CPOV

A beautiful lady was sitting just across the aisle from me on the bus. I knew the back of that head, the dark brown curls that fall to the middle of her back, her feminine shoulders slouched over something; most likely her phone. Katherine "Kate" Beckett was the girl of my dreams; she made my heart beat, my voice catch and my blood to flow because my heart pumps to fast. It's almost my stop; I have to head home and change my top before heading back to the precinct, Kate spilt her coffee while we were at the café getting lunch and I leant in it trying to clean it up; I had a big brown stain on my favourite blue top. Looking back on it now it was just a mistake; I laughed a little she looked at me astounded and then joined in and then she got a text message from someone and she wasn't the same since.

Breathing in deeply; I stood and made my way off the bus that stops right outside my apartment. I turn and look over my shoulder Kate is still starring at her phone. I slouch and make my way into the apartment building. I pressed the elevator and waited for the elevator to get to the stop. Entering the elevator I stand waiting for theding before walking down the corridor to my apartment. I enter and wait for the noise from either my mum or Alexis; there was none. I made my way slowly to my laptop; making a bypass to the fridge to get something to eat and then my room to change my top. I started typing on my laptop and the only noise was the click of the keys; besides I didn't really need to go back to the precinct just yet.

BPOV

Castle got off the bus and then trudged into his apartment building. My father was in hospital and I really wanted to be with him; he'd had a mild heart attack but at the same time I wanted to be with Castle; his support was what I really needed right now. Instead I got off at the bus stop two roads away from the hospital and walked the rest of the way. I arrived at the hospital and talked to the doctor before going in and seeing my father

"Katie; you made it" my dad was lying in the bed his grey hair the only part of him that was its original shade, his skin was pale white, his body linked to the numerous different monitors in the room.

"Yea, daddy. How are you feeling?" I asked, the doctor had said that if he didn't get completely stressed again or too worried about anything he would be out of here by tomorrow afternoon.

"Sore; being pumped full of morphine, though to take away the pain in my hip. But the doctors say I should be out of here tomorrow though" he said, sounding happy that his stay in hospital wasn't permanent.

"What happened? I mean what brought on the attack daddy?" I asked

"Well I was thinking of you! How much you remind me of your mother. It got me thinking about all the things we used to do as a family; the way we used to go on holiday up to Canada for a couple of weeks, going to the ice rink when you really wanted to learn how to ice skate the way you used to party like crazy in high school and college before she; she died. I guess it traumatised me to think of it; the fact that you might leave me before your time has come. I can't do it Kate; I've already watched your mum die I don't want to watch you die as well; you understand!" he rabbited on.

"Daddy; I know you don't. Trust me I don't want you to watch me die; it would traumatise you and I can't do that to you" I told him; trying to calm him

"But Katie you are! There's a man out there who loves you more than the world; he gave up everything to save your life Katie, and almost took a bullet for you. You know what I heard about your fight with him; he told me Kate. But when he talked about it instead of being angered by what you've done to him he was sad and hurt in pain and longing. Katie; Richard Castle loves you and as much as you're trying to deny the fact that you don't have feelings for him and how much you try to hide it from yourself and everyone else you love him too. That's why you put up with his witty and sarcastic nature; why you put up with the stories he writes about you and the way he treats you because you love him no better yet you're in love with him" he concluded. My father was counselling me only he did a better job than my counsellor; he got straight to the point and didn't care about hurting my feelings, okay yes he did but these feelings I had for Castle I needed to tell him.