"CASTLE!?"
"CASTLE!?"
Kate Beckett screamed towards the car enveloped in flames. It couldn't be real, Castle was supposed to be already at his, soon to be their, house in the Hamptons. He couldn't be dead inside that car.. He couldn't leave her.. He was supposed to be her always.
"Where is he? When did this happen?" Kate questioned the fire chief there at the scene. "Ma'am, I'm not authorized to tell you anything at the moment because we can't access the car until the fire is put out. Once that is done I will be sure to update you on anything we come across. Just please be patient and let me do my job." He stated very matter of factly.
"Thats all that you can tell me? My fiance could be dead for all I know and he can't be. We were supposed to get married, he never showed and I get a call and come and see this and you can't tell me what the hell is going on?" Kate basically screamed at the already walking away fire chief. She put her head in her hands and collapsed into the ground in sobs. It didn't matter to her that she was ruining her mother's wedding dress, that her makeup was running from the tears, or that her hair was falling away from the elegant updo it was in.
Back over by the road blocks and other police and emergency cars Beckett saw Martha and Alexis clutching each other looking from herself to the car, also wondering the fate of her son and Alexis's father. In shock, Kate stood slowly by herself feeling more alone than she ever thought possible.
Even as a detective. in this moment she was trying to process or understand why or how this happened. Was it just a coincidence? Was it intentional? Who did this and why? She knew Rick better to know that he would just 'loose control' or something and end up in a ditch so severely. "Castle... Castle.. Cas..." she murmured to herself as she walked back to where everyone else was standing in disbelief.
In that moment of realization that her future husband might be dead she was cut off by a man with dark brown hair, wearing a tux, only a few singes in his clothes yelling, "Kate! Kate! I'm okay! Kate, I'm right here." She didn't hesitate to run up and meet the man with the largest hug she could deliver. It was him. It was Rick, her everything, her always. He was okay.
"It was only an accident, I promise and it was all my fault the wedding got thrown off. I was just trying to hang up with you... it happened right after I pressed the end button, Kate. Right after I told you I loved you." He stared intently at his bride. "I'm so sorry, so sorry Kate. I'm here now and I'm fine."
"Castle... I thought you were... I thought..." she couldn't finish because she was in tears. She hugged Rick as tight as she could and as soon as she collected herself she said, "Hey, I thought we were supposed to get married today?" She smiled at him hoping he would return the favor.
"I want to do nothing more than to finally make you my wife. Forever." he spoke with the most genuine, charming and familiar grin he could give her.
Back at the house...
Once the issues of the accident were resolved, forms were filled out and everyone cleaned up the wedding went on. Guests still remained at the house and Kate and Rick were cleaned up as if nothing had ever happened. The boys, Alexis, Lanie, and Martha also were ready to get the ceremony going and to finally see the two people they knew were meant to be together, married. It only took six years...
"Katherine Beckett, do you take Richard Castle to be your husband?"
"Always"
"Richard Castle, do you take Katherine Beckett to be your wife?"
"Always"
"Congratulations, I now pronoun to you Mr. and Mrs. Richard Castle, you may now kiss the bride."
Kate and Rick engaged in a short sweet and to the point kiss in front of their audience. Beaming Rick took his wife's hand and they walked down the aisle. Kate couldn't stop grinning at the people who came and those who stood by them up at the altar. She stopped on their way down the aisle as husband and wife to give her dad a hug, "Your mother would be so proud." Jim Beckett whispered to his beaming daughter. "Thanks dad" she said back to him and turned back to Rick who gave Jim a handshake and a nod, they both knew how important Kate was.
Once they turned to leave the aisle and then go over to the pool area of the house for the reception afterwards Rick swept his wife around and held her tightly, arms bound around her waist. "I'm so happy you're mine forever now."
Kate simply kissed him passionately and responded with glittering eyes and a smile seemingly permanent on her face, "Always. I love you Richard Castle."