"I was right," Kate announced as she walked up to her mother's headstone.

"I was right, but I didn't buy a test until a few weeks after. I mean, who knows they're pregnant during the first month? It's definitely crazy."

Instead of taking her normal spot on the ground Kate stayed standing, slightly rocking side to side. The thrill of knowing absolutely she was carrying a child – her and Rick's child – was exhilarating. She found herself never wanting to stand still or sit. Nerves, perhaps. Excitement, more likely.

"I can't stay long. Rick is waiting in the car… we had our first appointment today. He is taking me out to dinner. 'To celebrate,' he said. Ha! What he really wants to do is fatten me up!"

She laughed into the wind before her face turned solemn.

"It was the most beautiful thing I have ever witnessed. My heart was probably beating a mile a minute and my hands were sweaty, but Rick… Rick just took my hand and squeezed.

"You could barely see anything; the baby's like a peanut, not even! No heartbeat yet, but the doctor said that was normal. I fell in love with that little grainy peanut the moment I saw it. And all I could think about was you," she cried. Kate tried to keep it together, but the tears started rolling down, one by one. "I kept thinking about how you must have looked when you saw me for the first time. What you thought about.

"I want to be able share those things with you. God, Mom, I wish you could have been there. I wish you were here right now." There was no use trying to calm herself down. The mixture of hormones and grief were not the best combination.

Wiping the tear tracks from her cheeks and dabbing her nose, Kate reached into her purse. She pulled out a tiny black and white picture with the utmost reverence.

"I, ummm, I want you to have this. The first picture of your grandchild. Hopefully you are here in spirit, or whatever Castle would say." She rolled her eyes, but looked up to the sky.

"I love you, Mom."

She bent over and safely tucked the picture behind the flower holder. It might not be here the next time she came, but she knew her mother would see it. She could only hope.

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Meh, not quite what I wanted. Thanks for the one review and alerts, guys :) Very nice.