Melting
Just a quick note: I don't know how long this is going to turn out to be. Just a cute idea I had. Please review and let me know if you think I should keep going :) Hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: These amazing characters aren't mine unfortunately.
"You're so going down, Castle!" Kate Beckett exclaimed. She was ready to wipe that cocky grin off of his face as he challenged her to a bet to see who could finish their milkshake the quickest.
"You know, Beckett, you could just save yourself the brain freeze AND the loss you're about incur at the expense of my expert milkshake chugging skills," he retorted.
"No way, Castle! The real question is what am I going to win in this bet when I embarrass you about 45 seconds from now?" she asked.
"Hmmm," he mumbled as he pondered that for a minute. "What is it that you want from me, Detective?" he said with just a hint of deviousness in his eyes.
Kate rolled her eyes at him and said, "I should know better than to let you set the terms on a bet….How about when I kick your butt, you have to dress up in a full blown elf costume to Lanie's Christmas party this weekend."
Rick laughed and said, "And when Ikick yourbutt, you have to dress up in a sexy elf costume to the Christmas party."
Kate paused and momentarily regretted her competitive streak. But, she wasn't about to give Castle the satisfaction of seeing her back down from the challenge. "Deal!" she said. "But try not to be too embarrassed when the boys start asking if you if 'Smiling's your favorite, Ricky the Elf.'" And with those final words she started gulping down her milkshake.
Rick groaned and immediately started chugging his own shake. But, because Kate had gotten a head start on him, he wasn't sure this was going to turn out very well.
Meanwhile, Kate was regretting this challenge more and more. The milkshakes at Remy's were huge and Rick had been right when he mentioned brain freeze. But, she was determined not to be stuck in a sexy elf costume in front of all her co-workers so she kept gulping until she emptied her glass.
"No fair, Beckett!" Rick whined. "You totally cheated!"
"I'm sorry you were so busy picturing me as a sexy elf you got a late start," she teased. "But, if it makes you feel any better I have massive brain freeze at the moment."
"How bout you dress up withme instead, Ms. Cheater?" Rick tried to reason.
"Not a chance, Castle." she replied. "I'm sure you'll look cute in green, though," she said with a wink.
Whoa Kate, she thought to herself. Was she flirting with him? She really must have had brain freeze. She needed to snap out of this. But, then again, they had been spending a lot more time together lately.
"Whatever," Rick grumbled as he signaled to the waiter that they were ready for their check. "Can we at least go to the party together?" he asked. "I mean it'd be the least you could do since you had to resort to being sneaky to beat me," he added.
Kate hesitated. Was he asking her to be his date? Or was this just another simple friend thing. Kate was so caught up in her thoughts that she didn't notice Castle paying for their food until he signed the check and was speaking to her in a worried voice, "Beckett, I was just kidding, you won fair and square I take it back!"
"What? Oh, sorry, wait….did you just pay for my food? Castle, I told you I was treating you for helping come through with that lead on the Reynolds case!"
"It's already taken care of, Beckett! See, I'm even the perfect gentlemen in the wake of defeat!" he joked.
Kate rolled her eyes at him but decided to just let it go. She'd learned long ago that Castle wouldn't take no for an answer when it came to his idea of chivalry. And she couldn't deny that while she placed a huge value on her independence, she was becoming more and more comfortable letting him take control occasionally.
"So…you still didn't answer my question, Detective." Rick said, snapping her out of her thoughts again. "Can we at least attend this party together?" he asked giving her those big blue puppy dog eyes that she was used to seeing at least once or twice a day.
"Fine, Castle," she agreed, "But, I'm notdressing up!" she said as they walked out the restaurant together.
She didn't notice the grin that had spread across Rick's face as he placed an arm on her back and guided them out the door. He couldn't wait for this party. He may have lost their silly bet but, he was already making plans to make Lanie's Christmas party a night they wouldn't forget.
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