Entering her son's bedroom, Martha sighed as she looked at her son, who was wide awake in bed, his fingers playing with Kate's hair while she rested against him with a small smile covering her face. Clearing her voice, the redhead watched as both Kate and Rick looked at her quickly before sitting up, Kate yawning as Martha smiled at her gently.
"I'm sorry to disturb you but there's someone on the phone for you Kate" Martha explained as the brunette nodded and reached across for the phone beside the bed as the redhead slipped out of the bed, Kate smiling when she felt Rick's arms wrap around her body before he rested his forehead against her shoulder.
"Hello" Kate yawned down the phone as she relaxed back against the writer's body, enjoying the security he gave her.
"Girl, you're on the front of every half decent paper in New York" Lanie declared in amusement as Kate remained silent for a moment. "You looked amazing last night, that dress was hot and writer boy looked pretty good as well actually. You were defiantly the best looking couple there" she laughed as Kate smiled, knowing that Rick could properly hear everything Lanie was saying from how loud she was speaking. "So tell me everything about last night? Did you meet anyone really famous that I've heard of?" she laughed as Kate sighed and ran her fingers through her hair before she moved out of the writer's arms.
"I don't really want to talk about last night Lanie" Kate admitted, both Kate and Rick thinking about the events of the previous evening.
"Kate is everything okay?" the student asked quickly as Kate shut her eyes and heard Rick slipping out of the bed before he disappeared into the en-suite. "Kate? What's going on?" Lanie asked, her voice becoming more worried as the brunette bit into her lip, desperately trying to stop herself from crying. "Did you and Rick have another fight?" she suggested, trying to guess what had upset the brunette so much to stop her from telling her everything about the previous night.
"No, we're fine Lanie" Kate sighed. "Just some things happened last night that I'd rather forget" she admitted, hearing the woman groan as the brunette watched the writer leave the en-suite before quickly blowing a kiss at her before he walked out of the room.
"Do you want to meet up somewhere to talk about it?" Lanie asked, her voice slightly calmer as Kate rested against the headboard of the bed and sighed. "I don't mind where Kate, it just sounds like you need to unload" the medical student explained as Kate smiled before nodding.
"I need to unload" she admitted to herself before they fell silent. "I don't really feel like leaving here today but you could always come for coffee" Kate suggested, laughing when Lanie squealed. "What's with the excitement?" she asked quickly.
"Hello! Richard Castle is a millionaire in the making! I want to see what his home is like" Lanie declared like it was the most obvious thing in the whole world. "Come on give me a sneak peek before I arrive" she smiled as Kate looked around her and sighed.
"It's like the bat cave Lanie" Kate giggled as Lanie smiled. "How about you come in an hour? I need to wake up before you arrive" she admitted as Lanie murmured in agreement before Kate gave her the address and they both said goodbye, the phone going down a few moments later. Slipping out of the bed, Kate sighed as she pulled on a pair of Rick's sweats and quickly walked out of the room to see Rick, Martha and Alexis all stood in the kitchen. "What's going on in here?" she asked quickly, the writer turning to look at her before smiling and walking over to her; his lips gently pressing a kiss to her forehead before she sighed.
"We're making you a special breakfast Katie" Alexis blurted out before she covered her mouth, knowing she shouldn't have said it as Kate smiled weakly at her, knowing exactly what Rick was attempting to do.
"Thank you sweetheart" Kate smiled before she looked across at the writer to see the look that was covering his face. "There was no need to make me a special breakfast though. I'm quite happy with toast or cereal like a normal person" she admitted as Martha rolled her eyes and quickly hugged the brunette. "Lanie's coming over in an hour for coffee" the brunette explained as Rick nodded quickly. "I hope you don't mind me just inviting her into your home, I just didn't feel like going out today".
"Kate darling, you practically live here, you're welcome to invite whoever you like around" Martha explained before she left the kitchen, Rick nodding in agreement before he wrapped his arms around the brunette and pressed a kiss into her hair.
"So Lanie's coming around?" Rick asked as Kate slowly nodded and stared up at her boyfriend who was watching her nervously. "You okay? Anything going on I should know about?" he whispered, his concern obvious in his voice as she smiled weakly before gently pressing a kiss to his lips.
"I'm fine, I just need some girly time Rick" she admitted as the writer nodded and quickly wrapped his arms around her. "I need to talk to someone about last night and she offered" she whispered when they pulled apart.
"You can talk to me Kate" he declared, obviously worried that she was shutting him out
"I know and I will" she explained, kissing him gently after she finished speaking. "You better keep an eye on breakfast, we don't want to burn my special breakfast" she admitted, the writer nodding as he quickly walked off to check on their food. Feeling someone pull on her t-shirt, Kate quickly looked down to see Alexis staring at her. "Hey" Kate laughed, kneeling down the hug the six year old as Alexis smiled. "How's your arm this morning?" she asked quickly.
"It hurts" Alexis admitted. "I need a big Katie cuddle" she added, a small laugh leaving Kate's lips before she tightly wrapped her arms around the redhead; the writer chuckling as he watched the interaction between the two before plating up their breakfast.
"Breakfast is served beautiful ladies" he announced, Kate smiling as she stood up and watched Alexis run towards the table in excitement.
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"Now this is cool" Lanie laughed as Kate shut the door behind them and began to lead the medical student towards the couch where she'd been sat only a few moments before hand. Martha had returned to bed to get a few more hours sleep and Rick was helping Alexis with some drawings she wanted to finish. "Girl, you are super lucky".
"Lanie, I don't live here" Kate smiled, sitting herself down on the couch before Lanie joined her with her eyebrows raised. "Okay recently it's been like I live her but all my stuff is at home with my and I go back to get clothes and things" she explained, surprised how much the other woman had gotten out of her without even saying anything. "That was impressive, how did you do that?" she asked.
"I have powers of getting people to talk, it took me forever to perfect them" she laughed, Kate nodding slowly as she heard running around upstairs. "Alexis?" she asked.
"Rick probably, he sounds like a herd of elephants when he runs" she admitted, confusion covering Lanie's face before she nodded slowly and watched the brunette for a moment.
"So what happened last night that you need to unload?" Lanie asked, deciding not to skim around the issue and to force herself in.
"Can we go somewhere more private? I don't want Alexis to hear about what happened because she'll want to know things and it's not the sort of information I want broadcasted everywhere" Kate admitted as Lanie nodded quickly and followed Kate into Rick's office; shock covering Lanie's face as she looked around. "Yeah, this is apparently where the magic happens" Kate laughed, sitting herself down on the old couch that was in the corner, Lanie joining her again as Kate shut her eyes. "This guy attempted too…" she began before shaking her head.
"Take your time, I've not got anywhere to be today" Lanie admitted calmly, noticing how distressed the brunette was over the information.
"Last night was amazing to start with, it was like this whole new world full of people I could never have dreamed as being in the same room with but by the end Rick kept getting pulled away from me to talk to people and I was sat at a table alone. This woman kept flirting with Rick and I got jealous" she explained, Lanie nodding slowly as she took in everything Kate was saying. "This guy came over and he asked me if I wanted to dance and I agreed because he seemed nice and he was the first person to pay attention to me that night" she admitted, a small shiver running through her body as she remembered how that man had touched her and held her close as they danced to the music gently. "I complained about having a headache and he took me to another room away from all the people and then he tried to…" she sobbed, Lanie's arms wrapping around her as she guessed what happened next.
"He didn't hurt you?" Lanie whispered as Kate quickly shook her head.
"Rick got there before he had the chance too. He had me pinned to the wall and he had already undone the pants, I was terrified but I didn't know what to do. I just completely froze" she admitted as Lanie continued to nod slowly, shocked about what her new friend was telling her about the previous evening.
"The bastard" Lanie hissed, a small laugh leaving Kate's lips as she nodded and sat back up, her hands immediately running to her face to wipe away the stray tears.
"Rick told him not to come anywhere near me again or he would call the cops but the guy said something about me and Rick smacked him in the face" she explained as Lanie nodded slowly. "I've never seen him that angry before".
"Well I don't blame him and that bastard better stay away from you" Lanie announced her anger obvious as Kate just watched her in shock. "What made him think he had the right to do that? If he comes near you again, he's going to not just have to deal with Rick as well. I read a case once about this woman who was assaulted and she met the guy again and cut his penis off" the medical student explained as Kate's eyebrows rose in shock. "The best bit was the fact that the guy survived" she added as Kate slowly began to nod. "And as a medical student, I have access to scalpels and all sorts of sharp instruments that could remove that bastards pride and joy if he even tried to say hello to you" she smiled; Kate laughing as she nodded slowly and quickly hugged the student again.
"Thanks Lanie" Kate whispered, the dark haired woman shrugging before they pulled apart just as the doors opened and Rick entered the room. "Rick you remember Lanie" Kate smiled as the writer nodded before looking across at Kate's red cheeks.
"Are you okay Katie?" he asked.
"I'm fine, I just got emotional again in" she explained, the writer nodding slowly as she smiled at him before standing and tightly wrapping her arms around him for a moment. "Can you make some coffee?" she asked, knowing that he needed to do something and was beginning to feel useless because she was telling someone else everything.
"Of course, any particular way you like your coffee?" Rick asked across to Lanie who shrugged quickly.
"As long as it's full of that special caffeine goodness, I'll have it whatever way it comes to me in" she laughed, Rick nodding as he began to walk out of the room. "Kate go and follow him, you know you want too" Lanie hissed, Kate smiling as she nodded and ran out of the room.
"Rick wait" she called out, the writer stopping as she quickly wrapped her arms around him and kissed him. "Tonight, we can talk all about it tonight" she admitted against his lips as the writer nodded and held her close for a moment. "Just because I'm unloading to Lanie, it doesn't mean that I'm shutting you out Rick" she explained as the writer nodded again and hugged her tighter before she laughed. "Right, it's bad hosting if I leave our guest alone for too long but I promise, tonight we'll have a proper heart to heart" she smiled, the writer quickly kissing her before she walked back into the office to see Lanie smirking at her.
"You have it bad girl" Lanie commented as Kate nodded and jumped back into her seat on the couch.
"Honestly, I don't care" she laughed as Lanie watched her. "Rick and I get stronger every day we're together and I love how bad I have it for him" the brunette explained as Lanie laughed and watched her for a moment. "Keeps things good for when we're alone" she smiled as her friend's eyebrows rose in amusement.
"So things are good in that department then?" Lanie asked as Kate nodded.
"They're amazing but I don't have anything to compare him too so I wouldn't know whether he's good in comparison to other guys but I think he's pretty extraordinary" she admitted, a small blush covering her cheeks as Lanie stared at her in shock.
"That is so cute that he's your first and you're crazy about him" Lanie admitted as Kate laughed and slowly nodded, enjoying having someone to girly talk with for the first time in a while. "Where did you first do it? Was it somewhere romantic?" she asked, Kate laughing as she bit into her bottom lip gently and remembered everything surrounding their first time.
"We attempted when we were at his home in the Hamptons but I freaked before anything could happen and he was so nice about I but then he went on a two week book tour and I missed him so my parents paid for me to go out and visit him in Miami and the first night we were there it just seemed to be the perfect time" she explained as Lanie sighed in content, enjoying the story as Rick walked in with the two coffees.
"Two coffees" he explained, Kate nodding as she took a mug from him and smiled. Hearing running, Kate turned as the door flew open and Alexis ran in dressed in yellow and black; Lanie laughing when Alexis ran into her father's legs and jumped back slightly. "Pumpkin what are you doing?" he asked, confusion covering his face as he watched his daughter. "And you weren't wearing this earlier" he commented, Alexis nodding quickly as she began to jump on the spot.
"I'm a bee daddy" she cheered, Kate's eyes rolling as Lanie continued to laugh at the redhead. "Bees buzz like this daddy" she explained before showing her father the interaction while Kate continued to smile at the small girl strangely proud. "Bye daddy, bye Katie" she explained before looking at Lanie, the concentration that covered her face making everyone laugh gently. "Bye Lanie" she cheered before she ran out again.
"Did you give her sugar or something?" Kate immediately asked as Rick shook his head and pressed a kiss into her dark hair before silently leaving the room. "She's not normally like that" Kate admitted as Lanie nodded slowly and laughed into her coffee.
"It's never quiet here is it?" Lanie observed as Kate shook her head and took a sip of the warm liquid. "You're a part of this family, you know" she commented as Kate bit into her bottom lip and nodded.
"I'm beginning to realise that" she smiled, relaxing back as Lanie just laughed at her gently. "What was your first time like?" she asked.
"Complete rubbish" the medical student exclaimed as Kate laughed. "I would have rather have waited for someone I really liked than on the older guy I slept with who couldn't even remember my name the following morning" she explained as Kate's eyebrows rose.
"Was there drinking involved?" she asked.
"Of course there was drinking involved, I wouldn't have slept with him otherwise. Honestly, he hardly washed his hair" she admitted, Kate laughing as the medical student just rolled her eyes. "He was disgusting and I've just removed the memory, it was too horrific to even think about, I have shivers running down my spine from the horror of those events" she explained as Kate continued to smile, inside glad that she'd waited for the right guy.
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Stepping out of the en-suite that night, Rick smiled as the sight of the woman who was sat crossed legged on his bed with a bowl resting on her legs; a small smile covering her face as she watched him walk over in just his boxers and take the space beside her.
"You have popcorn" he observed, looking down into the bowl to find the food staring up at him. "Why do you have popcorn?" he asked, watching as Kate hit the remote and showed him the movie that was playing on the screen. "Oh my god, I love you" he explained, kissing her gently as she laughed and rested against him when he finally relaxed back against the headboard as Indiana Jones took over the room. "So can we talk through this or are we treating it like we're actually at the movies"? he asked quickly as Kate smiled and looked up at him before her lips moved to his again.
"Well I've seen this movie a million times before so I'm quite happy to talk" she explained, taking her place against him again as he took a handful of popcorn and began to eat, enjoying the warmth of her against him. "It was nice having Lanie here" she admitted as the writer murmured in agreement. "I think I needed to talk to a girl about things, I love you but sometimes I need to talk to my friends before I unload to you" she said gently as he nodded slowly and sighed into her hair.
"Do you want to unload to me now?" he asked, hoping they'd be able to discuss something about the previous evening. "I'm not going to pressurize you into talking to me Kate, I just don't want you to feel like you can't…." he began, falling silent when she quickly kissed him; her hands moving to move the popcorn away from them. "Talk to me" he whispered when she finally pulled away from him.
"Last night was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life and I don't know what I'd have done if you hadn't come looking for me Rick" she admitted as he nodded slowly, not surprised when tears began to appear in her eyes. "If he'd done what we knew he was going to do, I don't think I could have recovered from that" she admitted, relaxing when his arms tightly wrapped around her body. "Thank you for saving me Rick" she whispered, the writer nodding slowly before he pressed a kiss into her cherry scented hair.
"When I saw you against that wall, I was terrified" he admitted, knowing he needed to get his own feelings out. "I was terrified that something had happened or that you were hurt and I wanted to kill him, I wanted to kill him for even thinking he had the right to touch you in that way" he explained, shocking Kate with how angry his voice suddenly became. "What man has the right to force a woman into that? Sex shouldn't be forced, it should be special. It should be between two people who love each other or at least care about each other" he explained, a small smile covering Kate's face as she gently pressed a kiss to his cheek before squeezing his hand.
"He didn't hurt me Rick, he didn't even come close" she explained, the writer nodding slowly as she moved to lie down on the bed beside him. Doing the same, Rick sighed as they both lay on their sides staring at each other as tears filled both their eyes. "Rick, I've been through worse than that and although I was scared you stopped it before anything could happen to me" she admitted, reaching out to run her hand to his cheek as he slowly nodded and moved her hand so he could gently press a kiss to her palm.
"Well I just have brilliant timing" he declared, a small laugh leaving her lips before she moved so he could hug her. "The next time there's an event, I'll keep my promise".
"You kept your promise, you didn't leave me alone when the press was there and you didn't mean to leave me alone before. I was the one who left you to go and find a table and you were the one who wasn't allowed to come back however much you tried" she declared as he groaned. "You need to stop blaming yourself, this isn't your fault. The only person to blame is the bastard who tried to rape me" she explained.
"Please don't…" he begged, hating the word more than anything.
"Rick you can't be afraid of a word and it's true. He was going to rape me and I'm finally realising that and I'm not afraid because he didn't get the chance to hurt me and nothing happened except for my face being pinned to the wall" she admitted as the writer stared at her, not shocked by the strength she was showing. "So don't you dare blame yourself for this" she muttered.
"How are you this strong?" he asked, surprised when she simply shrugged and rested against him to return her focus to the movie.
So what do you think?
Again reviews have gone down and I'm slightly worried. Do you think this is dragging on too much? Would you prefer it if I started to move towards the end? I want to know what you're thinking.
Also I go away to China in a week so I won't be updated from Next Monday for a whole week so the more reviews means the more chapters I get up beforehand. Also when did I turn to blackmail for reviews, I've been watching too much television now!
Anyway thank you and if you have any ideas of what you want to see tell me and I'll try and work it into the story.
