A Growing Family

Chapter 3

Kate was bored. Extremely, utterly, indescribably bored. It was only her second day of bed rest out of three and she was loosing her mind. "Castle!" She called, needing water. She would have gotten it herself, only she didn't feel like being lectured by Castle for getting up. He was there within seconds. "Yeah, babe?" He asked as he walked in. "Can you get me some water please?" Kate asked. "Of course!" He said, scurrying off to get her her drink. Kate felt so lazy. It was driving her mad. "That's it," she thought. "I'm moving to the couch." She got up and walked to the couch, but not without Castle seeing her. "You're not supposed to be up!" He said. "I was tired of laying in bed. I decided I could be on the couch. It's fine," she said. Castle nodded, still frustrated, but he continued with his task as hand. Once he got Kate her water, he took it to her and sat down beside her. They turned on the TV and watched 'Friends'. After two episodes, Castle noticed that his wife was asleep. He carried her into their bedroom and laid her down on the bed. "Sleep, Kate," he whispered to her as he walked out of the room. He knew it would be hard for his wife to stay in bed for three days, but he was proud of her. She complained, but stayed in bed for the most part only getting up for the bathroom, and to move to the couch.

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Later that night, Kate awoke, ready for dinner. Having fallen asleep so early in the afternoon, she was hungry when she woke up. She called out for her husband. When her step daughter walked into the room, Kate smiled. When Kate and Castle told Alexis and Martha about the situation, Alexis jumped into protective mode. "Hey Kate. I brought you some dinner," Alexis said softly, walking into the room. "Thanks sweetheart!" Kate replied, sitting up and turning on her bedside lamp. "Is there anything else I can get you?" Alexis asked, looking at her step mom with hope in her eyes. It broke Kate's heart to see how it was effecting her.
"Come here sweetie. We need to talk," Kate said, motioning for Alexis to sit next to her on the bed.
"Why?! What's wrong!?" Alexis responded in a panic.
"Everything is fine," Kate expressed, waiting for Alexis to sit next to her. "I know you really want this and so does your dad and I, but there is a chance that it won't work." Kate said sadly, but she knew the odds.
"I know Kate, I just, I have always wanted the family package. The dad, the mom, and siblings. I finally got the mom-"
"Everything with work out Alexis. We will give you a sibling," Kate said, looking at her eyes. Alexis just put her head on Kate shoulder in response. "I love you Alexis," Kate whispered. "I love you too Kate."

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This was it. The last day of bed rest. Kate was counting down the hours until she was not confined to sitting or laying. But once again, she was bored. She looked for the remote to the TV in their bedroom, so that she could see if there was anything other than daytime television on. After a moment of searching, she found it in the drawer of her nightstand. She turned on the television to find a show called 'A Baby Story' on. She had never heard of this show, so she decided to see what it was. After about ten minutes, she decided it wasn't half bad. It got her even more excited about possibly being a mother soon. She watched the marathon of it that was on TV. Once it was over, she decided to see what else was on. She discovered that there was nothing that interested her on. She then decided to read. She chose 'Heat Wave', one of her favorites. She started to read to herself, but before long, she found herself reading aloud. She thought to herself, "Well if I am possibly going to end pregnant, might as well get used to reading out loud now." Two hours later, Kate was engrossed in Rick's words. She had stopped reading aloud when she got to things that she didn't think needed to be read aloud. By the time she finished the book, she realized that it was dinner time. She suddenly was starving, because she had skipped lunch. She walked to Rick's office. She found him furiously writing away. By the look on his face, she could tell that he was barely able to get the words on the page fast enough, and that he should not be disturbed. As quietly as she could, she went to the kitchen and started making herself dinner. She made herself a grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup to go with it. She was only standing for about five minutes, so she wasn't standing too long. She went to sit on the couch to watch TV as she ate. She found one of her favorite movies, 'This Means War', on. She sat and watched until she fell asleep. She slept there until Rick came out and saw her. He took her dishes to the dishwasher. He then came back to where Kate was, and picked her up. He carried her into their bedroom, and laid her on the bed. He then crawled in right beside her. The two fell into a deep sleep for the night.