Healing Hearts (The Sequel)

Chapter 1

AN: If you haven't read Healing Hearts before this, I suggest you read that one first and then get to this, cause this one's a sequel :) trust me, that's a good read too :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Castle.

Chapter 1

Rick Castle walked around the kitchen island to where his wife was cooking up a few omelettes, he put his arms around her and kissed her cheek softly saying "Good morning Mrs. Castle!"

She placed two omelettes on two plates in front of her and the turned her head a bit to kiss those talented lips.

"Mmm" she hummed "Good morning"

he kissed her some more and his hand wandered down to her pregnant belly, she was now 6 month's pregnant and she was glowing. Her beauty only seemed to increase with each day. She turned in his arms to face him, and he kissed her some more

"did she wake you this morning?" he asked.

Kate laughed. "Yea, she beat you to it."

The past few weeks, it wasn't rare that their little girl in Kate's womb would kick against Kate's tummy early in the morning and wake her up. And Kate would try to calm her down by humming a soft lullaby.

"I think I'm getting old"

Kate laughed again "No, you were tired. I gave you a hard time yesterday, didn't I?"

He looked at her

"I'm sorry"

The earlier evening, she had kept castle on his toes. They had hardly reached home after a long tiring day at the precinct and Kate was hungry as hell. Castle quickly cooked up something he knew she'd like, but by the time it was ready, Kate had a craving for Chinese take-out.

And castle was never one to deny her something. The only task was that the place she wanted to eat from, didn't deliver and so he had to go pick the food up himself. When he came back, Kate was in the kitchen, eating some of the food he had cooked up for her earlier.

"Sorry, I got really hungry"

she said to him with a smile. He smiled back. He knew she'd still eat the Chinese. She was eating for two.

"That's alright; you want to eat the Chinese now? Or later?"

"I think I'll eat later"

she was already in her PJs completely comfortable and at home. He kept the food in the kitchen and then went to their room to change and get into something comfortable too. When he came back out, Kate was on the couch, struggling to adjust the pillows behind her back. He walked up to her and said

"let me" she smiled and he set them just the way she needed.

"Are you alright?"

"I'm okay, it's just my feet are killing me"

"here, let me give them a massage, you'll feel better" he sat at the other end of the couch and took her feet on his lap

"Castle, don't you want to eat, aren't you hungry?"

"I'm alright, I can eat later. You just relax"

Kate looked at him with eyes of love. He was undoubtedly the best husband any pregnant woman could have. And he was all hers.

When his thumbs pressed into her heal, she let her head fall back; her eyes close and a soft relieved moan left her lips. He concentrated more on pressing that part of her foot then.

"You should really apply for that leave now Kate. I can see you need it"

she looked up at him "I'm alright Castle. I won't need that leave until maybe another few weeks"