Hey guys! I am kind of terrible with updating in a timely manner, but I have been really busy. I started a new job recently that I LOVE, and I am trying to adjust. Well since I have seen a few reviews asking me to continue with a "how everyone finds out" kind of thing, I am going to continue. Hope everyone enjoys and reviews.
He slammed the door behind them and reached out for her. She closed the space between them and stood on her toes to give him a soft kiss.
"I should probably go." she said with a sigh. She slid her hands up around his neck and looked deep into his eyes.
"Why?" he said whining like a child. "You don't have to go. You can stay." he said sliding his hands to her waist and giving her "the look". She laughed softly and patted his chest.
"As much as I would like to stay," she said stressing the word, "I am not to keen on staying with your daughter right upstairs." She raised her eyebrows hoping that he got her drift, and the nod of his head signaled that he did.
"Well, you can go home for a little while I guess, but your presence is requested for dinner this evening." he said kissing her on the forehead.
"I would love to have dinner." she said with a big smile. "I am just going to go change and run a few errands, and I will head back here." she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket.
"Is that your phone, or are you excited to see me?" he asked with a saucy wiggle of his eyebrows. She laughed heartily. "So are you going to get a cab, or do you want to drive the sports car?" he asked allowing her to gather her things.
"I appreciate the offer Castle, but I don't think that I can handle riding two finely tuned machines in such a short period of time." she said turning to wink at him. He lost his breath for a minute, and had to cough slightly to recover it. "You aren't the only one that can do innuendo." she said smiling at him.
"I bow to you master." he said clasping his hands together and leaning his head forward. She tussled his hair gently and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I am going to go." she said sadly. He frowned and made a pouty face. "We are being really ridiculous. We will see each other again in a few hours." she said shaking her head.
"I am having some serious separation anxiety." he said grabbing her hands.
"Well, you know what they say is good for separation anxiety?" she said seductively. She leaned forward and whispered into his ear. A sly grin appeared on his face and he gasped.
"Katherine Beckett! I have never!" he exclaimed eyes widening.
"If I recall correctly, you have. A few times last night…" she said winking at him.
"Please go before I lock you in here." he said possessively. She smiled and kissed him one last time before heading for the door.
As soon as she closed the door behind her, she pulled out her phone to check it. She had several texts and missed calls from Lanie. She dreaded explaining everything that had happened the day before, but she knew she should probably bite the bullet. She found Lanie's name and pressed send.
"Girl, where have you been for the past twelve hours? I have called, text , sent a carrier pigeon, what is going on?" she said, her words dripping with worry.
"Hello to you too. It is a bit of a long story why don't we get lunch?" she pushed the down button on the elevator.
"That sounds good, but it better be soon because I am dying of curiosity!" she said eagerly.
"Keep your pants on Lanie. Meet me in thirty at Remy's." she said checking her watch.
"See you then." she said excitedly. Kate ended the call and got off of the elevator to make her way to Remy's.
When she arrived she saw Lanie waiting impatiently in a corner booth. She waved softly and made her way to the booth. The waitress followed her to the booth and took her order for a cup of coffee.
"So, spill girl!" Lanie said motioning for her to give her an explanation.
"It's a really long story. I don't really know where to start." She said furrowing her brow.
"The beginning would be nice." She said growing impatient.
"Well, Javi and I got a lead on Maddox's location. We went rogue without letting any back-up, and he got the drop on us. I never should have gotten Javi involved. It wasn't his fight." She said with guilt.
"Girl, you know he wouldn't have been anywhere else. He is the most loyal person I have ever met." She said with a grin.
"You're right. He would have gone even if I had told him not to." She said in agreement. "Have you talked to him." She took a sip of her coffee.
"He called last night. I never really got the story out of him. He said he and Kevin got into a fight." She said hoping Kate had an explanation.
"Well, I chased Maddox onto the rooftop, and we got into a fight. Long story short, He pushed me off of the rooftop, and I was barely hanging on by my fingers." She massaged her sore hands.
"I can tell. You have bruises all over your neck." She said leaning over the table to examine the bruises more closely.
"It hurts, but I will be ok." She said pulling at her collar uncomfortably. "Ryan decided not to go with us, and he told Gates about everything. They showed up just in time. A second longer, and I would have been a puddle on the road." She said reflecting on the events the day before.
"So Javi is mad at Ryan for turning his back on both of you." She said with understanding.
"Yeah. Even though it saved my life, Javi feels betrayed. Gates suspended us both." She said obviously holding back part of the story.
"Is that all?" she asked.
"I took off my badge and gun and all I could think about was Castle. While I was hanging from the building all I could think about was Castle. The day before he told me that he Loved me and that he couldn't stay around for me to get killed looking for my mother's murderer. I couldn't keep it. I resigned." She said raising her eyes to read Lanie's response.
"You resigned?" she said surprised. "Kate you love being a cop. Are you sure you want to give that up?" she asked skeptically.
"I loved being a cop, but I love Castle now." She said quietly, knowing the reaction it would glean.
"What did you just say?" she said almost choking.
"You heard me Lanie. If I have to choose I choose him. I can find another job, I can't find another Castle." She said with a smile.
"I hope you are going to tell him that." She said raising her eyebrows.
"I am pretty sure he knows how I feel after last night." She said thinking about their time together.
"Last night! What happened last night?" she said practically jumping off of her seat.
"Well, I sort of walked to his apartment in the rain and knocked on his door." She said torturing her best friend.
"Stop it! Tell me everything. What did he say? What did you do?" she said enthusiastically.
"He wasn't really sold on it at first. I was really worried that I had missed my chance. He asked me what I wanted, and I said I wanted him." She said slightly embarrassed.
"Then what happened?" she said moving her hands in a circular motion.
"I kissed him." She said telling Lanie exactly what she wanted to hear.
"Ah! I knew it!" she screamed, drawing the attention of other people in the restaurant.
"But he pushed me away." She said reliving the hurt she felt in that moment.
"What? Why?" she asked concerned.
" He wanted to know what had happened, why I had changed my mind." She said taking a sip of coffee. "I told him about Maddox and that all I could think about was him." She said with a smile.
"And?" she said hoping the story ended the way she hoped.
"And we, you know." She said cutting her eyes to the side.
"Oh my goodness. I am about the explode. I can't believe it finally happened! Was it everything you expected? Did he live up to his reputation?" she said raising an eyebrow.
"Let's just say the fight with Maddox isn't the only reason I am walking funny today." She said with a grin.
"Oh girl, I knew it! I am so happy for you guys." She said patting Kate's hand.
"I am happy too. It all seems surreal." She said smiling widely.
"You deserve this Kate." She said overflowing with happiness.
"Thank you. I don't feel like I do after all that I have put him through." She said thinking about all of the times she had rejected him.
"Well all that matters is you are together now. Who knows about everything?" she asked with a hushed tone.
"Alexis came home early this morning, and we were cooking breakfast." She said putting stress on the word cooking.
"That's awkward." She said chuckling.
"To say the least. I just hope Alexis is ok with it after she has had a while to think about it. I wouldn't blame her if she hated me." She said fearing what might happen at dinner.
"Kate she adores you. She always talks about how smart you are, how good you are at your job, how much you care. She may feel weird about it at first, but it will be fine." She said reassuring her friend.
"I hope you're right. We are having dinner together tonight. We will see what happens then." She said taking money out of her pocket to pay for the coffee and a tip.
"You better keep me updated!" she said standing up from her seat.
"I will." She said with a soft chuckle leaning in to hug her friend.
"Have some fun girlfriend, you deserve it." She said winking at her.
"I definitely will." She said making her way out of the restaurant.
So, I wrote this while I was on vacation and I didn't have any Internet. I put up more than one chapter; so, continue reading. The next chapter will be about Martha finding out. This should be fun. ;)