Wow you guys are amazing when it comes to reviews! I really do love them and I can't wait to hear from you in upcoming chapters! Anyway here's the next chapter which in typical fashion I'm not too sure about but I was getting fed up of Kate and Rick being in conflict. Also I would like to warn that updates might become less frequent as I have 8 GCSE's in the next three weeks and 2 of them have to be maths which is a disgusting subject!
"Alexis came to see me this afternoon Rick" she whispered as he nodded, not knowing what Alexis had said but desperate to know, sitting himself down next to her but leaving a gap between them so he wasn't invading her space. "She told me that she slapped you because of what you Richard Castle did to me" she explained, a smile covering her face as she looked at him and noticed the red mark on his cheek. Standing, she slowly slipped her fingers to the mark, seeing the wince in his face as she touched it gently; worry filling her mind as she stared at it.
"Kate, I shouldn't have ignored you I was an idiot and I was being stupid and I don't know what else I can say to you to make it better and to just get us back to the way we were two days ago" he announced as she slowly sighed and moved away from him, hating how blind he was sometimes and how he hadn't given her the one thing that was customary to give.
"I'm sorry would be nice" she admitted, staring down at her feet to avoid herself watching him. "You've not come up to me and said sorry Rick and that's all I want, an honest apology from you" she explained, looking up to see him standing there. Moving closer, he wrapped his arms around her, bringing her close to him before he stared straight into her eyes, bringing his forehead to hers.
"I'm sorry Kate, I'm sorry for being a rubbish boyfriend for the past few days and I'm sorry for treating you like rubbish when you're not" he whispered, his voice honest and relaxed, bringing a smile to her face as a tear ran down her cheek. "I'm not going to lose you again Kate because of stupid mistakes, I was too stubborn to tell you that I loved you four years ago and I was too blind to see what you were doing for Alexis yesterday" he admitted, running his hands up and down her back slowly. "I'm just not used to not being the one Alexis goes to talk to things about but I guess now that there might be a pretty stable woman in our lives now, I better get used to it" he declared.
"Might be?" she asked as he kept one arm wrapped around her hips while his other hand went up to her cheek, his thumb stroking her chin as she bit her lip. "I think you mean will be Rick, you haven't scared me off yet Mr Castle, it takes a lot more than ignoring me to make me run away forever" she laughed, her arms tightening around his neck before she pressed her lips against his gently.
"Look I want to treat you and Alexis and James to dinner tonight, I think it's time I got over everything and made the effort to try and get on with him not just for Alexis but for you as well" he explained as he continued to hold her. "Please, let me take you out to dinner, it seems like a shame not to take you out when you look so beautiful" he admitted as she nodded and kissed his cheek, a smile appearing on both their faces as she grabbed her jacket off the bed and walked with him towards the door, the smiles remaining strong on both of them.
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Watching him as he talked to the younger man, laughing over one thing and debating another thing, one of which being Nikki Heat one more, she smiled before taking hold of his hand in hers under the table, his head turning to look at her as she smiled up at him. Kate could see that Rick was trying hard to get on with his daughter's boyfriend, desperately wanting to make up for all the things he'd done to both Kate and Alexis in the past few hours.
"Look dad, Kate, I want to apologize for what I did" Alexis announced later in the evening. "I shouldn't have done what I did and I shouldn't have got Kate involved in something like this and most of all I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you for two years" she admitted as she looked down at the table. "I would never forgive myself if what I did became between you two because you're so perfect for each other and I couldn't bare to have dad the way he was when you married Josh" she whispered, James' arms wrapping around her quickly as Kate held onto Rick's hand a little tighter.
"Alexis, it's okay" Rick comforted as he held his other hand across the table and clutched onto his daughters. "We all make mistakes pumpkin, even you" he explained as he continued to hold onto her hand, not wanting to let go of the child he knew he was going to lose to the beautiful and intelligent adult who was now replacing her.
"Yes and your father knows that very well Alexis" Kate laughed before kissing Rick's cheek, a smile appearing on everyone's face as she sighed. "The only thing that matters is that we're able to forgive them when they do make those stupid mistakes" she announced as Rick slowly nodded, staring down at the brunette who was looking at him. "Because we love them more than anything in the world and would do anything for them" she admitted, moving closer to him as Alexis watched the couple who were still staring at each other.
"You would do anything for me would you Beckett?" he asked, his eyebrows rising as she nodded slowly and kissed him, her fingers rushing across his cheek as they slowly parted from each other, neither of them turning to look at the younger couple who were clutching onto each other's hands under the table, similar to Rick and Kate. "I would do anything for you too".
"Since when have we gone back to calling me Beckett, Castle?" she asked. "I was quite enjoying being Kate actually" she admitted before he smiled and kissed her again, his lips remaining against hers longer than the previous kiss. "I love you Rick, I really do love you" she admitted onto his lips, quiet enough for him to hear but for no one else to understand over the noise of the busy restaurant.
"I love you too Kate" he replied, holding onto her hand a little tighter under the table while his other hand stroked her thigh, a small smile creeping onto her lips as she looked down to see his fingers on her bare skin, leading towards the bottom of the material.
"Later" she mumbled before turning away to see Alexis and James whispering about something, the smile from Alexis' face disappearing as she looked up at her father and Kate. "Are you okay?" Kate quickly asked, this grabbing Rick's attention immediately as he turned to stare at his daughter.
"We've got to go, we fly back tomorrow and we haven't even started to pack" she admitted as Rick bit his lip, hating the idea of having to say goodbye to his daughter once more. "So I guess this is it till Christmas then dad" she announced, standing up along with her boyfriend, Rick standing up with Kate just as quick. Watching as Alexis threw her arms around her father, Kate smiled, watching them whisper things in each other's ears before Alexis walked over and hugged Kate. "Look after him for me Kate, I don't know what he'd do without you" she begged, her voice sounding similar to the innocent teenager she'd known four years ago.
"I promise" Kate whispered, holding on to the teenager just a little bit tighter as she shut her eyes. "Look after yourself as well and I'll see you at Christmas".
"Yes, you have to come to lunch Kate, no arguments" she declared, Kate nodding as the young woman moved away and allowed James to wrap an arm around her. "I love you both and have a good trip" she whispered, Rick and Kate saying their goodbyes at the same time before the young couple crept towards the exit. Standing there in silence for a moment, they sighed before Kate turned to look at him, her fingers running across his cheek as he sighed.
"She's amazing Rick, you have to be proud of her and the brilliant job you did raising her, there's not many single fathers who could have done what you did" Kate whispered in his ear as he nodded and sighed. "Look why don't we go back to the hotel and get your mind off Alexis leaving" she suggested, leading his hand to the bottom of her dress again. "You have a lot of making up to do anyway" she added.
"This is the only time I'm going to say that I'm glad I did what I did" he smiled before she laughed, his lips silencing her in another kiss. "Because the making up for it is going to be pretty amazing".