A/N: Hey everyone! I'd just like to say thank you so much for all the alerts and reviews! Also, in a few reviews it mentioned the similarities to an episode of Grey's Anatomy. This is pure coincidence; I don't even watch Grey's! But should I be? Thanks again, I love you all
"Shit! Beckett!" swore Castle "she was here ten seconds ago" panicked Castle.
Castle, Ryan and Esposito heard a noise from under the pier, when Beckett surfaced, coughing.
"You guys do know I'm still here" came Beckett's voice from under the pier. Kate saw three heads coming into focus from the top of the pier and she fiercely held onto the wooden post supporting the pier, which was currently her lifeline. "Are you three just going to stare at me all day? I'd like to be out of here before Christmas!" groaned Beckett.
"Oh, right" said Castle as Ryan and Esposito muttered in the background and started grabbing the rope and what else they needed from the rescue kit they'd brought over when Castle had alerted them about the current situation.
"You okay, Becks?" asked Castle, highly concerned of her current state of wellbeing.
"As well as I can be, floating in icy water at this stage" grimly replied Beckett.
"We'll get you out of there in a second" smiled Castle, although she knew him well enough to see the sadness behind his eyes. Beckett just floated there patiently until Ryan and Esposito were ready to help her out.
"Okay, Beckett the rope is coming down, you know the drill, grab it and yadda yadda yadda" said Esposito.
Beckett didn't reply, but just grabbed onto the rope with what strength she had left and put pressure with her feet on the post she had been holding onto moments earlier and mimicked the action of rock climbing without the rocks, obviously.
It didn't take Ryan and Esposito much effort to pull Kate up, after all, she wasn't very heavy. Once she could reach the top of the pier she pulled herself up the rest of the way, gasping for air.
Castle helped her sit up and wrapped a blanket from the rescue kit around her shoulders and sat next to her on the pier, rubbing his arm up and down her own as an effort to warm up her freezing body. He felt her relax against him and leant her head on his shoulder as her breathing slowly became normal.
Ryan and Esposito, behind them, decided to let them have this moment teasing free, especially after the events that had occurred in the last fifteen minutes.
"EMTs are on their way" said Ryan.
"Thanks Ryan" said Castle, noticing Kate's slight groan of annoyance at the subject.
Five minutes later, when the paramedics arrived, Castle stood up and helped Beckett up with his arm around her waist and over to the ambulance and helped her sit down and releasing her.
Beckett was examined by a paramedic named Jessica, who seemed to be pleased with her assessment of her current state.
Jessica removed the stethoscope from her ears and slung it around her neck after she'd finished.
"There isn't any major damage done, everything's normal, but I would like to keep Detective Beckett under observation at least for tonight, because she was in the water for approximately fifteen minutes, so there's still a possibility that she could go into shock" said Jessica, informing Beckett and Castle of the circumstances.
Beckett turned to Castle.
"I'm not spending the night in a hospital..." she complained.