Sorry! I didn't want to keep u guys hanging like this but my Laptop broke and I have to get a new one. I really hope you'll enjoy this chapter! Thanks for everyone who left a review! I always keep them in mind while writing my story! :)

Kate took a deep breath before opening the door.

"So you want to see me huh? It's hard to be without me isn't it? Said castle while leaning on the doorframe giving her a smirk.

She rolled her eyes, opening the door a little bit more to let him in.

'I know I'm irresistible.' He continued while setting foot in her apartment. When Kate closed the door he put his arm around her waist, pulling her close.

He smelled like his cologne, books and something she really couldn't pinpoint but it smelled amazing and if he would keep standing just a few inches away she wouldn't be able to tell him why she called him over here at all.

Trying to get out of his embrace she looked up at him, hoping he wouldn't notice the sad and desperate look on her face.

"Okay handsome. What about if you sit down on the couch while I change in more comfortable clothes?" She didn't want to tell him that she just searched for an excuse to get away from him and gather her thoughts to think about a really good opener to tell him that she was expecting a baby and wasn't willing to keep it.

"Ohh can I hope for a make out session on the couch when you get back?"

"No, we actually really have to talk about something" she replied kissing him on the cheek and disappearing into her bedroom.

Castle went over to the kitchen to get a glass of water before sitting down on the couch. He had a bad feeling about this. Kate hadn't really laughed about his jokes, she seemed worried and off and had studied the floor nearly the entire time since he got here. He couldn't shake the feeling that something was up.

Kate hadn't been away too long maybe 2 or 3 minutes. Enough time to decide that she would just tell him right away. I'm pregnant. That's all she would say, nothing more. She hoped everything would come up in the discussion after she dropped the news on him.

Her palms were sweaty and she dried them off on the leggings she had put on. Nervous didn't even come close to describe how she felt at the moment. She wanted to jump out of her skin and was sick to her stomach. Closing her eyes trying to calm down her nerves the only thing she could think was: just get it over with already. He'll understand.

Coming back into the living room her gaze went straight to the couch, hoping to find him looking at her with a smile on his he wasn't sitting on the couch. Kate stopped in her tracks, looking around her apartment and finding castle standing at the kitchen counter- looking down on something. His hands clenching the edge of the surface.

What in the world? What was he looking at?

And then she remembered... The brochures! Shit!

She had put them away hadn't she? Please, she clearly didn't want him to find out about the pregnancy by reading these damn brochures. And there was one about abortion too. Gooooosh this couldn't be true.

She took a few steps closer to the kitchen counter but he still didn't look up.

She stopped a few feets away, looking at his face which was stroked by a look of sheer surprise and something else. Happiness?! Was he smiling at the brochures?

"Rick?" Her voice sounded thin and childlike.

Castle clearly hadn't notice her approaching him cause he jumped when he heard her voice.

"Kate..." His voice raspy " Kate" he tried again" clearing his throat.

"Is this" he picked up one of the brochures and hold it in the air " is this true? Are you..." He took a breath having trouble to get the word over his lips. When it came out it was just over a whisper "pregnant?"

He put the brochure back down looking at her and holding her gaze.

His face was glowing- looking like a little boy at Christmas- hope in his eyes.

She was stunned, hadn't expected a reaction like this at all. How could he be so happy about the message when she felt so terrible about it? How could he be nervous, what he clearly was, that it maybe wasn't true and that she would crush his dreams and hopes if her answer would be no?

She felt tears running down her face, every emotion crushing down on her seeing him standing there like this, shifting from one foot to the other.

"Yes" her voice barely more than a whisper either, but clearly loud enough for him to understand.

He stroked his hands over his face a couple times and when he took them away the only thing she could see was the biggest smile in the world.

She broke eye contact bringing the back of her hand up to her face to wipe away the tears.

Castles smile washed away the minute he noticed the stream of tears on her face. Seeing her standing there like this she had never seemed so lost and worried.

He went over to her, cradling her face in his hands. One of his thumbs brushing away the upcoming tears.

"Hey" he said kissing her forehead. "Hey come here" one of his hands coming around her back, the other one resting on the back of her head bringing her close. When her head rested on his chest and her arms went around his torso she lost it.

Sobs broke out of her chest, tears streamed down her face and soaked trough his shirt.

Kate couldn't help it. She had held herself together the whole day, trying to be strong and rational. Thinking about her options and thinking about how to tell Rick. Now she was exhausted and having him hugging her close and his hand running soothing circles over her back made her realize how much she had needed him holding her like this. Taking away some of the burden she had felt pushing her down. She let everything out. Accepting that her world had shattered but on the other hand realizing that she wasn't alone in this.

"It's okay Kate. Shhhh everything is going to be alright" he whispered in her ear, leading them over to the couch pulling her into his lap.

She felt so fragile, it was one of the few times that he saw her letting her guard completely down, letting him see her weak side.

"You don't need to be scared. I'm here. I'm not going away, we can do this. I know we can" he continued whispering in her ear. "I know this is not how we have planned it but it's going to be alright. It's going to be alright. Trust me" he rocked them forth and back, his hand running through her hair. Tugging her close, kissing the top of her head.

Her sobs calmed down. Tears runned dry. Kate has never felt this tired and powerless for a long time. She let her head rest on his shoulder a little longer. It felt good having him here with her. Even if she knew she had to crush all his expectations and hopes in a little while. She wanted to say thank you in a way, so she lifted her head up and moved around till she was able to rest one of her hands on his cheek, looking up in the deep blue of his eyes. They shared a soft kiss, lips barely touching. She broke away closing her eyes letting her hand drop back down in her lap. Finally she spoke out what she couldn't keep any longer inside 'I don't wanna keep it'

Kate could feel Castles body going rigid. His arms tensing around her back.

His voice was sharp: What?

Thoughts? Next chapter is going to be all about Castle trying to convince Kate to give their little Family a chance. Wanna make me super happy?! Hit the review button. ;)