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Disclaimer: You know the drill. I'm not ABC, Andrew Marlowe, and blah blah blah. All rights belong to them.
Oh! And all of these songs belong to Lady Antebellum.

A/N: Hey, everyone! It's me again...with a new Castle fic!

And no, this does not mean I'm neglecting my other Castle story, Swings. I promise I'm still working on it...
I just had a sudden idea for this one while listening to some good ol' Lady A,
and it simply had to come out.

Josh is no longer in the picture!

AND IT'S OKAY if you don't like or have never listened to/heard of Lady Antebellum...
I'm not necessarily using their voices (although I think it adds a nice touch for most of the songs I'm using), but their lyrics.
But for this specific chapter, I highly recommend giving this song a listen. It's one of the most gorgeous songs I've heard.

Also, just reiterating the summary...these ARE short-ish and long-ish one-shots, but they follow a storyline.
I'm sure you'll be able to figure it out, I have faith in you!

Hopefully you'll enjoy, and thanks for reading! Remember to leave your thoughts after you're done reading...
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Can't Take My Eyes Off You

I know that the bridges that I've burned along the way
Have left me with these walls and these scars that won't go away.
And opening up has always been the hardest thing...
Until you came.

Katherine Beckett wasn't sure of how she'd gotten here.

Here, in Richard Castle's arms, slow-dancing to some soft, sappy, sentimental song.

They'd simply been having a drink after a long and tiring case, when Castle had suddenly stood, setting his wine glass down to take Kate's hand, pulling her up off of her couch.

"Dance with me."

She'd given him a look, but didn't resist as gravity took over, pulling her into him.

Her arms went around his neck as his snaked around her waist, and they slowly began to rock back and forth as she laid her head on his shoulder.

Silence filled the room, peacefully suspended over them.

Kate abruptly laughed softly, causing Castle to pull back in order to look at her.

"What?"

"There's no music."

"So? It's like The Notebook," he grinned.

She grinned back, making his smile automatically grow even wider.

"Here." Kate watched as he made his way across the room to her CD player, and then proceeded to search through her stack of CDs. "Here's a good one."

Her smile was renewed as the sound of Lady Antebellum filled the air, and Castle came back to her, molding himself right back to where he'd been earlier.

"Better?"

"Better," she murmured against his chest.

Anxious thoughts of how dangerous it was to be that close to Richard Castle nudged her loudly, but she closed her eyes and stilled, letting him sway her to the slow beat of the music.

She suddenly felt his gaze on her, and looked up to meet his seas of blue.

Wordlessly, he lifted a hand up, brushing the back of it against her cheek.

Slowly, their lips moved towards each other, cautiously pausing a millimeter from behind the line that had forever seperated them.

Sure, their lips had met the other's before, but not like...this.

They both felt and heard the possible repercussions ringing frantically in their ears, warning them that once they crossed that line, there was no going back.

The line was the point of no return.

But despite the warnings, the danger signs, and the red lights burning in the back of their minds, longing pushed its way to the front.

They collided against each other, both tasting the red wine on the other's mouth, feeling the fire burning in their chests.

So lay here beside me, just hold me, and don't let go.
This feeling I'm feeling is something I've never known,
And I just can't take my eyes off you.
And I just can't take my eyes off you.

Kate knew she should be running - running far, far away before the fire became too much and incinerated her to nothingness - but a faint peace entered her being and calmed her, allowing her to stay as the last bit of her fear ebbed away.

I love when you tell me that I'm pretty when I just wake up,
And I love how you tease me when I'm moody, but it's never too much.
I'm falling fast, but the truth is I'm not scared at all...
You climbed my wall.

She suddenly became aware of the fact that Castle was leading her across the room towards the hall, and then to her bedroom.

But to her surprise, nothing screamed at her as he began opening the door; lightning didn't suddenly strike them down.

Nobody popped out to stop them as she followed him into the room, connecting her lips to his again.

Kate just felt like she was finally in the right place.

So lay here beside me, just hold me, and don't let go.
This feeling I'm feeling is something I've never known,
And I just can't take my eyes off you.
And I just can't take my eyes off you, off you, off you.

So lay here beside me, just hold me and don't let go.
Oh, this feeling I'm feeling is something I've never known,
And I just can't take my eyes off you.
And I just can't take my eyes off you.

Review? :)
Let me know if I should continue, por favor!
If I do, they'll probably be a little longer than this...I just didn't have the time tonight to write a whole book for this one scene.

But I might come back later and add more...ya never know.

Song is "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," in case you couldn't guess. ;)

Thanks for reading, loves!