You didn't...

Detective Katherine Castle stopped at the front door to the loft that she shared with her husband and two children for a moment, as was her habit, just to smile and remember. But the she heard a bunch of suspicious noises from inside the loft.

There was entirely far too much giggling, and that sound right there appeared to be...

He didn't, did he?

Kate put her keys in the lock and started to open the door. By the time she had, her two children were away upstairs, and her husband, Richard Castle was approaching her.

"Hi honey, how was your day?" he said, entirely far too cheerful, and with an entirely far too innocent look on his face.

"What did you do?" she said, her voice completely flat.

"Me? Absolutley nothing" he said, far too quickly, shuffling sideways

Kate looked past him. And saw on the ground a basket. And a bone.

"You bought a dog?" Kate said. "Castle, why did you buy a dog?"

Castle grinned "Okay kiddos, bring him down" he shouted up to their children, before turning back to Kate and saying in a very hopeful voice "I love you?"

She just glared at him as their son and daughter walked out of their bedroom, and an in their wake came an entirely over excited puppy, tearing around like a little furry lightning bolt. It eventually ended up, giving Kate's ankles a sniff and looked up at her, panting, tail wagging.

"Castle, is this a St Bernard?" At his nod, she moaned "Castle, St Bernards are Huuuuuge"

"But loyal! When he grows up he'll be extremely loyal to us, and how valuable will a very large, very loyal dog be to us? And I promise I'll walk him every day and feed him and take him to the vet and stuff!" Castle gave his wife a 'puppy dog eyes look, and at a quick gesture from him, their two children started giving Kate the look as well

"Oh fine" she said rolling her eyes, knowing that she'd never get her way.

And besides, I always wanted a puppy, not that I'm going to let him know that! Kate smiled as she crouched down to scratch the puppy behind the ears.