Okay so sorry for the delay.

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Disclaimer: I own a pair of puppy's named Castle & Beckett. That's it.

They were at her locker after school. She was putting her books away for the weekend. She kept glancing at him. All day he had looked as if he wanted to tell her something. She decided not to push.

It was almost 6 months after they'd gotten back together. He was just starting to trust her again and she didn't want to push him. After putting her books in her locker, she turned to him.

"You okay?"

"Yeah, I... uhm... you see..."

"Rick, your starting to scare me." He grabbed her hands and looked deep into her eyes.

"Katherine Beckett" he took a deep breath "will you be my date to the county fair?" She giggled.

"What?"

"Rick is that rreally all you wanted to ask? I'm your girlfriend you know. You coulda just said it."

"Yeah, well I wanted to be romantic. It is our six month anniversary tomorrow and I just sorta figured we could make it special. Un-unless you forgot."

Oh, he set himself up for this. She couldn't resist.

"Oh gosh, Rick. I totally forgot!" She wasn't expecting the crushed look she received from him.

"Oh. It doesn't really matter I guess. I mean if you don't care..." He trailed off. He couldn't believe she forgot. He felt destroyed.

"Hey. Look at me." After a few seconds, he looked up and caught her smile and the glint in her eyes, which caught him off gaurd. But not v as much as what she said next.

"5 months, 30 days, 4 hours, and 33 minutes."

"Huh?"

"That's how long we've been together. Rick, I was only kidding. Of course it matters to me. You matter to me. I was just messing with you. That's all. "

"Oh." That's all he said, but his smile showed his thoughts. She giggled, closed her locker, and wrapped his arm around her.

"Let's go sweetie." She laughed at his huge grin.

On their walk home, they talked about everything and nothing all at the same time. They were on her front porch discussing their date for the next day and exchanging presents when her dad came out the door.

"Rick. How's it going?"

"Fine sir."

Kate giggled at the conversation between her dad and her boyfriend. As much as her dad tried to make Rick feel welcome, he was very uncomfortable and only she knew why.

He had shared with her after a very strange dinner with her parents that he had a huge, yet slightly irrational fear of her father.

After about five minutes of trying to talk to the teen, Jim walked inside.

"Well, I guess I'll see ya tomorrow."

She began to walk inside when she felt his strong arms around her. He enveloped her in a kiss and quickly left her standing there.

She walked inside and closed the door. After leaving against it, She reached up and put her fingers where his lips had been. 6 months. 6 of the greatest months of her life. And she couldn't wait for allege months to come.