Just a little family time
While her husband is off playing poker with his buddies at the mayor's house, Kate is heading on home to spend a special evening with just her and her son. Just some mommy and son time.
The moment she enters the private school to pick up the little guy, the small boy comes running up to her "Mommy, mommy" and he almost launches himself into her arms. Having this little Castle love her as much as big Castle warms every strand in her soul
Kate looks at the young man behind the counter that she knows Alexis has a crush on. He is cute for a twenty something year old
"Hey, slow down and let mommy get your stuff and we will head home. He rushes back to the classroom and returns a moment later carrying his lunch box and small bag
Once inside the car the young Castle does what his father is so good at…Talking.
He talks non-stop while they are head home. Once in the parking garage and out of the car, he runs, heading to the elevator. He has tried to reach the call buttons for as long a Kate can remember but due to his small stature, he has not yet reached the panel…but today he succeeds. He does have to jump a little but he accomplishes his goal of lighting the up button calling the elevator down to their level
"Look mommy…I pushed the button" his excitement is pouring out
She smiles at the guy "I see that"
Just minutes later Kate and Jimmy are out of the elevator and heading in the door of the loft
Let me put my stuff away…OK?" Beckett says as they enter the main room
"OK, mommy" he rushes upstairs to put his things in his room.
Kate goes to the bedroom to secure her weapon and change out of her work clothes. She tells her son to wait on the bed while she changes in the dressing room
She turns toward the bedroom just minutes, after putting on a pair of long pajama pants and a loose t-shirt.
When she walks back to the bedroom she finds Jimmy sitting quietly on the bed just waiting
"OK little guy…let's go find something to eat" and she pulls him off the bed and into her arms and after a long hug, sets him down on the floor
"What do you want tonight?" Beckett opens the refrigerator and begins looking at the selections
"PIZZA" he almost yells "I want pizza. Daddy always makes stuff like brochley and spismich and other green stuff. Can we have a pizza tonight? PLEASE? PLEASE? I promise I won't tell daddy if we do"
She just can't refuse him. Rick is right. This guy has completely taken her heart and filled a place no one else will every achieve
"What kind do you want tonight?"
"Pepperoni"
"Pepperoni it is." She picks up the phone and places the order
When she lays the phone down on the coffee table she finds her son has already grabbed the remote control and has turned the television on and selected the cartoon channel
She sits down beside him and pulls him close "What did you do in school today?"
"We learned about different birds. Did you know that birds eat all day? They fly around so much they have to eat all the time"
"Is that right?"
"Yeah…" Then the little guy seems to have another question "Mommy, can I ask you a question?"
Not ever knowing what he might have on his mind, her head immediately goes to the birds. Is he going to ask about the birds and the bees She is defiantly not ready for that question?"
"Mommy, why did you pick daddy to be my daddy?"
That was not the question she expected "You want to know why I picked your daddy?"
"Yeah. Daddy said he picked you from all the mommies because you are special, but sissy never told me about you. Did you having a lot of daddies to pick from?"
Kate wraps her arms around her little boy and pulls him tight. "Yes, I picked your daddy from other guys who could have been daddies…but I think I picked the best one because he already had Lexi and she was a great little girl and that told me that your daddy was special too"
She knew he will not understand how she felt in her heart and how his protection of the other women in his life meant he would care for her and any other children also. Just like he did
Jimmy looks at the television for a moment "you found a good daddy for me"
Kate smiles at her son thinking 'I did pick a good one'
After the two have finished their pizza, she looks at the clock and realizes it is approaching Jimmy's bed time "Hey little guy. Time for your bath and bed"
Acting like his sister and not arguing, he climbs down and starts up the stairs with his mother close behind.
Once he gets undressed and into the tub, Kate has his toys in the water and a towel on standby to dry him off
He never fusses, in fact he seems to enjoy getting a bath. Once they are finished and he is dressed for bed, he heads to his room and climbs into bed. Kate walks up to the bed and tucks him in
"Mommy, will you tell me a story?"
"A story?"
"Daddy has been telling me a story every night"
Kate looks at the nightstand then around the room and does not see a story book of any kind "What book has daddy been reading to you?"
"Oh he is not reading a book, he is making up a story for me. He said it is like the stories he writes for grown-ups but this one is just for me"
"He has been making up stories for you? She is honestly intrigued "What kind of stories?"
"It is about a beautiful girl that lives in the village. She is tall and pretty. She has long brown hair and green eyes" he reaches up to his mother "just like you, mommy"
Kate is becoming more interested by the moment "Tell me a little about the story daddy is doing for you?" Kate asks hoping to get an idea of what her husband is thinking
"She is a warrior at night but during the day she is a pretty damsel living a normal life"
"Tell me more about this girl. Does she have a family?"
"No she is orphaned so she battles against the evil people in the kingdom. She takes her sword and leaves home and looks for the guys who steal from the other people and hurts other people and she stops them"
"And during the day, she is just a regular person?"
"NOT regular person, mommy. She is the most beautiful girl in the village…no she is most beautiful in the entire world"
"Does she have a prince charming?"
"Of course she does. He is the king and he has a castle that she can go to and be safe but she did not like him when they first met. There were a lot of other princesses in the kingdom that wanted him but he wanted her to like him. He tried to get her to like him for a long time, but she thought he was too rich and he was too important and she was only a poor damsel and she was only wanted to go after the dragon that lurked in a cave just outside of town"
"So there is a dragon in a cave?"
"Yes. The dragon ate her family and she wants to slay him, so she goes after the dragon all the time"
"I bet this is scary"
"It was scary because the dragon almost ate her too but the king finally got her to let him be her friend and he helped her to bring the dragon out"
"So the king and the girl got the dragon? Together?"
"Yes"
"And then what happened?"
"They fell in love and he married her and they lived happily ever after"
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It is quite late when the loft door opens and Castle enter his home. There is one light on in the room. The table lamp beside the love seat is on. And this is where he sees a lone figure sitting there
Even in the dark, he recognizes the silhouette of his lovely wife
"Hey" He speaks softly as he approaches her
Without looking up she responds "Hey yourself"
"What are you doing up? I thought you would probably be in bed long ago"
"Couldn't sleep"
"Is something wrong?"
She reaches up and pulls herself up to stand beside him "why do you think there is something wrong?"
"Because it's late and you should be in bed resting for tomorrow"
She leans into his side "You constantly do things to make me love you more and more"
She begins pulling him into their bedroom and she closes the door. Turning to his face she puts her long fingers around his neck as he places his arms around her waist as he leans in to kiss her runs his hands down to her hips.
As he begins to kiss her, his hands go a little further south and he feels her react to his touch and a soft sound comes from somewhere deep inside her then she speaks "I just want us to keep doing this forever"
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When time for breakfast arrives both Castle and Beckett are running a little slow this morning. Kate steps up behind her man and leans her head on his back. A sign of affection that Rick just enjoys so much.
"Morning love" he comments as she hums against his back
He turns around "I never got a chance to ask what brought all this on last night?" What did I do?"
"You have been telling Jimmy our story? The story of Nikki and Rook?" her long fingers sliding across his ear.
"Only a PG version" he responds
Just as he finishes the statement, a wild 3 year old clears the stairs "Hi ever body" He is almost is yelling
Kate points at their son "He is what you did. You gave me him"
Castle has a questioning look on his face wondering what Jimmy could have said to make her feel this way then he and Kate turn to look at the guy. Kate speaks first "Did you sleep well?"
"I slept good mommy. Diner last might made my tummy full and happy"
Castle looks at the little one "What did you and mommy eat last night?"
Fear appears on Kate's face as the answer comes out "PIZZA"
Castle looks at her as she shrugs her shoulder then she looks at Jimmy "Traitor"
Laughter fills the loft