The days are long Kate is slowly regaining her strength at home. Most days are spent looking through the window at her miracles. Some days the nurses in the prenatal section after being carefully gowned. Allowed both Rick and Kate to handled their babies. They are gaining weight quickly. Thomas the older one has gain the most almost 1 ½ pounds in the past 2 weeks. Emma did almost as well with a 1 lb increase. Kate is so relieved when she is able to hold her children. Kate coos to her bundles of joy. Kate is so sad when she has to give them back.

The children are still a bit underweight. The doctors want to hold back from releasing them. The youngest Emma has developed an infection and could possibly infect the other. So reluctantly Kate allowed the doctors permission to keep the children for another few days. This is so they can control the infection which is now ravaging her little girl. Rick takes her back to the loft.

Kate is very despondent. Rick does whatever to cheer her up. One trick Rick did was show off his acrobatic skills by standing on his head. Kate was so alarmed.

"Rick, what are you doing?" ,She said while sitting melancholy on the couch.

"Huh? Trying to concentrate here." Rick said while his face is turning red and his legs has not yet left the ground.

You sure you will not hurt your back? Kate exclaimed.

"Trust me Kate I have done this before..."

Kate looking skeptical at her husband.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I was trained by the best Circus folk!"

"How come I am learning about this now?"

"Eh? It never came up."

Kate wondered what else her wonderful husband had failed to mention. There is so many layers to Rick Castle.

Rick now grunting with the exertion of raising his legs into the air. Kate is amazed how he was able to almost get his legs vertical.

Rick now over compensates and comes crashing to the floor.

Rick now yells out in Pain.

"Right You sure know how to do this."

A very disapproving face appeared on Kate's face and also trying to hold back a small smile on the lengths her husband will go to try to cheer her up.

Kate now helps up her helpless husband who yelps in pain as she assists him off the floor.

"Come on The great Clutzentza lets get you a heating pad for your back."

Kate also leaves two caplets of tylenol with a glass of water next to the bed.

Rick now laying still on their bed with the heating pad warming those muscles. Kate lies down beside him.

Rick was just trying to get his wife's mind off the children not meaning to injure himself in the process. However, it did do one thing. She was distracted nursing him back to health. So she could not exactly pine over the children who are receiving excellent care. Rick soon falls asleep Kate lying next to him still healing totally exhausted.

The phone rings. Kate does not stir. Kate is pinning him to the mattress. Rick now laying flat is still in pain but flails at the phone which is on the dresser besides the bed. Rick manages to knock the phone onto the bed. The phone Rick can see is from Alexis. The phone is still too far for him to reach. Rick with supreme effort finally retrieves the wayward phone. Finally grasping the phone in his hand. The phone is now raised to his ear and he hears a click. Rick looks at the phone to see if there was a voice message. But there was not. Alexis now in college must have been trying to reach them for some reason. Rick's head was pretty clouded by pain and so he set the phone by the bed. Reaching over he captured the caplets and drank some of the water to wash it down. The pain getting to a more manageable level allows Rick to text Alexis.