"Beckett you've got a delivery" Esposito announced, the brunette quickly turning in her chair to see the man holding a box, confusion quickly covering her exhausted face as she took the box into her hands and placed it onto her desk, confusion covering her face as she stared at it, the two other detectives also standing behind her staring at it. "What have you done to deserve a delivery?" he asked, Kate turning to look at him before moving the lid off the box to see a cake sat inside, chocolate buttons covering the top of it writing the word sorry, a small letter stuck to the inside of the box.
"Who did something wrong then Beckett?" Ryan asked quickly as she bit into her lip and smiled, leaning back in her chair quickly after taking hold of the letter, the two men disappearing quickly as she opened it to see Rick's familiar handwriting on the page. Reading the words, she smiled as she put the letter down and stared at the cake in front of her, laughing at the effort he'd gone to apologizing, concentrating so hard that she didn't hear the lift open or the familiar sound of Johanna making random noises when happy as Rick walked down the corridor. Standing behind her, he smiled as he watched her reach across and trace the words with her finger, the smile growing on her face before she laughed.
"Do you like it?" he asked, making her jump as she turned and stood up, nodding quickly as she reached out and took Johanna from him, a laugh leaving his lips as she held her daughter close, smiling as Johanna began to play with her hair like she normally did when she was happy. "Johanna and I spent ages making it for you, well in between cleaning the apartment and finishing the nursery" he smiled, Kate staring at him in shock. "Well I got up early to do the nursery so I missed you leave so I didn't get the chance to apologize and I know how much you love cake" he added, leaning towards her as she smiled, her cheeks turning red as he slowly pressed a kiss against her forehead, Kate giggling as the department went quiet.
"Look why don't we go into the break room, I'll get you a coffee because you look exhausted and I'm tired?" she suggested, walking off towards the break room with Johanna, smiling down at her daughter as she entered the room, Rick following her quickly, shutting the door behind him as she turned. "Thank you for the cake, it's lovely and I really appreciate you taking the time, although how many of the chocolate buttons did you eat while making it?" she smiled, staring at the man who was watching her.
"Well I ate about three packets before realising that I wasn't going to have any left for the cake so I stopped then and I wanted it to be perfect" he announced, Kate smiling as she walked over and kissed him. "I'm sorry about being a useless fiancé Kate but I've sorted it out and I'm going to try harder to be a lot better and to be there for you" he whispered, their foreheads resting against each other's as they smiled. "Do you forgive me for being a stupid idiot?" he asked, Kate nodding quickly as he slowly pressed his lips against hers, Johanna noises becoming louder as she laughed.
"I guess I can but only because I love you" she smiled, kissing him gently as he wrapped an arm around her, keeping her close as she continued to hold their daughter close to her. "Have you actually done all of that today?" she asked, Rick nodding quickly as she smiled at him. "Then I take back everything I said last night" she laughed, the smile growing on his face as she kissed him gently, the door opening quickly to reveal Ryan, Esposito and Lanie who were smiling at them. Seeing the child in Kate's arms, Lanie smiled as she ran over and held her arms out for the child, Kate rolling her eyes as she passed Johanna over and watched her friend hold her daughter, Rick's arm wrapping around her as Kate moved closer, allowing him to keep her in his arms for a while. "Right who fancies cake because I have a massive one waiting to be eaten that was made by my lovely fiancé and daughter?" she asked, everyone smiling as she laughed and walked to collect her cake.
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"Rick can I look yet?" she asked as they walked down the corridor, his hands covering her eyes as he led her towards the nursery. Leading her into the room, he smiled as he slipped his hands from where they had been resting, Kate just staring at the changed room, her hand running to her mouth before she turned and kissed him quickly, her arms tightening around his neck as she continued to kiss him. Moving away slowly, she walked around the room, her hand running across the cot and the chair beside it, across the pile of clothes that were in the corner and the toys that they had bought earlier in her pregnancy, the smile growing on her face as she turned to look at him. "It's beautiful" she mumbled, a tear running down her cheek as he walked over, wiping it away with his hand quickly as she stared at him.
"Well it would never have gotten finished if you hadn't given me that kick in the ass" he smiled, Kate rolling her eyes as he wrapped his arms around her, keeping her close as she moved closer to him, her lips moving to his once more. "Now my beautiful fiancée, my mother is out all night, my eldest daughter is out at a party till at least one in the morning and our baby will practically be fast asleep in her cot when we get her in here so why don't I treat you to a take-out of your choice and a movie in bed?" he asked, Kate nodding quickly as she smiled. "I'll call the take-out, you put Johanna to bed?" he suggest, walking towards the door as she grabbed his hand.
"Why don't we both put Jo to bed and then call the take-out together?" she asked, Rick nodding as she smiled. "We haven't done that in a while" she admitted, the two of them walking towards the stairs, their hands clutched together as they walked over to where their daughter was resting on the sofa.
Smiling at her as she knelt beside the cot, staring at their half asleep daughter, he smiled as he listened to Kate sing to Johanna like she did every night, the same song that was becoming so familiar that he could practically sing it himself if Kate wasn't here to sing it, although it never sounded the same. Standing slowly, she switched on the light that was on the shelf and crept towards the door, smiling at him as he held his hand out for her, wrapping her in his arms as they watched their daughter for a moment, his lips pressing against her head quickly.
"Thank you Rick" she whispered, shutting the door behind them as they left the room. Turning to look at him, she slowly ran her hand to his cheek, the two of them moving closer to each other as they quickly pressed their lips against each other's, her hands running desperately to his shirt as his ran to hers. "Two months is far too long Rick" she admitted, her lips pressing against his quickly as he shook his head.
"Three months, you didn't include the other month I was away" he added, Kate smiling as she grabbed his hand and led him to their bedroom, the smile growing on her face as she watched him. "But you're right it is far too long" he smiled, Kate laughing as he slipped her shirt off.