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They decided that they were going to go to Central Park this afternoon. It wouldn't draw too much attention which was good. That way they could ease themselves into the public eye. Recalling their moment at the airport, they figured that the public may know more than they have over the past few months. After spending a lazy morning around the loft, going out and getting some fresh air was very appealing.

Castle was waiting for Kate to finish getting ready.

For something that is supposed to be causal she sure is taking a long time.

He had just put on some jeans and a deep purple button down.

What could possibly be taking her so long?

When she emerged from the bedroom, he no longer remembered what he was questioning. She was wearing black jeans that fit like another skin, and a flowing top that was so Kate, not Beckett. She finished the look of with some heeled boots that went half way up her calves. Her hair was in a braid the rested on her shoulder now. Her makeup was light but made her eyes so much more intense. He wasn't sure he could handle it.

"Take as long as you want, if this is the outcome," He was still openly staring at her, he liked he could do that now.

"'Take as long as I want?' Castle I was gone 15 minutes tops."

He looks at his watch.

"Oh. Well... then... Ready to go?" Clearly flustered he started making his way towards the door.

They both grab their coats and as she reaches for the door, he pulls her to him and gives her a quick kiss.

"You look fantastic."

"Yeah, your jaw hitting the floor was my clue." she raises an eyebrow at him. "Shall we?"

"After you."

She walked ahead of him and he locked the loft behind them, he made sure to take a good look at her from behind as they walked to the elevator. She was adding extra sway just for his benefit.

Once they left his building they started on their way to the park in no rush to get there. After some time had passed, Kate reached for his hand. They continued walking hand in hand for some time. Reaching the park they decided to get something to eat. Castle got them each a hotdog. Finding a nearby bench they sat down to enjoy their meal.

Kate starts laughing, causing Castle to look up at her.

"What's so funny?"

"You are," she reaches out and wipes the ketchup from the corner of his mouth. She takes an extra second to stroke his cheek, looking into his eyes. She smiles and pulls her hand back. They talk about other people in the park, coming up with stories about their life. Castle sees a dog and starts trying to convince Kate that they should get a dog.

She just looks at him, "Castle, you can hardly take care of yourself now that Alexis is gone." Seeing a moment to tease him further, "That's really why we started dating right? Because you needed someone to look after you."

"What?! Kate NO! You know it's not like that, We're together because we care about each other and we work. I don't know about you, but without seeing your face, my day isn't complete."

She starts laughing again and his face goes from worried to a half hearted glare.

"That is so not nice."

"Nice? Who said anything about being nice?" She winks at him, and he almost drops his lunch.

"You are so going to pay for that."

"Oh? How you going to make me pay?" she says her eyes playful placing a hand on his leg.

"You shall have to wait and see."

Something behind Castle catches Kate's attention, it looks like a crowd, or large running group.

"Hey, what's that?"

Castle follows her gaze and sees the group moving quickly towards them. Castle looks hard and suddenly realizes what it is.

"Uh, Kate, our quiet outing to the park is about to get very loud."

"Why? Wha-" She's cut off when she starts to see flashing and people shouting questions.

Richard Castle are you dating your muse? How long have you been together? Is it serious? Does this mean that you won't be following the NYPD anymore?

Castle grabs Kate's hand and starts to make a run for it. Kate stops dead in her tracks.

He looks back at her, "Maybe now isn't the best time to tell them. This is more than usual."

"Castle we can't run from them forever."

"Kate, are you sure? It's okay, we can wait."

"No, Castle I'm done waiting." She looks at Castle like she's going to eat him alive.

Kate answers all their questions when she wraps her arms around his neck and kissing him with no small amount of modesty.

Their kiss was lit up with what seemed like hundreds of flashes, but they were so lost in each other they hardly took notice.

A/N I know this one was short. I hope to get another chapter up tonight. Keep letting me know what you think :)