This is my first fan fic EVER its only short but there's another chapter coming up soon. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own any characters. It's all for fun!

"Hey Castle, just…you know sit on the lounge and don't touch anything. I'll only be 20 minutes tops then we can go meet the boys at the old haunt," she said as she unlocked the door to her apartment.

Their case had been long but they had finally closed it after a grueling couple of days.

He slips off his shoes and hangs his coat on the kitchen stool as he sits on the lounge watching her retreat to her bedroom to shower. Minutes pass as he lays his head back and closes his eyes trying not to think of the naked and wet Kate in the other room. When it all becomes too much he looks over and notices a pile of books on the second shelf of the coffee table. Reaching over he grabs what looks to be the most read book there, A Rose for Everafter. Flicking through the book already knowing every word printed on the pages, he catches sight of blue marker and turns the page to find words written across the page followed by none other than his signature.

Kate,

Remember that all mysteries can be solved and all stories can have a happy ending.

Rick Castle.

"Hi I'm your biggest fan!"

Smiling politely he takes the book asking for a name and signing one of his all too famous slogans on the page before handing the book back to its rightful owner. These signings all become the same after you go to so many of them. It's tall the same over time.

The day goes by quickly and there are only a couple of people left in the line when he notices a tall brunette cradling her book in her hands.

Something about her catches his eyes and he can't seem to keep his gaze off her. He then notices the sadness in her eyes, oblivious when she walks up to him handing her book out for him to take. After a sly cough he takes it from her before smiling his famous toothy grin. She states her name. "Kate."

He remembers having those piercing eyes burning into his mind weeks after that signing, wanting to know what caused such pain and wishing he know how to help take it away.

Dumb-founded he sits staring at his written words remembering the familiarity he felt when she first took him in for questioning, even though he'd been unable to connect the dots and remember where he'd seen those eyes before. Now the young Kate Beckett he'd met all those years ago finally made sense

See i told you it was short! but wait THERES MORE! next chapter should be uploading tomorrowish or in the next couple of days hopefully it will be longer! Anyway I hope you liked it? I would very much appreciate a review even if its just one word. I'd love some feedback of how to make it better or if anyone has an idea of how Rick would find his book or ideas you'd like to see in the next chapter just let me know I'd love to use some of your ideas :)