**AN**
This picks up right after the screen goes black in Watershed 5x24. Beckett and Castle are still at the park and Castle just proposed.
Time froze
It was one of those moments, a rare one, where she had no idea what to do. Should she smack him, push him, kiss him, or run? To be honest the latter was the most appealing for a brief millisecond. Upon reconsideration she realized that she really had only 3 options. 4 if you included silence. She knew full well that silence in a situation like this would spell the indefinite end. Lanie had it right, she couldn't expect the guy to wait around forever. Yes, no, and not now were her only options. She had no idea which door to choose. When she drove over to the park she was sure that she wanted the job. In her approach to Castle she couldn't help but think of the last time they were on the swings together. When she sat down there were all kinds of thoughts running through her head. This was Castle; her partner for the past four years, and the man who saved her life in more ways than one. This is the same guy who when she is in danger exhausts every possible option to make her safe. This is the guy willing to risk everything just so that she wouldn't be alone while standing on a bomb. She wasn't sure what to say or do. So she used her gut.
"What the hell Rick!" She shrieked although she had no idea where that came from. She was more moved by the sentiment than she sounded. She thought due to her training in interrogation that she would have been better able to choose her words. Seems as though the shock of it all has thrown her off her usual game.
He stayed positioned in the same fashion, but had a troubled look on his face, "Okay then." He said it in a tone just low enough that in Beckett's state of shock she did not hear. He closed the ring box and made his way to leave. He rose to his feet more than a little disappointed, and feeling as though his knees were under added pressure. He turns to walk away when something stopped him.
**AN** Sorry to leave it like this. I got a bit stuck and I just need a it of time to think it through. I hope you still liked it though. Please review and let me know. I'll try an post as regularly as possible.