Hey Y'all, I know I had this up before and I took it down, but I needed to tweak it a bit and make it even awesomer. =] I'm going to try and update weekly, but I'm still having some writers block concerning chapters four and on. Well that's not your troubles, so I will leave you with Chapter One of Roses Have Thorns They Say, Entitled: Poker Face. PS I do not own Castle, Damn. =[
He ran his hands up her sides, feeling her warm tender skin beneath his fingertips. Goosebumps chilled up her back and across her entire body, but his soft, kind eyes watching her, carefully, lovingly warmed her body and calmed her nerves, But somehow made her feel giddy and childish as well. They were at a ball, something he knew she would appear to dread going to, but truthfully on the inside loved, because she could be girly and feel like a princess. She wore a red beautiful, slinky dress it was backless and fit her end snugly, making her look more curvy and beautiful than usual. Her black sling back heels gave her the perfect height to stare into his eyes longingly. He looked up to her eyes and smiled.
"Dad! Daddy!"
He was puzzled, He looked at her, bemused,
"Kate?"
"Dad? Wake up!"
Rick Castle awoke startled, and very cramped up, his arms crossed on his desk, his daughter, Alexis standing in front of him with a smirk on her face. He looked up at her, sheepish, embarrassed.
"Good morning pumpkin, guess I fell asleep at my desk again, just dreaming." He smiled, hoping to slide by his previous comment.
"Dreaming, huh? and where were you taking Detective Beckett in this dream, and if this gets dirty please feel free to keep it to your self. "
"Excuse me," Castle said, trying to muster up some hurt and objection in his voice. "I would never think of demeaning her character in that way."
"Yeah, uhu, So beautiful dress, in a ball room, spinning around in circles like a lovesick puppy again?"
"Precisely" Rick said, a smile beginning to spread across his face.
"You should just kiss her, and tell her how you feel. I think she likes you dad."
He sat for a moment, daydreaming, longing to dance with Kate anywhere, to hold her and tell her that he has wanted her for so long. When he finally snapped back into reality he noticed that his daughter had left the room and left for school. Leaving him to his thoughts. Moments later his cell phone rang, and Beckett's name appeared on his screen.
"Good morning Detective Beckett, do we have a murder?"
Her voice was uncommonly warm and happy,
" Morning Castle"
He loved hearing her like this, it brought him joy to see her smile, real smiles that lit up her whole face like the stars lit the sky. But suddenly she caught herself , changing her tone, realizing he could sense she was happy to hear his smooth deep voice.
"Oh no, Castle, The boys were just wondering if you were coming in anyhow. You know. "
He could swear she could hear his smirk through the phone.
"The boys were wondering, or You were wondering? "
"Are you coming in or not Castle?" Her voice back to it's demanding and bossy tone. He loved it.
"I'll be in, in a few Don't do anything naughty until I get there."
And with that she hung up her phone, a shy smile creped onto her lips, she tried to fight it off. This happened much to often to Kate when talking to Castle. He made her feel warmer and he made her job a little more fun.
Castle arrived at the Precinct quickly after hanging up with Kate, Singing a Beetles tune in a silly British accent. "And then While I'm away, I'll write home every day, and I'll send all my lovin' to you. " He smiled goofily at her as he plopped down into the chair beside her desk.
"So, how's the day looking? Gruesome and bloody?" Castle enjoyed the mystery part of the job, but the blood and gore sometimes got to him.
"No actually," Kate said, Peering up from a last piece of paperwork. "Pretty quiet, We're almost done with paperwork, and the Boys were going to order some pizza, guess we called you in for nothing." She was embarrassed that he could see she wanted him there with her, that she actually liked having him around.
"It's never nothing, I always enjoy coming in to see you." He smiled sincerely and Kate rolled her eyes at him.
"Sure Castle, You know flattery will get you no where with me. So you can stop trying" She spat at him, trying to regain her stern composure.
Castle looked at her, almost hurt, He opened his mouth to say something and the Boys, Ryan and Esposito, Walked in carrying a large steaming pizza box. Kate and Rick ate in silence while Ryan and Esposito bickered about nonsense. She leaned over to Rick and looked into his eyes,
"I'm sorry." She said, sincerely and wholeheartedly.
He smiled at her. "Want to go to my place? Hang out for a little bit. If there is nothing to be done here."
"I don't know Castle. " Oh God what was happening? He wanted to hang out with her, In his home, Why did she like this idea so much? And why did it make her so nervous?
"Come on Beckett, You owe me, you hurt my feelings." He stuck out his bottom lip trying to give her his best puppy dog face.
She fought with herself internally trying to think of what she should do. She liked the idea of being with Castle, in his apartment, She enjoyed when they were together and had their little chats, she could open up with him, feel more herself, she had a self with him, she didn't have to be Detective Beckett, She was just, Kate.
But he was getting to her, he was getting inside her, he made her feel special, she wasn't special, she had to be Detective Beckett she couldn't be Kate, it would ruin everything. Everything what? There wasn't anything in her life but the precinct, and Castle. Hell why not? Come on Kate say yes before you loose your nerve.
"Sure Castle, Come on lets go before I change my mind." And she started out the room, Castle on her tail like a puppy following his owner home.
The ride to Castles loft was unnerving, She could feel him taking quick glances at her every few moments, But she seemed to like it, as she thought of it she could feel a smile forming on her lips and her cheeks turned a rosy pink. She had to keep cool, or else she would loose all self control. Can't let Castle see her like that, Not yet, She'd have to make him wait for it, he'd have to want it. They walked up to his Loft, and in the door. He did have a lovely place, Big, open and very empty. Shit! Alexis and Martha were gone for the day, they were alone, all alone. He took his coat and hers, leading her to his couch.
"Sit, Some wine?"
"Yes, thank you." Maybe this wouldn't be to bad, they would chat a bit and then she could leave, say she had some work to do or, something. Although she did like being in his presence, she felt at home with him, comfortable.
He poured to glasses of wine and took a seat next to her, handing her, her glass and placing his on the table in front of them.
"So, slow day today?" Castle said, turning to face her more.
"Yes very slow, a bit boring. Well we can't have insane killers every day."
"No, Huh, Boring, I guess you could say that. How would you like to make it a little more interesting, a little more fun maybe?"
"How's that Castle?" Kate asked suspiciously peering up over her glass.
"We can play a little game, what do you say?"
"What game Castle?"
"You have to say you will first. Please. "
He looked so cute, smiling at her like that, like a little kid asking to go play with his friends, except he wanted to play with her. A game, what kind of game did he have in mind? It couldn't get to bad, she could get out of it of she needed, and Castle was a gentleman, and he cared about her, he knew her, he wouldn't do anything to compromise her honor, or would he? No, he was a good man. A great man, Such a handsome man. Ok Stop it Kate, she thought to herself.
"Sure Castle, What's the game? You want to kick your ass in Texas Hold em?"
"Well As tempting, and oh so sexy as that sounds, I was thinking a nice long game of Truth or Dare."
Oh god Kate what have you gotten yourself into, she thought. Castle wanted to play truth or dare, he would. Of course Rick Castle would do something like this, get her to play a stupid game so he could ask her personal possibly incriminating questions and watch her make a complete fool of herself. On the other hand, She could turn this into some fun. She knew Castle wanted her, that was obvious, but did she want to want him was the problem. She did like watching him squirm, maybe this game could give her the perfect opportunity to do so. After wrestling her thoughts she looked at him, an evil, devilish smile across her face.
"Sure Castle, You first."
He was ecstatic, He didn't think she would agree. Wonderful.
"Alright then, Truth or Dare?"
She moved closer to him as she pondered, she kneeled next to him. Her chest almost resting on his side, her hair covered her face just enough for it to be sexy, she leaned in to him, her lips grazing his ear ever so softly to send warm goose bumps all over his body. And she whispered in his ear,
"Dare me Ricky."
