A/N: Hey guys, here is another part of my story. I really hope you like it. See Part 1 for Disclaimer. Happy Easter everyone.
Chapter 12
Last night Kate set the alarm on her cell phone for her usual hour so she could get used to getting up early again. Since Castle was still sleeping, Kate left the bedroom and went to the kitchen, where she started to prepare breakfast.
When she was ready Alexis came down the stairs, dressed for the day. "Morning Kate. What are you doing already up? I thought you were still on sick leave for the week."
"Good Morning Alexis. I'm still on sick leave but I need to get used to the early hours again and I really wanted to have breakfast with you. So, how did you like my little surprise yesterday?", Kate asked smiling.
"It was the best think I ever got. I still can't believe that the two you of you grew up together. And I really wanted Aaron to meet Dad and I think they liked each other."
"Yeah, your father told me yesterday that he thinks Aaron is a great guy and that he really loves you. And he is truly happy for you, even it will be hard for him, seeing his little baby girl grow up."
"Well, that was about to happen someday. But I will stay in New York for college, so he will see me plenty of times. So, what are you plans for today?"
"First we have a nice breakfast. I hope you like scrambled eggs, toast and fruit salad. Then I'm going for a run and a shower everything else we will see. Alexis, there is something I need to talk to you about. It's not an easy topic, but I think you feel more comfortable talking to me about this, than your father."
"Oh, this sounds serious. What is it? Is it Dad? Is he ill?", Alexis asked, getting nervous.
"No, sweetie. Your dad is just fine, perhaps a little bit sleepy. Actually it's about you and your relationship with Aaron."
"But you said you are okay with us and that Aaron is a great guy. I really love him, Kate."
"I'm not trying to split you up. I think you are a great couple and I'm happy for the two of you. But with loving someone there are other things that are going to happen. I know that you already had a relationship with a boy, but I don't know how serious this one was."
"Oh, now I understand. It's one of those conversations. And you are right I'm more comfortable to talk to you about this than with Dad. And you don't have to worry, I'm still a virgin. My relationship with Ashley never was this serious."
"Okay, so you didn't worry about any kind of birth control, did you?"
"No, of course not. It never was a topic with Ashley so I never thought about this. Why do you ask?"
"Well, I know what it's like to be in love for the first time and there is not always the time to think about the consequence of the first time. I just want you to have fun, when the time is right and not to worry about anything else. Do you have a good doctor you see?"
"Well, I went to a doctor some years ago with grams, but I didn't really like him. I never had problems, so I didn't visit him again."
"Okay, how about I make an appointment with my doctor. She is a good friend of mine and a sweet person. I'm sure you are going to like Lauren. I can come with you, if you like and then you can get any info about birth control you want."
"I really like that, but could you wait until I'm on break. I just want to worry about the finals for now. And I promise, that we want do anything without protection."
"Thanks Alexis. You are go good child. So, now I think you need to leave for school. See you later?", Kate asked.
"I'm going to be studying with Aaron after school, but I will be home for dinner. And tomorrow night I thought about spending overnight, since he has to leave early in the morning for his trip and I'm not going to see him for the whole weekend. I'm going to miss him, and I can't even call him, since it's a school trip and he will be with other teachers and some students, too."
"Yeah, that's going to be hard, but your reunion will be even better, trust me. So, now have fun and see you for dinner."
Alexis left for school and Kate went back to the bedroom, where Castle was still sleeping. She sat down on his side of the bed and was about to kiss his forehead and his hands snagged around her middle and throw her onto the bed. Kate let out a shriek.
"Good morning, sweetheart. Where have you been this long?", Castle said, kissing Kate.
"Good morning, to you too. I had breakfast with your daughter, who left for school just a few minutes ago. Do you want breakfast first or a shower?"
"Actually I like it here just fine."
"That's fine for you, but I'm going for a run."
"Oh no, you won't. We just stay here for the day and enjoy being with each other. And there are other ways to burn some energy."
"You have a dirty mind, Rick. But okay, we are going to stay in bed for the day, at least for a part of it. And by the way, Alexis will be home for dinner tonight."
"That's great, we can cook something together if you like. And now, just lay back and enjoy.", Rick said starting to kiss Kate passionately. Soon his kisses got more heated and he moved down to kiss her neck. His hands moved up to her breasts and he started to caress them. Kate let out a moan. "Rick, what are you doing?"
"Well, I'm trying to enjoy the day with you. Hope you like it so far?", he grinned biting her softly into her neck.
"I really like it, but don't start anything you can't finish. You remember, I don't have any clearance for this kind of fun. Even I would really like it."
"Relax Kate. There are other ways to enjoy this.", Castle said and continue his work. After Kate screamed his name because of a mind blowing orgasm, Castle laid back next to her. "So, what did you say about not finishing it?", he asked grinning.
"Okay, you did finish your task and I really did like it. But I wanted our first time to be something special.", Kate said, trying to catch her breath.
"It was something special. It was the first time we were intimate like this. And the first time we are making love, will be special. I love you Kate.", he said kissing her again.
"I love you too, but now I really need a shower. What to join me?"
Castle got his share of fun while showering. When they were finished, they went for the kitchen, where Castle ate the leftover of breakfast, while Kate started to read the news-paper.
"You know, that we are like an old married couple? Having breakfast together while sharing the morning paper. I really like that."
"Well, just don't get any ideas. I like it the way it is at the moment. There is no need for you to go and buy a ring."
"That wasn't the plan. I really like to have you around me here in the loft. But I know that you need time to get used to our new status, so I won't do anything stupid. I just want you to know, that you are welcome here any time of the day and that you are allowed to change the loft to your liking. But I can promise you, after a good amount of time I'm going to ask you some very important questions, but I'm not going do anything anytime soon. So, we just can enjoy being together. So, how about cuddling up on the sofa and watching a bit of TV?"
"How about a walk in the park and some shopping? We need something for dinner tonight and I'm in the mood to cook. And when we are back, we can cuddle up on the sofa."
"Sounds like a plan. So let's get dressed and out of here." Castle said, going to his room to get dressed. When Kate came back from the guest-room she was dressed in a short summer dress and her usual high-heels. Her hair was up in a messy bun.
"You look beautiful, Katie. You look good in dresses. Why don't you wear them to work, it would help me very much to get through the day, you know."
"Keep dreaming, Rick. This will never happen. It's not easy to get any police work done in a dress. And would you really like the looks the boys would be giving me, if I showed up at the precinct dressed like that."
"Okay, you are right. This look is just for me. So, are you ready for the walk?"
"There is actually one thing I need to do, but I can do this while we go for our walk.", Kate said, got her purse and cell-phone. She opened her phone and dialed a number.
"Hi Dad.", Kate said, when the call was answered.
"Katie, what a nice surprise. Why are you calling at this time of the day? Aren't you at work?"
"No, I'm not at work at the moment, but I will tell you later about his. Actually I was calling to ask you, if I could come up for a short visit this weekend."
"You know, I'm happy to see you. You haven't been around a lot lately. I miss my girl. So, when are you coming?", Jim asked.
"I think I will arrive late on Friday night and I'm going to bring someone along, if that's okay with you?"
"Oh, you got a new guy? It's fine with me and I'm looking forward to the weekend. See you soon, Katie.", Jim said and ended the call.
"So, everything fine for your trip? You didn't tell him, that you were going to bring my daughter with you."
"Everything is set for the weekend and he will see, who I brought with me on Friday. It will be a surprise, but he will be happy to meet Alexis. I think they are going to get along great."
"That I think, too. Your father is a great person and I'm looking forward to see him again."
"Oh, he is going to want to see you, as soon as he knows about us. He will be thrilled that is girl is finally read to settle down and start a family. I think he buried his hopes to be a grandfather anytime soon."
"Well, I think, we can change that fact, can't we.", Castle smiled.
"At least we can try.", Kate smiled back. They walked around Central Park for some time and went after a little snack for a grocery store to shop for dinner. Then they went back to the loft, where they cuddled up on the sofa like promised.
When it was starting to get dark outside, Kate went to the kitchen to start dinner. When she put the dish into the oven, the front door opened and Alexis entered.
"Hi guys. I'm home.", she greeted Castle and Kate.
"Hey sweetie, how was your day?", Castle asked.
"Oh, my day was great so far. I got done a great deal of work and now I just want to relax for the rest of the night. Kate, dinner smells delicious."
Alexis went to her room to change and for putting her things away. When she came back to the kitchen Kate just put the dinner on the table.
"And you are sure you are okay with me staying overnight with Aaron tomorrow?", Alexis asked at the dinner.
"It's okay with me. I have to get used to the idea, that my baby girl got a life of her own. And I trust you, you are a good girl and you won't do anything I won't approve off. And since you have school the next day, I really hope you will be there like you slept at home."
"Of course will I be at school on Friday morning. Aaron has to leave early, so I will go up to Paige's home and we will walk to school together, after all I'm going to stay with her should anybody ask. And I will be home after school, so we can go to visit Kate's father."
"I told him, that I would arrive late at night, so there is no need for you to rush anything. So, you packed your bag for tomorrow."
"I will do this after dinner. I won't need much, so there is still enough time for this. Since you cooked, I'm going to clean away the dishes. Are you finished?", Alexis asked and started to clean the kitchen with Castle's help. Kate went over to the sofa and started to read a book.
Kate was the first one to wake up on the next morning, so she started to make breakfast for Alexis and Castle, who was still sleeping when his daughter had finished eating and left for school. Kate took the opportunity to go for a run. When she got back an hour later, Castle was up and showering. Kate surprised him by entering the shower as well. When they were finished, they had breakfast.
"Are you happy to see your father on the weekend?", Rick asked.
"Yeah, I haven't seen him much in the last few months and I really miss him. He is all what is left of my family and I need to look after him. I'm as worried about him as you are about Alexis. I know that he is grown up, but I'm still worried about him. The next few months are going to be hard for him, since there will be my parents anniversary and my mother's birthday. Those are the days we miss her the most and even after all those years it still hurts terrible."
"I'll be there for you and for your father if you want. You can share everything with me and I'll try my best to make the day as good for you as possible."
"Thanks Rick, I really appreciate that and I promise I will talk to you, when it gets too much to handle. But you must understand that I will need time to open up to you completely."
"I know Katie, and I won't force you to anything. You will come to me when you feel the time is right. So, what are your plans for today?"
"Well, I need to pack up some things and I really would like to cuddle up with you a bit more."
"I never thought you were the cuddling type, Detective.", Castle said starting to clean away the breakfast.
About noon Castle's cell started ringing. "Don't you want to get that?", Kate asked, when he didn't move to answer the call.
"No, it's probably not going to be anything good and I don't want my day ruined.", Castle said, giving Kate a fiery kiss. The phone stopped ringing for only ten seconds before it started over again. This was going on for about ten minutes.
"Rick, please just answer that phone. It can't be this bad.", Kate said really annoyed.
"I hope you are right, Katie.", Castle said and answered the phone.
"Where is the fire, Gina?", Castle greeted his ex-wife and publisher.
"Why didn't you answer your phone, Rick? I tried to call you for the last fifteen minutes."
"I know and I was actually ignoring your calls. You got my latest book, so what do you want?"
"There are some things we need to discuss. I read your book and there are some changes that need to be done. Can you be here in half an hour?", Gina asked.
"Can't this wait, Gina? I really don't have any time today for any meeting."
"I talked to Paula and you don't have any appointments today, so I see you in half an hour at my office.", Gina said and ended the call. Castle took the phone away and gave it a strange look.
"I really hate ringing phones when it's not you calling."
"Did something happen?", Kate asked.
"Oh, Gina wants to see me about some changes in the new book. So this means another day was interrupted. And knowing Gina this is going to last for some hours."
"This is a pity, but there is not much you can do about this. Gina is your publisher and you are depending on her. So, get dressed and go over to her. The sooner you are with her, the sooner you can get back to the loft."
"But I don't want to go.", Castle said, sounding like a little child.
"Just be a big guy and go over to her. I promise you a nice dinner when you get back."
"Okay, but I will make it short, no matter what she says. I just want to spend a nice evening with you. Is this too much to ask for?"
"No, it's not too much and I promise you a nice evening when you are back from your appointment. And now go, or Gina will call again."
When Castle finally was on his way to see his publisher, Kate got an idea. She went to the guest room, got dressed, and took her purse and the spare key Castle gave her. Then she was on her way to shop. When she was finished with her work she went back to the loft and prepared dinner for Castle. When the table was set completely with candles, flowers and the best silver she could find, Kate went to the bathroom to take a bath. After an hour of soaking in hot cherry smelling foam, Kate got out of the tube and started her work to shave her legs and putting make-up on. Only dressed in her bath-robe she went over to the guest-room and got dressed in the new sexy things she just bought this afternoon. Over it she put on a short red satin dress. Satisfied with her work, she went back down to the kitchen and started to finish the dinner. With everything set, Kate went to the living-room and put some romantic music into the stereo. She sat there waiting for Castle, hoping he would like her little surprise.
Just when Kate thought Castle wouldn't arrive any time soon, she heard his keys in the door. She stood up and went over to the door.
"Hello Richard, how did your appointment with Gina go?", Kate asked.
"It was stressing but okay. Wow, you look absolutely fabulous, Kate. Did I miss an appointment we have or why are you dressed up, not that I mind?", Castle said, giving Kate a hot kiss.
"No, you didn't miss anything. I just thought with Alexis and Martha out of the house, we could spend the night with a dinner date. Food should be ready any minute."
"That's a great idea, Kate. I really look forward to spend an uninterrupted evening with my beautiful girlfriend. Do you mind if you change into something more comfortable?", he asked.
"No, of course not. You go change and I'll get the dinner ready.", Kate said and went for the kitchen to serve dinner. Soon Castle returned, now dressed in dark jeans and a light blue dress shirt.
"You look great, too Rick. But I thought you wanted to change into something more comfortable?"
"Oh, I did. I really like wearing suits but I like wearing jeans more and I know that you really like this shirt. So, what's for dinner, darling?"
Kate lit the candles and placed the first course of the dinner. They eat in silence, just enjoyed each other company. When they were finished Kate went back to the kitchen to get the main course and some wine. While they had the steak and potatoes, Castle told Kate about his meeting with Gina. Kate told him about her plans for the weekend with Alexis and her father. When dinner was eaten, Castle helped Kate cleaning the kitchen. Then they went back to the living room where a fire was burning in the fire place.
Kate started to kiss Castle, who returned the kiss. Soon it got more heated and Castle pulled away.
"Kate, what are you doing?", he asked, breathing heavy.
"I'm trying to make love to you, Rick.", Kate said, giving him one more kiss.
"That's what I thought, but didn't the doc tell us to wait at least three months after the miscarriage?"
"That's what the doc in the Hamptons told us, but my friend Lauren, who is my doctor, told me there is no recommended time for this. My body would tell me, when the time is right for this. And I got this feeling, I mean we waited for three years to make love and I really can't take it anymore. I just want to be with you. So, are we going to try it?", Kate asked smiling.
With this cleared they continued kissing and soon they were moving to Castle's bedroom…
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