It was Beckett's birthday and she was having a small get together at her apartment. Things were going really smoothly. Lanie, Ryan and Esposito was there, Martha and Alexis was there. her dad was there, even Iron Gates was there. Not forgetting Richard Castle.
Castle and Beckett were in the kitchen getting another drink when he leaned into Beckett and whispered in her ear. "So, you ready?"
"You know what Castle, why can't you just DROP IT already?" Beckett slammed her glass on the worktop which caught the attention of the party.
"Because you lied to me, for a whole year" Castle threw his hands up in the air turning away from her. "You knew for a whole year but you lied to me. Whenever I gave you the chance to tell me the truth, you lied"
The whole of the room fell to silence. Each and every one looking at each other wordlessly asking if they knew what was happening.
"I lied because...because I was scared"
"You were scared? That's the lamest excuse I have ever heard. Do you realise how scared I was when you were lying on the floor with a bullet in your chest. Now that is scared."
"You're never going to let this go are you. It's always going to be in the back of your mind and you'll always bring it up wont you, just to spite me" Everyone around them was stunned at what they were seeing.
Esposito turned to Lanie with a very concerned look on his face. "What the hell is going on?"
"I have no idea, but they're scaring me. They have never had a fight as big as this."
Caste and Beckett went quite for a few seconds and kept staring at each other. "You know what Castle, I can't carry on like this. This...we're over" Beckett turned around and took a drink from her glass. Castle just stood there with a shocked expression on his face
"Wait, Lanie, did you?...what do they mean they are over? When were they ever together?...did you know about this? Hey Ryan did you know about this?"
"I...I...no I thought they were still 'just friends'...I mean I kinda suspected something was going on but we've all been suspecting for the past 4 years, I never suspected they were actually together"
"Me neither, I thought they were still friends too. I'm gonna go get us another drink" Ryan went to get them all another drink, they needed it after what they just saw.
"I'm gonna go see if Kate's okay" Lanie made her way to Kate who was filling her glass up with even more alcohol. Lanie walked toward Castle first with a concerned look.
"Castle I think you need to leave, get Javier to take you home, he's not had much too drink" Castle stood there for a while longer just looking at the back of Beckett, his eyes roaming every inch of her body.
"Kate are you okay?" Lanie put a friendly hand on Beckett back trying to soothe her in anyway possible.
Beckett turned around to look at Castle and before they knew it they were both in fits of laughter. She made her way around the island that was full of food and went to stand next to Castle. "The look on all your faces were priceless" Beckett could hardly get her words out she's was laughing so much.
"What's going on?" Lanie was joined by the rest of the party. All of them very confused at what just happened.
Castle moved so that he was whispering in her ear "You know Kate, I think the bet is over. Technically they all found out together, so neither of us lose fifty bucks"
"Oh damn, I was so hoping for that fifty bucks. I kinda need some new shoes" They both looked at each other, smiling, loving the sarcasm.
"Dad, what going on" Castle heard his daughters voice in the small crowd of people.
Castle didn't know exactly how to say that him and Beckett were together so Beckett spoke up. "We are..." Before she could finish her sentence Castle had turned Beckett around and kissed her. Beckett felt a little uncomfortable at first, kissing Castle in front of so many people but the overwhelming feeling of him kissing her, making her feel wanted and loved and everything in between made her relax into the kiss. Knowing that he wasn't afraid to kiss her in front of everyone they knew made her love him even more than she already did. She didn't think that was even possible.
They were interrupted by the cheers and whistles that came from the bodies around them. They broke apart with a mixture of embarrassment and relief when suddenly they were both pulled into an embrace by Alexis. Both stunned at the action from the young woman. Alexis pulled away for a second to look at them both before making eye contact with Beckett. "I can now officially say...Welcome to the family"
Everyone at the party congratulated them while also saying that it was about time they were together. After an hour or so everyone had gone home as they were all at work the next day. Castle had waived Alexis and Martha off telling them he would be staying with Beckett after eventually dragging Martha away from who she called her future daughter in law. Martha wouldn't stop talking about weddings and babies and moving in together. Castle was a little embarrassed and felt bad that Beckett had to deal with his crazy mother.
Castle and Beckett had ended up on her sofa with nothing but a bottle of wine and each other. "I'm sorry about tonight" Beckett turned to look at Castle.
"What do you mean you're sorry, you haven't done anything wrong"
"Bringing everything up again...about me pretending I didn't remember what you said to me. You have to know that I made everything up that I said tonight, I didn't mean a word of it" Beckett used everything she had inside her to try and get Castle to understand.
"Hey, I know, I know. We had a deal remember, we were just going to get a reaction out of everybody. Maybe it wasn't the best of ideas, but it worked didn't it? Everybody knows about us now" Castle moved so that he could put his arms around Beckett and she could put her head on his chest.
"The best thing about it is that I don't have to give you fifty bucks because I hate losing money"
"No Kate, you just don't like losing" They both chuckled at how true Castle's statement was until Kate stopped and moved to look at Castle.
"You know Castle, you've told me three times that you love me and...I've never said it back and..."
"You don't have to say it, I know"
"No Castle I do. It's not fair for you to put everything out there and me not give you anything back. But I need you to know I'm not just saying it because you did, I'm saying It because I mean it. I will mean it every time I say it."
Castle looked deep into Beckett's eyes waiting for what he's been wanting to hear for four years. She'd been wanting to say it for so long but if she said it then it would all be real.
Kate shifted so that she was straddling his hips, looked into his eyes and kissed him with all the passion she had. It felt like the kiss lasted for hours. She broke away when they both needed breath and looked deep into his soul.
"I Love You"
Authors Notes : Thank you guys for sticking with this story. This is the last chapter unless you guys really want me to carry on with it then i will, but you'll have to leave me reviews and tell me what you think first :)