The players belong to whoever messed up the fine show Castle once was
I don't own these players someone else does. I am not sure they will admit it after the non Castle season 8.
But I got to enjoy them for 7 seasons
Another visit with the criminal element
Major reminder: I DO NOT write canon
I try to stay away from it as much as possible
This makes number 8 in the series. Be sure to read them first so you will know how we got to this point in their relationship
The system allows only two descriptions. This is Romance, Drama, Humor
Mid Summer on Long Island
The air is warm with the sun high in the evening sky and she knows that this day is going to end up being the best day ever.
Actually every day has been the best for several years. At least for her, it is the best. Ever since that first time they came here to the Hamptons when she first saw this part of his life and they ended that first week by promising the rest of their lives together by getting married,
That promise is still alive and well with every passing day making her life extraordinary. In fact her life is more than just extraordinary. She cannot find the words to fill her mind with what her heart wants to say
She is sitting on the veranda with a cup of coffee and the local evening paper. She hears the screams of laughter coming from the pool area where her children are happily playing together in the wading pond. With Alexis and Martha as baby sitters, 6 year old Jimmy and 3 year old Alicia Katherine are happily splashing in a safe environment
She closes her eyes and savors the world surrounding her
This is their usual mid-summer break from work and short vacation they have made time for every year since they have been together
She reaches over and opens the newspaper and is immediately drawn to a story on the front page of the local metro section
"Lighthouse Mystery" is the small headline on page just below the fold an article containing some intrigue
She smiles as she begins reading the local interest story. Knowing that this is probably the most interesting mystery for the area she begins reading
'The Montauk Point Lighthouse has become a haunted lighthouse. Over the last three months the lighthouse has gone dark several times for no apparent reason. Authorities have responded to calls almost weekly to find the master switch in the off position and the light from the beacon dark.
The local port authority has offered no explanation as to who might be turning off the light and what might be the reason.
Several theories include local students pulling a prank or possibly a group using the event as an initiation to a fraternity or even a sorority
Since seagoing vessels are now equipped with GPS and land seeking radar that is very accurate, the need for hand drawn charts of the shore line has not been the primary warning of the land mass for many years and the light being off is not a real threat to ships off the coast.
For more than a decade the lighthouse has only operated as a tourist attraction'
Beckett chuckles at the story. She thinks about the pranks that were pulled by her peers in high school and even college.
Her and some friends went into one of the men's dorms at school one night and left an assortment of very sexy women's underwear beside the bed of the least favorite boy in the dorm and made sure the jocks discovered them there next day
They knew the athletes would be jealous and the nerd would claim he did not know what had happened and had no memory of a girl in his room or how the bra and panties got there.
She is happy to NOT let her co-workers or her husband know this was part of her earlier life although her husband would be wanting her to tell him if it was her panties that ended on the door handle of that lucky guy's door
After deciding positively that he will NEVER find out about those days she turns the page to the social section, the local paper's version of the Ledger Page 6 and looked over the articles. She was happy to see Castle's neighbor and Kate's former schoolmate, Sara Green, and, Brett Edwards, announcing that their children had both been accepted to Harvard Law School
Kate and Rick have tried to keep up with the neighbors so she is pleased to see the story since they have not yet had an opportunity to talk to them this trip
Looking lower down the page, she is caught by a familiar name
'Richard Castle stays low key'
She decides that she must see what is being said about her husband
'Famous resident Richard Castle has disappeared from the radar. Well at least the party radar. It has been several years since he was last spotted on the club scene.
So what has happened to Richard Castle?
It seems he has found a good reason to drop off the celebrity boat. Her name is Katherine Beckett, the inspiration for his best character ever, Nikki Heat
Detective, now Captain, Kate Beckett tamed our former man about town. In fact it seems that he has changed his image from woman chaser to children chaser.
He, along with his wife and children were recently seen on the Strand shopping for children's clothes
If anyone wants to know why he dropped the playboy persona to settle down with a family need only look as far as the tall brunette he married. Any doubts as to why he changed his ways just need to see who he gets to go home with every night
But to be fair, Captain Beckett is much more than a pretty face and great legs. During her tenure as detective in the homicide squad at the 12th precinct of the NYPD, she held the record for closing cases and taking killers off the street
Her team is still together but now serving in a different capacity running the special case squad. Her team was instrumental in capturing many criminals and helps keep our cities safe.
To have Captain Beckett here on the island probably gives the bad guys reason to stay as far away as they can
Thank you Captain for your service and thank you for giving the rest of us guys a chance with the women
She lets out a chuckle after reading what was said. She then hears the door close from the house
"They are right you know" Castle remarks catching Kate off guard
"Who? Right about what?"
"That story" Castle points to the paper "You are the reason I changed. You do keep the city safe and I am so very lucky to come home with you and am really lucky to have you in my bed every night"
Richard Castle is not positive but he thinks she just blushed just a little but he is sure she will say the sun has put the crimson on her face
"Castle…" she closes the paper then looks back to him "Who knows Rick…you just might get lucky later…in that bed…"
He bends down and gives Kate a soft kiss just as two small children rush up to their parents.
Both are soaking wet but neither Kate nor Rick seem to mind
Jimmy starts up first as he climbs into Kate's lap "Daddy, I told you I am the only one to kiss mommy"
With the girl jumping up into her father's arms to kiss him "Love you daddy" she says in between loud smacking kisses
Rick and Kate look at one another and each mouths the words 'I love you' to one another
After getting the children bathed and into their pajamas, Castle brings out the meal he prepared before joining his wife outside. Chicken casserole. Made with pulled chicken, red and green peppers, three types of cheese sprinkled with chives and Italian seasoning over a crust made from pie crust rolled out flat over the bottom of the dish
After dinner while Alexis and Martha begin cleaning up the kitchen, Rick and Kate go upstairs and settle their two in bed.
While Kate is putting Jimmy down her husband is settling Alicia under her covers
Each parent is telling the children a story. Rick is now telling his daughter the made up story of him and Kate.
Kate is telling Jimmy about their story but now the later years
They leave the respective rooms at the same time and, hand in hand, go downstairs. As soon as they reach the main floor, Castle goes from door to door locking the high up locks designed to prevent small children from exiting the safety of the house and possibly wandering into the pool or even the ocean. He additionally sets the alarm that can only be deactivated by an adult, just in case either of the little ones figures out a way to climb up and unlock the mechanical safety
He enters the living room to find his three favorite adult women sitting around with wine in their hands. As he approaches Kate, she holds up a glass for him "Time to relax babe"
"Thanks" he says as he places himself down beside his wife
Kate turns to her husband "Are you the one who wrote that article?"
Martha looks puzzled "What article?"
Rick answers "There was a blurb in the paper about me and the writer had a lot of good things to say about my wife" he smiles toward Kate
"Yes they did but I am sure it was driven by something Castle said to someone"
"Kate, I promise I spoke to no one, but we have been seen in town doing exactly what the story said. All of us as a family"
OK" she ducks her head. Even after these last dozen years associated with Richard Castle, she still gets a little nervous when it comes to the media
Changing the subject "So Alexis…where are you going to do your residency?" Kate asks
"I have been offered to go to one of several hospitals…I am trying to decide which one. They are all prestigious teaching hospitals. I have until next week to decide"
"Well where ever you go, they will be lucky to have you"
Rick looks at Martha "So mother, have you decided to join summer stock here?"
"Yes, as a meter of fact. We are opening in two weeks at the Bridgehampton Playhouse Theatre. It is close enough for you two to come see me at least one night"
"Oh, we definitely will" Kate responds
After another few minutes of light conversation all four decide it is time for bed. Castle is the last to walk out of the room where he leaves a night light on at the stairs just in case it is needed.
He steps into the bedroom where he finds Kate is just dropping her underwear into the hamper and she steps toward the shower.
He closes and locks the door and walks toward the shower and drops his clothes as well.
Kate has turned on the water and looks over her shoulder "If you plan on getting lucky tonight you better hurry Castle?"
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Katherine Beckett is trying to convince her body it is time to wake up and begin her morning. But the activities that occurred in her bed last night are making her want to not move and would prefer to remain in the bed and under the covers with her husband for a few more minutes
She feels him directly behind her and as if on cue, he turns to spoon her back and places his arm around her waist and pulls her close to him where she goes willingly
She cannot help herself but a soft moan leaves her lips "Good morning" she hears softly spoken into her ear
"Good morning yourself" she takes his hand and pulls it further up her torso causing her husband to also make a sound closely related to an animal growl
"Last night was a good start to the week" she whispers
"Any week that begins that way cannot be all bad…in fact it is all good"
She lays back to look up to her husband "Am I really the reason you stopped running around?"
He is looking down to her face "You know you are the reason. I know you saw that video"
"WHAT video?" she tries to play dumb
"The party on Chad's boat"
"You know?"
"I'm not as dumb as people think. You left it on the computer. I had forgot all about that conversation. But I did remember Joy Mason coming by, however, but the rest of the day was blank"
She pokes his arm "Oh you do remember Triple B?"
"It is a fuzzy memory, but she holds nothing compared to my wife" she can see his love is still in his face as strong as their first night together
"Would you like to get lucky again Mr. Castle?" she smiles
"Always"