A/N THIS ONE ACTUALLY CAME TO ME FIRST AND HAS BEEN BOUNCING AROUND IN MY HEAD SO I THOUGHT I BETTER GET IT OUT BEFORE I GET A HEADACHE. THIS TAKES PLACE 4TH SEASON AND SOMETIME AFTER COPS AND ROBBERS BUT NO REAL SPECIFIC TIME AFTER THAT. NONE OF THEM ARE MINE

Castle's Loft-

Beckett could really get used to this. It was a weekly ritual now. Dinner and movie night with the Castle household, it can't get any better than this. Just a loving filled atmosphere to come home to and unwind at the end of the week. They have invited her and taken her in to their little family and this feels so much like home, a home she would very much enjoy being a part of. They even have set her up in the guest room for these special nights so she doesn't have to worry about leaving too early. Came in very handy since there was usually a little wine with dinner.

Usually after dinner, they would all sit on the couch and watch a movie together, but tonight Martha and Alexis each had other plans, so it was just the two of them now. Ever since the bank robbery, the day that she thought she had lost Castle and the dread of never seeing him again, it frightened her.

All the little things I would miss, like the coffee he always brings me. Always, his way, no, our way of saying everything will be ok, I have your back, and I'm here for you…ALWAYS. I almost lost that.

And now she is starting to realize to some small degree what he must have gone through seeing her get shot and lying there dying. She only had the dread right after the explosion; he actually saw her get shot and bleed.

I died right there in front of him in the ambulance. He deserves so much better than me. Someone who doesn't carry all this baggage, that is whole, not broken, with a wall around my heart that is the only thing that keeps me from tell him "I love you too" because Rick Castle, I do love you, ALWAYS and FOREVER. I am so glad that I have continued my therapy. I am ready to move on, to make you a permanent part of my life now. Mr. Castle, I believe that I have found my One and Done.

Castle was watching her out of the corner of his eye, the look of joy, the confusion and a little pain wash across her face. He noticed that she got that string of looks one right after the other a lot lately, but didn't want to push the issue and take the chance of running again. She was here, now, with him. Not a "couple" just yet, but here together. They were sitting on the couch, sharing a blanket, with her head on his shoulder and his arm around her as they watched TV. They were watching "Pure Country" with George Strait. He just sang "I Cross My Heart" and Beckett noticed that Castle had a small tear forming in the corner of his eye. Oh, how she wanted to say something smart about the big strong writer being a softy, but nothing really came to mind at the moment. She glanced up at him with a "are you ok" look in her eyes.

Oh, how I could just get lost in those eyes, thought Castle.

"That song gets to me every time I watch this movie. If that song just doesn't say "I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you", I don't know what song does."

Kate to self - self, remember this song. Might just come in handy someday.

"Oh, that reminds me Castle, George Strait and Randy Travis will be here in concert in a couple of weeks. Bunch of us from work are going and I was wondering if you would like to go me. Us, would you like to go with us? That is if we can tickets. They are going soooo fast."

"My dear detective, are you trying to ask me out on a date?"

I just love it when he calls me his dear detective.

"Well, since I did tell you I was a one writer girl from now on, I guess you could say that I am, Yes Mr. Rick Castle, I am asking you to be my date to the concert."

"Ok, then Ms. Kate Beckett, I accept. Just give me a sec, I need to make a phone call."

Beckett thinks what a mood killer that is, he has to make a phone call. He takes his cell and walks to the kitchen. He dials.

"George, Rick here. I doing good and you? I was just reminded that you are going to be here in a few weeks and you never called me? What's up with that?"

He knows George Strait?

"Well, Randy should have called then."

And RANDY too?

"Great, I accept the tickets as a way of an apology. Can you make it hang on a sec, will you? Thanks."

"Kate, how many tickets do we need?"

"Six."

"Six, George. You guys going to be able to stop by for Poker night?"

George and Randy, here, Poker night…I have to get in on this!

"Ok, I'll let you know when it is. Gotta keep it on the quiet, don't want all the press to come out like the last time we played. Remember how that went, all those fans and the press….hey George, I gotta run, my detective friend, who owns a gun, she is giving me this stare like I really need to go. You too, bye for now."

"Castle, you know George Strait AND Randy Travis? And you never told me?"

"You never asked. I have known them for a few years now. Help with a charity they were hosting and they just happened to like my books and we just hit it off. They usually come by for a little visit and a little poker whenever they are in town. Oh, look now a Randy Travis movie is on. Care to watch it with me, Miss Beckett?"

"I would love to Mr. Castle."

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