Sorry, kinda late. This did NOT want to be written! But here we go... Oh yeah, there is one bad word and some adult insinuation, not much though.

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"Hey Mom, I brought a visitor!"

Kate practically had to drag Castle out of the car. He told her he didn't want to intrude. What a complete load of crap.

"Hello, Mrs. Beckett," Castle finally spoke up.

"Don't mind him. He's sulking, for whatever reason," Kate said in a teasing voice.

Instead of continuing, she tugged on Castle's arm and pulled him down so his ear brushed against her mouth. She whispered something only he could hear. A second later a smile graced his face, his eyes darted back and forth, but he continued to listen. Kate gave him a saucy grin as she pulled away, nodding her head as to say 'go ahead'.

"Kate has given me permission to tell you, or well, show you. You see, this morning we were about to, ummmmm, about to get dressed. Yeah. Kate was—she was… she was changing and I saw it! She hadn't even noticed, but I did. It was a bump! Very miniscule, but definitely there. It just appeared over night!" He exclaimed.

"What Rick is trying to say is that our baby finally decided to make his or her presence known. I officially have a baby bump! It's about damn time too! I was getting sick of gaining weight and having nothing to show for it."

"You look great, honey."

"That's right, lay it on thick, babe!" She rolled her eyes, but leaned in for a quick peck on the lips. Castle had been very supportive over the last month. He's dealt with her rapidly changing mood swings, always staying calm and rational, giving her lots of compliments when she needed them the most.

"Well you can't tell under that heavy jacket, Kate. Here, let's take a closer look," he demanded, already going for the buttons on her jacket.

Not really understanding, Kate tried to swat his hands away. "What are you doing? It's cold!"

"Just show your mom your baby bump," he said, "She would want to see," he added.

Kate cocked her head to one side, but the look on Rick's face made her surrender. "Oh geez, what the heck." She unbuttoned the jacket and unzipped the sweater that was underneath, turned to the side, and posed. "Our little bump," she whispered in awe, rubbing her hand in small circles over her stomach. "Isn't it cute?"

Eventually Rick came up behind her and placed his hands on top. "It's amazing. Hey baby, you are going to be the most beautiful thing in the world. Say hello to your Grandma," he cooed while looking down over Kate's shoulder. He waited a second then lifted his head and spoke to the headstone, "Well, unfortunately he or she is too small to give us a little kick, but I know it says 'hi'."

"Alright, baby is getting cold." She wrapped herself up in the two layers of warmth. "Okay Mom, I will be back again soon. Without Rick because he makes me do stupid things!" She laughed. "I say this all the time, but I miss you, this is hard without you, but I know you're watching over us."

"Bye, Mrs. Beckett. It's been a pleasure."

Kate and Rick walked away hand in hand.

"How about we get some hot chocolate?" Castle asked like a kid in a candy store.

"Are you sure you want hot chocolate, Castle? I remember promising you something a little more… steamy," Kate purred.

"Katherine Beckett, such a tease. And in front of your mother!"

"She can't hear me." At that Kate let go of his hand and quickly ran to the car.

She let Castle drive home.