finished her shower and went back into their bedroom. She got dressed and when she was done she leaned over her sleeping boyfriend. She kissed him on his cheek.

"I have to go. I'll try to be free for our doctor's appointment. Are you coming to the precinct?"

"Hmmm."

"See you then." She gave him one last kiss before she left for work.

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