Sitting on the porch, Kate watched as the writer walked up and down the beach with his phone pressed to his ear, occasionally stopping when he thought of something. She loved watching him work, although she'd never admit that to him because of the fact she hated how much he watched her at the precinct, but she adored the concentration that covered his face when he was doing business; even when it happened at the precinct. Hearing laughter, she looked around the corner to see the crowd of people approaching the house, her smile growing as she climbed out of her seat and quickly walked over, her arms wrapping around her dad quickly.
"Congratulations Katie" he whispered into her ear, the brunette nodding as she moved away and smiled, revealing the ring on her finger to the crowd; laughing when Lanie immediately grabbed her hand and stared at the ring with Martha and Alexis. "How are you feeling?" Jim asked, looking at his daughter who was smiling at the people around her.
"Nervous, I've never had a wedding day before and I never planned one the night before either. I don't advise it to anyone, it's hard work especially pregnant as well" she laughed, everyone smiling at the comment before Rick walked over and shook Jim's hand, Alexis' arms wrapping around his neck after he'd moved away from Kate's father. "We've got lunch prepared, so come and sit down" Kate smiled, walking towards the house as everyone followed her inside.
"Isn't dad supposed to be looking after you Kate? You shouldn't be cooking for us, we should be cooking for you" Alexis asked as she sat around the table with everyone and watched the detective bring the food out, her eyes rolling at the comment as she turned to see Rick pacing again with the phone against his ear. "What's he doing?" she asked quickly, Kate finally sitting down once she brought the last bit of food out.
"He's sorting wedding things out, he's in-charge of everything" Kate explained, turning to look at her fiancé before waving him over. "Rick lunch" she called over, everyone smiling as he walked over and kissed her lightly, sitting beside her in amusement before staring at the family and friends around them. "So how was the journey?" Kate asked, desperately trying to start a conversation.
"Long" Ryan announced, turning to look at Esposito who was glaring at him. "Esposito got lost twice actually" he explained.
"Four times actually and he kept refusing to ask for directions" Lanie explained, Rick and Kate beaming at them as they held hands under the table. "In the end I had to pretend to feel sick so we could stop and I could find someone to ask. He didn't talk to us for the rest of the journey" she laughed, Esposito's eyes rolling as everyone smiled at them and sighed.
"So Castle, how's the wedding plans going?" Esposito asked, turning to look away from Lanie who rolled her eyes this time and smiled.
"Okay, I've got to keep it a secret from this one" he smiled, looking at Kate who beamed and kissed his cheek gently. "But it's going really well and it'll be perfect, I promise" he whispered, leaning across to kiss his fiancée lightly as everyone smiled at them. Hearing his phone ring again, Kate sighed as she watched him reach across for it; stuffing the food into his mouth as he took hold of it.
"Rick, it's lunch. Can you stay off the phone for one minute please? Our family has just arrived" Kate asked quickly, the writer sighing as he shut his eyes slowly and finished eating before looking at her. "Just for lunch please, I haven't talked to you properly all day and I'd really like to spend some time with you" she admitted, the writer smiling as he quickly hung up the phone and smiled at her.
"I never knew you were so clingy detective" he smiled, her eyes rolling as she hit him lightly and laughed. "I love this side of you Katie, can I see you like this more please?" he admitted, moving to kiss her lightly as she giggled while everyone stared at them. Most of them hadn't ever seen the detective this happy and it felt refreshing to see her relaxing in the chair with her partner before sighing and staring at everyone.
"So what are you wearing tonight?" Lanie asked, Kate smiling as she looked up at Rick who quickly covered his ears with his hands, beginning to sing out loud while everyone laughed at him. "You can show us later" she admitted, Kate nodding as she sighed and began to finish her meal.
XOXOXOXOXOXOX
Staring out of the window, Lanie and the two redheads watched as the writer finished lighting the candles outside, Ryan and Esposito watching in amusement. Opening the door, Kate looked out to see all their backs; the detective beaming as she ran her hands to her stomach and smiled quickly.
"So what do you think?" Kate asked, forcing the three women to turn around to see her standing in the doorway of the en-suite. The white dress was figure hugging and yet highlighted the bump to the best and her breasts while her brown hair was curled with some it pinned back. "Do I look okay? I have another dress but I wanted to wear white and look a little bit bridal" she asked quickly, looking down to stare at herself as Alexis walked over and nodded.
"You look gorgeous" Alexis smiled, kissing her cheek as Kate beamed and did a little turn. "Don't change the dress, dad will love it" the redhead sighed, Kate's arms wrapping around her for a moment before there was a small knock at the door. Watching as Jim Beckett slipped in, the three women smiled at Kate before excusing themselves and leaving.
"Hey daddy" she sighed, Jim moving closer to her as she sighed and allowed him to hug her. "I got you something, your mother wanted you have to it" he admitted, moving away slowly to take something out of his pocket and sighed, Kate watching as he undid the wrapping and revealed the simple bracelet. "It's beautiful" she explained, holding her wrist out as he placed it on it.
"You're mother wore it on our wedding day, her mother bought it for her and she said the moment you were born that you were going to wear it on your wedding day whether you wanted to or not" Jim laughed as Kate smiled and stared at the bracelet, loving the way it looked on her wrist.
"Do you think I look okay dad?" she asked, staring at herself as Jim nodded at her.
"I think you look so much like your mother right now" he admitted, tears filling Kate's eyes as she moved closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck. "You look so beautiful Katie, she would have been so proud of everything you've done with your life" he explained, smiling at her as she sighed and walked towards the window, looking out at the beach and all the candles. "He's crazy about you Kate, he wants everything to be perfect for you and he's trying so hard. I don't think he's had a break since lunch".
"I know" Kate sighed, watching as Rick walked up and down the beach fiddling with the sleeves of the shirt he was wearing. "I'm rather crazy about him too daddy, he makes me really happy" she admitted, turning to see her father watching her with a smirk on his face. Hearing a knock at the door, Kate turned as Martha appeared.
"It's time" the redhead smiled, Kate nodding as she walked over to her father and kissed his cheek. "You do look stunning Kate" Martha commented, the brunette beaming as she approached the door and slowly walked out of the room with her father and soon to be mother in law. Walking down the stairs, Kate laughed as she beamed at the images she saw outside the window. Breathing out once she finally reached the bottom of the stairs, she approached the door and rested her hands on her stomach; watching as everyone took their seats outside on the beach while Rick stood perfectly still.
"Are you ready for this?" Jim asked, Kate nodding as she stared at the candles that lit the now darkening beach. "Let's go and get you married then before you change your mind" her father smiled, leading her down the aisle between the seats as Rick watched her in amazement. She looked completely radiant and he loved her more than anything in the world in that exact moment. Joining him, she smiled as he took hold of her hand.
"You look extraordinary Katherine, absolutely beautiful" Rick whispered, Kate beaming at him as she leant across and kissed his cheek. Staring at the man in front of her, Kate smiled as he began to speak; the feeling of her hand in Rick's making her sigh. Turning to look at each other, they both laughed gently as Rick took hold of her other hand and stared into her eyes. "Katherine Beckett, I don't think there's either been a woman like you in my life before and I don't want there to be another one. You're grounded, independent and strong minded and I love that about you, actually I love everything about you" he admitted, shocking her slightly. "I can't wait for our future together because what we've had already had been pretty amazing" he explained, taking the ring into his finger and sighing. "I promise to always be your partner, best friend and lover and also be the best father I can" he explained, slipping the ring onto her finger before relaxing.
"Richard, god that sounds weird" she laughed, staring up at him before the writer beamed at her. "I can't believe we're getting married, I can't believe this is happening but I promise to always be the best wife I can and the best mother to our baby although you'll have to be patient. You're so different to the other men I've been with, you're funny and don't take life completely seriously and I need that. I need this" she admitted, holding the ring that Ryan had brought up with him from the city that morning before slipping it onto his finger.
"I now pronounce you man and wife, you may kiss the bride" the older man smiled, Kate beaming as Rick's arm slipped around her and he slowly kissed her, the detective giggling as they stared at each other a few moments later.
"Hello Mrs Castle" he smiled, keeping her close to him as she bit into her lip. "We're married now, Katherine" he smiled, Kate nodding as she leant up and kissed him again.
"It's quite scary actually" she laughed, the writer nodding before she gasped and ran her hands to her stomach. "Oh my god" the detective beamed, grabbing his hands and bringing it to her stomach so he could feel the kick of their baby. "Rick, he's kicking. Chris is actually kicking".
"That's amazing, he must know it's an important day" he smiled, the writer nodding before they held hands and walked down the aisle, everyone beaming at them as the couple walked past them.
XOXOXOXOXOXO
Walking down the beach with her husband, Kate sighed as Rick's arm slipped around her waist and kept her close, her brown hair flowing in the wind lightly while the sound of the group of friends and family in the backgrounds singing filled the air. Laughing when she turned to see Lanie and Esposito dancing around the bonfire they'd built on the sand, Kate sighed once she stopped and stared at her husband, their arms wrapping around each other as they slowly began to sway along to music in their head.
"You look beautiful" he whispered, Kate blushing as she watched him. "You always look beautiful actually, I can't believe how stunning you looked walking down the aisle" he edited, the detective laughing as she felt the sea water wash over their feet; unable to stop herself from laughing. "Katie, I'm glad we did this".
"So am I" she admitted, kissing him lightly as his hands ran across her stomach. "I don't think I could have thought or organised anything as perfect as this was Rick. You did an amazing job" she smiled, the writer shrugging as she laughed and kissed him lightly. "Honestly, the candles and the chairs and the barbecue was brilliantly. Although I think we should keep Ryan, Esposito and Lanie away from alcohol and fire in the future, it doesn't seem to be a very good mix" she explained, watching as the three people in question continued to dance around the fire.
"They're happy, we're happy. I think it's gone pretty well" he laughed, holding onto her hand as they began to walk back down the beach towards the house. "Although it's late, you're exhausted however much you try to hide it and I think Alexis has already snuck off to bed" he explained, Kate nodding as she sighed and buried herself into his side. "Kate I need to tell you something".
"Okay tell me" she smiled, the writer beaming at her as he looked down at her, knowing this was the most important thing he was most likely going to tell her for a while.
"I love you" he whispered, her smile growing as she stared at him and slowly touched his cheek, her lips moving to his for a moment before she sighed and shut her eyes. "I'm really in love with you" he sighed.
"Good because I'm in love with you too Rick" she beamed, kissing him lightly before they both laughed.
So what do you think? I'm not sure but I'm pretty impressed by the length of it. I don't think I've ever written this much in my life except for English essays.