This is actually a surprisingly long chapter for me but I wanted to get a lot of Rick and Kate in and some Alexis as well. Thank you so much for your reviews for the last chapter, I loved every one of them.

Tapping on the door gently, he sighed as he waited for a moment before she whispered for him to come in. Opening the door, he walked in to see her lying in the bath, her hands resting on her stomach as her head rested against the end of the bath as her eyes remained shut. As he closed the door slowly, he sat down on the floor and watched as she put her hand out for him to hold slowly. Tracing his fingers across her knuckles, he sighed before bringing it to his lips, enjoying the warmth of it against her skin. She didn't want him to say anything; she just wanted him to be there like she needed. Allowing the room to fall in silence, they both sighed before she finally opened her eyes.

"I thought I was going to lose her Rick, I actually thought I was going to lose our baby" she mumbled as he looked at her and shook his head quickly, kissing her hand gently as she stared at him gently. "I thought our baby was going to die" she sobbed, a single tear trickling down her cheek as she slowly sat up and stared at him. Getting to his knees, he slipped his hand to her cheek and wiped the tear away with his thumb before kissing her gently.

"She's still here Kate, she's still alive I promise and I'll tell you why" he declared as she stared him. "Because she's strong like her mother, she won't go without a fight and because you love her so much I know you won't let anyone hurt her" he whispered as she nodded slowly and sighed, watching him stand and grab the towel she'd flung across the rail slowly. "Come on you, I'll even give you a massage if that will calm you down" he suggested as she nodded slowly and took the towel from him. Leaving the bathroom a few seconds later, he sighed as he watched her walk off to their bedroom, a small sigh leaving his lips as he followed her and watched from the doorway as she dressed herself quickly and turned. "Come on why don't we go out or something?" he asked. "Or we could paint the babies bedroom, you've wanted to do that for a long time now" he suggested as she slowly nodded and smiled. They'd promised to decorate the small room when they had the time but time was something the two of them seemed to lack.

XOXOXOX

Entering the apartment later that day, Alexis sighed as she heard the sound of laughter from upstairs. The smell of paint filling the rooms as she crept up the stairs, dropping her bag onto the floor before she pushed opened the door and stared as Kate covered her dad's arm in paint before running off to the other side of the room, laughter filling the room once more.

"And I thought you were mature Kate, at least more mature than he is anyway" Alexis giggled as the older woman turned and stared at her, a smile covering her face. Hitting her with the paintbrush, he smiled as she turned and glared at him before hitting him gently.

"Come and join us Alexis, we could do with another pair of hands" Kate smiled as the teenager nodded and disappeared, leaving the adults alone for a moment. "We should get some the furniture up as well, we don't know when we'll have more time to do it together and it's not as much fun doing it on our own" she suggested before he slowly nodded and kissed her, his arms wrapping around her back as he continued to hold her close to him, slowly swaying to the silent song in his head. Entering the room once more, Alexis smiled as she watched the couple who were dancing in the centre of the half painted room, Kate's head rested into her father's chest as they moved slowly. Arms wrapped around each other, smiles on both their faces. Slowly noticing his daughter, Rick smiled at her before waving her over as he separated from his fiancée and looked at her.

"So we're going to put furniture together but it's going to just be me and you because she is not doing furniture" he declared before pointing at Kate who glared and rolled her eyes before crossing her arms quickly.

"I'm pregnant not incapable" she laughed as he walked over and wrapped his arms around her, pressing his lips against the tip of her nose. "But I'll do it because I love you" she laughed as he smiled and kissed her gently, a small smile creeping onto Alexis' face as she watched the couple kiss.

XOXOXO

"Rick if you'd have read the instructions in the first place you wouldn't be in that situation" Kate sighed as she watched him stare at the screws in front of him, staring down at the pieces of wood and groan. "Get the instructions out of the box and read them Rick, stop being so proud".

"Stop bossing me around woman, I am in charge, I am the man of the house" he laughed as both women raised their eyebrows and stared at him. A smile slowly creeping onto Kate's face as she walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck slowly while his also slowly moved behind her back once more.

"Richard Castle, I think you're forgetting I'm always in charge" she laughed onto his lips as he smirked. "And you know you love it like that" she added before he raised his eyebrows and leant in to kiss her. "Do you honestly think you can offend me and then kiss me? I don't think so Rick" she laughed as she slipped out of his arms and walked over to the box where she slowly pulled the instructions out. Holding them out to him, she smiled as he stared at her and groaned. "Richard Castle meet instructions, instructions meet Richard Castle who is going to learn and devote himself to every word on you" she laughed before he took it off her and hissed something under his breath. "What was that Rick?" she asked.

"I love you Kate" he laughed as she stared at him and smiled. "And I shall now read the wonderful instructions you've given me" he added sarcastically as he sat down in the corner and began to read, a smile creeping onto Kate's face as she looked at the young woman who was stood with her.

"Wow Kate, that's honestly a first" Alexis laughed as Kate slowly approached her and wrapped an arm around her slowly. "Have you two come up with any baby names yet? You never seem to discuss baby plans very much" she asked as Kate sighed and nodded slowly, a smile appearing on her face as she sat down on the floor and rested against the last unpainted wall.

"We want Johanna if it's a girl and James if it's a boy" Kate explained as Rick nodded in agreement, not looking up from the instructions in his hands. They hadn't discussed naming their child after Kate's late parents to anyone but it seemed right to name their firstborn after the parents she'd loved and lost so cruelly.

"Perfect choice" Alexis simply commented before sighing, the sound of the front door being knocked at gaining her attention quickly. "I'll go and get it" she announced before leaving the room quickly. Staring at Rick, she smiled before she began to think about everything. She had the life she'd dreamt of since her mother was alive. She had a man who loved her and wanted to marry her, a teenager who she saw as her own daughter and loved like her own, practically a mother in law who made her laugh and wasn't hell to live with and a baby of her own on the way. She wouldn't change anything but the fact neither of her parents were going to be there to watch their grandchild grow up and be as brilliant as she expected they would be. Hearing the door open, she looked up to watch Alexis walk in closely followed by Gina.

"Gina what are you doing here?" Rick asked quickly as he stood up, clinging onto the instructions with a smile on his face.

"Rick you're actually looking at instructions? Now I've seen everything" Gina laughed before sighing and staring at him. "I wanted to talk to you in private about some work things actually" she declared, quickly turning to look at Kate who slowly looked away.

"Whatever you have to say can be said in front of Kate and Alexis, they know everything about my work Gina and I don't hide anything from them" he announced quickly as Gina sighed and nodded.

"Rick we've been offered a book tour, three months, it's going to be great publicity for the books" Gina explained as he sat down on the floor again. Three months. Three months away from his family and his five month pregnant fiancée. "We leave in a week if you decide to go so I need your answer by the end of today" she declared quickly as he groaned, his eyes shutting slowly as his hands ran through his hair. "I'll leave you to think about it" she whispered before leaving the room, just as Rick looked up to stare at the pregnant woman in front of him.

"Whatever I do depends on you Kate, this all revolves around what you want" he whispered as she nodded slowly and sighed.

"I think you should go Rick" she commented simply before leaving the room.