Late Lunch

Beckett, Martha and Alexis arrived at Nobu's shortly after Lanie and Jenny. It was the first time since Alexis had announced the pregnancy that she had seen Lanie and Jenny. And she was only a week or so into her second month.

"Congratulations girl." Lanie said when the others joined them.

"Congratulations Alexis; you'll be a wonderful mom." Jenny said.

After Beckett, Alexis and Martha took their seats at the table; the wait came over for their drink orders. Lanie and Jenny had gotten a glass of water each when they arrived. They were still nursing their twins so alcohol wasn't the cards for them.

"I'll have water." Alexis said.

"Red wine." Beckett requested.

"White wine." Martha said.

With that the waiter darted away.

"So how far along are you?"

"A week into my second month." Alexis replied.

"Are you dealing with morning sickness at all?"

"Occasionally."

The older ladies took turns sharing their pregnancy experiences.

"So do you and Jake want to find out what you are having before the baby is born or are you waiting until the birth?"

"I want to know ahead of time but I think Jake wants to wait."

The waiter came back with the drinks Alexis, Martha and Beckett had ordered. He took the group's entrée orders and went to give the order to the chef. It was then that Beckett recalled Castle saying that the black squid pasta at Nobu's was amazing when they interrogated the kid from Redding Prep.

Awhile later the food came and the women talked some more. Martha was already in planning mode when it came to her granddaughter's baby shower.

"Alexis; darling, are we inviting your mother to the baby shower?"

Alexis knew that her grandmother meant Meredith when she asked her question.

"Mom is already going to be at the shower; Grams." Alexis said as she nodded in Beckett's direction.

"Very cute, dear; you've inherited your father's sense of humor. Are we inviting your mother to the shower or not?"

The others were silent as the two redheads spoke.

"Why would we? She was barely around when I was a kid; why would me having a baby make anything different for her. As far as I am concerned you and Kate were the mothers in my life and still are. As long as the two of you are there for the baby shower then I am good."

After the awkward yet difficult conversation; lunch continued on.