Katherine Beckett (KBPOV)

The time ran from my hands when I was at the Castle's house; Alexis was such a sweet girl who I liked to imagine that I was like when I was her age, the sweet sixteen. I loved hearing her talk, and for a few seconds when we were talking I wished that some day she would consider me some kind of friend.

I didn't know what got to me that I decide to come all the way to Castle just so I could kiss him, maybe I was going mad or maybe I was trying to be someone that I wasn't, that spontaneous' girl that everybody love. But, let me tell you, I FELT DAMN GOOD DOING IT. Don't think that I am going to describe how soft his lips felt, or how when we kissed I felt a spark or something, I am not that kind of person. The kiss was good, one of the best I had and about the spark, we all knew that it existed since the first moment, and the kiss just confirmed it.

After we talked for a couple of hours I was ready to go home, I interrupted their day and although they were nothing but nice I was feeling like an invader in their home.

"I better go, I imposed myself to you guys and maybe you already had plans or something so, thank you so much for inviting me in." I said getting up.

"Kate, stay please. We didn't have any plans; maybe we can all go to lunch somewhere together or something like that." Castle said.

"Dad is right Kate, you are such a nice person, I like you, please eat lunch somewhere with us."

"Are you sure? Because I can go home and cook something for me, no need to worry about me."

"We are not worried, we are being selfish, because we love your company and want to spend more time with you." Castle said with his best puppy eyes.

"Okay then, let's eat somewhere. Choose somewhere so we can meet, I will go home, reply a few e-mails that I should have replied in the morning and we will meet there."

"Great! Where do you want to go?"

"I don't know, you can choose."

"Maybe we could go at Carmine's, it' a great Italian restaurant, I went with Alexis a few months ago. You are going to love it! Isn't she, Alexis?"

"Yes, Carmine's is great. The food is amazing!"

"Well, you sold the product. Let's go to that one. Maybe we could meet there at 12:30?" I said.

"Perfect! Come Kate, I will open the door for you." Castle said taking my hand.

"Bye Alexis, see you in a few." I said taking my hand off Castle's hand, going to Alexis and kissing her cheek.

"Goodbye Kate, see you really soon!" She said with a smile.

"Now you can take my hands." I said coming by Castle's side and putting my hands inside his.

"Good because I like your hands on mine."

"I like my hands on yours too." I said smiling shyly at him.

"Come here." He said pushing me for the hall, putting his hands around me and kissing me. "I like the way your lips feel against mine." He whispered in my ear.

"I think the feeling is mutual, but I need to kiss you again just to be sure." I said looking into his eyes.

"Really?" He asked with a serious face.

"Really." I answered with a serious face too.

"Well then, let's help you decide." He said and started kissing me again.

"I think I decided." I said taking my lips of his. "I like the way your lips fee against mine too."

"Good, that is good. Because you are going to feel it again." He said kissing me. "And again." Another kiss. "And again."

"Well Richard, I am glad. But know I got go if I want to get at the restaurant in time and let's not start something we can't finish, don't you think?"

"Yeah, you are right. Go home, do want you have to do, at meet us there."

"Okay, see you there." I said kissing him goodbye.

When I got home, I replied all the e-mails that needed reply; after everything from work that needed my attention was complete, was already near the time to leave home if I wanted to get there in time. I changed my clothes the faster that I could and soon I was out of the door to meet the Castles again. Who would have thought that we would became some kind of close friends and most important who would have thought that someday in my life I would date Richard Castle; nobody could have thought about it, I am sure.

When I got at the restaurant, Castle and Alexis was already there.

"Hey guys, sorry that I am late. I had more things to do that I thought. But I am here now, let's enjoy it!"

If somebody looked from the outside would think that we were a perfect family, because at that moment I felt like we were. I realized that since my mother's death I was missing the feel of having a family. My father got married again, he moved on, created another family for himself and I am not blaming him, at first he tried to make me a participant on his new family but I couldn't, I couldn't just pick up the pieces, put it together and pretend that it was fine. After a few tries, he gave up and I don't blame him. He tried to save me when I didn't want to be saved; I was feeling too sorry for myself, "the poor rich orphan", that was what I called me when I was at my highs. I would scream it from the top of my lungs: "I AM THE POOR RICH ORPHAN!", but now that I am older I can see that I was just trying to get attention; I was screaming for the death and wishing the life. If just someone had said to be: "Kate my darling, you have to choose between life or death, and you are too young to be this dead." But nobody said it, some people helped me self-destruct myself and others tried to save me, but like I said, at that moment I didn't want to be saved. And when somebody saved me, it was too late. I forgot how to alive; I just knew how to be dead inside.

With Peter I never felt like I had a family, it always appeared that I was doing a performance for someone, that everybody was judging me, waiting for me to slip so they could laugh. So, the feeling of belonging to a family that the Castles made me feel; felt was amazing, maybe it would help me pick up the pieces that still were spread all around and really fix myself.

In a determined moment of our lunch, Castle inclined towards my ear, to tease me about something or say something funny, I don't know, because when he inclined I looked at the person entering the restaurant and I froze, right there, seeing Castle very intimate with me, was Margaret, Margaret's husband and Donna.

The two adults looked at me like they saw a ghost; Donna looked at me, smiled and came running to me and screaming:

"Kateeeee, I am missed you." I got up, walked towards Donna picked her up hugging her.

"Well baby girl, I missed you too. How are you?"

"Good, why we never see you anymore?"

"I broke up with Uncle Peter, we are not together anymore."

"Broke up? Like stopped being his fiancé? You are not going to be his wife anymore?"

"No, I am not. Nobody told you?"

"No. You just stopped appearing on the parties, I thought you were very busy with work like you always were." She said with her eyes starting to get wet.

"Well, that too."

"Katherine, how good to see you." Margaret said with an ironic voice.

"Good to see you too. How are you?"

"I was better before I see you. Donna, come here." She said taking Donna of my arms. "I see that you wasted no time in moving on. And look with who you are, the one and only Richard Castle; isn't he the one who broke you engagement? Oh better, the one you promised to Peter you weren't dating. You looked very intimate when I saw you two."

"Margaret, Castle didn't break anything; Peter was the one who got too jealous and started to doubt me in everything. But it's old news, let's not make a scene."

"Oh Katherine, you always thought you were the best woman in the world, always looking down on us. Peter wasn't enough for you? Wasn't rich enough? Wasn't handsome enough?"

"Margaret, let's just move on. I am sure Peter moved on, I moved on." I said with my court voice to make sure she understood that I was playing with her. "And you princess, I am going to miss you. If you need anything or want to see me, ask Aunt Sarah to give me a call, she has my number and we can go shopping, okay?" I said kissing her cheek.

"Okay Kate. Do you promise that if I ask Aunt Sarah, we can go out?"

"I promise. I have to go, bye."

"Bye." She said and I walked back to the table. When I sat I took a sip of my drink and cleared my throat trying to find the words on my mind.

"Who was that?" Castle asked with his voice almost a whisper like he was afraid to ask.

"Margaret, she is my ex-sister-in-law."

"Okay, probably she wasn't happy to see you with somebody else."

"No, she wasn't. But, don't worry. Margaret never is happy." I said smiling at him. "Let's enjoy our lunch."

"Let's enjoy it." He said giving me a peck on my lips.

"Ewww Dad, Kate. I am sixteen but I don't want to see you guys making out."

"Oh Alexis, I don't think you know the concept of making out." I said laughing.

"And she won't know until she is forty years old!"

"Kate, I know what is making out, it was a hyperbole. My father is a writer, I learned my way with the words." She said laughing.

"Oh god, you too will be my death." I said squeezing their hands and feeling, happy.

"And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'if this isn't nice, I don't know what is'." Kurt Vonnegut

I hope you guys liked the chapter, I am sorry but this fic isn't going to be really cheesy because I am not a romantic person, but I will do my best to have cute parts.

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