Anon prompt from tumblr: Beckett is sick on Christmas so Castle has to take are of her. Merry Christmas everyone! Also, this was unedited so let me know if there are any mistakes


As soon as she woke up she knew. Her throat felt rough and hurt like hell and she could barely breathe through her nose. Rolling over, she buried herself deeper under the covers wanting nothing more than to fall back to sleep. Her mind was still groggy and it took her a little to realize that she was alone in her bed (well technically it was Castle's bed). Sitting up and rubbing her eyes, she wondered where Castle had gone, normally she had to drag him out of bed every morning. And then it dawned on her. It was Christmas. Of course today, was the day she was sick. Letting out a groan, which quickly turned into a coughing fit, she fell back onto the bed.
Suddenly the door opened and revealed Castle peaking around the corner

"Hey Kate! Merry Christmas!" he said excitedly

"Go 'way" she muttered, knowing that she wasn't being far but felt so miserable she didn't really care. "Sick"

Castle walked over to the bed and sat down next to where she was buried underneath the covers. He stroked her hair with concern, she rarely got sick.

"What's wrong" he asked her

"Soar throat" she managed to say before coughing "And my nose is stuffed up"

He leaned down and kissed her forehead. "I'm going to make you something for your throat, I'll be right back"

A couple minutes later he returned to find she had sat up. He handed her the mug he was holding. Kate looked inside the cup to see a foamy white liquid. She looked at him, her eyes asking what it was.

"It's steamed milk with vanilla and honey" he explained. "It was Alexis's favourite when she was sick. I'm going to run you a bath, that will help your breathing."

She watched as he walked into the bathroom and smiled to herself. She hadn't had someone take care of her for a while and it felt nice. She hadn't had to ask he just did it. Sipping from the warm liquid she understood why Alexis liked it so much. It was sweet and soothing. She drank every last drop of it.

"Your bath is ready" Castle said, returning into the room. He plucked her mug from her and placed it onto the nightstand before throwing back the covers and scooping Kate up into his arms.

In response, Kate let out a shriek of surprise. "What are you doing?" croaked, though she didn't really mind and in fact wrapped her arms up around his neck and buried her face into his neck.

"I'm taking care of you" Castle stated simply as he walked with her towards the bathroom.

"I love you" Kate blurted out all the sudden. She realized in shock what she had just said for the first time. She couldn't believe she had just blurted it out like that.

He chuckled and simply responded with "I love you too, now lets make you feel better"