"If you continue to hassle me, I will shoot you Rick and then we definitely won't be going," Kate hissed as she finished pinning her hair back and stared at herself in the mirror, happy with how she looked. The black dress Rick had chosen for her flattered her figure and her hair was pinned back perfectly, making her relax slightly. She didn't want to look stupid on their first press event since everything had gone crazy! Court cases, evidence, family events, the last seven months of their lives had been hectic and wonderful and brilliant and most of the days she didn't regret in the slightest! Opening the bedroom door, Kate laughed at the sight of Rick pacing up and down in his tuxedo, his fingers playing around with the cuffs of his jacket while Alexis stood by the couch in the teal dress she'd chosen the previous week when Kate had taken her shopping on their girly day, AJ sat patiently on the floor with his toy rabbit while dressed in a similar tuxedo to his father. "You all look wonderful, we can go now," Kate declared as Rick breathed a sigh of relief and lifted his son into his arms, knowing AJ was a nightmare for Kate to carry at the moment.

"You look extraordinary Kate," Rick whispered as they slowly approached the front door, Kate smiling gratefully at him before she found Alexis' hand and squeezed it quickly, walking out of the apartment proudly with her little girl. Entering the elevator, Kate sighed as she relaxed back against the wall, her smile growing with AJ began to sing loudly, none of the words making sense as Rick began to chuckle to their sons attempt at being musical. "He's going to be just like his grandmother this one, on the stage, singing to the world, unfortunately not always in key," Rick declared as Kate rolled her eyes and stepped out of the elevator, feeling Alexis grab onto her hand again as they stepped out of the apartment towards the car that was waiting for them. Climbing into the vehicle, Kate sighed as she shut her eyes and thought about everything that was going on. Here she was, dressed up with her family to go the function organised for the charity auction for the Johanna Beckett scholarship fund that Rick had started once Bracken had died and their family had gained its footing again.

"Daddy who else is going to be there tonight?" Alexis asked, breaking the silence that was starting to fill the car.

"Well, Jim's going to be there and grams and then Lanie, Javier and Kevin too," Rick listed as Kate smiled, remembering how excited Lanie had been at the prospect of a posh evening out in the world of the rich and famous and she'd almost broken Kate's ear drum with her squealing about buying a new dress for the event. "Some of my poker friends are coming tonight and Captain Gates as well," he stated, Kate's eyes opening quickly to look across at him. "Surprise," he cheered, trying to make the situation seem better. He knew Kate and Gates weren't close but this seemed like the perfect opportunity to build some bridges.

"Why is she coming?" Kate asked quickly.

"Because she's your boss, she's highly respected and she's representing the NYPD tonight," he declared as Kate raised her eyebrows. "Also she had a lot of involvement in making sure that Bracken was made guilty for what he did to your mom and Montgomery and everyone else so I think we should at least try and be civil to her," he declared as Kate nodded slowly and forced a smile onto her face before playing with the material of her dress, the writer noticing the charm bracelet that decorated her wrist. "I haven't seen you wear that in ages," he commented as Kate shyly smiled and ran her fingers across the charms she adored so much.

"I haven't been able to wear it because of work and tonight just seemed like the perfect time to wear it again," she admitted before leaning across to kiss him, Alexis groaning as they laughed against each other's lips. Feeling the car stop, Kate sighed as she moved away and breathed out, knowing that the press would be waiting outside of the car and they were the main guests tonight. Tonight she was Katherine Castle, wife and mother, the daughter of an amazing woman whose life and legacy everyone was going to be celebrating tonight.

"I'll carry AJ, you hold Alexis' hand," Rick declared as Kate nodded and found Alexis' hand, the now nine year old girl giggling as she watched the doors open and Kate slide out before her, the cameras flashing at them as they began to walk up the stairs towards the building, people shouting at them for attention but the two of them successfully ignoring, now used to the screaming voices. Entering the building, Kate sighed as she looked down at Alexis who was looking around the room, the sound of music playing further down the corridor making AJ squeal as Kate laughed and ran her fingers through his dark curls.

"Let him down for a minute, otherwise we won't get any peace all night and everyone will hate us for bringing him," she declared, watching as her husband nodded and put AJ down on the ground, the two of them smiling as AJ clung onto Rick's leg for balance as he stood up. Beaming proudly, Kate watched as AJ walked forward slowly before falling and sitting down again, frustration covering his face as he moved to stand up again.

"He is so your child Kate," Rick smirked as the brunette laughed and slowly followed her son, wanting to be close in case he hurt himself. AJ wasn't the best at walking yet and still had the habit of falling into walls and furniture which often ended up in her cuddling him for more than he actually needed but he was like his father and loved having her attention. "He has your determination," Rick elaborated as AJ began to totter forward again, the two of the smiling as Alexis walked over and took hold of both of AJ's hands, helping him to walk further forward. "We've been lucky with them," he declared as Kate nodded and curled into his side, smiling when his ran across her stomach. "I hope this one will be just as good," he declared, running his hand across her abdomen as she looked down at the bump indicating that once again, Kate Beckett was heavily pregnant, with a child that they'd made on the night all their fear had ended.

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"How can you be seven months pregnant and yet look absolutely stunning?" Lanie moaned as she stared at the brunette who laughed and shrugged before taking a sip of her water. "It's not fair Kate, I better look that good when I get pregnant one of these days," she declared as Kate smiled at her friend before looking across to see Rick talking with Captain Gates in the distance.

"So are you going to start working on making Esposito a father?" Kate questioned as Lanie rolled her eyes, the two of them glancing across to see Esposito and Ryan deep in discussion about something that was starting a pretty deep conversation.

"I want to get married first and he's not planning on proposing anytime soon," Lanie moaned as Kate smiled and looked at her. "I keep waiting for a proposal but no, he just keeps telling me that he likes the way we are," she announced as Kate sighed, laughing when she felt someone bump into her leg, her eyes looking down to see AJ staring up at her, pulling the puppy eyes that his father did as well.

"Come here baby," Kate smiled, lifting him into her arms before sighing, realising that AJ always made a thing when in her arms to poke her bump with anything he could find, usually his foot or hand. "Alexander James, no poking mommy's bump tonight," Kate warned as he stared at her before wrapping his arms around her neck and burying his face into her shoulder as Lanie smiled. "I fall asleep on the couch sometimes and wake up to him poking my stomach with his finger, he can't just stop," she declared, holding him to her before sighing as she felt him get heavier.

"He's just fascinated on why mommy's stomach has ballooned," Lanie commented as Kate rolled her eyes.

"You should have seen him when the baby kicked, he wouldn't come near me for the rest of the day, it's not like we can even explain to him what's going on," Kate laughed as the ME nodded and sighed, watching as Javier slowly walked towards them and wrapped his arms around his girlfriend. "So Javier, when are you going to make an honest woman out of this one?" Kate immediately asked, not caring about the glare that Lanie gave her for asking the question.

"I didn't really think that's what we wanted at the moment," he admitted as Lanie glared up at him.

"For god's sake Javier, will you just bloody marry me?" Lanie asked as she crossed her arms and glared at him.

"Yeah sure, it might be cool I guess" he stated, Kate laughing as she realised, before the two of them, what they'd just agreed too.

"You two do realise that you've just gotten engaged to each other?" Kate asked as Esposito quickly looked at Lanie before laughing, the cop quickly wrapping his arms around the ME as she smiled weakly and rested against him, unable to stop herself from laughing again as she took in what had just happened. "Congratulations," Kate smiled as they both nodded and looked up at each other, their lips joining as Kate rolled her eyes and turned her head to see Rick walking towards her, his lips moving down to kiss AJ's forehead as the little boy squealed at his father. "Can you take him?" Kate asked when AJ's foot tapped into her bump, the writer nodding as he took AJ into his arms and lifted him above his head as the little boy squealed and kicked his legs, most of the crowd looking around at them and laughing. "Lanie and Javier just got in engaged," Kate announced as shock covered the writer's face.

"You finally got the courage to take the next step Javier?" Rick asked quickly as the brunette laughed and looked at her friend.

"Actually, Lanie asked," Javier admitted, proud of what his girlfriend, now fiancée, had done by proposing to him! It was just such a Lanie thing to do! "We're getting married Lanie Parish, you're going to be Dr Esposito," he declared as she stared at Kate in shock while the brunette cuddled into her husband side and began to run her fingers to her sons chest so she could tickle AJ's chest, the small boy giggling when she began to do it.

"Ladies and gentleman," a man said as Rick slowly put AJ down, the small boy clinging onto Kate's arms as Rick pressed a kiss to Kate's lips. "Tonight's host, Mr Richard Castle," the man stated as Rick walked towards the stage and approached the microphone, his smile growing as he looked across the applauding crowd.

"Good evening everyone," Rick smiled as silence fell across the room, Kate smiling as Alexis moved to stand beside her, her body resting into Kate's while AJ moved to sit down at her feet. "Everyone here has come tonight to celebrate a wonderful woman tonight. A woman who worked hard in every aspect of her life, whether it was her career or her family, a woman who was murdered because she was trying to do her job and uncovered a conspiracy, a conspiracy that continued until seven months ago," Rick stated as he looked across at his wife, relaxing when she smiled and nodded at him. "That woman is the wonderful Johanna Beckett, the mother of my beautiful wife Katherine," he explained, not surprised when everyone started to clap again, some of them turning to look at Kate as she ran her fingers through both her children's hair. "We're all here tonight to raise money for the scholarship fund that has been opened in Johanna's name, a charity which will allowed students to study law and show that there is still justice in this world, something that Johanna believed in extremely," Rick smiled as Kate looked across to see her father standing with Martha, the two of them watching in silence as Kate realised that both of them were drinking water. "On behalf of my wife Kate, our children and Kate's father, I want to thank all of you for coming tonight and helping us raise money for such a wonderful charity," Rick admitted as he stopped for a moment and listened the chatter that began to fill the room again. "I also have two other things to discuss tonight," he added as confusion covered Kate's face.

"I thought he was only doing one speech tonight," Lanie commented as Kate shrugged and turned to look at him.

"I want to congratulate our amazing family friends, Javier Esposito and Lanie Parish in their recent engagement," Rick smiled as Javier and Lanie laughed while Kevin turned to look at them in shock. "And by recent, I mean this evening," the writer laughed as everyone smiled, Kate quickly lifting AJ into her arms when he began to fall asleep against her leg, not surprising her. This was a late night for her baby boy who spent most of the day asleep than awake. "The other thing I want to talk about is something that I am going to pass over to Victoria Gates, Captain of Homicide at the tenth precinct," he declared as Kate, Ryan and Esposito groaned, watching as the woman moved to stand beside Rick, smiling weakly as she looked across at the crowd.

"Javier Esposito, Kevin Ryan and Katherine Beckett," Gates announced as Kate continued to hold her son in her arms, terrified as AJ buried his face into her neck and yawned. "I am proud to tell you that your applications were accepted and you're now being promoted to detective's, congratulations" the captain said as shock covered Kate's face while Javier laughed behind her, Kevin slowly moving towards them as Kate smiled weakly, still amazed that she'd been promoted. She was now a detective. Detective Kate Beckett! Hearing everyone applaud their achievements, Kate smiled as Javier and Kevin both hugged her, a laugh leaving her lips as she heard Rick move towards her, her two friends stepping away before her husband leant in and kissed her.

"You knew," Kate laughed as Rick nodded and smiled down at their son to see that he was now fast asleep. "And you kept it from me," she smiled, the writer nodding as she rolled her eyes and leant in to kiss him again, unable to stop herself from smiling against his lips as she heard people start to talk again around them. "He's fast asleep, we should have gotten a baby sitter for him Rick," Kate admitted as she looked down at her son for a second.

"And let him miss out on all the fun," Rick whispered as he pressed a kiss into AJ's hair and sighed. "I want to dance with you," he admitted as she sighed, knowing that she wanted to dance as well, although she didn't want to move AJ out of her arms either. "Your dad wants to spend some time with the kids so I'm sure he won't mind watching AJ while we go and dance for a bit, soon getting up the stairs to say goodnight to the kids will tire you out," he teased as she glared at him before moving towards her father, her smile growing as he stood up and kissed her cheek gently.

"Can you look after this one for me? Rick wants to dance," Kate admitted as Jim nodded and held his arms out for AJ, the brunette slowly passing her sleeping child into her father's arms before Jim sat down and cradled his grandson in his arms, the brunette smiling as she thanked him quietly and moved towards her husband, her fingers lacing with her husbands as they moved towards the dance floor, their arms slowly wrapping around each other as they slowly began to sway to the music.

"So Detective Beckett," Rick smiled as Kate laughed and nodded. "You've just made Detective and you'll be going on maternity leave soon," he commented as she groaned, looking down at her bump before she nodded, knowing that her tiny baby was her first thought, especially now that work had officially taken second place in her life. She spent more time with her family, evenings were spent making dinners together and watching movies together! "You're going to be an amazing detective Kate, you deserve this so much," he declared.

"Detective Beckett, Mrs Castle, mommy to three babies," she commented. "Life is bloody good right now Mr Castle and I think it's going to get better for us," she declared, leaning up to kiss him again before relaxing into his arms, knowing that this was how life was supposed to be for them.

And here it is the last and final chapter for the Coffee series!

You've all been amazing and your comments mean so much to me! I've learnt through this and I've adored writing every single chapter and reading every review that this has received throughout the four stories! It's kind of depressing that it's over but I'm happy that I ended this story with one final happy Caskett chapter! Anyway, hopefully this makes you happy and you feel like this was the ending Castle and Beckett deserved in this little world of mine!