"Thank you" Kate said once they had gotten through the first 10 minutes or so of the movie.

"There is no reason to thank me. I would do anything for you." Castle said looking into her eyes.

"No, I mean it, thank you, for saving me, for taking care of me, for washing the blood off me, for watching chick flicks with me, for being there."

"I do it because… I do it because I love you." Rick said.

"Don't say that to make me feel better."

"Kate, look at me." He lifted her chin so she was looking into his blue eyes once again, "I love you." He leant down to kiss her. "I don't just say things like that, I mean it, I love you with all my heart. I've known it for a while now, I have fallen for you, and there is no way to prevent it." He kissed her once again. "I love you Kate." He leant his forehead against hers.

"I love you too." She shyly whispered. She crawled over so she was partially lying in his lap, and faced her head toward the television. "Thank you. Thank you for loving me."

"I can't really help it, but you returned the favor so it's okay." He laid his hand on her shoulder and started rubbing her arm in a caring gesture.

Once the movie finished, Castle realized that Kate was peacefully sleeping on his lap. He maneuvered his way to stand up without disturbing her, and picked her up and cradled her to his chest while he carried her up the stairs to his room. She burrowed her head deeper into his chest and continued to sleep. He laid her down on his bed and went around the other side and took off the shirt he had borrowed from Beckett. Rick laid down next to Beckett's body that was curled up and he heard her whimper and say 'don't leave me' he kissed her cheek and whispered into her ear 'trust me, as long as you will have me, I have no intentions of going anywhere.' He kissed her cheek again and closed his eyes to go to sleep.

Sometime in the night, Castle's arm slithered around Kate's waist and pulled her closer, and her head was in the crook of his neck and shoulder. Their legs were entwined together and hands clasped. This was how Alexis and Martha found them in the morning, and after a quick picture on Alexis' phone they left them to their peace.

The quite of the room was ruined quickly when Castle's phone rang.

"Hello?" Castle asked still groggy.

"Castle, we have Will in custody, but we have to bring in Beckett for a full run down of what happened last night. Don't worry you will never have to worry about him again."

"Esposito, Thank you. We will come in around 12 or so after she wakes up and we eat." Rick didn't even bother to lie about their current situation.

"Aight man, bye." Castle closed his phone and laid it down on the side table, and looked over at Kate, whose eyes were directed at him.

"Good morning sweetheart. Sorry for waking you. We have to go in to the precinct at around 12 to tell them everything that happened. Will, will never bug you again. I promise." He reached over to her to pull her on top of him and to hold her tightly to his chest. Not only for her assurance, but his own also.

"Okay, thank you for talking to them." She reached up towards his lips to kiss him, and he pressed her tighter against his body.

"I love you." He mumbled against her lips.

"I love you too." Kate could see Castle's eyes shine when she responded to him.

"Okay, let's get to breakfast, before Alexis and my marvelous mother become curious." Kate jumped up and realized the numbness in her arm. All the events of the evening before sprang on her at once and she felt her chest begin to contract in a panic attack. Her legs gave out from under her and she balled up on the ground and began to cry.

"Hey, shhh, it's okay. I've got you. Nothing is going to hurt you anymore." Rick ran over to her to support her body against his and propped his back against the wall. "It's okay. Shhhh, let it out." In around 10 minutes or so Kate's breathing finally steadied to a few sniffles and she thanked him. "Hey there is no reason to be ashamed" He said when he realized her avoiding looking at him. When he was confident that her panic attack was over he stood up bringing her with him. He pulled her against his chest in another hug and walked with her downstairs.

The first thing he took notice of was that Alexis was cooking crepes in the kitchen. The second thing he noticed was a large framed portrait of him and Kate lying in bed curled up together.

"Alexis… why in the world… how in the world did you manage to get that?"

"Perks of having a bunch of connections. I snagged this picture about 2 hours ago and texted it to Christopher. He touched it up and printed and framed it for me and brought it over about 30 minutes ago. Isn't it adorable?" She smiled brightly and her father and Beckett and lifted the last crepe onto the platter. "Who's ready for breakfast?"

They all sat down at the kitchen table together and began to eat their crepes. And they all knew, that this was how things were going to be for a long time. Eating breakfast together during the week. They were the beginnings of the closest thing someone can have to a 'happy family'. And everyone knew everything was going to be alright. The nightmares from the night before were no longer a worry to them. And when they looked over near the sofa, they saw a huge picture of a couple that loved each other more than anyone could ever imagine.

Sooo how'd you like the story? I decided I should close it up now. I have finals in 2 weeks and I'm really nervous. I also have a Chinese project I should be working on right now instead of doing fanfics. But oh well… Sorry for the miniscule delay on this update. I had the flu and then a week of homework to catch up on. Soooo I watched New Moon this week, and it was amazing. I'm still Team Edward for the books… they totally display Edward wrong in the movies. But I'm also Team Jacob's body. Meaning, Taylor is sexy. Yeah well… the books are still better, but this movie is so much better since they got a new director. I can't wait for June 30, 2010! I was listening to the New Moon soundtrack while typing this! Amazing! So yes. Have a good life.

XOXOXXOXXXOXOXOX –KENDALL

Happy thanksgiving, Happy Hanukah, Happy Kwanza, Merry Christmas. Merry black Friday. Don't get trampled.