A/N: First fanfic. Hope you like it.
"Rick," she whispers.
Kate was exhausted. Physically and emotionally. She hasn't had a good sleep in weeks, especially now that he's back. She never wants to take her eyes off of him.
She misses him, wants to give him everything he needs including everything and nothing. It has been two days since he's been back. Bruised. Beaten. Terrified. He is in the hospital, and she is by his side. Asking him what he needs every waking moment, and getting the answer, "you. Only you," every single time.
But now, he wants her to rest. With him. Who is she to say no?
"Run away with me," she added.
"Not sure my feet can work that well yet-"
"Marry me."
She looked up to see his eyes. Those warm, blue eyes that light up her universe looking at her with such admiration she isn't quite sure she deserve. She smiles.
"Marry me, Castle."
He held her hand, kissed her temple, played with the big rock resting on her finger and said, "Now?"
She held him closer. He knows. And she knows that he knows. They both can't wait any longer. No more. "Now."