THE PLAN
Chapter 5
The night had been a complete success for Rick. The driver helped her out of the limo and Rick escorted her to her front door.
"Thank you, Castle. I had a good time. And the food was amazing."
"I'm glad you like it." Rick kissed her. "Good night, Kate."
"'Night." Kate watched him get back in the limousine, and the driver drove off.
She unlocked the front door, closed and locked it again, and leaned against it. It had been her first date in a long time. Castle had even kissed her good night.
Kate went to her bedroom, where she stripped off her dress. She was braless, and her pantie was a thong. No one knew but her. Naked, she stepped into the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. "Why didn't you have sex with him?" Kate asked the woman in the mirror. Except she knew the reason. It was a good reason. At least she thought it was. She worried Castle would give up on her soon if she didn't. "Just get over it, Kate," she told herself. She washed up a little and went to bed in only a sleep shirt.
~oo0oo~
Rick had work to do that was going to take him out of the city. He hated to do it, but he had to tell her. So he called her.
"Hi."
"HI!" Kate was thrilled to hear from him.
Rick didn't say anything for a moment. This wouldn't be easy for either of them. Then he broke it to her. "I'm going to be out of the city for at least a month."
"Oh." Kate was downcast, her emotions suddenly on a roller coaster. It meant no more dates for a while.
"I'm sorry, Kate, but it's necessary."
"I understand. Thank you for calling and telling me. That was kind of you," Kate said as her voice quivered slightly.
"I'll call you when I get back." And as usual, Rick hung up.
"Bye," Kate whispered into the dead phone. She sat on her bed and moped.
Johanna was passing by. "What's wrong with you?"
"Castle is going to be gone for a month. A whole month, Mom!"
"I told you he has things he has to do," Johanna reminded her and continued on.
"I know." Kate was still unhappy. It would be at least May by the time he was back. The only good thing she could think of was that she would be out of school in late June.
~oo0oo~
Rick had a lead on who was behind Johanna's murder. So he needed to look into it. It would take him out of the city for maybe a month.
Kate suffered through the month he was gone. She wasn't sleeping well, wasn't eating, and spent most of her time in her room. She did her homework and took her classes and she missed him. She missed him so much.
It was almost May. Johanna answered the phone. "KATE, PHONE!" She held the phone and waited for her. "It's him!" Her mom smiled at her and gave her the phone.
Kate's heart was happy again, which was apparent when she spoke. "HI!"
"Hi, are you interested in a date this Saturday?" Rick asked hopefully. "You don't have to dress up this time."
"Yes!" She was overjoyed that he was back.
"That's great. Make it about 1 o'clock then. Does that work?"
"Yes, that works," Kate said eagerly. "What should I wear?"
"Jeans, a comfortable top without a collar, and sneakers should be fine. You're going to be putting on a suit anyway," Rick told her.
"A suit?" She didn't understand.
"You'll see. I'll see you Saturday at 1 on the dot. Bye." Rick ended the call.
"Bye," Kate told the dead phone. "A suit?"
~oo0oo~
It was Saturday, and it was almost 1 o'clock. She was waiting with her spring jacket for him to show up. At exactly 1 o'clock, she heard a knock at the door and jumped up to answer it. It was him!
Rick gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Hi, ready?"
"Ready." She quickly put on her jacket. "Castle's here, Mom. I'll see you later," Kate called out as she closed the door and went with Castle down to the taxi.
"849 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers," Rick told the driver.
"What's in Yonkers?" Kate didn't understand.
"You'll see, and yes, I remember you don't like surprises. The only clue you'll get is that you'll wear a suit," Rick told her.
Even though she had missed him terribly, he was being annoying. Kate crossed her arms across her chest and sat there and sulked. She didn't speak to him the entire way there.
~oo0oo~
Kate exited the taxi and stared at the building. "Fly? What's Fly?" She shrugged and followed Castle inside.
Inside she saw a large, vertical tube with two people inside it. "It's skydiving indoors!" She didn't know whether to be shocked, excited, or scared. Maybe all three.
She listened carefully to what the instructor told her about what would happen. She had to wear a suit and a helmet. He also told her there would always be someone inside with her. He was there to guide her and make sure she didn't hit the walls.
"Aren't you doing this too?" Kate asked Rick since he wasn't wearing a suit.
Rick shook his head. "This is all for you."
Kate followed the instructor inside, and the door closed. Soon there was a rush of air, and up she went. At first, she was all over the place, but she got the hang of it.
All too soon it was over, and Kate floated down to the floor, where she struggled to stand up. Then she was outside and taking off her suit.
"It was great! Thank you." She hugged Castle and kissed him. "You should try it."
"No, Kate. This time it's all about you."
"Coward!" Then she challenged him, but he didn't bite. They had to wait for their taxi.
"That really was great. Thank you again. What's next? A late lunch somewhere?" Kate inquired.
Rick cleared his throat. "I was thinking we could go to my place."
His place? This was it. Sex. She was quiet the entire way to his building and followed him up to his apartment.
She sat down in the living room. "I'll order us a pizza," Rick said and went to do that. Feeling overwhelmed and nervous, she just sat there. She didn't want to lose him and knew sex was next for them.
"It'll take them an hour to deliver it." He sat next to her and put an arm around her.
"There's something I need to tell you." Kate knew this day would come eventually. Maybe. "Try not to interrupt, please."
"Okay." Rick didn't understand, but he would do as she asked.
"I went to Kyiv for a semester during high school. While I was there, I had a roommate. Anya was her name." Kate paused and kept clenching and unclenching her hands in her lap.
"We became lovers." She looked at him, but his face was blank. "We kissed a lot, and we made love a lot. By a lot, I mean a whole lot. When we were alone in the room, we were always naked.
"We did everything together. Everywhere we went, we kissed. We weren't shy.
"Then the day came for me to leave. My semester was over. I didn't want to leave. But I didn't have a job, and I couldn't stay. I loved her. I really did. We phoned each other daily until we found out what it cost to make long-distance international phone calls. Then we switched to letters. We talked and talked for months, it seemed.
"After a time, the letters became less and less. Eventually, we stopped writing at all.
"I'm telling you this because I think I'm a lesbian. We made love so much I got used to making love to her. I loved her. I like you, Castle. I like you a lot, but I fear I can only make love to a woman." There, she had told him.
She looked at him and waited for him to reject her. It would hurt, but she would understand. She was a lesbian and would be making love to a man.
"Say something, please," Kate pleaded.
"You've never made love to a man?" Rick asked her.
"No, I lost my virginity to a boy. That was before I made love to Anya." Kate watched him closely, wanting him to say something.
"Then I'll be extra careful with you."
Kate's heart began beating again. She had been so afraid he would reject her. He was willing to be careful with her. He was an amazing man.
"You're… You'll… You're not worried about me loving a woman?" Kate asked hesitantly.
"Why should I be? You say you loved her, and I believe you. I'll be as gentle as possible with you when our time comes. Be that today or next week or next month."
Kate felt tears starting. He wasn't rejecting her because she'd had sex with a woman. It had been a long time since she had been with a man.
Rick used his thumbs to wipe her tears away. "I promise I'll be as gentle as possible with you. Maybe I'll even surprise you."
He had already surprised her. "Okay," Kate whispered.
Their pizza arrived, and Rick paid for it and gave him a tip. He had learned you tipped the delivery guy.
Rick sat next to her and ate his pizza. Kate smiled at him while she ate hers.
Rick escorted her down to her taxi. He wrapped his arms around her and kissed her soundly. It was a kiss that curled her toes.
"Bye, Kate."
"Bye." Kate got in her taxi and looked out the back window at him. She had found someone. Someone special. He was still willing to wait for her. She smiled all the way home.
"How was your date?" Johanna asked the moment she entered the house.
"It was great!" She smiled all the way to her bedroom. Her parents didn't know about Anya. Only that she was a friend, not that she was a lover.
Johanna followed her into her bedroom. "Define great."
"He took me skydiving indoors," Kate told her. "Can you imagine that? Skydiving indoors! After that, we had pizza at his place."
"Really? I'll have to talk Jim into going. Interesting date." She hugged Kate, then left her alone.
Kate sat there and thought about it. She was willing to try it, to make love to him. She just needed the right time.
~oo0oo~
She waited an entire two days before she called him. She knew he should be calling her but was afraid he never would, so she was willing to call him.
"Hi, Castle. Is this a bad time?" Kate asked.
Rick chuckled. "No, I'm all yours."
"All mine, huh?" Kate teased.
"Well, I was… I mean…." He stopped talking when Kate burst out laughing. "I see." Rick got it now. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your call?"
"I just wanted to talk to you. I have school tomorrow. So what are you doing? Writing?" Kate asked.
"That would imply work. That's something I don't do."
"Riiight." Kate didn't believe him for a moment.
"All right. What are we talking about?" Rick asked her.
"KATIE!?"
Kate groaned. "I gotta go. Mom's calling me. Call you later?"
"I'll be here. Unless I'm not."
"Ha ha, smarty. Bye." Kate hung up and went to find out what her mother wanted now.
~oo0oo~
Kate didn't call him at all. She wanted him to call her for a change. He finally did when it was almost 3 o'clock.
"Hi, Kate."
"Hi," Kate replied.
"I was wondering if you wanted to go out to dinner. You don't have to dress up this time," Rick said quickly. "I know how much you hated that."
"But I didn't hate it," Kate insisted.
Rick sighed. "You were uncomfortable being there. It was obvious that it wasn't to your taste."
"That's true," she agreed. Castle was right about that.
"You don't have to worry about this place. You can wear jeans," Rick assured her.
"Okay. When?" Kate needed to know when she had to be ready.
"How about 6 o'clock? Does that work for you? I'll come get you."
"Six is fine," she said. "I'll be ready and waiting."
"Bye." Rick hung up before she could say another word.
"Bye," Kate muttered to the dead phone. This was getting to be really annoying.
~oo0oo~
Right at six, there was a knock at the front door. "I'll get it," she sang out.
It was him. "Ready?"
"Right after I get a coat." Kate turned and called out to anyone who was listening. "Castle's here, and I'm going out." She grabbed her jacket, and they left.
"Where are we going?" she asked. "And don't tell me it's a surprise."
He smiled. "We're going to a restaurant."
Kate rolled her eyes and looked at him, willing him to tell her where they were going.
Then suddenly, there they were, right in front of, "McDonald's? Really?" She didn't believe it. She was expecting something more. It was so stupidly simple that she was surprised.
She was enjoying her meal and took another bite of her burger. "What made you think of this?"
He shrugged. "It was close, cheap, and it's the opposite of the last time."
Kate agreed with it being the exact opposite of last time. "It is that. Maybe something more next time." Not that she was complaining.
"There's more after this," Rick said smugly.
"More? What?" Kate wanted to know.
Rick opened his mouth to say it was a surprise, but then he remembered she hated surprises. "We're taking a river cruise."
"A cruise?" Kate liked the idea, and she ate faster and finished before Rick. "I'm done. Let's go!"
Rick laughed. "Give me a chance to finish first."
They walked about a block when he was able to flag a taxi. "Pier 17, 89 South St, New York," he told the driver.
~oo0oo~
"It's a sailboat!" Kate was surprised. She walked from the ticket agent to the ship, where she went on board and looked around. It had two masts, a bar, a restroom, and not much more. It would be chilly out on the New York Harbor for a sailboat, but it would be fun.
It was a two-hour cruise, and they saw the Statue of Liberty and the Manhattan skyline. There were only four other couples. One of the wives caught her standing alone and went up to her. "Is he your boyfriend?"
"Yes, he is." Kate was willing to call him that.
"You're a lucky girl with Richard Castle for a boyfriend," the blonde remarked.
Kate blinked. "You know who he is?"
"Oh, yes! I've read all of his books. You're a lucky girl," she repeated. She had to stop talking when Rick came over and stood next to Kate. He ignored the blonde and put his arm around Kate.
"Enjoying the show?" Rick asked.
"Yes, it's lovely. Thank you." She reached up to kiss his cheek. She had a boyfriend.
~oo0oo~
The two-hour cruise was over, and they walked off the ship. "That was amazing, Castle. Thank you."
"You're welcome. That's it for tonight. I don't have anything else."
"Can we go to your place?" Kate was nervous. She was willing to put herself out there for him and thought she was ready for sex with him.
"If that's what you want, sure." Rick took her hand and led her to a taxi.
~oo0oo~
This section is rated M for a reason. Reader discretion is advised. If this is not to your liking, you can stop reading now and wait for the next chapter.
~oo0oo~
They were sitting on his sofa kissing with Kate was kissing him like she had kissed Anya. Then she felt a hand on her breast and wished hard for Castle to remove her shirt so he could get closer. She moaned into his kiss to try and convince him.
Kate got her wish when he unbuttoned her shirt and felt his hand on her breast over her bra. She shrugged off her shirt and kept kissing him.
She felt his fingers on her bra clasp. She willed him to unfasten her bra and expose her. It was a lot like her first time with Anya. She started working on his buttons.
Finally, her bra was off, and his hand was on her bare breast. It felt great. His hands were larger than Anya's had been but were just as pleasurable.
She had his shirt off and was running her hands across his chest. What she didn't find were tits like Anya's. She pulled back and looked at him. "Make love to me."
Rick silently picked her up and carried her to his bedroom, where he sat her on the bed. "I promised to be gentle with you, and I intend to keep that promise." So he moved in and removed her pants for her. And her shoes and socks and finally her panties. Then he had her lie down on her back.
He began by sucking on the big toe of her left foot. Kate giggled, she actually giggled. That was something Anya hadn't done. He kissed his way up her leg and focused on giving her a hickey on her inner thigh. Then he blew on her pussy to show just how wet she was. And sucked on the big toe of her right foot.
"Stop teasing me and eat me!" Kate yelled. That was what he was waiting for and he took her entire vulva into his mouth which got her to gasp. Now this was something Anya didn't do.
Then she felt his tongue which had her moaning. As his tongue worked its magic, she moved all over the bed, trying to escape his tongue. She was desperately trying to gain some friction.
"Oh, my God, oh, my God, I'm going to cum. I'm going to CUM!" She had an orgasm that took over her body. Then much like Anya used to do, he didn't stop. He sped up as he licked her and focused all of his attention on her clit.
Now she was moving all over the bed, trying hard to escape his tongue and gain more friction. She was whimpering, moaning, and sucking in the air like no one's business. "I'm going to CUMMMM!" she cried out and screamed. She knew she was vocal from her lovemaking with Anya.
He continued licking as she calmed down from the orgasm that took over her body. Then he kissed his way up her body till he was kissing her. She tasted herself on his lips, just like Anya.
Things changed as she felt his cock at her entrance. This would be it. It was where things changed for her from Anya and him.
She felt him slide into her. He spread her lips wide, yet he slid right in just like he was the perfect fit. He didn't do anything for a time, allowing her to adjust to his size. Then he pulled out and pushed back in.
She wrapped her legs around him, adjusting how he fit inside her. Her arms went around him. Then he began kissing her, and she kissed him back. He was going slow, which was fine at first, but soon she needed something more. "Please speed up. I need you to fuck me." Her wish was instantly granted as he started fucking her in earnest. He was still kissing her, and she was kissing him back. She moaned into the kiss.
Her wish was instantly granted as he started fucking her in earnest. He was still kissing her and she was kissing him back. She moaned into the kiss.
She had no choice but to stop kissing him as she cried out during her orgasm. A moment later, the weight on her body left. She sat up with him still inside her. She looked down and could watch him fucking her. In and out, over and over again. It was a sight she would never forget. She and Anya had used a strap-on, but that was nothing like this. She heard him groan, and the look on his face was one of utter bliss as he came inside her. She could feel him coming inside her.
Then he collapsed on top of her. At first, she loved the feeling of being forced down into the bed. But that changed to feeling smothered. No sooner than she thought that, when he rolled off of her. He was soft when he came out of her. She missed that feeling.
She relaxed for a time then she got up on her knees and she took hold of him. Then she took him in her mouth. She hadn't given anyone a blow job in so long. It was way before Anya.
She licked up and down the side, then took the head in her mouth and swirled her tongue around it. She found his weak spot. It was plain that he liked it when she played with the tip's opening. She kept that up and heard him groan as he erupted in her mouth. He was a bit salty. She remembered it from the boys who she had given blow jobs. It was just she recalled those boys were very salty. And this wasn't that.
She found herself next to him and felt his hands wander all over her body. She liked it when his hands were on her breasts. They felt so different than Anya's.
She didn't say anything, only went to sleep next to him.