A/N: I decided to continue the story and write another chapter despite the fact that I should be working on a paper. Hope you enjoy the second chapter!
Disclaimer: I obviously don't anything, because if he did then Kate and Rick would obviously be together already. It's the fourth season and Rick finally said I love you and they still aren't together!
What He's Been Waiting For
Chapter 2: The Next Morning
Richard Castle woke up from the most peaceful sleep he's ever had. A smile instantly comes to his face as he feels Kate's warm, bare skin on his. He hopes Kate's reaction will be the same. "after last night how could that not be her reaction?". It was the most amazing sex he's ever had and not that he's had tonsof partners, but he's had enough to know that what he and Kate had was special. Needless to say that it was worth the wait of four years to make love to this amazing, beautiful woman currently using him as a pillow. It surpassed any dream he's ever had over four years to working with Kate he's had plenty of dreams.
Rick's thoughts are interrupted as he feels said woman stirring on top of him. She looks up to see Rick looking up at her.
"Good morning, Gorgeous, " Rick says to her, clearly checking her out, as she continues to fully wake up. "How did you sleep?"
Kate takes in what he just said to her. He just called me gorgeous when I have no make-up on and my hair is a mess. He must really love me. What surprises her about her thoughts is that this doesn't make her scared and want to run but it makes her smile a smile that she couldn't hide if she tried. She has admitted to herself that she loves Rick and has for a long time, but his love for her still amazes her. Her thoughts turn to the appearance to the man she is currently laying on top of. He really is ruggedly handsome even in the morning and especially with no clothes on. That thought made her want to redo last night right then and there, but she pushes those thoughts away and says, "Good morning, Handsome. It was the best sleep I've had in a long time," smiling when speaking the last words. "How about you?"
"Best sleep I ever got," was his simple reply. Both Kate and Rick are now smiling like kids Christmas day.
Kate smiles and realizes she has no idea what time it was. Not wanting to turn away from Rick she asks, "What time is it anyways?"
Still smiling, he says, "around 10:00".
"I slept that long!"
"Apparently so, Detective," Detective said in the most seductive voice she's ever heard. "We did use a lot of energylast night."
Kate laughs a laugh full of recognition and desire, "That we did."
At that, Rick couldn't resist his desire any longer and placed a sensual kiss on Kate's lips. She responded immediately. Despite wanting to continue, he stopped the kiss and asked, "Do you wanna stay in bed or freshen up now while I make breakfast? I could make pancakes."
"Pancakes sound perfect."
In response, Rick places one last kiss on Kate's lips and grabs some pants and puts them on and heads to the stairs. "See you downstairs, Kate"
"See you downstairs, Rick." Thoughts of Rick flood Kate's mind as she watches Rick going down the stairs not resisting to urge to check out his fine behind as he goes down the stairs. She thinks about last night and wonders what it means for them now. Are they a couple or just "partners" in more than one meaning of the word. She imagined going on a date with the famous, ruggedly handsome author, Richard Castle. She imagined being his boyfriend. He liked this thought a giant smile showed up on her face. "Better get ready," she thinks to herself.
After freshening up and slipping on her underwear and Rick's dress shirt from last night, she heads downstairs to join Rick. After getting to about the tenth step, Rick looks up and notices that Kate is in his shirt. His mouth opens and then closes then opens again only to say the words, "Keep it."
She looks at him genuinely confused and says "Keep what!".
At this point she was right next to him and so he takes this opportunity to wrap his arms around her and replies, "Keep the shirt, it looks so much better then it does on me." Taking a minute to check out her body, especially those legs in his shirt. He turns back around to flip over the pancakes he was making hoping things wouldn't go back to normal after the events of the previous days. Before he can continue to think about this, his thoughts are interrupted by Kate saying, "Rick?"
He turns around and in reply says, "Yeah?"
"I love you, too"
His response was a kiss to her lips that surpassed all kisses either of them had experienced, showing emotions words do not do justice. Things definitely wouldn't go back to normal after this.