Thanks for the comments and the spelling errors - noted.
Spelling mistakes - mine Castle - Not mine
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Castle opened the door to the loft, as he entered Martha and Alexis were ready to go out.
"What are you doing here, we figured you would still be at the hospital so we were about to head that way, everything ok?" asked Martha
"Yeh everything is fine, i just thought i'd come home and freshen up a bit that's all." he kissed the top of Alexis' head.
"When are you going back dad? we will go with you."
"Maybe later today, i'll see." he headed to the bathroom.
Martha thought for a moment then followed him. She leaned in on the doorway.
"So, spill...what really happened after your phone call to us, because you are definatley not as high spirited as you were when we got that call." she folded her arms.
"I was happy Kate was awake...as everyone was, is."
"So you spend the past three, nearly four days not leaving her side for long now you come home as if it's not a problem."
"Ok, if you must know, Josh showed up, i didn't want to hang around."
"So you will just let him back into her life will you Rick, i thought you were more of a fighter Rick...for what you want, i know what you want, even if you don't."
"Well that's why you are my mother, you are supposed to know everything."
"Rick listen to me." she stepped infront of him, "You are the one that has been there for Kate, the past three years, the past three days especially she knows that, you just have to show her that you aren't going to back away from something you care so much about don't let the chance pass you by because one day you may wake up and it's too late...it nearly was at the funeral Rick, don't let it happen again." she smiled. "And on that note, i love you and i will leave the next move up to you." she walked out of the bathroom leaving him to think about what she said, he looked at himself in the mirror. Right. he thought.
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Showered and changed he went back to the hospital with flowers. Half expecting Josh to be in Kates room he entered slowly. He wasn't it was just Kate and it looked like she was asleep. So he carefully put the flowers by the bed, when he turned to leave she opened one eye.
"You going to leave so soon again Castle?"
"Oh so you are awake."
"Its pretty hard to sleep with all this going on around you." she moved her arm around the room referring to all the machines and people coming in and out every 5 minutes.
"So has motorcycle boy just ducked out for a minute or another month or two."
"Castle."
"Sorry cheap shot, had to take it."
Kate smiled. "It's ok, he has probably ducked out for more like...ever."
Castle focused on her more intently now. He pulled up a chair beside her.
"Now i have your attention," she sat up a bit, "we had a talk and i told him i needed someone that will be with me, share life with me, just to be there for me..he isn't in that place right now even if he wanted to be, he would just resent me for keeping him in the one spot, the one hospital forever i couldn't do that to him, i want someone who is going to be with me...Always."
"I know Kate." he held her hand
Kate watched him pick it up but didn't move it.
"So, what i am saying i guess, is...after what has happened,especially in the past week...you Rick, are the one that i Always want around me, you make my life more, lets just say interesting to say the least."
"Kate."
"Just let me finish while im putting my heart out there for once Castle...for you, i don't think I've told you enough, but thank you for putting up with me, for not backing down when i tell you to, for not listening to me when i say no...i appreciate it, i do have a strange way of showing it but I'm trying."
"It's ok Kate i know."
"Yeh...you know when i said, you don't know me Castle, i didn't mean it." her eyes filled with tears
"Can i say I know?" he smiled
"Wow, we really do know eachother don't we."
"I would say you are on the money with that. So where to from here?"
"I don't know we can work together on that one but for now I'd say you could probably kiss me." she smiled biting her lip.
"That i can do Kate." he smiled leaning forward and giving her a soft kiss, nothing like their undercover one, this was more relaxed, not stressed and eventhough the last kiss they shared was amazing, this one was topped off as extraordinary.
Ok josh is out, Caskett is in and i may have one more chapter left in this, when Kate gets out of hospital.