A/N: Today is a bonus chapter because I'm avoiding homework, reached 500 followers on this story and I like how it turned out. On that note I know you guys want to see Rick take care of Kate and you will I promise. There's a bit of a time jump here she's still not completely healed but I have this story planned out and like I said the accident caught me off guard and kind of threw off my plan. So to give everyone what they want I jumped forward in time but have flashbacks planned throughout later chapters so please be patient. To make up for this I put some smut in this chapter, warning there is a very small amount of swearing (like one word), enjoy :) P.S this is my longest chapter yet.

It's been two weeks. Two very long weeks. She stayed at Rick's apartment and at first he hovered constantly. He tried to carry her to the bathroom the first two days she was there. After the second night she sat him down and told him that even though she was hurt, she wasn't helpless. She was allowed to get up and get something to drink or walk herself to the bathroom.

She never realized how difficult it is to only have one hand. Opening things became more difficult; don't even get her started on bathing. Rick had come in handy for those times. He loved to wash her hair; he was so gentle and delicate. He even massaged her scalp it was the most relaxing time. She couldn't help out around the house. She just sat around while they cooked, and did the dishes. She hated not being able to help out and feeling useless. She had taken it out on Rick several times, snapping at him when he would reach to stable her if she got up too fast or when she felt him hovering. She immediately regretted it every time; she saw the hurt in his eyes. She apologized right after and he always forgave her. It wasn't his fault; he was only trying to help. She realized pretty quickly that he loved to take care of her; it was one way he showed he cared for her.

There were several perks of having help though, he washed her hair for her, and his book collection wasn't half bad. She was grateful for is his bathtub. It was big, even had a small seat so she could keep her cast from getting wet.

She was grateful that the two weeks were up, her ankle was better; now she could go back to work. Even if it was just desk duty she couldn't sit around and do nothing any more. She sat in the doctors to get the all clear for work; Castle sat in the chair playing on his phone. She tried to convince him that she would be fine to take a cab but he wouldn't listen.

When the doctor came in Rick put his phone away, "Kate everything looks good, and you have the all clear to go back to work. As long as it's not active duty," He amended.

She thanked the doctor and they left, Castle was quiet on the way back to the loft. "Everything okay Castle?"

"Everything's good."

She saw him pouting, grabbed his hand with her good hand while her other hand reach up and turned his face so their eyes met silently asking him to tell her.

"I just- I just don't want you to go. Now that your ankle is better and you can go back to work I bet you want to go back to your apartment right?"

"It crossed my mind yes but I still need some help."

His eyes brightened up.

"I still need someone to wash my hair."

"Oh using me for my bathtub. I see how it is."

"No, not your bathtub. Your book collection."

They arrived at the empty loft; Martha took Alexis for the day so she wouldn't have to go back to the doctors again.

"What would you like for lunch?" He called out not realizing Kate followed him into the kitchen.

He jumped when her arms wrapped around him, "Lunch can wait. I have a different appetite that hasn't been filled for the last two weeks." Her hands wandered down his shirt unbuttoning it was she went. Not stopping when she reached his belt, quickly undid it along with his zipper. She stepped around to his front, her fingernails teasing just under the top of his pants. Not wanting to waste anymore time she pulled them down taking his boxers with them. She felt her arousal pool below as she ran her hands along his length, giving a quick squeeze at the head. She kneeled down, looking up at him quickly licking her lips before taking him in her mouth.

He brought his hands back to brace himself against the counter; he looked down his eyes met with Kate's. Her tongue flicked out between her lips before taking him in her mouth. He groaned as she worked him up and down, her tongue flicking over his head before taking him in again.

She hand fondled his balls as she sucked him, hallowing her cheeks to take him in deeper. She could tell he was bracing himself, trying not to thrust himself into. She didn't want him to hold back there was one way to make him let go. She heard him whimper when she removed her hand from him but it quickly turned into a moan when she shoved her hand down her pants. She looked up to find him watching her, their gaze held as she worked herself off at the same time she worked him. She quickly found her clit rubbing it in small, tight circles. She was getting closer to the edge; she put two fingers in herself, pumping them in and out. It wasn't enough she needed more friction. She ground her hips so her clit rubbed against her palm sending her over the edge.

He tried to pull out of her but instead she held him there, pulling in deeper. He hit the back of her throat, the sensations became too much for him he couldn't stop his hips from bucking into her. Watching her orgasm was one of the most beautiful things he had seen that was his breaking point. He released in hot spurts in her mouth, her name on his lips.

She stood up putting her fingers against his lips. He sucked them clean, and gently bit the tips before releasing them. He pulled her against him, his evident arousal pressed against her, causing a wave arousal to rush through her. She moaned and shifted her hips to put pressure where she wanted it most. Her hips rocked into his, eliciting moans from both. Their moans were lost in a heated, hard kiss. He could taste himself and she could taste herself. They were ready for round two, their activities earlier only increased their need for each other.

He spun them around trapping her between him and the counter all while never breaking the kiss. He lifted her onto the counter and shed her of her shirt. His lips trailing kisses along the edge of her bra, she squirmed only wanting him in one place. "Rick, just get on with it. There's plenty of time for gentle later."

He pulled off her pants, smiled when he saw her sodden underwear before pulling those off too. Her legs fell open giving him a view at just how wet she was. He ran his finger through her arousal teasing her just a little, "Just fuck me-" Her voice broke as he thrust into her. "-Please," she finished as he buried himself in her.

"Well since you said please," He slammed into her while her hips rocked into his. His strokes are long and hard, filling her fully each time. She'd never been with someone as big as Rick. She thought she'd been filled completely before but Rick proved her wrong. The sound of him repeatedly entering her was the most erotic thing they had heard. They reached their release, their primal groans of pleasure filling up the loft.

Kate hopped off the counter, "I'm going to take a shower." She picked up her clothes and sauntered off towards the bathroom, making sure to give him a nice backside view of her. "I expect lunch when I get out," she wiggled her butt before disappearing through the door.

She went into work the next day ready to do whatever she could. It still wasn't what she wanted to be doing but it was better than nothing. She made it through the paper work by lunchtime. She couldn't leave but had nothing to do; the boys were out following a lead on the case. The murder board caught her eye, she wasn't allowed active duty but just looking at the murder board that's a form of desk duty.

She looked over at the murder board it didn't seem like a complicated case, a man was found dead by the mailman. His wife skipped out if town so the boys were tracking her down. Something seemed off, she couldn't figure out what it was but she had an inkling it wasn't the wife. She couldn't do anything about it, she just had to sit and wait. She was so tired of just sitting, that's all she's been doing.

She went back to her desk and waited for the boys to come back so she can let them in on her theory. Luckily she didn't have to wait long, she saw them come up in the elevator with the wife in tow.

"Hey guys let me talk to you first," her eyes, said what she couldn't in front of the wife.

Esposito gestured over to L.T, "Can you bring her into interrogation?"

Once L.T. took her out of earshot Kate started, "I don't think she did it. I think she may know who but it wasn't her."

"Where are you getting this from?"

"I was looking at the murder board and something doesn't add up. When she walked by I looked into her eyes, she didn't do it."

"Thanks. We'll see what we can shake from her."

They walked off and she settled back down in her desk. Forced to just sit and wait. Again. It seemed like a whole day has passed, in reality she knew it was only 20 minutes or so.

"You were right it wasn't her," Ryan called out from across the bullpen.

"Did she give you a name?"

"Yeah and you'll never guess who it is," Esposito chimed in.

"Let me guess the vic's brother."

Ryan and Esposito looked at each other in disbelief, "how-how did you know that?"

"Looked at the board, signs were there. Nothing concrete until now though. So why'd he do it?"

"The wife and brother were in love, he knew she would never divorce him so he took things into his own hands. Killed him in the hopes that she would turn to him. It worked too; she was running away with him when we caught her. She didn't know it was him until he told her right before we got her. She broke down, told us everything."

"Nice work, well I'm going to head out."

"What about the paperwork?"

"I did mine this morning, plus I wasn't officially on the case so it's all yours." She patted them on the shoulders and she headed into the elevator.

She ran around her apartment tidying it up. It was exactly the way she left it; things were thrown about from when she was hopping around the last time she was here. She emptied the fridge, throwing everything away that went bad from staying at Rick's. Her phone started ringing, saw her mom's number on the screen.

"Hey mom."

"Hey Katie hope I'm not interrupting anything."

"No I'm at home, just got back from work."

"How was it? Catch any interesting cases?"

"Not for me. I'm stuck at desk duty so just spent the day filling out paperwork."

"Desk duty? What happened?"

Oh. She forgot she hadn't told her parents about the accident. "Uh, yeah there was an incident a couple weeks ago,"

"An incident?! Katie please tell me you weren't shot? Why did you wait so long to tell us?"

"Mom...mom…" She clearly wasn't listening just going on her own tangent about not being called and how could she do this. "Mom!" she finally yelled into the phone.

"What?"

"Calm down, I wasn't shot. I have a fractured wrist. I'm okay though."

"How did that happen? I just saw you a couple weeks ago."

She really didn't want to go into the full story but she knew her mom wouldn't let it go. "It was actually the night you stopped by. I went out for a run after you left and was hit by a car. It was almost stopped, just knocked me to the ground and I caught myself on my wrist wrong and it fractured."

"Oh Katie, why didn't you call us?"

"Mom I'm a grown woman I don't need to call my parents every time I get hurt. If I was seriously hurt or in danger then you would know I promise."

"I would have helped you out, it must be difficult on your own with one arm."

"Well I wasn't on my own. I was at Rick's." Oh two slip-ups in one conversation. What was happening to her? She was going to tell her mom soon but this is not how she planned to do it.

"Is Rick the man you told me about when I was over?"

"Yes, that's him. Don't worry he wouldn't let me be on my own. Wasn't my first choice but he doesn't really listen."

"Sounds like someone else I know."

"I heard that," Kate muttered. A silence fell over them for a bit before she spoke up again. "I wasn't trying to keep it from you."

"Just tell me next time please?"

"I will."

"I did have a reason for calling, I want you to come over for dinner tomorrow night, you are on desk duty so you can't use work as an excuse. You can bring Rick if you want."

"I don't know he's pretty busy some nights. I'll come but can't promise he'll be there."

"Please, I really love to meet this man that did the impossible and convinced you to let him take care of you. Just promise you'll ask him."

She wasn't sure it was a good idea to have Rick there, the last few dinners she's had there had gotten ugly. On the other hand maybe him being there will give them something else to focus on, he could act like a buffer, maybe this could be the first civil dinner in years at the Beckett household. She couldn't keep her worlds from colliding much longer, primarily because things with Rick were becoming undeniably serious.

"Okay I'll ask him. He may have a function or something to go to."

"A function? Who is he?"

"He's into charity work." She wasn't quite ready to tell her mom she's dating Richard Castle. He is one of Johanna's favorite authors plus she will enjoy seeing her mom's face when they meet.

"Okay well I'll let you go, stay safe."

"Bye mom."

She decided to call Castle and ask him to dinner. She was little nervous and wasn't sure if she had the nerve to ask him in person. Her parents have met boyfriends in the past but this was different, he knew her. He knew all of her family drama, he's seen her break down, seen her when she was helpless and he's still there. He's welcomed her into his family, let her in his daughter's life she knows he trusts her. That's not what scared her, what scared her is she now knew she trusted him too.

She picked up the phone and dialed his number.

"You have reached Richard Castle's phone, this is his personal assistant. How may I help you?"

Kate was caught off guard before realizing it was Alexis's voice. She played along, "I would like to speak to Rick please?"

"May I ask what this is regarding?"

"I would like to check is availability for tomorrow night."

"Please hold, while I transfer you."

She heard shuffling and Alexis yelling, "Dad it's Kate."

"Hello detective, how may I help you?"

"So official today, what's the occasion?"

"Oh I'm just writing and Alexis likes to be my assistant sometimes."

"Seriously?"

"Yeah, I don't know where she gets it from. Actually I don't know where most of her traits come from," he muttered before speaking up again. "Anyways so when are you going to be here?"

"I'm just gathering my work clothes, then I'll be over."

"Well then I will have a car pick you up in 20 minutes."

She rolled her eyes ever since the accident he's been having his car service drive them around. He didn't want her driving with her ankle, and he wouldn't admit outright but he was still worried something would happen to her again. She tried to turn it down at first but she saw the how much important this was to him so she had agreed. "What gentlemen, but I do have a favor to ask you."

"Which is?"

"Now you can totally say no if you don't want to or if you have plans it's last minute. There's no hard feelings if you do."

"Whatever it is I'm saying yes."

"You may want to think about it first but here it is. My mom wants me to come over to dinner tomorrow and wants you to come along." She held her breath while she waited for a response.

"Do you want me there?"

"I-If you want to come you are more than welcome."

"That's not what I asked, if you want me there then I'm there. If you don't then I'll remember a last minute meeting with Gina that I have to go to."

She paused for just a second, "I would love it if you came." Things were serious with her and Rick, but she wasn't going to run from it.

"Well then I'm there. Let me just find a babysitter for Alexis."

"Okay sounds good, I'll see you in a bit."

"See you in a few."