Thank you so much for the reviews! It means a lot to me that you take to time to write a review. This chapter focuses on the car ride; bear with me if it goes a little slow.

Disclaimer: Yeah… I don't own Castle.

This is dedicated to Hannah B., because you hate both Castle and Taylor Swift, which I included in this. Love you!

Rick Castle and Kate Beckett made their way down to Castle's car, one of the many he owned but also one of the more simple of them all. Castle popped the trunk and loaded their bags.

Castle had packed according to what little information about the trip Kate told him. She said it would be mild weather. Not too warm, not too cold, but between 60 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit every day. Kate also said that this was not the type of place for quote "Precinct Clothes" and that he should pack casual jeans and t-shirt for pretty much every day.

"Castle, this is a pretty far drive, about four and a half hours. Are you sure you want to drive?" Beckett asked, not wanting him to be stuck driving the entire way. Before he could even answer, Kate spoke. "Oh, I forgot. You don't even know where to go. You know what? How about you drive for the first two hours and I'll cover the last two and a half."

"Yeah, or you could just tell me where to go." Castle tried, still desperately wanting to know where the heck she was taking him.

"No, I like my idea better. Now it's," Beckett checked her phone, forgetting about her watch, "4:30 pm now. If you drive until 6:30, we can stop and get a bite to eat, then I will just drive." Kate rambled. She very rarely rambled, but now she was very excited for this trip. She just wanted to get there and see the look on his face as they arrived.

"Whatever you say." Castle said with a smirk playing his face, as if he had a choice in the driving arrangement. Once they were buckled in and ready to leave, Castle started the ignition and began on his way to god-knows-where with only Beckett for directions.

The car dove down the road. The first few minutes were silent, but then Kate reached over and turned the radio on full blast. I Knew You Were Trouble by Taylor Swift had just started and Kate loved this song and once the lyrics began to play, she sang along. Rick gave a quick glance to the side to watch Kate. She was so…Kate. Not Beckett, the no play all work homicide detective, but Kate. Kate the free spirit that let everything go and rocked out to the radio; Kate the woman of his dreams. This was his Kate, and if all went as planned this weekend, possibly his fiancé.

When the song was over, Castle turned down the radio, surprising Beckett. "Hey, when I came out of my room today, you looked like you had something on your mind. Want to talk about it? It would give us something to do until we get to eat." Castle prompted. He wasn't going to ask her about it, but they were going to be in the car for the next four hours and, truth be told, he has heard enough Taylor Swift dealing with Alexis.

"Oh, that. I was just… I don't know, thinking." Kate said vaguely as she looked out the window in an uninterested way. Castle stayed silent, hoping she would enlighten him on her earlier thoughts. He turned his head and gave her a questioning look. Kate caught on to his silent message and continued speaking. "It's nothing really, just some silly thoughts. You will probably laugh at it." Kate silently confessed.

The traffic was stopped and it looked like it would be backed up for at least twenty minutes. Castle took this as a sign to go further into the subject. "Kate, I saw the smile on your face, and whatever makes you happy is never silly." Rick moved his hand to Kate's face, turning her towards him. "I swear I won't laugh. So tell me?"

He looked so loving, so loving towards her. It's not that big of deal. I mean, what's he going to do? I think he wants this too. Kate thought inwardly to herself.

"Fine. Okay. When I saw you sliding down the hall, racing yourself to your room, I started thinking about the future. You know if it… wasn't just you running down the halls." Beckett said, her head down, hair creating a curtain to hide her blushing cheeks. Castle was not catching on, and pulled the car up. Not too far, maybe a foot.

Rick sensed that she was embarrassed about this. He moved his hand once more to her face, and now brushed the hair back, making her look him in the eyes.

"Care to enlighten me a little bit more? Who would I be running with?" Castle questioned.

"Promise you won't laugh? Because I know we haven't talked about this subject yet," Kate said. Rick nodded, signaling her to continue. "Kids."

"You mean…. Ours?" Rick eagerly asked. How could she think he would laugh? He loved the idea of them having a family together. Kate nodded; somehow still shy about the subject, even though it was clear her boyfriend was not. "Kate, there is no doubt in my mind that I want us to be a family and I am ecstatic that you think about it. Let's not rush into it though, okay? I promise you, one day, your little pictures in your mind will come true. I might even let you race with us." Castle's spoken words now bringing a smile to Kate's face.

"Okay, we can talk about this later, but I agree. Right now, you need to drive." Kate said shifting Castle's attention to the road that now contained less traffic congestion.

They passed time the rest of the drive by talking about Castle's new book he was working on, listening to the radio some more, and talking about random, seemingly pointless things just to pass the time. Rick tried once or twice to find out where they were headed, but never succeeded at his snooping.

Around 6:40, Kate and Rick pulled over at a small restaurant that looked nice, but you could tell that it was in a small town. The floors were a checker board pattern in black and white. The booths were red that showed many years of business with all of its wears and tears. The menus contained burgers, fries, and shakes, all of which Castle and Beckett ordered, both getting separate burgers and shakes, but ordering a single order of fries to share since neither of them wanted to be so stuffed that they fell asleep on the rest of the drive.

"So are we staying at a hotel?" Castle pestered. Kate shook her head no. "How about a boat?" Another no from Kate. "In a box on the street?" Castle joked, "Come on Kate, I told you when we were going to the Hamptons!" Rick whined.

"This is different. It's a surprise, and I guarantee it will surprise you, so just let yourself be surprised?" Kate said with a smile playing her lips, reaching for a fry.

"Okay, sure, but since you get to keep secrets, I get to pay." Castle reasoned. Kate nodded, still smiling, feeling proud of her self because she had both shut him up and gotten out of paying in two sentences.

After paying, Castle climbed into the passenger seat and Kate behind the wheel. Beckett started the car, backed out, and drove onto the highway. It was a little after seven, but it was still light outside, barely. The sun was starting to set behind the trees and buildings, making everything a light orange-yellow color. Kate loved sunsets, but rarely got to see them properly in New York, with her working late and the surrounding buildings. Truth be told, Kate loved the outdoors. No one really knew except for her father, not even Castle, not because she hid it from him, but because he never really asked. Maybe this trip would let him know more about her.

While the sun set, Rick grabbed Kate's hand and enjoyed this moment with her. He stayed like that for a while, until it got dark outside. Around 7:30, Castle's eyelids became heavy. So much for keeping him awake Kate thought. Carefully, Beckett withdrew her hand from around Castle's and placed his in his lap with her own now back on the wheel. Glancing over at him, his mouth now agape, hair starting to fall into his forehead, and his head cocked to the right side gently leaning against the window. He looks just like a little boy, all childish and sleepy. She loved when he looked like that. It made more pictures fly into her head, like when he was packing. Pictures of Rick asleep on the couch with a baby sleeping on his chest, arms protectively wrapped around him or her. She pictured a boy, around age five, brown hair like both of theirs. His hair was short, spiked in the front, and he was wearing pajamas, sleeping in their bed. She was pregnant in this picture, her large belly showing that she was around 7 months.

With all of her thoughts, the drive went by rather quickly. Before she knew it, she was pulling into the long gravel driveway. It was just as she remembered it when she was a little girl. The trees were full and green, the barn bright red. Even the house looked the same, although it has had some touch ups over the years by her uncle. She had to remind to thank her uncle for letting her and Rick stay here for the week.

Kate shook her partner, trying to awaken him. He startled awake, head flying forward from the window. He looked around, mumbling and trying to figure out where he was.

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