racheybabe asked:
When you get pregnant, what would be your dream way of telling him?
What is your dream way of being proposed to?

You responded:
(1)
I am sure that when the day comes I will be too filled with nervousness and giddy excitement to remember my answer to this question; that in all likelihood I will clumsily stumble over the words at the breakfast table in my desperate need to share the news with Castle, or perhaps he will even know before I do – he is, after all, forever on the lookout for a new mystery to unravel, but today I will tell you all my idea of the most perfect way imaginable to tell Castle that we are going to have a baby together.

I would wait until the night had almost won, until the stars shone brightly and the wind whistled through darkness of the city below, until the world itself was still and calm and listening for the hidden conversations that pass between lovers as they lay in bed. I would wait until Castle was almost asleep - his strong arms drawing me close to his chest, his hands drawing languid patterns across my back that slowly turn heavy and warm with the pull of dreams, his steady breath playing with the ends of my hair and making me feel safer than I ever imagined possible. I would wait until the very last second of Castle's conscious thoughts, until the whirling of his imagination had slowed and his mind belonged entirely to me, and then I would lean up to whisper the words that will be sure to change our entire lives against his softly parted lips, kissing them as the smile I know so well pulls at their corners.

We will lay in the stillness of the night, sharing kisses and touches so sweet that they will never be forgotten, words of love and happiness and plans for the future. A single night of secret celebrations before the world is able to interrupt; a night that is ours alone, just Rick, and Kate, and the knowledge that through love and science and perhaps even a little magic we have created a perfect little life that is half of Castle and half of me.

I know, of course, that big announcements and congratulations are a part of having a baby, but I believe that telling the person whom you love more than any other that you are carrying their baby is something that should be kept just for the two of you; a quiet conversation that goes undetected by the world, adorned in love and tear stained kissed of happiness. A moment to simply revel in the most wonderful secret that two people could ever possibly share.

(2)
I've never really thought about how I would like to be proposed to – I suppose that as a woman it is something that you always hope will happen, but never really think about until you are in the moment. We have the easy role in proposals; the excitement and the joy, the surprise and the wonder, the answer that you know will be the beginning of the rest of your life.

I am sure that Castle will have a plan that is completely over the top and more elaborate than most people could ever imagine, but he wouldn't be Castle if that wasn't the case.
And perhaps I will be a little scared of the openness with which I am sure he will ask for my hand in marriage, of his unwavering courage when it comes to love, but that doesn't mean I am unsure of what my answer will be. I am so unbelievable in love with him, and I cannot wait for the honour of becoming Mrs. Katherine Castle.

To be continued..

I am so sorry for the delay in updating this story - I have been so busy with school these past couple of weeks :(

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Katie

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