A/N: Hello! Thanks for follows, favorites and reviews!
One of you requested a sex scene between Kevin and Jenny, but I don't think I'll be doing that in this story. Sorry!
Chapter six, then. Reference of 3x11- Nikki Heat and slightly of 4x11- Till Death Do Us Part.

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I am at the firm where I work as one of the graphic designers. I am sitting before my desk, staring at the mac. I am supposed to be designing a shopping bag, but the charts open in Adobe Image Illustrator blur before my eyes.

I cannot put out of my mind what happened in the morning.

Kevin has been weird for the past couple of days. The blue in his eyes held something new, something secretive. A new shade I have not seen before.

But I had shoved that thought out of my mind. I mean, this was Kevin. My Kevin. He does not keep secrets. Except when he has been in danger or hurt- he tends to keep those incidents from me. But I eventually find out. And nothing like that has happened recently.

So I forgot about it.

Then, this morning he left his phone at home. I took it down to the precinct. I met Javier there. I knew he and Kevin played dart last night, so I asked how it was.

And he looked at me blankly.

'What dart?', he said.

They had not played dart. Kevin lied to me.

He lied to me about where he was last night. And not even his best friend was in on this.

That was when he appeared. Cup of coffee in hand, impeccably dressed in a three-piece suit, looking for all the world like he had not lied to me, like nothing was wrong, nothing was changed at all.

He saw my face. He looked at Javier. He put two and two together. I saw his eyes change before mine, taking that shade again- the one I don't know the meaning of.

He opened his mouth and I just knew he was going to come up with an excuse. And suddenly I could not take it anymore.

I know Kevin. Kevin does not lie. Not about his whereabouts. And yet I was finding out that he had lied. I felt like the world- the world I was familiar with and comfortable in- was crumbling.

I ran away then, away from him, to the elevator that would take me out of there. I was aware that people were looking, but I did not care.

He came after me, spluttering, 'Jenny! Jenny! Wait...could you please...'

I kept running, a dry sob escaping me.

'Sweetie, can we just talk about this?', he sounded desperate.

No, no, no, no…', I thought, 'I can't talk to you right now.'

The elevator door opened and someone was getting out as I was getting in- a woman, tall and attractive. She gave me a casual glance and my mouth fell open in shock- it was Natalie Rhodes- the actress! I looked at Kevin; he was not surprised to see her.

I did not know what the hell she was doing there, but she had been there before. And Kevin had met her.

I pressed the elevator button.

And I remembered the list, the silly list we had made up about celebrities we would sleep with if we had the chance to. He had said it shouldn't be counted as cheating if we did, they would be the exceptions. I had laughed and agreed, because really, when was I ever going to meet Ian Somerhalder? Or him, Natalie Rhodes?

But he met her.

Kevin tried to get in the elevator with me, and I pushed him out.

'I hate you, Kevin Ryan!', I said as I saw the doors close through tears.

That was hours ago. I am at work now, and I have accomplished nothing except powering up the computer and staring at it since I arrived. I am just trying to decide what to think, what to do about what happened.

And I think maybe I overreacted a little.

My relationship with Kevin has had its rough moments. Being a cop's girlfriend was not easy.

I remember- when we were dating for, like, two months. once he had to cancel three dates in a row because something had come up at the last minute, and of course it was always an emergency. The third time he cancelled when I was already dressed up and ready. I was so frustrated that I still got out, went into a bar and got drunk, and when a guy kept trying to pick me up I finally let him. I went to his place, and I slept with him. Michael, I think his name was. We were not exclusive yet, so that was not cheating or anything.

Anyway, point is, for a homicide detective, there can be a dead body waiting 4 in the morning and there can be an instant emergency situation any time. Then, of course, there is that constantly-in-danger factor. So, like I said, it is not easy being the girlfriend of that detective.

But it has been much easier than it should have, and only because Kevin is just…amazing. He is loyal and honest. He tries with everything he has and it pays off. The three years with him have been the happiest of my life.

And somehow, after considering all this, I believe that he had a reason to lie to me. Lying is never good in a relationship, but it's Kevin. He must have had his reasons. Because like I said, he is loyal and honest. He would not cheat on me. Not even with Natalie Rhodes.

Right?

I glance at my phone. He has called numerous times. I have not picked up once.

And I miss him. I miss him, and I need to go to him, I need to tell him I am sorry and I love him and I trust him and actually listen when he explains everything.

Because he will explain everything.

I need to see him now.

Just like that the decision is made. I mumble something to my co-workers about some vague emergency as I rush out.

Half an hour later, I am taking the elevator at the precinct for the third time that day. I am feeling nervous, tugging at my dress. It is a blue dress. And I remember when I could not even think of buying a blue dress. I hated the color.

Until I met Kevin. And looked in his eyes. And saw the most incredible shades of it.

The doors open, and I walk out. I go into the bullpen and spot Kate and Castle . I give them a small smile.

'Hi, guys.'

'Hey', Kate says. But I'm already turning to Kevin.

'Jenny! I…', he quickly recovers from the shock of seeing me here as he takes his hands out of his pocket and gives me a hug, 'am so glad to see you.'

I hug him briefly before pulling away, taking his hand and saying, 'I just wanted to tell you all,' I look round briefly to Castle and Kate, 'I'm sorry about before.' I turn to Kevin. 'I made a scene…'

'Jenny,' ,he interrupts, 'it's okay.'

'No.', I say. Then, taking a breath, I continue, 'You're the best thing that's ever happened to me, Kevin. And I want you to know that I trust you, and I love you. I'm sorry.'

'No, I…' he starts, but then he turns around and raises his eyebrows at Javier- who has been standing behind him all along, turning his right hand palm-up.

Javier mouths 'okay', and walks away with a soft huff.

Kevin starts again.

'No, I'm the one who's sorry', he says, and I can see earnestness in every line of his face. 'Because I lied to you. But I'm gonna set the records straight right now because you deserve the truth. So wait here for just one second.'

He raises his forefinger before running back to his desk, almost falling over his feet. I cannot make any sense out of it.

But then I see him take something out of his drawer and he has his hands behind his back as he runs back to me and I think finally the pieces are starting to fall into place and oh God oh God, is this really happening?

'Calm down!' I tell myself. And I force myself to listen to Kevin quietly, paying rapt attention.

'I did not play dart with Javier last night.' He swallows, 'I went to see your parents, because I had a question for them.'

This is happening. This is really happening.

He is down on one knee.

'Jennifer Scout Duffy-O'Malley…'

Oh no, my eyes are tearing up. I want to see his face, his eyes, damn it!

'Will you make me the happiest guy in the world and marry me?'

He pops open the velvet box in his hand and there it is, a magnificent ring, lying on a rich midnight blue background.

'Oh my god…' I look at him, and his eyes are like the sky on a glorious day, full of promises of a happy and beautiful time ahead.

'Y-y-' ,I stammer trying to get the response out too fast, 'Yes!'

His grin is blindingly bright as he whispers 'Yes?' and stands up.

And then we are kissing, and people all around us (when did they even gather?) are clapping and we are being patted on the back and being pulled into hugs and all through it I am remembering our first date, and our second date- about how I discovered blue, and how that changed my life forever.

Thoughts? :)