Chapter 8

Ok this chapter flashes forward a little bit (three months). Enjoy :)

Rick looked at the girl sitting next to him in the car, driving them to work. They had been together for three months and people had gotten used to them arriving at work together. Some nights Rick would stay at her house and they would fall asleep laughing at each other and watching movies. Some nights Kate would fall asleep first and he could never bring himself to leave her. It was rare, however, that she stayed at his house. He suspected it had something to do about his mom and daughter being in the house, but he didn't press the matter. He was just glad they were still together and things were going smoothly. Or at least as smoothly as could be expected given his childlike nature and the fact that she had a gun.

They hadn't officially made their relationship public, but they had been seen together going to dinner a few times. There had even been an article in a couple of magazines, but Kate had declined to comment. She was willing to put up with the publicity and hype that came with dating Richard Castle, but she wanted her private life kept private. His fame was something she had always known about but they had never really discussed before becoming a couple. She was still amazed at the amount of fan mail he got. So she was surprised when she got to work that morning and found a letter on her desk. She never got mail at the precinct.

"What's this?" she asked Ryan, who was sitting at his desk. "And where's Esposito?"

He looked up "Esposito is running a bit late and that looks like a letter."

Castle snatched the letter from her hands "That my friend looks like fan mail. I'm surprised it took this long."

She grabbed it back "excuse me but that's mine. And how do you know its fan mail?"

"Is it from an address you know? Or somebody you know?"

"No. And what do you mean you're surprised it took so long?"

"We have been together for three months and there have been articles in the paper. People know we are together and I have a million or so fans, most of which are woman, and quite a few of which have sent me marriage proposals over the mail. I'm surprised none of them have sent you mail yet."

"Yeah well, I'm sure it's not fan mail." She opened the letter and scanned it before putting it in her purse.

"Well?" Castle asked.

"It's just a letter about my high school reunion later this year."

They made it through the day without incident, something that didn't happen very often. Rick left the precinct early to see Alexis off. She was going away for the weekend with a friend's family. Martha was away as well with a play she was doing. After taking some time to himself to write and just lounge around he decided to call Kate. Maybe he could get her to spend the night. Not that he didn't like being at her house, but he enjoyed seeing her at his.

She picked up on the second ring "Hey Castle."

"How was the rest of your day?"

"Well it was fantastic after you left."

He could hear the smile in her voice. "Glad I could make your day better, even if it was by my leaving. Now what do you say you come over tonight? Martha is still away and Alexis just left for her little getaway."

"I don't know Castle, I had quite the exhausting day. What's my incentive?"

"Well if I'm not enough of an incentive I'll make sure I make it worth your while."

She enjoyed joking with him, especially when they both knew she would end up over there in the end. "I'll be there in an hour."

After eating dinner and showering Kate got in a taxi and headed over to Castle's place. She couldn't help but smile at his face when he saw her on the other side of his door. She would always be amazed that he had picked her. That out of all the women he could take his pick of, it was her that he was wrapping his arms around and her that he was pressing his lips against, softly but urgently.

Castle felt the same amazement every time he saw her smile at him. He knew he could have almost any woman he wanted, but there had come a point in his working with the detective that he had decided to wait for her, to show her that he wasn't going anywhere or planning on being with anyone else.

They stood there for a minute, just enjoying the feeling of being in each other's arms and then retreated to the couch. After they got comfortable Castle decided to ask the question that had been bugging him all day. "So are you going to tell me what was really in that letter?"

She didn't bother to ask how he knew. He had been right about it being fan mail, though it wasn't exactly the good kind. She pulled it out of her purse and handed it to him. His eyes got wider and wider as he read it

Dear Detective Kate Beckett,

First of all let me say thank you for all that you do for this city, I am glad we have someone like you putting criminals behind bars.

Second I would like to tell you that you have made a big mistake by being in a relationship with Rick Castle. I love him, and I'm going to be with him someday. He may not want me in the short run, but in the end I will be his. I have no problem fighting for what I want, and I want him. He may think he loves you now, but he will come around eventually, and then I'll make my move.

Until then detective,

Kaylee Lincoln

"Kate why didn't you tell me?" he asked, handing the letter back to her.

"Because it's no big deal. I can handle it."

"No big deal? This is a very big deal. People can't threaten you like this, I'm not going to let it happen, especially from my fans."

She turned to him. "Rick, I'm a cop remember? I'll bring her in for threatening a police officer. That should teach her a lesson. Plus, I believe you told me on our first case together that hate mail was an occupational hazard?"

"Yeah I mean like 'your writing sucks you should stop writing and drop off the face of the earth' type of hate mail. Not the 'I'm going to kill you and marry your boyfriend' type."

She smiled "What are you worried or something?"

He pressed his lips to hers for a second. "Yes. I know you're strong and very good with your gun,"

"And don't forget I have an entire precinct ready and willing to defend my honor."

He nodded "and there's that. But your job puts you in danger all the time and I'm always going to worry."

She sighed "I guess you're allowed to worry a little bit, just don't go crazy."

"Alright. And you'll bring her in tomorrow?"

"Mhmm, we don't have a case so it shouldn't be a problem. Now can we please talk about something else?"

He nodded and she leaned into him, getting as close as possible. Who was she kidding? She thought it was kinda cute that he was worried about her, and she kind of liked how possessive he had gotten. It felt good to have someone want to defend her like that.

After a while, Rick led them up to his bedroom and they fell asleep entwined in each other's arms.

Ok, Ok, I know i didnt show their 'first kiss' but i like the way it turned out so please dont hate me for it :p

Also this story is a bit different from most of the stories I've read. If you noticed they dont get together and immediately start sleeping together, even though they spend the night at eith others' house. I just picture them as taking it really slow.

And lastly, it might be a while before I can get the next chapter out. I have all the idea floating around up in my head but I have 2 tests and an entire book to read this week. So I will get it out as soon as possible but it might be a little while.