Hi, this is my first fanfic ever. I apologize in advance for sounding like a robot. I feel like I couldn't show emotions as much as I wanted to. Also, sorry for speeding through the beginning. I really wanted to get to the Josh scene. Anyways, hope you enjoy. Any kind of criticism is greatly appreciated. I apologize for any grammatical/spelling/other errors.
Disclaimer: I don't own Castle.
Castle was very excited for today. Beckett had invited him to help her go furniture shopping. Although he didn't understand why she decided that he would be a good person to bring along, he didn't mind. He got to see her, so it didn't matter what they were doing.
Castle went over to Beckett's apartment, and they left as soon as he got there in hopes of avoiding traffic. Although it was impossible to avoid traffic, Castle kept her entertained and time went by quickly. After looking through a few furniture stores, they were tired and hungry. Kate received a text from Josh inviting her to his apartment for lunch. She asked if she could bring someone, and Josh said, "ok."
Beckett and Castle went to Josh's apartment. Castle was not very happy with this, because he didn't feel like watching Kate getting comfortable with some other guy. His relationship with Gina had ended a while ago, and it was getting harder to restrain himself from asking her out. He wanted Kate to be happy and feel protected and comfortable. Castle sat through lunch watching them make googly eyes and listening to Kate compliment his cooking skills. Castle could cook too! He wanted Kate to be happy, but the more he thought about it, the more his decision that Josh wasn't right for her grew stronger.
Castle scowled at their kiss goodbye and was silent during their walk back to the car. Kate realized how uncomfortable Castle must have felt, and didn't say anything. When they got to the car, Castle realized that he had left his keys on the table. He went back alone to retrieve them. When Josh opened the door, Castle saw a woman in a towel climbing out the window. "Hey!" He ran passed Josh to the window, but he was too late and couldn't see her face. Saying that Castle was angry would have been an understatement. "You're cheating on her?" It took everything for Castle to not kick his ass.
Josh gave him a smirk and said, "Yea. Kate can get a little boring, you know? Oh wait, you don't know."
Castle went over to the table to grab his keys and walked up to Josh. "Stay away from Kate," he growled.
Josh was enjoying the pain and anger that he saw in Castle's eyes. "Or what?"
Castle started to walk out the door. "I thought so. Hey, don't tell Kate about what you saw."
"Are you serious? I have to tell her that you're cheating on her. Actually, you should tell her yourself right now. Let's walk over."
"We're not telling her anything." Josh stomped over to Castle and punched him in the face. "If you tell her anything, there'll be more where that came from."
Castle was shocked and couldn't do much more than stare at Josh in disbelief while he waited for the pain to subside enough for him to say something. "What kind of doctor punches people? Why do you want to stay with her so badly if she's boring?" he asked weakly, still in pain from the punch. Damn, he was strong.
"Don't tell her anything." Castle could see a hint of desperation or worries behind his anger, but Castle didn't care. He couldn't sympathize for someone who would do such a terrible thing to Kate.
Castle had to leave before he lost his temper and beat Josh half to death. He decided that he would be the bigger man, and just walked away. When he reached the car, he saw Kate singing along to the radio. He smiled at how adorable she was, but was quickly reminded of her relationship. He didn't care if he was going to get beat up, he needed to tell her the truth.
Soo...how was it? Haha. Thanks for reading! I'll probably continue, even if it does suck, because sometimes I just feel like writing and then..publishing it. Anyone else feel like Josh would be an ass? We don't really see much of him or learn much about him, but I can't help but imagine him as this kind of person.
I now realize that happening to see a girl climbing out the window in a towel is highly unlikely, especially after he invited her over, but..it kinda does. Like..she was there, and she was hiding while they ate, and she came out of hiding, but then Castle showed up, and the closest exit was the window..haha.
