He awoke before her for once. She was fast asleep, entranced in a dream. He just stared at her admiring her beauty, thinking to himself how lucky he was to have her. As she began to stir awake he pressed a light kiss upon her neck. She immediately turned to face him with a smile on her face.

"Morning" he said.

"Morning" she replied back to him placing a tender kiss on his lips.

For a moment they just laid there staring at each other, until she got up and made her way to the kitchen to make breakfast. She started preparing breakfast when she heard the crying of their son Ethan.

"I'll get him' Castle said as he made his way to the baby's bedroom. Ethan had Kate's hair but Rick's dark blue eyes. You could say he had the best features of both of them mixed together. Either way he was definitely Castle's son. Rick just held his son with Ethan settling almost immediately. The apartment now just consisted of the three of them since Alexis went to college and his mother decided to move in with some rich toyboy she met.

Kate made her way to Ethan's bedroom just watching Castle holding him and rocking him. A smile spread across her face. She was in complete awe of her husband. He was such a good father but she'd known that for a long time with how good he was with Alexis.

"Castle I have to go to work now" she said as she approached him and gave him a kiss.

"Okay, Me and Ethan will be more than fine"

"You know how much I miss you at the precinct"

"I do" he said "But we both agreed that we wouldn't be the parents who put their kids in nurseries and hired nannies"

"I know" she said "I'll see you later" she kissed him on the lips with a slow but tender kiss.

"See you later too Ethan" she said as she kissed her son on the head.

"Bye Castle"

"Bye" He replied.

She left the apartment to go to work whilst he looked after Ethan. It was the perfect arrangement as it gave him time to write as well as the fact that Captain Gates told him to consider leaving as she assured him that 5 years was enough time for research. Of course he didn't mind looking after Ethan but the rush of the cases he missed. However he loved his life exactly as it was and wouldn't change a thing.

Little did Kate know that today would finally be the day that he proposed after his last proposal was interrupted by the announcement of her pregnancy. He didn't mind though. His mind was solely concentrating on the clock waiting for the time for her to arrive home. He couldn't wait.