Epilogue
Four years later…
Kate laid asleep in her and Castle's bed, sunlight streaming in the window. Castle crept into the room, holding a tray with coffee, eggs, bacon and toast. Two small children, a boy and a girl, followed at his heels.
"Do we wake Mommy up now, Daddy?" the girl asked.
"Yeah, but be gentle, sweetheart, she had a long night at work yesterday." Castle replied.
At that, the boy and the girl both jumped on the bed, shrieking with laughter. Kate opened her eyes and smiled. "Morning, guys. Good morning, babe."
She sat up and the twins moved as Castle put the tray on the bed.
"Good morning, beautiful." he greeted her, smiling and kissing her.
She kissed the twins heads and started eating.
"Mornin', Mommy." Johanna and Alexander said in unison.
"We thought we would surprise you, seeing as how you got in so late last night." Castle informed her with a smile.
"Thank you, guys." Kate replied, smiling as she sipped her coffee.
"You're welcome, Mommy." Alexander replied.
"Always." Castle answered, smiling.
She smiled at the headline of the newspaper on the tray that read: Senator Charged with Lawyer's Murder, Case Finally Solved.
After Kate finished her breakfast, she smiled and Rick lay on the bed with them.
He grabbed Alexander and tickled him, making him shriek with laughter.
Kate did the same with Johanna and she laughed too. In that moment, Kate knew that she was finally happy and that there was nowhere else she'd rather than with her family, always.