Ok so here is another chapter, a little different than the last since it doesn't focus on Rick and Kate but Ryan is my fave character from the show and I wanted to write his interactions with Jenny.
Enjoy!
Half an hour later and Kevin Ryan is still in shock. He's always known that there was an interesting story about his birth but he had never been told the details. He had been born shortly after his father had abandoned his mother and so, ever the caring man, Kevin was always hesitant to remind his mom of the unhappy time.
Beside him Jenny watches him carefully as he sits in silence, his expression blank as he searches his memories for clues about his birth. As she is about to interrupt him, Jim arrives and Kevin becomes animated once more.
Jim can see a change in the young man and can see the worry in the woman's eyes. He decides to give his best father look, the one that never fails on his Katie and as expected Kevin immediately spills what's on his mind, before he even introduces Jenny. "Kate say's I was born in your house, is that true?"
"Yes it is, is that what's troubling you?"
"Where in the house?"
"What is now the spare room, of course it was Katie's back then but she refused to sleep in it again afterwards. You gave her quite the scare."
"You mean she was there?"
"No one ever told you? Why don't we order and I'll let you and this lovely lady hear the tale."
His words jolt Kevin back to normal and he sheepishly looks at his fiancée who smiles in understanding as he introduces her. "Jim this is my fiancée, Jenny. Jenny this is Jim Beckett, Kate's dad and my uncle."
A waitress takes their orders as Jenny and Jim politely chat, Kevin meanwhile is doing the math in his head to figure out what age his cousin would have been. His companions ignore him until the food is served when Jim begins the story. "Ok you want the story; I will tell you the story but don't blame me if you can't look at Katie for a while. She was only little and Jo and I were out for an evening. We'd left her in the care of your mother for the night, she was only seven months pregnant and she always adored looking after Katie. She was always the first to call if we needed a babysitter, especially seeing as everyone thought she was carrying a girl at the time."
"For some reason Katie got upset during the night and so your mom was comforting her when she went into labour. It was an extremely quick labour, turns out she had been getting contractions for a while but hadn't realised. We don't know what had upset Katie because as soon as she saw Amy in pain she forgot and phoned me."
"I can still remember her telling me that Aunt Amy was hurting and I needed to come fix everything for her. She went and woke a neighbour, who helped deliver you and then she stayed with your mom until we got there."
Kevin had stopped eating amazed by what he is hearing. His cousin is only a few years older than him and she may not even have been in school then. Jim smiles at the memory of what he saw when he entered his daughter's room all those years ago. "By the time we got there you had been born, just. Your mom was exhausted and in some distress, but in amongst it all Katie was sitting calm as anything with you in her arms. You were wrapped up in her blankie, which I believe became yours."
Kevin nods with realisation as his mother's words echo in his mind. 'This once belonged to your cousin but when you were born she gave it to you.'
Once again Jim smiles at the couple before him both mesmerized by the events he was unfolding for them. "I have pictures somewhere but when the paramedics arrived they were amazed, you were doing fine despite being so early but one of them asked Katie your gender. Her reply will make you cringe but Jo was so proud of her. She looked up at the man and in her most innocent voice informed him that the baby is a boy because it has a thingy."
Kevin's head hit's the table and Jim halts his laughter enough to continue. "The paramedic was smart enough not to comment further but once you and your mum were on your way to the hospital and we were following she kept saying the cutest things. I have most of it on tape, the neighbour videoed it when he and Amy realised that Katie was staying to help. Jo and I kept the video going to catch Katie's reaction afterwards.
Kate hasn't seen the tape, I don't know if she remembers it she was pretty tiny, but she asked Jo if giving birth to her had hurt as much. Then she apologised for hurting her but thanked her for still doing it despite the pain."
Kevin lifts his head from the table as beside him, Jenny, practically melts from the cuteness. Jim's eyes have a faraway look as he finishes reminiscing. "It was certainly a night to remember, but I'm surprised that you didn't know. Have you never asked?"
"Didn't want to. I know it was a rough time for mom I've never wanted to remind her."
"You should talk to her about it, that night changed her life in many ways. After all Will was the neighbour than came to help."
"Will, as in my step dad?"
"Yeah, they became friends and kept getting closer until they became more. You should also ask about your godparents and the reason behind your name. Those are questions for your mom to answer."
As Kevin takes in the older man's words, Jenny and Jim begin to talk about other things. Soon the afternoon ends and Jim leaves the couple. He has an idea in his mind and a daughter to phone.
As Kevin and Jenny walk home, their conversation returns to the story of his birth. Jenny smiles at it and gently teases her love as he realises implications. "So your boss is also your cousin who sees you more as a brother and watched you being born when she was a kid. How are you going to explain this to Javier?"
"I'm not going to, he would never forget. Heck I'm not telling Castle either, he'll put it in his book!"
"Kevin Ryan, do you really think that Kate will let him? Talk to her, figure this out together, let's just hope you can look her in your eye next time you see her."
"Well err, I'm not going to be able to am I?"
"Nope because you realise that she saw your thingy,"
"Nooooo! No she just heard about it, they wouldn't have shown her."
"Hey, it's not all bad; you can tease her over this too."
"How can I?"
"Your thingy was the first thingy she ever saw."
"I like how you're still using the word thingy."
"You were what, one second old, it wouldn't have been what it is now."
"Keep saying stuff like that and I'll show you what it is now."
"Well then Mr Ryan I'll tell you now. I'm going to be the last person to see your Thingy."
So, I hope you enjoyed it, I've got more family fluff for the next few chapters, I've never written so many with only happy stuff in them, I may be on cliffhanger withdrawl because as some of you know, I kinda like them. Lol
Reviews would be lovely, thanks so much to those who have reviewed, each and every one makes me smile.
I don't know when I will be able to give you the next chapter but I will try and make it a reasonable amount of time.
Until then.