Pain is what came as Beckett watched Castle walk away for the last time. He said he would be back in the fall. He said it had been great. And then a handshake. The butterflies that had just came into Beckett's stomach and heart, disapeared before they could actually flutter. Beckett hesitated for a moment before letting out the last thing she'd say to Castle, until she would see him again in three months.
"See you in the fall?" Beckett asked nervously, with a small crack in her soft voice. Castle turned around slowly with his ex-wife, Gina, alongside him. He looked up at the detective, who's heart had dropped without warning.
"See you in the fall." Castle replied, with a quick smile and unawareness of what was happening inside Beckett. He turned away with Gina, and headed towards the precinct elevators. It was the hardest thing to watch, not just in Beckett's eyes, but also in the eyes of the people who were standing behind the glass door witnessing the heart break come upon her.
She watched Castle for a brief moment, as he walked together, with Gina, towards their summer away from the city- away from Beckett. She blinked slowly, looking up at the ceiling to hold back tears. She then felt her heart feel disapointed as she looked down at the ground and let out what breath she had left in her after being hit so hard. Lanie watched her friend and felt her pain. Ryan and Esposito also could see the hurt in their partners eyes, along with their Captain.
Kate kept her eyes locked on the floor and didn't want to look up, knowing that she was being watched. Yesturday she was in a relationship. A great relationship with a guy who had done nothing wrong. But she was looking for something more. Something that made her feel alive in many ways. Something that made her feel excited about arriving to her desk every morning, when there was a cup of coffee awaiting her arrival. Something that could make a bad day seem so far away and unreal by knowing exactly what to say and when to say it. Something that had been in front of her all this time...Castle.