Hearing her son scream as the thunder rang through the apartment before the room flashed with lightning quickly, Kate groaned as she shook her head slowly and stared down at her sleeping husband. Hitting his arm, Kate watched as he looked up at her before groaning and sitting up as the brunette glared at him for a moment before he leant across to kiss her. Hearing AJ's screaming get louder, the brunette climbed out of bed and wrapped her robe around her pyjamas before disappearing into the nursery as Rick watched in silence; smiling when the brunette reappeared with AJ pressed close to her chest.
"I don't think he likes the thunder very much" Kate admitted as the writer pulled the duvet back and watched as Kate slid into the bed beside him before he draped the blanket over her again as she attempted to calm their son. "Unlike his father who can sleep through it and needs to be punched in order to wake up" she sighed as the writer laughed before leaning across to kiss his cheek gently. Hearing the door creep open, Kate looked across to see Alexis poking her head around the door and a shy smile covering her face.
"Hey pumpkin" Rick said quietly as the redhead slowly began to approach the bed. "Can't sleep Alexis?" he asked quietly as she shook her head and smiled when the writer moved closer to his wife before allowing Alexis to slide into bed beside him. Tightly wrapping his arms around his daughter, Rick sighed as he relaxed back with Alexis cuddled into his side while Kate still soothed AJ in her arms. "Kate I think he's fine now" Rick smiled as the brunette nodded and gently leant down to press a kiss to his forehead before sighing and looking across at the writer to see that Alexis was fast asleep next to him.
"I think she's fine as well" Kate admitted as Rick laughed and nodded in agreement. "We have two amazing children Rick" Kate whispered as she attempted to move as her son remained fast asleep in her arms. "Any chance you can sneak out and bring the travel cot in?" she asked quietly as the writer nodded and climbed over his daughter, both of them amazed that the redhead hadn't woken up from the movement. Watching as Rick disappeared out of the room, Kate sighed as she looked across at their two children before hearing the door creep open and the writer walk in with the crib.
"Here let me have him, you just relax Katie, you need some sleep" Rick smiled as she nodded and allowed him to lift the small boy off her stomach before carrying him towards the crib and relaxing him down on the bed before turning to look at Kate who had moved closer to the sleeping redhead while she continued to fight sleep. "When I said that you needed sleep Kate, I meant that you need to go to sleep" Rick declared as he slowly moved towards the bed and joined her, his arm tightly wrapping around her as she continued to watch the little girl who was sleeping beside her. "Are you asleep?" Rick asked a few moments of silence.
"Yes" Kate smiled, a small laugh leaving both their lips as she turned to face him. "I'm fast asleep Rick" she teased as the writer rolled his eyes before leaning forward to kiss her again. Watching as the lightning flashed through the room, Kate felt the small smile cover her face as Rick pulled her closer to him. "I love the thunder and lightning actually, it's one of my favourite weathers. I think sunny weather is so overrated sometimes" she admitted.
"I know you love it Kate, you're a strange woman like that sometimes. You not the kind of woman who can just enjoy the sun" Rick replied gently as they both looked towards the window to watch the pouring rain. "I got a phone call today" the writer admitted as she nodded slowly, staring at him as he waited for her to tell them more. "We have an event coming up" he admitted.
"We?" she asked quickly.
"Well, I thought you'd like to come along with me Kate" he admitted as she remained silent for a moment. "A nice dress, some new shoes, your hair and make-up done perfectly as always" he explained as she bit into her lip, already excited about the evening. "I thought you could do with a night out, some dancing and conversing with people who have nothing to do with the force or with AJ" he admitted.
"Sounds wonderful Rick, when is it?" she asked as she shut her eyes and relaxed in the centre of the bed.
"Tonight actually" he stated before shutting his eyes and burying his face into the pillow as his wife sat up in shock.
"Tonight? You mean tonight as in this evening?" Kate questioned. "How the hell am I supposed to have a dress and some shoes by tonight Rick? None of my dresses fit properly at the moment; at least not nice enough for a night out with your lot" she moaned as the writer remained silent. "Richard Castle if you don't want me to push you out of this bed and force you to sleep on the floor, you will tell me how I'm supposed to look after our son, find a dress and shoes, get a babysitter and then be ready for tonight" she listed as he looked at her with a large grin. "Richard" she warned.
"Just wait and see Kate, now get some sleep beautiful" he declared, pulling her down beside him before tightly wrapping his arms around her, not giving her the ability to move.
"I hate you sometimes, I really really hate you sometimes Richard Castle" she muttered as he shook his head, knowing that she loved him more than anything in the world even though she wanted to kill him more than anything right now.
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"You're such a cute little monkey AJ" Kate giggled as she washed her son carefully, smiling at the amount of water that was going over her clothes as she bathed her son. "You like bath time don't you?" she whispered as the small boy squealed at her, his legs splashing the water all over the place as she continued to laugh. "You get that from your mommy, your daddy doesn't like bath time. He likes a quick shower, mommy likes the bath" Kate admitted, unaware that the writer was watching in silence through the small opening in the door. "I could spend hours in the bath".
"I think you have before" Rick laughed as he entered the en-suite, Kate smiling as Rick picked up the towel and carried it towards her. "Come here swimmer, you need to get all dry now. You need to get dressed, it's going to be a busy day" Rick declared as he lifted his son out of the water before tightly wrapping him in the fluffy yellow towel that he'd bought. "You're such a wonderful baby" the writer smiled, the two of them falling silent as a knock on the door disturbed them.
"Come in" Kate smiled, watching as Alexis pushed the en-suite door open and stared at them for a moment. "What's the matter sweetheart?" Kate asked as Alexis smiled at her.
"Could you help me with my homework mommy? I'm stuck now" Alexis questioned as Kate nodded and looked across at the writer who smiled and held AJ close to his chest.
"We'll be fine Kate" the writer explained as Kate stared at him for a moment before following Alexis out of the room towards the kitchen where she was working.
"Now where's this challenging homework that my little genius can't do?" Kate asked quietly as Alexis giggled and nodded, leading her towards the pile of homework she'd created.
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"Are you ready to see your new dress beautiful?" Rick asked as Kate sat on the couch with AJ resting across her lap, amusement covering her face as she stared at him for a moment. "Would you like to open the box Mrs Castle?" he smiled as he carried it towards her and held it out as she smiled and lifted the lid off before staring in amazement. "Now do you like this or do you like this?" Rick questioned as he put the box down on the couch and lifted out the deep blue dress as shock covered her face.
"I love it" she whispered before lifting AJ up to stare at the dress as well. "What do you think baby boy? Will mommy look nice for daddy's party tonight?" Kate asked as Rick walked towards them and gently pressed a kiss to both their foreheads before staring down at Kate.
"She'll look beautiful like always won't she AJ?" Rick smiled proudly as Kate rolled her eyes before kissing him quickly and laughing when Rick lifted the small baby into his arms. "You have the most beautiful mommy Alexander James Caste, she could have been a model or an actress or a stripper but you're not going to learn about strippers until you're a lot older" he explained as Kate glared at him.
"Rick no stripper talk around my baby" Kate stated as she stood up and took AJ from him. "Daddy's a very silly man AJ, he doesn't know when to stop talking sometimes" she admitted as Rick's arm tightly wrapped around her hips. "But that's part of the reason why we love him little man? We love him because he's so much fun to be around" Kate cheered as the writer smiled at her before kissing her gently. "Have you booked a babysitter?" the brunette asked before a knock at the door filled the room. "Is that the babysitter?" she questioned.
"Yep, why don't you go and let them in and then we can get ready?" the writer smiled as she nodded and walked towards the door, resting AJ on her hip as she smiled happily. The idea of having a night practically alone with her husband was exciting her and she couldn't wait to make herself look reasonably sexy for the first time since she'd given birth to their son. Opening the door, Kate laughed as Lanie quickly held her arms out for the small.
"Give me the cutest baby in the world now and no one gets hurt" Lanie squealed as Kate nodded and passed her son to the excited medical student who smiled down at him while Javier rolled his eyes behind his girlfriend.
"Hey Javi" Kate whispered as she hugged him quickly before stepping away and running her fingers across AJ's hair. "I should go and get dressed, thank you for doing this. I'm actually really excited about tonight" she admitted as Lanie nodded and smiled across at the writer who gave them a quick wave before disappearing.
"Where's Alexis?" Javier asked, noticing that the redhead wasn't currently present.
"She's reading her book upstairs, she'll be so excited to know that you're here" Kate admitted as he nodded and stared across at his girlfriend who was still beaming at the baby in her arms. "I think you're going to need her company anyway" Kate added as Javier groaned, knowing that Lanie and babies were never a good mix! "Wait till you have your own" she teased.
"What did I tell you about giving her ideas?" Javier warned as the brunette laughed. "Now go and make yourself look lovely Kate, you don't want to miss the big event" he explained as she rolled her eyes before excusing herself and disappearing down the corridor to enter her bedroom. Laughing as the writer walked out of the en-suite in his tuxedo, Kate felt herself bite into her lip as she took in how amazing he looked.
"Hello Mr Bond" she teased as he raised his eyebrows, tightly wrapping his arms around her as she squealed.
"Does that make you my bond girl Mrs Castle?" he questioned as she shrugged before kissing him quickly and stepping away. "Go and make yourself look absolutely stunning in your brand new dress, I'll be watching to make sure that Lanie doesn't kidnap our son".
"She wouldn't dare try, people know how scary I am when my family is under threat" she admitted as he nodded slowly. "I'm a possessive wife and an even more protective mommy" she giggled as he ran his fingers across her cheek for a moment before sighing.
"Stop making me want to kiss you, you need to get dressed or we'll be late tonight and I know that you hate being late wonderful" he ordered before disappearing towards the door and blowing her a kiss as she rolled her eyes at him. Even though he was the cheesiest man in the world, she couldn't help but adore every quirk he had.
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"Oh Kate, you look absolutely stunning" Lanie smiled as the brunette walked into sight, everyone turning to look at her as she blushed and stared across at her husband. "That dress is gorgeous on you, it really flatters you Kate" the medical student cheered as Rick walked towards her before stealing a quick kiss as Alexis and Javier both groaned at them.
"You're stunning, always are and always will be Katie" he whispered against her lips as she locked eyes with him. "Shall we go?" he asked as the brunette nodded and laced her fingers with his, staring down at their joined hands in amazement before looking across at her friends and children.
"When will you be home?" Alexis asked as she stared at her mom and dad who were standing close together with large smiles covering their faces.
"We'll be home by the time you wake up in the morning" Kate promised as she walked towards the redhead and pressed a kiss into her hair for a moment before smiling. "Watch Lanie and Javi, make sure they behave themselves" Kate declared as Alexis nodded, the brunette getting two glares from her friends as Rick laughed at her. "I love you beautiful".
"Have fun mommy, daddy" Alexis smiled, waving across at them as they nodded and walked towards the door together.
"So where is this event?" she asked quickly as the writer shook his head at her, not wanting to give anything away as he held up the tie. "What's that?" she asked.
"It's a tie" he commented as she stared at him.
"I know that, why have you got a spare one?" she asked, staring at the tie he was already wearing perfectly.
"This one is to blindfold my beautiful wife with" he teased as Kate groaned. Why did she need to be blindfolded this time? They went to hundreds of these and never before had she had a tie over her eyes! "Trust me?" he whispered.
"I trust you" she replied simply, allowing him to wrap the material around her eyes before he took hold of her hand. "Don't let go" she whispered, hating how pathetic she sounded.
"I'll never let go of you Kate" he smiled lovingly, stealing a quick kiss from her before leading her into the elevator.
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"Rick are we nearly there?" Kate laughed as she sat beside him in silence, his hand still holding hers as she waited patiently for an answer. Feeling the car stop, Kate gasped as she turned her head to look in the direction of the writer who smiled at her in amazement. She was beautiful, even if he couldn't see the eyes he was so madly in love with. "Are we there?" she asked, a small smile dancing across at her face as he leant across to kiss her.
"We're here beautiful" he whispered, stopping her hands from moving as she laughed. "Don't peak, it's still a secret" he laughed, climbing out of the vehicle as she sat nervously in the back, waiting for him to take hold of her hand again. Hearing the car door open, Kate laughed nervously as the writer grabbed hold of her hand and helped her out of the vehicle as she remained completely silent. "We just have to walk a little bit and then we'll be fine" he declared as she stopped for a moment.
"Rick what the hell is going on?" she asked, the writer quickly noticing that she wasn't angry because of the large smile that was covering her face. "Rick, I want to go home, this is just freaking me out" she stated as the writer groaned. "Rick just take this stupid thing off me, I want to go home, I don't like not knowing where we are" she moaned, the writer staring at her for a moment before moving closer to remove the tie from her face. Looking around her, Kate felt the shock cover her face as she found herself standing with him completely alone outside a building. "Rick where are we right now?" she asked in amazement, realising that there wasn't any book event and he'd lied to her.
"I just wanted to surprise you" he admitted as a small smile decorated her face. "I wanted to take you out feeling beautiful and give you the romantic evening you deserve where it was just us two together for the night" he explained, shocked when the brunette tightly wrapped her arms around his neck before kissing him.
"You wonderful romantic man" she giggled lightly as he shrugged and held her close. "So where are we Rick?" she whispered as they laced their fingers together and began to walk into the building together; her smile continuing to grow as she took in everything. "This is wonderful Rick, this is absolutely beautiful" she admitted as Rick stared at her in amazement, glad that she was taking this well as they entered the small room where a table was seated in the middle of the room. "Are we having dinner?" she asked.
"We're having dinner" he declared as he pulled a chair out for her before pressing a kiss into her hair and moving towards his own chair.
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"Dance with me" Rick smiled as he stood up and held his hand out for her as she bit into her lip for a moment, unable to stop herself from nodding as she took hold of his hand and stood up, laughing when he pulled her into his arms and they began to dance along to the music that was softly playing in the background. "Are you enjoying yourself Katie?" the writer asked as she nodded and stared up at him in amazement.
"I'm really enjoying myself, this was perfect" Kate laughed, kissing him quickly as the writer laughed and spun her around as a giggle left her lips. "Maybe we should call, see if AJ is okay" she whispered as the writer stared at her in amazement, not surprised at how she'd gone from talking about their date to their son. "I'm sorry, I just worry about him. It's his first night without us there and I miss him so much" Kate smiled before kissing him again. "You look amazing in a tuxedo Rick, really sexy actually" she whispered against his lips as he stared down at her in amazement. She honestly was extraordinary! "I think you should wear this all the time".
"It would be a nightmare when I'm cooking or eating or doing anything with food or drink, you know that I'm terrible when it comes to not getting food down myself. I'm worse than Alexis" he laughed as Kate nodded in agreement, running his fingers across his chest as she sighed. "Stop teasing me with those wonderful fingers of yours" he moaned, staring down at her hands as she bit into her lip.
"I think we should head home" she whispered in his ear as he watched her for a moment. "I think we should go home, send Lanie and Javi back to theirs and then we can have some alone time in our bedroom" she explained as the writer nodded and kissed her quickly before lifting her into his arms. "Why do you have this terrible habit of carrying me everywhere?" she asked.
"I like carrying you, makes me feel strong" he admitted, a laugh leaving her lips as she cuddled into his neck. "Happy?" he asked.
"Happy" she repeated before sighing. "I can't believe you did all of this for me Rick, you really are an amazing husband" she stated, kissing him quickly before he carried her towards the exit, wanting to keep her in his arms forever.
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Entering the apartment in silence, Kate smiled as she looked across the room at the couch to see Javi and Lanie fast asleep together. Looking across at her husband, Kate sighed as the writer tightly wrapped his arms around her for a moment before sighing.
"They're sleeping and I don't want to wake them up" Kate stated as the writer nodded, knowing that was a goodbye to their love making. "We can do it tomorrow when the kids are in bed" she smiled as the writer nodded and followed her into the bedroom, Rick watching as she disappeared into the nursery before reappearing a few seconds later. "He's fast asleep" the brunette admitted as the writer nodded and slowly removed his jacket and shirt while Kate shut the nursery door and began to undo her dress.
"Stop right now Kate" he warned as she looked across at him in confusion.
"What?" she whispered in amazement as he walked towards him topless before sighing and resting a hand on her back for a moment.
"I might not get to make love to you tonight Kate but I want to undress you, I want to at least feel you under my hands" he admitted as she giggled lightly when he slowly undid the zipper at the side of her dress before slipping her down her body. "You really are wonderful" he whispered as he ran his fingers across his bare skin.
"I'm glad you think so".
I'm not sure about this chapter but it's the best I could come up with. Also, I'm worried about whether you're still enjoying it because of the reviews so are you still interested or do you want me to end this?
