Authors note: Happy Holidays everyone! I had fun writing this one. Lemme know what you all think please! Your reviews and everything are amazingly appreciated, i love it.

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Rick stumbled back a little and caught her in his arms, pulling her close to him in a breathtaking kiss.

Kate pulled back and ran her hand over his cheek, staring lovingly into his eyes. "This is the best Christmas ever" she said, caressing his cheek.

"You haven't even got your present yet" he said, leaning in and pressing a kiss to her cheek. His arms were drawn around her waist and he pressed her to his chest, with no thought of ever letting her go.

"Doesn't matter" she whispered into his neck, nuzzling him as she pressed kisses along his jaw line, down his neck, and to his collarbone.

Reluctantly, he pushed her back from him. Kate whimpered and reached her arms out like a child, gripping the lapels of him jacket to pull him back in for a searing kiss.

Her lips moved lovingly against his, pouring out all of her emotions. He stopped her and pulled away.

"Katie" he whispered, pushing a stand of her hair back behind her ear. "Let me give you your present. Please" he pleaded, leaning in and pressing a quick kiss against her lips.

"Alright, I need to give you yours too. Not that it's going to be anything compared to this, but I tried" she said, taking his hand. As they began walking, Rick quickly scooped her up bridal style into his arms.

Kate yelped and smacked his chest. "Castle, what are you doing!" she yelled, a small laugh escaping her lips.

"I've made you run around this town more in the last few hours than you would normally do in a day. The least I can do it carry you around" he said, kissing her quickly.

"Well, if you're going to put it like that" she murmured, leaning in and pressing her lips to his neck. She began nipping at him, undoing one of the buttons on his shirt to slip a hand in, running her fingertips over his warm chest. As she moved her lips, he carried her through the park.

She pulled away with a giggle and ran her fingertips over his neck.

"You left a mark didn't you?" he asked.

"Mhm" she mumbled happily. "Payback is terrible. Where are we going?" she asked, looking around the park.

"It's a surprise."

"Well, are we almost there?"

"You ask too much" he said with a smile.

"This coming from the man who has followed me around for the last four years, asking every question that came to his mind. I have a lot of catching up to do" she said, kissing him again.

Rick shrugged and carried her up to the door of the ice rink.

"Rick, its" she paused, looking at her watch "10pm, no one is going to let us ice skate" she said, planting her feet on the ground as he set her down.

"You underestimate me Detective" he said, pressing his hand to her lower back, pushing her into the door of the ice rink.

They walked in, and a young woman greeted them at the desk. "Ricky!" she called out and Rick smiled, wrapping one arm around the blonde woman for a hug. Kate's face suddenly turned red with jealously and she hid her face quickly, thinking.

I have no reason to be jealous… Right?

Rick drew his arm around Kate's waist and pulled her in close. "Kate, this is my cousin Elle. Elle, this is Kate, the woman Mother and I told you about."

Elle smiled and clapped. "Oh! They've told me so much about you" she said, drawing Kate in for a hug.

"It's so nice to meet you" Kate said with a smile, taking a quick step closer to Rick when Elle let go of her.

"You too. Okay Rick, here's the key. Just drop it off whenever. You know where everything is. Alright you two have fun" Elle said, dropping a key into Rick's hands.

"Thanks Ellie. I'll talk to you soon" he replied, and the girl left. Rick grabbed Kate's hand a drug her into the shoe room, instructing her to sit. She complied and sat on the bench, crossing her legs.

"How did you manage to get the entire ice skating rink?" she asked, pulling her hair to the side to braid it.

"Well, my cousin Elle is married to the owner of the ice rink. So, when I called her up, he handed over the keys and said that we could use it as long as we wanted. Ready to skate Detective?" he asked, pulling a pair of shoes her size off the shelves. He grabbed his own shoes as well and walked over to Kate as she unzipped her boots.

After they both changed their shoes, Kate and Rick took hands and stepped out onto the ice. Kate moved swiftly across the ice, smiling as Rick gripped onto the wall.

"You alright Honey?" she asked, skating back over and taking his hands. She leaned in and kissed him softly, moving slowly backwards on the ice, dragging him with her.

"What ever happened to "Oh trust me it wasn't pretty?"" he asked her, stumbling on the ice.

Kate caught him with a laugh, pulling him back up. "You remember that?"

"I remember everything. Everything you've said, done, all of it. You're extraordinary."

Kate's face turned bright red with a blush as she leaned in and kissed him.

"Thank you" she whispered, running her hand over his cheek.

"For what?" he asked, pulling her into his arms, skating with her around the rink.

"The best Christmas ever" she said, kissing him again.

"Oh just you wait Detective. It isn't over yet."