They stood staring at each other before Josh moved again and put the clipboard he was holding into a pile.

"Well I didn't expect to see you. What are you doing here?"

"Oh my dad was bought in earlier." Kate said placing the paperwork onto the counter for the receptionist.

"Oh is he alright?" Josh asked. He sounded concerned actually.

"Yeah, he was in a bit of a car accident but he's just got a few cuts and bruises."

"Well I'm glad to hear that." He smiled at her. He then glanced fully at her the shock of seeing her fading. It was then that he noticed. "Whoa I didn't know you were pregnant."

She laughed softly. "Is that it? I've been wondering what was a matter with me for the past few months."

"Still as funny as ever I see."

"Yep." Kate agreed.

"So how far along are you?"

"About 22 weeks."

"Well congratulations." He smiled. "What are you having?"

"A girl and a boy."

"Wow one of each you are lucky."

"I wouldn't put it quite that way." She laughed softly. "They are constantly kicking."

He smiled. "Not many people get to experience that."

"Well it's not all it's cracked up to be." She smiled. "I'm constantly feeling sick, I can't have coffee. Not to mention everyone at work worrying about me."

Josh laughed, he had expected it to be awkward between them but it was anything but. "It's because they all care about you."

"Oh I know that you just get tired of everyone fearing that something you do could injure the babies."

"You know being pregnant suits you."

Kate felt herself blush a little, she hadn't gotten many compliments. Well Rick did every time he saw her but hearing it from Josh was different.

"Thanks."

"Do you think I could…feel them?" Josh asked unsure of himself.

Kate bit her bottom lip, she knew he probably shouldn't but she couldn't think of a reason why not. "Well I don't see a reason why not."

He grinned and placed a hand gently on her bump he then felt the tiniest of pressure against it. He laughed softly and stared up at her. "That's amazing."

"I know." She smiled.

"Hey Kate I'm just going…to go…get…the…car." Rick had walked out of Jim's hospital room and once he trailed off what he was saying once he saw Kate and Josh. Josh was kneeling slightly and had his hand on Kate looking up at her, she was smiling at him.

"Oh Castle I didn't see you there." Kate said suddenly looking up.

"Yeah." He said softly. His eyes clouded over as his mind jumped to conclusions and suddenly it wasn't him in Kate's life it was Josh. Josh who had just proposed and not him, Josh that was going to be a dad and sharing the experience with her and for a second his heart sunk.

Kate stood looking at him confused by the look on his face. Josh had stood at this point and was also looking at Rick. Kate walked slowly over to him and look at him.

"Rick?" She said softly. She touched his arm and said his name again. "Rick?" She said it a little louder.

"Huh. Sorry, what?" He shook his head and stared at her.

"Are you okay?" She asked concerned.

"Oh yeah I'm great." He smiled "Hey Josh good to see you."

Josh smiled at him. "Good to see you too." He gave him a little nod.

Rick thought for a second. "Oh yeah. Car." He said. "Your dad says he's ready to go so I'm going to go and get the car."

"Okay. I'll see you out front in a minute."

He wandered down the hall with his hands in his pocket looking a little unsure of where he was going. He ran a hand through his hair and then got on the elevator.

Kate watched him she knew something was wrong she just didn't know what. She turned back towards Josh and he smiled.

"So you and Castle?"

"Yes." Kate said nodding.

"Well I'm happy for you." He smiled slightly.

"Thanks." She brushed a piece of hair behind her ear.

"So how long have you been engaged?" He pointed to the ring.

"What?" She asked then noticed where he was pointing. "Oh…" She said looking at the ring too and smiling. "Actually he asked me tonight."

"Oh right. Well congratulations on that too."

She smiled and then a buzzer went off. Josh looked down apologetically.

"Well duty calls."

"No problem."

"Well I hope to see you again Kate."

"Yeah you too." She smiled. He gave her a quick hug and then walked off in the other direction. Jim had been watching from the doorway.

"Who was that?"

Kate turned and looked at him. "Oh erm…that was…an old friend."

"Oh right." He glanced back to the direction Josh had gone in and then turned back to Kate. "So are you ready to go?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you that?" She said laughing.

Later that night Kate was lying in bed her head resting on Rick's chest and her arm around his waist. He had been different ever since they had come back from the hospital and she didn't know why. Even though she had asked him he had kept quiet. They lay there and she thought he had gone to sleep until he spoke.

"It was him." He said simply.

She shifted slightly so she was looking at him. "What?"

"Josh."

"What about him?"

"When I saw you both together at the hospital I imagined that it was him in your life not me."

She moved again this time so that she was balancing her weight evenly on one side. She reached her hand up to his cheek and moved her thumb gently over it. "Rick…" She said softly. He then looked at her and she could see unshed tears in his eyes. "There was no reason to think anything was going on between us."

"I know I couldn't help it I just don't know what happened."

"I love you Rick nobody else."

"I know." He smiled gently. He bought his hand to hers and held it there. "I love you too."