I came to see her daddy to sit down man to man

As I stood I front of Jim Beckett's door I realized what I doing if the one question that I was planning to ask and if Jim said yes, I would be on wife number three but this one he would make this one work now matter what I did or she did. no no no I did she could not do anything wrong in my eyes. As soon as I knocked I realized. That there was no turning back. Then I thought back to last year when Ashley came over and had the same conversation remembered how hard it was for me to say yes or to walk Alexis down the aisle. now it was my turn to be sweating bullets and even though Jim really (or so it seemed)to like me I was still nervous so when Jim answered the door I got even more nervous as soon as Jim answered the door he said "o rick where is Katie"

It wasn't any secret id be asking for her hand

"Sir I kind of came to see you" I said shifting from one foot to the other "and ask you a question that I hope you say yes to" "O rick um come in I will be out here in a minuet" "Um ok"

I guess that's why he left me waiting in the living room by myself with at least a dozen pictures of her sitting on a shelf she was Playing Cinderella Riding her first bike Bouncing on the bed And looking for a pillow fight Running through the sprinkler With a big popsicle grin Dancing with her dad Looking up at him

Once inside he gestured to the fireplace I looked right above the fire place for the first time I observed each picture one by one. I figured the first one was taken on her first day of kindergarten the next one was probably taken at her grandmas and grandpas she was probably 7 or 8 house she was running through the sprinklers and I wondered if she just ate a Popsicle the one after that she was playing Cinderella she was 9 or 10. Then, she was 13 or 14, she was bouncing on her bed with a pillow ready to have a pillow fight then riding her bike at the age 15 or 16 he thought she would be driving the next one she was once again 3 or 4 she was dancing with her dad and she was half his height so she was looking up at him then I remembered how hard of time I gave Ashley. the next one was on her birthday she was probably 16 or 17 the twinkle in her eye that was in every other one was gone the next one she looked just like she did when I meet her the twinkle was finally back the ones on the wall were all from when we were dating.

In her eyes I'm prince charming but to him I'm just some fella riding in and stealing Cinderella

Then, I realized that not all of the stuff on and around the fire place were pictures of Kate the couple closest to the ceiling were sharp shooter awards and I saw who they belonged to Jim and suddenly the bullets that I was sweating came out twice as fast and then he led me to a room Just down the hall and there was at least 20 different guns and several targets just about all of them having 3 or 4 shots in the 10 ring I gulped then laughed to myself thinking that must be were Kate got her shooting skills

I leaned in towards those pictures to get a better look at one When I heard a voice behind me say "now ain't she something son?" I said "yes she quite a woman" And he just stared at me then I realized that in his eyes she would always be Playing Cinderella Riding her first bike Bouncing on the bed And looking for a pillow fight Running through the sprinkler With a big popsicle grin Dancing with her dad Looking up at him

Once we reentered the room and then Jim said to me "now that you see her through my eyes and what will happen if you break her heart what was the question that you wanted to ask?" "Well Mr. Beckett this question has been a long time coming and I hope so much that you say yes." "Ok rick I am all ears."

Oh he slapped me on the shoulder then he called her in the room when she threw her arms around him that's when I could see it too

I sighed I had thought of 1,000,001 things to say but once I realized what would happen if Jim said no what would happen to him and Kate I knew how much Jim meant to her so I continued and suddenly I wasn't rick castle bestselling author I was Rick Rogers a man who wanted to marry the love of my life "w w well sir um well first of all I am in love with your daughter and I think she is in love with me and I think we are ready to take the next step …."

She was playing Cinderella Riding her first bike Bouncing on the bed And looking for a pillow fight Running through the sprinklers With a big popsicle grin Dancing with her dad Looking up at him

"Yes I give you my blessing" "thank you thank you so much sir." I sighed

He may give me a hard time but I can't balm the fella I'm the one whose stealing Cinderella