Chapter 11: Lies

Castle too eager to see Kate didn't know how fast to get out of his loft and turn on the car engine. He was sitting in his office thinking of a way to make things right again, to take back his foolish mistakes and be able to hold Kate in his arms once more.

"Pananananan …nana na na.."

"What?"

"I'm outside, is it safe to come in?"

"Yea, she is deep in sleep. I will come out now" Lanie hang up the phone and went out to meet Castle who was standing outside the door.

"How did you get in anyway? Its past visiting hours"

"Its me Lanie, I have people every where, So can I go inside and see her?"

"OK, but you better be quite or I swear castle I will shoot you before Kate does"

"Thank you Lanie, I will be quite as a mouse" Castle opened the door so quietly and went inside. He didn't recognize her first. Kate was pale and vulnerable, even more than the time when she was shot.

For a few mints he just stood there next to the bed watching her asleep, watching her breathe.

"What happened to us? Why cant we have a normal life like others and be on the same page for once?" he whispered while getting closer to her side and brushing the tips of his fingers on her jaw line.

And just then the door opened and the doctor came in to check on Kate. Apparently, Lanie wasn't guarding the door. She was getting a cup of coffee and Castle was caught.

"Who are you Mr.?"

"IIIII …. Im her fiancé " he knew he was going to regret this the moment he said the word, but that's all he came up with in a moment of panic and surprise.

"Can we talk outside, I don't want to wake her up" said Castle and guided the doctor to the door. Partly because he really was scared to be seen by Kate and partly because he knew that Kate needed rest from the way she was looking. The doctor nodded and went out of the room followed by Castle.

"Oh … I'm sorry Mr. ?" The doctor asked once they were outside.

"Castle… Richard Castle" he shock the doctors hand.

"Excuse me , but I didn't see you around since they brought her here, I just assumed she was all alone in this"

"I just wasn't around, alone in what?"

"Oh I see you met the doctor " Lanie came at the right moment to save Kate's secret and her own ass.

"Yes we met, I didn't know that Kate was engaged ?"

"Ohh .. yeah" Lanie gave Castle a dead stare "It must have slipped out of my mind, you know we were busy with Kate and all".

"Hey doc. Can we give Mr. Castle and his fiancé some alone time together?"

"Yea sure, she seems stable now. Just don't stress her out"

"Thank you, I wont stress her out" said Castle and left Lanie standing with the doctor and went into Kate's room quietly .

"Doctor, can I have a word with you please?" asked Lanie walking away from the room with the doctor.

"Yes of course"

"Well, you see Mr. Castle doesn't know anything about the pregnancy and I was hoping if you don't mention it to him, you know until Kate does herself"

"Sure, are they separated or something?"

"No, Its just been tough on them both and arguments happen between couples all the time. I will really appreciate it if you keep this detail between me you and Kate"

"Of course, don't worry about it" said the doctor and walked away.

"Phew… that was close" said Lanie to herself and walked to Kate's room and sat outside waiting for Castle to come out soon or they both will be in trouble. For tonight, they said too many lies.

After 30 mints, still no sign of Castle so Lanie decided to go inside and make him leave before Kate wakes up.

"Hey, Castle " She whispered to him and nodded with her head toward the door and Castle followed her.

"Its time for you to leave,"

"Just a little longer Lanie, let me stay till she wakes up and talk to her"

"Are you crazy ? She will be mad and she will get worse"

"Its not the time to talk to her Castle, you have to wait" trying to put some sense into him, finally Lanie convinced Castle to go home and have some rest.

Lanie went inside, sat on the couch and started reading the book she had until sleep took the best of her.

"How are you feeling today?"

"I'm fine" Lanie walk up to the voices of the doctor and Kate .

"Oh what time is it?" she stood up.

"What happened ? You OK?"

"Yeah I'm fine Lanie"

"She was up all night even when .." the doctor couldn't continue his sentence when Lanie cut him off.

"Even when you went to sleep, I just wanted to make sure that there was no other bleeding wound" Lanie said with a smile. The doctor took the hint and ignored the mention of Castle being there. He told Kate to not try to move unless if its for the bathroom and then he went out.

"Are you hungry sweetie?" asked Lanie

"I want some coffee Lanie"

"Are you crazy, what coffee now? Let me go ask the nurse and see what is OK to feed you girl"

After 10 mints Lanie came back with some healthy food and sat next to Kate.

"I saw a strange dream last night, I saw Castle , he was telling me that he was sorry but I couldn't talk to him. I tried to yell but nothing came out."

"Did you now!"

"Don't start Lanie, don't make me regret telling you"

"I'm just saying that maybe your subconscious knows the best for you more than you do"

"You are not on call today?" Kate was trying to change the subject and Lanie played along.

"No, I took few days off"

"Lanie, you don't have to do that. I will be just fine"

"I know you will, because you can handle all the worlds problems. But still I want to be here"

After Kate ate a little Lanie took the rest and went away and when she was back she saw Kate distracted in her own thoughts with her hand on her belly.