A/N
Warning, this gets a BIT angsty. Ok, a lot angsty. Sorry about that. It will get happier! Promise!
Beckett looked around the, well, she guess it could technically be called an apartment. She span when she heard the doorknob turning and drew her gun, but it was only Castle.
"Whoa!" He said, raising his hands. "It's just me!" Kate let out her breath and lowered her gun from where she had been pointing it straight at Castle's head. She was still a little jumpy.
"Anyone see you?" Kate asked. Castle shook his head he came in, shut the door behind him and set his purchases down.
"How did you know about this place again?" Kate wanted to know.
"Well, when I was writing 'Storm Warning' I was doing research and I met this guy. He showed me around the neighborhood. He pointed this place out, said it was haunted. No one would go near it. I figured it'd be perfect, and if anyone happens to see or hear anything,"
"They'll chalk it up to the ghosts. I gotta hand it to you Castle… Now, did you get everything?"
"Yup!" Castle turned back to where he had set his purchases down and starting emptying the bag. Inside was hair dye and glasses for Kate, a fake beard and mustache, a baseball cap and sunglasses for himself, along with that day's paper. Kate nodded as she looked over the items Castle had purchased with the money he had taken from his wallet before leaving it behind. She stopped when she reached the paper. The front headline read 'EXPLOSION KILLS DETECTIVE AND WRITER.' She quickly scanned the rest of the article while Castle watched her. She sighed as she set it down.
"It says that we were both killed last night in my apartment by the killer whom the police had mistaken to be Ben Conrad. Captain Montgomery even made a statement that they wouldn't rest until the killer was brought to justice." Tears were threatening to leak out of her eyes. Next thing she knew, she found herself wrapped in Castle's arms. "My dad…" she whispered and trailed off. Castle just nodded. He had read the article before bringing it back to the apartment. Her dad had fallen apart when he had heard the news and promptly gone out and gotten completely drunk. They stayed that for a long time, just holding each other, comforting each other and receiving assurance that this was the right thing to do. Finally Kate stepped back, wiped her eyes and tried to smile.
"Still, one good thing came of this. Your book sales are through the roof!" Castle smiled then looked down.
"Yeah." For once in his life though, how his books were doing was the last thing on his mind.
"Oh! I almost forgot!" Castle ran to the door and out into the hallway to retrieve the last item he had purchased while Kate stared at him, curious. What….? Then she couldn't help but smile. Castle was dragging into the apartment a whiteboard. Albeit, it was a lot smaller than her murder board, but it would do, and she appreciated the gesture.
"Thanks Castle." She told him with a smile.