Chapter 6

….. In the room….

Kate woke first but kept her eyes closed think it was all a dream and wanting to still feel his warmth. But at that moment Castle stirred a little and tightened his grip around him. With that Kate opened her eyes and turned to see Castle sleeping. That was one of the greatness thing she has ever seen and that brought tears to her eyes.

Castle opened his eyes to see Kate crying at first he was happy knowing it wasn't a dream she was really there with him but then he was concerned to see her crying. "Hey, hey why are you crying everything is ok we are here, together no need to be sad," Castle said trying to comfort her.

With that Beckett laughed a little then planted a soft but passionate kiss on his lips then pulled back. "I am not sad. I am just so happy I thought I would never be able to wake up next to you or be able to have last night again before yesterday. This are tears of happiness," Beckett said then kissed him again. When she pulled back she put her head on his chest, "I love Rick."

"I love you too Kate, so much," Castle said kissing her temples.

"We should probably put some clothes on and get ready we wouldn't want to be naked when my dad comes in," Castle says laughing a little.

"About that how do you feel about him you know him being your dad and having to find out this way," Beckett asked concerned about him.

"I am actually fine with it we had a heart to heart talk and I understood plus he saved your life so I can't be mad at him because he saved the love of my life," Castle said truthfully with a smile.

"And he brought we back to the love of my life," Beckett said then kissed him again.

"Ok so to take a shower there is one here in the bathroom and there is one that is in the locker rooms here which has cold water this one only has warm water," Castle told Beckett rubbing circles on her back.

"Um, let's use this one. Come on," Beckett said tugging on his hand to get him standing with her. They both grabbed their cloths and went to the bathroom and started the shower.

20 minutes later both of them were ready and were sitting on the couch talking and laughing about what was going in their life and their friend's and families' life when Agent Stewart came in and told them that the man the killed helped come closer to Tyson. Stewart also explained to Beckett that after Tyson was caught they could go back to their lives.

"Ok well thank you for your time I will leave you alone. Good bye," Agent Stewart said then left the room.

Castle and Beckett continued talking the whole time Castle was thinking about the ring, he has looked at every day, and he knew today going to be the day he asked for hand in marriage.

Castle said, "Every day I would think of you and look at … Hold on let me grab it," Castle said untangling himself for Beckett and going to his suit case he grabbed the ring box and a picture of them.

"This is one of the things that kept me going and thinking about our future together," Castle said smiling sitting back down, grabbing her hand, and putting his arm back around the back of the couch.

Beckett rested her head in his lap and smiled then said, "I would dream about what it would be like to be on the couch me cuddling into your side with a baby in your arms on a toddler in my lap and everything seemed right but that was when you were dead that made it seem like it was a dream impossible. But now it just seems like the future," she said almost in tears.

"Well I hope it is the future our future because I wouldn't want it any other way," Castle said helping her sit up and kissed her.

Then he got down on one causing Beckett to gasp and put her hand to her mouth then have a single tear slip down her check. Then Castle continued, "Kate you are my forever and my Always. Before I meet you I thought I knew what love was but I didn't but I felt true love with you. I at first lost hope in love but you came into my life and changed me for the better. You are my happiness in everything and now I couldn't image life without you. I am a writer and I am meant to be good with words but every time I look at you I feel like I have none. I am so deeply in love with you," With that he opened the box to reveal a fancy yet elegant ring with one bigger diamond in the middle and two smaller ones on the sides. Then he continued, "I love you Katherine Beckett and I promise that I will. Always. So will you do me the honor of being able to have our future together? Will you Katherine Beckett marry me?"

Beckett was in tears and smiling like crazy that was going to crack her face if she smiled any wider. With no hesitation she said, "Yes, it took you long enough to propose," she said as he slid the ring on her finger and stood. She grabbed his shirt to bring his mouth to hers and they kissed passionately. "I love you Richard Castle," she said after pulling back and resting her forehead on his forehead.

"And I love you future Mrs. Katherine Castle," Castle said smiling at her.

"I like the sound of that," Beckett said.

"Well then future Mrs. Castle lets go get some lunch he said pulling back she then looked at the ring for the first time really. "This ring, my ring is beautiful. I love it and I love you let's go eat," Beckett said.

They left the room hand in hand to go eat.