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Beckett held her breath, waiting for Castle to reply. She didn't think he'd say no but there was always a possibility that he would, that'd she'd already done too much damage and he wanted nothing more to do with her after this phone call.

"I'd love to," Castle replied, rather shocked but completely relieved that she'd asked him, he wanted nothing more than to see her again.

"Okay, great," Beckett answered, a smile spreading across her face, happy with herself for finally taking a step forward and doing something she'd been wishing she could do for a while now.

"Are you sure?" Castle asked after a moment, instantly regretting it because what if she already regretted asking, he didn't want to miss what may be the only opportunity he'll get to actually see her and show her what she means to him.

"I'm sure," Beckett replied, vowing to do everything in her power to get him trust her again. She can really see now that she's pushed him away one too many times and that's made him doubt her. She doesn't want that, she doesn't want them to doubt each other, she wants them to be able to trust each other completely.

"And then we'll talk?" asked Castle hesitantly, afraid of pushing her too far but she seemed to be trying and he was so grateful for that.

"And then we'll talk," Becket confirmed, her voice sounding a lot stronger than she actually felt. But she knew she had to do this, it was the only way they'd get the opportunity to fix whatever was broken between them so they'd both have the chance to be happy together.

"When?" Castle asked and honestly, if she said right now, he wouldn't hesitate to pack a bag and he'd be there as soon as he could possibly be.

"How about this weekend?" Beckett asked after a moment's thought. It was Wednesday now so that would at least give her two days to mentally prepare for what him coming to see her meant for them and their relationship and how much things could change once they'd properly talked to each other.

"The weekend sounds good," Castle said, slightly disappointed that she hadn't said sooner but it was just two days away, and then he'd finally be able to see her face to face again.

They were both silent for a moment before Castle was speaking again, "I should let you sleep, I'm sure you're tired."

"Yeah, you should get some sleep too," Beckett replied, not wanting to stop talking but now they were talking again, maybe she might actually be able to get a decent few hours sleep with the memory of Castle's voice keeping the nightmares away at least for tonight.

"I'll call you tomorrow?" He meant to say it as a statement but it came out sounding more like a question.

"Okay," she smiled, "goodnight, Castle."

"Goodnight, Kate."

Castle slumped back against his headboard after he'd ended the call, had that really just happened? He pinched himself just to make sure and yes, he was awake and that had actually happened and he was going to see her in two days. With that thought, he drifted off into the first nightmare free sleep he'd had since this whole thing had started.

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"Good morning, Katie," Jim Beckett greeted as his daughter shuffled into the kitchen, her injury still preventing her from moving properly.

"Good morning, Dad," Beckett replied, smiling at her father. But this time, instead of the forced smile he was used to seeing, he saw a genuine smile spread across his daughter's face.

"Is everything okay?" her father asked, slightly worried but also incredibly glad to see his little girl smiling again for the first time in what felt like forever.

"Everything's okay," she answered and smiled again which only confused her father even more. What had changed since she'd gone to bed last night that was causing her to smile so much now?

He was about to ask her more questions when Beckett's phone started ringing from inside her dressing gown pocket. She reached for it to see who it was, just like she usually did, but Jim Beckett was completely floored when Kate's smile grew even wider and she answered the phone.

"Hi," she answered shyly and Jim had no idea what to think now so he while he finished up making breakfast, he watched his daughter speak to whoever was on the other end of the phone.

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"Is it okay that I called so soon?" Castle asked, having called her as soon as he'd woken up, basically just wanting to confirm that last night did actually happen, that in a few days he was going to get to see her again.

"Yeah, it's fine, I'm glad you called," Beckett answered, knowing that her dad was listening but not caring about what he heard, she was sure if he didn't already know it was Castle, he would soon anyway.

"You are?" he asked and she can hear the surprise and wonder in his voice and she's suddenly sad again that she made him doubt her so much.

"I am," Beckett replied, hoping he could hear the truth in her words.

"So..ahhh..what are you up to?" Castle asked, stumbling over his words, not really sure what to say now. He wanted to keep things light for now, wait until they're face to face to have the tough conversations but he didn't really know what to say otherwise.

"Really, you called to ask what I was up to? Beckett asked, not being able to hide the amusement in her voice.

"I needed some excuse to call," Castle said sheepishly, only partly joking.

Beckett hears the joke in his words but, the distance giving her courage, she replied honestly anyway, "you never need an excuse to call."

Castle's blown away by her honesty yet again but so very relieved that she seems to be opening up to him more and more.

"You never answered my question," Castle said, trying to bring the conversation back to a lighter topic.

"I'm having breakfast with my dad," Beckett replied as her father placed a plate of pancakes in front of her and took the seat opposite. Every few days her dad would make her some kind of cooked breakfast and while to begin with, she could only stomach a few bites, with every passing day she could eat more and more.

"Your dad's there?" Castle asked, surprised that she was talking so openly in front of him.

"He is."

"Well, tell him I say hi then," Castle's said jokingly, in no way actually expecting her to do just that.

"Castle says hi," Beckett tells her father and she doesn't fail to notice how happy he looks that it's Castle she's talking too.

Castle though, has heard her words, and is rather surprised that she actually said that, that her father now knows that it's him that she's talking too and she doesn't seem to mind one bit.

"He says hi back, and that you're welcome to come visit here any time you like."

Jim is the one who is shocked this time, not expecting his daughter to relay the invitation to Castle but he's certainly glad she does, he can already see what just talking on the phone has done for his daughter, how much happier she already seems.

"I'm glad he approves," Castle said and it gets the response he's hoping for when she laughs and with that sound, he vows to make her laugh as much and as often as he possibly can.

"I better go, my dad's giving me a disapproving look for not eating my breakfast but we'll talk later, yeah?" She didn't want to leave him but she'd finally gotten her appetite back and her dad wouldn't be happy if she let her breakfast go cold so she had to go so she could eat it, it was too difficult with her scars to hold the phone to her ear while using a knife and fork.

"Of course, we'll talk soon," Castle replied before they both hung up the phone.

They were both relieved that in the light of day, things still seemed to be going okay between them. They both hoped with the talk that was coming, that things could finally be discussed completely and they could both attempt to move on, together.

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