Author's Note: So before I even begin can I just say OMG! THAT FINALE! And that's all I'm going to say in here!

Kate's POV

The next morning I wake up in Rick's arms and even though being there is one of the calmest feelings in the world, I can't help but be worried. We never continued our conversation last night, which means that we have to finish it today. I would have spent all day just lying in Rick's arms if I hadn't heard my phone ringing in the living room. I slowly pull myself from my safe haven before rushing to grab my phone. "Castle."

"Kate, its Lexie Stevens. I'm calling since your husband-"

"I talked to him." I said, not wanting her to go into depth.

"Ok, well there are two ways we can precede with this. One, we can send papers to his lawyer, already signed-"

"I'm sorry Lexie, but is there any way to just stop this? Things have changed," I say trying to explain without fully explaining.

"Usually when people start this sort of thing, they are trying to take the child away from the other parent and when they say they want to stop I send someone in to check out the situation. But since you were trying to give Rick sole custody, I think stopping this is a good idea." I can't smile any bigger than I was when she said those words.

"Thank you Lexie!"

"You're welcome Kate and for your family's sake, I hope we never need to speak to each other again. I hang up my phone and just smile. I hadn't ever thought getting Ellie back into my life when I had kicked her out as a punishment for me would be easy.

"KATE!" Ricks voice interrupts my thought process as I turn to see him running from our room towards the front door. "She promised!" He angrily mumbled.

"Rick, I'm right here." He stops in his tracks and spins to look at me with wide eyes. He walks over to me and engulfs me into his arms. "You thought I left?" I ask as he plants a kiss into my curly locks.

"I woke up to an empty bed. There were only two options that ran through my head. Option One, you were never actually here and I dreamed the whole thing. But, I saw your clothing and I knew I didn't put it there, so I thought the only other option was that you ran." While he recounted his thought process to me, I could hear the inner fear that I had seen in his eyes last night.

"I promise I'm not running away any more." I wrap my arms around his waist as I play the reprise of the words I promised last night.

"Can I ask what pulled you from me then?" I looked up at him confused by his words. I was pulling away from him? "This morning? When I woke up alone?" He says clearing up my questioning glaze.

"Lexie."

"Lexie, your lawyer?" He rolls his eyes at this.

"Yes that Lexie."

"What did she say?"

"Well she was calling to say that you refused so I could just send your lawyer the papers but I just asked if we could throw it out instead, that I didn't want to lose Ellie."

"What did she say to that?" He asks with a smile.

"She agreed that it was probably in Ellie's best interest to grow up with both her parents," I say smiling at him.

"So she's still ours?" He asks and I nod before he kisses me. His kiss is filled with love, almost as if the kiss was speaking to me, saying I love you in any and all languages.

"Mommy! Daddy!" Rick and I stop our kiss as quickly as it began once we hear Ellie running down the stairs.

"After she's at pre-k ok?" Rick says and I smile at the man I love. I feel Ellie wrap her arms around my legs and now I am being hugged by my whole family. I turn in Rick's arms so I can pick Ellie up.

"Mommy you stayed!" Ellie says as she wraps her arms around my neck. "Are you staying forever? Back for good?" She asks and I nod.

"Always." Rick whispers in my ear. I smile at Ellie and turn to look into Rick's eyes with a smile.

"Always." I repeat.