Kate smiled. For some reason, that tiny comment warmed her heart. "Yeah, well... He's a generous guy." A big part of why she fell for him, really. Kate knew that she was starting to look a Kaylee like a little sister almost; it was hard not to, with a personality like hers. So she wondered briefly if Castle found something in the girl that helped sooth his pain in missing Alexis. She'd never ask him about it, though.

"I'm sorry that you have to be so far away from your friends, Kaylee. But I'm glad you have some here, too."