Lessons To Learn (chapter 40)
Chapter 40
Kate couldn't fathom what was happening. She was still a little dizzy from all of Rick's loving. But her parents were here, and if she had noticed right, they had a few suitcases with them.
"Hi Katie" her dad said
Kate walked on over to them and pulled them into a hug. It had been a while since she'd seen them and even though it felt so great to see them now, their timing couldn't have been worse. She prayed they wouldn't guess for once what she'd just been doing downstairs with Rick.
"We thought we'd surprise you, I'm sorry, we didn't know you would have company over..." Johanna Beckett said with a smile as she looked at Rick
Kate suddenly realized, they must wonder who he is. "Mom, dad, this is Rick Castle, Rick, meet my mom and dad"
"It's wonderful to meet you" he said as he shook hands with both of them.
"Katie where are your manners, open the door, aren't you going to invite us all in"
Kate chuckled nervously and said "yes, I'm sorry, I'm just a little taken a back, it's not every day your parents surprise you at your doorstep" as she opened her door to let them in first
"Kate, I think I should get going, you guys probably have a lot of catching up to do..." Rick said as he took 2 steps behind. And Kate was a tiny bit grateful that he thought of leaving because right now, she didn't know what she was supposed to tell her parents about him.
"Nonsense, Kate, bring him inside, he clearly means something to you, and we would love to get to know more about him... Rick... don't feel shy, come in" said Johanna from the doorway and then she disappeared inside.
Kate looked behind at Rick and then whispered "follow my lead?"
"Alright"
5 minutes later, Kate had gone into her bedroom to change and Rick was seated on the sofa, with Jim Beckett scrutinizing him from the other end, and Johanna Beckett smiling at him from the other sofa. Rick was sipping from a glass of water. Kate had whispered to him that she suddenly felt the need to have underwear on and so she's disappeared into the bedroom asking him to not make too much conversation while she was gone.
"So, for how long have you been seeing Kate?" Johanna asked
Rick swallowed nervously "we've been together for over 2 months now"
"Wonderful... and where did you two meet?"
Rick opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by Kate as she entered the room and sat between her dad and him. "He's a professor too mom, we met at the college I'm teaching at"
Rick was thankful for that, he wasn't thinking and might have blurted out that he was her student, not thinking for once that her parents may not be ready for that kind of information, hadn't it been for Kate's quick thinking.
Rick noticed now, she was clad in her jeans and a purple t-shirt that fit her well. He hadn't seen this one before, and it amazed him, how even in her most casual wear she looked just as extraordinary.
"That's nice, what do you teach Rick?" Jim asked
"Uh... I" Rick stammered
"He teaches literature too" Kate said.
"Kate we spoke last month over the phone, how come you never mentioned this handsome young man?" Johanna asked.
Kate looked at Rick and smiled. That was the time they were still under the impression that all they were doing was sleeping around, it was only later that week that they had proclaimed their love for each other. Kate looked back at her mom and said with a chuckle "well, we went through a stage of denial before deciding we were in love"
Kate was getting nervous wondering what question would come at her or Rick next and what answer she'd give them, and so, she took control of the situation
"What brings you two here?"
"your dads been wanting to get away from there for a while, and we hadn't seen you in so long, so since we both had a few days off from work, we thought we'd come surprise you, maybe stay a few days and then go back home"
Kate smiled "I'm sorry, I know I was supposed to come see you two, but work got really hectic."
"Its okay sweetie, we understand... That's why we're here now, and you're not getting rid of us for another week at least"
Kate laughed. "I'm glad you guys are here, I just wish you had warned me before coming over, I would have made dinner"
"Oh Kate, I'm sorry, clearly you and Rick had plans for tonight..." Johanna said and Jim coughed.
Rick wanted to go hide his face somewhere. His girlfriend's parents had just seen them making out and were now talking about how they probably had plans for tonight...
"Now, now, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, you two are consenting adults, of course you were coming up here with no intention of running into parents... a little kissing is nothing to be ashamed off."
"Mom!" Kate whined
"no no Kate, kissing in public is alright, but there was a couple somewhere in your parking lot that was getting it on in the backseat of their car not just a few minutes ago when your father and I got here" Johanna said.
Rick's eyes went wide.
"What?" Kate asked. Suddenly realizing that her parents had heard them.
"I get it, people do crazy things when they're in love, but they should have the decency to be quiet while they're at it" Johanna said to Jim and Jim nodded his head in agreement.
"Well that's shameful... kids these days!" Kate exclaimed, shaking her head. She could make out from the side of her eye, Rick was controlling his laughter. He found this funny, they had almost been caught by her parents, and he found this funny?!
"Excuse me, I'll be right back" he said as he rose from his seat and went towards the kitchen.
Kate met him there after a minute and the moment he looked at her, he burst out laughing.
She walked on over to him with a smile on her face and poked at his chest
"You're laughing? My parents would have been scarred for life if they'd seen it was me"
"Yea, but it is funny, you got to admit"
"Shut up" she said as she leaned in and kissed him. "I'm sorry our plans got interrupted"
"It's alright, at least I got to meet your parents" he said "I mean, of course it's not as fun as being tied up and at the mercy of your lips.."
Kate hit him playfully "don't tempt me while my parents are in the next room. They seem to like you" she said with a sweet smile
"They don't know I'm your student" he said with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm sorry, I couldn't tell them, they're not the kind of people who'd be so open about a relationship like ours"
"But they will know eventually right?"
"I will tell them myself, but I want them to warm up to you first"
"Alright, come on, time for me to charm your parents"
He took her hand in his and pulled her towards the living room, but she stopped him there for a moment and said "Rick, I love you"
He pulled her into a tight embrace and kissed her passionately "I love you too Kate."
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