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We're Moving!?
Things have been kind of topsy-turvy for the past couple of days. Aunt Kate was thinking about taking the job in DC and Castle was upset that she didn't tell him about the interview she had. Turns out she actually got the job and now she's all jumbled up inside.
She really wants this job because it's the best opportunity she can get, but at the same time she loves Castle and doesn't want to break up with him. Honestly, I really don't want Aunt Kate to take the job in DC, not just because I don't want to move to a whole new city, but I don't want her and Castle to split.
I was laying in Aunt Kate's apartment, on her sofa, and thinking about what I should do. Maybe I should lock myself in my bedroom and never come out, so aunt Kate will have to stay here. She'll probably just break my door down and ground me, but I'm okay with that. I just want to stay in New York, this is my home, my city, my life.
As I was laying on the couch, the front door opened and I didn't budge from the spot I was at. I just continued to stare at the ceiling and ignored my aunt. I saw my aunts face obstruct my view of the ceiling and I gave her the heartiest glare I could muster. She rolled her eyes and said, "Emily, you can keep giving me the silent treatment, but you have to talk to me eventually."
I just let out a huff and went to look somewhere else, but something shiny caught my eye. I looked at my aunt's finger and I literally jumped up and stood on the sofa. I grabbed my aunt's hand and pulled it towards me. The ring Castle and I picked out just a few days ago, adorned her finger beautifully.
"He did it! He Proposed! This is awesome! I can't believe you said yes," I said with copious amounts of joy.
"Wait, why would you think I'd say no? And you knew?" she asked.
I shrugged and said, "I just thought with the new job offer you'd turn Castle down. And yes, I did know, I helped pick out the ring."
"Well, it's beautiful. About the job though…"
"You're not going to take it?" I asked with a smile.
"Em, I'm going to take this job."
My face fell and I said, "Oh…"
"Hey, it's going to be fun. You finish up the rest of the school year and then this whole summer you'll be in DC with me."
"I don't want to go Aunt Kate."
"Em, I'm going to DC whether you like it or not. I can't just leave you here."
"Let me stay with Castle."
My aunt froze and said, "I don't know, Em. I don't want to place you in Castle's care. Who knows what the two of you will get into?"
"Come on. He's practically my uncle. Please Aunt Kate… Let me stay here."
She dropped her shoulders, thinking about what I was asking her. She looked at me and said, "Okay, I'll let you stay with Castle, but if one thing happens, you're coming to stay with me immediately."
"That's fair. Thank you, Aunt Kate," I said as I threw my arms around her.
She hugged me tight and said, "Yeah, I know. It's still not official yet though. I have to ask Castle if he'd take you in."
"Castle loves me. I don't think he'd hesitate to keep me."
She chuckled and said, "Yeah, I guess he'd be excited to have you."
"So, you're really going to marry Castle?"
"Yep, eventually. You're okay with this, right?"
"Of course I am. I've been wanting this forever."
"I'm glad you feel that way."
I gave her another hug and said, "I love you Aunt Kate."
"I love you too, Em."
About a week after my aunt became engaged with Castle she was getting ready to leave for DC. Before we started with packing some of her stuff, we started packing my stuff. Castle agreed to take me in, and he was extremely happy to have a kid in his house again. I got the extra bedroom in the house and now it almost looks like my own room.
I moved most of the stuff I had in my room at Aunt Kate's house, and it looked homier by the second. Castle was bringing in one of the boxes I brought and he said, "Geez, mini Beckett… What do you have in here?"
"I think that's the box with my wolf statue," I said.
"A wolf statue!? Where'd you get a wolf statue!?"
"Aunt Kate bought it for me for my birthday next week. Since she's not going to be able to celebrate it with me because she has to start her new job."
He put the box down softly and said, "Huh well that's cool, but man that things heavy."
"Yeah, but it's awesome."
I took the statue out of the box and showed it to Castle.
"Wow that is pretty cool."
"I know right. It looks so realistic," I said as I placed it on my new dresser.
"So, I think that's the last of the boxes."
"Yeah. I can't believe I'm going to be living with you Castle."
"I know, me either. It's really cool."
"Yeah, but I'm going to miss, Aunt Kate."
"Yeah, I know. I'm going to miss her too."
"Hey, guys. You forgot this, Em" my aunt said, handing me my backpack.
"Thanks Aunt Kate," I said.
"Why do you look so sad? I thought you wanted to move in with Castle."
"Yeah this is great, but it's going to be weird not having you around."
"Aww, Em. I know it's going to be tough, but you can always visit me, or I'll visit you. We're also just a phone call away."
"I know. It's still hard."
"Yeah, I know. If you ever need to talk to me. Just give me a call, okay?"
"I will."
"Okay, you two are making me all depressed. Why don't we go out to dinner, just the three of us?" Castle said.
We agreed with Castle and went out to a nice restaurant for our last meal together. It was going to be hard without Aunt Kate here, but I know Castle, Mrs. Rodgers, and Alexis will be here for me. I also know that the twelfth precinct will be here for me too. And like Aunt Kate said, she's just a phone call away.
