I enjoyed entertaining myself with this little snippet, but couldn't quite see it working with chapter 18, since it would be a little like Season 1 Castle meeting Season 3 Beckett. That and, I forgot I'd written it.
All that aside, it would be the opening of chapter 18. Enjoy.
Observation
Deleted Scene from Chapter 18
The observation room at St. Vincent's Mental Ward was not unlike the interrogation room at the precinct, Rick reflected with some surprise. That shouldn't be surprising, considering that the doctors solve mysteries too; the mystery of why their patients are as they are. Not unlike a detectives job at all, he reflected.
He glanced at his partner who was unusually fidgety. "Not as much fun being on the other side is it?"
She scowled in response and sipped at her tea. He glanced around the small room. A scarred table and one way mirror. The size of the room reminded him rather forcibly of his own arrests. He eyed the mirror speculatively, wondering whether anyone spied on them from the other side.
With a trace of his old boys-will-be-boys bravado, he pulled a lazy smile and waved at the mirror.
"What are you doing?" Beckett snapped.
"Flirting."
Her brow knitted. "Flirting." She repeated, her tone utterly flat.
"Yeah," he indicated the mirror with a nod of his head, "with whoever's back there."
"Hunh." Beckett turned away and again Rick found himself staring at their reflections.
A moment later he was on his feet, unbuckling his belt.
"Castle, what are you doing?" Beckett hissed.
"I'm bored."
"So you're taking off your pants?"
His grin widened, "I figure if I moon them they might bring Kirland sooner. Hey," he paused, his hand on his fly. He gave her his most delicious Devil-may-care grin. "You wanna—"
"No!" Beckett snapped, her cheeks pinking as her eyes darted everywhere but at him.
Just at that moment the door opened, and a young woman wearing the classic white doctor's jacket over scrubs entered. "I'm sorry to—" she broke off mid-sentence as she noticed the sprawling ends of Castle's belt, and Beckett's vivid face. She looked from one to the other.
"What sort of treatment do you offer exhibitionists? Kate asked nonchalantly.
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