A few days later...
"Wakey, wakey Detective" smiled Castle as he popped his head into Detective Beckett's hospital room.
"Morning Castle."
"Did you sleep well?" asked Castle as he entered the room with their daily coffees.
"As good as I can in this place" she said as she took the coffee from Castle's outstretched hand.
"So you get to get discharged today. Are you excited?"
"Well I can't wait to get out of here is that is what you mean. I have been in this same room for almost a week. I feel at least a little more like myself actually being able to wear real clothes again"
"Well yes. Have you given any thought to where you are going to stay until you are fully recovered?"
"I am staying at my apartment Castle, I am not a child, I can take care of myself." As she finished her sentence a nurse walked in.
"Well Detective, that can't happen unfortunately. You need to have someone be with you for a least a week while you are on all your medications and until the wound heals more. Right now you will need help doing a lot of things. You need to leave with a responsible adult or you cant be discharged."
"Cant I sign a waiver or something? I don't have anyone I can ask to do that for me."
"Unfortunately no, it's having some help or staying here. Your call. Here are the discharge documents. Fill them out and you can go... only if you have that adult." Said the nurse and then she left the room.
"I guess that settles it then" said Castle.
"Settles what?"
"You're staying with me. You need someone to be around and if you stay with me there will always be myself, my mother or Alexis around. We have plenty of space. It will work out great."
"No Castle, I can't."
"You can and you will. You sign the forms, and I will go get the car ok? We can stop by your place and pick up what you need."
"Castle..." Beckett began to speak with a defeated look on her face.
"Not another word Detective. Start signing, I will be right back" and with that Castle dashed out of the room.
What am I going to do, thought Beckett. How am I going to live in the same home as Richard Castle?...this is not going to turn out well...will it?