Author's Notes: Please read the note at the end of the story. Thanks!
PS. I don't own Castle
Part 10
"She's a good kid, Rick."
"She is. I hope you like lasagna."
"I do. Is there anything I can help with?"
"Could you pour some wine while I get this on the table?" She nodded and soon they were sitting next to each other at the table.
"This is good. Did you make it?"
"Yes I did," Rick said. "One of my nannies loved to cook and she taught me some of her favorite recipes."
They were quiet for a few minutes just enjoying the food, wine, and company. When they did talk again it was about stories of Rick's childhood and some of the trouble he would get into. Soon they were talking about their friends and mentioning that they both almost wished that Ryan hadn't let Esposito know that the rest of them knew about him and Lanie. They wondered just how long they would have hidden it from them.
"You know, Lanie really liked the flowers you sent her but you never did tell me about flowers you sent me," she gestured to another small grouping of the same flowers on the table.
"Do you like them?"
"Yes. They weren't what I expected though."
"You were expecting some big huge thing of roses weren't you?" he said with a smile.
"You have to admit that sounds like a very Rick Castle thing to do."
"True but I'm not always Rick Castle the writer. The flowers are called Angelica."
"Do they have a special meaning?"
"All flowers do, Kate. I searched through several websites before I could find just what I wanted to get for you. I'm a big follower of flower meanings and I needed to find the perfect thing for you. I didn't want to do roses, I thought that would be a little over the top for a first date."
"You over the top, no," she said sarcastically as he squinted at her.
"I wanted to find something that show how important you are to me. I know that they aren't the prettiest flowers out there but the meaning is perfect. These mean inspiration."
End part 10
A/N: I will try to put a link to a photo of these flowers on my profile page.