"Daddy can we go now?" Alexis asked as she stood at the doorway of Kate's room.
"Sure princess." Castle said.
"Are you ready Kate to see our Lake?" She asked.
"I am." Kate said with a smile.
Alexis smiled as she took both her dad and Kate's hand. "This is going to be the best day ever." Alexis said happily.
The three of them left the comfort that large glorious Lake House provided. They walked hand in hand till they reached the sand of the Lake. "Daddy the sand is hot carry me." Alexis said as she stopped walking.
"Honey that is why I told you to wear your shoes, I can't carry you my hands are full."
"I will carry her." Kate suggested to Castle.
"Could you please?" He asked.
"Of course."
"Thank you Kate." Alexis said as Kate hoisted her up on to her hip.
"You're welcome Alexis." Kate said as they continued their journey towards the water.
"Here is a good as place as any." Rick said as he unloaded everything that was currently in his possession. He grabbed a large blanket, Kate and Alexis grabbed the other end as they sprawled it out over the sand.
"Do you want build a castle for Barbie with me?" Alexis asked Kate as she held up her Barbie Doll to Kate.
Kate smiled at Alexis, "Yeah I do." Kate said as she headed to the water's edge with Alexis.
When Alexis found the two of them an exactable spot that met all her requirements for castle building; the two of them sat down in the sand and got to work. "Here you use this and make the outside around the castle so the water wont knock it over. And I will start working on the castle part." Alexis said handing Kate a bucket and plastic shovel.
Kate smiled and took the items from Alexis as she started her part on the project. Castle watched the two of them together and smiled. He had never seen anyone as good with kids as she was. Alexis had taken to Kate the first day she met her, and now only two weeks later the two of them acted like they have known each other their entire life.
He watched the sight before him as Alexis dumped water on to Kate. He laughed when Kate got up and chased Alexis around the other side of their castle they had just finished. Kate and Alexis ran up and down the shoreline continuing to throw water on each other for the next several minuets, then they both collapsed onto the sand laughing and giggling like there was no one else around but the two of them.
When the two of them had regained their self they trudged back up the small hill that led to where Castle was at. "Well,well, look who has returned." Castle said smiling at the girls.
"The princess and her queen." Alexis said.
"A queen?" Kate asked as she and Alexis sat down with Castle.
"Yes. You have everything a good queen needs." Alexis said.
"I do?" Kate questioned.
"Sure you do. You're smart, you're beautiful and you love the princess. You do love me don't you?" Alexis asked.
Kate smiled and reached over to take Alexis's hand in hers, "I love your very much princess." Kate replied.
Alexis stood up and walked over to Kate. She wrapped one arm around her neck and sat down in her lap, "I love you too." Alexis said.
The three of them spent the entire day on the shore of the Lake. Rick watched the perfection in front of him. He couldn't have written this scene better if he had tried. The sun had just started its descent from the sky, the sky its self was illuminated in an orange and pink glow that looked as if someone had painted it. Kate was sitting on the blanket, her legs curled up beside her, Alexis's head was laying on Kate's lap as she listened to Alexis's stories of her summers spent here.
"Its getting late I think its time we head back towards the house sunshine." Rick said to Alexis.
"I am too tired." Alexis said.
Kate brushed the strand of hair out of Alexis's eyes, "are you to tired for me to carry you?" Kate asked.
"No." Alexis replied.
Kate stood up and gathered the small girl in her arms. "Thank you." Rick said.
"Always." Kate said with a smile.
The sun was nearly completely gone when they had made it back to the house. "I will take her and put her to bed." Castle said when they entered the house. Kate handed Alexis over to Castle. "I will be right back." He said as he headed to the stairs with his daughter in his arms.
Castle laid his daughter down in her bed, and kissed her on top of her head.
"Hey daddy." Alexis called out.
"Yeah sweetie." He said sitting down beside his daughter on her bed.
"Do you like Kate?" She asked.
"Very much." He admitted.
"Me too, are we going to keep her?" Alexis asked.
"I hope so." He said before heading out of her room.
A/N: Thank you to all the reviews you guys are truly the best, hope this chapter made up for the last. Going to try and keep them coming as quick as possible cant make any promises with Christmas and the kids getting out of school soon for the break.