"Your boyfriend has been here all night, he wouldn't leave your side." The nurse smiled. Beckett was still feeling fuzzy, but could make out the figure of Castle leaning back in a chair, with a pillow on the side of his head- asleep. His feet were propped up on another chair.

"He's not…" Beckett paused with a smile and rephrased, "he hasn't left my side since I met him."

The nurse smiled, leaving the room. Beckett smiled slightly as she kept her eyes on him. He was wearing a black long sleeve shirt, with dark jeans. His hair was a bit of a mess, but it was cute. She looked at the ivy in her left arm and winced in pain as she moved forward. Her chest felt so sore. She pulled her hospital gown down a little to take a look at the stitched area of her chest. She was trying to remember exactly what had happened. She tried to retrace her memory. She remembered standing in front of everyone and speaking about Captain Montgomery, she also remembered lying on the ground. The rest was a bit fuzzy, but she knew with time she should remember.

Beckett bit her lip as she tried to remember what happened, but her concentration was interrupted when she heard the sound of Castle taking in a deep breath. She was so tempted to get up and kick the chair from under his feet, she smiled and remembered the time he did fall through a chair that she had unscrewed as a prank. Just then Castle's left foot fell off the chair, which woke him up immediately. He blinked a few times and then looked up at Beckett.

"Hey Castle." She said softly, with a smile. Castle smiled, and leaned in closer to her.

"Hey." Castle said almost in a whisper. He was so happy that she was okay and finally awake. He wanted to just pick her up into his arms and hold her. They stared at each other.

Castle kept his soft blue eyes locked on her big green eyes. They were always so good at speaking with just the way they looked at each other. She looked tired and you could tell she was in some pain, and yet she still looked beautiful. He smiled at her, and leaned forward. He placed his hand gently on hers, she squeezed it weakly. Her long brown hair was down, and the small amount of morning sunlight in the room made it look lighter.

"Castle I…"

"Kate," an unwanted voice said as Josh entered the room. Castle withdrew his hand from hers and he looked down. Kate noticed this and it wasn't hard to miss.

"God, I was so worried about you. I did everything I could, but they wouldn't let me in the operating room...I'm so happy you're okay." Josh said, as he brushed her hair aside. She smiled, but she could feel the awkwardness in the room.

"I'm gonna go make a phone call quick." Castle said, as he pretended to have a reason to leave.

"Castle." Beckett said, he turned around and looked at her. He smiled and walked out of the room. She wanted to talk to him. She wanted him to stay.