So this isn't as long as the others but hopefully still enjoyable :)
Any mistakes are my own and Castle isn't mine =[
It was close to the evening and Kate was sitting on the bench on the porch, watching Rick in amusement. He was running back and forth from the house to halfway down the beach collecting the fireworks in a pile.
"Come on the Kate. The spectacular display is about to begin."
She stood up and smiled. "Okay calm down I'm coming."
She walked to a safe distance where Alexis and Ashley were stood. Rick stood with the lighter and torch.
"So would you like the honour of lighting the first firework?" He looked to Kate.
"Now why would I take the fun from you?"
"Hey I'm offering. Take the offer while it still stands, it's the only one you're going to get."
"Well if you insist."
She walked towards where Rick was holding out the lighter. "Now do you know how to light it?"
"I think I can handle it."
"Are you sure you don't need any help?"
"Castle I chase criminals everyday and put my life in danger, I think I can handle lighting a firework."
Rick just shrugged and let her go ahead. "Suit yourself."
She smirked and walked to the firework standing in the sand. "This can only go wrong." She said as she knelt beside it.
"Come on Kate!" Rick shouted with enthusiasm.
She lit the end of the firework and the turned and ran to where Rick was standing. "Quick enough for you?"
"Well if I said no there's not much I could do is there?"
She rolled her eyes and smirked. She turned to watch as the firework she had just set off exploded.
"We should do this again sometime." Rick said as he wrapped his arms around her waist. She leaned into him and rested her head on his chest.
"The holiday away or the fireworks?"
"Well the holiday of course."
"I must say I agree. I've had quite a good time this weekend. Well apart from yesterday."
He tightened his hold on her as he let Ashley set the next firework. "There won't be a repeat of yesterday for a while. But another holiday I can assure you there will be."
They stood there for a few minutes enjoying the fireworks. "Well time for the big finale." Rick said grinning.
"What? I'm not going to like this am I?" She watched as Rick gathered the firework and put them in a line. "What are you doing? Rick?"
"Don't worry Kate." Alexis said. "He does this every year in the summer, he hasn't caused any accidents…well yet anyway."
"Yet?"
"Well there was the one year, he lit them and one of them wouldn't go off. We had this bonfire lit and he just threw it on it. It was a rocket so it just went off, luckily it headed for the water."
Kate looked back to Rick who had finished lining them up. "Are you sure this is safe?"
"Don't worry about it, what could go wrong?"
"You really want me to answer that?"
"Well no not really." Rick looked to the three people and grinned. "So are you ready?"
"No." Kate said.
"Yes!" Alexis shouted.
"I guess so." Ashley said.
"Awesome!" Rick said. He quickly set alight all the fireworks and then went to stand with the others. "That was a close one!"
Kate just looked at him. "Are you crazy?"
"Just crazy in love." He answered as he gave her a quick kiss.
"I swear you will be the death of me!"
"Well not any time soon I hope."
"Pull a stunt like that again and it will be."
"Lighten up a little detective. This is a Castle holiday still."
She rolled her eyes and watched as all the fireworks one by one exploded in the night sky. He was right they did look good.
After they had all gone they went to gather the poles they had used to stand them up and the empty boxes that the fireworks had been held in.
"So everyone ready to go home?"
"I guess." Kate said.
"Do we have a choice?" Alexis asked. "Well at least we won't have to wait long until we are here again."
"Okay then." Rick said. "Ashley and Alexis you go and make sure you have everything packed and Kate you can help clear this up with me."
Alexis and Ashley walked off and Kate looked at Rick. "So why did I have to help?"
"Well because knowing you, you have everything packed and ready to go." He started. "Also so I could do this." He walked over to her and pulled her close his hand around her waist again. He slowly leaned his head to hers and smiled. His lips touched hers and she put her hands around his neck pulling him close. She immediately deepened the kiss, he began to run his fingers through her hair. He removed his lips from hers and began to trace small kisses along her neck.
"God I don't know how I got this far in my life without you." He said.
"You didn't." She replied.
"That's true."
"We really should be getting back to Ash and Alexis."
He gave her one last kiss before releasing her. "I guess you're right."
"Now hurry up and clean this up." She laughed shoving him backwards playfully.
"I'm so going to get you back later."
"I'd like to see you try."
Well I hope that you liked it :) The part with the fireworks and the bonfire true story, I did it for bonfire night. Although mine went into the neighbors tree but no harm was done to the tree so that's good.