Richard Castle (RCPOV)

Leaving Kate at her door without kissing her was one of the most difficult things I have ever done; I wanted to kiss her so much but I couldn't do it. I don't think myself as a gentleman but with Kate I was doing my best to be one, she deserved.

Since she was tipsy, as was me, I didn't want to do something that we couldn't remember everything the next day and also, maybe things would get heated and neither of us would have the power to stop it before was too late.

When I arrived home, Alexis was already at her bed and mother was somewhere, I never really knew when she was home except when she made herself known. After I changed and put my boxer and a random old t-shirt, I went to bed.

I lied there re-passing through my mind over and over again the date trying to be sure that I did everything right, I wanted everything to be perfect. Maybe wasn't one of my best moments to say to Kate that I wanted her to be my girlfriend, maybe it was too fast but I couldn't live with not knowing where we were going, not that I didn't want to waste my time or something like that. If I had to fight for her, I would; but I wasn't stupid and wasn't going to waste my energy with something that wouldn't go anywhere and Kate was the kind of the person that liked to know where she was walking on.

I went to bed with Kate's smile on my head and I woke up the others day with a smile on my lips, and a headache.

The first thing that I did was check my phone to be sure that Kate hadn't called or sent me a text while I was asleep. She hadn't. After that I checked the clock, 9am. I could sleep a little longer if I wanted but I could hear some noises on the kitchen meaning that Alexis was probably already awake, trying to make this an opportunity for a father and daughter bonding I put my robe on and went to the kitchen. Arriving there Alexis was already eating some toast with a glass of milk.

"Hey pumpkin, how are you?" I said kissing her forehead.

"I am good dad, you?"

"I am great." I said sitting on the stool next to hers.

"So, how was your date with Kate?" She said picking up her toast without taking her eyes off me.

"It was really great."

"Did you kiss her at the end of the night?"

"Alexis, is this a question to ask your father?" I said pretending to be outraged

"Well, no. But you are not like all the fathers, are you?" She said giving me her cute smile and puppy eyes.

"No, I like to think that I am not like all the others fathers."

"So, now that we came to the conclusion that my question was valid, you can answer it."

"Alexis sometimes I think you are too smart for your own good, or mine." I said getting up and opening the fridge.

"Dad, come here and answer my question!"

"Okay." I said sitting at the stool by her side with a glass of juice. "Kate and I didn't kiss."

"What? Dad, why? What happened? Did you do something wrong? Dad, I thought we had made a list of all the stuff you had to do. Like buy flowers, don't be late for the date, be a gentleman and wear a nice suit."

"Alexis, I did everything on our list. We didn't kiss because we drank a little too much and I wanted both of us sober for our first kiss. So, after it she wouldn't think that I took advantage of her or something like that."

"Dad, I am sure Kate wouldn't think you were taking advantage of her, she knows you! You guys have been friends for quite some time now."

"I know, but I want every step of our relationship to be perfect."

"Nothing is perfect dad, remember that." She said picking up her plate and putting it on the sink. "If you keep searching for perfect, something will go wrong."

"Thanks for the support Alexis." I mumbled into the glass.

"Of course I support you; in fact, I think you did the right thing not kissing Kate last night, because she will know that whatever is that you are trying to have with her is real and not a onetime thing."

"Alexis, yesterday I told her that I wanted to be her boyfriend; that I wasn't to playing with her or anything like that."

"Wow, you really like her, don't you dad?"

"Of course I do pumpkin; I wouldn't have asked her out if I didn't."

"I am glad that, I really like Kate and she is different from the others, I really like her dad."

"Well, I really like Kate too." I said smiling. "I am going to pick my cell phone, maybe Kate will call me, wait here." I said to Alexis and went to my room to check on my phone. Kate hadn't called yet, I was starting to feel a little uneasy. I didn't want to appear anxious and call her; she said she probably would call so I just had to wait.

I came back to the kitchen and started talking with Alexis, we were engaged on our conversation when the doorbell ringed.

"Are you waiting for someone Alexis?"

"Hum… no, I am not."

"Maybe is mother and she forgot her keys again then."

"It's not her dad; I saw her coming home last night before you."

"Okay, who is then?"

"I don't know, stop talking and go answer the door."

"Is this the way to talk with your old man, daughter of mine?"

"Just answer the door!" She said laughing.

"Okay, okay, no need to be mean to me."

When I opened the door, Kate was at the other side, to say that I was surprised was a euphemism.

"Hey." She said smiling, waving her hands and sounding a little insecure.

"Hi Kate, what are doing here?" When I said that, her smile got a little smaller, and smaller, until it totally disappeared and I realized that I didn't sound very welcoming. "Not that I don't want you here, but I have been waiting for you to call me, you said you would call, but you didn't and now you are here and I am little confused. But please, come in."

"Are you sober?"

"What? Of course I am sober, I wouldn't start to drink at this hour of the day, but I can't say the same thing for my mothe…" I was interrupted by Kate's mouth since she had started to kiss me; at first I didn't correspond I was too busy trying to understand what was happening, after a few seconds I finally organized my thoughts and started kissing Kate back; after a few minutes Alexis voice brought Kate and me back to the real world.

"Who was at the door? Oh, it's you Kate, hi!" She said coming to the door.

"Hi Alexis, how are you?" Kate said passing her hands through her hair, trying to make it look like she wasn't making out with, well, me. While I was still with my hands on my lips trying to understand what had happened.

"I am great. Do you want to drink something?" She said totally opening the door for Kate. "Hey, earth to dad!" Alexis said shaking her hands in front of my eyes. "Sorry about that, I don't know what happened with dad." She said turning to Kate and walking away.

"I don't know either!" Kate said smiling at me like we were sharing an inside joke.

"Sorry ladies, I am back. Kate, please sit, make yourself comfortable like you were at your own home." I said closing the door. "I am glad you are here." I walked behind her and whispered into her ear and kissed her neck.

"I am glad too Castle, I am really glad that I came." She said turning around and giving me a peck on the lips and turning around again to talk to Alexis.

Hey guys, I am sorry but the chapters probably will start to get shorter. Sadly I am finding hard to write a long one. But it won't have less than a thousand words :)

I hope you liked that one, please don't forget to review, thank you.

Ps: An guest review saying that she/he found sick the way people thought that was beautiful Kate scars, I am sure some of you is thinking that too, so I am going to say something about it.

The scars are beautiful in the way that show her emotional struggle and how she survive it everyday without killing herself, they are battle scars, isn't just because you can't see the person hurt doesn't mean she isn't hurt. And also, I said that before you read it you have to be sure that the subject doesn't bother you, so, I warned.

Thank you, see you on the weekend.