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Groaning as he moved in the bed, the writer quickly opened his eyes to find the bed empty; his body sitting up quickly as he looked around the room in search for the brunette. Smiling as he noticed the opened balcony doors, the writer sighed as he quickly slipped out of the bed and pulled his boxers and a t-shirt on before walking towards the door. Stepping outside, the writer sighed as he found Kate standing by the balcony in one of the hotel dressing gowns; her arms wrapped across her chest as she remained silent.
"Hey beautiful lady, what are you doing out here Katie?" he asked, walking over to her quickly to wrap his arms around her; her body resting against him as she shut her eyes gently. Pressing a kiss into his hair, he watched as she rested her hands on top of his and smiled. "Are you okay? I didn't hurt you did I?" he asked quickly, worry filling her veins as she shook her head gently.
"I'm okay" she admitted as he held her closer. "I promise I'm fine Rick, I'm more than fine actually. I'm happy being here with you in Miami Richard Castle" the brunette explained as she turned in his arms and held him close to her as she laughed. "Can we go inside now please? I'm starting to get cold" she admitted, the writer nodding as he led her inside the hotel and quickly shut the door behind him. Sitting herself down on the bed, she watched as the writer approached her and quickly sat himself down behind her; his arms wrapping around her as she relaxed against him.
"Are you tired?" he asked, Kate's head shaking as he smiled at her. "Want to order room service? I'm not particularly hungry but we could order ice cream. I really want ice cream actually" he admitted, Kate nodding as she laughed and moved to relax beside him; the brunette laughing as he reached across for the phone and began to recite his order down the line to whoever was listening. "Wait a minute" he smiled, resting the phone between his ear and shoulder before he reached across and covered her ears before he said something else.
"What was that for?" she asked when he finally put the phone down and moved to kiss her; the brunette giggling as she ran her fingers through his hair and rested back on the bed as he moved to kiss her again. "What have you got planned?" the brunette asked as he began to kiss down her neck; his hands slowly moving to the tie of her dressing gown. "Rick stop" she whispered, the writer nodding as he moved his hands away. "Are you going to show me around tomorrow?" the brunette asked as he nodded and heard a knock at the door; the writer moving to answer the door.
"Look what I've got Kate" he smiled as he showed her the ice cream while hiding something behind his back. "Chocolate ice cream" he cheered, Kate laughing as she nodded and watched as he sat down beside her and smiled when he rested the spoon against her nose. "See how long you can keep it balanced on there" he declared, a small groan leaving her lips as she attempted to hold it on before it fell off and hit her bare leg.
"Shit! That spoon is freezing" she laughed, the writer smiling as he shook his head at her and quickly leant across to press a kiss to her lips before taking a bite of the ice cream. "Let me have a bit" she smiled, the writer nodding as he covered the spoon in the chocolate ice cream and lifted it towards her; the brunette quickly covering the spoon with her mouth and savouring the taste of the ice cream. "God that's good" she admitted.
"I know; that's why I ordered it silly" he smiled before he leant across and pressed a kiss to the tip of her nose and moved away. "We have to stop kissing, otherwise this ice cream will melt and we'll regret that later" he explained, Kate nodding as she dipped her spoon into the chocolate mix and began to eat it while Rick just watched her in amazement. Finishing the ice cream, Rick slowly put the pot down on the floor before he looked at the brunette. "Do you trust me?" he asked; her head nodding as he smiled.
"Shut your eyes and open your mouth" he ordered as she bit into her lip and stared at him in confusion. Leaning forward, he kissed her gently before she slowly shut her eyes and opened her mouth. Reaching under the pillow, the writer smiled as he pulled out the chocolate and removed a chunk before placing it in her mouth. "Be careful" he whispered, the brunette smiling as she bit down and opened her eyes in excitement.
"Chocolate" she mumbled around the food as he nodded and watched her beam. Finishing the food, Kate smiled as she kissed him gently and smiled against his lips as his arms wrapped around her body.
"You taste like chocolate" he smiled.
"Well I did just eat it silly" she giggled before she looked across at the time and sighed. "We need to get some sleep" she explained.
"Can I ask a favour then?" he smiled as she slowly nodded, his hands running to the tie of the white robe she was wearing as she stared down. "Take this off" he whispered, leaning across to press a kiss to her neck as Kate's fingers ran to join his in undoing the knot.
"Only if you take your clothes off too" she smiled; the writer nodding as he watched her fingers run to the bottom of his t-shirt and pull it up; the man removing it properly as Kate slipped the robe off her body and watched him remove his boxers. Reaching across, Kate quickly turned the light off before Rick pulled the blanket over their bodies and wrapped his arms tightly around her. "I love you Rick".
"I love you too" he yawned as he pressed a kiss into her cherry scented hair and felt her bury her head against his chest, her eyes shutting as she also yawned and allowed her body to shut down.
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"This is nice" she admitted as they walked down the beach together, his arm wrapped around her waist as they held onto their shoes and felt the sand in between their toes. "Alexis would love it here; the sun, the sea, the sand" she whispered, Rick smiling at the brunette's mention of his daughter. "I remember when I told her I was coming here, she was so annoyed that she couldn't come with me" she laughed, Rick nodding as he turned to look at her.
"I love that about you; you care so much about everyone else and yet you hardly do anything selfish" he explained, Kate shrugging before he kissed her gently.
"Wait, I forgot to give you something last night" she admitted as Rick nodded and watched as she dug through her purse. Lifting out the piece of paper, the brunette smiled as she passed it to the writer and watched as he unfolded it to find the image his daughter had painted the day before Kate had left for Miami. "Alexis painted it for you; we ended up getting paint everywhere" she laughed as Rick grinned and continued to stare at the image. Moving to look down at the picture, Kate smiled as she pointed at the figures Alexis had drawn. "That's Alexis of course because she's got her bright red hair" she laughed. "That's you and that surprisingly is me".
"She really caught you perfectly in this picture" Rick commented as Kate rolled her eyes.
"I look like a stick Rick" the brunette explained as Rick nodded and ran his fingers to tickle her side; Kate giggling in response.
"Well you are very skinny Miss Beckett" he admitted as she shrugged and quickly moved away from him; taking the image back to put in her purse.
"She wanted me to bring it with me and told me to tell you that it was so you could have your family with you wherever you were" she admitted, Rick smiling weakly before he kissed her gently and felt her head rest against his shoulder. "She thinks that I'm family Rick" she whispered as Rick nodded and stared across at the beach which was becoming quickly full with couples.
"Kate, you stayed at my apartment when she was sick. Mother even told me that the day after I left and when you stayed around, you made Alexis breakfast and even took her to school and you've been there every night before she falls asleep when I give her a story down the phone. Of course she sees you as family" he explained, Kate smiling weakly as she thought about waking up to find the small redhead curled up beside her fast asleep in the early hours of the morning.
"I love her Rick" she admitted as the writer nodded. "She's the sweetest person I've ever met and you've done such an amazing job raising her" the brunette explained as she moved away from the writer and linked her fingers with his, moving to lead him towards the water. Feeling the waiter run over her feet, Kate sighed as the writer remained close to her and occasionally pressed a kiss into her hair. "When do we have to return to the world of reality?" she asked as he groaned and looked down at his watch.
"In twenty minutes" he admitted as Kate groaned. "On the talk of reality, I haven't asked you the most important question" he explained as the brunette nodded and stared at him as the water continued to cover their feet. "When are you leaving me again?" he asked, Kate sighing as she looked across at the water and felt him move closer to her body.
"Tomorrow afternoon" she explained, the writer groaning as he wrapped his arms around her torso and pressed a kiss into her neck. She was dressed in a pair of white pants, a dark red t-shirt highlighting the paleness of her skin; he adored the way the clothes clung to her figure and he couldn't help but hold her a little tighter. "We have twenty minutes of fun left before everything goes crazy again" she admitted, the writer nodding as he led her away from the water and stood in the middle of the beach with her.
"Put your purse down" he explained as he put his shoes on the sand and watched her do the same with her own shoes and her purse. "Trust me" he smiled, Kate nodding slowly. "Cross your arms like this" he smiled, demonstrating as he folded one arm over the other, Kate doing the exact same as he looked at her. "Take my hands and don't let go" he laughed, Kate nodding as she clutched onto them and kept her arms crossed like him. "Now run; run as fast as possible" he screamed, staring to run in a circle as Kate laughed and did the same; both of them laughing at the feeling. Falling back, Kate smiled as she fell onto the sand and watched the writer for a moment before he lay himself down beside her. Staring up at the sky, they both sighed as they reached across and linked fingers in amusement.
"You make me laugh" she admitted. "It was the first things that made me fall in love with you" Kate explained as Rick nodded. "You're gentle and yet you're unbelievably passionate when it comes around to it; last night proved that to me completely. You balance being a father and a boyfriend better than anyone I could ever imagine and most of all you love me for me" she listed as the writer listened to her.
"How couldn't I love you for you Katie?" he asked. "You're beautiful, kind, you didn't do a runner when I told you I had a five year old daughter on our first date" he explained, Kate laughing as she sat up and looked down at him. Holding his arm up, Rick stared at the time and groaned before he reached across for his shoes. "I've got to get going, I have another book signing and Gina will kill me if I'm late" he explained.
"Let me walk with you" she begged, hating the idea that Gina was controlling their schedule. Putting her shoes on, Kate sighed as she quickly stood up and grabbed her purse as Rick took her hand and led her away from the beach.
"Where are you going to go while I'm there?" he asked as he clung to her hand, enjoying the feeling of just being with her with.
"Probably back to the hotel" she admitted as they approached the next book shop. "I'll probably call mom and then Alexis; read some books and think about how you're with all these beautiful women while I'm all alone in our hotel room, siting on our bed" she explained as he groaned and wrapped his arms around her as he observed the queue that was forming inside. "Go and be the man who wrote the words that I fell in love with" the brunette whispered before kissing him gently and smiling at him; her hand clinging to his as he moved away. Feeling her fingers slide across his, Kate shut her eyes as she felt him disappear from her touch completely before her eyes slowly opened to find him entering the building with a large smile on his face.
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"How's Miami then Kate? How's Rick?" Johanna asked as Kate relaxed back on the bed and stared up at the ceiling; her mind remembering the previous night. Remembering the way his hands had felt on her bare skin and how his lips had been warm on her neck. Remembering how he'd been gentle and loving and listened to every word she'd gasped and mumbled and cried. Most of all she remembered how he was teaching her what she liked, what she didn't and making sure she wasn't in any pain that there didn't need to be.
"Miami's amazing mom, you'd love it here" she admitted. "We spent the morning on the beach together before he had to leave for another signing and last night we sat up and just laughed and ate stupid amounts of chocolate ice cream" she explained before sighing and looking across at the balcony; remembering him coming to find her and wrapping his arms around her.
"Katherine Beckett, you did more than eat chocolate ice cream and laugh last night" Johanna declared as Kate remained in silence, shock covering her face as she took in the fact that her mother had guessed immediately. "So are you okay? You were protected right?" the older woman declared as Kate groaned and buried her face into the pillow.
"Mom" she squealed before laughing, relaxing back in the bed as she sighed. "We were safe, I promise and I'm fine, I promise" Kate admitted, embarrassed about discussing her newly found sex life with her mother. "And that's the end of the conversation" she explained. "How was dad when you told him I was going to Miami?" she asked.
"He was shocked but he did let you go to the Hamptons for a weekend Kate, I think he's realising that he doesn't have that much control over you anymore" the older woman explained as Kate nodded. "Look, I'm going to come and pick you up from the airport" Johanna informed her as Kate smiled and let out a deep breath.
"Look I have to go mom, I love you" she admitted as Johanna smiled at her daughter's words.
"I love you too Katie, be careful okay" she smiled.
"Mom we ended that conversation remember" Kate moaned before she laughed and said goodbye; putting the phone down a few moments later before she rolled her eyes and relaxed.
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