Disclaimer: Ha you're funny. Not yet…. Not yet…
A/N: Update? Yeah sure! Hope you like this chapter. Not really sure how I feel about it.
Kevyn and Xavier Castle watch their mommy as they lean on each side of the door frame. She is struggling to find anything to wear and the boys are becoming impatient.
"Mommy, we aren't going to make it to the zoo." Xavier looks at his mommy and uses his best pleading voice. He runs from the door post and quickly grabs one of his mommy's blue tank tops, he knows that she loves. After that he grabs some of her yoga pant type capris and hands them to her. He speaks softly, "You don't have to hide the baby. No prethinct, no problem. Now, can we go?" Kate shakes her head and quickly dress in the clothes her younger boy (by 10 minutes) has picked and looks in the mirror.
Xavier knows his fashion. Very well apparently. The boy has picked the best outfit for his mom. She likes it. A lot. Grabbing her light jacket, a small red imitation leather jacket, and a small navy sports jacket she approaches the boys.
Sliding the red jacket on Xavier, she kisses the top of the boy's dark curls and looks into his piercing blue eyes. "Thank you little man. Wonderful outfit. And good job helping Kev get dressed too." Xavier smiles and straightens his jacket and gray skinny jeans, red converse complete the outfit. Kate gazes down Kevyn's outfit. The boy's button down and black skinny jeans are adorable. Complete with his black converse, he looks rather dapper. "Well aren't you just my dashing baby boy." She kisses the top of his head and situates the navy blazer on his shoulders.
"Not baby, I'm three. We'll be four thoon." She shakes her in rapid agreement.
"Of course how could I forget." Grabbing the boys' bag and grabbing two little hands they walk out of the loft and to the car waiting for them.
"Daddy's joining uth today isn't he? I though I heard him thay thomething about the zoo." Xavier looks up in his mom's brown doe eyes.
"He should be kid. Should be."
Richard Castle was currently sitting in a meeting waiting as patiently as possible. He had been there for three hours. He was over this. Black Pawn had just signed him for two more "Double" books to add to the previous one. All he could think about were the boys. The boys. His boys. Who were probably arriving at the zoo. Right now.
"Richard!" A woman's voice shouts accusingly. "Have you heard anything I said. The meeting's over. Have your first two chapters of book two to us by next month. Now, it obvious you want to be somewhere else. So, go." Paula looks at the author rushing to grab his jacket and stuff and practically running out of the conference room.
"Thanks Paula!" He yells over his shoulder. She laughs and sighs as her best author pushes through the department doors. He got lucky. REALLY lucky with Katherine Beckett.
The boys arrive at the zoo hand in hand with their mother. A breeze making the jackets necessary but not too overbearing. It was a really gorgeous day for the zoo. Paying at admissions, Beckett quickly walks through to avoid any possible questions about being an author's "muse". Reaching in her bag she pulls out three pairs of aviator style sunglasses. She slides the blue pair onto Kev's face while simultaneously putting on Xavier's red pair. Lastly she slides her classic silver ones onto her nose and again takes hold of the boy's hands and leads them to the penguins. The place she and rick had arranged to meet.
A man silently walks up behind her, whispering down her neck. "Great day for the zoo, huh Detective?" Kate jumps and turns around fist raised. Rick laughs and scoops her up in his arms for a kiss.
"Daddy! You made it! Kev and I were really excited!" Xavier tackles his dad's leg and hides his face in the fabric of his dad's shorts. Kevyn turns and realizes what has happened. He joins Xavier until they are both scooped up in their dad's huge arms.
"How are my loves today? I trust you have been good for mom, right?" The boys shake their heads vehemently in agreement. "Good. Now, who wants some lunch? And ice cream?" The boys squeal with delight as their dad puts them down and takes Xavier's hand in his while Kev swiftly takes hold of Kate's hand. She tousles his curls and then takes Castle's hand in her free one as they walk to the food court.
They sit down at a table near a fountain and the boys sit across from Rick and Kate chowing down on some chicken and fries. Rick asks the boys about their day so far.
"Well… I had to help mommy find what to wear this morning." Xavier replies slyly. "She wath taking so long." Rick laughs at his sons words.
"Was she now? Why is that?"
"She thill thinks she can hide the baby." Kevyn replies, a hint of orneriness in his eyes.
"Why are we still hiding the baby, mommy?" Castle receives an elbow to the ribs for his little 'question'. He snakes his arm around her waist and rests his hand on the slightly rounded bump on Kate's lower stomach. His breath catches in his throat and looks at Kate with tears in his eyes and a smile on his face. "That's our kid. That's OUR baby, Kate."
"Yes, Rick. That's our kid."
"How far are you along now?" He keeps her close as they watch their boys chowing down on the last of the fries.
"This week marks three months. Three months." She smiles at him. Noticing that the boys had finished their fries however, she stops and turns to her little men. "Xavier, Kevyn, you boys want ice cream now?"
"Yes, please!" Xavier grins at the offer.
"Please, mommy! Ice cream is my favorite…" chimes Kevyn.
Rick goes quickly to the counter and orders the boys favorites. After grabbing plenty of napkins, he hands each boy their ice cream. Taking up the other hands of the boys in his own, he turns and look back, wiggling his eyebrows. "You coming Beckett?"
After snapping a pic of the scene she walks rapidly in front of her men. She stands on her toes for a kiss and then stays there. Foreheads touching.
"I love you, Rick." Leaning down she kisses the dark curls of the right handed boy. "I love you, Kevyn." And kissing the others curls, "I love you, Xavier."
"We love you too, mommy." the boys sing together. Giggling, enjoying the rest of their day at the zoo.
A/N: Caskett fluff? Yeah… its my life…