Ok, so sorry people. I know I've been missing in action for a while. I sorta had…a bad situation recently that prevented me from writing…well, the happy lovey-dovey fluff that we all enjoy so much. So I apologize. Here is something a few of you have been asking for, Accidentally in Love, by Counting Crows, for the date of 3/24/11.


Kate Beckett was not one to believe in the idea of "Love at first sight." In fact, she had started to stop believing in the concept of love. For example, when she was with Josh. He was perfect on paper- Tall, handsome, successful, not to mention he was over the moon crazy for her. But there just wasn't that 'something' that you read about in novels, or see in all the movies. It was an idea she was convinced wasn't real.

And then there was her- dare she admit it- boyfriend, the boyishly charming Richard Castle. With him, there was more than there had ever been with Josh. There was something she simply couldn't put her finger on. Was it love? She wasn't sure, and if it was…well, the idea that she could care for someone who was so easily lost scared her.

"What's the problem, baby?" He whispered, reaching around her body, taking her hand, and pressing a soft kiss to the top of her head. He had set up a picnic for them in central park (one of her favorite places…so long as she wasn't there thanks to a body). She was lying against his chest, and they were just listening to the sounds of the birds at the beginning of springtime. He noticed her contemplative look, and finally decided he needed to know what she was thinking.

"Well," she began softly, "I think…I think I'm falling in love."

He was shocked. He knew how he felt for her, but wouldn't admit it for fear of her pulling away from him, and now here she was, saying it to him.

"I can't stop thinking about it, Rick. The more I try to tell myself it doesn't exist, the more forcefully the idea comes back into my brain."

"That right there Kate, is love. Love is exactly what you're feeling right now. That little nagging feeling that won't go away."

"I'm pretty sure that's you, at the precinct, every day."

He chuckled. "Sorry. I guess we're both something that just can't be cured."

There was a short period of companionable silence. "I don't know anything about love."

"Huh?"

"I said I don't know anything about love."

"Sure you do!"

"I've never been in love."

"That may be true, but you love your father, and your mom…" He took a short pause. "And your job."

She laughed. "I feel like a snowball running, just running downhill and it's never going to stop. Like I'm a snowball, so used to the cold, and now it's spring, and I'm melting and I don't know what to do."

"As long as you're melting into my arms, you can melt all you like." She turned in his arms to give him a short and sweet kiss.

"Come on," she stated, rising to her feet. "I think it's time for ice cream." She turned around and pulled him to his feet.

"Sounds good to me." They walked through the park hand in hand until they came upon an ice cream stand. "Strawberry, my love?" he asked her.

"Per usual," she answered, leaning a little closer into him. To any passerby, they looked like two teenagers on their first date, sharing an ice cream cone while sitting next to the river. "You know, Rick. I never meant to fall in love with you. But boy, am I glad I did."

"I guess we're accidentally in love," he smiled at her.


After, they continued their walk through the park. "Hey, can we go this way?" Kate asked hopefully.

"Sure, whichever way you want, Kate." They turned to their left and found themselves under a canopy on a bridge over a different part of the river. All of a sudden, she let go of his hand and took off running, spinning and twirling over the bridge. "Kate?" he asked, enjoying (yet thoroughly confused by) seeing her this carefree.

"Don't tell me you've never seen enchanted?"


I decided to make this a two-parter. Since I have so many chapters to catch up on for you guys, I led this one into the next one, to be posted ASAP. Hope this lived up to expectations for those who wanted me to do this song! Reviews would be appreciated. Thanks for reading!