The morning came and after our limited time spent sleeping I was struggling to get out of bed. I opened my eyes and found Rick's eyes staring at me. He smiles and leans over to kiss me. I kiss him back and roll him over on to his back and straddle him. "Kate." He groans and I can't help but smile at the sound. "Kate we have work."
I stop and look down at him. "I never thought I'd ever hear you say those words in this situation."
"Me either, but I know you'll be upset that you'll be late so… time to get up even though I would love to keep you here like this." He says as rolls us back over so I'm under him. "Love you."
"Love you too." I smile.
"Alright you go get ready and I'll make some breakfast." He walks out of the room after putting on his jeans from yesterday.
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"Hey girl where's the shadow?" Lanie asked as I walked into the morgue.
"At home; he has three chapters due tomorrow and he's only one in." I tell her as I sit on the empty slab.
"Let me guess; you don't like not having writer boy around?" Lanie asks.
"Writer man and no I don't but I do have something else I wanted to talk about. I ran into someone this morning when I got my coffee." I tell her.
"Who?" she asks curious.
"Josh; I was in line for my coffee talking to Castle on the phone when I looked over and saw him and he smiled and walked over to me. I was still talking to Castle and I told him it was my turn so I told him good bye and I said I love you too and hung up. Josh started asking me how I was, who I was talking to? It was so weird. I told him I was doing fine."
"Something else has to have happened you wouldn't be this distraught over something like that." Lanie said looking at me intently.
"He saw my ring." I tell her and slide of the slab and start to pace. "He… He was mad Lanie; he made me pissed. He asked who I was engaged to and I told him it was Rick and then his face contorted and I could tell he was upset. He asked me if I was happy to finally be with the guy who almost got me killed. He also asked me if I liked being the rich man's whore. God Lanie I can't believe he said that to me."
"Kate, no one who knows you could ever think that. The way you two look at each other has nothing to do with how deep his wallet is. Castle loves you and all because Josh is jealous and wants to put a wedge between you and Castle doesn't change the fact that you and Castle are soul mates and so desperately in love with the other. Don't let him get to you Kate."
"I'm not I love Castle and nothing is going to change that ever, promise. It just got me thinking about what people are going to say when the article comes out in a few days about me and Castle being together."
"Honey it doesn't matter what people think; it's about what you feel and everyone who cares about you two is so happy that you guys are finally together."
"Yeah." my phone rings. "Beckett."
"You know soon you'll be answering as Castle." I hear Ricks voice.
"So you think, what if I want to stay Beckett?" I ask him a smile on my face. I look up to see Lanie shake her head and mouth. 'Girl I'm a smack you'
"Come on Katie." He whines.
"You're too easy Rick. So what did you call for?" I ask him.
"You called earlier while I was writing. I just noticed the missed call when I got up to get something to eat."
"Oh, yeah I'll tell you about it when I get home."
"Okay, are you okay Katie?" his voice softer and more worried.
"I'm okay Rick; I promise I'll tell you all about it when I get home."
"Okay Kate, but you will tell me." He asks more than tells me.
"I will. I have to go Esposito is trying to call me I love you." I tell him as a beep in my ear goes off.
"I love you too." He hangs up and I answer the call from Esposito.
"Beckett." I say as I answer.
"Yo boss, Greg Anders is in interrogation 1, we're waiting on you." He says.
"Okay I'll be there in a few." I tell him.
"Okay see ya soon." He hangs up and I turn back to Lanie.
"I got to go, but I'll call you tonight or I'll come see you tomorrow." I tell her.
"Okay girl see you soon." She says.