A/N: Okay, this is my longest chapter so far. Let me know if you like them longer or if you want me to go back to the shorter chapters. Thanks go to whisperofsomthinggreat and shazam12. I hope you all enjoy this. Also, I was listening to 'Take Care' by Beach House when writing this so go give that a listen. It's a great song!

Diclaimer in chapter one.

Kate,

I don't think I could ever quite forget the anticipation from that first Halloween party of mine that you attended, when you started to undo that coat. My heart was racing, my pulse quickened. I screamed.

You tease.

I love you regardless.

It was around the time that the leaves were falling, when Autumn was leaving an "Winter is coming." Sorry, that one couldn't be avoided. But honestly, going to a crime scene and seeing you, your cheeks flushed and nose turning pink. You were adorable.

There was this one evening that I remember, it was getting late. The sky had turned from blue, or more accurately grey, to black; the moon was hidden behind the clouds and the air had a bitter chill to it. You wanted to check out a lead, it would take five minutes you said. You didn't even take you coat, all you had was that small little jacket and scarf.

After chasing the suspect halfway across the graveyard and getting lost I bet you regretted that decision. You'd gone past the cute stage with pink cheeks, your lips were turning blue and you were shaking. God, I was worried about you. I grabbed you without really thinking it through, pulled you back to me and wrapped my arms around you, trying to get some warmth back into you. I didn't want to let you go, you felt so small, so fragile in my arms. Nothing like the hard assed Detective Beckett, I wanted to keep you in my arms and protect you from everything. Eventually I let you go. Maybe it was just me but I swear something passed between us, as I looked in to your eyes I couldn't look away. I didn't want to.

Without taking my eyes off of you I pulled my long coat off my shoulders, down my arms and placed it over your slight frame. You didn't say anything, just made this cute little fish impression. Opening and closing your mouth. You were the first one to look away, smiling at the ground you thanked me. I put my arm around you, you let me keep it there, as we finally found our way out of there. You drove me straight home and the next day my coat was folded neatly over the back of your chair.

I'm not sure why this memory makes me so happy, maybe it was getting to hold you or getting to take care of you for once, all I know is that I haven't forgot it. I kept a spare jacket in my car boot after that, I brought you extra coffee and warm food from the diner across the street instead of those cold sandwiches you usually got. It was nice.

'O' is for 'October', the start of Winter for us and the first time you let me look after you.

I love you.

I'll take care of you.

Always.

Rick.