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Jim and Johanna had an extremely late night.
They had promised Kate and Rick they'd be home at 11. Turns out they couldn't make it until 2 am. Lawyers could get pretty wild after winning a celebrity case and the alcohol only made it worse. They were finally able to tear themselves away long enough to sneak into a taxi and speed home. When they got home they weren't surprised to find Kate asleep in her room. They were, however, surprised to see she had a guest.
There, on her bed, lied Kate with her head on Rick's chest. She and Rick lay under the covers with Kate clad in pajamas and Rick shirtless. Jim and Johanna stand there in shock. What did you say when you found your daughter and her boyfriend in bed, half naked?
They looked at each other and both decided in silent agreement that the best option would be to address it later. And they would be addressing it later.
Kate woke to the sun shining brightly on her face. She shifted her head to peer up at her boyfriend who was already looking at her adoringly.
"Morning, beautiful." She cooed.
"Morning. How'd you sleep?"
"Amazing thanks to you. How bout you?"
"Pretty good," she beamed at him "I had an amazing pillow!"
He chuckled. "Mm. I bet." He leaned in and kissed her. They got lost in the kiss and she ended up on top of him. With her new vantage point, she managed to get a glance at her clock.
Oh shit! I'm dead!
She shot off of Rick's lap immediately. If she wasn't so in a rush, the hurt and confused look he threw her would've broke her heart.
"What's happening?" He muttered breathlessly.
"We slept til noon!" She stage whispered while frantically getting dressed.
Rick still appeared dumb founded. "So?"
Kate sighed exasperatingly. "Sooooo I'm pretty sure my parents are home now! It's a Sunday! We always wake up early on Sunday!"
"Which means...?"
Kate stopped what she was doing and glared at him. "Which means they've probably already seen their pajama clad daughter in bed with her half naked boyfriend!"
"Oh," the wires were still not connected for him "OH!" And there it is.
"Yeah, oh. Now cmon. Get dressed. We might be able to sneak you out before they get up."
They hurriedly dressed and tiptoed passed the closed kitchen door to the back porch. They were so close when-"
"Good morning Katie, Rick. Breakfast?" They turned slowly and saw Jim and Johanna standing in the kitchen doorway.
"Morning Rick. Have a nice sleep?" Jim said.
"Uh..." Rick had no idea what to say. Anything he could say at this point would get him in trouble.
"Let's go son. We're going to have a little talk." Jim grabbed Rick's shoulder and escorted him outside. Rick threw a helpless look to Kate who was already being dragged into the kitchen by her mother.
Divide and conquer. That was the Beckett strategy.
Jim walked out onto the back porch and perched his back against the banister. Rick stood awkwardly in the doorway and Jim stifled a chuckle.
"Have a sit Richard." Rick quickly sat and looked up with nervous eyes, the use of his full name alerting him of the importance of this conversation.
"Richard, what are your goals in life? What do you plan on doing? Where do you plan on going?"
Rick blew out a breath. "Well I fully intend on graduating from high school. I want to go to college and major in English literature. My dream is to be a writer. I plan to publish my first book at 20 and then move into a spacious loft, preferably around the Soho area. I'll move there with my wife who, if you'll allow it, will be Kate and hopefully someday our children.
Jim nodded appreciatively. The boy had obviously put a lot of thought into this and he was a bit shocked.
"You seem to have put a lot of thought into this."
Rick smiled and his eyes dazed lovingly. "Well sir, when your with a girl like Kate, thinking about a future is a given."
"Good. Now, what plans do you have if Kate was to get pregnant right now?"
Rick's eyes widened to the size of saucers. To anyone not partaking in the conversation, his expression would appear hilarious. Rick floundered for a bit before meeting Jim's expectant.
"Well sir, I uh, I think that would be a physical incapability, you see, Kate and I haven't even had sex yet."
Jim's look was one of pure shock and confusion. "So you haven't," Rick shook his head "Not even once?" Again Rick denied. "But upstairs in Katie's bed-"
"Just sleep sir. There were... desires, but no. I fell asleep by mistake."
Jim chuckled slightly and gave a sigh of relief. He thought- oh thank God! He smiled at Rick, clapped his back and walked towards the door.
"Let's go Rick. We've got girls waiting for us." Rick breathed a sigh of relief, happy to be back to Rick, but something was still troubling him.
"Uh, ?" Jim turned.
"I just... I want you to know that when Kate and I do reach that phase, if -by some freak happenstance- Kate ended up pregnant, no matter how young or old we were, I would do anything for her and our baby."
Jim smiled and nodded. "I know you would. And Rick," he grasped the boys hand "when the time comes, I couldn't imagine a better man for my daughter to marry." Rick beamed at him then walked inside where he hoped Kate had been successful in deterring her mom from the line of questioning he knew she was being put through.
Kate stood in the kitchen against the counter rubbing her temples while her mom droned on about memories of her third trimester.
Ever since Kate had walked (or been dragged) into the kitchen, her mom had doused her in stories of pregnancy. Johanna was just about to give her "33 hours of labor story" when Jim walked in along with Rick.
Johanna threw a look Jim's way and he shook his head. The older Beckett woman breathed a deep sigh of relief and did a very tiny happy dance before throwing an apologetic smile to a now green looking Kate.
Rick placed a hand on Kate's back and she turned immediately flinging her arms around Rick.
"Well mom and dad it's been... yeah, but I'm pretty sure Rick needs to get home and I should walk him out.
'Bu-" Johanna stuttered.
"Back in a few." She said and hurriedly pulled Rick towards the door. Once outside Rick and Kate both shared a hearty laugh and a loving kiss and embrace.
"So, how was your grilling session?" Rick asked.
"Well, my mom practically drowned me in pregnancy stories. You?"
"Eh, the usual. 'How's school? What are your life goals? Did you take my daughter's virginity?'"
"Wait, what?" Kate exclaimed.
Rick chuckled nervously. "So, apparently, your parents saw us in bed together and assumed we had sex."
A look of realization crossed Kate's features. "That was the reason for the pregnancy stories!" They shared another laugh and Rick animatedly told the story of his conversation with Jim Beckett. He left out the part of Jim s blessing for marriage.
He wanted to keep that to himself for a little bit, but he'd tell her.
Soon.
There is a perfectly good explanation for why I'm late!
Nah, there really isn't.
BUT! I'll do better.
Love Always, XOXOX