One Month Later
Opening his hotel room door, he groaned as he ran his hands through his hair and shut his eyes for a moment, desperately wanting to be home with his fiancée and daughter and future child. He wanted the loud noise of a family when he opened the door rather than the silence of a hotel room that he had found himself in. Shutting the door, he quickly switched the light on, his back to the main room as his eyes scan the fire escape route once more before he turned to see someone standing there staring at him. Laughing, Kate smiled as her hands rested on her bump, Rick's eyes moving down from her face to the bump that had grown since he'd seen her a month ago.
"You look amazing Kate" he announced as she smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, her head burying into his shoulder, his hands slipping to her stomach as a laugh crept from her lips. "Are you really here? This isn't just my exhausted brain playing tricks on me" he declared as she smiled, her lips pressing against his forehead slowly as she stared at him, her hand moving to his cheek. "You look stunning; I can't believe how good you look".
"Rick I can barely see my feet, I feel huge, I can barely walk up the stairs and I can't get up in the morning anymore to even bother to go to work, this baby is making my life a lot more of a hassle, chasing killers was so much easier" she laughed, a smile covering his face before she kissed him again. "But I wouldn't change this for the world, I love being pregnant and I love the fact that it's your baby it's just exhausting" she laughed before kissing him gently. "But I know it's going to be worth it when we have our baby".
"So how long are you staying?" he asked, her arms wrapping slowly around his neck before she kissed him.
"Just while you're here, it was the easiest place for me to get to and I had to see you, I'm going crazy in the apartment Rick, I can barely go out now, I can't drink, I'm exhausted, I'm no fun and I have a major addiction for pickles right now so when you come home I'm sorry for the cupboards full of them" she declared quickly as he stared at her.
"But you hate pickles Kate, you think there one of the most disgusting things around" he laughed, her head nodding quickly in agreement. "I have a pickle addict of a fiancée, great" he announced sarcastically as she smiled at him.
"How's the tour?" she asked quickly, trying to get off the topic of pickles. "How's Gina?"
"Annoying typical Gina, I hate this tour I want to come home and be with my future wife and child, I miss our lazy days in bed" he laughed as she nodded in agreement, taking hold of his hand slowly as she led him towards the bed, allowing him to sit down as she stood there. Unbuttoning the shirt slowly, she smiled as she slipped it away to reveal her stomach properly, a smile covering both their face as his hands touched her stomach gently, feeling where their baby was. "You're perfect" he declared, leaning forward to press a kiss against her stomach, a smile appearing on her face slowly. Hearing a knock at the door, they both groaned as they moved away from each other, both staring at the wooden door.
"I'm going to go and have a shower, you answer the door" she smiled before leaning down and kissing him, slowly walking towards the bedroom as he got off the bed and sorted himself out. Whoever it was at the door, he was not happy with them! Opening the door, he stared at the small blonde who was smiling at him.
"Gina what do you want? It's late and I'm tired and have company" he declared quickly as she shrugged and entered the room, not caring about anything he'd said. "Gina did you not hear me? I've got company tonight".
"What would Kate say if I told her you were with someone else while she's at home expecting your baby Rick?" she asked, her back to the bathroom door as it opened to reveal Kate, her hands resting on her stomach as she stared at the blonde in front of her, Rick watching both women in complete amusement.
"She'd say that you should stop interfering in other people's business" Kate declared, Gina turning quickly as she saw the woman standing there watching her. "Hello Gina, remember me, you took the father of my child away for three months, of course you might have forgotten that" Kate announced with a smile on her face, a laugh escaping from Rick's lips as both Gina and Kate glared at him.
"I'm sorry that I'm trying to keep him in the public eye so he has money to support your family" Gina announced as Kate crossed her arms quickly. "I just came to tell Rick that he's got an question and answering session tomorrow morning, I tell you what, Kate you should come along answer those questions on why you look like a whale" Gina commented causing Kate to walk forwards slightly, her hand clutching into a fist as Rick walked over and touched her shoulders.
"Calm down" he whispered before kissing her. "Gina, I think you should leave after apologizing for saying Kate looked like a whale, she doesn't look like a whale, she's beautiful and pregnant and she makes pregnancy even more beautiful" he declared as Gina stared at him and rolled her eyes.
"I'm sorry Kate that I called you a whale" she commented quickly before turning to look at her ex-husband. "It's at ten tomorrow morning so don't be late, we're meeting in the foyer" she announced before leaving the room, the door slamming quickly behind her.
"I'm sorry about her, she's just being Gina" he sighed as he wrapped his arms around her and pressed a kiss against her forehead. "And I would love it if you came tomorrow, we could talk about the baby and the future, even mention the engagement if you like, get it out there" he whispered into her ear, a shrug answering him instead of words. "We don't have to though" he added.
"I want them to know, I can't walk around for three more months this size without the press noticing, Rick I want them to know through us not through others and I want them to know about the wedding, our wedding" she smiled before kissing him. "But right now, I don't care because I want to be with the man I love without those worries" she explained before unbuttoning his shirt and throwing it on the floor. "I think I deserve that".
"I think we both deserve that" he laughed, his fingers trailing up and down her stomach slowly before she groaned. "What's the matter Kate?" he asked quickly.
"I promised I'd call Lanie when I arrived, she's going to be worried" she explained before moving away slightly, desperately trying to stop herself feeling guilty for not calling her best friend with the news that she'd arrived and was back with Rick again. "She can survive a couple more hours" she laughed, a smile appearing on Rick's face as he pulled her close again, bringing her down onto the bed with him slowly, their lips moving together slowly again.
XOXOXOXO
"Kate? Have you just arrived?" Lanie asked quickly as Kate sat on the hotel balcony, staring out at the city in front of her. "No way have you just arrived Kate, I've been worried about you all evening, I nearly sent Esposito out to go and find you" she declared, the guilt building up in Kate once more as she sighed.
"I'm sorry, we just got a bit carried away in the moment, I haven't seen him for a whole month Lanie, that's a long time for us" Kate explained, desperately hoping that Lanie wouldn't want any details. She wasn't in the mood to share secrets about her life with Rick because she wanted something's to stay private because the rest of her life with him couldn't. "I was going to call you, I promise".
"Its fine Kate, as long as you're okay that's all that matters" Lanie sighed, a bang causing Kate to turn to see Rick standing behind her shaking his head. "How's Castle?" she asked.
"Bored and tired, Gina's being typical her and it's driving him crazy, she said I looked like a whale" Kate announced, Rick walking up behind her slowly as his arms wrapped around her waist, holding her close to him as her head rested back against his chest.
"Your joking, that horrible woman" Lanie declared in shock, surprised that any woman would call someone a whale while pregnant. "She's jealous because you've got Rick and she has to fight to have a moment with him, we all know that she likes him still".
"Thanks Lanie, I better go, I'm tired" she muttered before they both whispered their goodbyes and she returned her phone to her fist, her eyes shutting as she remained in his arms for a moment, enjoying the silence. "Come home with me Rick, come back to New York, and help me get the baby's room ready" she whispered, a sigh leaving his lips as he shook his head in response.
"You know how much I want to Kate but I can't. I need to finish this job because I've started it and I have to finish it" he announced as she nodded and smiled. "But I'll be home in time to get the nursery done I promise, it'll be perfect".
"It better be" she announced as she stared out at the city, clutching onto his hand as she watched in complete amusement. "And I will come with you to this session thing tomorrow morning, however I don't want to be anywhere near Gina when it's going on because I won't be blamed for my actions next time" she declared, leading him into the bedroom as he smiled.
"God I love you Kate Beckett, I wish I'd known you when I was married to the woman, you would have put her in her place" he laughed quickly, a smile covering both their faces as she shook her head. "And the moment I'm home I promise I'll be doing that nursery for you" he declared, smiling at her as she slowly nodded and kissed him. Laughing onto his lips, she quickly grabbed his hands and pressed them to her stomach. "Is she…?" he laughed as she nodded, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"She's kicking, she's never kicked before" she declared as they stood there, enjoying the feeling of their baby. "She must know her daddy's here" she laughed, a larger smile appearing on his face as he slowly kissed her. "I love you".
"I love you" he mumbled onto her lips before kissing her again, a smile appearing across her face as her hands remained clasped in his on her stomach, enjoying everything they could now feel physically but emotionally as well.