Pup Talk
On a dreary New York day, Rick was sitting in his office typing up a storm when all of a sudden he heard the muffled ringing of his phone. Recognizing it as Kate's ringtone he quickly tried to find it before going to voicemail. Finally finding it in one of his desk drawers he tried to answer it but was too late. Silently cursing himself for missing the call he called her back.
"Beckett" she answered normally.
"Hey, it's Castle. Did you call?" he asked her.
"Oh, yeah. I was just calling you to tell you we have a case," she informed him. "Can you meet me at the Starbucks by the precinct?"
"Uh, yeah. I'll see you in twenty minutes?" he said looking at his watch and a little confused about why she wasn't giving him the address to a crime scene.
"Twenty sounds good." She confirmed
"Alrighty see you then." Rick then hung up the phone and headed out the door. Noticing his clothing, sweats and a t-shirt, he quickly went to his room and changed. Finally dressed in his normal attire, a blue button up shirt, a black blazer, and matching pants.
Once he reached the coffee shop he got in line, and then looked around the shop to find her, he noticed her sitting at a table with two cups, one on each side of the table. He walked over to her and sat down. "Hey, where's the crime scene?"
"We've already finished it. I didn't call you because it was in Gates' neighborhood, and she was already on a rampage. It was best if you weren't there, but you're still on the case. I also didn't want to wake you up," she told him after seeing the hurt look on his face.
"Oh, yeah. Now I'm really glad I wasn't there, but for future reference, as long as you're the one calling me I don't mind being woken up at three or four in the morning. Thanks for the coffee, by the way."
"Yeah well I figured it was my turn. You've been supplying the coffee for four years now, and it must be eating your wallet to get me my caffeine fix, I know I have a slight addiction," she joked.
"It doesn't bother me. How come I get the feeling that there's something else going on here?" he asked her trying to see what was going on. She could have just told him to go to the precinct.
"I want to talk to you about something."
"What is it? Are you pregnant? Are you breaking up with me? Please don't break up with me. Whatever I did, I can fix it. I'll change!" he went on all of a sudden very nervous.
"No. Calm down. I'm not pregnant and I'm not breaking up with you. I love you the way you are. Do you remember the case with the dog trainer?"
"Yeah, of course I remember. Why?" he asked her still wondering what she was getting at.
"Well I was online the other day when you were still on your trip and I was looking at puppies and I found a guy that breeds all different kinds of dogs." She told him nervously.
"So you're telling me you want to get a puppy?" he asked her while smiling that thousand watt smile that she loved so much that it tickled her insides.
"Yeah."
"Awesome! What kind do you want?"
"I don't know. We can go check it out to see what kinds he has."
"Alright. Where is it and when do you want to go?"
"I was thinking we could go this weekend and it's in Albany."
"Okay, that's about a three hour trip. Why don't you give the guy a call and tell him we'll be there on Saturday," he told her seeing the overjoyed look on her face that made him melt.
"Okay, I'll give him a call. Let's go to the precinct and catch us a killer."