"Castle have you seen my shoes? I'm late for work already," she shouted from their bedroom as she knelt on the ground, searching underneath the bed in an attempt to find her black boots that were comfortable enough for work. Groaning when she found the boots, Kate quickly sat up and pulled them on before standing and staring at herself in the mirror. Four months! She'd had four months of work and now she knew, she knew she was ready to start being Detective Beckett again. "Castle, you can stop looking I found them," she called out, knowing that the writer probably wasn't searching for her shoes anyway. Walking out of their bedroom as she pulled on her jacket, Kate smiled at the sight of her husband at his laptop. "I'm sorry that I haven't had time to have breakfast with you this morning but you're coming around at lunch aren't you?" she asked as she leant forward to press a kiss into his hair.

"Of course I'm coming to see you at lunch," he smiled as he rested his head back to stare up at her before she kissed him gently and leant forward to stare down at their son who was staring up at her from his father's lap. "And this one will want to see his mommy, three months of her undivided attention and now she's disappearing again to be the best detective in New York," he explained as Kate rolled her eyes and lifted her son into her arms, unable to stop herself from smiling as the boy shrieked before burying his face into her hair. "Like father, like son," Rick commented.

"Am I making the right decision leaving him Rick?" she asked as she stared down at her son, terrified that she was making a mistake with going back to work and leaving her three month old son. "Maybe I should stay a bit longer," she whispered as Rick sighed and stood up, his arms wrapping around her waist while the baby squealed again, her eyes rolling as she stared at her husband.

"Kate you love your job and we understand that you need to go back, we'll come and visit at lunch and if you're not happy with how today goes then you can take some more time off work or if you really enjoy yourself we'll adapt to your schedule," he declared before kissing her gently and moving to kiss their son. "Right give me Harry," he demanded as Kate shook her head and quickly walked out of the room, the writer laughing as he shook his head and followed her out of his office and into the kitchen where she was balancing a gurgling Harry on her hip while humming to herself. "You're late for work."

"Don't try and force my son out of my arms Richard Castle, you get him most days now so let me cuddle," she declared as Rick rolled his eyes and watched as Kate poured herself a glass of orange juice before drinking it quickly and staring down at her son. "I should go to work otherwise Gates will come after me," she moaned, resting against the side before she lifted Harry into the air and smiled as he began to squeal in excitement. "Maybe Harry would like to be a detective."

"At three months old?" Rick asked.

"Start him early?" Kate smiled as Rick shook his head and watched her nod before she let him take hold of their son. "I will see you later baby boy, be good for your daddy," Kate declared in her baby voice as Rick watched her press kisses all over her sons face before looking up at her husband and pressing a kiss to his lips. "Look after our son."

"Katherine Houghton Castle stop worrying about us," he declared before leaning forward and kissing her forehead. "We'll go for a walk in the park, read a few stories perhaps and then we'll come and meet you for lunch," he listed as she nodded and bit into her lip, glancing down at her son again.

"Maybe I should wait a little longer," she commented as Rick stared at her.

"Kate, go and try it and if you're not ready then you've at least had a go and can say you weren't actually ready," Rick explained as she nodded, pressing another kiss to her sons forehead before leaning forward. "Our little elephant is going to be fine, I promise," he declared as she rolled her eyes at the nickname. Rick constantly called their son elephant because of the theme of his nursery and how hard he used to kick her! "Now go to work Mrs Castle," he ordered.

"Call me if anything seems wrong Rick, even if it seems stupid or not even that important. I want to know immediately," Kate blurted out before pressing a kiss to Harry's forehead and grabbing her purse, walking towards the door before sighing and turning to see Rick lifting Harry into the air before bringing him down again quickly, both of them playing their usual game. She knew their son was going to be fine with just his dad around but one part of her, one tiny part of her hated that the Castle family world wouldn't fall apart without her when she returned back to the precinct.

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Stepping out of the elevator, Rick sighed as he held Harry close to him, unable to stop himself from smiling as he looked across to see Kate working at her desk, her hair pulled away from her face while her jacket was thrown across the back of her chair. She looked like she was busy and he loved seeing that concentration around her again. He knew she'd been bored at home, when Harry was asleep and he'd been trying to catch up on chapters, he knew she'd been bored, curled up on the couch with a book. He knew, however, that she also adored being a mom to their perfect little boy, their little elephant and wouldn't have changed anything about the last three months! She'd missed work for four months when she'd been shot the second time and they'd suffered the same debate about whether she was ready to go back to work but the moment she returned, she'd been back to her usual Detective Beckett self and she'd been even more determined to solve cases because now she knew what it felt like to receive the justice everyone wanted.

"Harry," Kate smiled as she turned to see her husband and son standing in the distance. Climbing out of the chair, the brunette quickly walked towards them and took her son into her arms, unable to stop the excitement that was covering her face at having Harry back in her arms. "Hello baby boy, did daddy look after you this morning? Did you have lots of fun?" the brunette asked before kissing his head quickly and looking across at her husband who was staring at her. "Thank you," she said quietly.

"For what?" he asked.

"For marrying me, for helping me create such a perfect baby," she said quietly as the writer smiled, noticing the necklace she was wearing that was beginning to appear from underneath her shirt. "Is that what I think it is?" he asked quickly as she took hold of the pendant to reveal the elephant that he'd bought her years ago when they were hiding in London.

"I wear it every day Rick," she declared before kissing him quickly. "It reminds me of the scariest time of my life and the time when I realized that you were all I needed," she said simply as he nodded and watched her sit down in her chair while balancing Harry on her lap for a moment, the small boy playing with the elephant pendant and the ring that was resting on the chain while Rick watched in silence. "That's for your grandmother Harry," she explained as she played with the ring. "And that's for your grandfather Harry," she declared as she lifted up her hand to reveal the watch. "And this is for the love of my life, your daddy," she said simply, playing with the elephant, before glancing across at Rick who smiled and nodded at her. The last two and half years of being in a romantic relationship with Kate had been the best of his life ever except for the birth of Alexis, even though it had started with a man trying to kill her and a gunshot wound to her stomach to deal with for four months. "Daddy are you taking us to lunch or not?" Kate asked as Rick snapped out of his day dream and smiled up at her, knowing that their London dream was coming true right before their lives.

Thank you for your amazing support in this story. I've enjoyed writing it and it's been amazing to hear all your comments and hear your ideas, it's been amazing and I've loved every moment of it and hopefully I'll write another story soon.