Shared Dream
The night that Alexis had fallen asleep in the NCIU; her dream was quite similar to the one that Beckett was having back at the loft. Castle on the other hand had one of his many theories play out in his dreams. Jake was just waiting for the day that he could bring his girls home.
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It was December 25th, 2040; Charlotte and Siobhan's 18th birthday. Most of the family had gathered at the Hamptons house to for the holidays and for the girls' birthday. The girls' great grandparents had passed away a few years prior; but the entire family kept the memory of Martha, Jim and Jackson alive just as they had with Johanna and the girls' paternal great grandparents.
For Alexis and Jake it was only just sinking in that not only were they in their late forties, but that their daughters were now adults. Castle and Beckett along with their friends came to that realization years ago when each of their kids had reached their eighteenth year of life.
"I wish Grams was here for this." Siobhan had said to her twin as they put the finishing touches on.
"Me too. She would definitely be the life of the party if she was still alive."
Alexis, Johanna Martha and Kat were eavesdropping from the hallway when Beckett came up behind them. Charlotte and Siobhan had been told about Meredith around their 5th birthday. Like their mother; they acknowledged Meredith as their biological grandmother and called her grandma when she dropped by when it was convenient; but they considered Beckett to be their grandmother. The girls had taken to calling Martha Grams just as their mother, their aunts and uncles had when the girls first started to talk.
"Knowing Grams; she's here in spirit. There's no way she'd miss a party." Johanna Martha said.
The girls noticed their entourage in the mirror. Smiles came to the girls faces as their loved ones piled into the room. Now the girls were quite close to their aunts as well as their uncles since the age difference was really small. Johanna Martha was only seven years older than her nieces, Kat and JJ were six years older than their nieces and James Royce was a mere five years older.
"Yeah she definitely would be." the girls said in unison.
Over the years it had gotten easier to tell Charlotte and Siobhan apart; the two had been identical since day one. But now Siobhan's crimson locks were getting a bit deeper in it's red hue as her blue eyes lighten up. Charlotte's on the other hand got lighter in it's red hue and her blue got deeper in their blueness.
"At least I had it easy when it came to your Aunt Kat and your Uncle JJ." Beckett said.
"The fact that one is a girl and the other is a boy didn't help much; Grandmama Kate?"
Alexis gave her daughter a look and everything moved on. After that four generations of Castle women made their way to the party below.
A banner from a local party store had been put up.
Happy 18th Birthday; Charlie and Ivon!
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The girls' birthday was lovely in the dream. When Alexis and Beckett woke up in a few hours they would share their dream with their respective husband.