A/N So I could go on and on with excuses of why I haven't updated in so long, but it doesn't really matter so here is the next part of the story I started telling you so long ago.

They had been sitting there for a few seconds, but to Castle it felt like minutes.

He gently squeezes her hand, "Kate, what is it? You know you can tell me anything."

A smile blooms across her face as she looks over at him, "yeah I know." Seeing her smile relaxes Castle.

"Castle I- I don't know why this is so hard to say. Castle, I don't want to go to my place tonight."

"Kate you're welcome to stay here whenever you want, I love having you here." Castle is relieved that this is what she was going to tell him and not something more serious.

"No, Castle, it's not just tonight that I don't want to go back to my place."

"Are you saying...?"

"Castl- Rick, I- Can I move in?"

Castle just looks at her with a look of shock on his face, his mouth open. Kate puts her hands on face and looks at him.

"Rick? Remember to breathe." At her command he releases the breath he didn't know he was holding. He takes her hands and holds them within his.

"I would love for you to move in," he looks at her with his brightest smile, "Do you want to move now?"

Kate laughs, "What? Now? Come on Castle, it doesn't need to happen instantly."

"Oh, I know that. I'm just excited."

"Me too, babe." She leans in for a kiss and after a few moments they break apart, "Can you help me start to pack tomorrow?"

Castle smiles, "I think I can do that." and kisses her again. And again.

The Next Morning

Kate wakes up to Castle staring at her which isn't unusual except for when she looks at the clock.

"Castle, why are you up already at 6am?"

"I've just been watching you, I know that sounded weird but I can't help it. Kate, I get to do this every day now."

"And what it that exactly?" She asks moving up on her elbow to look at him better.

"Wake up with you next to me."

"Castle, you've been doing that for a while now."

"Yeah I know, but it's different now. This isn't just my bed anymore, it's our bed."

"That is pretty great." She smiles at him but then gets cautious because he has that look in his eye he gets when he's up to something.

"Something on your mind there Castle?"

"Well... I was thinking since we're both awake... Why don't we head over to your place- your old place and start packing things up?"

"Sounds good to me."

As soon as she said that he is out of bed and getting ready. She swears she heard him say something to the effect of 'whoohoo'. He comes flying out the of the closet dressed and looks at her still in bed.

"What are you waiting for? Come on let's go! I'll go start the coffee" and he flew out of the room.

Oh boy, she thought, what have I gotten myself into.

A/N Okay... I promise, promise, promise that I will finish this story by the end of the year. I will not leave you hanging like I did last time. There will probably only be 1 or 2 more chapters to wrap things up, but I will get to them in a timely manner. Hope you enjoyed reading this long awaited chapter and feel free to leave a review if you'd like. :)