Castle Baby One Shots (A Castle Fanfic)

Chapter 4

(Alex and Tyler, 5 years old)

Castle had been on tour for three days and everyone had been getting very bored without him. Kate stepped out of the bathroom ready to get into bed, but instead found Alex lying there wrapped up in their cream colored comforter.

Alex looked up at her and said, " I think your bed is lonely."

"I think you're right." She laid down next to her son. But something didn't feel right. She wanted both of her boys with her. Mostly because if Tyler wasn't invited, he'd cry about it if he ever found out. "Why don't you go ask Tyler if he wants to come, too?"

"But I'm already cuddled in." Alex whined.

"Fine. I'll go get him."

When Beckett came back, Tyler was searching through the endless book shelf, clearly not understanding what any of the titles said. "Alright, Fart Knockers, time to get in bed." After they were all snuggled up, Beckett asked "should we go to sleep now?"

"NO!" the boys shouted in unison.

"I guess another hour won't hurt."

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(The boys are now 18)

Castle had gone to a convention for the weekend. Beckett was left with three moody teenagers. It was 10 pm and Beckett was ready to crawl in bed, but was hit with déjà vu when she saw Alex there wrapped up in the sheets.

  "I think your bed is lonely," he said Alex coaxed.

"I think you need to go get in yours before it gets lonely, too,"Beckett said, playing Alex's little game.

"My bed isn't lonely. It has the pillows and the sheets to keep it company."

"Well mine isn't either", Beckett answered, "I've got dad's pillow to keep me company."

"Well you're going to get cold without extra body heat," Alex tried again.

"That's why I have a heater."

"Please, you know you're tired, just stop arguing and get in bed," Alex stubbornly tried to persuade.

"Stop arguing and get in your bed," Beckett commanded.

"No."

"Alex, I will handcuff you to your bed if you do not get out of mine right now."

"Fine", Alex finally gave up. He yanked the sheets from under the bed and walked away cocooned in all the covers.

Beckett sat down on the empty bed and remembered back to 13 years ago when Alex had pulled the same stunt. She smiled and called out, "Alex?"

"Yeah?" He popped his head in the doorway since he had just recently left the room.

"Could you get me a cup of coffee? And get Tyler. I'm sure he'd like to join us." They smiled at each other.

"Only if I get to have one, too."

"I guess that would be alright."