A/N: Hello! Thank you guys for the reviews on the last chapter, I'm glad you liked it! One correction, someone pointed out to me that it's not a spinal block that gets inserted during a C-section, but an epidural block, so just note that, yea. So now I present to you another chapter which I dedicate to Krist0526 and twitter user grandekatic for getting on me to update this… So here you go :D

"Kate?" He called as he stepped back into the room.

She was still looking away from him, with her arms folding across her chest.

He looked down at the fussy baby in his arms, reaching for what he didn't have.

"Kate, she's hungry." He said.

At that moment she began to cry again, wailing loudly, kicking her limbs wildly around. He looked up at Kate in desperation, bouncing the baby in his arms. She was hungry and if there was anything he could do about it, he would, but this was a mother's area and he just needed Kate to respond right now.

"Kate please." He pleaded as her cries became louder, he placed her on his shoulder and patted her back, trying to calm her down until he could convince Kate.

"Kate, come on, she needs you right now." He begged.

Slowly, she turned her head. He could see trails of tears running down her face and the flash of uncertainty across her face before her features became blank once again. He moved closer to her, hoping she wouldn't push him away or at least feed their crying child.

She stared at him for a while, looking between him and her child, he just wanted her to do something. He was relieved when she hesitantly reached out for the crying child, he handed her over, watched as Kate carefully brought the child to her chest.

He hated that her face was so blank, he didn't know what she was thinking. He didn't know if she was going to accept her child or shut down and hand her back to him, not wanting anything to do with her and that scared him.

He watched as she held the child a little away from her and brought down her gown to reveal her breast to the baby, which she latched on to immediately. The room instantly fell quiet as the baby began feeding, making occasional gurgling sounds and thumping her little fists on Kate's chest. He couldn't help but feel relieved watching this, watching his fiancée feed their child, watching her watched their child feed. He thought that now that she held her, that she was feeding her, things would be different, that she would finally be happy and hold on their child and react in the way he thought she would at first.

He was surprised when after a while, the baby released Kate and Kate quietly raised the child, indicating to him to take her.

"Don't you want to hold her?" He asked.

"Just take her." She said, her voice sounding detached.

His heart broke as he looked at his now sleeping child being held out to him, by her mother that was currently rejecting her. He took the baby from her hands and propped her up on his shoulder, watching as Kate fixed herself and turned away from them again.

He turned wordlessly and walked out of the room, he could feel tears stinging his eyes as he walked down the halls. He so desperately hoped she wouldn't stay like this, not wanting to interact with her child, he couldn't go through this alone again, not now and he definitely couldn't lose her again. This wasn't how it was supposed to be.

He walked through the doors and was surprised to see all of their friends and family present and immediately put a smile on his face.

"There she is!" Lanie jumped up first, rushing over to see her new niece.

"Oh my dear, Richard she's precious!" Martha cooed as she followed Lanie.

"I'm a big sister." Alexis whispered, staring down at the baby with unshed tears shining in her eyes.

"She was just fed, so she's asleep." He smiled, not wanting to wake her up.

"So bro, what's little Castle's name?" Esposito stood, waiting until the girls were done gushing over the baby, followed by Ryan.

"Uh, well she doesn't have a name yet." He told them.

"How comes?" Ryan asked, raising an eyebrow, "You two can't decide?"

"Something like that." Castle told them, a small smile on his face.

"Let me hold my granddaughter" Jim stood from his seat, excited to meet his new family member.

Castle carefully handed her over to him, feeling protective and watching her carefully as the crowd moved from around him to around Jim.

Lanie placed a hand on his arm, "How's Kate?" She whispered.

Castle looked around the room at the distracted crowd, Ryan and Esposito had now gone over to join the girls, playing the baby's feet.

He looked back at her, "I think you need to go see her."

Kate wasn't responding him or their baby, maybe Lanie could help, he thought about asking her dad, but maybe she needed a girl to talk to, he didn't know but he would try anything.

Lanie cocked her head to the side, looking worried, "What's wrong with her?"

Castle shook his head, running his hand over his face, "I don't know, she was so happy before all this, but now she won't even hold her."

Lanie nodded, "I'll go talk to her."

"Thanks Lanie." Castle smiled weakly.

He watched as Lanie made her way out of the room to find Kate. He really hoped Lanie could get something out of her.

Kate stared at the door as it opened, hoping it was Castle. She was surprised when he left, but what else could she expect when she was acting like this.

"Hey girl." Lanie smiled, pulling up a chair to Kate's side.

"Hey Lanie." She tried to smile, but she just wasn't feeling it right now.

"Trouble in paradise?" She asked, sounding sympathetic.

Kate looked away again, tears springing in her eyes. She felt Lanie's hand cover hers.

"What's wrong sweetie?"

"I don't know Lanie, I just – "She looked down at Lanie's hand covering hers, "I'm just terrified."

"Of what?" She asked.

"What if I screw this up? What she hates me? What he hates me?" She said quietly.

"Okay sweetie, first of all, that man out there will never ever hate you, I don't think he's capable of doing anything but loving you." Lanie paused.

"Is that why you won't hold her?"

Kate turned to look at her, "He told you?"

She nodded.

"Lanie, I just…What if I'm not ready for this, what if I don't know how to be a mom?"

"Honey, no one knows how to be a mom at first, it's a trial and error experience. You will mess up, but what matters is that you love your child and you don't give up. Kate you won't know if you don't try."

Kate closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "Where are they?" She asked quietly.

"With the rest of the guys, your dad seems ecstatic and Alexis. The boys are trying to be macho, but you know they're gonna be wrapped around that little baby's finger."

Kate smiled.

"She's beautiful Kate." Lanie told her.

"I know." She sighed, "I don't want her to hate me Lanie."

"She's not going to hate you Kate, at least not until she's a teenager." Lanie joked managing to get a smile from Kate.

She remained silent for a while, "Can you call him for me?" She asked Lanie.

"Sure thing" Lanie squeezed her hand and stood.

"But, can you keep her?" She asked timidly.

"Kate – "

"I know Lanie, but I just want to talk to him okay?"

Lanie studied her before shrugging her shoulders, "Alright, but good luck taking her from me after that."

Kate laughed, "Thanks Lanie."

"Mmhhmm." Lanie shook her head as she walked out of the room.

"Well?" Castle came over to Lanie when she returned to the room. He had been waiting anxiously for her to come back, watching his baby girl being passed from person to person.

"She wants you," She told him, "Alone." She added when he looked over at Alexis holding her little sister.

"She okay?" He asked, worried.

"She's fine, but, it's something the two of you need to work out together." She told him, before re-joining the baby party.

Castle threw one last glance over to his family before rushing off to find Kate.

He opened the door, his gaze finding hers immediately.

"I'm sorry." She whispered immediately.

He moved over to her, needing to be close to her.

"It's okay Kate, just tell me what's wrong." He pleaded, grabbing her hands, "You were so happy before."

"I know and I still am Castle, I'm just scared." She said quietly, staring into his eys.

"I know honey, I'm scared too."

She shook her head, "No. You've already done this, you know what to do. I don't want to mess up and have her hate me or you hate me." She turned her head away from him.

"Kate." He said firmly, hooking his thumb under her chin to bring her to face him, "I will never stop loving you okay? Never." He leaned over and placed a kiss to her lips, pouring out all his feelings, willing her to understand the intense love he held for her and that it couldn't just go away and he would never want it to.

He pulled away and brushed his thumb across her cheek softly, "Kate, you are the bravest, most selfless woman I have ever met and you can do this, I know you can. She's a lucky girl to have a mother like you okay and we will mess up. That's just a part of parenting but we'll do it together, you're not gonna be alone in this. We're partners in every way."

He kissed her forehead gently before pulling back to look at her.

"How is she?" She asked.

He smiled, seeing the progress in her, she was still unsure, still afraid, but they'd work through it together. He would get her to see how great of a mother she would be.

"She's perfect." He smiled, "Do you want to hold her?" He asked, hoping she wouldn't say no.

She was quiet for a while, staring at her hands before looking up at him again and nodded.

"I'll be right back." He grinned, running out of the room to finally bring two of the most important people in his life together.

When he came back Kate was watching the door, waiting for him. He walked over to her slowly and handed the baby to her.

She felt her heart race as she made eye contact with her baby. She was staring up at her with wide blue eyes that reminded her so much of Castle.

"Hey there little one." She whispered, holding out a finger which she held on to immediately.

A bright smile spread across Kate's face when the baby smiled a wide toothless grin and cooed as she heard her mother's voice.

"How you doing?" She held her tightly, aware of Castle's loving gaze on the both of them.

"You met the rest of your family huh? You're a lucky baby, you're gonna be so spoiled by them I swear." She smiled, lowering her head to kiss her forehead.

She turned to look at Castle, "Did you name her?"

"Without you? No." Castle shook her head.

"She's beautiful Castle." She looked back at the baby in her arms, eyes trained on her mother's face and chubby hands tangled in her hair.

"Just like her mother." He said lovingly, sitting beside her on the bed, wrapping an arm around her. Kate leaned into him, suddenly needing the comfort of his presence.

They sat in silence for a while, just taking in the new addition to their family. Kate couldn't take her eyes off of her baby, even as she drifted off to sleep and Castle couldn't take his eyes off of Kate. He was just so happy that she wasn't rejecting her anymore, she was just scared, scared of messing up, but she wasn't going to, Kate Beckett was going to be one hell of a mother.

"Elizabeth." He heard Kate whisper.

"What?" Castle asked.

"I think we should name her Elizabeth," Kate smiled, trailing her finger over the baby's face, through her hair, "Elizabeth Hope."

"Elizabeth Hope Castle, "He repeated, "I like the sound of that."

"Yea?" She asked, looking up at him.

"Definitely." He kissed her lips, smiling into it.

"Are we interrupting?" He heard a voice from the door call.

They looked around to see everyone standing in the door watching them.

"Come in guys" Kate called.

She made eye contact with Lanie, who glanced between her, Castle and the sleeping baby in her arms and smiled.

"We'd like you to officially meet Elizabeth Hope Castle." She smiled, looking down at her baby.

"Kate that's perfect." Alexis whispered, wrapping an arm around her father's shoulder.

"Well Elizabeth's a lucky kid to have such great parents." Martha added.

Castle made eye contact with Kate and smiled, "You're gonna be great." He whispered.

At that moment, Dr. Addison came into the room and smiled at the scene in front of her.

"I see everything's going well" She looked to Castle who gave her a small nod.

She came over to Kate's side, "Well Kate, you should be able to go home later today, everything seems to be okay. Just don't overdo it, you still just had surgery and you don't wanna pull a stitch or anything, so take it easy and enjoy motherhood." The doctor winked.

Kate smiled, "Thanks Dr. Addison."

"Sure thing, I'll go sign your discharge papers and leave you guys to enjoy this moment." She smiled, before leaving the room.

She was immediately surrounded by everyone, gushing over the baby. She felt Castle grip her tighter and she knew it was going to be okay, she could do this, for this little life they created, she could do this.

End A/N: Next chapter we'll see how Kate handles motherhood… and how Castle handles Kate. Thanks to everyone who left a name suggestion and sorry to those who's didn't get chosen, I loved them all and thank you for all of them. Now please leave me a review? Please? Thanks Now to go update my other fic before Krist0526 comes and beats me…