So this is a fanfiction to take place on the plane right after "To Love and Die in LA" ends. The story is mine, but the characters everything about them belongs to Andrew Marlowe. I am not receiving money, just entertainment, for writing this. Please Read and review as this is my first FF and I would like to know how it is, and any tips are always welcome. Hope you enjoy

Kate folds her letter up and places it in her pocket. She thought about that last sentence. "The last thing you want is to look back on your life and wonder, if only". She looks at the man sleeping next to her and thinks of where she would be without him. She would probably be dead. He had saved her a few times before; like the champagne bottle distraction against the African killer 2 years ago. He had even risked himself and ran through her apartment while it was on fire to rescue her. He even had stopped a nuclear disaster from destroying New York.

She smiles and reaches out and grabbes his hand, interlocking fingers. She is surprised at her actions as this is a big step for her. It is unlike her, but something about him brings it out in her. He can get her to admit things she would never tell anyone else, like how she likes him following her, pulling her pigtails. He makes the job easier and even last night she admitted to him that she was attracted to him.

The sleeping writer awakenes to see her holding his hand and is surprised. He turns and smiles at the detective. She returns his smile with one of her own.

"If only I could wake up each and every day to that beautiful smile of yours. Stunning"

If it's possible, she's smiling even more now. She leans in, captivated by his words and the unspoken attraction the both of them now feel. So close he catches a hint of her cherry aroma. He can't help but gravitate towards her, as she him. As she closes the gap between them, he steals her breathe away, with the intention of replacing it with his lips. She is almost touching lips, staring directly into the full brightness of his blue eyes. They goes past his cheeks and up to his ear "I told you…you have no idea", she whispers, biting her bottom lip.

He shivers from head to toe from the electricity now bolting from her words to his heart.

She smiles at his reaction. It's always fun for her to see his reaction from her flirting for a change.

"About that…" he says, "…how about we…" DING! The captain illuminates the cabin for everyone to return to their seats and they are about to land effectively breaking their flirtatious conversation.

She laughs at his clear frustration from not being able to finish saying what he really wanted. That happened more often than not. They always seem to be interrupted right at the worst possible moment. Maybe it was better that way

They begin to gather their things and prepare to land and exit the plane. "Castle, this trip wasn't easy. Thank you for being there and helping me through this."

He looks at her and can tell this is one of those rare moments where she really meant that. He returns her honesty "Always", he replies, accompanied by a smile.

"You know, it wouldn't be a bad idea of you came along on the next vacation. Maybe the next one won't have a murder to solve"

"Well I do have a place at the Hamptons. Would you like to accompany me detective?" he replies, not even stopping to think of what he just proposed. He just invited her to the Hamptons. He is so caught up in her, everything about her, that he lost all reason and logic, and was powerless to her charm. She could make him weak in the knees and the man of steel all at the same time. She had that kind of effect on him.

This seems oddly familiar, she thought. He had invited her to the Hamptons once before. It didn't go that well, Gina, his ex-wife, had seen to that. Showing up just as she was getting ready to accept Castle's invitation, and tell him how she felt. She had broken up with her boyfriend Tom Demming for him, and he rejected her without even knowing it. To her, he had made his decision. But that was then, this is now. This time, there's no ex-wife to get in the way.

Noticing her hesitation, "Unless Josh would have a problem with that…"

Oh yeah, Josh. She hadn't given him a single thought since she left for LA. It was so easy for her to get caught up in work and caught up in Castle that she had forgotten all about her current boyfriend. She had a dead-end relationship with someone she doesn't love. She has the possibility to have an amazing relationship with someone she spends every day with. It seems horrible to break it off with him just to go be with Castle. She had done this exact thing before, and it didn't end the way she wanted it to. She had been hurt and he didn't even realize it. He didn't mean to. She had hinted about going somewhere with Demming all along. Maybe it was her indecisiveness that caused that situation to end badly. She knew Castle and knew what kind of person he was. But then again, he was 'always' there and 'always' will be. Maybe that was what she needed. Someone she could depend on, and go through things with. Not always having to do it her stubborn way. A change may be in order.

"Well I don't think Josh will be a problem. I'd love to go. But only on one condition"

"What's that?"

"No ex-wives this time?"

"You have my word"

Please let me know what you think. This is my first FF and would love some feedback.