Happy Sunday! Here's a fic of Castle being his super supportive self. I don't know about you guys, but one of my favorite parts of the series was when they were so supportive of each other, this is a future fic. Happy reading!

The sound of crying was a normal occurrence nowadays in the Castle-Beckett household. Which wasn't particularly strange, as the couple had added three small children to their family in the past three years. But as Castle was changing one of his son's diapers he heard a different kind of sobbing. He quickly snapped the buttons of Jake's onesie closed, and lowered him into the playpen next to his brother, before making his way to the laundry room where the sobs came from. "Kate?" He called out for her before finding her on the ground, sitting on her knees just sobbing with baby socks in her hand.

She was wearing a stained shirt of his and some well-worn leggings, her hair was quickly tossed into a bun and she looked more than just a little tired. Castle joined her on the ground and gently pulled her head up by her chin

"Kate, what's wrong?" He asked, slightly alarmed by seeing his normally very pulled together wife crying on the ground. Kate shook her head and dried her tears with the long sleeves of her borrowed shirt before letting out a exasperated chuckle "I just," and held up three small brightly colored baby socks "I am sure I put two pairs of these socks in the dryer but I can only find three individual ones..." she felt her cheeks redden, embarrassement coloring them over the fact that her husband found her this way. "It's stupid, I don't know what came over me."

Castle shook his head and pulled her in for a hug "it's not stupid. You're just tired. Happens with a toddler and two small babies of the same age."

Kate let out a big sigh "I knew when the doctor told us it was going to be twins that we'd be tired but I didn't know it was going to be like this..."

Castle pulled himself free from the hug and faintly smiled "especially when you're running for senator."

Kate grunted, "What was I thinking?"

"You're striving for your dreams, Kate."

She sighed "maybe so, but," she took a shuttering breath, exhaustion and the fear of failure combining in her last whisper, "I think it's getting too much for me."

Castle shook his head and stood up, helping his wife get up too. "What you need, Kate, is some sleep."

Kate snorted, "yeah like that is going to happen anytime soon."

Castle shook his head again, "You know what! I'm going to call mother and Alexis; you know how they've been dying to babysit Lily and the twins. We'll go to the zoo or something and then you can sleep for a good few hours. Gain some energy."

Kate frowned, "Rick, I can't expect you and our family to just grab the kids and babysit them because I'm a little tired!"

Castle brushed a strand of hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear "You're more than a little tired, Kate. You've been doing all the heavy lifting while I try to finish this book. You deserve some peace and quiet. Besides, I heard they have a new monkey exhibit and you know how much Lily loves those monkeys!"

Kate smiled. It was true their baby daughter did love monkeys.

"Kate," she looked up, clearly not decided yet and only hummed a response "go to bed, get some sleep. We'll be fine. I promise." And before she knew it, and with a big yelp, she was suddenly lifted into the air and into her husband's arms, bridal style.

Kate protested but laughed throughout as he walked into the bedroom and lowered her into their bed, Kate huffed "I remember when this was sexier."

Castle dropped a kiss to her lips, soft but sensual. Kate brushed her hands through his stubble "Thank you" she breathed out.

Sometimes her husband knew better what she needed than she did herself "You need to take care of yourself, honey."

Kate nodded and bit her lip "I just, remember when we took care of that little baby Benny?"

Castle eyes brightened thinking back "you mean Cosmo?"

Kate rolled her eyes "no I mean, Benny."

Castle smirked and nodded, waiting for her to continue.

"When I promised you that when the time came, I'd never let you take care of our baby on your own... I just never wanted to create another situation like that for you. I never wanted to be like Meredith."

Castle, who was still standing sat down onto the bed too. His eyes shimmering with unched tears "The way you care for these children, the way you hold them, feed them, love them is already the opposite of how Meredith was towards Alexis. I am the luckiest man to have you as a mother to our children, you're amazing."

A loud shriek and crying through the baby phone was suddenly heard next to the bed and he smiled, shaking his head before quickly pecking his wife who had the most loving smile on her face "I love you."

"I love you too, now go and nap. I don't want to hear you out of bed unless you need to pee. Let me take care of our monsters. Okay?"

Kate gave him a solid nod "Okay, now go and change some diapers!"

Castle laughed and hurried towards the sound of one of their children wailing. Kate waited until she heard her husband shush one of their boys, Reese probably, and let out a sigh. More than grateful for her husband to be this amazing with her and their kids, she turned the baby monitor down, not ready to mute it yet, before slipping out of her dirty shirt and leggings, thoroughly enjoying the cool sheets against the skin of her body. Before she knew it, she had already fallen asleep to the sound of her husband saying sweet nothings to their son.

Again, thank you to Rebecca for being my amazing Beta!