When she woke the next morning, she realized that she had slept all night and not had that terrible dream. Maybe he was just with the doctor ordered to get rid of her nightmares. She could only hope that it would continue. Because she was finally able to close her eyes and get a good nights sleep.

After laying beside him for a while, she realized what had woke her up. Apparently one of the babies had decided to use her bladder as a punching bag. She finally, wiggled out of his grasp and made her way to the bathroom. When she was done, she heard Castle, stirring in the bed. She went to Clement the bed, but noticed a small amount of blood on the sheets where he laid.

She shook his shoulder and said, "Wake up sleepyhead."

Castle shook his head and mumbled, "Just five more minutes mom. I promise I'll get up after that."

Kate shook her head and laughed, "First of all I'm not your mom and second of all I need change the bandages on your wound."

Kate always knew that Castle was not a morning person, but she never realized how bad it was until they were married. She tried to roll him out of bed, but he simply dug in deeper and buried his head underneath the pillow. Kate laughed, her husband could be such a kid sometimes.

She turned to leave the bedroom, but before she left, she told him, "Fine. I'll just go grab some ice and see how long it takes you to get out of bed."

She didn't needed turn around to know that he was out of bed. She heard him jump out of bed. She laughed and said, "I guess I need to threaten to get ice more often when you won't wake up."

Castle shook his head and laughed, "You are a mean,mean woman Kate Castle. Threatening to use ice on your poor husband. Your poor injured husband."

Kate walked over and patted his cheek gently, "You will be fine. I did not use ice, but I won't hesitate to threaten to use it. Especially now that I know it works."

Castle realized that he'd been duped. Now she had a threat that she knew worked and he had no doubt she would use it. If she needed to.

He turned and saw the look of concern on her face and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Your bleeding."

He looked down he did see a small amount of blood on his shirt. However, the doctors did tell him a small amount of bleeding would be normal. So, he walked to the bathroom to change the bandage. He was surprised when she followed him. He pulled his shirt up over his head and went to reach for the bandage. He heard her whisper, "Let me do it. Please?"

"Are you sure you can handle it?"

Kate nodded, "I want to do this for you. I need to do this for you."

Castle could tell this was something that was important to her. It was almost as if in helping him heal, she was helping herself heal. Both emotionally and mentally. So, he nodded softly and let her change the bandage for him. When she was done, she kissed the tip of her finger placed against the bandage. She looked up in his eyes and he saw tears forming there. She tried to turn away before he noticed, but was unsuccessful. He raised her head to look in her eyes and then asked, "What's wrong?"

Kate trying to move away, but Castle refused to let her. At least not until she answered his question. She finally sighed and told him, "Nothing. Nothing at all."

"What's with the tears?"

"I'm just glad that…"

"For what?"

Kate smiled up at him and finally whispered, "You're going to think this crazy, that I'm crazy."

"Never."

"I'm glad for the blood."

Castle could understand why. He knew that after her dream, seeing his blood was proof of life for her. He knew at that moment that he would bleed a thousand times over if it meant making her feel better. He simply nodded and kissed her softly before he asked, "Are you ready for breakfast?"

Kate started to shake her head, but stopped when her stomach rumbled. Apparently her stomach felt differently. So, she laughed and told him, "I might not be, but the babies are."

Castle laughed and took her by the hand. Then he told her, "I will make you feast fit for a Queen."

Kate laughed softly, "Queen Kate. I love the sound of that."

Castle shook his head, "Hey! If I can't be Superman Richard Castle. You can't be Queen Kate."

"You're the one that said it. I'm merely embracing it."

"I think I've created a monster."

Kate shook her head and laughed, "Not a monster, just a Queen."

Castle shook his head and rolled his eyes and laughed, "Heaven help us all."

Kate kissed his cheek softly and asked, "Do you want help with breakfast?"

Castle motioned for her to sit down, "Breakfast will be ready soon, my Queen."

Kate laughed and put her hands under her chin and watched as her husband made breakfast. These were the times that she would remember for the rest of her life. The times when Castle was simply Castle, not trying to impress anyone, but simply in love with her and doing anything he could to please her.

She knew she had a goofy look on her face when she heard Alexis laugh and say, "Wow mom. You look happy this morning. Not that you don't always look happy, but there's just something about you that..."

Kate smiled at her stepdaughter, "I could try to explain it, but I don't think you would understand. When you find that one special person, the person that completes you, you will have a goofy look on your also."

Alexis smiled at her mom, "I can only hope to find that kind of person. So far it's not happening."

Kate nodded knowingly. "You're still young. It took me a long time to find your father. And took us both even longer to realize that we loved each other. Don't make that same mistake. When you find that special someone, don't wait to tell him how you feel."

"But what if he does it feel the same way towards me? I don't want to look like a fool and…"

Kate shook her head, "You never know if he feels the same way. Your dad loved me for so long. Deep down, I knew that I loved him, but I had built up a wall around my heart. A wall your father worked long and hard to break down. And when he finally did it was magic."

"I didn't know you believed in magic."

"There is magic everywhere, Alexis." She looked over at her husband, who was busy preparing breakfast and smiled. "You just have to know where to look for it. It can come from the most unexpected places. And it's been my experience that if you close your eyes to the possibility of magic, you can miss finding that one person that completes you. The missing part of your heart."

Alexis noticed her mom watching her father, who had just burnt his hand taking the toast out of the toaster. Then Alexis asked, "What was it about dad that finally made you admit that you love him?"

Kate smiled, "He has such a big heart. He's funny. He believes in everything that I've always denied. He brings magic into my life. He makes me laugh. And that's the most important thing with the job I have, it's hard to remember how to laugh. Seeing death on a daily basis. It's hard, remembering how to laugh, but your dad makes that just a little bit easier. It wasn't one specific thing that made me admit that I loved him. I just realized that, at the end of the day, being with him was better than being apart."

Alexis nodded and realized that maybe she would find someone like that one day. That maybe she would wake up one day and find that special someone. That someone that would make life worth living. Until then, she would keep an open mind and an open heart. All the while looking for that special someone that she could spend the rest of her life with. She wanted the kind of relationship that her parents had.

A scream from the general direction of the kitchen brought them out of their chat. Kate shook her head and laughed as she saw the smoke coming up from the toaster, "He's going to burn the loft down."

Alexis looked at her mom and said, "I'll help him. Cook breakfast that is, not burn loft down."

Kate nodded and shook her head and watched as her family made breakfast. Wondering how she would ever survive next few months at home with him waiting for their babies to be born…