Title: The Fallout
Characters/Ship: Beckett, Montgomery, Ryan, Esposito, Lanie, Castle mentioned
Word Count: 100 on the dot!
Spoilers: Through the Season 2 finale
Summary: "She pushes herself back inside, safe." Immediately post-finale, as everyone reacts to what they just witnessed.
One by one, they filtered out of the conference room.
Montgomery was first: clasping her forearm, reassuring, firm.
"Good work cracking the case, Detective. This was your collar."
She registered vaguely that he was trying to comfort her- in the way only a captain could.
Her boys were second: arms' crossed, angry, conspiratorial voices.
"We are so going to kick his ass."
"And boycott him on Halo."
She was struck with an understanding. Loyalty. Her breath caught. She nodded.
Lanie was third: meeting her eyes, sympathetic but insistent.
"He didn't know."
She pushed herself back inside, safe denial.
"Know what?
Author's Note: Feedback would be lovely, as this is my first Castle fic! Justgetting my feet wet in the fandom, so to speak.