Disclaimer: Nop, as far as I'm concerned I don't own them. But you never know, you never know.

Chapter One

'It's hard to fight these feelings
when it feels so hard to breathe
Caught up in this moment
Caught up in your smile.'

Kate tried to hide in the shadows as she saw him crossing the road, heading towards that same street. Was it really him? He looked a bit older and tired, but damn…He would always look good to her. She stood there, trying to decide whether or not she should approach him. What was she supposed to do?

He had already crossed the street by then. She looked away hoping he wouldn't notice her, not yet at least. She wasn't ready. She would wait to see where he was going and, then, when she felt comfortable with the situation she would get closer and talk to him. But she had to think for a moment about what to say.

The last time she had seen him…It had been so long ago. And was it even fair that she went to talk to him? After all she was the one who pushed him away. It had been for his own good, but he didn't understand that…of course he didn't. He loved her too much to see things clearly at the time. It had been so tough for her too, and precisely when she was getting over him, he ends up at the same street as her.

Oh, stop lying to yourself. As if you would ever get over him. You don't get over the man you ever loved the most. The one that was willing to stand with you, to fight your fights side by side with you. The one that wanted to dive into it with you even knowing it wouldn't be easy. The one that would offer you wine and flowers when you were feeling terrible. The one that saved your life over and over again. The one that stood there saying "You can do this, Kate". The one that wrote books and books about you. The one that kept putting his life in danger for you. You just don't get over a man like this. You just learn to survive based on the fact that you two are apart for his own good. She thought, as she leaned back on the closest wall and closed her eyes for a second, without even minding the fact she was standing in the middle of the street.

"Kate?"

She immediately knew who it was, even before opening her eyes and blinking twice. Rick. He was standing right there, right in front of her with that smile of his. Oh, she had missed that smile.

Kate opened her mouth to speak, but nothing was coming out. She straightened up, moving away from the wall as she cleared her throat. Where had her voice gone? "H-hey, Castle." Oh, there it was. It was nothing but a murmur, but at least it was there.

"I was crossing the street and I saw you here." He said, as his eyes slowly roamed her face.

"What a coincidence!" A nervous smile appeared in her face, and she saw in his eyes that he could still read her like a book. He knew she was nervous and clueless on what she was supposed to say.

"Yeah…You look good, I see you cut your hair again, almost like you had it on our second year...together." He paused there for a moment. "Oh that didn't come out right, did it?"

She lowered her eyes, feeling uncomfortable. She wished she would have the courage to tell him that it had came out perfectly right. That she usually thought about those years as the time they were "together", too.

As for the hair, she knew it didn't look better, but after the first year without him, she had started to feel a lot more like the Katherine Beckett she was before he entered her life. And that Katherine didn't have long, curly hair, because…It made her look like someone who had a lighter personality, less hurt and happier. And she wasn't that person anymore. Beckett was also perfectly conscious of the dark circles around her eyes although they had been there for years now.

So yeah, I look anything but good.

Still, there was a small smile appearing in her lips as she replied."Thanks, you look good too."

"It's been a long time…" Now he was the one that seemed a little lost.

"Four years, yeah." She threw it off like it was no big deal, but they both knew exactly how much of a big deal it was.

Therefore he wasn't smiling anymore, and neither was she. Her head was spinning, her heart was rushing, and her knees were just so weak…She took a deep breath and made the biggest effort to find the words to break the ice.

"How have you been?"

"Fine." He simply said. "You?"

She didn't answer immediately, taking her time to contemplate his big blue eyes, hoping to find a single trace of happiness, since his voice didn't seem to carry any. When she didn't, she felt her heart clench with sadness and disappointment. Where was that beam of joy that always used to surround Rick Castle?

"Me too." She replied absently, still focused on his eyes.

A heavy silence took over them. He was now exploring her eyes as well, she could tell. And lost in those deep oceans of blue, Kate wasn't even aware of all the people passing by, of all the traffic noise. It was just her and Castle. Again.

For how long had they been staring into each others eyes? Seconds? Minutes? Hours? She was completely lost in time, lost in him. Suddenly, Castle broke the eye contact, staring around instead. She noticed something had caught his attention right above her. A coffee shop sign.

"Hey, since we're here, you wanna go get some coffee? I think we could use a little catch-up." He sounded hesitant, but not as if he was afraid of her answer. More like he was unsure of what he was doing.

And Kate had just had coffee. Actually, when she saw Castle on the other side of the street she was leaving that same coffee shop. And she knew that all the effort they both had eventually put on letting each other go for the past four years would probably be thrown away with that not-so-innocent coffee and catch-up. But for once, Kate Beckett didn't care and she used her heart instead of her head.

"Yeah, sure. Let's go."

She smiled, and followed him in.

A/N: Hey there :) So, I started writing this fic back in November. Other things got in the way (including other stories) and I never got to publish it.

This is a small chapter, just because I felt like posting something right now.

I have the next chapters written, but I wanted to know if there was anyone interested in reading it(?) If you are, please leave a review.

Every chapter would be from a different POV. The ones I've got so far are from Kate's, Rick's and Alexis'.

I really, really hope you liked it. :)

Oh, keep in mind that English is not my first language.

Clara

P.S: Thank you SaraAbigale. Without you this story would be a mess, full of unnecessary dashes. You're awesomesauce :)