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"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept secrets," Kate starts upon taking a seat.
"It's who you are, you don't let people in," Rick responds. He then continues, "I've been doing a lot of thinking about us, what we have, where we're headed…. I've decided that I want more. We both deserve more."
"I agree," Kate nods.
"So whatever happens," Rick says, "whatever you decide…Katherine Houghton Beckett — will you marry me?"
"Oh my god, you're proposing? I…I…there's something that I got to tell 'a Castle I…I'm…I… we need to…" Kate continues to stutter until she just stops talking all together not knowing how to continue what she needed to say.
"Kate is there something I need to know that you are having trouble telling because you are afraid of what I might think about your decision?" Castle asked calmly seeing Kate's expression change to worry. "Kate is something wrong?"
"Well, not really wrong, but different very different compared to anything that would be likely to happen when I was in any other relationship and truth fully I am happy that it happened with you. You see the thing is that I…You know how you shot the 'Nebula Nine' gun and you were worried because the man who sold it to or victim asked if you wore protection?" Castle takes a moment to think about what she has just said before speaking up.
"Are trying to say that I still have that option and that we are going to…you know?" Kate stares at Castle waiting for his reaction because she was afraid of what he might do when he found out, Castle continued to stair back at her in pure shock and surprise. For a whole twenty minutes they did not say a word as they stared into each other's eyes looking for the other one's reaction, after their nearly perfect staring match Kate took on a frightened expression as she sat on the swing. Kate half expected Castle to walk away from her and never show up again, but another part of her was hoping that he would be there for her and their unborn child. He knew that she doubted herself as well as his loyalty, but he was too shocked and excited to move or say anything to her. When Castle saw Kate move to the swing he was afraid that she was feeling doubtful, but when he sat next to her he took her hand in his before rubbing small reassuring circles on her knuckles. "I… you…we are going to be parents and Alexis is going to have a younger sibling" Castle asks as a smile forms on his face.
"Yeah, Castle I am saying all those things…well at least I was trying to say all of those things, but when you didn't answer I was scared that you would run and then I would have go through all of this baby stuff by myself and truth fully I don't believe I would be that good at it." Kate states honestly before looking back at Castle, who had a smile that lit up his entire face.
"Kate, I would never leave with that responsibility, not that you wouldn't be the perfect mother, but when I froze up it was out of pure shock because I never thought that I would be having this conversation with Katherine Houghton Beckett." Castle watches Beckett for a moment before leaning in and putting his forehead on her forehead before she shifted eyes so she was looking into his eyes again.
"My answer is yes, Castle" their smiles widen even more, if that is even possible, before they lean into each other for passionate kiss. After they pull apart from each other for air Castle takes Kate's hand once more before sliding the ring on her ring finger. "Can we do something childish before we leave this swing set" Castle smiles hoping that he knows what she wants to do.
"Do you want to swing Ms. Beckett and see who can go the highest before we head back to where ever you want to go?"
"Yes, I do" Kate says beginning to swing as high as the swing would let her before it went to high and of course she got higher on the swing than Castle, before they both slowed down to a slower pace and held hands as they continued to swing. After maintaining a medium height and speed Castle lets go of her hand before stopping his swinging and getting off of his own. Only seconds after vacating his swing he walked to Kate's swing and brought it to a stop slowly before pulling her in for another kiss except this time they break apart because Kate's phone goes off. "Beckett" Kate answers annoyed at the fact that their kiss was interrupted by a phone call, but knowing better than to yell about being interrupted by Lanie especially when she is on the phone.
"Girl, where are you? We got a case and Gates said to call you and ask if you would come in for one last case. I was hoping to know what you decided to so after the crime scene let me know about your arrangement and whatever else you want to tell me about."
"Alright Lanie, text me the address and we will meet you there" Lanie looks at the phone as it goes dead before she walks up to the crime scene hoping that Gates would not be mad.
"We got a body drop" Castle says less excited than he has ever been about a murder where he was working with Beckett.
"Way to sound excited, Castle." Beckett stated with a sarcastic tone as she led Castle to her squad car and waited for him to get to the door first, so that he could open it for her.
"Thanks" Rick says simply as he goes to the other side of the car to get in, seconds later as they are pulling away from the curb and into the street.