A/N- Some of you guessed correctly about Josh, but it won't happen in this chapter. It will be at a later date. This chapter might be a very, very light M at the beginning, but nothing too bad. It will be more M in later chapters though...

The night before her divorce was final things started heating up between Kate and Castle. She was standing in the guestroom looking out the window. Castle walked into the room to say goodnight. However, seeing Kate standing there in the moonlight, it took his breath away. She was absolutely stunning. She had her hands on her stomach and Castle was dying to touch her. To slide up behind her and kiss her neck. He closed his eyes and imagined kissing her senseless.

He froze when he heard her say, "Are you going to stand there all night or are you going to come over here?"

Castle said nothing. He simply moved over to where she was standing and stood behind her. He let his hands rest on her stomach and he whispered in her ear, "Do you have any idea how damn beautiful you are?"

Kate closed her eyes and turned her head to the side. God...the things he was doing to her. The feelings he was bringing out in her were driving her absolutely insane. When he found her pulse point and sucked on it lightly, she couldn't stop the moan that escaped her lips, "Ohhhh...God...Rick..."

When he reached down and cupped her stomach with his hands, she felt something ripple through her. She shivered and turned her head to meet his lips in a kiss. It was a kiss of hunger and love. Desperation and longing. Years of pent up emotions came out in that kiss. His hand went under her top and rubbed her stomach softly. He broke the kiss and panted out, "I know I shouldn't, but God I want you. So, so bad..."

She cupped the back of his neck and brought him down for another kiss and whispered, "Then, what are you waiting for?"

Castle knew that it would be so easy to make love to her. He'd been wanting to for years. He'd dreamed about it. It had gotten worse in the last few weeks. Ever since he'd been allowed to touch her. Watching her stomach grow bigger had been an amazing thing to see. Now, being allowed to kiss her like this, was like a dream come true.

His lips brushed hers and he whispered, "Can't...I..."

Kate rubbed her bottom against him and she smiled when he moaned softly. Ever since she'd entered her second trimester of pregnancy, she'd been, in a word, horny. And she'd had incredibly erotic dreams and the subject of those dreams was currently standing behind her doing incredible things to her body. Making her feel things that she was sure she had never felt before with another man. Her body responded to him in ways that it never had with Josh.

She heard him pant and felt him move away from her. She turned around and put her arms around his neck. She pulled him closed and then she whispered, "Take me to bed Rick... Please?"

Castle let his lips linger on hers for a bit and then he whispered, "I can't Kate..."

Kate let out a frustrated sigh and pulled away from him. He could tell that she was upset and when she laid down on the bed, she told him, "Well then I guess that settles that..."

She had turned away from him, but he put his hand on her back and she pulled away from him. He finally asked, "What's wrong?"

She laughed harshly and said, "What does it matter? I'm getting bigger and obviously it's disgusting you."

He shook his head and turned her around. He saw that she had been crying and he could have kicked himself. She thought that he didn't want her. When nothing could be further than the truth. He whispered, "I think you are the most gorgeous woman in the world. Everything about you drives me crazy."

She looked into his eyes and asked, "Then why?"

"Why won't I take you to bed? Why won't I make love to you all night long?"

She closed her eyes and shivered at his words. She had always loved his voice. Loved how he had a way of making the simplest of things sound like the worlds best love poem. She simply nodded and he leaned down close to her lips and whispered, "Because. The first time we make love, I want you to be free to love me."

"I do love you Castle. I..."

He shook his head and then whispered, "I want you to be free to give me your heart. I don't want there to be any more barriers between us. I want to make love to you as a single woman..."

"A divorced woman..."

"Not your fault." He kissed her softly on the lips. Soon, the kiss deepened and he whispered, "Do you have any idea how hard it is going to be to walk away from you tonight? I want to spend the entire night with you. Even if it's just holding you."

She turned her head and kissed him again. Then she whispered, "Stay the night with me. Please?"

He smiled, "Okay. But I'm sleeping with my clothes on. And God... Your nightgown is absolutely sinful." He nibbled on her neck and she moaned. This was going to be the longest night of his life. She finally fell asleep with Castle holding her tightly.

When Kate woke the following morning, she couldn't stop the smile that crept to her face. Last night,she had slept better than she had in weeks. She had felt so safe in his arms. Safer than she ever had before. She turned and kissed him awake. When he deepened the kiss, she smiled and whispered, "Good morning."

"Mmm... I can get used to you waking me up like that."

She smiled and climbed out of bed. Smiling when Castle said, "Can't we just spend the entire day in bed?"

She turned and said, "We could, but then we would miss my divorce hearing. I'll just have to stay married to Josh forever."

That got him to jump out of bed and he said, "Breakfast and then I'll get Alexis off to school and I will call a car to take us to the courthouse."

He practically ran over to her and gave her a quick kiss. She smiled and shook her head as she hurried to get dressed. As weird as it might have sounded,she couldn't wait until the divorce was final. She never would have said that at the beginning of this whole nightmare. Then, she had felt as if her life was ending. Now, she was looking forward to spending a lifetime with Castle and raising a houseful of children.

At that thought, she bit her bottom lip. Would he want more children? Or would this baby be the last for them?

She shook her head and smiled. After she dressed, she walked into the kitchen and bent down and kissed Alexis on the head. She looked up at Kate and smiled, "Morning Kate."

"Morning sweetpea. Did you sleep well last night?"

Alexis nodded and smiled again. Kate looked at Castle and smiled. She was so in love with this man. Just six months ago, she would have denied it, but now, she wouldn't have been able to deny the way she felt about him. She was sure people could tell just by looking at her.

After they walked Alexis to school, Castle and Kate climbed into the car. Kate never would have admitted it, but she was extremely nervous. Sitting in the courtroom that day, she looked straight ahead. She didn't spare a look a Josh. She simply listened to the lawyers speaking. Josh was signing over all right and responsibilities to the baby. He wanted no legal or financial responsibility to the baby. Also, the baby was not to be given his last name.

The judge looked at Josh's lawyer and asked, "Is the paternity of the baby in question?"

Kate watched as his lawyer swallowed and said, "No, your Honor. Mister Davidson simply wants nothing to do with the baby."

"That is highly unusual."

"Yes your Honor. But my client is determined to put all of this behind him. He simply wants out of the marriage. No spousal support or child support."

The judge looked at Kate's lawyer and asked, "And is Ms. Beckett okay with these demands?"

Her attorney stood and nodded, "She is your Honor."

The judge put his hands together and looked at the people gathered before him. He finally nodded and said, "While this is highly unusual, I will grant this divorce on the grounds or irreconcilable differences."

With that, the judge banged his gavel and the case was over. In less time that it took to have lunch, her marriage was over. Even though she knew this day was coming, it was still hard hearing it. Hard to admit that she had failed in her marriage. She sat there until she felt a hand on her shoulder. Without looking, she knew that it was Castle. She let him cup her cheek and he bent down to kiss her head. Then, he whispered, "Lets go home."

She nodded and he helped her up. She took his hand and let him lead her out of the courthouse and home to help mend her broken heart...