"lightning does strike twice" I saw somewhere that Beckett and Castle in season 6-(not sure what esp) had a murder where there was a baby involved. so that night (well morning 11/09/13) had a dreams about that and this is what I came up with. It was more than one dream but I combined them and wrote it down in the dark. I woke up crying (from the 1st dream-nightmare more like) for I'm a big "Caskett" fan and well...you will have to read the story. I had another ending to my dream (2nd dream, make some good things come out of it. After all it takes place at Christmas time-wink)

This is the first dream I have had of them (Beckett and Castle together) since the beginning of season 6. Are there any spoilers, I don't know so I would just say yes to cover any if there are. I don't read any of them (spoilers, news or anything like that, I want the esp to be clean when I watch)-"Castle live", I want to be surprised, that's to me the whole point of Castle and I haven't found one that has spoiled it for me yet-the actors always surprise me.

anyway, hope you enjoy this story. The title came to me because of what Castle, himself said in "Hunt/Target" esp. about his daughter.

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side notes:

1: This story takes place in Dec New York style-cold and snowy (it's only twice okay make that three times snowed where I live and it was only for a day each time-this is in a 30 year period-never seen a white Christmas, Thanksgiving yes,),

and 2. Alexis is still not talking to her father about Pi I think that's all you need to know! oh I don't own them, not even the baby!

Lightning does strike twice
by fibbermegee
11/09/13

Castle sitting in his car with Beckett, taps his fingers on the steering wheel. They by the request of Beckett, they were out riding around looking at wedding venues. When is this going to end? he thought to himself waiting on the light to turn green. We have been at this for hours. I just want...

"Castle," Beckett yells.

"Huh?" he answers her.

"Pay attention,"

"Right." he moves the car forward.

"I know that you don't want to do this, but it's important to me."

"well, than it's important to me."

"You're just saying that." she shot back at him, irritated with him. if he didn't want to do this why not be honest with me.

"I want it to be...I want to give you everything that you want...deserve... I uh...um...just want it to be perfect." he smiles. Beckett hears church bells coming from near by and decides, even though it's snowing out, to open the car window.

"Kate, you know that it's well in the teens out there, why open the window."

"I want to feel the breeze, enjoy..."

"Enjoy getting sick. but then again, you were good at playing nurse."

"Castle," she slightly slaps him on the arm, as they round the corner she slightly hears "here comes the bride."

"Slow down,"

"Why?"

"Just humor me?"

Castle slows the car down, sure enough he too can hear the music, "Someone's getting married today."

Little did they know that this is the day their lives would change for ever as well.

Bang, Bang, Bang. Gun shots ring out, shattering the windows of a small country church, sending colored shards in the snow.

"Is that?" Castle asks, knowing all to well what that sound really was. Beckett jumps out of the car, drawing her gun before her feet hit the snow. Castle standing in the snow watches as birds flew from the trees over the small country church. Beckett could hear the crunching of Castle's shoes as he approaches her.

"Quiet, Castle," Beckett slowly walks towards the church. "Let's go." she waves him forward.

"Shouldn't we call for back-up?" Another round of gun shots went off.

"No time," she grabs the handle of the church door and swings it open.

Nothing, no sounds of any kind. That was the spookiest feeling for any cop. Beckett swings her gun around. "Hello," she whispers. Then she sees the bloody flow of blood flowing together down the aisle. Oh no not...

"Not a good day after all."

"Castle,"

"Sorry, I...um..."

She side steps the pooling of blood, and makes her way up the aisle ."We..." She sees some feet from the pew poking out in the aisle. She puts her hand up to stop Castle from moving any closer. She whips out her phone, "I need to call this in. Just stand there." Into the phone, when someone on the other end of the line answers, "This is Detective Kate Beckett we have a murder," Castle holds up his three fingers, "Make that multiple murders at the Church on Mark street."

"How many?"

Castle glances around the scene, "At least six more over there," he points. "And that's all I see from where I'm standing. I'm guessing the whole wedding party." he scratches his head.

"What Castle, I know that look. It's one that tells me something is missing?"

"Yeah the bride and groom."

"What?"

"From here I don't see..."

Lanie walks up to where Castle was standing. "That was quick." he whispers.

"Well, when my girl calls, where is she?" Castle points, "Up that way, she told me to stay here."

"And you listened?"

"Funny," he snorts.

"Oh honey, your suppose to be..."

"We were till we heard the bullets go flying." Castle answers.

"Any one, still?"

"I don't know, Lanie it's a mess," Beckett points out the obvious.

"That it is," the ME glances around the church, blood was now pouring into the aisle in the shape of a river towards Castle's shoes. He steps back some. "Not the day any of them expected," Lanie said under her breath looking at one of the victims. Lanie thinks that she hears movement from farther down the pew where she was looking at a body of a young woman.

"I think that we do have a witness."

"Good can I talk to them." Beckett pops up from kneeling over another body a row behind Lanie,

Lanie shot a look at Beckett then points down.

"Not exactly."

"Not exactly, what do you mean?" Lanie points down again. Then Beckett sees the baby carrier.

"oh no,"

"Oh yes,"

"Our only surviving witness to this is a baby."

"I not quite sure yet, I thought it was moving under the blanket." Lanie swallows.

Beckett pauses then looks back at Castle, "How old?" she whispers.

Lanie slides the covers down to see the baby's face. "I say a couple of months old. No more than that. And he is alive. He just blinked at me."

"So can our witness talk?" Castle asks only hearing bit and pieces of what they are talking about. Beckett shook her head slightly, as she glances her eyes at the baby carrier hoping that Castle would see it as he approaches them.

Beckett reaches down, picks up the little baby boy who was glancing up at her.

"I don't think he will be talking anytime soon."

Castle's theme song here! (well that's what I heard in my dream)

To be continued...

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what do you guys think, I dream this so it's kinda off...anyway I hope that someone will enjoy.