The One – Chapter 2

Kate and Rick were escorted to their table at Delassandro's Italian Restaurant. Kate was taken in by the small restaurant's charm. After the hostess showed them to their table she left and Kate looked at Rick.

"Where did you find this place?" Kate asked as she took a sip of water."

"Well this is my restaurant."

"What this is your restaurant?" Kate asked a little surprised. She never knew that he had his own restaurant aside from "The Old Haunt" which was more of a bar not an upscale restaurant.

"Yes I went to college with the head chef Angela. She was talented and her dream was to have her own restaurant all she needed was a cash infusion."

"So you gave her the money to open her own restaurant."

"Yes and I also made sure that she is the majority owner. I am the silent partner."

"Wow I can't believe that you would be a silent anything." Kate said teasingly with a smile that was contagious.

"Well believe it." Rick said as he heard the band starting to play music near their tablee. "Kate would you like to dance?" Rick asked as he stood up.

"I'd love to Castle but I'll warn you now that I'm not very good at being led."

"That doesn't matter I want to hold you in my arms." Rick said as Kate took his hand and he pulled her closer to him.

The evening was more than anything that Kate could have imagined it being. After they ate and danced at Delassandro's Rick took her to a sidewalk ice cream vendor and they walked through the city gardens in central park as they ate their ice cream and talked.

The sunset was amazing and Rick had taken his sport coat off and let Kate sit on it in the grass. Kate rested her head on his shoulder as they sat on the grass. Rick smiled as she let him put an arm around her shoulders.

"Did you enjoy tonight Kate?" Rick asked as Kate snuggled into him.

"Yes I did." Kate said as she took Rick's hand in hers.

"Are you ready for me to take you home?" Rick asked as the night sky became darker and Kate yawned.

"I guess so." Kate said as Rick stood up and helped her to her feet. Rick wrapped his sport coat around her shoulders and as they walked back to the waiting car they walked hand in hand. Every so often Rick caught the moon in Kate's eyes and he was mesmerized. Forty minutes later Rick was walking Kate to her apartment door.

"I had a good time." Kate said as she turned to look at Rick after she unlocked the front door and handed Rick's sport coat back to him.

"Me too. I'll see you tomorrow Detective." Rick said with a smile on his face.

"Tomorrow." Kate said as Rick leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. As he pulled back from her he smiled and felt so lucky that he was able to see this side of Kate. He was successful in peeling another layer of the Beckett onion and he was able to show her a new side of Richard Rogers not Rick Castle the novelist. As Rick left Kate smiled and when she looked at the flowers that were sitting on her dining room table she smiled. Kate was just about to turn the light off in her room when she got a text. She smiled when she saw that it was from Rick.

"Kate I had a great time tonight. I will see you in the morning. Sleep well." Kate smiled and turned her light off and drifted off into a peaceful sleep where she dreamt of him. He could be her "Prince Charming."

AN: Next Chapter Coming Soon!