Castle appeared at Beckett's apartment half past nine. He was carting dessert in his left hand (cherry pie, of course), and flowers in his right. He struggled in his coat pocket for the key Kate had given him so he could get in, found it, and stepped into the apartment. He was greeted with the strong smell of Chinese food. He inhaled deeper, and was able to smell egg rolls, pork fried rice, and lo maine. He also inhaled the familiar scent of Kate's perfume.
He spun around and met her gaze. She was dressed in a blue turtle-neck, and black work pants, and had her hair in a ballerina bun. Castle stared at her in all her breath-taking beauty. She leaned wordlessly into him and gave him a deep kiss.
"Well well, looks like someone's a little late," She said, pulling apart from him.
"Ahem, I believe the term is fashionably late."
"Not when you're that ugly!" Beckett teased.
"Ouch, that hurts!"
"Maybe a kiss will make it better." Beckett said, kissing Castle again.
"Well, we'd better eat before this all gets cold." Beckett said, leading Castle to the dining room table. They sat and ate for about thirty minutes, then wound up curling up on Beckett's couch to watch a movie (For Lovers Only). (Sorry, all I could think of).
Around half way through the movie, Beckett looked up at Castle with an odd look on her face.
"What's wrong?"
"I was just thinking," Kate sighed loudly. "When you didn't call me this morning, I- Oh God Rick, I got so worried." Beckett sat up a bit straighter, putting herself at his eye-level.
"Oh, Kate, oh jeez, I am so sorry!" Castle said, moving in to hug her. But she pushed him back a little.
"No, Rick, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been so paranoid. I should have trusted that you could handle yourself."
"Kate, I don't mind you being worried about me. But you know that you can trust me. I'm a big boy, and I can take care of myself."
"Yet you still can't make decent dessert." Kate said, snickering. Castle hugged her, this time she let him.
"Look, I promise next time, I'll call you."
"And I promise that next time, I'll remember to trust you."
They stayed in that hug for what felt like hours, then simultaneously pulled apart. Kate looked into Rick's big blue eyes, and he looked into her large hazel ones. They both leaned in for a kiss, which ended up turning into a full-on make out session. After about five minutes, Kate stood and led Castle to her room. They ended up sprawled across the bed fifteen minutes later, his strong arms wrapped around her slim figure. Finally, they both curled up and slept the night away.