I'm not completely sure on this chapter but my mind was set on it for some reason. Anyway I hope you enjoy it and please review, I love hearing your comments.
"And that's the sea, it's beautiful isn't it?" Kate whispered as she carried Johanna against her chest towards the water, her feet running through the warm water as she smiled down at her daughter who was looking out across the water. "Well it is beautiful until your father decides to act like an idiot and run through it" she laughed, turning back around to see Rick at the upstairs window smiling at them. "Say hello to daddy" she smiled, holding onto Johanna's hand gently and waving up at him, Rick waving back quickly before disappearing. Sighing, she sat herself down on the sand and looked down at her daughter, loving the feel of having her in her arms, enjoying the idea of being a mother. Hearing the door shut behind her, she turned to see Rick walking towards her, a smile covering her face as he sat down next to him and wrapped an arm around her, his finger immediately going to Johanna's chest to tickle her. "Hello daddy" she whispered before kissing him gently.
"Hello mommy" he smiled onto her lips as she giggled lightly, loving the sound of the newest name that had been added to her collection. "I think someone is completely in love with you and it isn't me" he announced, looking down to see their daughter fast asleep in her arms. "Now excuse me but I'm really desperate" he declared before running off into the sea, Kate laughing as she watched him in the water, her eyes rolling quickly as she stared down at the sleeping child. "Mother and Alexis are resting" he explained from the water, Kate nodding slowly as Johanna began to cry.
"Hey baby what's wrong?" Kate asked, moving the small baby from her lap onto her chest and standing, rocking her gently as she continued to cry. "Rick I'm going inside, I think someone's hungry" Kate explained as he nodded and stared at her, watching as Kate disappeared inside the building, the smile growing on his face as he saw how perfect a mother she was. Slipping out of the water, he crept towards the door and entered the apartment, hearing the sound of his mother and daughter talking in the living room that brought a smile to his face before he ran up the stairs. Entering the main bedroom, he smiled as he saw Kate sat on the bed, their baby pressed against her breast as she continued to smile down at the small child in her arms.
"It's a weird feeling, doing this" she whispered as she looked up at him, smiling as she did. "I never imagined doing this in my life, I always knew when I had a baby I would breastfeed but I never thought about what it would be like, it certainly isn't anything like I imagined" she declared, the smile growing on his face as he slowly joined her on the bed, watching them. "Also for the last couple of years I began to think the only thing that would be going this close to my breasts would be a man" she laughed, the smile growing on his face as he leaned across and kissed her gently, a small cry leaving Johanna as Kate smiled down at her and sighed. "Take her for me" she whispered, a nod leaving him as he took their daughter into his arms and smiled at her.
"Do you know why I love being a family with you Kate?" he declared as he stood with Johanna against him, rubbing the small child's back gently as Kate sorted herself out and stared at him, the smile growing on her face as she watched him in complete amazement. "We do everything as a team. When I was with Meredith, we didn't really do anything together, everything was separate and I thought that was alright but now being with you I see that working as a team is the best thing possible" he explained, Kate watching him as he held their daughter, rubbing her back slowly.
"Richard Castle, we do everything as a team and I never want that to change. You're my partner in everything" she smiled as he stared at her proudly. "You're my partner at work, my partner in sex, my partner in being a family, I never want you to stop being my partner ever Richard" she smiled as she slowly stood up and walked over to him, pressing a kiss on Johanna's back while still looking up at him. "I love you" she whispered as he nodded and smiled, watching her move away slowly. "Someone's exhausted, I think we should get this little one to bed and then I think we should get some food because I'm starving" she announced as she smiled at their almost asleep daughter. "And it sounds like Alexis and Martha are cooking" she added, a groan leaving his lips as he thought about his mother's ability to cook. Lying Johanna into her cot a few moments later, he smiled as he tickled her chest gently and pressed a kiss against her cheek before moving away, allowing Kate to move closer and press against a kiss against her daughter's cheek as well. "We'll just be downstairs" she whispered, moving away slowly as her eyes remained on her daughter. Wrapping his arms slowly around her, he smiled before leading her out of the room, the door shutting slowly behind them but remaining open slightly so they could hear her cry if she woke up. Slipping down the stairs, Kate smiled as she saw Alexis fast asleep on the sofa while Martha sang in the kitchen, Rick's arms tightening around her as she turned and kissed him gently, the sound of the rain filling the whole house quickly.
"Come and dance with me Kate" he smiled as he held his hand out for her. Taking hold of it quickly, she slowly allowed him to lead her outside into the pouring rain, a laugh leaving her lips as he turned her into his arms and smiled as they danced on the sand, the smile growing on her face as she stared at him. Hearing the thunder crash, she jumped as she moved closer to him, a laugh leaving his lips as he heard the door open.
"Johanna's awake" Martha called out to the couple as Kate nodded and slipped out of Rick's arms. Looking around, she took hold of his hand and led him into the house, quickly running up the stairs as she heard her daughter screaming. Taking hold of her in her arms, Kate sighed as she rocked her gently, walking towards the open windows quickly to shut them and to silence the loud noise that made her daughter scream more. Entering the room, Rick stared to see Kate rocking their daughter as she stared out of the window.
"It's just a storm baby, just a storm" she whispered calmly, desperately trying to relax her daughter as she sighed, starting to sing as she desperately tried to relax the screaming child. Turning, she stared at Rick who was looking at her worried, Kate staring at him with panic in her face. Johanna had never screamed that much and the stress of it was clearly getting to the new mother, Rick sighing as he walked towards her and slipped the baby into his arms, rocking her gently himself.
"Go and have a shower, calm down" he whispered as she nodded, pressing a kiss against his cheek before leaving the room, running her hands through her hair as she let out a groan. Looking down at their baby, he sighed as he sat on the edge of the bed, holding her close to him as she continued to scream at the sound of the loud thunder, the sound of the shower mixing in with the loud noise of the thunder and the pouring rain from outside. "You don't like thunder do you Jo?" he whispered as he watched her. "Don't worry, your mommy doesn't either, she just won't admit it" he declared, desperately trying to relax her. "Please try and calm down Johanna, your stressing your mom out, she's not good at the moment under pressure" he begged as the thunder began to get quieter and less frequent, along with Johanna's screams. "Come on you sleep" he whispered as he lay down on the bed and rested the child on his chest, a smile covering his face as he watched her fall asleep. The door open quickly to reveal Kate in a towel, her hair dripping down her shoulders as she smiled at him, smiling at the sight of her daughter asleep on Rick's chest, his hand resting gently on her back, keeping her securely on his chest. "She doesn't like thunder that's all Kate".
"I don't think many people do Rick, you're just special when it comes to things like that" she quickly commented, the smile growing on his face as she sighed. "I didn't mean to get stressed, it's just she's never cried like that before" she whispered, his head shaking slowly as she searched for something to wear.
"Kate, you're a new mom, no one's expecting you to be perfect immediately" he declared quickly before sighing. "You've done amazing so far, it's just one little struggle, everyone has one at some point" he sighed, kissing her gently once she sat herself down next to him, looking down a few minutes later at the sleeping child on his chest.