After a month of suspension Beckett was fully reinstated, but it took her another two before coming back to active duty. In that short time the fall out of her mother's case finally reached its end. In that time they had arrested several cops, a few low level politicians, and a state senator. Many made deals that lead to more arrest and they finally realized just how deep this went. Even three months later it still was splashed on the nightly news or in the paper. It was easy for Beckett to slip back into routine once she returned and found the true reason she knew this was what she was meant to be all along. It looked like Nathan was right. Kate Beckett and Detective Beckett were one and the same.
It also turned out that Martha wasn't that far off in her prediction. The couple married in the early weeks of September and by the next July they welcomed a baby boy named Ronan Beckett Castle. Two years later a girl followed her name Serena Johanna Castle. Two days after her birth Jenny, after years of medical test and trying, finally gave birth to twins Gideon and Aidan Ryan.
On the five year mark of the closure of Beckett's mother's case, the family gathered at central park for a fun filled day as they remembered all those who they lost. They spend the day eating food and playing until the kids passed out from exhaustion.
Castle, with his son perched on his shoulders, knelt down beside his wife for a nice long kiss. "Hey."
"Mamma!" Ronan shouted, "Look I'm taller than daddy!"
"I see that. Look Rena, big brother is tall!" The two year old looked up and laughed causing Beckett's face to light up like a Christmas tree, "Lunch should be here soon. Dad just got stuck in traffic."
"As did we." Lanie informed carrying a nice size picnic basket. Behind her Esposito was carrying a car seat carrying their four month year old daughter Lizzie. "Sorry."
"It's okay." Martha assured as she was just starting to set up the deserts that she had brought.
"Pie!" Aidan went for the pie and luckily Ryan swooped in to pick up the two year old before he smashed his small chubby hands in it. "Daddy pie!"
"Eat lunch then pie." Ryan corrected and when he was sure his son understood, he set the boy on his feet and watched him wobble off to play with his brother.
"Hey Ronan." Alexis helped her brother from his perch on Castle's shoulders. The now twenty three year old was no in med school working towards becoming a medical examiner. "Let's go kick the soccer ball around."
"Uncle Kevin come play!" Ronan demanded pulling on the man's hand leaving the cop no choice but to comply.
"Me too!" Serena wiggled out of her mother's lap and followed her siblings.
Smiling, Castle flopped down next to his wife, "Are you happy Kate?"
She touched a hand to his face, "More than I thought possible. Thank you, Rick."
His brow furrowed, "For what?"
"For making me completely and utterly happy." She brushed her lips over his, "For standing by me all these years and never giving up on me. On us."
Castle kissed the ring on her left hand, "Always."
Okay this well was horrible, but I couldn't get anything else out. anyways well this is the end of this story! It's been fun to write and I want to thank everyone who has ever read, alerted, reviewed, or shared this story.
Erin aka tonks32