Authors note: Well, here is the last part. Hope you all like it. It might be a little too sweet, so beware. :))

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Alexis had been too busy to notice that her dad still hadn't congratulated her and she didn't find anything odd in his behaviour, as she was submerged in her own sea of happiness then. She knew nothing of the emotional distress her dad was undergoing…but Kate knew. She knew he had avoided that on purpose and was going to tell her husband that it just was not done and that he can't just run away from reality. He has to face it and face it soon enough! She searched for him and found him standing in the balcony staring towards the moon.

Rick had been standing there for quite some time now. When he heard the proposal, he felt overwhelmed and had immediately sneaked out from the crowd to his current place. He couldn't stand seeing his little daughter kissing someone and agreeing to spend the rest of her life with someone else. He had always been sad when she had left for college...but due to Kate's great convincing power, he had agreed upon not to sit and brood about it and had let his daughter live her life the way she wanted. Same followed the day when she had decided to live in with Jack. But now this was permanent; it was marriage...it was sacred and it was for life. He would lose his daughter for life this time. All these thoughts were running through his mind when he felt a familiar hand on his shoulder. He shrugged knowing what was going to ensue.

She spoke as she rested her head onto his shoulder and sliding one arm across his back to reach his other. He simply tilted his head to touch hers and kissed gently on her forehead acknowledging her presence. And they both continued to stare at the moon together in complete silence for some time. They were almost hidden from the rest of the party as they were behind the curtains that looked over the balcony. So in their moment of silence, Kate started by saying, "You know, you must let go sometime... Don't you?" There was no response from his side. So she slightly pressed a kiss onto his shoulder and continued, "Rick, I know how much you adore her... I know for you she is still your little darling who used to spend most of her time with you at home, discusses how she spent each day in detail in the evenings with you…and for whom going out always meant an outing with you…her dear dad. But darling, things do change. Time can't be withheld how much ever we wish to do so... It just passes by... You must accept that your little girl has grown up enough to raise a family of her own, now. She is established in her career, and I'm sure she will reach more heights for which she is working even more harder now. She has always been wise...even enough for me to think that you must had kidnapped her from some very intelligent parents.". She said that with a chuckle and had got one in response too. And she continued, "You just have to trust that she is wise enough to decide what is good for her. You have to give her that right dear. Till now she has been right in every decision she made and now let's hope and pray that even this too would turn out just the way wants it to be and just the way she is... Perfect…"

He smiled on hearing those words... a smile of a proud father. But still a bit of sadness was lingering somewhere in those deep blue oceans that were his eyes. So she turned to face him and immediately spotted the reason on his face. She said, "Rick she won't forget you... She can never forget you. No matter where a daughter goes, I'm sure at heart every girl is still her daddy's little girl at heart. And hey, I'm talking from experience. Now nothing can beat that! Can it?" She said cheerfully, in an attempt to cheer him up. And thankfully his face brightened... She had a valid point there; his Kate was a daughter too to her dad and she had always been a dutiful daughter, never missed an occasion where she could be with him at their house or even better, invite him home. Rick and her dad had a very pleasant relationship; every time they visited her home, the two men would go out to the country side walking and sometimes even fishing but no drinking though, for which of course Kate was grateful for. Kids loved their grand dad and even Alexis were very fond of him. He couldn't come there that night as he had an unavoidable meeting back home, but he had thoughtfully sent her a greeting card and a gift though because just in a typical grand dad style, he never forgot his grandchild's birthday gifts!

Rick seemed to be coming to terms with the situation. But he being himself was still reluctant to accept that Jack was the perfect groom for his Alexis so he started, "You know what, Kate? You are right. It is time I let go of her… Coz I'm sure she will always be my sweetheart daughter at heart." He smiled charmingly, the usual smile which lighted up his eyes like they were 1000 watts in them! His smile was infective so it was returned by an equally smashing smile from her side and a bonus hug too! For then he smirked and added... "But you know what... I still think that guy is a just pass... she can get a lot better!" he said that with a cocky smile. She responded with a reaction and said, "Rick Castle! you are jus UN believable! Just when we believe you have mellowed down and like a mature adult have accepted defeat, here you bounces back to square one!" She almost laughed… But then instead gave him a challenging look and added, "so you think you can get her a better guy, is it so?" He now had started to like this conversation. "Hmm... Well yes of course! He is nothing... I would have found her a more smart, rich and not to mention ruggedly handsome guy, just like me! But err only a little more decent and responsible…" He said with a genuine sincerity towards the end, when he had told about the guy being more decent and responsible than him. A small guilt feeling had cropped into him wondering what Kate's father had to undergo when she had decided to marry him. Because Kate being Kate; she could have got so much of a better guy than him.

Kate as always could read his mind as she had noticed the change in his tone when he added those last few qualifications of the fictional perfect guy for Alexis. She just gave him a hug and said, "I couldn't have found anyone better, dear. And I know my dad is more than happy that I found you because you are the only one who could make me look as stupid as this with an insane glee on my face just with your presence!" She smiled and his eyes conveyed his emotions, which read that he is so grateful to her for just allowing him to be part of her life...for being the love of his life. And she thinking that this was the right time to send home her point added, "Just like the glee you see on her face now, which only the guy beside her can bring." He turned in the direction which she was facing to look at whom she was talking about and he found Alexis standing next to Jack, who was enthusiastically playing with Willy and at the same time trying to manage Natie from ripping of her bro's head off for bugging everyone to the core!

Castle almost laughed... But he suddenly realized that his second daughter was going to be one hell of a dangerous version of his Kate! His little girl...the thought shuddered him, that in few years she too leave him... But then his sight again shifted onto Alexis's face. He could understand what Kate meant about that 'insane glee' which only madness of love can trigger. Kate was right; there is no way he could ever manage to get a guy who would make her as happy as how she now was, no matter how much ever he tried.

And he finally had to accept that his daughter had made the perfect choice. She always had made the perfect choices…after all she had admired, loved and accepted Kate from the very beginning, now what can be more right choice than that? He smiled at the thought and turned to look at his Kate... She was smiling at her daughters and son and their stupid antics.

The tough NYPD cop during the day and the soft as fluff, mother and wonderful wife during the night, the transformation was as smooth as changing of day into night, for her. He had always been right about her... She truly was EXTRAORDINARY.

He gently pulled her into an embrace and then kissed her forehead. She somehow understood that he has accepted his new would-be son-in-law. She was always content with her small but happy family which now apparently included a sweet son-in-law too. Life seemed perfect, especially in the arms of her love. And it just became even better, when he whispered, "I have thought of a surprise for our tenth anniversary. I m sure you are going love it! That guy surely inspired me with his surprise. I guess we can get along, after all, hmm." Smiling he pressed his lips on hers and all she could manage in between was heartfelt , " I love you Rick..." before she dwelled into his lips again.

A new beginning...

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