A/N Just one of the many ideas, which came into my mind after watching that outstanding episode
Disclaimer: I'm not the owner of Castle
"Come to bed", he says giving her his hand.
And she takes it, and follows him willingly; because the last thing she needs right now is yet another rabbit hole she would fall into, frantically grasping at the edges.
"If you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you". So, she is not going to look, for once. She wants to forget everything and everybody, to bury all of nearly deadly experiences in the depths of her mind. And he will help her. He is the only one who can.
She is lying in the bed, her breath gradually slowing after their desperate lovemaking, the image of the woods finally gone from under her eyelids. He is right beside her and she can feel his fingers, drawing some random patterns on her bare shoulder.
He talks to her and his soft, deep voice is comforting her, soothing her aching soul.
"You know, I still owe you a proper dinner. And you still have to convince me about that silly font. And then we're gonna find a venue. But, of course, it will be at the last possible moment, as usual. I mean, when wasn't it?"
"We will finally get married, surrounded by our not very traditional family. And to break the traditions completely, I will be the one to throw the flowers. You are the strongest half in our couple, after all. Ooh, and Esposito will catch them and marry Lanie next year."
She smiles weakly at that, but says nothing. This story is too good to be interrupted.
"And we will have an awesome honeymoon, in any place of the world you want. I will make sure that none of my exes has ever been there, promise. It will be ours and ours alone, and we will fill it with the best memories possible. By the way, there is always space."
She can't help, but let out a soft giggle. His ability to ease her tension sometimes is really amazing. He is amazing and she still needs to tell him that in person.
"When we come back, the boys will probably tease us with something like "Detective Castle" or "Mr. Beckett", but I think, I'll be okay with that. As long as you are to the rest of the world. When you are off duty, obviously, or that would be rather confusing."
"And I would like to see you rolling your eyes at me, when I tell the kids our story. We will have kids someday, right? Little Castle babies, running all over the house, that's… wow! Remember, Simon Doyle promised us three of them?"
Kate actually rolls her eyes, but the butterflies in her heart and stomach are doing some kind of a weird dance. Children, with Castle…Oh, my God!
He moves closer to her, his hand cautiously snaking around her waist, his voice lowering to a whisper.
"You are going to be an amazing mom, I know it. I love you so much, Kate! I want us to turn old and grey together, joking about each other's fake teeth. walk to our swings, talking about the universe and its sense of humor, which brought us together. We would waste hours on end, having all the time in the world, solving some local crimes now and then. The murder of some neighbor's pet crocodile, for instance. "
He sighed.
And we better die the same day, or –"
"Better not to die at all"
Kate turned in Castle's arms and looked into his eyes, wiping a tear off his cheek.
"True." He said "But I can't promise you that"
"I know, babe" She whispered, her eyes full of tears, as well.
"There is one thing though, I can promise you now"
He gently touched the abrasion on the left side of her face.
"There is no way I'm leaving you alone, again"
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