Here's another chapter. Thanks again for all the nice reviews, favorites, and follows. :)
Disclaimer ~ Still don't own Castle! ;)
Beckett woke up the next morning, turned over and the bed was empty. She got up, used the bathroom, got dressed in leggings and a T-shirt, then brushed her teeth. Then on her way out of the bedroom, she stopped, turned around and walked over to the mirror. Looking at herself in the mirror, she raised up her T-shirt and turned to the side, looking to see if she looked different yet. But no, not yet, looking at herself she couldn't even tell she's pregnant yet. She hadn't really had any symptoms yet. Except for maybe being a little tired. But she new that would change soon. Soon she would be huge. She's standing like that, with her hand on her stomach, trying to imagine what she would look like, when she starts to look pregnant, when Castle walks in.
"What are you doing?" He says as he comes up behind her.
She jumps and then turns around. "Oh my God. Castle, you scared me."
Castle put his arms around her, turns her around, with his hands resting on her stomach. "I'm sorry, honey. I didn't mean to scare you." As he kisses her, on her neck.
She looks up at the mirror, and smirks at Castle. "Honey, did you just call me honey?"
"What? No! Ok, yes I did. " He smiles back at her. " But you call me babe, all the time."
"No, I don't." She says as she turns around and looks at him. But if she thinks about it, maybe she does call him babe. "Ok, so maybe I do sometimes. So I'll let you off the hook this time." She smirks. Then puts her arms around Castle, and lays her head against his chest. "I missed you, when I woke up and you weren't there."
Castle kisses Beckett on the head. "I was cooking breakfast, are you hungry?"
Beckett looks up at Castle, and kisses him. "Yeah, I am hungry." She rubs her tummy. "The baby's hungry too." She smiles at him. Grabs his hand and he follows along behind her.
Just as she sits down at the kitchen island, Martha comes down stairs. "Good Morning Kiddo's."
"Good Morning Martha." Kate smiles at her.
"Morning Mother. Are you hungry? We have plenty of food." Martha shakes her head yes, as Alexis is coming down the stairs.
Alexis walks over and hugs Castle. "Good Morning dad." Then hugs Martha. "Good Morning Gram's." Then totally shocks Kate, when she hugs her. "Good Morning, Kate. How are you feeling?"
"Good Morning. I feel really good, Alexis, thanks. ." She says as Castle sits a glass of orange juice down in front of her. "Thanks, Castle." She smiles at him. He smiles back at her and winks.
Martha's watching with interest. "What, no coffee this morning, Katherine?"
Alexis looks back and forth from Kate to Rick. "You haven't told her yet?"
Martha looks at them. "Told me what?"
Castle is putting a plate with bacon, scrambled eggs and toast down in front of Kate, Alexis, Martha and for himself. When Kate smells the eggs. And suddenly she doesn't feel so good.
Castle notices she's looking a little green. "Kate, are you ok?"
"I'm..." She starts to say, she's gonna be sick, but before she can. She jumps up, with one hand on her stomach and the other over her mouth. And runs toward their bedroom, praying she makes it to the bathroom in time. She runs through the office, through the bedroom, into the bathroom just in time, to lose her dinner from the night before.
Castle at first just stands there in shock, watching as Kate takes off running. Till his mother says "Richard, go after her."
He then takes off after her. And gets to the bathroom just in time to hold Kate's hair up for her, and rub her back. He quits rubbing her back long enough, to reach under the cabinet for a wash cloth. Then he wets it, and hands it to Kate as she stands up.
She flushes the toilet, brushes her teeth, then she turns around and looks at Castle. "I'm so sorry that you had to see that, Rick."
He reaches up and caresses her on the cheek. "Oh Kate, you have nothing to be sorry for. You can't help that, it just comes with being pregnant. So don't apologize, I just wish you didn't have to go through the morning sickness part."
She raps her arms around Castle, and lays her head against his chest. "I'm sure it'll be well worth it, when we have our baby in our arms."
"It will definitely be worth it. I can't wait to see our baby growing inside of you, and feel him kick."
Kate looks up at Castle. "Him? Do you want a boy?" She smirks at him.
"No, a boy or a girl, either is fine with me. I just want him or her to be healthy. What about you, do you want a girl or boy?"
"Either is fine with me, Castle. I just want a baby thats healthy too." She smiles up at him.
"You still look a little pale. Do you feel better now?"
"I feel better, just a little nauseous. I definitly don't want any food right now. I think I'll just lay down for a little while. If you want to, you can tell Martha about the baby. She's probably suspicious anyway. We can tell my dad later." She says as she heads toward the bed. Castle pulls the covers down for her, and tucks her in.
He leans down and kisses Kate. "Ok, you just get some rest. I'll go talk to my mother. Are you sure you don't want to wait till you feel better, so we can tell her together?"
She smiles up at him. "I'm positive, Castle. Go ahead and tell her. It's really ok with me."
As he's backing toward the door. He says.. "But if you need anything, you let me know, ok?"
"I will Castle, I promise."
When Castle gets back to the kitchen, he looks around. "Where's Alexis?"
"She had a class at 9:00, so she had to rush out, to get there in time. But she told me to tell you, she hopes Katherine feels better soon. Is she ok?"
Castle smiles at his mother. "Oh, she'll be fine in about 7 months."
Martha throws her arms around Castle. "Oh, Richard dear, I'm so happy for you both. When did you find out about the baby.?"
"Just a couple of days ago. Only you and Alexis know, she's going to tell her dad soon. Then we'll tell everyone else in the second trimester. If we can keep it a secret."
"Ok, tell Katherine, I'm happy for her. I have to go, I have a class to teach." She hugs Castle again. "And I'm happy for you too kiddo, you both deserve it."
"Thank you, mother." She just waves, as she's heading out the door.
When Castle gets back to the bedroom, Kate is sound asleep. So he sits the ginger ale, and saltine crackers he got for her, on her bedside table. Then crawls into bed with her and wraps his arms around her, spooning with her, with his hand resting on her stomach. She snuggles up to him in her sleep. And he kisses her on the head, and whispers... "I love you, Kate."
That's all for now! ~ K