Hearing the door shut upstairs, he quickly looked up to see his daughter standing there in her pyjamas, a massive smile on her face as she ran down the stairs and kissed his cheek, knowing he was waiting for Kate to appear. It was the premier of Heat Wave and he'd been invited and was allowed to take a plus one and he'd managed to get Kate to say yes and they'd worked through all the questions that were going to be asked that evening about her now being alive and with him of all people. There were going to be rumours. Hearing another door close, he felt Alexis hold his hand and laugh before they both looked up to see Kate standing at the top of the stairs.
"So what do you think?" she asked, doing a small turn at the top of the stairs as the writer continued to stare at her in shock. She looked completely stunning in a long midnight blue dress that flowed perfectly over her figure and connected around the back of her neck, revealing her back completely. "Is it too much? I have something else" she explained, Rick shaking his head as she stared at him and began to walk down the stairs, revealing the silver heels she had on underneath the dress. "Rick?" she asked, his arms wrapping around her as he stared into her eyes.
"You look beautiful" he whispered simply, his sincerity clear as she bit into her lip and smiled at him. He had this way of making her feel like the most beautiful woman in the world and she loved him for that. "I can't believe how gorgeous you look; I mean you're sexy and beautiful normally but god you just look like⦠I don't know" he explained, Kate laughing as her arms wrapped his neck and she slowly kissed him, Alexis beaming at them as she took her phone out and took a picture, knowing her dad would be annoyed if he didn't have reminders of the evening. "Right, we better go otherwise we'll be late" he explained, the brunette nodding as he pressed a kiss to his daughter's cheek and led Kate towards the door.
"Have a good time" Alexis beamed, Kate nodding as she felt her nerves begin to grow. Was she really going to do this? Go to a movie premier with her writer boyfriend when most of the world thought she was dead? "Kate just enjoy it, there really fun when you get over the press and stuff" the redhead beamed, noticing the distant look on the brunette's face as Rick looked down at her and also realised how nervous she looked.
"We don't have to go if you don't want to, we can always watch it when it comes out normally and stay in tonight" he explained, Kate's arms tightening around his neck as she stared into his eyes, loving how easily she got lost in them.
"I want to go Rick, I'm your girlfriend and it's the sort of thing I need to do. You know my world so it's about time I learnt yours" she explained, kissing him lightly as he sighed. "I know you'll protect me" she whispered onto his lips, shocking the writer by that admission. This was Kate Beckett and she was talking about him protecting her, while in the past she'd always made it perfectly clear that she could look after herself. "I want to do this for you Rick".
"And I want you to be comfortable" he replied simply, her eyes rolling as she kissed him gently and held him close to her for a while. "I don't want you to get there and absolutely hate it when we could have spent the evening doing something you wanted to do where you were happy" he explained, her head shaking as she kissed him again and sighed.
"Rick, I want to go to the movie with you because I'm all dressed up, I'm excited and well I want to support your book" she explained, kissing him lightly. "And then I want to come out and moan about how they've changed the plot too much and Nikki is too slutty for words" she laughed, Rick nodding as he kissed her lightly again and slowly opened the door, closing it once they'd both stepped out and she took hold of his hand.
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"It's Nikki Heat".
"I thought she was dead".
"Detective Beckett".
The shouts from behind the flashing cameras filled her mind as she clung onto the writers hand and allowed him to lead her towards the door; smiles forced on their faces as Rick occasionally waved at some people with his free hand while Kate continued to cling onto his other hand, desperately trying to remind herself that this was just a part of him she'd have to get used to if she wanted to be with him.
"Richard, Detective Beckett can we have a picture?" one photographer asked, a whole group nodding at them as Rick looked down at the woman beside him who smiled up at him gently and nodded slowly, knowing people were shocked to see her and they deserved her attention after her appearance. Allowing Rick's arms to slip around her, she smiled at the cameras as they flashed at them, indicating that the photos were taken before they began to walk into the building again. Heat Wave was now a movie and they were here to see it. She was at a movie premier with Richard Castle surrounded by the actresses and actors who'd been in the movie.
"You okay?" Rick asked gently, stopping in the corner of the room so they were away from everyone else who were socialising amongst themselves. "Kate?" he asked, the detective nodding as she leant up and kissed him lightly, not caring about who saw anymore. "I like this new side to you Miss Beckett" he admitted onto her lips as she wrapped her arms gently around his neck while his fingers ran gently down her back, sending a shiver down her spine. Shutting her eyes, she rested her head against his shoulder and the crook of his neck while he just held her close; the two of them oblivious to the rest of the world in front of them and especially the cameras.
Moving into the movie theatre, she sighed as she took her seat beside him and allowed him to hold her hand again, his hand bringing hers to his lips before kissing it lightly, a small sigh leaving her own lips as she watched him and relaxed into the seat, excited about seeing how his book had been adapted. She was never a fan of books becoming movies and often found herself being let down but she was still excited to see the character based on her on the screen rather than the page. Smiling at the writer, she bit into her lip as the room darkened and the film began to appear on the screen, taking everyone's attention.
XOXOOXOXXO
"So what did you think?" he asked, unlocking the apartment door before Kate slipped in, her hands clinging onto her high heels while Rick sighed and pulled his jacket off before shutting the door and watching her. She looked stunning, the material flowing around her legs as she walked into the kitchen and poured two glasses of water, bringing one over to him quickly before she took a sip of her own. "I thought it was pretty good".
"It was very good Rick, a lot better than I thought it was. All that effort with Natalie was worth it in the end" she beamed, the writer laughing at her before kissing her forehead and sighing, his eyes shutting for a moment as they both took in the touches and kisses they'd shared through the evening. Neither of them had been prepared to be so publically affectionate but somehow they'd spent the whole evening with arms around each other and hands entwined, the writer often pressing kisses onto her head, cheek or lips.
"It's quiet, where's my daughter? I thought she'd want to know about everything" he asked, noticing the note on the kitchen side as he walked past the detective and took hold of it, scanning it quickly before laughing. "She's been invited over to Paige's, she's sleeping over there tonight" he explained, Kate nodding as she looked around and bit into her lip. Turning around, he watched her for a moment before slowly approaching, his hands running to her cheeks as she allowed him to take another kiss from her, this time it becoming deeper and more passionate with every second it lasted. "I don't want to rush you" he whispered, Kate staring at him as she bit into her lip.
"I have a three date rule" she blurted out, his eyebrows rising as she stared at him. "I don't even think about sleeping with a guy until the third date and that was our third" she admitted, shocking him slightly as she bit into her lip. "Ice skating and Remy's, the walk in the park and the Italian and the Heat Wave premier. Three dates Rick" she explained, her arms wrapping around his neck as his lips brushed across her cheek.
"I don't want to rush it if you're not comfortable. I mean, I want too but if you're not ready and if this is going too fast for you then I can wait. I'll always wait" he promised, her head shaking as she found herself becoming lost in his blue eyes again. He was worried about her and she loved seeing that from him. He would always worry about her even when she told him not too. Taking hold of his hand, she slowly brought it to rest on her bare back, his fingers running across the skin as his eyes widened.
"It's been four years Rick, I've waited long enough for this to happen" she explained, taking hold of his hand as she led him towards the stairs. "I want you Richard Castle" she admitted, looking down in embarrassment as colour appeared in her pale cheeks.
"Then we better go upstairs" he beamed, the brunette smiling as they ran up the stairs, shedding clothes along the way before they fell on the bed and found themselves only thinking about the passion that was overtaking from four years of secret wants.
I don't know why I decided to write this chapter and especially why I decided to write about the Heat Wave movie premier but it seemed to work and I needed something to happen where more people found out about Kate being alive and it seemed to work. Also I'm not too sure on the wedding but it seemed to work and I couldn't think of any other way to end the chapter and I don't write smut, I'm terrible at it. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and well please review, they honestly make my day and I adore hearing from you all on any of my stories. Anyway I shall leave you alone now and thank you once again for all the response this has received, I just wish I updated it more.
