Rick Castle and Kate Beckett had planned on going to Stanford together ever since the beginning of senior year, but when Rick's mom Martha suddenly had an amazing acting opportunity in the UK, Rick had to abandon ship and leave Kate to go to Stanford alone. Rick promised Kate that he would be back for Kate's college graduation, but when Kate finally graduated, Rick never showed. But Rick never knew before he left Kate he left her with one thing that reminds Kate of him everyday- a baby girl. Ten years later Kate is working for the NYPD, still single and Rick is a famous author in the UK, married twice with a daughter named Alexis. He decided to move back to the US for eight year old Alexis to get to know her country. Coincidentally he bumped into Kate, but Kate refuses to let him in because of the vain promise he made years ago. Will Rick find his way back to Kate? Or will he just be the boy who never kept his promise? Castle AU fic, enjoy!

Young Katherine Beckett is a principal at Marlowe Prep academy, a prestigious school for wealthy families. One day a student gets herself into trouble causing her father to have to come and talk to the principal. When Her father meets Kate they immediately find a connection but Kate's hard past causes it to be hard for them to admit it.