What will you do if the reason you fought to live would be taken away from you? That you promise that person you will always be there for her but then you can't. What will you do if there were now two of them? Would you dare sacrifice your own life to save them? Are promises meant to be broken or was it your choice?
Continuing the journey of Rick and Kate as they go with their lives together after an event that almost broke them apart. Here's ALWAYS: A PROMISE OF FOREVER, the story continuing FOREVER: A LETTER FOR HER by Maria Stacia III.
Disclaimer: If I own Castle, Kate and Rick would have been together the first episode of the series and by the third season they may probably have their third child and that I really believe would be boring, so NO as much as I wanted to, I don't really own Castle but in Marlowe I always trust.
I don't own any of the characters in this story. All characters based on Castle belong to their creator Andrew Marlowe, the Castle Production and ABC Company alone.
"In your eyes I find the answers to my questions.
In your arms, yeah, I found the world I've waited for.
In your touch, I've found everything I ever needed.
I need nothing more.
Always dreamed of the day when
My dream would find me.
Now my dream's beside me.
You are in my life.
In your arms I know where I belong.
I've never known this feeling,
But it feels like home.
In your eyes I know what I can be.
You opened up your heart to me.
And it feels like home." - LR
They've been talking for hours, Kate telling Rick what he had missed for the past three months he had spent at the hospital and him telling her those dreams he had while he was there.
"The boys and I had this crazy idea for the hospital visits when you were on your second week." She told him as she laughed.
"What was it?" He asked while having a bite of his apple on the couch.
"They had this idea of bringing the murder board in your room, so we can still work and look after you at the same time." She chuckled loudly, standing on the counter of their kitchen while preparing their foods. She was wearing one of Rick's gray V-Necks that looked like a mini dress on her. Her hair gathered on a loose bun, strands falling down on her face tracing her perfect frame. Rick was on his comfortable PJs just watching a late TV show on the couch.
"Seriously?" He said out loud, almost spitting the apple he was chewing as he turned his look from the television towards her in the kitchen.
"Uh-huh."
"God, I owe those boys so much." He wrinkled his face at her while doing a baby-like sad face. For years they have been a true brothers to him and true friends to both of them. He knew that he owed them for being there but then he owed them more for staying there for her and that he can't thank them enough. Not even a week or a month of them using his Ferrari he thought.
"You really do you know, but …" she interrupted his thoughts and added with a smirk"...you owe me more, don't you think?"
"Oh! Of course!" He nodded and laughed with her. She smiled but on the back of her mind she was thinking that it was the first time she have heard him laugh again after those months. The sound of it was a relief, the reason that is she really missed that sound a lot and the way his eyes crinkle and sparkle whenever he does, that innocent look which makes everything bearable.
She walked towards him on the couch and continued while she sat beside him, "Martha and Alexis were there with me in your room too, Alexis would stay during the weekends. She got busy with some stuffs during the weekdays though but Martha would always stay with me until evening when she gets a free day. We talked about things like theater, acting and Alexis' day at school and sometimes when Lanie is free of work in the morgue she would come visit and stay." She said crossing her feet on his lap while leaning her back on the armrest of the couch.
"And how about you? What stories did you tell them?" He asked curiously with his eyes narrowed as he traced circles on her feet.
"Just the usual, you know … murder things." And she winked at him.
"Sounds boring." He chuckled and was surprised when she threw a pillow on his face that made him winced.
"Oh, jeez! I'm sorry. Did that hurt?" She asked in a worried tone rushing towards him to check his face.
"No. No. I'm fine." He gave her a weak smile but he winced again.
She got up and sat on his lap checking his face then examining his jaw from side-to-side. She felt guilty and scared that she did hurt him then suddenly, he grabbed her from behind that made her squeal and yelled like a child, "See? I got you!".
"Jeez, Rick!" She rolled her eyes on him wanting to throw the pillow from him again but trying not to as he pulled her down the couch kissing her forehead, then her nose, her cheek and lastly he went down to kiss her lips.
He broke the kiss and asked arching his brow, "Aren't we supposed to eat dinner?"
"Hmm. Skip the dinner, we'll go to dessert." She answered with a sexy tone.
"I wouldn't get enough of you, would I?" She didn't answer instead she pulled his face back again giving him a long passionate kiss and murmured, "Never."
Kate decided to leave the precinct earlier than usual, she thought of the long day and how Rick was doing back home. She had a dark feeling whenever she gets the thought of leaving him alone especially that the last time she did, she almost lost him. She shook her head to make the thought disappear.
She planned to order at the Chinese restaurant nearby where she, Rick and the boys used to order foods for their late shift at the precinct.
She drove with her blue Dodge Charger and stopped in front of the restaurant but there were so many people that she just decided to go on and had the idea to just prepare some foods at their home thinking she had the groceries a day ago.
"At last, I'm going home." She muttered to herself and smiled.
Home she thought. Home for her is being with Rick, just having Rick by her side. After they got married it felt different for Kate it was tough , the thought of leaving and moving forward but then Rick promised her that they're going to do it together and he will always make her feel like home and that she is.
She got in the elevator and found a couple kissing on the right edge of the elevator. They stopped as soon as she stepped in but she didn't mind them, instead it reminded of her and Rick on the first months when they started dating, it was childish and inappropriate but then she believed that no one and nothing can stop something if it can't be stopped. She smiled with the thought as the elevator pulled up to their floor. She hurriedly climbed out of the elevator and pulled her keys on her right side pocket.
As she opened the door, something unusual welcomed her. The sweet smell of lavender and rose petals spread on the floor trailing their way to the dining table and beside it was a ravishing man wearing a black suit atop of a white long sleeves polo shirt paired with a black tie and black shoes. Rick almost looked like he was going on an awards party.
She was surprised. She didn't know if there was something to celebrate about or has she missed a special day. She stared at it for a while when Rick walked closer to her and handed her two paper bags.
"Alexis visited and I asked her if she can buy me something for you to wear on our ..." he paused and looked at the table. "Um. Date." he smirked as he handed the paper bags to her.
"I hope you like them, I told her not to buy you anything you won't like. I think she knows you more than I do." he cocked his head on one side and chuckled.
Kate wasn't saying anything, she was stoic still trying to think if she entered the right room or that she might be dreaming and so he pushed her from behind to their room. "The food is waiting, so don't take too long, okay?" He let her get into their room and gave her a peck on the cheek.
Kate just nodded and went to close the door. She was speechless and at the same time overwhelmed with the surprise. Thanking herself that she left the precinct earlier than usual. She sat on the bottom edge of their big-sized bed and laid her bag beside her.
She never got used to these surprises for the fact that she didn't like the feeling of not being able to speak just like how she is now especially that it's her husband and that she never has gotten any surprises since what had happened and then just like that, she remembered the last surprise she got. It was the bombing. The thought frightened her knowing that it would ruin her mood for the night but she tried not to think about it for her husband's sake and for that promise she made. She shook her head to escape her thoughts. She wanted to be in the moment and tried to think only of how this night will end up to be one of her best-nights-list.
She pulled the dress from the pink bag where a HERVÉ LÉGER printed on it and was stunned with what's inside. It was a white one-sleeve bandage above the knee-length dress. "Wow!" She murmured to herself, it was simple yet classy and it was stunning. She then realized that her mouth hung open, she thought that Alexis made a great choice or so as she always believed, Rick made the right description to what Alexis should get for her. She was still smiling as she moved on to the other bag which has a goddamn CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN printed on it. Perks of having a multi-millionaire writer husband she thought with a wide grin thinking how jealous those women who would spill out their boobs for just a signature of her husband on their chest.
She continued the thought on her mind remembering the times when those women got into her nerves like that one they met when they were supposed to have a dinner at Per Se, a one fine diner that serves French and American cuisine when this woman stepped out across them before they can even enter the building, she was wearing a tiny red tube fitted dress and her face punched with massive make-up. Kate knew for once what the woman wanted especially that she was carrying one of Rick's Nikki Series book and a sharpie. She decided to give both the space just like what she always does whenever someone comes up to them to have a signature from the best-selling author Mr. Castle, but this, this one was far from the usual and got into her nerves.
The woman was brushing her hands on Rick's chest while talking and laughing with him and that made Kate reach her melting point. Kate wasn't a fan of jealousy but this one she thought was different she felt like she's trying to take him away from her that made her cut their conversation off, "Will you mind taking off your hands on my husband's chest? And if you'll excuse us, we clearly need to go." Kate said in a monotone voice starring straightly on the women's eyes and smirking lightly at her.
"Oh I see Mr. Castle your wife seems to be jealous." She broke her contact with Kate and threw a seductive look with a wide smile at Rick. Kate death-starred Rick and for the long years they've been together Rick have now known what it meant and what he needed to do.
"It was really lovely meeting you Serena but me and my beautiful wife here really need to go." He said on a very cool tone. Wrapping his arm across Kate's waste and tugging her closer to him.
"Oh then it's okay. It's really a great pleasure to meet you." She smiled at Rick and then looked at Kate. She turned around walking with her hips swaying, trying to seduce Rick again or maybe trying to piss Kate more. Kate looked at Rick who was still looking at the woman.
"What?" asked Rick on an innocent tone as he realized Kate was looking at him. Kate bit her lips with a furrowed look. Rick brushed her cheek gently and held her hands, "You know, I always thought curvy girls were the sexiest, but I guess no one will ever be as hot and sexy as my wife is. Don't ever get jealous, okay? I mean you having a one-hot-ruggedly-handsome man and me having the most gorgeous slash sexiest slash badass and the hottest cop in NY as my wife. No one could ever break that record just like no one can break us apart even a woman with ... tits like those." He said both amusement and sincerity on his tone. He winked at her and they both laughed as he kissed her hand and escorted her inside the building.
The thought made her smile and she tried to focus her mind for the night as she made her way to the bathroom. She showered as fast as she could, not wanting her husband to wait any longer. She got out of the shower after some minutes with a white towel wrapped on her hair and on her body. She put on her dress which fitted her body and traced her curves perfectly. Kate put on a minimal make up as she dried her hair and decided to give it a side swept style, wanting to look classy and not overdone, she put a little hairspray and turned from her chair. She clasped her bracelet on her wrist, the one that Martha gave her on her birthday it was a Ippolita 18-karat gold bangle she almost didn't accepted it for it was too much for her but then 'Can anyone resist the dame?' she thought as she put on her earrings. She lifted the box from the Christian Louboutin bag and opened the box. She found a pair of gorgeous gold translucent studded sandals, they were dazzling it's like those one owned by a princess or a queen. She pulled them out of the box and saw a small envelope fall on the floor. She picked it up to see what was on it and found out that it was letter written on a gold scented paper. There was a handwritten note on it:
To my wife,
I promise to cherish you forever, I missed you.
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