Austin
Blake Shelton
She left without leaving a number. Said she needed to clear her mind. He figured she had gone to D.C. With the new opportunity there, there was no way she would pass it up.
Beckett sat at her desk looking at her phone. It had been a year since she had left Castle and the boys back in New York. She needed to take the opportunity in D.C. and he had decided that he wasn't going with her. She finally gave in and called him after months of not seeing or hearing from him. Three rings and an answering machine is what she got.
"If you are calling 'bout my books, I am done writing. If it is Tuesday night, I am out with the boys. If you've got somethin' to sell, you are wastin' your time, I am not buyin'. If it is anybody else, wait for the tine, you know what to do. And P.S. if this is Kate, I still love you."
Her cell fell to the desk. She couldn't believe the words even though she heard them. What kind of man would hang on that long? What kind of love that must be. She waited three days, and then tried again. She didn't know what to say, but she heard three rings and then…
"If it is Friday night I'm at the ballgame. And first thing Saturday, if it don't rain, I'm headed out to the lake. And I'll be gone all weekend long, but I will call you back when I get home, on Sunday afternoon. And P.S. if this is Kate, I still love you."
This time she left her number, but not another word. Then she waited by her phone on Sunday evening.
When he dialed the number and let it ring, this is what he heard…
"If you are calling about my heart, it is still yours. I should have listened to it a little more. Then it wouldn't have taken me so long to know where I belong. And by the way, boy this is no machine you are talking to. Can't you tell, this is Kate, and I still love you."
He couldn't believe the words he heard. He was sitting in the middle of a coffee shop and didn't realize that what she said was true until she hung up.
"I still love you." She said as he stood up and turned around. The look on his face was pure shock.
"Kate?"
"Rick, I am so sorry. I should have never left. And if you will take me back, I want to come back."
"But what about D.C.?"
"I quit. And I called Gates. She said I could come back if I pass all the exams again."
The smile on his face told her all she needed to know. She closed the gap in between them and planted a passionate kiss on his lips. There were some flashes around them and he pulled away to ask, "Do you want me to get those pictures. They are gonna be sold to the press and printed on page 6."
"No, I don't care anymore. I love you and I want the world to know. I want the world to know that you are mine." She said as she smiled and kissed him again.