Disclaimer: Castle and all of its characters aren't mine. Fran Feldman and Club Zero though, they are just figments of my imagination and anybody or place with those names are just coincidences.

Author's Note 1: Before I post this chapter, I just want to say how excited I was to see that this story was such a big hit! It feels amazing to know that some people are interested in what I am writing about. So, to all of the reviewers, followers and favourite-rs, this chapter is for you.

Announcing the Inevitable

Chapter 3

A string of curses slipped from Castle's mouth. "Shit," he added for good measure. "Kate?" he called into the bedroom from his position in the bathroom. "Can you help me with my tie? I can't seem to… wait a minute," he pauses. "Never mind! I got it!" he yelled again.

In the bedroom walk-in closet, Kate was shimmying into a tight, purple dress. The dress had one over-the-shoulder tank top sleeve, and flowed to just above the knees. 'It doesn't leave a lot to the imagination' she thought. 'At least there's a lot of neck and leg access' she blushed. Hearing Castle finishing up in the bathroom, she flipped her hair, grabbed her heels and darted out into the room. She stood at the end of the bed, waiting for her fiancé.

"So what are you doing tonight, Ka…" Rick started as he walked into the room, stumbling over his words at the sight of the detective. "Kate? Is there… wow! You look gorgeous. Is there some sort of 'girls' night' planned tonight that I don't know about?" he asked, still staring at her.

"No."

"Then why…" he began.

"I'm going to the club tonight. As your date!" she smirked.

"Wha… what?" he stammered.

"You heard me. I'm gonna be your date tonight," she said, again smiling.

"Why?"

"Rick. We both knew that sooner or later, we'd be going public with our relationship. We aren't going to hide it when we're older, or starting a family together. And now, you have Gina wanting you to get your name into the papers. It's perfect," she paused, debating as to whether or not to say her other reason for choosing now. "Plus, if I go with you to the club as your date, then I can make sure that the girls there know that you're off the market from now on".

"Claiming your territory, Detective?" he grinned.

"Yes," she softly nodded.

"Not that I'm not happy about this plan, but I want to make sure… Are you sure Kate? There's no going back, and you'll be bothered by the press more. Plus, going undercover will be nearly impossible".

"Rick. I'm sure. I have not only thought about this, but I've planned this. Today, I met with Paula, and together we wrote a press release. The plan is that tonight we go out; we kiss a lot and show off some PDA. There is going to be press there, and they'll see us together. They will be curious, ask (or at least try to ask) us some questions and then snap some pictures. Then we'll ignore them and leave together. Once we get back home, we call Paula and tell her to release the press release. Boom! Problems solved. I mean, babe, can't you see it? 'Writer and Muse; A Real Life Fairytale'. What greater publicity would you get than going public about a best-selling author marrying his muse?" she excitedly spoke.

"Wow. You sure have it all planned out," he said.

"Uh-huh".

"How did I get so lucky?" he asked himself. "Well, then. We should get going. We don't want to be late, do we?" he asked her, while grabbing her hand and pulling her through the bedroom door to the front closet, and then out the doors.

* * * * *LATER THAT NIGHT* * * * *

New York Times

Page 6

By: Fran Feldman

Writer Writes Himself a Happy Ending

For the first time in over 5 years, Richard Castle has returned to the club scene. The writer has avoided being in the press's eye lately, but tonight he reappeared and with a woman on his arm. She was no other than Kate Beckett, his muse and inspiration for Nikki Heat who is his heroine in his latest book series 'Nikki Heat'.

For years, the couple had denied being romantically involved, that is until tonight. At 10pm, they arrived at 'Club Zero' and were seemingly attached at the hips. Throughout the three hours that the writer spent in the club, almost all of it was spent drinking, dancing or flirting with Ms. Beckett. The couple showed off a mass amount of PDA, which is unusual for a typical famous/non-famous relationship.

The biggest surprise of the night was, surprisingly not the PDA shown between the new couple, but rather the press release that was released by the author's agent just minutes after the pair left the night club together. The following is an excerpt from said press release:

'For over 4 years, Mr. Castle and Detective Beckett fought their feelings for each other. Finally, they gave in to fate and began a relationship together. The couple, who has been working together for 5 years, dated for just over 1 year before they took the next step in their relationship and got engaged. They have been engaged for just over 7 months now.

'Due to the severity of Detective Beckett's job as an NYPD Detective, the duo asks that you respect their request for privacy.'

On behalf of the entire New York Times team, I would like to say congratulations to the happy couple and to wish them the best of luck beginning their life together.

The date for the wedding has not been set yet, but they hope the joyous event will happen sometime next year.

Author's Note 2: For now, this is where I will end the story, however, due to some requests, I might be working on a "how does Gina end up in this story" chapter. Might!

Author's Note 3: Also, I'm sorry if the press release is really bad. I wasn't sure how to write a good one, so I just tried my best. And I said that they have been working together for 5 years because, well… I count the years that they work together by the number or seasons, but not everybody does that and I have been corrected several times, so I thought that I would just write like you want me to.