A/N: So you know what I realized? We are now current with this little world of mine I've created. The events of the first FLM book started back in January of this year. So that's pretty cool, huh?

Anyway, do you guys remember Sk8er Kate from back in season 6? Well that idea has always stuck with me and I thought I would bring a little of that into this world.

Enjoy!

The cracks of the skateboards echo off the garage doors as the group of boys perform tricks out in the street. Using trashcans and recycling bins along with the official ramps and rails they already own, the boys try and outdo each other; each trying harder and harder tricks and cheering when they land them.

"Dude! Watch this," Cade gets his friends attention before jumping and grinding along the metal rail he had brought out. He lands with a snap and circles the cul-de-sac while he friends cheer him on and try to match his trick.

When Liam tries to grind, he hits the rail wrong and bails not even a second into the trick. The boy and the board go two different ways; but luckily none are hurt.

"Dude," the friends laugh at Liam's expense, and the boy shoves on the one closest to him, sending the eighth grader stumbling a few steps.

"Car!" The call is sent out to move everything out of the way as a car comes down their street.

"Yo! That's my mom!"

Kate waves to her sons and their friends as she pulls into the driveway and the garage. The teens wave back; she's glad her boys have picked such a good group to hang out with. At least that's how they seem to her; when she's not around it could be totally a different story.

"Hey!" Kate smiles at the group as they move their makeshift skate park back. "You boys staying out of trouble?"

"Always!" Jonathan calls to her.

"Hey, momma," Austin says, wrapping her in a hug.

"Hey, baby. You finish your homework?"

"Uh-huh," the teen nods.

"Good," Kate starts to turn away, closing the car door behind her, when her son's call stops her.

"Will you get us pizza?"

"What?"

"Will you get us pizza," Austin repeats, and gives her a half smile as she turns back to face him again.

"What did dad say?"

"He said to ask you," he shrugs.

"No."

"No?! Why?"

"Because I said."

"Okay," Austin sighs, turning back to his friends, and Kate can hear him relay the information to them.

Kate heads inside, leaving her coat and bag in the mud room and moves through the kitchen and the living room where two of her three daughters are sitting in front of the TV.

"Where's Danielle?"

"Practice," Finn replies, turning away from her show to meet her mom's eyes.

"Oh, okay," Kate nods, heading for her husband's office, where she finds him at his desk. "Hey," she smiles.

"Hey,"

"So Dani's at practice?"

"Yeah, I'm picking her up in about a half hour," Castle answers, standing from his chair and meeting her halfway. "How was your day?"

"Long," Kate sighs, kissing her husband. "Everyone needed something from me all at once. And then I was stuck in meetings all afternoon." She lays her head on his shoulder for a second, catching her breath after a long day.

"I'm sorry," he says, squeezing her tight for a second.

"It's fine," she shrugs, looking up and stealing a kiss. "Hey did you tell the boys I would get them and their friends pizza for dinner?"

"I told them to ask you, yes."

"And what did you say?"

"I told them it was fine with me if it was fine with you."

"Okay," she nods, turning away and heading for the stairs.

She returns a short time later, changed out of work clothes and into jeans and a t-shirt and heels were replaced for sneakers.

Kate bypasses the living room and instead heads back out to the garage. The boys are still out in the street throwing tricks, their skateboards cracking off the pavement. She puts on her bike helmet and an extra set of knee and elbow pads before grabbing an extra skateboard and rolling down the driveway. At the bottom she jumps over the curb and circles the cul-de-sac as the boys look at her in disbelief.

"Dude, you never told me your mom knew how to skate," Jackson says, leaning into Austin.

"I didn't know she could," Austin shrugs.

"Okay, here's the deal," Kate says joining the group of middle schoolers. "I will get you boys pizza-" the teens start cheers and giving each other high fives before Kate cuts them off. "-if you four can beat me. I'm challenging you to a game of S.K.A.T.E and if you win I'll by you pizza, but if I win, you're on your own. Deal?"

The group of friends standing in front of her are giving her the blankest most confused stares she has ever seen.

"So wait," Cade starts, trying to wrap what Kate had just said around his brain. "Us four against you and if we win we get pizza?"

"That's what I said," Kate nods.

"Is she serious?" Cade whispers to the twins.

"My mom is always serious," Liam nods.

"I think we should do it," Jackson pipes up. "I mean how good could she be?" Realizing Kate could hear everything he just said, he quickly adds, "No offense."

"Okay," Austin nods. "Us four against you. Do we get to pick who throws the trick?"

"That's fine with me," Kate says.

"Alright," her eldest son finally agrees. "You're on."

S.K.A.T.E is a variation on the popular basketball game H.O.R.S.E in which a shot is made and if the second person does not make it they get a letter. The same is said for the skateboarding version, but instead of shooting baskets, tricks are thrown.

The game begins with a simple jump over the curb as Kate had expertly completed moments before. After that the tricks get harder and harder. Ollies, kick flips, grinds, jumps over overturned trash cans, various combinations of tricks; each meant to cause the opposite team to mess up and get another letter.

Half an hour, and a short pause to let Castle leave to pick up Danielle from cheerleading practice, later the game is tied at four letter a piece, and if Kate doesn't land the next trick, she will lose.

As it's his turn to call the trick, Cade pauses for a minute, thinking his combination through. "Okay. Go up the ramp, stall at the top, come down and do a 540. You get three pushes when you come off the ramp." He says, adding the extra momentum push into the combination.

"Liam: it's your turn." The boy's friends point out, and the second youngest Castle child looks to his mom and gives her a half smile.

Mother against son. Winner takes all.

Liam goes first, getting a good start further down the street before rolling up the plastic ramp and stalling on the top with his front wheels. He comes down backwards and changes directions before pushing off with his foot twice and throwing the final jump. He lands perfectly, and the boys cheer, slapping five and bumping fists.

Kate starts the same way as her son, hits the ramp and stalls. As she comes down, she doesn't switch directions, but instead throws the 540 on opposite feet. Unfortunately she doesn't land the jump and the board goes one way while she goes another, stumbling a few steps before catching herself.

The boys are freaking out having just one, and Kate smiles watching them.

"Good job," she says, holding up a hand. All four boys slap her five, and she gets a hug from Austin.

"Wow mom! I didn't know you could do that."

"Yeah, well I had to keep a few of my secrets under my sleeve for a moment like this," she smiles. "Alright, come on. Did you boys tell your parent's you were staying for dinner?" Kate points the question to her sons' friends.

"Uh huh," they reply, following her inside the house.

"Alright. What toppings do you want?"