No matter what she tries to do, she is not able to move any part of her body. All she can do is see what is only going on around her but there is a limit to what she can see because she can't move her eyes at all.

The feeling is totally different then what she felt before. Before, Rick was holding her hand within both of his, and now that she is touching the side of his face her hand is the one that is turning to ice or it feels like it is.

What feels like hours ends up being shortly under seven and half minutes. In that time frame, she can't move, breathe, or think a cognitive thought. Instead of trying to fight what she is feeling, she watches the slideshow that's flashing before her eyes. And that is exactly what it looks like. She remembers the old eight-millimeter films her father had shown her when she was a child in their cabin upstate. Her father had used what was left of the rolls he had and made it a point of showing her how it was when he was younger. After that, she'd never noticed him showing them to anyone ever again. The images that she sees now flitting through her brain are disturbing at best.

Before she realizes it she feels herself shaking. Shaking so hard that the connection between herself and Rick is no longer physical. What it is is Rick coming out of his vision because her eyes can move in their sockets once again. She notices that he is still as a statue but he is shaking nonetheless. It's a weird feeling to feel him shake but see no movement from his body coinciding with the act and she doesn't know what to make of it.

Slowly Rick opens his eyes. Just by looking at him, she can tell that he has the same sluggish response as she did when she broke the physical connection between the both of them.

Kate sits on the couch in the loft and watches Rick slowly come back to reality. The first words out of his mouth were a concern for her not for himself.

"Kate are you all right?"

"Rick, I'm not sure what I just experienced but the fence that I was sitting on about doubting your abilities, well I just fell off of it. What I saw in that vision that you had with something I cannot get out of my head no matter how hard I try."

"That's one thing I forgot to tell you about my gift. When you have these visions you start accumulating a library of sorts. I don't know where in your brain they go for storage but you can recall any one vision from however long ago that you need to review so to say. And then once you have viewed it, it goes back into the storage area that is conveniently somewhere in your head ready to be used again at a future date."

"Oh. Well, that explains a lot. Do you remember anything from what you had just seen?"

"That's the other part of my curse Kate, I remember everything."

"So do me a favor and walk me through what you have seen in your last vision concerning me."

"What I saw started off the same as my last vision was with the exception of how you die. I see what happens up until the point where you died. That doesn't change but there is one question I have about what you're doing in my vision."

She just looks at him knowing that she saw the same identical thing he did and wonder where he's going with this.

"Okay. What's your question."

"In my vision I see you going about your day at the precinct and by the time you get home at the end of the day you are happy that you were able to close the case you were working on and put the bad guys behind bars. Then your mood turns to sadness because you were never able to get justice for your mother as you did for the victims in all of your cases. To me, it seems like all the cases you did solve that brought you happiness but then also betray you because that feeling of incompleteness is what makes you sad. What I mean is that it seems all your failures, few as they are, seem to pile up and turn you towards the one case you can never solve. So my question to you is, you're sitting in your loveseat across from your makeshift murder board that contains all your mother's vital information, there is a banker's box opened up on the coffee table and from it, you have a small two-sided book that you have been reading intently for the last hour or so. I am never able to see what is written on the page but I have a feeling that this is what gets you killed."

"Rick, what I was reading in the vision is my mother's day planner from when she was a lawyer. Everything is written out in longhand up to a certain point in the planner. There are clues there that I cannot decipher or understand. I've had a cryptologist try to decipher or break down the code that she's using but he had no luck whatsoever. So I stared at it intently in the hopes of finally solving whatever mysterious clue it is behind the meaning of those symbols."

"Kate I'm wondering if you saw past when you were reading the diary in the vision? Whoever is going to kill you is going to do it and they will not be caught. We need to pinpoint when this happens."

"Wait a second, I never saw anything past the diary I was reading."

"I'm not sure what to say to you. But after the diary you were reading I was seeing that you were in what I thought was an emergency room. They were desperately trying to save you and after a while, they failed. I just can't tell how you were taken out."

The look on her face tells him everything. He hadn't realized that she never knew she died when he was seeing her visions. The only thing he told her was that her life was in danger. Now that she realizes that she would no longer be among the living he could kick himself.

"Kate, we will figure out how this happens and stop it I guarantee you. We just need to look deeper into how or what you are doing that gets you killed."

Kate looks up to him with a sad look on her face and she nods her head in agreement. But then she decides to show him what she can do. He has shown her his gift, and now, she will show him hers. Because she believes in his gift one hundred percent.

"Rick, do you trust me?"

"I do, unconditionally."

"Good. Then hold my hand."

At first, she expects his ability to be the dominant one when they touch hands, but when they don't start seeing visions immediately she knows that her power is the one that is in control right now.

Rick takes her hand and before he knows it he is in a woman's bathroom. He can tell because of the mauve and light pink tile on the walls. The temperature from where they are now is a lot warmer than when they were in his loft. Kate lets go of his hand and he's embarrassed to see a woman enter as they make their way towards the exit door. Once outside the sun is shining brightly. When they left New York it was just before eight p.m. and from what he can tell it looks to be morning.

"So Kate, where are we?"

"Perth, Australia."

"WHAT?" Rick shouts out. He quietly says to her after taking in his surroundings because they are inside a very busy train station.

"Kate, why are we here?"

"Rick, I wanted to show you what I was capable of. When I was in college I had the opportunity to be an exchange student here. It was amazing Rick."

"I did so much when I was here. Did you know that this train station is over one hundred and forty years old?"

"But the condition it's in looks like it is not that old. Seventy-five years old at best." Rick suggests.

"I have seen a lot when I was here. Some were class requirements and some I did on my own. But Australia is a very romantic country I think. don't you?"

All Rick could do was look around and agree with her. It was a train station but he didn't doubt that there were some very beautiful places here that were in her mind romantic.

"I could see this continent being romantic. Even this city. But what I can't get over is how quickly you got us here. It was night when we left New York and it's morning here just a little after eight am. So while we're here why don't we get something to eat? I know I didn't have dinner at the loft."

Kate nodded and they started walking towards the exit of the station. It had been a while since she has been here and if it was still there she was going to take him to a place that would knock his socks off.

Rick pushes back from the table he's sitting at to make room for his expanding midsection. He is completely satisfied with what he had just finished eating. When she told him that he would be amazed at what the kitchen brought him he was skeptical at first. Rick being the meat lover that he is ordered a meat lover's omelet. And this was in itself a masterpiece. There were just enough eggs, just enough meat, and just enough vegetables in order to for him to finish the entire three-egg omelet in one sitting. Of course, the coffee was nothing to sneeze at either; he had a full carafe of it still sitting in front of him.

He picks up his coffee cup and salutes his table guest.

"Kate this is probably one of the best omelets I have ever had in my entire life. Maybe it's because we're almost at the bottom of the world but the eggs to me seemed fluffier than they do in New York. I'm not sure if that's a thing down here but I could get used to it."

"This was one of the places I would just come to sit have a quick bite to eat and just watch the people as they walked by doing things in their daily lives. People watching you could say. I would spend hours sitting right in that chair that you're in looking out into the sea of people who passed as they shopped, worked, took their kids out for a day away from the house, anything really. And the people here are really friendly."

Noticing the time Rick looks at Kate and hates to say what he's going to say next.

"Kate while this has been fun and it proves to me that your powers are exactly what you said they are, I think it's time we should head back to New York. It's close to ten pm and you know how I need my beauty sleep."

Kate let out a little giggle at his last comment. He was handsome and there was no need for him to get any additional sleep to make him look better. But he was right, they needed to get back home. Home. She thought about what it would be like if she was living with him at the loft.

"Okay, Rick are you ready?"

Rick watches as Kate gets up from the table and invites him along. Then he realized that she needs to be in a private place in order to blink back because it would look kind of funny if one second there was a couple sitting at a table eating breakfast and the next second they were gone. The tab for their meal has been paid with a generous tip thanks to Rick. She leads him not to the ladies' room but around the back of the station where the trains are repaired. She stops, turns to him, and reaches for his hand.

"Ready?"

Rick simply nods and offers his hand to her.

In less than a second, they are back in the loft. Rick looks around and sees that other than the two hours that they were away nothing has changed.

"Well, I should get going home," Kate says with a hint of reluctance as she turns away from him.

Rick who hated the way she said that has a thought.

"Stay. Stay with me tonight." His request comes out more like a question than a request.

She wasn't sure this is what she wanted but then again her dating life has been practically non-existent until she met him. Trying to make an excuse (lame as it was) to leave the loft she comes up with,

"Rick, I have nothing to change into in order to go to sleep. And then I'd be wearing today's clothes tomorrow to work."

"I have a simple answer for you all you need to do is sleep au naturel,"

"What about my clothes?" She asks as her face turns a bright shade of crimson.

"I can't show up to work wearing the same clothes I was wearing today. People will talk."

"Let them but, but I do have connections. If you want a new outfit for tomorrow I'll have one delivered right to the loft tonight."

She was tempted she really was but she knows if she stays this moment will move their relationship to the next level. She's ready for it but she just doesn't know how all in he really is.

"Okay, Rick I'll stay. On one condition, I get to choose my side of the bed."

"Done!"

Rick takes Kate through his office and into his bedroom. He explains to her that there are fresh towels on the warming rack and the shower is something that she is going to love. In the meantime as she walks around his bathroom he picks up the phone then makes a phone call to the concierge at his favorite women's boutique.

"Lauryn hi it's Rick Castle. I have a small task for you that is if you don't mind and I need it as soon as you can get it to me"

"Sure Rick what do you need?" Lauryn replies.

"Okay, I need the works. I'm guessing that she is a size 4 in a dress. I need a power suit complete with a blazer. Size nine shoe, shirt, slacks, belt, and anything else that you can think of to complete the ensemble. Now the tough part is can you get it to me at the loft before midnight?"

"I'm not going to lie to you Rick the time frame is going to be tight but I do have someone who can run it over if I can get it together before then. Expect to pay through the nose and the driver will want a generous tip.

"You know that money is never an issue Lauryn."

"Okay. I hope that she's worth it Rick."

"She is Lauryn, she is."

Just as Rick finishes the phone call Kate walks out of the bathroom. He thought she would take a shower and leave the stress of the day there but she was just scoping out how luxurious it must be. But what really throws him is the fact that she is coming towards him without a stitch of clothing on her body.

"Kate, you're nude!"

"I am at that. Now, which side of the bed is mine?" She asks as if her nudity is a common occurrence.

All Rick can do is point to her side of the bed. It seems that he has lost any train of thought he had prior to seeing Kate walk out of the bathroom. That and the blood from his brain has made it down to his manhood. All he can think is that she is Aphrodite. That description comes close but Kate even surpasses the image he sees in his mind.

"Rick? Are you alright?"

"Um yeah. I'm gonna go over there and get ready for bed." Rick says as he points to the bathroom never taking his eyes off Kate. He slowly makes his way to the bathroom and Kate slips in under the comforter.

Rick stares at his reflection in the mirror. He wonders if she thinks about what they could possibly be. He knows that he is all in if she asked him to be her guy he would undoubtedly say yes without reservation.

He leaves the bathroom just as naked as she was and he's making his way towards his the side of the bed. It's then when he sees her body under the comforter with her back to him. Disappointed, he gets into bed and settles himself in.

His disappointment doesn't last long. Before he can do anything she is right next to his body cuddling in closely. He's lying on his back and she is draped over his chest. But what happens next is what he didn't expect. Sure they were naked and he thought that they would just sleep together platonically. Then her hand starts wandering down his body until she finds what she's looking for. At first, she teases him but then he realizes that she needs him just as much as he needs her.

Kate was all in now, there was no turning back. She wanted to explore every part of his body as she wanted him to explore every part of hers. Her hand woke up his manhood and within seconds he was ready for action. The need to take him into her mouth was great but she wanted him inside of her first. Without even thinking about it she feels Rick's hand place a condom into hers. She quickly opens the package and sheaths him in one quick motion. At first, she wonders if their lovemaking will cause any issues with their gifts. She then rationalizes that he is actually covered with a barrier that wouldn't let his skin touch her skin so she thinks that she won't see any visions when she impales herself on him.

Kate slowly straddles Rick's hips. As she lines up her outer lips with the head of his cock, she slowly slides down onto him. By the time she has him completely in her, she needs time to adjust to his girth and length. She's never met a man with a god-given gift such as his.

While she is preparing to start moving her hips without warning Rick pulls back from her and thrusts his cock back into her rapidly in succession. There's no warning and within seconds she's having her first orgasm, a real orgasm something she has not had in a very long time.

One thing leads to another and before they know it they are stated and very happy after round three. He wants to talk to her about what they just did but sleep takes him before he can even voice his thoughts.

Kate who just had the best sex of her life wonders why she just didn't give in all together prior to this get-together. He treated her like she was the only woman he had ever been with. He took care of her every need and he was so very gentle with her. Who said that being chivalrous is dead?

At precisely the same time, while our newfound lovers are satisfying their carnal needs a new vicious, ruthless, and evil crime syndicate has a new boss. The old boss was satisfied with what his organization was doing but never considered what could be done. He never saw the potential to expand. His second in command was a man who wants things done and done right. Money was to be extorted and he was going to be the one to do it. He had requested a sit-down with the old boss. Of course, they didn't see eye-to-eye on almost every topic they discussed within the organization but that was okay. He gladly took the position he was offered because there was no pushback and now there wouldn't be. Now the new boss stares at the old one with the bullet hole from his Glock in the center of his forehead. Some people are just that expendable.

New York City was going to get a whole lot more interesting in the coming weeks and he was going to be the one to provide the mayhem. His plan is moving forward and the first test will be soon.

After taking out the old boss the new boss calls a meeting with his lieutenants. The plan is simple and is going to be implemented not only in New York City but other major cities in the country. It will start out harmless at first and then escalate if conditions aren't met. Yes, he's going to like what happens to the state of the city when he puts his plan in motion. He can see the dollar signs already….