Chapter 21 Kids

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It's been a little over a month and a half since the beautiful twin girls were born and everything is perfect as usual. The Castle's especially Kate and Rick were living on top of the world. Yes, the girls cry a lot more than Kevin Esposito ever did, but Kate and Rick wouldn't change it any of it. It does seem that the girls want more attention than Kevin Esposito when he was a baby. The first month of the twins blurred into feeding, changing diapers, sleepless nights getting them to sleep, responding to their crying, and giving them attention. But after that long first month Castle and Kate know their daughters recognize their faces and voices.

Already the Castle's have been struggling to try to tell them apart. To mitigate this foreseen predicament Kate and Castle dressed Iris Lanie and Serena Johanna in different set colors since they shared a crib. Initially Kate dressed Iris Lanie in a sky blue baby onesie, but Serena Johanna seemed to like it more than Iris Lanie who clearly didn't like the color. So now Iris Lanie is in a bright pink baby onesie and Serena Johanna is in the sky blue onesie. Seems like the kids do like the color light blue… Martha brought it upon herself to sew their names in beautiful white letters on the respective onesies for fun. Everyone thought it was a good idea, so now the girls are color coded and have "name tags". It's quite a sight to see Iris Lanie and Serena Johanna holding each other's hands as they slept soundly in their shared crib in their adorable colorful onesies. The two girls looked so adorable together in the crib.

Immediately after the twins were born, the house started to become decorated with pictures of the family with the two additions. On top of becoming a skilled gardener, Kate has started to make photo albums to document the memories, and Castle has returned as the "baby whisperer". Like the last time when Kevin Esposito was born, Kate has been working considerably hard to work off the baby weight, and she looks incredible as ever. Everything is perfect. The Castle's have a nice big family, Kate is the Captain of her own Precinct and is excelling in it, and Castle is running a successful PI business aided by Alexis. For the Esposito's their marriage is still thriving and nothing will stop it from doing so. Though, everyone at work keeps asking them when they will start a family Esposito and Lanie have not commented on that at all. The Ryan's are enjoying their life with their ever growing cute little girl. But there is something that Jenny is hiding from Ryan, and its troubling paradise. Ryan senses something is wrong but hasn't figured a way to get Jenny to tell him willingly…

Richard and Katherine Castle Residence, Bronxville, NY

It's another late night on Kate's maternity leave, and the house is all quiet and dark. In Kevin Esposito's spacious room, he slept soundly in his light blue pajamas cuddling with his Mickey Mouse and a white leopard stuffed animal while tucked comfortably in his bed. His two dolphin night lights and glow in the dark star stickers were the only light in his room. In another dark bedroom, Alexis slept soundly in her dark red t-shirt and striped pajama bottoms. Another spacious bedroom dimly lit by the glow in the dark dolphin night lights, slept the twins holding each other in their crib. The twins slept soundly under their spinning whale and dolphin baby mobile hanging over them. All was calm and all was quiet, even the twins were sound asleep, for now…

In the dark master bedroom, Kate cuddled with Castle under the sheets. Her back was pressed against his chest while Castle had an arm draped over her side. She slept in a new silver knee length V-neck spaghetti strap full slip black flower pattern night gown with lace on the chest. Her matching silver robe and black flower pattern robe lay sloppily on the floor by her side of the bed. Her new gown and robe were given to her by Castle of course. Castle slept in his usual grey shirt and black sweats while he lay comfortably against Kate. Angel, the growing puppy who has grown considerably in the past month, slept soundly on the end of the bed. On the night stand next to Kate's side of the bed was the speaker for the baby monitor

Kate unknowingly pressed her back to Castle's chest as she slept. Neither of them woke up. Suddenly the baby monitor picked up a whimper from one of the twins in the baby room. As Kate and Castle slowly woke the baby monitor boomed with the sudden cries and squeals of the twins. Castle shot up from the bed, "I'm on it." He said tiredly but with a sudden burst of energy. Angel got up and hopped off the bed and ran to the door.

Kate slowly got up and rubbed her face to wake herself up, "God, what are they crying about this time." She slowly turned on the lamp that was on her night stand.

Castle kissed her on the cheek, "Stay in bed. You did it the last two times." He got up and quickly got to the door. Angel sat down in front of the door and wagged her tail as Castle slowly opened it. He smiled down at her, "Want to join me?" Angel simply wagged her tail excitedly.

Kate smiled tiredly at her husband, "Hurry up babe. Looks like they are crying extra loud tonight." She said over the screaming baby monitor.

"Right!" Castle opened the door and charged out the room and flipped on the lights in the hallway.

Iris Lanie & Serena Johanna's Baby room

Angel ran ahead of Castle down the hallway then disappeared into the twin's baby room. Castle tilted his head, confused that the baby door was slightly open and the lights were on. When he got to the twin's room he silently pushed open the door to see his son Kevin Esposito trying to calm down his baby sisters by softly talking to them by their crib. Castle didn't feel tired anymore, but instead felt a sense of pride in his son trying to calm his baby sisters. Kevin Esposito will make an excellent and protective older brother for his sisters. Castle stayed quiet and leaned against the wall as he watched his son try to calm his crying baby sisters.

Kevin Esposito held onto his Mickey Mouse under his small arm pit as he stood on a small stool so he could talk softly to his baby sisters. He gave them a small smile as they cried loudly, "Hey. Sh. Big brother is here." He put a single finger to his lips to try and "shoosh" his sisters. "You have to be qwaiet. It's okay. Shh" His efforts went unanswered as the two girls continued to cry loudly. He looked down at Angel who sat by the stool wagging her tail, "They aren't listening to me Angel." Angel stood up and propped her front to paws on the crib to look into the crying babies. She gave a small cute bark at them and suddenly the babies stopped crying. Kevin Esposito looked at Angel confused, "How did you do that?" Angel wagged her tail happily. Kevin Esposito laughed and petted Angel as she went back down. Suddenly the babies started to cry again and Kevin Esposito panicked, "Iris, Serena you have to be quiet or else mommy and daddy will wake up and they'll be vewy cranky." Angel propped up on the crib again and stared at the crying babies.

Castle chuckled to himself. Kate quietly walked into the room as she was tying her black flower pattern silver robe closed, she stopped in her tracks when she saw her young son and the young puppy hovering over the crib. She smiled and looked at Castle who was leaning against the wall quietly. He turned and saw her then smiled, "Keep quiet. This is adorable."

Kate smiled, "Isn't it?" She wrapped her arms around Castle and kissed his shoulder then neck. She then leaned her chin on his shoulder, "This is really cute. This is perfect." She stood on her toes and kissed his cheek.

Castle held onto her arms and said with a smile, "We should probably swoop in and stop the crying. Or else we will be neglecting our children and the crying might wake up Alexis."

Kate smiled, "You're right."

"I'll take care of the twins. You take Kevin back to bed." Castle said warmly. Kate just hummed in agreement.

Castle walked to Kevin Esposito and took a knee behind him then wrapped an arm around his waist. His son quickly snapped his head to Castle in surprise. Castle smiled at his son and said gently, "Hey there big guy. What are you doing up so late?" Kate leaned against the wall and smiled warmly at her husband who was taking a knee right next to their son and daughters. Suddenly their daughters stopped crying once again.

Kevin Esposito hugged his Mickey Mouse and looked at his sisters, "I heard Iris and Serena crying. So I wanted to calm them down so they wouldn't wake up you and mommy."

Castle chuckled, "You are a good big brother you know that? And such a caring boy."

Kevin Esposito smiled, "Thanks dad." He hugged his dad.

Castle turned around and smiled at Angel, "And you are such a good dog." He pet her on the head. She wagged her tail happily. He turned back to his son, "Now go back to bed with mommy while I take care of our ladies okay?"

Kevin Esposito saw his mom leaning against the wall near the door. He smiled at his dad, "Okay dad." He hopped off the stool and charged his mom.

Kate picked swooped him up then kissed his cheek, "You being a gentlemen Kevin?"

Kevin Esposito smiled, "Yup!"

"That's my boy." Kate kissed his cheek again, "Now let's get you back to bed and I might even tell you a short story to help you sleep okay?"

"Okay mommy."

Kate smiled then looked at her husband who was giving attention to both the twins simultaneously. She giggled then walked off to Kevin Esposito's room.

Castle did his best to give attention to both his daughters so they could go back to sleep. As he tickled both his girls' chins he noticed Angel looking conflicted whether to go with Kate or stay with Castle. He paused for a moment to pat the puppy on the head, but the moment he stopped giving his girls attention he heard a whimper from both of them. He freaked out, "Oh no sh. Its okay daddy is still here." He unhooked the stoppers on the crib so he could rock the crib to help put them to sleep. He whispered to Angel, "It's probably best you stick with me." Angel wagged her tail and sat down next to Castle.

Iris Lanie started to whimper a little louder which caused Serena Johanna to do the same. Castle rocked the crib gently, "Iris Lanie you're the older one by like two minutes, set the example." He said softly and chuckled. Strangely Iris Lanie stopped crying and even more strange Serena Johanna stopped crying too. Castle looked surprised, "I can't believe that worked." Angel wagged her tail excitedly. Soon he noticed the lack of movement in his twins. He smiled as he realized they were asleep again, but he maintained a diligent rocking motion on the crib.

In Kevin Esposito's dim room, Kate had her back pressed against the bed headboard while Kevin Esposito cuddled next to his mother with his stuffed Mickey Mouse and white snow leopard. The only light was the lamp that was on the dresser next to the bed. Kate had her arm wrapped around her son as Kevin Esposito fiddled with Kate's robe. Kevin Esposito looked up at his mom, "Mommy, why does Lexi have red hair and I have brown hair?"

Kate looked at her son. She didn't know how to explain this to her three-year-old at the exact moment. She simply smiled, "Honey, what brought this on?"

Kevin Esposito shrugged, "I don't know. I just wanna know why she has red hair."

Kate smiled, "It's right to wonder these things. But, you really need to sleep honey." She hugged him tightly, "I'll tell you later when you are rested okay?" She hesitated.

"Okay mommy."

Kate turned off the lamp leaving the room dark with the only light being from the night lights. But as she tried to leave Kevin Esposito held onto her tightly causing her to stay put on the bed. She smiled at him, "Want me to stay until you fall asleep so you don't have to be scared of the dark?"

Kevin Esposito buried his head into her robe, "Mhmm." He held onto his stuffed animals tightly.

Kate smiled in the dark then got under the bed sheets to sleep with her son, "Scoot over a little honey so I can sleep with you." Her son moved over. Kate slipped under the covers and hugged him tightly in the darkness. She kissed his head, "You must be strong to protect your sisters when they need you most okay? You are the oldest, you have to do what Lexi does for you. She protects you right?"

Kevin Esposito closed his eyes, "Yes mommy." He said innocently.

Kate whispered, "It's okay to be scared of the dark. I was scared of it for a long time too. So I'll stay with you okay?" Kevin Esposito didn't say a word. He simply cuddled next to his mom.

In the twin's room, Castle was fast asleep on the floor with the puppy cuddled up next to his side. He gave up trying to stand next to the crib and rock it, so he resorted to laying down and rocking it with his foot to keep his beautiful baby daughters asleep. He was 98% asleep, the other 2% of his consciousness was focused on rocking the crib. He only stayed warm because Angel cuddled up so close to him.

Late the next morning Kate slowly woke up next to her son in her son's bed. She stretched lazily trying not to wake up her little one. She kissed his cheek and whispered, "I'm going out to get breakfast." She smiled as she listened to his steady breath. He was fast asleep with his stuffed toys under his arms. She quietly got out of bed and exited the room, and closed the door silently behind her.

Kate retied her fancy robe as she walked to the twin's bed room. She could hear Alexis and Castle talking and laughing loudly in the kitchen. They were probably getting ready for work. She quietly walked into the twin's room to check up on her baby girls, but she saw that they weren't in their crib. She smiled, Castle probably brought the twins down stairs to the baby play pen in the family room. She quickly turned around to join the rest of her family down stairs.

Kate walked into the kitchen and saw a comedic sight. She caught her husband and daughter sword fighting with forks that have sausage links on them behind the kitchen table. Alexis wore a grey women's business suit that consisted of grey suit jacket, grey suit pants, black heals, and a red women's business blouse. Castle wore a shiny black business suit, white dress shirt, and black and white striped tie. Though the kitchen table had two full plates of food consisting of sausage, eggs, toast, potatoes, and home made waffles. She laughed loudly causing the two stop in their tracks. Kate crossed her arms with a smile, "So, this is what my husband and daughter do when I'm not looking."

Alexis and Castle shared a scared look then lowered their weapons. Alexis shrugged, "Castle started it."

Castle jumped in shock, "What? Did not! Alexis was the one who threw the bacon!"

Alexis looked at Castle, "Yeah! After you made me laugh while I was drinking orange juice causing me to spit it all over."

"Well, you didn't have to laugh at my bad joke!" Castle retaliated. Father and daughter couldn't help but laugh at their playful argument.

Kate rolled her eyes and laughed, "You two are something else." She heard a couple baby giggles behind her causing her to spin around to face the family room. The twins were nestled comfortably in their respective color coded baby onesies in the black baby play pen. The same play pen that Kevin Esposito used to occupy. The twins were surrounded by soft white pillows, stuffed animals of all types, and messy folded pink blankets. Kate strolled over to the baby play pen and kneeled down beside it and started to play with her daughters, "Good morning." She said playfully.

Alexis chuckled, "Mom, Castle and I made breakfast for you and Kevin before we head to work." Castle was busy taking a picture with his phone.

Kate smiled but kept her focus on her daughters, "Thanks you two. Did the girls get fed?"

Castle shook his head, "No, we thought that you wanted to feed them. You know, build the bond…"

Kate chuckled, "Yeah I know. I'll handle it."

Suddenly Castle's phone rang. He answered quickly, "Castle." He nodded then looked at Alexis, "Yeah. We're on our way. Tell Esposito, Alexis is coming in too." He paused, "Alright. Thanks Ryan."

Kate stood up and looked at Castle with a slight concerned look, "Babe?"

Castle waved dismissively, "The boys can't figure out the case right now, so they want my help." He smiled, "Enjoy your maternity leave, you still got a few weeks left."

Kate smiled, "I know babe."

Castle looked at Alexis, "Lets get going."

Alexis nodded, "Right Dad." They began to head for the garage door.

Castle stopped and took Kate in his arms for a moment. He stared into her eyes then kissed her lips tenderly. He smiled, "I love you Kate."

Kate smiled, "I love you too Rick." She chuckled, "Solve the case for the boys. They are all yours until I get back." She kissed him again.

Castle let go of her, "Watch over our girls." He walked over to the crib and waved goodbye to them, "Bye Iris. Bye Serena." The two twin girls gave the same goofy grin at him as they playfully waved their hands.

Alexis called from the garage, "Let's go Dad!"

Castle chuckled, "Perfect family." He ran to Kate again and gave her a quick kiss before running for the door.

Kate smiled as she crossed her arms under her breasts.

It was late in the afternoon in the Castle household and its just another lazy afternoon in the week. Kate wouldn't say she hates maternity leave because she gets more time with her family and especially her newborn girls, but she does feel a little bored sometimes not working. Kate wore a white Batwing blouse and skinny blue jeans. She sat on the carpet in bare feet in the family room against the couch. On her left were the two baby girls on pillows and blankets, fiddling with their own hands and looking curiously around the room. In front of Kate sat Kevin Esposito watching his cartoons on the Disney Channel while he played with his toys. Her son wore a long sleeve dark blue shirt that has the word "hello" written in white cursive on the front and blue pants. Kate played with her baby daughters while keeping a watchful eye on her son. Angel happily wagged her tail and panted excitedly next to the little boy.

Kate picked up Serena Johanna and kissed her cheek then held her close to her chest, "What are those curious eyes looking at?" She said playfully. Serena gave a funny looking grin at her mother. Kate laughed then kissed her, "You have the curious look of your father." She smiled then looked at Iris Lanie who had the same look on her face. Kate smiled, "You both have the look of your father."

Kevin Esposito crawled to his mom and sisters with a toy stuffed giraffe in tow. He sat next to Iris Lanie and looked at her curiously. Kate smiled at her son, "What is it dear?"

Kevin Esposito looked at his mom, "You and Daddy once talked about me looking like dad. Does that mean my sisters will look like you?"

Kate laughed, "You look like both of us but more on your father's side, and you act more like your father." She looked at her girls, "But I have a hunch that these two will look more like me."

Kevin Esposito placed his giraffe next to Iris Lanie and smiled, "They look happy." At saying that she heard Iris Lanie start to whimper.

Kate gently placed Serena Johanna down on the blanket and pillows next to her sister, "Oh, she wants more attention."

Kevin Esposito smiled, "Can I give her attention?"

Kate picked up Iris Lanie and kissed her cheek while rocking her gently. She smiled at her son, "Sure you can. Can you give Serena attention?" She said while rocking her daughter side to side.

Kevin Esposito placed the stuffed giraffe next to Serena Johanna then started to carefully play with her hands. Serena responded happily with a small baby smile and a giggle.

Suddenly everyone heard the front door open and close. Kate looked up from entertaining Iris Lanie in her arms, "Oh Daddy's home." She smiled then looked at Iris Lanie and started to make a goofy grin to her daughter, "Hey, your daddy is home." Her daughter waved her hands with a smile.

Kevin Esposito smiled at his baby sister, "Daddy is home!" His sister essentially did the same thing as her twin.

Alexis walked into the family room with a grin, "Hey."

Kate looked up and smiled, "Hey Alexis. Where's your dad?"

Alexis rubbed the back of her neck uncomfortably, "About that."

Kate stopped rocking her daughter, "What happened?" She said concerned.

Alexis chuckled, "He isn't hurt or anything, but…" Kate gave her The Look. Alexis chuckled again, "So while we, me, Esposito, Ryan, and dad were chasing down the suspect… The suspect shot at us, and for some strange reason Ryan accidentally shot Esposito in the butt."

Kate's jaw dropped, "He what!" Iris Lanie started to whimper. Kate quickly softened, "Sorry honey." She said apologetically.

Kevin Esposito looked at his baby sisters, "Uh Oh. Uncle Ryan is in trouble."

Alexis shrugged, "So Dad went with Esposito to the hospital. Esposito is okay though, didn't look serious."

Kate nodded, "That's good. I'm going to need to talk to Ryan about that. He will need to do some explaining." She sighed, "What about the case."

Alexis waved her hand, "We got the guy. Dad tackled him into a fountain."

Kate laughed, "Wow."

"It was kind of funny." Alexis chuckled, "There were a bunch of people who watched it too, so I'm sure there will be at least a twenty videos on YouTube."

Kate laughed and rocked her daughter once again, "That's funny. I have to check." She gave a confused grin at Alexis, "Hm. It's not like Ryan to do something that careless. I wonder what's with him."

Alexis shrugged, "I don't know either, Dad just said something is bugging him."

Kate looked at her daughters, "Do you know what's bugging him?" Her daughters just gave curious and confused looks. Kate laughed, "I don't know Alexis."

Alexis laughed, "Beats me too."

"Hey, if you're not too busy can you take care of the kids real quick while I start dinner." Kate said while she gently placed Iris next to Serena.

Alexis nodded, "Got it mom."

Kevin Ryan & Jenny Ryan Residence New York City, New York

Jenny was sitting on the couch with her back against the arm rest reading a book while Sarah Grace played with her toys and watched cartoons. Jenny wore a plain purple shirt, tight jeans, and white socks, she read a book while keeping an eye on her energetic young Sarah Grace. Sarah Grace wore a bright pink shirt and white shorts. Jenny looked over her book and smiled at her incredibly adorable daughter watching her cartoons with a big goofy grin as she watched her cartoons. Jenny chuckled and rubbed her belly idly as she watched. After unknowingly rubbing her belly for a long moment her IPhone vibrated bringing her back to reality. Jenny checked her phone and gasped at the notification from the local city news app.

Right at that moment Ryan opened the front door, tired, and exhausted. Jenny put her book down and ran to her husband and embraced him, "Kevin! I just read on the news that detectives from the 12th Precinct were in a shoot out and one of the detectives were shot!" She kissed his lips then his cheek then hugged him tightly.

Ryan hesitated then hugged her back. He sighed, "Yeah…Esposito was shot."

Sarah Grace charged her dad and jumped up and hugged him, "Hi Daddy!"

Ryan hugged his daughter, "Hey there princess." He bent down and kissed her cheek putting a smile on his face for his little girl. Jenny couldn't help but smile at her family.

Sarah Grace smiled, "How was your day daddy?"

Ryan laughed nervously, "It was eventful." He kissed his daughter on the head. He smiled, "Go back to watching cartoons and I'll join you after I talk to mommy okay?"

Sarah Grace smiled, "Okay daddy." She kissed her dad on the cheek then ran off to her spot in front of the TV.

Ryan stood up and gave a small unsure smile, "Can we talk in the kitchen?"

Jenny gave him a worried look, "Okay."

In the kitchen Jenny sat at the table while Ryan leaned against the counter. Ryan crossed his arms tiredly and sighed, leaning heavily on the counter. He sighed, "Esposito was shot."

Jenny gasped, "Javier? What happened? Is he okay?"

Kevin nodded, "Yeah he's fine." He sighed again, "I was the one who shot him… it was an accident."

Jenny gasped again, "What?" She put a hand on her chest as she gasped.

Kevin smiled sheepishly, "He got hit in the butt…" He shook his head, "He should be fine. Castle stayed with him in the hospital."

Jenny smiled and couldn't help but laugh, "I'm sorry, but it's kind of funny that he got hit in the butt." She stopped laughing, "Did you get the guy you were chasing?"

Ryan nodded sheepishly, "Castle got him. Tackled him into a public fountain…."

"Wow. That must've been something to see." Jenny laughed.

Ryan sighed, "Yeah. Something to see."

Jenny looked at him concerned, "What's wrong?" She cocked her head to the side, "Are you troubled that you accidentally shot Esposito?"

"Yeah…I was careless." He shook his head, "Kate will probably give me an earful then toss a stack of papers at me for it…and I sure hope Javie can forgive me."

Jenny smiled, "You didn't shoot him on purpose, so I'm sure he will forgive you." She chuckled, "I would be worried about Lanie."

Ryan chuckled, "Right…"

Jenny looked at him with concern again, "What's wrong?"

Ryan sighed, "Jenny… is there something you need to tell me?" Jenny cocked her head confused. Ryan shook his head, "You've been very distant lately."

Jenny frowned sadly, "I'm sorry honey. I didn't mean to be distant. It's just…" Ryan looked up. She sighed, "I was trying to figure out how to tell you this."

Ryan looked at her with a worried look, "Tell me what? You can tell me anything Jenny you know that." Ryan went to her and kneeled in front of her and took her hands, "Please tell me what's the matter?"

Jenny's hands started to shake nervously causing Ryan to feel and look more nervous. Jenny finally smiled nervously, "I'm pregnant…"

"What?"

"I'm Pregnant Kev…" Jenny smiled, "I'm pregnant…"

After a long stressful moment for Jenny, Ryan exploded with happiness. He jumped up in the air and laughed, "YOU'RE PREGNANT!" He laughed, "YOU'RE PREGNANT! I can't…"

Jenny laughed, "So you're okay with this?"

"Why wouldn't I be okay with this?" Ryan yelled happily.

"I don't know you seemed so worried about Sarah Grace growing up and…"

Ryan crushed his lips to hers with so much passion. Jenny reciprocated with equal fervor and placed her hands on his cheeks as she melted into his kiss. They finally separated when they heard Sarah Grace. Sarah Grace crossed her legs and squealed, "Ew Dad! That's disgusting!"

Jenny and Ryan broke the kiss then stared into each other's eyes for a moment before they broke into laughter. They laughed uncontrollably for what seemed like hours. Sarah Grace approached her parents and asked curiously, "What's so funny mommy, daddy?"

Jenny and Ryan both stared at Sarah Grace then looked at each other. Jenny smiled at him, "Do you want to tell her?"

Ryan laughed, "Sure." He moved to Sarah Grace and kneeled in front of her, placing his hands on her shoulders. His daughter looked at her parents curiously. He smiled, "Sarah guess what…"

Richard & Katherine Castle Residence Bronxville, NY

Castle came in through the garage door, tired, and beat wearing grey police sweats and a white NYPD t-shirt, and carried a black NYPD Duffel bag on his shoulder. The new clothes were given to him by the precinct because he was soaked after taking down the target into a fountain, and the bag was given to him to transport his wet clothes. He sighed tiredly as he walked into his home. He just got back from checking up on Esposito in the hospital. Esposito was in high spirits, a little shy that he got shot in the butt, but he was in high spirits and didn't hold too much of a grudge on Ryan. That won't stop Esposito for giving his partner a world of shit for it. Castle left the hospital before Lanie arrived, he didn't want to explain to her what happened. As Castle took more steps into his home he was welcomed by a delicious smell coming from the kitchen. He stopped and took a deep breath to inhale the delicious smell. Yes sir, Kate made dinner, and boy can she cook.

Castle walked into the kitchen and saw his family sitting at the table with a variety of food on the table. The head of the table where Castle sits was empty, to the left of the seat sat Kate followed by Kevin Esposito. To the right of the seat sat Alexis. His whole family enjoying a nice family supper. Kevin Esposito saw his dad before everyone else, he waved his hand excitedly, "Daddy!"

Kate looked up from her plate and smiled at her husband, "Hey honey."

Alexis turned around and smiled, "Hi dad!" She laughed, "Nice sweats."

Castle sighed and shrugged, "Well, my suit is ruined from the water." He stepped toward the table and looked into the family room, and saw his two baby twins sleeping soundly next to each other in their baby play pen. He dropped his bag then walked over to the play pen and kneeled down to check up on his girls.

Kate chuckled, "That's what happens when you jump into a fountain babe."

Castle smiled warmly at his baby girls, "Well, it was worth it."

Kate smiled, "They had a long day. The girls are fed and they are asleep for now." She waved her hand, "Come join us at the table. We're having your favorite, Tri-tip, mashed potatoes, gravy, vegetables." She laughed, "You name it."

Castle stood up and laughed, "Whatever you cook is my favorite."

Kate blushed then checked her son eating his mashed potatoes. She smiled at her son, "Like it."

Kevin Esposito looked at his mom and hummed in approval while nodding with his mouth full.

Alexis laughed, "Mom you make the best food."

Castle smiled and sat down at the head of the table, "doesn't she?" He put his hands on the table and smiled at everyone.

Kate gripped his hand, "Welcome home." She said lovingly. She leaned up and kissed his cheek.

Kevin Esposito slammed his fork on the table, "EW MOM! Not at the table!" Everyone laughed.

Alexis swallowed a bite of her food, "By the way. I saw the video…sweet tackle." Kate and Alexis laughed.

Castle looked at them curiously, "What?"

One hell of a Fluffy chapter

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