Chapter Fifty-Two
Sometime after Lily had become Mrs. Nicholas Javier Ryan and they had gone on their honeymoon; it was time for the youngest Castle daughter to go out to lunch with the matriarch of the Castle side of the family. Martha had this tradition of sorts that she had started years ago with Kate after Kate had married Rick where Martha would take the newly wedded women in her family out to eat just so she could check in with them to see how they were adjusting to married life. Now of course the men of Castle family and the men that married into family went out with the patriarch of the Beckett family; Jim. As soon as Audrey and Grace had each become a Castle; then they would go out with Martha too.
"So where are you going?" Nicholas Javier asked.
"I don't know; Grams didn't say where we were going out to eat. All she said was that she was coming here from her place and that we'd go somewhere around here."
"Oh okay."
"When are you and Grandpa Jim going out?" Lily asked.
"What do you mean; when are we going out? I thought that Martha was the only one who did that?" Nicholas Javier said.
"Grams does it, but Grandpa Jim takes the guys out. It was something the two of them worked out together after Mom and Dad got married."
"Okay, well he hasn't said anything to me yet."
With that Lily nodded as she slipped into her shoes and they heard a knock at their front door.
"It's probably Grams, can you get that babe?" Lily asked.
"Will do." Nicholas Javier said as he got up from the couch and headed to the door.
A few seconds later; Lily heard Martha saying hello to Nicholas Javier as she came in.
"It's good to see you again, Martha." Nicholas Javier said.
"Hope I didn't interrupt anything. Even if I did; you two can back to it later. Not that I disapprove." Martha quipped.
Nicholas Javier blushed some as Lily shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"You didn't interrupt a thing, Grams."
Shortly after that goodbyes were exchanged and Lily kissed Nicholas Javier before she left with her grandmother.
"So where do you want to go?" Martha asked.
"Anywhere is fine with me."
When this tradition had started; Martha and Kate had gone to Le Cirque. With Alexis; Martha had gone to De Novo European Pub.
"Why don't we go to the Committed Pig? It's pretty close, within walking distance." Lily said.
"Sounds good."
A while later; after they had been seated at the Committed Pig and they had ordered; the two ladies were able to talk.
"So, kiddo; how's married life treating you?" Martha asked.
"It's been great so far, we're still in that honeymoon phase."
"That's good."
For the rest of the time that they were at the Committed Pig; Martha and Lily talked while they ate. By the end of the meal; Martha footed the bill and the two of them went to walk around the various shops that were in Morristown before they returned to Lily and Nicholas Javier's home.
