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Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or the characters used in this story.
Castle finally gets time to call Kate right before his next book signing starts. When she answers she sounds out of breath and his initial reaction is to slightly panic.
"Kate, what's wrong?" he asks, stepping into the hallway of the library he's signing at so that he can hear her better.
"Nothing is wrong, Babe. I was doing some yoga."
"Oh," he breathes into the phone, relieved that she's okay but disappointed that he isn't there to watch. Watching Kate Beckett do yoga is one of his favorite things.
"Disappointed you're missing out?" she asks, laughing into the phone when he groans his answer.
"I'll make it up to you," she whispers, lowering her voice into that sultry, wicked tone that he loves.
"I can't wait," he answers, grinning like an idiot.
"I missed talking to you yesterday," she admits, shifting the phone to her other ear so that she can finish stretching the left side of her body.
"I miss you too. Only three more days though."
He calculates the date in his head but stops short when he realizes what day he's going to miss with her.
"Kate, Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I completely forgot."
She hums into the phone, standing to get her bottle of water off the kitchen counter. "I know, it's okay. We'll just celebrate when you get home, Castle."
"No," he groans into the phone, "it's not okay. I can't believe I forgot."
"Castle, stop it. We've been together long enough that celebrating a Valentine's Day a little later than the actual day isn't a big deal."
He shakes his head even though she can't see it, mentally planning how he can make it up to her, because spending the day set aside for celebrating those you love the most away from her isn't okay.
He hears his name being called and turns to find Gina tapping her watch.
"Kate, I have to go. I'll call you as soon as I get back to the hotel, okay? I love you."
"I love you too, Babe. Talk to you soon."
He's thankful for an easy, quick day of signing which allows him to put his plan in motion. He opts to read her next entry before calling her, letting her words pass the time a little easier.
July 12th, 2014
Castle,
Today was terrible.
On top of catching another case, and still working yours, I barely got any sleep because of these damn nightmares.
I would give anything to dream about you as long as it was something happy.
But it seems that as soon as I turn out the lights and close my eyes, it's a welcome invitation for all of the things that could have happened to you to flood my dreams.
Usually when I have a nightmare, you wake me up with soothing whispers and gentle hands, pull me close and lull me back into a dreamless, pleasant sleep.
I miss the comfort that only you bring.
I can't wait to have you home, to sleep beside you, to have you here to chase away the nightmares when they come.
I know I already wrote to you about dreams, but these are the kinds of nightmares that I wouldn't wish on anyone.
And only you can flood that darkness with light.
Come home. Prove to me that none of those terrible things have happened to you.
I love you.
He loves her entries that are filled with hope, filled with the fighting strength that she possesses so much of. But entries like this tear at his heart, make him ache for all of the pain she's been through in her life.
He's even more confident that he's made the right decision now.
Kate deserves a Valentine's Day with constant reminders of love.
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