Author Notes: This little tale was written yesterday with the snow falling outside my window.

Snow-Bound

Here it's only January seventh. And Richard Castle is snow-bound from with-in his own loft. He was supposed to leave for a book tour for Virginia. As part of the deal with Black Pawn Publishing and his editor.

Otherwise he wasn't able to do anything about it with the area under ten inches of white stuff on the ground. Mainly all flights at the air-port had been cancelled. Until the ground crews are able to clear the main run ways for the planes to take off.

But for now.

He's not able to do anything about it accept the fact he's stuck.

He felt lost for the moment. Even though he knew that his wife and child were home as well. And it's Saturday no less. No doubt the 12th precinct was probably short staff for the moment.

Even though he doesn't expect his wife to go any where never the less. For when it comes to being snow-bound with her husband and son.

And for when it comes to Reece. Once he wakes. Since it's still some what relative early. He's going to be wanting to go outside and play. Or even try to build a snow-man with the help of his puppy Royal, and anyone else that is willing to help.

Other wise around town. Everything is virtually at a stand still for when it comes to transportation. Accept maybe the trains depending on where the most has fallen onto the electrical tracks.

Any rate.

Richard Castle tried to ignored the fact with being stuck. It will no doubt give him the chance to spend more time with his family. Along with writing from inside of his office.

He was able to start a draft with several different ideas. For when it comes to his favorite Nikki Heat & Jamieson Rook novels.

There is always something new to add into the lives of his fictional characters. Even though himself and Kate are those two characters they live every single day.

But for now at 7.30 a.m. Richard Castle walks over to the main window moving the multi-pattern brown curtain and look outside with the medium-size flakes still coming down hard. Traffic around the loft was at a stand still. Accept for the snow plows now having shown up into the area to at least spread the salt onto the main roads.

There will be always an issue for when it comes to the side roads until afterwards.

Castle was able to close off the curtain. Since he needed to look into his closet for something of value. He tends at times to leave little trinkets of gifts for days like these hiding. And give to his wife to cheer up her mood. Once she is able to find out about the snow and seeing that her millionaire husband is stranded from the snow.

And since she was still relative sleeping. He was able to leave the little trinket box on his pillow with a little note. Before he's able to take a quick shower, along with having to make a nice nutritional breakfast for everyone. Once everyone is up and running for the snow-day.

During the time he was able to take his shower. He heard someone walked into the shower area. It could be only one person. And it was his wife truly happy with seeing her husband being home. Including with the fact he'd brought her a small elephant lava lamp. Either to be used on the side of her dresser draw or at the 12th precinct. While working in her office filing paper work or having to be supervising out into the field.

Otherwise he opened the door to the shower stall to let her in for a moment. Since they knew Reece was going to be up shortly. They knew that there needs will have to wait until some time late in the after-noon. Once their son was finish with making of his snow-man and down for the count with a nap.

Either way. Richard Castle was extremely glad to have this very special snow day and spend it with his family.

The End