This chapter is dedicated to Mrskbeckett- your review honestly made me smile and I promise you'll find out more about Lanie and Kate's shopping trip in the next couple of chapters!
"Rick tell me what's going on" Kate moaned as he led her down the corridor, turning his head for a moment to see her standing behind him with his tie wrapped around her eyes while she clung onto his hand desperately. Looking across at the group of friends and family that were sat quietly on the couch, Rick smiled as Kate squeezed his hand tighter and waited for him to remove the tie from around her eyes. "Rick can you please remove this from my face?" she asked, laughing when his arms wrapped around her stomach for a moment. "If your hands stay there then you're not undoing this tie" she stated.
"Can't you just enjoy the surprise for a moment Kate?" he asked as she shook her head, relaxing when his hands moved from her stomach and towards her face. Undoing the tie, Rick smiled as he slowly removed it from her face and watched the shock that was covering her face at the presents that were filling the coffee table and the crowd of people that were beaming at her.
"Happy birthday Kate" they all cheered as Rick smiled and tightly wrapped his arms around her as she began to laugh.
"Happy birthday beautiful" Rick whispered in her ear as she turned and kissed him gently while Alexis, Javier and Kevin all moaned at the sight of it. Pulling away from the writer, Kate beamed as she laced her fingers with his and slowly moved towards the chair before pushing him into the chair and curling up on his lap. "Presents first and then I'm going to make you whatever you want for breakfast" he declared as she beamed and kissed his cheek before smiling when Jim passed her a present and smiled.
"Thanks daddy" Kate whispered as she slowly began to unwrap it to reveal a large photo album. "Dad?" she asked, opening it to reveal pictures of her parents getting married to a pregnant Johanna Beckett and then Kate herself from a baby to the most recent picture with her curled up on the couch with Rick and Alexis fast asleep. "This is beautiful thank you" she smiled as her father smiled at her while Rick flicked back to the baby photo of new born Kate in her mother's arms.
"Look at you" he smiled as Kate groaned and shut her eyes as she buried her face into his neck. "You were so cute, I can see so much of your mom in you there Katie" he declared as she moved away to look at him. "You have her eyes and her nose" he whispered, gently placing a kiss to her nose while Javier pretended to be sick.
"Grow up Javier, you're not Alexis' age" Lanie hissed as she nudged her elbow into his side. "They're cute together".
"I agree" Jenny commented as Martha laughed at the two women before looking back at Kate and Rick who were still going through each page of the book.
"Sorry to rush you darlings but some of us will want breakfast at some point today" Martha stated as Kate nodded and quickly shut the photo album before looking across when the redhead passed her another present which was this time in a box. Lifting the lift, Kate gasped as she lifted out the royal blue dress that the older redhead had bought for her. "If you don't like it…" she began as Kate shook her head and stood up, holding the dress up against her body.
"It's gorgeous, thank you Martha I absolutely love it" Kate beamed as Martha smiled and nodded, glad to see the brunette so excited over the outfit she'd bought. Sitting back down, Kate carefully folded the outfit back into the box before smiling at the writer who was relaxing back in the chair.
"This is from Jenny and me" Kevin admitted as he passed their present to the brunette who thanked him before unwrapping it to reveal the coffee mug they had bought her. "Thanks" she laughed, smiling when she held it up to reveal the inscription World's Greatest Cop that was printed on the white mug. "This is amazing thank you" she declared as Jenny and Ryan both shrugged at her before Kevin's arm tightly wrapped around the petit blonde.
"Our turn, this is mainly from me but Javi put his name on the card" Lanie squealed as Javier rolled his eyes and watched as his girlfriend passed the brunette the present as Kate smiled and sighed as she began to unwrap the gift. Lifting the lid, Kate felt the embarrassment cover her face as she slammed the lid back onto the box as Lanie laughed.
"You didn't show Javi this did you?" she asked as Lanie stared at her.
"Who do you think I am? Of course I didn't show him" Lanie smiled as Kate bit into her lip.
"What is it?" everyone else asked as Kate shook her head and held the box tightly against her chest.
"Can I see?" Rick asked as Kate shook her head while Lanie grinned.
"I'm sure you'll see it at some point writer boy" Lanie teased as Kate glared at her before excusing herself and disappearing into their bedroom. Hiding the box underneath a pile of clothes in her drawer, Kate sighed as she turned around to see the writer standing in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Kate smiled as he walked over and kissed her before leaning across to open the drawer and pull the box out as Kate groaned and attempted to take it back. "Rick put it back" she warned as he shook his head and ran into the en-suite as she screamed and attempted to chase after him. Hearing the door lock, Kate felt the shock cover her face as she slammed her fist against the door. "Richard Castle give that back to me, it's mine" she declared as she continued to hit the bathroom door.
"Now this is nice Kate, very sexy actually" he stated from in the bathroom as she closed her eyes and waited for the humiliation to be over. Hearing the door open, Kate watched as the writer walked out holding the lacy black lingerie that Lanie had bought for her. "This is very sexy Katherine, very sexy indeed" he admitted as she rolled her eyes and grabbed it from him.
"I'm going to kill Lanie Parish" Kate muttered as she threw the material into the drawer and shut it quickly.
"So are you going to tell me where she bought this from Katherine? It's not normal for a friend to buy her friend underwear unless they've been shopping together" he asked as she quickly wrapped her arms around his neck and shook her head as he smiled at her. "Oh my god have you been sexy underwear shopping haven't you?" he asked in shock as she quickly rolled her eyes and walked towards the door, stopping when the writer quickly grabbed her hand and stared at her. "Please tell me you've been sexy underwear shopping" he begged as she laughed and kissed him quickly before resting her forehead against his.
"I have especially for tomorrow" she teased as shock covered his face again. "Excited?" she whispered against his lips as he nodded.
"Mommy you still have my present to open, hurry up" Alexis called from the lounge as Kate smiled and moved away from the writer who groaned and followed her slowly out of the bedroom. Smiling at the seven year old, Kate quickly sat down as the writer walked into the kitchen and laughed when Alexis jumped onto her lap holding onto the gift desperately.
"Can I open it then?" Kate questioned as the redhead nodded and smiled when Kate gently pressed a kiss into Alexis' hair before slowly unwrapping the gift. Staring down at the small wooden box, Kate bit into her lip as she ran her hand across to word mom that was carved into the top. "Thank you sweetheart" the brunette beamed as she tightly wrapped her arms around her daughter while her head turned to look at the writer who was beginning to cook. "What are you making?" she asked.
"Waffles for my birthday girl" he stated as Kate beamed, already hungry at the idea of his cooking.
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"Do you really have to stay somewhere else tonight Rick?" Kate asked as she stared at him while his arms tightly wrapped around her naked body. Alexis had gone out with Martha for the afternoon so they could be alone together and she was already missing him even though he hadn't left yet. "We don't need to be completely traditional, I mean we're doing everything else, why do you need to leave me tonight?" she asked as he laughed and gently pressed a kiss to her lips as she buried her face into the crook of his neck.
"It's tradition Kate and Lanie would come after me if we broke it" he declared as he brushed her hair away from her face while she stared at him in silence. "But it'll be fine, you'll have fun with the girls tonight and then tomorrow you'll see me again when you're walking towards me down that aisle" he whispered as she nodded slowly. "I haven't given you your birthday present yet" he admitted as she shook her head and watched as he leant across and took an envelope out of the bedside table. "Happy birthday" he whispered as he kissed her quickly and passed the envelope, smiling when she sat up and began to undo it. Lifting the pieces of paper out of the white packet, Kate squealed as she read what it was.
"Oh my god we're going to London Rick" she squealed as he laughed at her reaction, smiling when she tightly wrapped her arms around him and kissed him again. "We're really going to London together?" she asked as he nodded again, watching the excitement that covered her face at the concept.
"Happy honeymoon sweetheart" he declared, beaming when she kissed him gently and laughed.
"I can't believe we're going that far, I've always wanted to go to London" she admitted as she kissed him gently before sighing and relaxing back on the bed. Hearing a knock at the main door a few moments later, Rick groaned as Kate tightly wrapped her arms around him, pinning him down so he couldn't move. "Kate come on, I need to answer the door. Everyone's probably arrived to boss us around" he moaned as her head shook.
"No, I don't want you to go Rick" she whined as he laughed and desperately moved out of her arms before reaching down to pull his boxers on and his t-shirt. Watching as he walked towards the door, Kate sighed as she held the sheet around her body and fell silent as she thought about how this was probably the last time she was going to see him before they got married. Climbing out of bed, Kate quickly wrapped herself up in the robe before slipping out of the bedroom to see everyone but her father standing in the corridor as Rick walked towards her and gently pressed a kiss to her forehead as he entered their bedroom again.
"So are you boys leaving in a minute for wherever you're going?" Kate asked as she stared at Javier and Kevin who nodded in response and smiled at her. "Don't do anything stupid tonight, I want a sober groom tomorrow" she declared as the two cops nodded again and beamed when Rick walked out completely dressed with his bag thrown over his shoulder.
"I'll see you tomorrow Katherine" he declared, kissing her gently as she tightly wrapped her arms around his neck. "You have to let go of me or we won't be getting married" he whispered as she shook her head and kept her arms around him as Lanie slowly walked over and rested her hand on Kate's shoulder.
"You'll see him tomorrow girl, let him go now" Lanie smiled as Kate began to loosen her arms before taking a step away from him. Watching as the writer walked over to Alexis, Kate smiled as Rick lifted the seven year old into his arms for a moment as she tightly wrapped her arms around him for a moment. "Cheer up" Lanie whispered to her as the brunette nodded slowly and quickly walked towards the writer and redhead to hug them as well.
"I love you both so much and I'll see you tomorrow" Rick stated as both Kate and Alexis nodded before the redhead was put down again and slowly wrapped her arms around Kate. Kissing Kate again, the writer smiled as his hand rested against her cheek for a moment.
"Rick come on let's get going" Javier called out as Kate nodded slowly before kissing him again and smiling when he moved away.
"I love you Katherine Beckett soon to be Katherine Castle" Rick declared as she laughed and nodded. "I will see you tomorrow on our wedding day Kate" he added as she bit into her lip and smiled at the idea.
"See you tomorrow" she called out, knowing that he probably couldn't hear her now.
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Hearing the phone ring, Kate sighed as she reached across for the phone and answered it; already frustrated about the idea of being alone in bed for the night. Lanie and Jenny had gone to bed early because Lanie said they needed their beauty sleep while Alexis had gone to bed earlier than normal because she was tired.
"Hello?" she asked down the line before yawning.
"How is my beautiful wife to be tonight?" Rick asked as she laughed, happy about hearing his voice again. "Are you missing me right now Katherine because I'm missing you?" he asked quickly as she fell silent for a moment.
"I miss you already Rick, can you just come home because this is a stupid idea?" she asked as he laughed at her obvious frustration at being away from him. "Please, I can't sleep without you here and I know you're miserable without me too" she explained as the writer fell silent for a moment. "Are you still there?" she asked after a few moments of silence. "Rick?"
"Kate, what would you say if I told you to meet me outside your dad's apartment in fifteen minutes?" he declared as she smiled and relaxed. "Kate?"
"I'll be there" she stated as he laughed at her persistence. "What about Alexis?" she asked.
"Lanie and Jenny are there, she'll be fine for a few moments. Just leave a note just in case someone wakes up and worries about where you are" he declared as he nodded and reached across for a piece of paper and a pen that were resting on the table. "Fifteen minutes Kate" he stated.
"I'll be there, don't worry" she smiled as they both said goodbye before hanging up. Climbing out of bed, Kate laughed as she quickly grabbed her coat and pulled it on before taking the note that she'd scribbled with her into the main area of the apartment and rested it against the phone.
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"You're here in exactly fifteen minutes, you must have really missed me Kate" he laughed as she ran over and wrapped her arms around him as he held her close. "Look your dad is staying with the guys and he could see that I was obviously missing you so he gave me these" he declared as he held the keys up in front of her as she bit into her lip. "His only rule was that we didn't make a mess and we didn't give any details about what we were doing here" he explained as Kate quickly kissed him and took hold of his hand before leading him into the building.
"We're getting married tomorrow" Kate admitted as they entered the elevator, remaining close to each other as her fingers played with the bottom of his t-shirt as he watched her in amazement. "I can't believe that we're getting married, it seems so unreal" she declared, laughing when they reached the floor they need and climbed out of the lift together; his arm wrapping tightly around her body. Unlocking the apartment door, Rick smiled as Kate gently pushed him into the apartment before kicking the door shut and kissing him quickly, his fingers moving to push the coat she was wearing off her body.
"Oh wow Katherine" he whispered in shock, staring at the dark red silk nightie that she was only wearing. "I've not seen this before, this is amazing on you" he commented as his fingers gently ran across the material.
"It's new" she admitted as he nodded and lifted her up as her legs wrapped around him. "You know where my room is Richard" she commented as he nodded and carried her towards her old room, a laugh leaving her lips when he kicked the door open.
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Entering the silent apartment, Kate bit into her lip slowly as she felt a small smile cover her face as she remembered everything that had just happened. She felt more relaxed with the writer being close to her for a couple more hours and she already missed him, hating that she wasn't going to see him for at least ten hours.
"And where do you think you were for the past two hours Katherine Beckett?" a voice asked as Kate felt the shock cover her face as she looked up to see Lanie staring down at her from the top of the stairs. "You were out with Rick weren't you?" the medical student asked as Kate fell silent and looked down at her shoes for a few moments. "Kate, what happened to the whole not seeing each other until the wedding thing?" she asked.
"I'm sorry but I miss him" Kate moaned before kicking her shoes off and removing her coat. "Can I go to bed now?" the brunette asked as Lanie continued to stare at the cop in silence. "For god's sake Lanie, I went out to have sex with my fiancée, I'm sorry for breaking tradition! But I missed him and he missed me and we wanted to celebrate my birthday and the wedding" she stated as Lanie tried to stop herself from laughing but failing. "Now excuse me but I'm going to bed to think about the two hours of amazing sex that I just had with Rick so goodnight and I'll see you tomorrow" she stated before storming off into her bedroom and slamming the door.
Depending on the amount of reviews I get, I probably could get the wedding chapter up tomorrow but that depends on you completely. Anyway I hope you like this chapter!