I do not own the characters, ABC does, but if I did, I'd be spending each night as the middle of a Caskett sandwich, enjoying BOTH buns... Second shot at this stuff, I'm not a writer, I'm a reader, so let's get some good fanfics going OCDers
The car ride was completely silent. Castle could only think about how he could get Kate out of the city, and the fastest way. Beckett could only think about the path of destruction her mother's case has left, and how badly she wanted to yell and Castle.
They had agreed to run off to the Hamptons. Castle was speeding there in Ryan's car since he had yet to return Castle's Ferrari. This was good though, because the people looking for Beckett would be expecting one of their cars. They would also be expecting them to run off to one of their dwellings. That is another reason why the Hamptons are a good idea; the house is still in Meredith's name, her maiden name.
The only people who knew where they are were headed were Ryan and Espo. Castle had gotten a call from his mysterious contact saying that, "the charade is over, they're coming for her." Immediately, Castle gathered the other three and shared everything. No one had the time to chide Castle for holding this all in, they had to come up with a plan, and quick.
Beckett hadn't talked to Castle since he divulged all his secrets. She didn't want to show how angry and hurt she was in front of Ryan and Espo. It's been over an hour now though since they had been alone, and she still hasn't said anything. With an hour or more to go, Beckett decided to take a nap.
Castle looked over his shoulder and marveled at her beauty as she slept there with his jacket bunched up under her head against the side of the car. He didn't care how mad she was with him, well he did, but he was more concerned about getting her out of the city. He felt he was doing a decent job at the moment. His heart grew warm seeing her bunched up, holding her knees to her chest and dozing off.
As she laid there, eyes closed but unable to sleep, conflicting feelings were coursing through her. Why does she have to love him? Why does he have to keep hurting her like this? Why does every time she imagines hitting him, it turns into passionate love making?
It probably has to do something with the day they previously had, it definitely did. After a long day at the precinct, Castle asked Kate to have a drink with her at the Old Haunt. Going out for a drink with Castle wasn't that out in left field, but it was the way he asked. He was nervous when he asked and oddly giddy when she accepted. After he left to visit the restroom, Kate couldn't help smiling, feeling giddy herself.
"Well Castle, what do you suggest?"
"Try the Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout," Castle suggested remembering that she liked chocolate.
Raising her eyebrows, Beckett gladly accepted. Castle was proud of himself for choosing one that she decided to refill twice. Around their third beer, Castle finally plucked up the courage to discuss what he asked her there to talk about.
"Not to ruin the night, but I'd really like to bring up something that you said," Castle started tentatively. "The first suspect of the 47 seconds case was in the interrogation room, and you probably didn't know that I was on the other side of the glass just admiring you…"
Kate put down her beer, heart dropping, but from knowing he was in the room, or from hearing that he was watching the interrogation just to watch her? A burn began running south of her body knowing that Castle was watching her, of course he'd watched her before, but he just told her he was admiring her, he admitted it..
"…and I heard you say that you remember everything from the day of the shooting. No, no please, let me finished," Castle said as Kate put her beer down looking like she wanted to interrupt. "Immediately I felt embarrassed, I felt hurt and foolish thinking that you ignored this because you didn't feel the same way. I acted poorly Kate, but these past few days, I realized, it can't be true. I know you feel something for me, something more than what you would feel for a normal partner and I even understand why you wouldn't admit knowing right away".
"Okay, I'm finished," he said as he was waiting for a response that he thought would come a little bit quicker.
Kate bit her lower lip and took in the look on his face of hope mingled with fear, it made her respond. "Rick," she put her hand on top of his and looked into his eyes, "you're right. I did hear you and I waited too long to tell you so. I feel horrible knowing that you felt that way." She paused looking more intently at him as if it were possible. To clarify she added, "I was waiting until I could give you all of me, I was waiting until I could tell you the same thing, and not only tell you the same thing but to tell you it when all my baggage was gone, I would be healed and happy and starting a new life with you."
Castle felt his hand getting warmer; he could feel her getting nervous just from the contact with her hand, that and the anxious look on her face.
Castle looked disappointed. "So, I chose to talk about this too early? You're not ready yet." His last sentence was meant as a statement, not a question, she answered anyhow.
"No Rick," she paused, "I was thinking all those things, key word was, but I've been getting help and I've been able to organize my thoughts-better, more clearly. The clearest thought I have is that I need you in my life, 'more than just a normal partner'. She squeezed his hand and glanced up back into his eyes to see if he understood.
In that moment Castle saw her love, their life, their future, he saw all of it. He cupped her face with his free hand and slowly moved his body closer to hers in their booth. Neither had broken their eye contact which made each of them burn in places that needed tending to. Castle pulled her head in and softly placed his lips on hers.
Kate felt his lips and it triggered her desire for more. She kissed back, opened her mouth and allowedhim to explore. She felt his hand leave hers and plant itself on the inside of her upper thigh. She didn't think that he could pull her much closer, but somehow grabbing her there did. Her now freed hand joined its other around Castle's neck to lace her fingers in his hair.
When they broke apart, Castle looked down at his hand, almost surprised that he found it there. He quickly removed it, "Sorry, I, I didn't realize I was, that it was there.." he sputtered. Kate replied in her wildly cute laugh and returned an endearing look full of love,… and lust.
She was just suggesting they get out of there when who walked in… Ryan and Espo. Shit. The first thing they seem to see is them. Smiling and waving, not know that these two were just about to head out to do things to each other that they couldn't even imagine.
"Hey guys, didn't know you were here," Esposito said enthusiastically.
"Um, well, we were just going to…." Beckett was trying to say that they were leaving, but Ryan took the meaning differently and interrupted her before she could finish.
"Oh no, no, next rounds on me, Castle, help me carry them over?" Ryan interceded.
Shit. Shit. Shit. When they returned Castle was sitting across from Kate with a look on his face that screamed, 'Shit. Shit. Shit.'. That wasn't the only look though. Kate felt a heat radiating off Castle and attaching itself to her. She wanted to reach down into her pants and feel that heat and stoke it. After the next few rounds and an hour or two of painful eye sex, they made another attempt to leave.
"Oh great", Ryan said, "Beckett, any chance I can get a ride back". She took a moment and thought about this and about how much she had had to drink, but more importantly how she wasn't planning on heading back that way. BUT, She couldn't decline without making those two very suspicious.
"You know, maybe I had too much to drink, we can just split a cab." She said this while giving a very defeated glance towards Castle.
That knocked the wind out of Castle but he knew that if they wanted to keep this hushed for the time being, they had to split for the night.
After all the bills had been paid, they caught two cabs, Beckett and Ryan heading one way, and Esposito and Castle heading the other way.
These thoughts slowly brought her to sleep until they reached Castle's beach house.
Planning on another Chapter but let me know what you all think. Slip some ideas or reviews too of anything you'd like to see. Thanks for reading.