After a few minutes, they discreetly exited the storage closet. Although some of the buttons were missing from Rick's shirt, and Kate was going commando, they were both smiling and completely satisfied...
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As he watched the rain pour and thunder rumble outside his office window, Rick angrily finished off his third glass of whiskey. Simply put, he was angry at himself for being jealous that Kate was with Colin Hunt in that strapless, sexy black gown. It had been a little over a month since they had phone sex and slept together for the first time. It had been two weeks since their earth-shattering encounter in the storage closet. And, it had been only a week ago that he heard her admit how she remembered everything about her shooting. She heard him tell her he loved her, and she lied about it for months. When he thought back to the times they were intimate, he realized she never said those words back to him, even though he confessed them to her. Hell, she even hung up on him once! How could he have been so stupid? She knew his feelings for her all along, and she used him for something that felt like "friends with benefits." Apparently, she only needed him for sex, and, of course, for coffee. His heart was shattered and broken. She never loved him. All of his dreams were gone. There would be no dating, proposal, wedding, children, anniversaries, or growing old together. Everything was destroyed. So, what did he do? He punished her. He flaunted a blond bimbette in front of her and froze her out. As far as he was concerned the "love switch" was off. Since Detective Beckett liked meaningless sexual encounters, he would give her what she asked for and so much more. However, he would not give her love. No, he was tired of being the vulnerable love-sick fool. Hell, she was probably banging Hunt right now. He hurled his glass at the wall, and it crashed into hundreds of pieces.
Kate was also hurt, confused, and completely devastated. All of a sudden, Rick was cold and distant, and he was also back to his playboy ways with Jacinda, or whatever flavor-of-the-week he could get his hands on. She was afraid that this was going to happen. Since she finally gave in and let her wall crumble, she was no longer a challenge, a conquest. The game was over, and the excitement of the chase was gone. She thought he meant it when he told her he loved her, but apparently, he knew how to use that line to his advantage to get what he wanted. Since he no longer wanted her, all words of love were gone and were replaced by iciness and avoidance. She felt like she was just another notch on Richard Castle's bedpost. However, it was worse than that. He acted like he couldn't stand her. At first, she thought that maybe she did something to make him angry, but she reasoned that he would at least talk to her if that was the case. She tried to retaliate by going out for a drink with Colin, but the comment Rick made about wanting "uncomplicated" continued to torture her until she found herself too nauseated to go through with even meeting him. On her way home, she called him back and cancelled. She was exhausted and really just wanted to climb into bed, hide from the world, and cry herself to sleep. At least she hadn't been foolish enough to tell him she loved him.
Okay, don't murder me yet. I know I this chapter is dark, but Kate's secret had to come out. The sex makes the fallout so much more complicated though. Don't worry. There will be struggles. There will be a BIG twist. And, there will be more sex, and Mistress Heat, eventually. Thank God it's finally Castle Monday!
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