So for everyone who it is past midnight Happy New Year :D For everyone else erm...Happy New Year soon :P Hope you enjoy this please leave a review afterwards so I know i'm doing something right.

They drove in silence to the cemetery Rick was unsure of what to say to her while Kate was unsure of what to say to him. So they both drove in silence until Kate parked the car. They had dropped Jim off at his house on the way there and taken Alexis to a friends house. Neither was prepared to move first so they both sat in the car still and silent.

They both turned to look at each other and smiled at the action.

"So are you ready?" Rick asked her.

Kate nodded her head, he took his hand in hers and squeezed it slightly. They exited the car and Kate shivered at the slight breeze that had arrived since they left the loft. She tightened her coat around her a little more and walked to meet Rick. He wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him. She leaned into his side and they began the walk to where her mom had been buried.

They passed rows or headstones before they stopped where a tree had been planted Rick let go of Kate and she slowly walked the few feet to where she wanted to be. Rick had decided to stay behind for a few minutes so he put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the tree watching as Kate battled with the emotions that had arisen wanting to take them away for her.

Kate stopped in front of the headstone and leaned down her fingers brushed the name engraved into it slowly and she battled with the tears that wanted to fall. She new that no matter how many times she would cry and wish her mom was there that it wouldn't bring her back or would it show her the person that had ordered a hit on her mom. So she cried for the occasions that her mom had missed, for the person that had got away with her murder. No answers didn't bring her back but they sure helped Kate which is why she was so good at the job she did, because if she could help a family understand why they had been subjected to this hurt it would help her. Because they were one less family that had to struggle with not knowing why it had happened.

She kneeled by the headstone and placed the flowers that they had stopped to get on the ground.

"Hi mom…" She whispered. "Sorry I haven't been to see you lately but so much has happened that I wish you were here to help me with."

Rick battled with the emotions he held watching as Kate began to talk to her mom. He wished he could say he knew what she was going through but he didn't. He hadn't lost anyone close enough to him to say he had and for that he was thankful. But somehow knowing that Kate was hurting it hurt him just as much. He wished that he could stand and hold her until all the pain she was feeling had gone but that wouldn't take it away. He wanted to find the person that had ordered the hit on her mom to give her the closure that she needed but he knew that even with all the experts he could hire they would need a miracle. So he stood and watched as she spoke to her mom letting out everything she needed to say to her that she couldn't tell her in person.

"Well it's been a crazy few months as you can probably tell." She said tracing a piece of grass. "I'm going to be having twins can you believe it?" She looked towards Rick who was staring at her and then turned back. "Rick asked me to marry him." She stated. "I said yes, but the scariest part is that I can actually see this lasting. I think I've found my one and done and I think he has too."

Kate spoke to her for a few more minutes filling her in on the last few months. "Dad was involved in an accident yesterday." She said. "But he's alright and I think it's because of you I still have him with me. It's like you're protecting him somehow." She heard Rick start to approach her but carried on talking. "I don't know what I'd do without him so I want you to carry on doing whatever it is you're doing."

He kneeled beside Kate and took her hand in his.

"Hi." He said softly to the ground. Sure to him this felt a little weird but he needed to tell Johanna how grateful he was that Kate was with him. "We've never met but I'm Richard Castle and well I'm madly in love with your daughter."

Kate looked at him and gently smiled, knowing that whatever he was doing he was doing it for her.

"I'd just like to say that you did a fantastic job of raising her and well to say thank you for somehow leading us to each other because if you didn't I don't think I would have realized what true love felt like."

Kate leaned her against his and she listened to him.

"We're going to name our daughter after you." He stated.

At this Kate looked at him. "Rick…"

"No Kate." He said. "I want to, she was important to you and well that makes her important to me too."

She looked at him, they hadn't even discussed names and he wanted to call their daughter after her mother. She closed her eyes and nodded deciding that once Rick set his mind to something then there was no stopping him.

"We should go I told them I'd be at the precinct for noon." She said quietly.

"Okay." He said just as quiet.

They both stood up.

"Well it was nice to…see you?" Rick said unsure of what to say. "I hope we'll talk again soon."

"Bye mom. I love you."

They both turned and Rick wrapped his arm around her waist just as he had done when they were coming.

"You don't mind do you?" Rick said suddenly.

"About what?" Kate asked confused.

"Me wanting to call our daughter Johanna."

"I think it's perfect Rick."

"Good. Well since I picked her name out you get to pick out our son's name."

"Seriously?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" He said trying to lighten the mood.

"You always look like you're joking."

He laughed a little. "Fine."

They arrived at the precinct at noon and went to sit at Kate's desk. Neither of them had said a lot of then trip to the precinct and they were both happy to keep it that way. Ryan and Esposito watched them walk in they both knew where she had been. They watched as Kate logged into her computer.

"Dude!" Ryan dramatically whispered.

"What?" Esposito said.

"Look!"

Esposito looked confused but looked to where Ryan was pointing.

"No way!" He said not quite believing what he was seeing. Unfortunately for him he had said it a little to loud so everyone in the precinct was staring at him.

"Is there a problem Esposito?" Kate asked looking at him.

"No not really." He said.

Everyone turned around to face their computer screens again but Kate kept her stare on him. "So I believe a congratulations is in order." He stated.

"Why?" She asked confused. What was it with the men in her life confusing her today.

He pointed to her hand and she looked down at it. She then understood the ring that could be clearly seen on her finger.

"I believe they are." She said smiling.

"So Castle was it as romantic?" Esposito said.

"The first time was yes."

"What do you mean the first time?"

"Well technically it would have been the second time." He said trailing off.

"Okay now you aren't making any sense here." Said Ryan.

"Well I asked her three times. Once when I was drunk and she dragged us from the Haunt, again last night when we had dinner and then again when we were in the hospital."

"Okay so why didn't you say yes the first time?" Ryan asked Kate.

"Because I wanted to know that he was asking because he wanted to marry me and not because he was drunk."

"Right, why did you say no at dinner but yes at the hospital?"

"Well technically I didn't get to answer at dinner."

"Why what happened?" Esposito asked.

"My phone rang, my dad had gotten taken into hospital because he was involved in a car accident. Luckily he's alright he managed to get away with only a few cuts and bruises."

"Well that's lucky then." Ryan smiled. "Also I believe that means I win." He directed his grin to Esposito turning in his chair.

"I'm so going to win the next bet."

Kate looked at them in disbelief and then to Rick who didn't look so surprised. "Did you know they were betting on us?"

"No." He said quickly. "I told them I wanted nothing to do with it."