New Years Wish
Takes play NYE 2018

Music played gently in the background as they awaited the clock ticking down to midnight; to the end of another year and the beginning of the next. Castle held Kate close, enjoying having his wife all to himself for a few hours and they were both praying that Lily would sleep through the fireworks that were going to light up the New York skyline any minute now.

They danced together to the gentle rhythm. It wasn't the most outlandish New Year's Eve they'd ever had but they'd wanted to be home with Lily, rather than at a party somewhere and were content to see the New Year in side by side.
"Just a few minutes left Mr Castle, anything left you want to accomplish this year?" Kate asked his him.
She looked up at him, reaching up on her toes to kiss him softly. "I've got everything I wanted under this roof." He told her sincerely. "What about you Mrs Castle?"
"Just this. Here with you." She told him as she lay her head against his shoulder, content to just dance with him.

As the time drew nearer, Castle grabbed his phone from his pocket, waiting for the minute the clock changed and as minute struck, he tossed his phone on to the sofa and pulled Kate to him, kissing her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, hands working through his hair as they lost themselves for a few minutes, fireworks going off outside nothing compared to the ones they still made each other feel.
"Happy New Year," they said to each other as they broke for air, resting foreheads together. Kate smiled up at her husband and pulled him over to the window so they could watch the city outside.

After a few minutes they could hear a voice from upstairs. Lily had woken.
"I'll get her," Castle said as he disappeared up the stairs, re-emerging a few moments later with a cranky Lily in his arms. When she saw Kate she held her arms out, cuddling into her mother.
"Did the fireworks wake you sweetheart?"
"Yeah, dey so loud Mama."
"I'm sorry don't you cuddle with Daddy and me and we'll watch them for a little while until we can all go to sleep?"
Lily fell asleep again in Kate's arms as the three had watched the light show. Kate swayed gently, content to stay like this until she was sure that Lily was out for good again.
"So Beckett. Any resolutions this year?" Castle asked, breaking her from her thoughts.
"Not… not a resolution as such. More like a… a new years wish."
Castle studied her for a minute. They'd talked about plans for the year ahead and he'd started this out as a little banter but his wife had looked so serious as she looked out the window.
"Kate?"
"Castle, I want to do this again," She told him.
Castle was amazed. "This? As in?" He pointed at Lily asleep in her mother's arms.
"I wanna have another baby," Kate told him. "I love you and Lily. I love you both so much. And I just feel like it's the right time to add to the family."
Castle felt like his heart might explode from the happiness he was feeling.
"Let's do it," he told her.
"Really?"
"Really. Kate, let's have another baby."
He didn't think his face would recover from the smile he couldn't control. The smile he knew would be on his face for days. Wow. Another little Castle. This year was going to be great for them.
"I know that having this chat at..." Kate checked the time. "At nearly 1am is probably not the best time but why don't we put Lily back to bed and we can maybe get started on that." Kate bit her lip as she waited for him to catch up with her, both unable to contain their joy at the possibilities ahead of them.
"Right behind you."

AN Thank you for all the wonderful reviews! Still a couple more stories in this set to come :)