Heya guys so a lot of you really liked this which made me very happy and quite a few of you wanted more and after much thought I've decided to continue! Not 100% sure where this is headed but hopefully you'll all stick with me through it. Now it clearly won't be all happiness and fluff and rainbows and unicorns there will definitely be some angst and hurt and all that jazz but it'll be worth it in the end :) ps I know nothing about all the surgical stuff so it could be completely wrong but hey its fanfiction, so I shall stop talking! Enjoy guys!

Disclaimer: Yeah no not mine except for the mistakes….

They stayed like that, Rick leaning on his elbows by her hip, her small fragile hands clasped in both of his, resting in her lap. After another few moments their peaceful silence was broken by the sound of the door opening and the doctor walking in, "Miss Beckett, I'm Doctor Greenburg, it's good to see you awake, how are you feeling?"

Kate dislodged one of her hands from Rick's and tried to sit up straighter, wincing when pain ran through her. She felt Rick squeeze her hand and she gave him a tight smile, "Like I was just shot in the chest," she muttered.

"Good to see it didn't damage your sarcasm Beckett," Castle mumbled with a smirk, laughing when she tried to twist his ear but pull up short.

"Well Miss Beckett you have a long road to recovery ahead of you. I don't want to overwhelm you with the details but I have written a copy of all the information you will need and given it to a Doctor Lanie Parish, who came in with you and asked one of the nurses to pass on the message to me. She had said she will come by and explain it to you in simpler terms if you wish and there is also a second copy for anyone else you would like to have the information. Now we would like to keep you for another few days just to make sure everything is all good before we can send you home, there is a call button by the bed, press it if you need anything. Is there anything else you want to know at the moment?" Greenburg finished while tucking his pen back into his pocket.

She thought about it for a moment before deciding she was too tired to question him now, "Uh no I think I'm good for now," Kate sighed, already feeling her eyes begin to droop.

"Alright Miss Beckett, get some rest," he nodded to Kate and Rick before turning and leaving the room.

She felt Rick press a kiss to the back of her hand before pulling his away, "Cas wher' you goin'?" she slurred, feeling slumber pull her under.

"I'll be back in a second kay, just sleep Kate," she hummed a response and felt him move away.

Just as she was about to fall into a deep sleep she heard the vibration of her phone on the bedside table, signalling a new text. Too tired to see who it was she left it in favour of falling back to sleep, quickly drifting away, faintly hearing the sound of the door reopening but unable to open her eyes.

Three hours later Kate groaned, feeling the pain begin to resurface. She could sense Castle still by her side, holding her right hand in both of his. Breathing out slowly she turned her head towards Castle, keeping her eyes closed to savour the feeling of sleep. She felt Castle reach over and run his hand over her forehead before tucking a stray hair behind her ear.

A smile made its way onto her face as she opened her eyes to see the man she loved by her side, as he always was. Kate opened her mouth to speak but frowned when she was cut off by the buzz of her phone. Ignoring it she turned back to Castle and took his hand before starting again, "Rick I-" she groaned when her phone buzzed again. Looking over at it she glared at the offending object before turning back to Rick who had a slight smile on his face.

"It's okay, get it. Might be important," he said lightly, running his thumb over the back of her hand.

She sighed and reached over to grab the phone pulling it back into her lap. Her small smiled slowly fell when she saw who the messages were from. Josh. She had 4 messages from him. Her eyes flickered to Rick's and saw she slight flare of his nostrils showing his anger, she squeezed his hand before looking back to the phone.

'Hey babe I'm sorry for how I reacted earlier, I'll come by later and we can talk okay? X'

'Kate I know you're mad at me but please just hear me out. I love you'

'This is stupid Kate, text me back'

'That's it, I'm coming by to see you and talk. Writer-boy better be gone.'

Sighing, she ran a hand through her hair, "God I can't believe I dated this jackass," she grumbled.

Rick reached over grabbing the phone, wanting to know what doctor motorcycle boy had sad that made Kate look this sad. She went to protest but pulled up short when she saw the worried slash angry look on his face, giving in and releasing the phone.

When Rick finished reading the messages his knuckles had turned white since he was clutching the phone so hard, "Rick," Kate tried to get him to look at her, "Rick baby let it go, please," she pleaded, letting the endearment slip from her lips before she even noticed, but noting she loved the way it sounded.

It was at that particular moment the door swung open and Josh came waltzing in, brow furrowing when he noticed Castle still by her bed, "Kate what the hell is he still doing here?"

"No what the hell are YOU doing back here Josh? I told you we were done!" Kate growled at him.

"What? Kate you weren't serious about that you were just upset," he argued.

Before Kate had a chance to respond Castle had leapt from his chair and was charging at Josh, "Rick!"

Castle struggled to hear Kate over the sound of his blood pumping through his ears, "You listen here you ignorant prick, Kate told you you were done, so that means you're done. You do not try to get back with her, you do not try call her and you do not try speak to her. From this day forward you will never see Kate Beckett again, understand?"

Josh took a moment to take in the situation, he was being help up against the wall by Castle, even if he managed to get free and try beat up writer boy there was a cop outside the door who would surely come in and probably arrest him. Finally deciding it was better to let it go now and try again later on, he shoved Castle's hands away and shrugged his shoulders to fix his jacket before turning and strolling out the door.

Rick breathed out a sigh of relief once Josh had left the room, spinning on his heel and heading back for Kate, who had her head slightly tilted to the side, eyebrows furrowed and looking at him with an adorable look on her face. Coming to sit by her side, he smiled when he remembered, "Baby?" he asked, eyebrow quirked with a smirk on his face.

She shrugged and smiled back, taking one of her hands, "Shush, I like it," she giggled. Kate Beckett did not giggle what the hell is happening to her?! "And by the way, the caveman act?" she paused looking up at him with a smirk, "Total turn on." She couldn't help the laugh that broke free at the look on his face, eyes wide, swallowing hard.

"Kaaaaaaate," Rick whined, "You can't say something like that when I can't do anything about it," he pouted like a child.

"Aw you big baby," she ran her hand up his arm soothingly, "Come 'ere," she twitched her head back signalling for him to lean in.

Rick smiled as he leaned in, about to kiss the woman he loved more than anything, and his heart throbbed at the four words she whispered just before their lips met.

"I love you baby."

There you go guys, I'm not sure how I feel about this chapter, but I hope you guys like it! Please read and review! :)