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A/N: Thanks for the continued interest. Let me know what you think. Should I continue posting chapters as I find time to write them or should I write the rest and then post them? I think it will end up somewhere around 20 chapters.
Castle quickly parked the car and shuffled his self and the kids inside. After a trip on the elevator that seemed to take forever, they made it to the homicide floor. With little Jo strapped to his front and a boy's hand in each of his he took one step off the elevator.
"Hey Espo! Can you watch these two for a sec. I need to go get Beckett and I don't want either of them to see the M-U-R-D-E-R board."
"Dad, we know how to spell murder." He laughed at his two sons. Espo smirked and leaned down to his two favorite boys.
"How's about we go see Aunt Lanie in the break room? I think we got some donuts left from this morning if you two are interested?" They shook their heads swiftly and grabbed their Uncle's outstretched hands. Castle heard them talking as they walked away. "So, how old are you two now, like twelve?"
"No silly. You're crazy."
Castle walked rapidly to his wife's desk and sat in his designated chair. She looked up from the paperwork and noticed the huge grin on both him and their daughter. Johanna's gurgles filled the air and immediately a grin was on Kate's face as well.
"How's my favorite little girl today?" Jo giggled as her momma tickled her tummy. "Hello, lovely and annoying husband. Where are my little men?"
"They're with the newest couple on the team. But, not for long, because we are busting you outta here."
"And what mak-" Beckett's sentence was stopped by the Captain's words.
"Beckett, you're done for today. Give Ryan the rest of your paperwork and have a restful weekend with your family." Kate glared at her husband. "That's an order Beckett." Beckett stood and shuffled to Ryan's desk. He graciously took the folders from her and stacked them neatly on his pile, shooting a quick wink to Beckett.
"How many people did you rope into this Castle? What's gonna happen next? Javi and Lanie are going to come out of the break room, one of our son's in each of Javi's arms?" Her jaw dropped open as Javier shuffled out of the room, two giggling boys in his arms, Lanie close behind talking with Beckett's little gentlemen.
"Auntie Lanie, when are you gonna have a baby? Kev and I want a boy cousin because Jo is a girl." Lanie laughed out loud at Xavier's question. A look of utter fear and astonishment flew onto Javi's face. He turned to look at Lanie. She winked at him and was quickly on her way to the morgue. Espo walked the boys to their parents current location and sighed loudly. Kevyn's cautious question split the air.
"Are you alright Uncle Javi?" Esposito knelt down so that he was eye level with Xavier and Kevyn, and whispered so that just they could hear.
"Aunt Lanie and I together now. I'm going to ask her to marry me tonight. And then she might want to have kids. I know I do, but I don't know if Lanie does. Wish me luck chicos, have fun on your vacation you two." After a quick hug from each, Javier wished the whole family a good vacation and began his trek to the morgue.
"Uncle Javi," he turned his head a slowed, Xavier held up his two thumbs, "¡Buena suerte, tío!" He smiled and resumed his previous pace.
The drive to the Hamptons went by quicker than usual. The boys and Jo had fallen asleep in the back of the car. As they pulled into the driveway, Xavier mumbled something.
"What was that Xavier?" His mom inquired from the front seat, she watched her tired son lift his head and speak with a sleepy slur.
"Javi y Lanie están en el amor." She smiled at her intelligent son. "Uncle Javi is teaching me some Spanish on our godson days. It means Javi and Lanie are in love."
"Alright little one, well we are here you want to wake your brother up? You can let Johanna sleep." He tapped Kev until he was awake. They shuffled into the house a little past 7. Rick urged his little men to take their mother upstairs to help them and Johanna unpack. He whispered in Kevyn's ear that they also needed to get themselves, mommy, and Jo ready for dinner.
With the boys upstairs and Kate with them he ran to the back door. He grabbed the thermals off the porch and took the catered cuisine inside. He grabbed his midnight blue button up and quickly put it on over his v neck and tucked it carefully into his khakis. This wasn't just anyone. This was his wife, the mother of 3 of his 4 wonderful and beautiful children.
Upstairs, the boys had to reveal that there was a surprise in order to convince their mom to dress herself and Jo in the dresses. Each got themselves ready, and Kevyn ran down the steps to find out how his father was doing on time. Upon Castle's thumbs up, he raced up the stairs and laced his fingers through his moms empty hand.
"Milady, hes waiting for you. We should go now so that we will be there quickly." The four bodies shuffled down steps and out onto the patio outside where Kate was faced with a beautiful candlelight dinner.
"Richard Edgar Castle, all this for me? I love you." His lips covered hers and the love flowed freely between the two. "Now what do my boys say we start eating this wonderful Italian food?" Kev and Xavier quickly dug into the food. Rick was quick to follow as Kate looked upon her family with awe.