Ok so I am trying something new for me. These are snapshots of Kate and Castle's life from this season forward. Each chapter is just a snapshot of their thoughts, or what is going on around them. They maybe short or long in length, and the entire thing will be rated M for freedom to have a sex scene, but as you can see the first one is tame. Oh, and there will be sex scenes eventually, I don't think I could write without one.

Disclaimer – not mine and that sucks!

Chpater 1

She slides naked under the soft cool sheets and nestles her face into pillow. To tired too bother with her pajamas; she sinks deeper into the mattress. The sheets skirt over her body, like fingers ghosting over her skin, and her mind wanders to thoughts of him. A heavy sigh escapes her as she closes her eyes and snapshots of the day flash behind her eyes. She came so close. So very close to losing him that her heart still hurts, and there is still a tinge of nervous tension in her joints and muscles.

The minute she heard the explosion and the floor of the trailer she was standing in shake below her, her heart grew numb and skipped a beat. Pure unadulterated fear coursed through her veins. It was so debilitating that she was glued to the spot she stood in, until the hostage team tried to run around her towards the door. She made it to the door first, but doesn't remember how.

What she saw before her made the life she needed, and wanted flash before her eyes. Telling him that she loved him. Saying, "yes" while he was on one knee, the birth of their first child together, growing old together all the things she still had to do with him.

She dons her vest, draws her gun and runs through the bank, yelling his name. She knows there are other hostages, and she hopes they are all ok, but it is his name she yells, and him she needs to find. She has never felt anything so profound as the relief that washes over her when she realizes he is alive. His face is the most beautiful sight in the world, and she doesn't hesitate to go straight to him first.

She remembers the moment she kneels in front of him, and how she almost reaches out to pull his face forward to her lips. She wanted nothing more than to kiss his warm lips and wrap her arms around him. She pulls back and touches the collar of his jacket instead, then Martha breaks the spell. She loves Martha, but at that moment she wishes her on a deserted island somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The moment is broken, and she feels the blush rise in her cheeks.

Lying in her bed she remembers the rest of the evening at Casa de Castle. Good food, great wine, and the feeling of belonging she just can't shake. When did she just start belonging there? She doesn't remember the exact moment, but it has been a while.

She vividly relives the final moments before she leaves for home. He helps her into her coat, and pulls her hair out from the collar. Something he has never done before. She holds her breath at the touch of his fingers as they glide over the back of her neck, and has to fight the need to close her eyes and lean into him. He walks around and pulls her collar up to keep her warm as she does the strap around her waist.

"Thank you for everything you did today, Kate." His voice is low and she feels it vertebrate through her, his eyes search hers. She falls into his eyes and loses herself in them.

"I couldn't lose you, Castle. You're my partner and there's so much more left for us to do. You can't go anywhere." She smiles and she fidgets not knowing exactly what to do next. She wants to wrap her hands around his neck and feast on his lips until they are drunk with each other.

Her hand traces his jaw as her thumb skims his cheek, then drops down to his shoulder. She stands on her toes and leans forward and places a soft gentle kiss on his cheek. Lingering there longer than was necessary. Before pulling back and whispering, " There is still a whole lot of Richard Castle I want to explore." Then she turns around, opens the door and walks away. She sneaks a look at him before he closes the door, and is rewarded with a vision of Castle she will never forget.

Now as she lies in her bed, she closes her eyes and wishes her walls would crumble around her once and for all. Her body hums its betrayal as the overwhelming feeling of need for him coils deep within her. She wants him and wants him badly as she lies there. Every inch of her screams for a relief she knows he can only bring. Her thoughts drift to what it would be like to be with him, how his hands and lips would feel gliding over her body, and what she could do to make him moan her name.

Her breathing evens out as sleep finally starts to overtake her and thoughts of Castle meld into her dreams. Her lips turn upwards as she remembers she has another day with him and thanks whatever powers are out there that gave her another day with him in her life.

Should I continue? Review and let me know, feel free to leave snapshots you want me to write about…let's have some fun! Review below please? I am so addicted to them.