"Alexis could you leave us alone for a moment please?" he asked as his daughter sighed before nodding and creeping out of the room, shutting the door behind her quickly. Turning back to look at Kate, he stared at her as she walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing her lips gently against his. Moving always slowly, he smiled at her while rolling his eyes and wrapping his arms around her back. "Don't think this changes what I'm thinking Kate, you can't change my mind by seducing me".
"I want you to go because I know how much you enjoy your tours and I know you miss meeting your fans Rick, I will just be bigger when you get back that's all" she laughed as he groaned. "Rick, you don't have to worry about me, I've got your daughter here if something happens and you forget I'm a cop I have detectives who would protect me and a ME as a best friend, I'm completely cared for honestly" she laughed as he sighed and kissed her once more.
"Three months Kate, three months without you and our baby" he moaned before dropping to his knees and rolling her top up slightly, a smile covering her face as she looked down to see his lips pressed against her bump, her fingers quickly running through his hair as she sighed. "I don't think I could cope with three months without waking up to you" he declared as he looked up at her and smiled. "And you know how much I want to be around for those things".
"And I know how much you don't want to be around when my hormones get worse" she laughed as he shrugged. "Rick, go on the tour, I want you to go and do something useful".
"What about the baby's room? I wanted to have it finished early so we could do any last minute thins just before it came" he asked quickly as she stared at him and rolled her eyes, a laugh leaving both their lips.
"You can finish it when you get back Rick, I won't touch a thing until you come home" she promised him as he stood up quickly and held onto her hands gently, stroking each finger in turn. "Go and tell Gina you're going you know that you want to go and I've given you the permission you need" she whispered slowly onto his lips.
"Anything happens Kate, anything to either you or the baby or Alexis, call me and I'll get the first plane back here" he announced before she kissed him quickly.
"Stop worrying and go and tell her that you're going, I'll start your packing" she laughed before leaving the room.
XOXOXOXO
Entering their bedroom a few moments later, he watched as she went through their wardrobe pulling out his shirts quickly and throwing them onto the bed where his suitcase was wide open across it. Staring as she walked back towards the bed, he smiled as she placed her hand on her stomach and reached across to grab one of his shirts, a smile appearing on her face before she shook her head and folded it into the suitcase.
"I think you're going to be a girl, however much he wants a boy, I think you're going to be a girl" she whispered as she stared down at her stomach and laughed. "My little Johanna" she sighed before folding more of his shirts.
"I think you mean our little Johanna" he laughed causing her to jump before turning and pouting at him, a smile covering his face as he walked over. Standing behind her, he wrapped his arms around her stomach so they were resting on her bump, his lips moving against her neck slowly as she sighed and rested her own hands on top of his. "I think you're going to be a girl as well because your mummy is never wrong however much I don't want to admit that" he commented as Kate smiled, looking down at their clasped hands. "Look Alexis is going out with friends tonight so it's just you and me, why don't we go out for dinner?" he asked.
"Or we could invite Lanie and the boys over for dinner" she suggested as he smiled and nodded. "We haven't had a good night in for a while".
"Kate we haven't had a good night in with them since forever not since you threw up after Lanie cooked Italian and she took it as an offense to her cooking skills" he laughed before she turned in his arms and wrapped her own around his neck. "Take out?" he asked.
"Yeah, your order food, I'll order people" she laughed before quickly disappearing and smiling. "And then once there left, we can spend some time together" she shouted back before hearing him cheer. "You're a child Richard you know that?" she laughed before grabbing her mobile and smiling down at her bump. "Daddy can't wait to have another person to play with, be prepared for a whole lot of daddy time when you finally get here" she whispered as she ran her fingers across it. "I'll tell you something, you'll be the most loved child on this planet" she sighed as she turned to hear him on the phone, reciting practically the whole Chinese menu as she shook her head and smiled, staring back down at her stomach slowly. "And another thing daddy's a little bit silly when it comes to normal things like ordering Chinese so be prepared to eat a lot" she sighed before dialling Lanie's number, knowing she would be able to get Esposito as well.