"I've been thinking" Rick turns to Kate. He decided not to say what he really wanted to say. He thought she would be scared and run. He was planning on telling her how he feels about her tonight but not here not at the 12th. "Since we have been working all day and its 8, why don't we go to Remy's"

"Ok, that sounds great!" she replies

When they got to Remy's they went to their normal booth. The booth was in the back we no one could really see or here them. It was an awkward silence until the waiter came and asked them what they wanted. They ordered burgers and fries. Then after the waiter left went back to that awkward silence.

Kate mind was going crazy. She wanted so badly to tell him I love you but she didn't know how. She decided it is Now or Never.

"Castle?"

"Yes?"

"I have something… it is just… I am just going to say it" she stutters

"Ok?"

"I…"

"You ok Kate?"

"No… I need to say this but I am afraid"

"Of?"

"You"

"Me?"

"Yeah Castle you… it is just" 'Just say it' she though to herself "I love you" She whispers.

Castle puts this confused face on. "What? Did I hear that right?"

Kate put her head in her hands in front of her face trying to hide because she was about to cry.

"Kate? What did you just say?"

"I said I love you"

"But… So I did hear right"

"Yeah" She was now crying softly in her hands.

"Oh Kate" He said when she heard her cry. He got up and moved around the table to pull her into a side hug. "Don't cry please"

"I cant help it" She sniffles "Because what I am about to tell you is going to get you really pissed and I don't want to loss you"

"Tell me?"

"Rick" She said pulling her face up to look at him "I…I Remember"

"I know"

"What?"

"Yeah I heard you say it to that Bobby guy! That's why I have so distant… but my mother being as smart as she is told me that I can't just shut off how I feel about you and its true I can't"

"How you feel? So you never stopped… you know"

"Loving you?" He waits for her to nod before continuing "I could never stop loving you Kate. No matter how pissed I may get…" He pulled her face so they are eye to eye before he asked "You got that?"

She nods at again. He wipes her tears that were falling off her face.

"So Kate Beckett love me huh?" He said trying to get back to there normal self.

Laughing at his statement and rolling her eyes at him

"Yes Castle I love you"

"Just wanted to hear it again"

"Castle!"

"mhm?"

"Your turn"

"Ok Becket I love you too"

"Good because if you didn't I would shot you"

Laughing he said "Now come here" He pulled her into a real hug.

"Now I can get used to that" Kate said when they parted from the hug.

With that he couldn't help put bring his lips down to hers. He lightly kissed her lips trying to show her that he is not going anywhere anytime soon. When they parted from the kiss he asked "What about that"

"I can get very used to that"

He got up and walk around the table to where he was sitting before. As in right on cue the waiter came with there food and said "sorry for the wait… Kitchen is really slow today"

"Its ok we had other things to talk about" Rick said

They started to dig in about 5 minutes into eating Rick asked "So what now?"

"I don't know…"

"Well has are relationship changed or do you just want to be friends?"

"Really Castle! I would think are relationship has changed… but if you want to be just friend then I guess I can deal" She said with a smirk on her face grabbing one of this fries.

"What no just friends doesn't float my boat after that talk we had 10 minutes ago."

"Then?"

"I was leaving that up to you… I mean I would love nothing more then to go to the next step… but if you don't want to…we don't have to… I am willing to wait for you"