They both turned back at the sound of the slamming door. The freezer had trapped them inside. She didn't know what to say. Looking at him and him returning the same look of horror she surely felt, well that split her in two. She watched as he slowly made his way to the door, trying and hoping to get them both out of there safely. His fingers quickly slid over the door, looking for a way out.

"Castle, we're stuck in here. We will…" But she couldn't say die in here. This wasn't how she wanted to spend her last day on earth. With him, yes, this way, no. She continued to stand, mouth agape, frozen watching him play around with the mechanisms the door contained.

"Beckett. Your gun." But the minute he saw her hold it up, he ran and grabbed it from her. "No, what was I thinking. If the bullet ricochets and hits you…" He couldn't finish those words. Her being shot was like his worst nightmare. Ever since he fell in love with her, the fact that she put her life on the line, that terrified him.

His hands still wrapped around her right hand, her finger on the trigger. She let him slide it from her grasp. She couldn't say anything so the white cloud of breath that escaped her lips floated right to him as she sunk to the ground. What was she to do? She didn't bother looking at him. He was too busy trying to figure things out. But she had to do something.

"What if I…" What was she thinking? She couldn't knock the door down but she couldn't just sit there. She saw her gun resting on the floor, already collecting a thin layer of ice. She took her stance and ran right into the door. It knocked her down but she got back up. She rammed her body into it again.

"Kate! What are you doing?" Castle came up behind her and stopped her mid throw. She fought him but eventually let him swallow her whole. She burrowed into him, allowing herself that one vulnerable moment with him. "That isn't going to solve anything." He ran his palm along the back of her head and felt her burrow further into his chest.

"I, I brought us into this mess. It's my fault. I should have called for…" She didn't dare cry in front of him, not now. She pushed back off his chest and looked up at him. She didn't know why she was holding back. She was always doing that with him. She couldn't be with him. She grabbed at her arms. She should have brought something warmer. But it's not like she planned this.

"Here." He removed his jacket and wrapped her up in it. "We should try our phones." He was desperate to not let her see that he was already starting to gain a purplish glow. His phone slid out and fell. "Damnit."

"Try mine." She grabbed at his arm and pulled him around to face her. She hugged his jacket tighter to herself and smelled his clone when he wasn't looking.

"Nothing. But thanks." He opened her jacket and slid her phone into her jacket. The minute his fingers skimmed her side, he felt her shake. "Come here." He pulled her hand along in his.

She wanted to squeeze his hand but one word got stuck in her head, actually one name, Josh. Once he was settled on the cold freezer floor, he pulled her down next to him. His arm slipped around her and he pulled her close.

"We have to stay warm." His head rested on top of hers and she slid her hand in his. The minute she felt the ice, she felt her heart cry.

She knew he wouldn't last like this. Especially after giving up his jacket to her. She needed to make things right. He was slipping. She could feel it in his body, the way he tensed and tried not to shiver. She slipped his jacket around them both and when that wasn't working, she climbed in his lap. With his jacket tucked around them, she knew she had to tell him.

"Castle, I…" His sweet blue eyes looked up at her and she could see the pink disappearing from his face. Soon the icy chill would set in and she would lose him and this moment forever.

"Don't need…" his words were being broken up due to the chill controlling his every breath. "to say it. I know."

"But you don't. It's you. It's always been you. I can't lose you like this. Without you knowing." She saw his head start to droop and she grabbed his face in her hands. "Look at me. Castle!" She saw his eyes fighting to remain open. Sure she was cold but she wouldn't lose him like this.

"I'm getting tired." His eyes cried to close and his head started to sink in her hands. Her fresh tears froze on her face mid fall.

"RICK! I LOVE YOU! IT'S BEEN YOU THIS WHOLE TIME! I LOVE YOU! RICK?!" And with the last bit of life in him, she stole. She grabbed his face tighter and slid her lips along his. This wasn't a pretend kiss. This wasn't a cover up. This was real. She demanded his lips to be with hers. She stole the last bit of strength in him. She was selfish but this was everything she needed in life. This was the rainbow that would drive out her storms. But she lost him.

His head slipped out of her hands and his lips dragged across her cheek as he sunk deeper to the floor. He was growing purple, so purple. It was no longer her favorite color. Not seeing it across his dying face. She couldn't lose him. Not after she told him she loved him and after she let herself have him.

"I'm so sorry. I was selfish. But I had to have you. I couldn't let you go without you knowing… I love you Rick." She let him fall from her arms. She snuggled closer to him and let her tears fall. "I love you…" Her eyes became heavy. She couldn't hold them open any longer. But this was the way to go. She didn't want to survive without him. She used her last bit of strength to look at him once more. She tried to lift her lips to him once more but she fell into his shoulder.

She closed her eyes having the image of them finally coming together, the way it was always meant to be, drift her off into sleep. She was in her lover's arms. She was falling asleep with Rick. This was the way to go, to die in the name of love. She chose her terms, she loved him with the last bit of her. Every last bit of her fell into him.

She was more than happy to go with love. She thought one word as she let herself be lulled to sleep, the kiss still fresh on her lips… ALWAYS.