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The sun was to bright for so early in the morning. I turned and curled back into Rick and his arm comes around me and pulls me closer. I feel the hum from him before I hear it as it vibrates on my head. "Morning." He says softly and kisses my head before he pulls back so he can see my face.
"Morning." I smile at him and he smiles before he leans in and kisses me. "mmm is that breakfast I smell?" I ask him lifting my head to the door.
"How much do you want to bet Alexis and Amber are out there cooking?" He asks.
I roll my eyes and laugh against his chest. "Nothing, because I know it's true." I smile at him and get up and walk into the bathroom.
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"Good morning pumpkin; Amber."
"Morning Dad/Mr. Castle." came the replies.
"Amber Rick is fine." I smile at her and turn to Alexis. "So what's for breakfast?"
"We made the toast and coffee it's up to you to do the rest of the Saturday feast breakfast." Alexis says. "Where's Mom?" She asks looking around.
"She's in the shower. Alright what will it me waffles, pancakes, omelets, French toast, or cereal?" I ask them.
"Amber you choose since it's your first Castle Saturday breakfast feast." Alexis offers with a smile. I'm so proud to have such a great daughter.
"Um well I don't get to eat a lot of it, but it's been ages since I've had French toast." She says kind of shyly.
"French toast it is. It's Kate's favorite other than pancakes." I tell her. "Will you be joining the ladies for dress shopping?" I ask Amber.
"If it's okay with Kate." She says.
"It's fine with me." Kate says coming out in her robe; her hair still wet. "Alexis I think my blow-dryer is in your bathroom; I think I left it when we did our hair yesterday." Kate says.
"Oh yeah I forgot to bring it back down, sorry." She says looking guilty.
"It's no problem no need to be sorry, but could you go get it for me I don't remember where we out it." Kate says laughing.
"Sure." Alexis says running up the stairs.
"Yum French toast." Kate says walking up behind me and moving to her toes to lean over my shoulder.
"Amber picked French toast and I knew they were your favorite." I told her and kissed her temple.
"Except for pancakes." She says walking around the counter as Alexis walks back in.
Amber laughs. "That's exactly what Rick said."
"Great minds think alike." I smile at the girls.
"You sure about that Castle?" Kate calls out as she walks back to the bedroom.
"Yes!" I yell back and I hear the two girls laugh next to me.
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"Bye." I tell him and kiss his cheek.
"Bye Katie." He says and kisses me for real before he lets me go with one more hug.
"Come on girl I'm a smack you if you don't get that cute but in this car right now." Lanie says. I laugh and I feel Rick laugh as well. One more kiss and I was pulled into the car.
"Lanie!" I yell in surprise.
"You were moving to slow." She shrugs.
"Aww come on Lanie you pushed and pushed forever and know your pulling them apart." Alexis said laughing.
"Yeah look at the irony there." I tell her.
"Girl I am more happy for you then I think I was when I married Javier." Lanie laughed.
"True." I smile at her.
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"So where is the wedding? Whats your budget? What shape do you like? What color are you looking for? What type of dress do you want? Have you looked anywhere else?" the lady just kept asking question after question.
Thank god for Lanie. "You know what I think we'd like to just look around a bit if that's okay." She smiled a fake sweet smile.
"Oh of course just let me know if you need anything." How such a high pitched voice was coming from such a girl I didn't understand.
"Thank you Lanie." I tell her.
"Yes thank you." Alexis said as well.
"I know you girl you have to look for yourself we can't force you in a dress let alone someone you don't know pick for you." She smiles.
"Thanks." I hug her.
"You are getting good at this hug thing." She smiles amused.
"Lots of practice with this one and Rick around." I laugh pulling Alexis into my side.
"Yep." She says hugging me back. "Alright lets start.
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I look over to see if Kate has found anything and I see her looking a dress. She's running her hand over the material and she looks dazed. I walk over to her and I notice her eyes are unfocused and misty.
"Mom?" I ask her softly.
She jumps a bit and turns to look at me. "Oh hey Alexis."
"You love it don't you? What were you thinking about?" I ask her softly as I wrap my arms around her waist and she wraps hers around my shoulders.
"The wedding; its perfect isn't it?" She asks me.
"By the way you reacted… Yes. Come on lets try it on." I tell her taking it and walking over to the dressing rooms were everyone gathered. "We got one." I tell them.
Kate disappears for a few minutes. "Mom, you okay."
"Yeah could you come in and zip it for me."
"Yeah." I open the door and gasp as I see her.
"You don't like it?" she asks her eyes fall and her face does as well.
"No! I love it." I tell her truthfully and she lifts her head and smiles like when her and dad think they're alone. I zip it for her and she turns to me. "It's perfect, dad is going to die." I laugh.
She laughs as well. "He better. Time to show the gang.
She walks out and the room is silent. "Kate." Lanie says her eyes misty, but she's smiling. "It's gorgeous."
"You look beautiful." Amber says smiling.
"What they said." Jenny says smiling.
"This is it." I tell them smiling and turning to the mirror. "Let's order it." I tell them.
Lanie gets up to get the high pitch voice girl for measurements.
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"Yes three months." Kate told the lady again.
"That isn't enough time." The lady said.
"Well you'll have to make it be. I need this dress to be perfect on July 16th." Kate interrupted her. "We will pay an extra thousand to have it done."
The lady huffed. "Fine we'll ring you up." She said walking over to the register.
"Thank you." I said handing over Rick's credit card. I didn't like using it but he insisted on me using it today and threatened Alexis to make sure I did use it.
"This is not your name." The lady said. "This is Mr. Castle's card."
"Yes and this is his daughter and I am his fiancée." Kate said gesturing to me and herself. She looked calm but I could tell she was getting irritated. Her jaw was tightening and her voice was faltering and getting lower.
"I need proof that you can use this card." The lady said glaring at Kate.
"Mom I'll call dad to come down; he'll rip her a new one." I whisper. She nods and walks away to sit on the bench.
"You are not going to like this." I tell her before going over to Kate and leaning into her.
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"Kate, what is going on?" Dad asks when he spots us.
"The sales lady thinks we stole your card and…" I tell him but am iinterupted.
"Your names in the card Kate I gave you your own card given it says Castle on it, but everything is legal." He says confused.
"My name?" Kate says. She pulls out the card and looks at it. "Oh." Her cheeks turn a bit pink.
"I didn't even see it I just saw Castle and assumed…" Kate said.
"Hey it's okay I should have told you. Come on lets go get this settled… so you found a dress?" Dad asked smiling sheepishly and Kate.
"Yes and no you are not going to see it so suck it up Castle." Kate says smiling.
He smiles but it falls as I point to the sales lady. "That's her."
He walks over to her with Kate's hand entwined with his. "Excuse me could you explain why I had to come down here when her name is perfectly shown on the card?" He asked his voice changing from the carefree tone to a deeper scarier tone.
"Yes well…"
"Well nothing there is no reason for me to be down here when this should have caused no trouble. Care to explain?" he asked her and I can see Kate trying to hide a smile.
"Well y-you s-see I was-was just I."
"Yes well it doesn't matter no can we please pay for the dress and next time if I hear you were bothering or even a part of the appointment I will make sure that you will never have a job here again." Dad says staring straight at the lady.
"Yes sir." She says taking the card and finishing the purchase.
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"Castle, that was hot." Lanie said staring at him with wide eyes.
"Yeah?" Rick asked.
"Don't say those things Lanie his ego is big enough." I tell her. I pull Rick in for a hug and I whisper in his ear. "Totally hot if only we were home and alone." I pull back, but he stops me.
"That can be arranged Mrs. Castle." He whispers back.
I shiver, but I can't tell if it's from his words or the way his breath is hitting my ear and neck. "Good."
"That's it I'm staying at Ambers tonight let's go before they start making-out right here. I'll see you guys tomorrow." Alexis says.
"Yep see you guys." Came the reply form Lanie, Jenny, and Amber.
"Bye." Both Rick and I say still wrapped up in each other. "Take me home Rick."
"Yes Detective." He smiles against my temple before kissing it lightly and then walking to the street to get a cab.