"Castle." His lashes rise, nearly graze hers in their ascent. She's never been this close before and yet, somehow, she still doesn't feel close enough, still wants so much more. "I love you." He looks mesmerized, intoxicated, but so sharp with need. Her thighs squeeze at his hips. "Now take me to bed." Insert for 'If You Wait', set between chapter fourteen and fifteen.

Rick Rodgers is a struggling writer. He is working on his first novel. Trying to balance working and writing his days are pretty full. That is until his daughter comes along. In a second everything changes for worse. He needs to set his priorities straight. Can he survive? Read along and find out! Pre-series/pre-Caskett. Rated T to start, will be changed to M in later chapters.