I know I've been neglecting my other stories, but this idea just came to me, so I hope you like it. Enjoy.
"Damn it Jo, you better get out here right now!" Kate shouted to her daughter. How long does it take to get ready? She was getting worse the older she got, hitting her teens only made her worse. "We're going to be late!"
"Geez, I'm here, and ready. Calm down mum." Jo replied as she stepped out of her bedroom, her hair and make-up done flawlessly, and her purple evening dress flowing to the floor.
"Sweetie, you look amazing" Kate commented, her hand coming to rest on her daughters shoulder.
"Thanks mum. You look amazing too, as always" Jo commented as she stepped back to take in her mums' full evening wear. Her black dress hugged her curves perfectly, falling to the floor, barely covering the four inch black stilettos, the bandeau dress covering her modestly at her front, only for her to turn around to grab her clutch, exposing her bare back, the dress resting above the curve of her bum, before flowing to the floor creating a small train behind her.
"You ready?" Kate quizzed her daughter one final time.
"Yes mum, I'm ready. Are you nervous?" Jo questioned, noticing how edgy her mum was.
"No, it's just a book party I'm expected to be there, not like it's..." Kate started before her daughter cut in.
"...a date?" Jo interjected
"Exactly" Kate answered, "Wait, what? No, why would you even think I would want a date with Castle?"
"Okay, you don't want to date Rick. Even though it's so obvious that he loves you and you love him. Makes complete sense mum" Jo shot back, she'd just wish her mum would come to her senses, she actually liked Rick, he wasn't like Will or Josh. She just didn't understand her mums opposition to dating him.
"Jo, we are not talking about this. We are going to the book party and then we are coming home like normal. And I don't want you asking about Castle and me again." Kate told her daughter. "Now come on, we're going to be late and we've still got to pick Lanie up on the way."
"Lanie will listen to me" Jo muttered to herself a she walked out of the apartment and waited for her mum to lock up.
"What was that?" Kate questioned as they headed towards the elevator.
"Just excited is all" Jo shot back, leaning against the elevator wall as the doors closed.
Lanie was ready and waiting like always, her blue off the shoulder dress hugging her curves, and falling gracefully to the floor as she stood outside her building.
"Girl, where have you been?" Lanie shouted once Kate had pulled up next to her.
"Jo here likes spending an hour getting her make-up done." Kate gestured her daughter sitting in the backseat, "Come on, we're already running late"
Lanie ran around the car, jumping into the passenger seat next to her friend, "Girl, your nervous."
"No, Lanie, I'm not" Kate shot back, "Why do people think I'm nervous?"
"Maybe because you are, I would be if I were you" Lanie interjected
"Great way to calm my so called nerves" Kate shot back as she pulled into the waiting traffic. "We are so going to be late."
"She's nervous" Jo whispered to Lanie
"Totally" Lanie replied
"I can hear you, you know that right?" Kate told them as she weaved out of the traffic to pull up outside the venue.
"We know" Lanie and Jo replied in unison. Something they had mastered over the years.
"Seriously, ganging up on me?" Kate asked the pair as they pulled to a stop.
"Of course" Lanie told her before stepping out of the car.
"Mum, just relax, it'll be fun." Jo told her before exiting the car to stand with Lanie.
"Sure. He's going to have a girl on each arm, so much fun" Kate muttered to herself before stepping out the car to join her daughter and friend.
Rick had allowed them to enter through the back, he knew how much Kate hated the publicity created by Nikki Heat, and she wanted to keep her daughter out of it as much as possible. So he stood, watching the trio climb out of the car and head towards him, his eyes glued to Kate, "Is she trying to kill me?" he muttered as he saw her step out of the car, the dress covering her curves perfectly, then turning to lock the car exposing her pale back, god he just wanted to touch her, they weren't going to be able to do this, he definitely wasn't going to be able to do this.
"Kate" Rick gasped as she walked towards him "Hi"
"Hi" Kate replied as she stopped in front of him, her arms glued to her sides, she wanted to reach out and touch him, damn it, why wasn't this night over, things will be so much easier.
"Ready?" Rick questioned
"Ready as I'll ever be" Kate shot back, her eyes never leaving Rick's as she spoke, forgetting all about Lanie and Jo currently stood watching the exchange.
"Where's Alexis?" Jo asked, interrupting the silent conversation her mum an Rick seemed got be having.
"She's waiting inside, excited to see you as always" Rick told her
"Can I?" Jo looked up at her mum, her eyes widening as she asked
"Of course, if Lanie goes with you that is" Kate shot back, "I need to talk to Castle about something first."
"Lanie?" Jo asked, her eyes fluttering as she asked
"Come on kiddo, let's go, I want to talk to my apprentice anyway." Lanie shot back "Don't take forever you too."
"Lanie" Kate warned her
"Okay girl, I'll see you in there" Lanie told her, before dragging Jo into the building.
Kate watched her daughter and friend enter the building before turning back to Rick, her eyes sparkling, bottom lip pulled between her teeth.
"Don't do that" Rick moaned
"Do what Rick?" Kate purred back, before pulling her bottom lip between her teeth again.
"I swear to god Kate, do you want it to happen this way?" Rick growled back as he saw her eyes flit to his lips.
"Argh. Why did we decide to do this? It's killing me. Jo knows something is up, and she should know before anyone else, same with Alexis, we can't do this to them Rick" Kate told him, stepping closer to him, her arms crossed over her body.
"I know, it's a bit late now though, unless we get them before." Rick told her, with his hands shoved in his pockets. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, you get Alexis and I'll get Jo and we will meet backstage?" Kate told him before heading into the building.
"Kate!" Rick shouted after her.
"Rick, what is it?" Kate stopped, spinning on her spot to face him
"Follow me first" Rick told her, almost reaching out for her hand.
"Rick, we can't, we don't have time" Kate shot back
"Geez Kate, no, not that, just come with me for a minute" Rick breathed against her ear.
She followed him through the building, staying as close to his back as she could. He could feel her behind him, made it all that much harder to control himself. He stopped at a door she knew it was the backstage door, the room they were going to bring Alexis and Jo to, so she had no idea why they were even stood here.
"Rick. I knew where the room was. You didn't need to show me." Kate says as he opens the door before grabbing her wrist and pulling her in after him. "Rick"
He didn't say anything, just claimed her mouth with his, pushing the door closed as he pressed her up against it, eliciting a moan from that delicious mouth of hers. She wasn't reacting at first, but soon enough her lips were moving in sync with his, her hands found their home in his hair while his splayed across her back and neck. He pushed into her, her back arching, gasping at the contact. His tongue traced the lines of her lips before she opened for him, her tongue finding his instantly. She released her grip on his hair to place a hand on his back, pushing him closer to her. She moaned into his mouth again, causing him to squeeze his hands tighter at her waist, returning the moan as she dug her nails into his back, her other hand moving from his hair to his cheek, her mouth becoming less frantic and more intimate. She placed one last kiss to his lips before pushing back slightly to look at him.
"God I've missed you" Rick breathed against her
"Not long to wait, now, we need to find Jo and Alexis" Kate breathed back, pushing lightly on his chest, creating a gap between them, allowing her to straighten her dress.
"You leave first" Rick breathed in her ear, his hands on her waist
"If you keep touching me, we won't be leaving this room Rick" Kate moaned as she turned to kiss him before freeing herself from his grip and exiting the room.
"Jo!" Kate shouted as she spotted the girls talking near the stage
"Mum, where have you been?" Jo asked, looking at her mum suspiciously.
"Just the restroom, can I talk to you a minute sweetie?" Kate asked her, her hand resting on her daughters shoulder.
"Sure, Alexis you okay?" Jo asks
"Yeah, just spotted my dad anyway" Alexis replies, turning to see her father talking to Lanie.
"Mum? What's wrong?" Jo asked as they walked out of the room.
"Just wait a couple minutes okay, I promise its nothing bad sweetie" Kate reassured her daughter as she led her out of the room.
"Hey dad, you okay?" Alexis asked once she'd caught up to her dad who was still talking to Lanie
"Yeah, erm, would you excuse us Lanie? Need to talk to Alexis for a minute" Rick addressed his daughter and friend.
"Sure Castle, I'll see you after your big speech" Lanie shot back, running off to find Ryan or Esposito in the sea of people.
"Dad what's wrong? You and Kate are being weird" Alexis asked, following her father through the crowd and to the backstage door.
"Kate? Jo?" Alexis quizzed as she entered the backstage room with her father who closed the door behind them.
"Mum? What's going on?" Jo quizzed, standing beside Alexis, arms crossed identical to the older teenager
"Rick? You want to start?" Kate offered, "You are the writer of course"
"Of course, where shall I start?" Rick questioned, stepping up next to Kate, placing an arm around her waist, tugging her towards him, a smile spreading across his face as he looked towards Kate, her face matching his.
"Oh My God!" Alexis and Jo exclaimed at the same time, before rushing towards their parents and crushing them in a group hug.
"Really?" Jo asked, her eyes wide and sparkling
"Really sweetie" Kate shot back, one arm around her daughter, with the other secured behind Ricks back.
"I knew it, Lex you owe me 10 bucks" Jo smirked at her as she stepped away from her mum and Rick.
"Damn it. One more day" Alexis whined as she looked at Jo then back to the couple.
"Seriously? You guys were betting on us? Not only the entire precinct, but our own kids, that's just great" Kate moaned as she looked between Rick and the girls.
"Right, where were you going to start again Dad?" Alexis asked, her arms now folded across her chest.
Let me know what you think, I have three other chapters written already, but I'm not sure I like them, so tell me where you think I should go with this.
Amy