The room is dark with the only light coming from the window to the right of the bed. He shifts slowly to accommodate the warm body beside him. It feels good to have her in his arms, to know there is peace in his soul again. She is with him, they are together and all seems right with the world.

The anger, the hurt and the uncertainty circled around them like a dark cloud for days. He felt like he was drowning in his misery when she told him about the job interview. Did she think so little of their relationship? If she took the job in DC would that truly be the end of them?

For a man that felt so lost he seems found now. Found in the arms of the woman he loves.

She stirs beside him and he smiles when her eyes slowly open and peer into his very soul.

"Hello there, Mr. Castle," Kate Beckett exclaims as she reaches up and strokes his cheek. He loves her voice all soft and silky. The warmth and adoration in her eyes envelopes him.

"Hi," he says back and reaches down to take her left hand. Richard Castle brings her fingers to his lip and he feels the warm metal on her left ring finger. It shines with a golden hue.

"Mrs. Castle," Richard Castle finishes his sentence after kissing her finger.

Kate laughs. It is a sound full of happiness and wonder.

"I think I will have to get used to that," Kate admits.

"I can help with that," Castle says as he leans down and kisses her softly on the lips.

"And you were right," he admits.

"About what," she asks as he cuddles closer to him.

"A simple proposal was the best." He smiles down at her.

"But you had to top it off with an elopement in Las Vegas," she laughs softly.

"I did let you talk me out of the Elvis themed wedding," he says smiling down at her.

"And our future children thank you." Kate dips her head when she realizes what she just said.

Rick doesn't say anything back to Kate. He is too busy envisioning his new wife heavy with his child and then holding their newborn child in her arms. A little boy, he thinks. With soft brown hair like his mother's and bright green eyes, he will be a handful but he will be their handful.

Yeah, life is pretty damn good for the Rick and Kate Castle and he can't wait for the next Chapter to begin.