A/N Alright all, hope you've enjoyed the MASSIVE SPOILERS online and on twitter as much as I have the last week, which is my primary reason for delaying writing and posting here. Not even sorry, S06 looks amazing! Thanks for the messages and reviews. I'm planning this as a fun two part epilogue and wedding for Caskett where some fun and fluff ensues. I'm secretly comparing my finale to a writer-in-arms end for Flashpoint33's D&D. Cheers and only 60+ odd days to go!
Epilogue – A Hamptons Wedding Part 1
9 Months Later...
Rick typed fiercely at his laptop finishing his fifth and final edit of his newest novel. He smirked at his keyboard as he clicked save and laughed to himself, "Let's see what you think about that Gina! DONE!"
Kate sauntered into Castle's spacious study in his, err now their, Hampton's home. Castle's eyes diverted from the computer and he grinned wide to see Kate in sexy beach clothes bringing him a cup of their drink. She slid the coffee cup onto his desk near his left hand, and stood behind the writer with half an eye on his word processer. "Finally got Gina and the editors off your back Castle?" She circled an arm around his neck and leaned down, kissing her fiancés neck and ear. She secretly loved distracting him from his laptop, and loved even more that she still had that power over him.
Rick grinned as he sipped at the mug, "Yup, can you believe she read it and thought it was too unbelievable, even for my fan base? I didn't have the heart to tell her we lived this! My final approval is finally emailed off and Tropical Heat is officially in the can and off to the presses!" Castle spun his desk chair around to meet Kate eye to eye and slide his hands around her lower back. "You read that writer's draft I gave you earlier right? Not much has changed, what do you think?"
Kate grinned and kissed his neck again, she loved this early morning scent of sheer Castleness he sported right now, "I think Nikki saving Rook from a bunch of drug runners on the far side of the world with a team of nuts makes for good reading Castle. Although Rook seemed a little tougher than you in this go through, I seem to remember you concussed in real life, while you have Rook sweeping Nikki off her feet. Writer's discretion? Also, shame you haven't shown me the dedication yet Rick, I could give you an early wedding present if I could sneak a peek." She gave a devious grin and kissed her way down his jawline.
Castle gasped slightly at her touch and grinned as he tightened his grip around her waist, "Hey even half dazed I think I sealed the deal pretty well there Detective. Plus, in the public version, Rook proposes to Nikki, I doubt you'd want the fact you forced a ring down my throat to the world at large eh Kate?" Castle grinned and fought off a playful smack from his muse. "As for the dedication, all good things to those who wait Beckett. Unless, of course, you want to continue negotiations in the bedroom?" His eyebrows waggling at her, but felt his grin descend to a smirk as she removed himself from his chair and by extension his lap.
"Sorry Castle, we need to get dressed. You know family, guests, caterers', and the rest of the circus will be here soon. "Even with the pause in their amorous activities, the couple smiled to one another, knowing that in less than 30 hours they would be husband and wife.
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Ryan, Esposito, Lanie, and Jenny decided to carpool up together to the beach estate of for the big event. A weekend stay over wedding from Castle and Beckett has been in the works for some time now and everyone in the car was having fun telling stories of the insanely long 5 and a half year courtship.
As the car pulled up to the sprawling beachfront estate, Jenny whistled and Lanie let out a puff of breath. The boys had been here before for a 'guys' weekend' but this was new territory to the ladies. Lanie grinned, "Typical, just typical Jenny. We fall for a couple of Cops and Kate here lands the White Whale and all this."
Espo and Ryan looked hurt for a brief moment until they saw the look in their ladies eyes. They all burst into laughter and exit the car. Espo is surprised to see a valet ready to accept his keys and two fairly large security guards by the portico. "Name please?"
Rick slipped out the front door and waved off the guard, "Those are the two Best-Men and two bridesmaids sir. I think they are invited." Everyone grinned and exchanged hugs all around. Castle smiled to Jenny, "Where's baby Liam? Was hoping to throw him into the shindig somehow?"
Jenny kissed Castle lightly on the cheek, "That's so sweet Rick, but he's teething now, and being a nightmare, like most young Irish boys! My parents are watching him, and frankly a fun wedding in the swanky Hamptons with my hubby here is a gift you two are giving me, trust me!" Laughs were shared all around as Castle showed the couples to a pair of guest rooms.
Rick smiled as he ran back down the stairs as he heard another car approach. He smiled wider, knowing the last of the wedding party was arriving in a timely fashion. Castle waved the security guard off again and welcomed his mother, Alexis, and Jim Beckett with open arms. "You guys made great time, tell me my Mother wasn't horrid for the commute? Jim? Alexis? How many embarrassing stories can you tell in three plus hours anyway?" Martha slapped Rick playfully on the chest for his jibe as the writer exchanged heartfelt hugs with his daughter and a strong handshake with his future father-in-law. As Jim's voice floated through the house, Kate came running down the stairs to greet her dad in a bear hug. Rick could tell that the quiet litigation lawyer was a little surprised by his daughter's show of affection, but was happier than he could admit. The look he gave Castle over her shoulder made him feel that maybe, just maybe, he was responsible for this joy. He carried himself just a little taller and prouder on this precursor night to what he knew to be the greatest day of his life.
Castle, for once, was happy with the opulence of his Hamptons home, as he could easily lodge the wedding party on the premises, with the short list of other guests held to a nearby lovely hotel. Over the last few months of planning Kate and Rick had decided on a small beachfront ceremony with only family, close friends, and a few other near and dear guests. After the Mayor agreeing to marry the couple, a select group of friends from the 12th, Captain Gates and her husband, Detective Slaughter and his pretty new girlfriend Detective from the 9th, Kate's high school friend Maddie, Castle's poker friends, ME Perlmutter, the Montgomery family, Agent Jordan Shaw & family, and a few other acquaintances, the couples final guest list just broke 100 people. Even with these reduced numbers, Kate felt a little nervous. Castle soothed her nerves with murmurs of how insane it may have been if they picked a showy wedding in Manhattan, with Page 6 and every other lunatic that felt they had a connection in attendance. They laughed together, signed off on the list and knew it would be perfect.
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Kate smoothed down the lines of her relaxed crème-coloured summer dress. This fun family and friends weekend get-together before the wedding day her idea, she wanted the pre-wedding dinner to go off without a hitch. She smiled into the mirror and thought she could walk on air. She almost pranced over to the bathroom where Castle was getting ready and poked her head in, "You almost ready slowpoke? I don't want to keep anyone waiting too much longer. They already had a long commute from the city." She wanted to sound stern, but her smile leaked through her words while watching her fiancé brush his teeth, throw on his shirt, and struggle with his summer linen trousers all in one go.
Castle grinned, "Go ahead and head down and get everyone set. I'm sure my mother, Alexis, Espo and company may have stopped for beef jerky or something on the way up anyhow. Don't worry Detective this dinner will go off without a hitch. Trust me." He winked at her and finished brushing his teeth.
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The caterers had set up a temporary long table for the wedding party to have an early pre-wedding sunset dinner together on the festivities eve. Kate smiled and almost giggled like a little school girl as all their friends and family gathered around the table. Castle finally showed and sat at the table's head, with Katherine to his immediate right. Across from his fiancée and to his immediate left sat Jim Beckett, the pairings down the line seemed more traditional with boyfriend/girlfriend, husband/wife, and Martha at the foot of the table with Alexis at her immediate right for decorum and balance. Martha looked up and down the table with an approving nod and smiled, "Wow kiddos, I never thought you had it in you to do something so fancy and proper."
Kate held Rick's hand over the table and smiled to Martha, "Thought I'd try my hand at seating arrangements since Castle's planners took care of almost all that craziness for the wedding. I just thought since we were doing all this, we should have a nice dinner with all of us to relax and break the ice before everyone else shows up tomorrow."
Martha smiled and raised her glass as the waiters filled it with champagne, "I agree, why not? Everyone, to what we've all known for too many years. To Richard and Katherine." The table all smiled and toasted. The waiters served the first two courses without incident, except the occasional snigger from Ryan and Espo that this was the fanciest dinner they've ever had. Then Jenny started the first crack of conversation, her alcohol tolerance still not up to par since her son's birth.
"So you two, we all know you've been crazy about each other for years, but how the hell did he propose Kate? You haven't told me what happened there. Ryan was all freaked out working late, worrying about Rick, and next thing I heard you guys left town. These two seemed all in a panic for awhile and next thing I hear, you're back and better than ever! What gives?" Jenny's smile and slightly inebriated honesty made the entire table gasp slightly. Silence fell across the party and Jenny realized quickly she may have made a mistake, she only didn't know what that mistake was.
Jim Beckett looked to the couple with a slightly raised eyebrow. His Katie had told him some of the broad strokes of their return from Southeast Asia, but he knew there was more to the story. "Yeah you two, what happened over there? I'm sure you didn't put my daughter in unnecessary danger right Rick?" Jim had a feeling their story was a hell of a yarn, and knew Richard Castle loved his daughter more than air, but having a little 'dreaded father-in-law' fun with the man couldn't hurt before the nuptials.
Both Rick and Kate had slight open-mouthed fish looks on their faces as they tried to reconstruct a telling of their adventures abroad that almost pulled them apart, but in fact brought them so much closer together. As the story went Rick and Kate shared narrative duties until the mention of a neon-signed Hell House came up. At that point Jim Beckett's orange juice sprayed from his mouth across the table, the arc almost hitting his daughter. "Let me get this straight son, my Katie went to a brothel to try and help pull you out of some opium den on the far side of the globe?"
Rick and Kate panicked together, but Rick's nervousness shot through first, "I'd never ask Kate to go somewhere like that Mr. Beckett! Actually sir the Hell House isn't a brothel; it's a den of mercenaries! Err..."
"Castle!" Beckett cut him off and kicked him hard below the table, drawing a jump and shout of pain from the bridegroom.
Jim rubbed his face and then gave Castle a steely-eyed glance, "Let me get this straight, you ran to an opium den abroad. Then my daughter went to a mercenary gathering hole to get you out of said opium den just so you could try and make a so called 'honest woman' out of her...Rick what do you have to say for yourself?"
All faces were frozen except for the duelling redheads of Alexis and Martha. "Now hang on Jim, you're well out of line! Richard has loved Katherine for years and being a stick in the mud fuddy-duddy doesn't allow you to criticize my son! Even with all the baseball games and bonding you've been through together lately I've always known you've never approved! And WHAT does this mean to our relationship Jim!?"
Alexis wanted to immediately enter the argument between Martha and Jim, but instead stared daggers to Kate, "Since we are all being honest, why did you steel my father from me Kate? He loves you! He never loved anyone else before like this and I don't know if I want to fight for his affection. I don't think I can stand in this wedding Dad."
Jim Beckett nodded with Alexis, "I'm sorry I don't think I can approve of this wedding anymore Katie, unless you can explain this better yourself young lady? I think you should come back with me to the city young lady." Rick and Jim Beckett's hard stare looked to the future bride, and she could find no words. The couple watched as literally every member of their supposed greatest night dinner party melted down into a massive argument, one step away from a food fight.
Rick's open trout look turned to Kate's eyes and then the dam broke, he grinned widely, "AND SCENE!" With that everyone around the table broke character, laughed and hugged, but most eyes fixated on Kate who still looked frozen, her mouth hanging open for all to see.
Castle smiled around the tabled and slid his arm around the shoulders of his future wife, "I told you I'd get you back for my Birthday...Surprise! Please don't kill me"
Kate looked around the table and her mounting panic subsided as everyone around the table burst out laughing. Her father leaned across the table and reached his hand out in half-apology, half-acquiescence. "Martha was insistent, I'm sorry Katie; hope you're not mad at me."
Kate shifted her knife-like stare to Castle, the intensity of her glance slowing the applause from the table. The couple's eye line making the party worry that the prank had gone too far, until...Kate dove over Castle and they both fell to the ground below the table of friends.
"You...You...You conniving, lunatic ass!" Kate shouted as she kissed him fiercely harder than she ever had in public.
"Well I'm your idiot conniving lunatic ass Kate." He grinned into a second kiss as the table around them wondered if they would see a final course.
After numerous kisses and quiet whispers, the couple stands hand in hand, Rick grinning wide, "Thank you so much for having a bit of fun with my fiancée. Before she tries to kill me I'll ask everyone to enjoy their dessert and retire for the night...It's gonna be a lot of fun tomorrow I'm sure!"
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Lanie laced up the back of the lace form fitting white dress. "You look amazing Girl. By the way, I know tradition says you should spend the pre-wedding night apart, but after that dinner party, I'm sure you can tell me what happened right?" Lanie smiling from behind Kate, their eyes meeting in the floor length mirror in front of the bride and maid of honour, Kate not able to keep the blush from her cheeks, and Lanie laughed again. "I knew it, who snuck into whooms room?"
"Err...I snuck into his. That's not too bad right?" Kate smile changed to a guilty smirk.
"Since when have you two ever done anything the traditional, or easy way? Trust me girl, your safe and ready for this. You are right? No cold feet?"
Kate smiled to her best friend, "No way, I've never been more ready Lanie. I'm done running." They shared a knowing nod and smile.
The friends knowing glances interrupted when Alexis, Martha, and Jenny entered the room. All the bridesmaids in a lovely seaside aqua-blue dresses that ended at the knee with matching shoes looked beautiful, but in no danger of over-shadowing the radiant bride. All three new arrivals marvelled at Kate's ankle-length vintage Parisian Dior wedding dress. Castle said their little intimate Hamptons wedding was so much cheaper than he had saved for his dream wedding with Kate, that she could have an unlimited budget for her dress. Detective Beckett being the only sane (soon-to-be) Castle family member with money she balked at his comment. All the same two days later from his proclamation, a wealthy socialite friend from one of Rick's charities showed up at the loft with dress books from all around the world. She was shocked at the variety and price range available for a dress you would only wear once. Sensing Kate's awkwardness with this world the socialite guided her to the mid-priced vintage dresses from across Europe. Even then some of the sticker prices were half a cop's annual salary, but Kate's inner-girly side took hold and she was thoroughly enjoying this picture book shopping trip. Once the socialite reminded her she could always pass the dress down to any potential future daughters, so her one wearing argument melted, she smiled, and thought to herself, 'what the hell, Rick can afford it'. She knew once she saw the beautiful 1936 Dior dress that it was the one. The simple lace and white satin off the shoulder design accentuated all her curves, yet looked effortless with straight lines and a beauty all in its self. She snapped back from the happy thoughts to the present, where her bridal party obviously agreed.
Martha beamed, "Oh Katherine, you look stunning. Richard will just melt looking at you, as will every other red-blooded man out there! Do you have all your accoutrement?"
Kate smiled to her future Mother-in-Law, who had frankly been a mother figure for far longer than she was willing to admit to herself. "Almost, Jenny gave me something borrowed in her grandmothers Irish silver hairpins to hold on my veil. My Mothers ring is my something old; it makes me feel like she's watching somehow." The whole group fought off tears.
Martha interrupted, "Of course she is dear, now no crying or we will ALL wreck our makeup before this shindig! And trust me someone my age needs all the help she can get!" They all barked out laughs and giggles. "Well then, if you don't have your something new yet, I'd love to give you this dear." Martha passed a black jewellery box to the bride; Kate opened the container and saw a beautiful Mikimoto A1 pearl necklace inside.
Kate's eyes almost bugged out of her head, and she shed a single tear, "Oh Martha, this is too much." The bride's hands tracing the stunning links of flawless spheres, mesmerized by their beauty.
"Nonsense Katherine! You've given me far more. You've brought my son back to me. He's never been happier than he is with you. Besides, I wanted in on the traditional bride's gifts, so there." They hugged tightly, as Martha draped the beautiful pearls around her neck, the colour matching her dress perfectly. "Now you knock'em dead out there kiddo."
As the bridesmaids wandered off to find their perspective escorts and prepare for the festivities to begin, one redhead in particular hung back. Now it was only Alexis and Kate in the room. The beautiful young woman, smiled in a slightly timid way, "Kate, I'd like to apologize again for what I said all those months ago. I thought I'd lost my father, and I guess my frustration got the better of me."
Kate blinked hard, her face steadying, wanting this conversation to go perfectly. "No Lex, you had a right to be furious with me, believe me I was furious with myself. I've hurt your father more times than I'd like to admit. Not to say we haven't hurt each other a fair bit as well. After my mother was killed Lex, I made myself an island and built up walls around my heart. I just never wanted to hurt like that again. No one in my life had ever come close to getting me to lower my defences and love again...until your father. Sure we've fought before, and believe me we will probably have spats for years to come, but he's the only man I've ever loved Lex. If I have your blessing I promise I'll spend the rest of my life trying my best to make him happy."
The young redhead blinked back tears, "Of course you have my blessing Kate. That's all I've ever wanted to hear. I know we'll probably never be comfortable calling you 'Step-Mom' or anything, but you're a whole lot more than a friend or even big sister to me. I love you Kate and am proud to call you family. Now, if you don't have your something blue, I thought I'd give you this." She reached into her clutch and drew out a dried and somewhat pressed blue and white flower. "This was from my high school prom corsage. I was going to throw it out, but Dad saved it for me. I think it's only right if it joins your bouquet Kate." Both women smiled, cried, and hugged. Kate's hands shaking as she slid the aged flower in amongst her white bride's bouquet.
Kate kissed Alexis lightly on the cheek; the two had had a long road over the last 9 months to reconciliation after their Burma adventures. It had taken months and many lunches, long conversations, and silent promises, but the pair finally repairing their bond completely on her wedding day. "Alright no more tears, let's go find my Dad, and go meet yours on the beach."
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Jim stood in the main living room area of the Hamptons house, nervously twirling his hands. The heavy glass doors would lead out to the patio area and then down to the beachfront where he would give his daughter away to be married. He always wondered if this day would happen, but after meeting Rick almost three years ago, he knew this was his Katie's big shot to make it right. Jim knew he was perfect for her because Katie looks at him the way Johanna use to look at him. He smiled to himself at the fond memories. He heard the final two ladies descend the stairs, and his nervous smirk expanded into a massive face stretching smile upon seeing his only daughter in her wedding dress. "Katie, you look amazing."
Kate smiled wide and fought back another wave of tears, "Thanks Dad."
He offered his arm, and they linked together for the short walk to the beach. "Your Mom would be so proud Katie."
A single tear slid down her cheek, which her father whipped quickly away, "I know Dad, I feel like she's kind of here in a weird way."
"Nothing weird about it Katie. Now, I've been waiting years to do this. Let's go meet your fella out there. He's a good man sweetheart, I knew he was right for you, and I know Johanna would have loved him."
"I know Dad, I think so too." With that Jim escorted his only daughter down the aisle.
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Rick shuffled absently at the head of the makeshift aisle. His close friend Mayor Weldon standing to his right at the head of the procession, ready to do his duties as officiator. A string quartet set up on the mansions large patio near the glass doors began to play a soft Bach piece for the beginning of the ceremony. Rick's breathing accelerated as the doors opened. First came his co-best man Javi arm and arm with Ryan's glowing wife Jenny. Then Martha and Alexis arm and arm (making up for the uneven wedding party numbers) glowing in their matching aqua-blue dresses, setting off their brilliant bright red hair. Each redhead giving a quick peck to the cheek and grasping his slightly shaking hands as they then slid into position on the bride's side of the aisle. Rick's breathing becoming even more erratic as the final pairing came down to meet them at the beachfront. Lanie was arm in arm with Ryan and were all smiles as they came to the sand line. Lanie giving him a warning glance to Rick as if to say 'better make my Girl happy Castle', that was scarier than anything Jim Beckett had ever produced. The widening of Rick's eyes obviously drawing the acknowledgement Lanie was looking for, and her face melted into a dazzling smile. Ryan hugged his closest friend and took up his position next to Castle. The soft strings Bach movement stopped, as did Rick's breathing. All the guests stood as an Angel came down the aisle.
Kate smiled briefly to her guests and her father, but her eyes were only for the man less than fifty feet away. The quartet playing the wedding march, all of the women sighing slightly as the bride walked down the aisle, and all of the men starring starry-eyed at the beautiful brunette.
Rick had no words. For once the man, who made millions with his words, had none to express the beauty and brilliance before him. Jim Beckett had to tug his sleeve to get his attention, which drew a quick laugh from the guests. They shook hands and shared a father-son like nod and smile. Jim leaned in to briefly kiss his little girl for the last time, the last time as Katherine Houghton Beckett anyways. Rick and Kate's eyes reconnected and their hands joined. Both her golden hazel and his bright blue eyes shimmering with tears, as the Mayor motioned all to be seated and the ceremony to commence.
"Friends and family, we are gathered here today, on this beautiful stretch of beach, to make official what almost all of us have known for years, to join Richard Edgar Castle and Katherine Houghton Beckett in holy matrimony. Each and every person here has a funny, heart warming, or exasperating story about Rick and Kate. Most of mine own involves either Rick or the stunning Detective taking some of my money in a poker game." Laughter sputtered out from the guests, "When Rick asked me to help him follow a Detective from the 12th for what he promised was 'research' I had my doubts. Little did I know at the time, that I would get to watch a brilliant love story unfold before us. From follower, to friend, to best friend, and beyond these two have saved each other from themselves, from life or death situations, and I can tell you all they have saved the city I am proud Mayor of several times. Truer friends and heroes are unlikely to be found. Now I believe the couple have prepared their own vows, Richard if you would?"
Kate still somewhat lost in happy memories and Castle's eyes blinked awareness and tore her stare away briefly to accept Rick's wedding band from Lanie, Rick also taking the moment to receive Kate's band from a grinning Ryan. The bands were simple platinum pairing, with their word engraved within. He took a few deep breaths and began, "Katherine Houghton Beckett, you are everything I've ever needed in a friend, a partner, and a wife. You are my north star, always pointing me in the right direction. After all these years you still surprise me with the depths of your strength, your heart, and your hotness." Chuckles again from the audience as Kate lightly punches Castle's arm, still smiling brightly, "Kate, I've known for years that my life wouldn't be complete without you in it. I've been your shadow, your plucky sidekick, your partner, your friend, your frozen Popsicle during a case, your lover, your bomb buddy, your rescuer, your rescuee, and your fiancé. I can say now that I want to be your husband for the rest of my life. I've been in love with you for years Kate, and I will forever more, ALWAYS." He slid the ring on her finger to join her engagement ring as tears flowed from the couples eyes. There wasn't a dry eye on the beach as the Mayor motioned for Kate to proceed.
"Richard Edgar Castle, you are the love of my life. My one and done. You are the only person that could bring down the walls of pain around my heart; I've known for a long time that you were the only person that could make me love again. At first I thought if I pushed you away enough times you'd leave me be with my pain, but you just kept coming back. You weaselled your way into my life, my work, and eventually my heart and soul. Now I can admit in one way or another I've loved you since we first met..."
"I knew it!" He smirked and half the attendees laughed as Kate playfully punched him for a second time in their vows.
"Don't you dare Castle! Just like right now, I know I'll never get tired of you cutting me off! I've known for a long time that we were more than partners. I may have had a hard time admitting it to myself, but deep down I've always known that I love you Rick. For the rest of our lives, I'll be a one-writer girl. Montgomery told me that there are no victories; there are only battles. I don't know if I believe that anymore because the two of us, our lives together is a victory I'll be proud of forever. I know now that I'm very lucky, I've found someone willing to stand with me, and dive into it together. I love you more than I can say Castle. I love you. ALWAYS." She slid his matching band on his finger and they embraced in an earth shattering kiss.
They didn't even hear the Mayor announce them as husband and wife as they kissed again and walked hand and arm down the aisle. Shaking hands and hugging guests. Kate's father, her friend Madison, several faces stood out as the couple made their way to the house and their eventual escape out a side entrance to the tented reception a little farther down their beachfront property. As the hand clasps and the rows began to end, Rick and Kate Castle saw a loan figure standing behind the last row. He wore a plain but well cut black suit with a black and gold tie. Numerous medals adorned his left-breast and he wore a black beret. Rick grabbed his friend from half the world away into a soul crushing hug and cried into his shoulder. "I can't believe you made it!"
"Wouldn't miss it for the world mate. Knew you and this stunning Princess would get here."
END PART 1
Well fluffy fluff I know, but it was needed right!? No more angst until September for this camper.
PART 2 will be the reception, the beginning of a honeymoon, and my outro to a possible future-fic of what I may (egotistically) call the Shane-verse. Stay tuned amigos!