A/N: Detailed kissing, undressing, and partial/beginning of intimate scene. This is one of my favorite chapters and it took forever to make me happy with it. I started this chapter before all the others wanting to try and get the tone/mood just right. I hope I did a good job with it… and I just realized I screwed up a little in chapter one but it's been fixed now. Please enjoy (this chapter can be skipped if you wish too, the plot line doesn't advance it's all background). :)
Ch. 7
Proposal.
She smiled when the door opened in front of her, "Hey there Castle," she said as he kissed her cheek.
"Hey there to you to detective, come on in, I just finished dinner," He took her arm and led her inside to a small table with candles all around. Gaping in awe of the beautifully romantic scene displayed in front of her she let a light, happy laugh slip from her mouth, "you like it do you?" He pulled her chair out for her, helped her sit down and scoot in.
"Oh, I love it, Castle."
Castle popped the cork out of the red wine bottle and poured some into her glass then his own, before setting it not quite in the center of the table. Then he gently set a plate of food down in front of her, and where he would be sitting. Kissing her cheek again he sat down and raised his glass, "Cheers."
"Cheers, Castle," Kate met his glass with her, causing a small clink to resound through the room.
They had had a relatively quiet dinner, but it wasn't awkward, in fact, it felt really nice to spend some low-key time with him compared to the craziness of the prescient. When they were done eating, they talked about how sad it was that the wife had murdered her own sister because she thought her husband was having an affair with him, when really they had been planning a big party for her.
It wasn't until he began cleaning up when he truly surprised her. He stood up and picked up her plate, only it slipped from his hand and shattered cleanly into nine or ten pieces against the floor. He muttered a curse calling himself stupid for letting it slip. Beckett scooted her chair back prepared to help but he told her to stay, that he was the host and needed to clean it up. Castle's hands moved swiftly as he picked up the pieces and set them onto the table. After the larger pieces were no longer on the floor Castle leaned closer the ground as if inspecting for small unseen shards. That was when he looked at Kate and lifted up a small rose red colored velvet case.
Kate's voice caught in her throat when he slowly opened it to uncover the most exquisite looking ring she could imagine. Then he cleared his own throat and began to speak, "I know this ring may not be as special as your mother's, and may never add up to how much your mother's ring means to you, but Detective Katherine Beckett… will you do me the honor of becoming my wife?" His voice was strong, and sincere, something that she rarely ever saw in him since he was almost always acting like a twelve year old.
Beckett didn't believe it, his face seemed too real, too much not like him, "Excuse me?" She whispered. Kate knew it was rude, but she need to hear it again, wanted to hear it again in order for her to be able to confirm if it was really happening… and it was.
Castle didn't look irritated, agitated, or anything else that may hint he was joking, instead he took Kate's hand in his and stared deeply into her eyes, "Kate, will you marry me?"
That was it, the tears poured freely from her hazel eyes and slid down the smooth cheeks that had felt tears more then they should have ever felt them in an entire lifetime. This time though, they were happy, tears of joy and Katherine answered him ecstatically, "Yes! Oh God, yes I'll marry you!"
Rick smiled serenely, pulled the gorgeous ring of a single diamond, what looked like five sapphires and five rubies, from the case and slipped it onto her ring finger before finding her lips with his. Beckett opened her mouth and allowed him to explore, allowed him to tie her tongue in loving knots. He had a unique taste to him, one of coffee, sugar, and wine. One that Kate knew she'd never be able to forget. He pulled away from her slightly and whispered, "I love you Katie," before attaching his mouth to hers again.
Katie, no one had ever called her that before. She didn't know why either, but to hear it now from his seductive voice made her heart beat faster and her stomach flutter with butterflies, and she liked it. She loved to hear those four simple words come from his mouth more then she had ever loved hearing 'I love you' before.
She reached for his chest and slowly began to unbutton his shirt. When he didn't protest but moved to help her she felt excited, and giddy. He shrugged off his jacket, and began working on his tie when he began to stand up. Kate matched his speed, never letting his lips leave her own for more then a second as she carefully pulled her father's watch off and placed it on the table. Castle had his tie off and was now slipping out of his shirt and Beckett let her hands roam over his chest. Jumping slightly when she felt his fingertips brush against her thighs she moaned. He held Kate to him as he began walking her backwards in the direction of his room. On the way she let her shrug fall to the floor and pulled the clip that kept her hair up in a sexy bun. Beckett threw it to the couch that she saw out of the corner of her eye, happy when she heard it connect against the soft black leather.
She allowed a small gasp of air escape her lips as Castle pushed her against the bedroom door. Wrapping her arms loosely around his neck she smiled seductively against his mouth as he let his hands glide down to her hips, then the edge of her short magenta dress. When he hesitated she moved her hands to his and fumbled with the edge of the dress. Pulling it up a little she felt Castle's hands following hers. Moving her hands back to his face he took over the job and carefully slid the dress up her body and over her head when she put her hands in the air. Letting it float to the floor Kate found the doorknob as Castle found the hooks to her sexy black-laced strapless bra. Turning the knob they stumbled into the room and Castle slammed it shut behind them with his foot as he released her bra to fall onto the ground, "Are you sure this you're ok with this?" He murmured between smothering her with kisses.
"I want you, Castle… I want to spend my life with you, of course I want this." She replied as she unzipped his pants almost laughing when she heard the thud of a shoe slamming into the wall followed by another. Lifting up her own foot, they broke away just long enough for her to unbuckle it and toss it to the door. Kissing her again he unbuttoned his pants and began kicking his way out of them pulling his socks off at the same time as she got her second heel off, "Castle? Do you have protection?"
"Why did you leave your gun at home?" He laughed sultrily as he began walking her to the bed.
"No, Castle I'm serious," Kate groaned as he nibbled at the nap of her soft skinned neck.
He stopped momentarily to look her in the eyes, "In the top drawer of my dresser. Are you on the pill?"
"Yeah, have been since I was seventeen."
"Then we don't need it, we'll be fine," Castle let his hands trail up her body and let them rest on her silky breasts making her breath catch in her throat and he began making a kiss path from one shoulder to the other.
"Are you sure?" She whispered hoarsely as she gasped for breath when Castle let his mouth trail over her bosom.
"I promise, we'll be careful." Castle's voice had so much sincerity in it that Beckett gave in.
He pushed her backwards and Kate sat at the edge of the bed before laying on her back. She arched as her breath spiked again when Castle began to slide her thong down along her legs. Shimmying up against him a little, she helped him get it to her feet and kicked it off while flipping Castle over so she was now on top, "You must have learned that trick in the boxing ring huh?" He asked with his eyebrows raised.
"Wouldn't you like to know?" She countered with mystery mixing with her words.
"Are you offering to tell me?" He whispered sweetly into her ear.
"Hmm, maybe some other time," Kate had a sparkle in her voice as Castle snaked his way out of Boxers.
"I love you Kate," he said as he sneaked his tongue back in her mouth.
Pulling from him slowly she bit her bottom lip sexually before seriously saying it for the first time. "I love you too Castle."
