Jim's pov
Look at the two of you dancing that way, Lost in the moment and each other's face So much in love, you're alone in this place, like there's nobody else in the world
Jim Beckett heard a knock on the door, and answered the door to his daughter's boy friend just him not my daughter "o hi Rick where's Katie"
I was enough for her not long ago, I was her number one, she told me so
"Sir I kind of came to see you and ask you a question" he said shifting on his feet "that I hope you say yes to" "O rick um come in I will be out here in a minuet" "Um ok"
And she still means the world to me, just so you know, so be careful when you hold my girl
I led him to the living room. then we both looked at the picture on the fire place the first one was on Kate's first day of kindergarten he smiled remembering how much he and Johanna had cried that day, the next one was at her grandma's and grandpa's house she was 8 she was running through the sprinklers she had just eaten a popsicle and it was all over her face then playing Cinderella then she was bouncing on her bed ready to have a pillow fight she was 14 (a want they all gave in to after they took the picture)
Time changes everything, life must go on and I'm not gonna stand in your way
Then riding her bike the she was just about to get her license, next one she was dancing with her dad. She was half his height so she was looking up at him the next one was on her birthday. She was probably 16 or 17, the twinkle in her eye that was in every other one was gone. and that continued in the in next couple the twinkle the one that was so obvious in every one up to that point until in the last one on the fire place she looked just like she did when rick meet her the twinkle was finally back
But I loved her first, I held her first, and a place in my heart will always is hers,
The last couple were on the wall they were all when her and rick were dating the spark was stronger than ever that just proved to Jim that rick was her other half. The one that she did not believe in, the one that she was not going to give in to the one. That she said was just a pain but he knew all along was a lie. Then rick saw the sharp shooter awards I lead him to the room where I kept my gun collection
From the first breath she breathed, when she first smiled at me, I knew the love of a father runs deep
reentered the room and then i said to rick "now that you see her through my eyes what was the question that you wanted to ask" "well Mr. Beckett" he said again shifting on his feet "this question has been a long time coming and I hope so much that you say yes" "ok rick I am all ears"
And I prayed that she'd find you someday, but it's still hard to give her away, I loved her first
rick sighed he had thought of 1,000,001 things to say but once he realized what would happen if he said no what would happen to him and Kate he knew how much he meant to her so he continued and suddenly he wasn't rick castle bestselling author he was Rick Rogers the man who wanted to marry the love of his life "w w well sir um well first of all I am in love with your daughter and I think she is in love with me and I think we are ready to take the next step …."
How could that beautiful woman with you, be the same freckle face kid that I knew, the one that I read all those fairytales to, and tucked into bed all those nights
"…Yes rick you have my blessing."
And I knew the first time I saw you with her, it was only a matter of time,
"Thank you, thank you sir."
I prayed that she'd find you someday, But it's still hard to give her away, I loved her first, From the first breath she breathed, When she first smiled at me, I knew the love of a father runs deep, Someday you might know what I'm going through, When a miracle smiles up at you, I loved her first
Authors note: next chapter is rick and Esposito