Okay on my profile, I did say I wouldn't be updating until next Thursday but I found some free time and I really wanted to write another chapter and therefore here it is! Anyway, I shall probably not have the chance to update again until next week so this is actually reasonably long and I thought it ended in a nice place. Please review as I love to hear what you think and well thank you for all the reviews I've had.
Hearing a shout from downstairs, he groaned as he sat up to find the bed empty, his hands running through his crazy hair before slipping out from under the blankets and realising the time. Nine am. Alexis was at school and his mother would be out somewhere, so the noise had to be from Kate as there was no way Johanna was able to shout words that loud yet. Walking towards the stairs, he shook his head as he immediately saw Kate in her shorts and a top using Wii fit, his arms crossing as he walked down the stairs and found Johanna wide awake staring at him. Lifting her into his arms, he sighed as he turned around to see Kate doing some form of exercise that he knew hadn't been used since he'd bought the game.
"Katherine Beckett what are you doing?" he finally asked after he'd heard her groan for the third time, her head turning to see him standing there with their daughter against his chest. "No strenuous exercises remember, that's what the doctor said" he announced, her eyes rolling as she walked over to him.
"The last time I checked the Wii wasn't that strenuous" she laughed, pressing a kiss against his cheek as she stood behind him and stared down at their daughter, her finger running to Johanna's cheek. "Anyway I need to get in shape for our wedding, I can't be like this in our wedding photos because I know they'll end up in every single magazine around" she added, his eyes rolling as he put Johanna but into her bed and placed his hands on her shoulders, making Kate look up at him.
"Your beautiful and you don't need to get in shape yet, you've got ages before we get married remember and you've just had a baby Kate, there's no need to rush into exercise" he whispered, pressing a kiss against her lips gently as the doorbell rang, a groan leaving both their lips as they moved away from each other and she sat herself down on the sofa beside her daughter, her finger running to Johanna's chest to tickle her lightly as she heard the door open and close, her eyes not moving off her daughter however. "Kate someone to see you" Rick announced, Kate looking up to see Roy standing there, the smile growing on her face as she climbed up and walked over to him. "I'm going to have a shower" Rick excused before running up the stairs, leaving them alone.
"These are for you as congratulations for the baby" he announced, passing the bright yellow sunflowers to the smiling woman who quickly wrapped her arms around him, forgetting the fact that this man was her boss. Moving away, she smiled as he looked at her, noticing the exhaustion that covered her face but also hearing the sound of the familiar exercise game that will filling the room. "You're not doing Wii fit already Beckett?" he asked as he watched her place to the flowers in one of her mother's vases and place it on the side, a smile covering her face as she allowed her fingers to run across the yellow plants. "You're supposed to be resting and enjoying your beautiful baby" he announced, staring down at the small child as Kate turned to look at him.
"You can hold her if you like" she stated, the man smiled as he slowly held the small baby in his arms, the smile growing on Kate's face as she watched a man who she saw as family holding her daughter. "Walk me down the aisle when I get married" she announced, his eyes moving from the child to her mother across the room who was staring at him completely worried. "You've been like a father to me since my first day at the precinct and I couldn't think of anyone else, except for my actual dad, who I'd want to give me away more than you" she admitted, her cheeks going red as he walked over and smiled.
"I would be honoured Kate" he smiled, Kate beaming as she wrapped her arms around his neck, making sure not to crush her daughter at the same time. Walking down the stairs, Rick watched in amusement as his fiancée's arms remained around her boss, their baby in his arms as he rolled his eyes.
"See if it was anyone else, I would be worried about this" Rick announced, Kate moving away quickly as she turned to see him standing in his jeans and large top, his hair soaking wet and sending water drops down his face every time he moved. "So what did I miss? Kate Beckett is not a hugger without a good reason" he announced as she walked over and wrapped her arms around his neck, the smile remaining strong on her face as his arms tightened around her hips. "Are you going to tell me?" he asked her head shaking before she kissed him and moved away. "Kate that's not fair, I want to know" he moaned, Roy smiling as he watched the young couple tease each other as he placed Johanna back in her bed, his head shaking at Kate who was now standing with her back to Rick whose arms were wrapped around her and his lips moving against her neck.
"Stop it, my boss is here and in a way he's yours too, it's unprofessional" she giggled, her cheeks burning red as Rick slowly moved away, now holding onto her hand.
"Kate we're in our own home, there's nothing unprofessional about it here, for example if I wanted to have sex with you right here, right now I should be allowed because I pay the bills" he explained, Roy clearing his throat to remind the confident writer that he was still present, Rick's own cheeks burning the exact same red as the embarrassed brunette beside him.
"Now that we've got that matter sorted and please Castle, refrain from having sex when there are other people around, it's not something everyone wants to see" Roy laughed, Rick groaning as Kate bit her lip to stop herself for laughing at the embarrassed look that covered the man beside her face. "The only thing you missed was Kate asking me to walk her down the aisle" he admitted, Rick quickly turning to look at the woman beside him. "And I've got to go I'm late for work and god knows what Ryan and Esposito will be doing, I was only popping in to see how you were doing and Beckett, no more Wii fit" he warned, Rick smiling as he continued to stare at the woman beside him.
"Ha, I told you so" Rick laughed, Kate hitting him quickly as Roy rolled his eyes and left the apartment, Rick quickly turning to look at her. "Dramatic decision there Kate, why didn't you tell me you were planning that?" he asked as Kate sat herself down next to Johanna and began to tickle her chest again.
"Because it was a spur of the moment thing and he's been like a father to me for years Rick, if my real dad can't do it, I want him to" she explained, Rick nodding quickly as he sat behind her, bringing her gently onto his lap as they both looked down at their sleeping daughter. "You know when I was in labour" she began, their fingers entwining slowly.
"Yes I'm not going to forget that for a while, if ever, it certainly was dramatic" he smiled, her eyes rolling as she relaxed into him, her eyes shutting for a moment as she sighed. "I know when you were in labour what?" he asked, the smile growing on her face as she opened her eyes again to see their daughter fast asleep, the remembrance of all the pain and nightmare she went through leaving her as she thought about how perfect the small child in front of her was and how she'd go through the pain one hundred times just to have her Johanna in front of her.
"You told me we'd go away, the whole family. Could we do that?" she asked, the smile growing on his face as he nodded. "I want us all to go away, including your mother Rick as you missed her out when I was in labour" she smiled, his head nodding once more as the door opened and Martha walked in, carrying numerous amounts of shopping bags, his eyebrows rising as she beamed at the couple. "You've been busy" Kate smiled as Martha nodded.
"Well I had to go and spoil my newest granddaughter didn't I?" Martha explained, Rick groaning as he rested his forehead against Kate's shoulder, a smile covering the detectives faces as she counted the seventeen bags that Martha held onto for her life. "Don't worry one bag is for Alexis and one is for you Kate" she added.
"Hey what about me? You know the child you brought into the world, who you love and cherish with all your heart" he moaned, Martha rolling her eyes as she held up a small red bag, the smile growing on his face as he nodded. "Mother, you need to pack a suitcase, we're all going away for the week for a family holiday" he explained, Martha smiling as she nodded and put the shopping down on a chair, filling the whole seat in different colours. "And can I just say this holiday is going to be successful, unlike last year" he announced, Kate's eyebrows rising as Martha shook her head at her.
"Just don't ask Kate, he will never shut up about it otherwise" Martha warned, Kate nodding quickly as she smiled at her sleeping daughter, thinking about how for the first time in years she felt like she was part of a family.