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It was three weeks later when she walked into the kitchen and watched Castle making breakfast. She took a deep breath and smiled when the smell of his cooking didn't send her running back into the bedroom and heading towards the bathroom.

She threw her arms around his waist and hugged him tightly from behind. She kissed his shoulder blade and told him, "I think the morning sickness is behind me now."

"Really? Does that mean that you want some bacon and eggs?"

She smiled and bit her bottom lip. Then she threw him for a loop when she told him, "I want to try a smorelett."

His mouth flew open and he asked, "What?"

"Forget it. I'll just have bacon and eggs..."

Shaking his head, he told her, "No. If the baby wants a smorelett then the baby will get a smorelett."

Alexis walked downstairs at that moment and asked, "Who on earth would want a smorelett?"

Smiling, Castle's chest puffs out and he tells her, "Your baby brother or sister. That's who?"

Turning to look at Beckett, Alexis whispered, "Tell me that he's joking. Because smoreletts are just about the single grossest thing known to man kind and it might start you throwing up again Kate. I..."

Castle silenced her and started chasing her around the kitchen with a spatula. This caused Alexis to squeal with laughter and her laughter started Benny's own.

Walking over to the baby, Beckett picked him up and peppered kisses all over his face and belly. This caused the baby to squeal even more. Castle and Alexis stopped what they were doing and watched the two of them together.

It was obvious to them both that Kate loved their little boy. They knew that their unborn baby was going to be just as loved as he was.

Castle went back to making Beckett's breakfast and Alexis was standing beside him telling him that he was going to kill Beckett and her unborn brother or sister with the awful concoction that was the smorelett. Castle laughed and reminded her that the baby was half him. So of course the baby would have some of his tastes in food.

Alexis snorted and said, "Yeah, the gross half of you. I swear, I'm going to have a serious talk with my brother or sister and let them know that they are going to die if they keep eating like you. I'll teach them what good food is like. Bacon and eggs are great. Just like normal people. Smoreletts? Not for normal people and not for my brother or sister."

Beckett laughed and told her stepdaughter, "I'm sure that the cravings will go away once the baby's born."

Alexis gave her a look and laughed, "Maybe, but just remember. He is half dad and well..."

Alexis pointed at her father and Beckett couldn't stop smiling when she watched Castle making breakfast. Her father was making the smorelett and Alexis whispered, "You better hope that he gets your tastes in food. Otherwise we are going to have to eat our breakfast in separate rooms of the loft. Because there's no way I want to see what kind of culinary creations they come up with together."

Beckett laughed and smiled at Alexis. She started tearing up at the thought of her and Castle's son or daughter cooking meals together. She could picture them together.

She could see the future through his daughters words. Could see them in the kitchen together. Creating awful culinary creations and forcing her to eat them. She would force the food down and will herself to keep it down. Then, they would get Benny to join in on their fun. The three of them would gang up on her and practically force her to try their food.

Kate kissed the top of Benny's head and whispered, "I think that the two of us can stand up to them. It's going to be the two of us against the two of them. Mommy and Benny against the rest of the Castle clan. Do you think we even stand a chance sweetie?"

Benny clapped her on her face and planted a kiss on her cheek and said, "Ma..."

Beckett closed her eyes and she felt the tears pricking behind her eyes and whispered, "Yes. I'm your mommy. I love you my baby boy."

She closed her eyes and breathed in the smell of her sweet baby boy. He had changed her life in so many ways. Changed her life for the better. Made her see that family didn't have to be related to you. Didn't have to share a single ounce of your DNA, but that it didn't matter. Sometime, love just happened and it found you when you least expected it to.

Later that day, Ms. Fisher showed up at the loft. When Beckett first saw her, she thought that she was coming to do another surprise visit. However, the social worker had a huge smile on her face. It was such a different look for the social worker that she was taken by surprise.

She welcomed her into the home and Ms. Fisher got right down to business. She smiled at them and told them, "Well, you will be happy to know that the court is ready to grant your adoption. We don't see any reason to delay this process any longer than it already has been. And with your marriage, it's only fitting that you be allowed to adopt Benny."

Seriously? That was all that it took? It all seemed so simple now, but Beckett finally asked, "What changed everyone's mind?"

"Honestly? You have some very powerful friends in high places. They all put in a very good word for you. Even Judge Markaway had nothing but glowing things to say about the two of you. And well, if a Judge of his standing thinks that highly of you. Lets just say that I have no real reason to delay the adoption any longer. Also, Benny deserves a loving and stable home to grow up in and you are all so in love with one another. I can see him growing old and maybe getting a few brothers and sisters. You have enough love to go around."

Castle came up behind his wife and hugged her tightly. Then, he kissed her cheek and the social worker smiled at them. She could tell that they were a couple that were deeply in love with one another. She told them softly, "There are a few more things that we need to talk about, but they can wait. Somebody seems like they are very hungry."

Beckett smiled at her son. He was practically climbing up Castle trying to get to the bacon. Like father like son. Picking him up, she put him in his highchair and asked the social worker, "Would you like to stay for breakfast? We are having smoreletts. Would you like one?"

Castle smiled and told the woman, "There's plenty for everyone. It's not trouble really."

Ms. Fisher gave her a puzzling look and asked, "What's a smorelett?"

Alexis piped up, "It's something that you don't want to try! Trust me." Then she turned to her father and whispered, "Are you trying to sabotage his adoption? Offering her a smorelett? Honestly dad what were you thinking?"

Laughing, Castle looked at his daughter and told her, "I wasn't. Kate wanted one and I got excited."

Shaking her head, she made a face of disgust and looked at her stepmother, "I can't believe that you actually want one of those awful things. Are you sure you aren't having an alien instead of a baby? I mean it is half dad and..."

Beckett laughed, "I'm not sure. It sounded good and it's been the first actual solid food that I've been able to eat in weeks."

Alexis laughed and felt Kate's forehead. She pulled it back and laughed as she said, "You are burning up!"

This made her father concerned and he asked, "Are you feeling okay Kate? I can get you something and..."

Alexis and Kate looked at one another and they suddenly burst out laughing. Castle looked at the two of them and whispered under his breath, "You two are so not funny."

Walking over to kiss him softly, Kate whispered, "Admit it. You love that we get along so well."

Castle shrugged and turned back to the stove. He did like it. He liked that the two most important women in his life were finally able to be in the same room together. When he and Kate had first gotten together, life in the loft had been tense. Alexis hadn't understood how he could forgive Kate for her past mistakes. He hadn't been able or willing to explain it to his daughter at the time. The heart wants what the heart wants. It didn't matter that he had been hurt by her in the past. He loved her enough to forgive her. To look past the past and towards their future. And what a future it was turning out to be.

When he turned back around, Ms. Fisher was being shown out of the loft and Benny was crawling around the floor with Alexis. His daughter was stacking blocks and Benny was bringing her more. Alexis smiled at him and when he knocked the tower down and the tears threatened to spill out, she simply laughed and this caused the boy to laugh also. It was amazing watching the two of them together. His oldest and his youngest. Well, the youngest until their own baby made an appearance. He loved their family dynamics and he knew that he wouldn't change it for the world. It worked for them and it was a beautiful thing to be able to watch his family growing and growing.

He had always wanted more children and now that dream was coming true. Maybe it wasn't normal, but nothing in his life had ever been what he would have considered normal. No. It wasn't normal, but it definitely worked for them. All of them.

When he called them for breakfast, Alexis stood up and scooped up Benny and brought him to the table. Tickling him as she walked with him. She was a natural big sister. He'd been worried at first about whether she would be jealous of the new additions to the family, but Alexis had surprised him like she always had. She was a natural as a big sister and their children were going to be so very lucky.

Ms. Fisher finished up her report and then shook Castle and Beckett's hands. Before she left, she smiled and told them, "I can see just how much the three of you love Benny. He's a very lucky little boy. I just wish that all of my cases turned out like this."

Beckett smiled and told the caseworker, "We appreciate everything that you've done to help us. We couldn't love him any more if he was our own."

Nodding, the woman left the house and left Castle and Beckett smiling in the kitchen. Then Beckett told him, "I still want that breakfast mister."

Castle pulled away from her and gave her a small salute and went to finish their breakfast. She smiled at him and then she went to sit down and play with Alexis and Benny. Castle turned around and watched his family playing on the floor of the loft and he couldn't stop the smile that came to his face. His family was growing bigger every day. He realized that he wouldn't want it any other way.

Finishing the smorelett, Castle put it on the plate and added a few pieces of bacon. He grabbed some fresh strawberries and bananas. At least the breakfast was somewhat healthy for Beckett and their growing baby. He knew that the smorelett was the farthest thing from healthy for her, but if she was craving it, then he would make it for her. No questions asked. He would do anything for her. Including making her whatever she wanted to eat. No matter how strange it might seem to him.

He put the plate on the counter and told her, "Breakfast is served my darling wife."

Kate smiled at him from where she sat on the floor and hurried to get up. She picked up Benny and placed him in his highchair. She leaned down and planted a kiss on the boys head and he watched as she closed her eyes and smiled. He heard her giggle as she sat down and saw the smiley face that the fruit made on her plate. She kissed him softly and started eating her breakfast.

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