Two chapters posted in a matter of thirty minutes! Proud of myself! Haha, well anyway, here's Chapter 4!(:
Disclaimer: Do I really have to keep saying this?
Kate and Rick were lying on the couch watching Date Night. They decided to skip lunch and just eat popcorn. They cuddled and talked about the movie together. Sometimes, they weren't exactly paying attention to the movie...
Kate still was nervous about how and when she was going to bring up their anniversary and tell Rick her news. She figured that she'd tell him during dinner.
They finished Date Night and then watched old Hitchcock films. Around 6:30, Rick turned to look at her and said, "I'm going to go make dinner. You just sit here and relax and finish the movie."
"Okay. Sure you don't want help?" Kate asked.
"I'm positive. I want to make you dinner."
Kate smiled at him as he stood up. He bent down and placed a kiss on her forehead before walking to the kitchen. She could hear Rick chopping, frying, and boiling things, but she didn't bother to go see what he was making. She wanted to be surprised.
Once the movie was finished, Kate got out from underneath the blanket and put her tank top back on.
She went in their bedroom and closed the door. Finding her purse, she reached for the object inside and grasped it in her hand. She thought for a moment and stuck it in her pocket.
"Kate?" she heard Rick call from the kitchen.
"Be there in a minute!" she yelled back.
When she walked out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, she smelled the aroma of one of her favorite dishes, chicken alfredo with mixed vegetables. Castle's homemade alfredo sauce was to die for.
Then, she saw the way he had set up the table. The lighting in the kitchen was low, because he had about a dozen lit candles on the table. He had the pasta already on the plates and two glasses of wine waiting for them. Then, she saw the little black box and the card underneath.
"Happy Anniversary, Kate," Rick said with a smile. He walked over to her and she leaned into his kiss.
"Happy Anniversary, Rick. I started to think that you had forgotten," Kate replied with a giggle.
"Forgotten? How could I forget the most amazing day of my life? I got to marry the most beautiful, intelligent, sexy woman on the planet. Of course I didn't forget, Kate."
Kate blushed. "I love you."
"I love you, too. Shall we eat?" Castle asked. She could tell he was eager.
"Absolutely," she replied.
The pasta was delicious, and Kate finished her entire plate that Castle dished out for her.
"Rick, that was amazing," Kate told him. "The wine is really good, too!"
"Yeah, I thought you'd like it," he replied.
They sat and talked for awhile, and then Rick pointed to the box and card. "You want to open it?"
"Now?" Kate asked.
"Do I sense that you are nervous, Detective Beckett?"
"Pshh, me? Nervous? It's like you don't know me, Castle."
"Then do it," he commanded with a smirk.
She decided to start with the card. She opened it, and when she pulled it out, she noticed that it wasn't a card, it was a letter. He wrote her a letter! "Rick, you didn't have to do this," Kate told him.
"Yes I did, I'm a writer! Plus, I wanted to. Read it!" he told her.
"Okay," she replied, opening the letter. She read,
Kate,
My love, my life, the only woman I want as my wife. You are the most remarkable, maddening, challenging, frustrating person I've ever met, and I love you for it. You make me the happiest, luckiest man alive. You've always said that you're the one and done type, and I hope I've reminded you that YOU are MY one and done. I've known it since the day I proposed. The first time you strutted up to me and took me in for questioning at the precinct, I knew that I wanted you. I didn't just want you because you're hot (although I'll admit, that's a great perk), I wanted to be in your life forever. I begged Captain Montgomery to be your partner because I wanted to be around you, work with you, and learn more about you. I know that I've made many mistakes since we became partners, and at times, I've been a self-centered jackass, but you've never given up on me. I had always hoped, but never actually thought that our relationship would evolve like it has. Hugging you and kissing you still gives me butterflies, even after a year of marriage. Katherine Beckett, you may not have taken my name, but you have taken my heart. We're not just work partners, we're life partners. I will be your life partner until the day I die. I love you, Kate. Happy First Anniversary.
Love, Richard
Kate looked up from the letter with tears in her eyes. "Rick, that was the sweetest thing that anyone's ever done for me. Thank you," she said, leaning in to kiss his lips. "I love you," she said against his mouth.
"I love you too. So much," he whispered back, still kissing her. He pulled away and said, "There's still one more thing." She diverted her attention back to the little black box on the table. She picked it up and opened it. She gasped at the beautiful necklace in the box. It was a silver necklace, and the charm was a heart made out of the word "Always".
"Rick. This is beautiful. I love it! Thank you!" she said, kissing him again.
"Anything for you, Kate. You deserve everything I can give you." She saw the look in his eyes of true love and want.
What did he want? Oh please, of course she knew what he wanted. He wanted to know what she got him!
"So," she said, taking his hands. "Rick, I have something to tell you."
Instantly, she saw the look in his eyes change from excited to nervous and confusion.
"What?" he asked anxiously.
She swallowed hard before telling him.
"I'm quitting my job."
PLOT TWIST! I bet you didn't see that one comin'!
Well, only one more chapter to go, folks! I'm still in the process of writing it, so it'll probably be posted tomorrow or Friday. Sorry to keep you waiting!(: