It's midnight and Kate can't seem to sleep. All she can think about is the day spent trying to get new shoes for the triplets before school starts. It would have been easy but because they all have different shoe sizes and Kinley can't have laces on her shoes it's, harder than she wants. She'd hoped that she could try and match but Kate was out of luck. Plus it did not help that the Payless she was in was packed and her three five year olds had decided to play the I'm not listening game.

It was a disaster.

Two hours later and what felt like 20 pairs of shoes, Kate and the "Lets" (as she calls them) finally make it out of the store.

Trying to fall asleep, Kate hears the door to her room open up, and the hall nightlight shine in. Castle had been away on a three-day book tour that left Kate alone to coral the Lets.

"What's the matter Kin?" Kate asks as the girl steps into the bedroom further. Kinley had been the slowest of the three and at age five had still not said a word. The family had run so many tests to make sure she was not deaf and or mute, but it turns out she just refused to talk. The doctors had no clue why but had stressed to them to not force her to try and talk. They had said that she will talk when she wants.

"Come sleep with mommy." Kate smiles letting the girl into her bed. By the morning when she wakes up to go puke in the toilet, she finds three children and Cosmo the dog in the bed. The giant yellow lab knew, he was not allowed on the bed but had most likely been told he could in the middle of the night by one of the kids.

As she's throwing up Kate knows she's pregnant. She knows that they will possibly have to find a bigger home so they can fit the family. Her fear though is that because she's already had triplets she could have another set of multiples.

Cleaning up, Kate comes back out of the bathroom to see her bed covered with kids. She had planned to go back to sleep, but there was no room now.

The Inn was booked.

"Damn." She thought. "When did the kids get so big?" It was like they grew like weeds. They had been small for so long because they had come early and had to spend their first few months of life in the NICU. It was just a shock to Kate, not having seen them like this in a while.

Castle was to come home tomorrow but because of an issue with the bookstore at this certain mall and the whole place being closed because of some crazy leak, Castle could come home today. Kate had just received a text from him with all the details but had decided to not tell the kids so they could get a surprise. This is not something that happens often so Kate wanted let the kids have this moment.

Picking up, or should I say, trying to pick up Brock, Kate scoots him over so she can lay back down. She just needs at least another hour of sleep. Then she can get up and start getting the Lets ready for the day. That had and will always be a feat of its own. Lately the kids want to pick out their own clothes. Which is fine, but Kate has had to tell Finn on multiple occasions that he can not wear his snow jacket in the middle of summer. He will overheat and give mommy quite a heart attack.

Waking up a while later, the bed feels cold. She looks around to see it empty. The kids must be…Oh yeah, they are up.

CRASH!

"Oh, shit."

"Shit, shit, shit."

She jerks the covers off and runs down the stairs. Throwing the gate open, she looks around to see three kids covered in flour and as is most of the kitchen.

"Make breakfast!" Brock beams holding an egg in his hand showing it off to his mother.

"Oh, Ok, sure." She tries to smile knowing the mess she will have to clean up.

"Let mommy help you, we will make some waffles, and I'll let you put the batter in the waffle maker." She smiles softly looking over her three dirty kids.

"First let's get a broom, you can help mommy clean some of this up." She tells the three. They nod, and Finn goes off to get the broom he had been told about the other day.

"Next time though you little Lets, remember to ask mommy or daddy to help you. I don't want you to get hurt." She explains as she helps Finn with the broom. She sweeps up the kitchen quickly showing him and the other two how to hold the dust pan.

"What do you think, should we make breakfast for daddy one morning when he gets home?" She asks watching Finnley and Brock cheer excitedly.

"And we make 'mergency cakes." Finn smiles watching his mother finish up.

"How about we just stick to waffles. Mommy's not good at making Emergency Pancakes." She chuckles softly shifting so she can get the ingredients for the waffles. As they start putting the batter in for the waffles a clicking noise is heard at the front door and it swings open moments later. A man with salt and pepper hair and bones that creek when he walked appeared in the doorway. Three suitcases behind him, he gets into the light and smiles. It does not take the kids long before they see who it is and go running.

"Daddy!" Finnley smiles as the three jump up and give their father hugs.

"Daddy bring presents?" Brock asks after Castle had finally got the chance to hug the three kids.

"I sure did buddy, give daddy a minute I want to see mommy first." He smiles again and walks over to Kate. He gives her a loving hug and a kiss.

"Missed you." He smiles kissing her again.

"Missed you too, so much!" Kate responds, not wanting to let go of Castle.

"You better go get those presents, the kids are waiting." She chuckles as Castle nods and goes over and brings his bags inside. He opens one and pulls out three toys. Two toy subway cars for the boys and a pink teddy bear with a little shirt that says Chicago on it for Kinley.

"Missed you daddy." Brock smiles as he takes his toy.

"Missed you more." Castle smiles, lifting up Kinley who was begging to be picked up. Putting her, on his hip, he kisses her softly on the head and snuggles her close.

"Love you Kinny…"

"You missed daddy, didn't you."

The girl nods slightly as Finnley walks over and grabs his father's hand. He pulls him over and into the kitchen.

"We made waffles daddy; I helped!" Finnley smiles and points to the plate of waffles on the counter.

"Actually, you tried to make waffles before mommy got up, you made a mess and mommy came down and helped you." Kate chuckles and dishes out three waffles for the three kids.

"Take a plate and go sit down, mommy is ready to eat." Kate smiles softly walking to the table. Helping Castle, the two adults get the three kids seated and they all start to eat. They start talking, about what Castle did on his little trip and talk about bringing the whole family the next time he goes and make it a family trip. Having to stop him as he kept going on, Kate wanted to let the family in on a surprise.

"So, while daddy was gone, I went to the doctor." She starts, shifting so she can see Castle better. His eyes are big and he thinks he knows what she's going to say.

"I've been feeling weird lately, and the doctor confirmed it."

"Our family of five is becoming a family of seven!" Kate beams as she watches Castle jump up excitedly.

"Man, my sperm is good!" He chuckles going to hug his wife.

"Mommy is having a baby!" Kate is happy as she hugs Castle. The Lets are confused but with due time they will understand and hopefully be excited.

"How are we-"

"Not a clue, but I think we can do it, how hard can it be?" She sighs.

"The Lets will be in school by the time the babies come anyways." Kate explains as she goes back to her waffle.

"That's right, they start next week don't they."

"Yup, all three of them, which I'm not ready for. My babies are going to school." She pouts as she sighs softly.

"It's only three days a week Kate, I think you will be alright." He chuckles as Kate playfully slaps him.

"Stop it! I'm allowed to be sad ok?"

"Ok, ok, yes, I'm sorry. You get to be sad."

"Thank you." Kate smiles as she leans over and kisses her husband.

"Are we done? Should we go get dressed?" Castle asks as he stands looking over to see the mess of syrup Finn had made all over his spot on the table and all over him.

"Someone needs a shower, though." He chuckles, lifting up the boy and helping him towards the stairs.

"I'll take these Lets, and you take that one." Kate says, kissing her two kids on the head as Castle heads up the stairs with Finn.

"Daddy?" Finn asks as Castle turns the shower on to let it heat up.

"What buddy?"

"Will you still love me when the babies come?"

"Of course buddy, always." Castle smiles softly, helping the boy take his clothes off.

"Put these in the hamper and come back."

He does as told and comes back moments later, naked and ready to shower. Castle helps him in the shower and then helps him get cleaned off.

"You must have really liked the waffles didn't you."

"Yeah, mommy wouldn't make 'mergency cakes, she says that's your job."

"She's right, mommy is not good at making emergency pancakes."

"But that's ok, just because she's not good at one thing does not mean she has to stop doing everything." He explains as he reaches for the shampoo.

"Did you really get it in your hair?" Castle lets out a chuckle as he scrubs his sons hair with the shampoo.

They take about ten more minutes to wash up and get dry. He takes his son then to get dressed and shoes on for the day. He brings the boy out of his room and find Brock in the hallway dressed for the day. He has cowboy boots, shorts, and his winter coat on. Castle can't help but laugh at his son as Kate comes out with a dressed Kinley. He's done this before but for some reason it's funny this time. Maybe because of the cowboy boots. Trying to hold in a laugh, Kate tells him to go back to his room and put his coat away.

"Brock, we've been over this before, you can't wear your winter coat in summer, you will get sick." She sighs as he sighs heading back to his room. Dropping the coat on the floor he skips back out and smiles to his parents.

"What should we do today?" Kate asks setting Kinley on the floor.

"There's that new park that just opened, we could take Cosmo with us to play." Castle responds as the dog must of heard his name and came running.

"I think that's a yes." Kate chuckles softly.

"Go get the leash, Lets, and mommy will get her bag and the walking rope." Kate says as she walks towards the gate.

Now that the triplets were older, Kate really had no need for a diaper bag but would carry a few things in her oversized mom purse just in case. Also, when going out, wether it was walking down the street to get lunch, take the subway for an adventure, or go to the park, Kate would take the walking rope. It was a rope with three rings in it, one for each kid to hold and a longer end for one of the parents to help them along. It made it easy when going out because she could easily walk with all three kids and not have to hold hands. The kids were to old for the stroller anyways and sometimes Kate just wanted to have a grip on her kids.

Getting everything they needed the family finally makes it out of the door. It was never easy getting three kids out the door. They always wanted something and at the last minute, one of them had to pee.

Always.

"I thought you just went." Kate huffs as they stand in the lobby of the apartment. Yes he had in fact just gone but he had to go again. Thankfully the doorman knew them a lot and would let Kate use his small bathroom on occasion when one of the kids had to pee last minute.

"Ok, let's go." She says ushering him into the bathroom. Five minutes later of sitting on the toilet and Kate complaining that he had scratched his glasses, Brock informs his mother that he no longer has to go. Silently rolling her eyes and sighing, Kate helps Brock wash his hands and the family gets on their way to the park., Kate has the kids and Castle has the dog. It was a nice summer day. Not to hot and perfect for a few hours of play at the park.

Opening the gate, Castle holds it for Kate and the Lets before closing it and letting Cosmo run around. The park was enclosed which made it nice so they could let the kids run around with the dog and not worry that they will run off.

"Watch daddy! I jump!" Finn smiles as he jumps down the stairs. Castle is watching and smiles as he makes it to the bottom.

"Good jumping buddy, now I want to race you to the swings!" Castle laughs as he gives his son a head start. Kate is already there with Brock and Kinley but pushing them has made her start to feel sick. She's been trying to teach them how to push on their own but they just don't get it. Sticking his tongue out as he arrives on his swing, Finnley cheers to his winnings.

"Beat you, daddy!" He beams, waiting for his father to come over and help him push.

"Yeah you did buddy, daddy is getting too old for this." Castle huffs as he pushes his son.

"More Mommy!" Brock cries as his feet dangle from the swings.

"Hold on buddy, mommy has to sit for a second, mommy needs a rest." She sighs as she sits on the bench behind them. Castle is trying to push all three of them but he's worn out too.

"Kick your feet buddy, you can do it!" Castle tries to explain to the three for awhile while he rests his arms but as Kate has tried in the past, they just don't get it.

Before leaving, Kate gives the kids five more minutes to run around. She's happy because she can tell they are tired, which means a nap for them and hopefully a nap for her.

When they get home, there are some struggles to getting the kids down for a nap but once they do, Kate finds herself sacked out on the couch. Being alone with three kids is definitely exhausting and Kate is for sure glad that Castle is home.

The three wake up about an hour later and Kate wished they had slept for at least another hour. Hearing their giggles as they come down the stairs, Kate squints her eyes close hoping to wish them back to sleep. The three run into the living room and Brock jumps on the couch to wake his mother.

"Mommy!" The boy giggles trying hard to wake her. Opening up one of her eyes, Kate looks up to see her three kids standing over her.

"Whaddya want Brock?" She asks him slowly opening her eyes as she tries to sit up.

"Thirsty, momma." He sighs struggling to stay on the couch.

"Ok, let mommy get up, I will get you all drinks."

Getting up, Kate pads her sleepy self to the kitchen. She feels sick and bloated as she grabs three sippy cups but knows she just has to stick through it a few more weeks and it should end. Opening the three cups, she sets each lid next to it and goes for the juice in the fridge. While reaching for it, Brock insisted that he have a soda.

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

Kate's stern as she tries to get her son to understand that she's not going to give in and give him a soda.

"Water, juice, or nothing."

"Soda."

Handing the other two children their cups, Kate pretended that she had not heard her son's last request for soda. Looking up she sees Castle come out of his office. He's smiling till he see's his pouting son.

"Does this little Let want something he can't have?" Castle chuckles as he reaches over and kisses his wife softly.

"Yes, this little Let wants a soda and this little Let is not going to get one."

"Ah, I see." Castle chuckles.

"Mommy is right, little Lets do not get soda." Castle explains tryouts my to get the kid to change his mind.

"Have a juice, it's like a soda." He says handing him his sippy cup. The boy sighs as he takes it. He did not want it but had been getting more thirsty, so he took it anyways.

The day continues on with Castle playing a game of Candy Land while Kate takes a nap and him getting the kids to help him with dinner. The family sits down to eat and after Castle allows them to watch one half hour episode of Peppa Pig. For whatever reason this show made the three laugh, and seeing them laugh made her feel good.

"Ok, Lets, it's time for bed." Castle tells the boys as he strokes Kinley's hair. She'd fallen asleep 10 minutes into the show and had been drooling on her father. Lifting her up he lays her on his shoulder and ushers the boys up the stairs. He gets them to their room and goes to put Kinley in her bed. He comes back to Kate tucking the boys in and giving them kisses.

"Goodnight my babies." Kate smiles pushing hair out of Brock's face and taking his glasses off. Castle gives them kisses too before heading out with Kate to their room. The couple change and crawl into bed after a long day.

"So, happy you are home, I love spending time with the Lets, but they for sure are hard work." She chuckles snuggling into her husband.

"Yeah, they sure are."

"I was going to ask, how do you feel?"

"I feel surprisingly great, a little tired, but that's about it." She replies yawning.

"You should sleep, it's been a long day, and we need to try and get a routine started with the Lets." Castle yawns watching his wife start to fall asleep. It does not take the couple long before they are both asleep.