Alexis looked at her friend and asked loudly, "Why did you grab my arm in there? Are you trying to blow everything?"

Samantha looked at her friend and whispered, "I didn't grab your arm. You grabbed mine and..."

"I did not. Look are you playing dumb or are you really dumb?"

"Don't you dare call me dumb...You, you big dummy..."

That was all it took before the girls started swinging at each other. Alexis tackled Sam and the girls started rolling on the floor. Pulling each others hair and trying to hit one another. They were screaming at the top of their lungs and they could be heard throughout the house. They stopped when they heard a voice ask, "What are you two girls doing? Are you trying to kill each other?"

Samantha stopped and looked up at her Grandmother and told her, "She called me dumb. I'm not dumb. She is!"

It was then that Alexis lunged at her friend and Johanna struggled to hold her granddaughter back. Then Johanna looked at her granddaughter and told her, "That's quite enough name calling young lady. What have I told you about fighting?"

Samantha crossed her arms over her chest and refused to answer. Instead she turned and stomped out of the room and headed upstairs. Her footsteps could be heard throughout the house and when she slammed her bedroom door the whole house shook from the force of it.

Rick and Kate walked into the kitchen and Kate sighed when she saw her mother standing there. She should have known that her mom would come over and try to get in the middle of things. Before Kate could say anything to her mom, Johanna held out her hand and said, "I don't know if you remember me or not, but I'm..."

"Johanna. You're Kate's mother. Although if I do say so myself you look much too young to be her mother. I would have thought that you were sisters."

Kate rolled her eyes, but Johanna simply smiled and laughed, "You flatter me Mister Castle. I.."

Rick interrupted and told her, "Please, call me Rick."

Johanna simply nodded, "Now if you will excuse me, I have to go find my granddaughter."

Kate asked, "What's she mad about now?"

Johanna put her hand on her mouth and shook her head. Alexis was sitting at the kitchen table. She had a very sad look on her face. Kate knew that whatever was making Alexis sad was probably the same thing that had upset her daughter. She trusted that her mother would take care of it. Before Johanna could leave the room, Rick asked, "Will you be joining us for dinner Johanna?"

Looking at Kate and seeing her imperceptible nod, Johanna agreed, "Yes. Jim, my husband and Kate's father, had to work late tonight. Which is why I'm here instead of at home."

Kate knew her mother better than that. She knew that her mom was checking up on her, but Johanna would never admit to such a thing. So, Kate walked over to the cabinet and took out another plate and reached for the silverware. She set another place for her mother. Shaking her head inside and laughing to herself.

Johanna walked upstairs and knocked on Samantha's door. She heard a muffled, "Go away..."

Smiling to herself, she opened the door and walked inside. She saw her granddaughter curled up on the bed and she went to sit next to her. She ran her hand on her back and asked, "What's going on my darling granddaughter?"

"Nothing."

Johanna laughed softly at her reply. She was just like her mother had been at her age. Strong. Independent and headstrong. Johanna shook her softly, "I know that's not true. Something has got you upset."

She heard Samantha sniffle and then she whispered, "We are messing everything up. It wasn't supposed to be real. We just wanted them to..."

Samantha stopped talking when she realized what she was saying and who she was saying it to. She clammed up and turned away from her grandmother. Refusing to say anything else. Johanna looked at her granddaughter and asked, "What are you two up to?"

Samantha shook her head and started to say something, but Alexis came into the room at the same time and whispered "We were just trying to get them together. I've always wanted a mom and..."

Samantha threw a throw pillow at Alexis and it hit her friend square in middle of her chest. Alexis looked at her friend and asked, "Why did you do that?"

"Because you can't tell her about it!"

"Why not?"

Samantha huffed out, "Because it will ruin everything. She will run and tell them and then we will be in even bigger trouble."

Johanna suddenly knew what was going on. Her granddaughter and her best friend were trying to get their parents together. What neither of them could know was that their parents had already been together at one time. It hadn't worked out then. Johanna wondered if it could work out now. It was obvious to everyone that Kate and Rick still had feelings for one another. They just needed a push in the right direction. So, Johanna whispered, "I happen to agree with you two."

Alexis and Samantha looked at her and they both asked, "You do?"

Johanna nodded, "Yeah, but I think the two of you are going about it the wrong way. What we need to do is..."

Johanna motioned for the girls to come in closer and then she started whispering her plan to them. The girls nodded and smiled up at her. When she was done talking, she asked them, "Do you think you can play your parts girls?"

Samantha and Alexis both nodded and they smiled at Johanna. Johanna took each of the girls hands and they walked downstairs together. Johanna knew that Rick and Kate belonged together, but she wasn't sure if either of them could see it. Could feel the love that surrounded them both. It was something electric and alive. There was one big thing standing in the way of them getting back together. And it took the shape of a three year old little boy named Noah.

When they walked back into the kitchen Samantha and Alexis both had frowns on their faces. Johanna told Rick and Kate, "After dinner I'm going to take the girls out for ice cream. Do you and Rick want to come Katie? Although it's probably going to be past Noah's bedtime and..."

Looking over at her daughter, she saw her looking at Rick. Kate smiled and told her mother, "I think we will stay here. Noah is going to need a bath before bedtime and..."

Rick rushed to say, "I'll stay with her. I mean she probably needs some help and..."

Johann held her hand up and smiled, "I understand completely. I just wanted to ask."

Inside, Johanna was smiling brightly and went to go help her daughter get dinner on the table. Johanna looked over at her granddaughter and smiled to herself. Her daughter belonged with Rick. Johanna had always wondered why Katie had refused to date anyone after Tom left her. She now knew the reason. Her daughter was still in love with the father of her son. However, looking at how far apart they were sitting from one another, it was clear that they had some huge hurdles to overcome.

All she had ever wanted was for her daughter to be happy. Katie had always claimed that she was happy, but a mother knows when her children were happy and Katie hadn't been happy in a long, long time. She was going to do everything she could to give her a real reason to smile again. Johanna had a feeling that that reason was the man sitting in her daughter's kitchen. And she was going to do everything she could to make them both realized that they belonged together. Despite what either of them had done in the past, they belonged together. And the sooner they bother realized it the better off they would both be...