YAY! Everyone was really happy with the proposal! I am so glad you guys liked it!

Just to clarify, I had someone ask me about the number of times he proposed, and yes, the book store proposal was the second time. The first time was on the swings, where she rejected and left him.

Oh! As soon as this gets posted the first two chapters of the M-rated companion "Shed No Tears for Me" will be posted! Go check that out! (:

Disclaimer: NOOOOOOOPPPPPEEEEEE.


Previously…

"You are the love of my life, my always. You are the most incredible woman I know, and I want to make you happy every day for the rest of your life. Katherine Houghton Beckett, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"

She covered her mouth with her hand as she cried tears of joy.

"Yes!" she cried out. He slid the ring on her finger and he stood up. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him hard, not even caring that everyone around them was watching, clapping, and cheering.

"I love you," she mumbled against his lips.

She was engaged. She didn't screw it up this time. She was getting married to Richard Castle.

She was on cloud nine.


She sighs, her eyes cracking open as she looks at the alarm clock. 12:23. Shit, they had slept really late.

It probably had a lot to do with what they had done last night... with the proposal and her tight dress torturing him all night, good times had commenced when they had gotten home.

She lifted up her left hand to admire her beautiful engagement ring. It was so perfect. He definitely had it custom-made. Such a sweet man.

She heard his breath hitch and he groaned, turning over to face her.

"Good morning, Mrs. Castle," he said, leaning in to brush his lips over hers.

She smiled against his lips. "I'm not Mrs. Castle yet, you know."

"Close enough."

She giggled and cupped his cheeks, still kissing his soft lips. Her stomach growled and she broke from the kiss. "God, I'm hungry."

"Pancakes?"

"Mmm, sounds good. But I don't want to get up."

"Then don't. I'll go make them. Just lay here."

"Thanks," she said, pecking his lips.

"Anything for you, my darling fiancée."

Her heart fluttered. Fiancée. That was definitely going to take some getting used to.

About twenty minutes later, Castle came back into their bedroom with a tray with pancakes, coffee, and cut up cantaloupe. Kate put her copy of "Frozen Heat" onto the night stand and admired the tasty-smelling food. He slid back into bed next to her and brought the tray between them. They both picked up forks and dug into the breakfast.


They ate every last bit of the food. Rick set the tray on the floor and they layed back down together. They were on their sides, facing each other. He was running his fingers through her hair and she was stroking her fingers up and down his arm.

"I have to go back to work tomorrow."

His eyes widened. He forgot about that. She tried to tell him while he was writing a few days ago but he's pretty sure he really wasn't listening.

"To- tomorrow? Shit, I kind of forgot. Does that mean I'm going back, too?"

"No, not yet. I need to get settled back in first. I may be on desk duty for the first week anyway."

"It's not like you did anything wrong. Why would they punish you with desk duty?"

"They're not punishing me, Castle. I've been out of work for over a month now. I need to get back into the swing of things before they put me back out on the line."

He gets it, he really does, but he'd rather she get right back to her normal duties as a detective. He just wants to get back there and help.

"I'm going to miss you," he whispers softly.

"I'm going to miss you, too. But I'll be back home in no time. I promise."

She brings her lips to his in a whisper of a kiss. He grins widely at her, the love pouring out of him.

"Shower?" she asks.

"Yeah. Hey, how about for your last day off we just leisurely walk around the city?"

"Sounds good to me. Let's go Castle."


About an hour later, they were walking down the streets of Manhattan, his right hand tangled in her left. He could feel her engagement ring between his fingers.

She was in a mint green summer dress with zebra print flats, and he was in cargo shorts, a short sleeve blue button down, and sneakers.

They walked in a comfortable silence, just enjoying the view of the nature, buildings, and people around them. It was nice. It was easy.

They walked by a bridal shop and Kate couldn't help but turn her head and look inside. She noticed the dresses, veils, garters, tuxedos, and the bridesmaid's dresses. Her heart fluttered in her chest as she thought about how she was going to be doing all of that in a few months.

Rick couldn't help but notice her staring into the shop's windows. "Want to go inside, Kate?" he asked.

Her eyes sparkled as she continued to look. "Nah, it's okay. I have a while before I need to do all of that."

"Speaking of which, when do you want to get married, Kate?"

Her head whipped back to his quickly. "I don't know, how about you?"

"It's completely up to you, Kate. To be honest, I really don't want a winter wedding, so I guess springtime?"

"How about fall?" she asks quickly.

"Fall? You want to wait over a year to get married?"

"No, I mean this fall."

His jaw dropped. "Kate, it's already June. You want to get married in like four months?"

"Yes. Do you not want to?"

"No, not at all. I like it; we should get married in the fall. How about in October?"

She smiled and nodded. "I think we can make those arrangements."

He stopped in the middle of the busy sidewalk, wrapped his arms around her waist, and kissed her.

"I love you, Mrs. Castle."


Gotta love that fluffy fluff!

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