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Defiantly AU—Kind of an off timeline but it had to be in able to make this song work, bear with me!

Begin Again—Taylor Swift

8 months ago, Will left Kate to take a job in Boston, not even bothering to talk to her about it until it was time to leave. He was the first guy she had really love since her mothers murder and he had left her. She loved her mother and she had loved Will, and all that that love did was break and burn and end. Now that she thought about it, she was with Will for all of the wrong reasons. All she really wanted him for was to fill a void that had been left empty after her mothers murder. She felt horrible when she realized this, but he did the same with her. Will had only loved her for the benifits of being with her, the perks of them both having the same job along with other things. And now that she thought about it, Will never really liked most things Kate did. He had always prefered her in flats, never wanting her to be taller than he was. He absolutely hated her music. He thought James Taylor was horrible. He didn't understand how it soothed her after a long day or a tough case.

So now, standing in the mirror dressed in subtle heals and a sky blue sun dress, kate was about to go on a blind date. Latie had set her up with a Rick, one of her brother's poker buddies, at a cafe. Lanie was right, Kate hated to admit it, but Kate did need to begin again, to get a fresh start and forget about the past. So on a bright and breezy day, Kate drove to her favorite cafe.

Insecurities flew through her mind as she got closer and closer to the cafe. Was she dressed okay? Was a dress too much for a simple coffee date? Who was she kidding, he probably wouldn't even show up on time anyhow, none of the other guys she had been with showed up on time, especially Will. Trying to calm her racing thoughts, Kate walked in the door and let the aroma of fresh coffee engulf her. Kate looked around for Rick, remebering lanie saying that he would be clad in a navy blue shirt.

"Oh wow, he must have gotten here early." She thought to herself as she saw him stand and wave. Shyly, she walked over to him. Rick pulled her chair out, gesturing her to sit, and then lightly pushed her towards the small table beside the window. Although small, this act made Kate's heart flutter. No man has ever done that before, so Kate thought it was extramly nice of her blind date to do so. Rick sat across from her seconds later, and then sliding a coffee her way.

"So, you must be Kate?" The ruggedly handsome man asked. Kate nodded, gripping the warm coffee cup, "I'm Rick, and may I add that you have the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen?"

Kate blushed, "Thank you, you're not so bad yourself." 'Come on Kate, say something flirty back' She looked up at him once again, " I like your shirt, brings out the blue in your eyes." 'Nailed it' She thought again. Kate took a sip of her coffee, "Damn that's hot! What did you do, go to Satan himself and get this?"

Rick laughed loudly, his head falling back like a baby caught in a fit of giggles, "You're funny, I like that, but no, I simply got it from here. Oh and I forgot, careful that's hot." He finished with another laugh. Kate kept thinking of how great the sound was, his low, deep laugh that sent shivers down her spine and goosebumps down her arms. Rick thought she was funny. 'That's strange,' she thought. No guy has thought her to be anything but uptight, never funny.

They stayed and talked for what seemed like hours, about how Rick was an aspiring writer about to get his first novel published and how Kate was a new homicide detective. Conversation ranged from the weather to the past, which Kate was a little shy about. She didn't bring up Will or her mother's murder, letting college and high school stories full up her side of the conversation. Rick told her more personal stories, about how he never has met his father but also about how it was okay because his mother's extream personality almost counted as having two parents. Martha, his mother, was an actress working mostly in theater. He told stories of her dramatics and his "struggle" to survive them as a young boy, he joked. She told him about her and her father's love of baseball, about that Sundays they would spend at a baseball staduim together eating hotdogs and trying to catch fly balls.

When they got up to leave, Rick offered to walk Kate to her car, to which she accpeted. "Kate, I know we just went out, but how would you like to go to a movie with me tonight? I know it's not Christmas time, but I know this small theater that's playing It's A Wonderful Life tonight at 6. Mother and I used to watch it every Christmas together."

Kate pondered the idea. She liked Rick, she really liked him. Beginning again, that's what this was, and it felt great. "Yeah that does sound nice Rick. Get in, let me drive you home and you can come pick me up, let's say five thirty." The aspiring writer climbed in and looked around her car, seeing the stacks of CD's.

"Kate, I don't think I've ever met one girl who has this many James Taylor records, I love his music."

So I am really proud of this one! To the person who called the last chapter "really bad and way too OOC", I think all song fics are OOC, because let's be honest, most things in songs dont happen in real life so them themselves are OOC. I really am trying my best with these and if this ones weird written, it's because I am using a sucky computer at my hotel.

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