WELL, I GUESS I SHOULD KEEP GOING WITH THIS. HOPE IT FLOWS OK, STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT DOWN WHAT IS IN MY HEAD. PLEASE REVIEW

"You remember? He is overcome with joy now that he knows that she knows, anger because she never let on that she did. "

"How long ago did you start to remember and why didn't you tell me?"

"I…I… never… forgot. I heard you above me in the cemetery. I so wanted to tell you that…..WAIT, I brought you in here to talk you about going behind my back! WHY? EXPLAIN THAT ONE! NOW!"

"But, Detective Beckett, I told you I loved you. I thought I was going to lose you and I needed for you to know how I felt. And you kept it all inside, and lied to me about it. How am I supposed to feel?"

"Castle, our feelings that we have for each other is not the issue right now." She takes notice that he is back to calling her Beckett, worse yet, he has added the Detective part to it.

He grabs her by the shoulders and keeps her at arm's length.

"Beckett, just tell me how you feel….can you at least give me a little hint of that first?"

"Ok, if this will help us move on. It scared me when I woke up and remembered what you said. Did you actually mean it or where you just saying that because you thought I might want to hear it at the time?"

"Now wait, you know me better than that, at least I would hope you would by now."

"Listen Castle, if we are going to get through this, you need to LISTEN first, ok? I said I thought that right after I got shot."

Can I really go through this right now with him, tell him everything that I feel and want? How I long to tell him I love him too? How when I was laying there bleeding, that I just wanted to touch his face and tell him, it will be ok, I am not going anywhere and I love you too?

"Let's sit down. I have to get him focused on the real issue at hand. Just know this for now, I have been going to therapy still even though I have been cleared for because I have so much to deal with to move on. I told you when we met up after your book signing on the swings that I have built this wall since my mom died. That I can't have a relationship with anyone with that wall still in place. The relationship I want to have with you. He is helping me with that, but you need to know, that the wall is coming down bit by bit with your help too. I want it to come down, to let you in, and I feel I am ready to start, but right now we have something more pressing to deal with. We can deal with the Barney stuff later."

"You mean you only carry around one bullet in your pocket?"

"One bullet, what are you talking about?"

"Barney, you know, Deputy Barney Fife from Andy Griffin show? Isn't that the Barney you are referring too?

Castle, I was talking about Barney, the purple dinosaur (she starts humming the "I love you, You love me theme") Barney, really Kate, you use Barney to tell him you love him? Oh no Rick, pleasssssse don't make me sing it…I can't really tell you right now I love you…of all things to say, WHY Barney? How romantic is that!

"OH, THAT Barney. Alexis used to love that song. How does it go again? Something about a big hug or kiss or something like that?" Wonder if can get her to sing it…she might not be ready, but at least she will say she loves me!

"CASTLE, FOCUS"

"Please, I had having a tune stuck in my head and can't remember the words."Please, I just need to hear you say it.

"Ok, just this once."

"I love you (Always Rick and I can't believe I just said that)(I can't believe she just said that), you love me and I am so shocked and feel so lucky to have you love me Rick Castle)

Rick mouths "Always" to Kate

We're a Happy Family, with a great big kiss from me"

"You a said you love me but you the hug and kiss backwards" damn, I was supposed to not remember

CASTLE!

"Ok, you're right, we need to focus."

Now that the "Barney" moment has passed, we have to think on how we are going to protect our family

"Don't you mean our families?"

"No, I mean OUR family. Cast…Rick, I feel like we are family. Part of this wall coming down has made me realize I have to let others in. I have become very fond of Martha and Alexis and they feel like family to me now, of course, you are in that grouping too."

Kate reaches for his hand. This feels so right, why has it taken so long for us to get this close? Of course, I know the answer to that.

It is very few and far between that she has calls him Rick. He likes the way it sounds. He can use to it.

"Kate, I feel the same about your dad so let's figure out how we are going to take care of OUR family."

Ok then, now tell me what the hell are you doing and WHY are you investigating my mother's murder, even after you told me to stop?"

"I did it for you. To keep you safe."

They both start to realize that the interrogation room might not the place to have this conversation.

"Kate, how about we go to The Haunt and finish this?"

"Rick, not really the most private place to continue this, don't you think?"

"Kate, basement, remember?"

"Perfect. Let's go. "

As they walk pass the bull pen, Esposito and Ryan notice that they are both humming.

"Barney, really bro?"

"No idea, but we never can tell with those two."

Kate leans over to Rick near the elevator. "Keeps them on their toes."