So here is another Chapter. I hope you all like it. I know it might seem a little different but i like it. I have a question. Form other stories of mine or maybe this one already do you think i am better at writing Kate or Rick?

Kate smiled to herself, happy with what had just gone on. She thought it would be hard and that it would hurt, but it didn't. He didn't deserve it and for that she was sorry, but for now she wasn't being fair to him. She rarely saw him anymore and he agreed that they were more like friends than in a relationship anyway.

So now Kate was sitting on her couch, reading Naked Heat. She had no intentions of doing anything but this for the rest of the night. Even if she couldn't be with the real Castle she could still let his words wrap around and warm her. She had decided before talking to Josh that she didn't expect anything to happen between her and Castle. She had to realize that they would probably never be together. But at least she didn't feel like she was cheating on Josh with her imagination now.

She closed the book and put it on her coffee table. She needed food. It had been a long while since she last ate. She grabbed her jacket and keys and left her apartment. She wound her way through the streets of New York until she reached Remy's. A waitress waved at her as she came in and gestured for her to seat herself. She found a booth in the corner and started to look over the menu. She liked not having any obligations for a while. She could just relax.

That is, until the man of her dreams walked in. He didn't notice her and she didn't know if she wanted to be noticed. Alexis came trotting in after him and instantly noticed Kate. She smiled and waved and then Castle saw her. He smiled briefly and then they came over.

"Do you mind if we join you?" He asked.

"No, go ahead."

"It's nice to see you again Detective Beckett." Alexis said politely.

"Please, Alexis, call me Kate." She said.

"How come I don't get to call you Kate?" She just looked at him for a moment. She never really thought about it. For the longest time they had just been Castle and Beckett.

"Because I like her." Kate joked and he frowned playfully.

"Fine then, you can't call me Rick." Castle said.

"I don't want to call you Rick." She said and he frowned again.

"Well I don't wanna call you Kate anyway." He said and a sly grin spread across his face. "Katherine." He said and Kate couldn't help but smile. She liked the way he said her name.

"Richard." She said.

"It's fine by me if you two call me Alexis." Alexis added in jokingly.

"What can I get you?" the waitress asked coming up. They ordered and then sat silently for a couple minutes. Then Alexis' phone beeped. She read the text, smiled, and text back. Kate knew that look. Alexis was talking to a boy. She wondered if it was Ashley.

"Hey dad… um, do you mind if I go to the movies with Ashley tonight?" Alexis asked. Kate saw a flash of emotions go through Castle's eyes.

"What about our father daughter night?" He said in a childish tone.

"Rain check?" Alexis looked really hopeful.

"What time is the movie?" Castle asked after a few moments of mental debate.

"In like, ten minutes." Alexis said.

"That's a little short notice. We won't even have our food yet."

"I'll eat later." Alexis said sliding out of the booth and giving her dad a kiss on the cheek. He smiled at her. "Thanks dad."

"Alexis." She spun around. "Be careful." He said and she smiled again.

"Love you dad." She said before leaving. Castle flagged down the waitress and told her to cancel Alexis' order, and then he looked back at Kate.

"So, uh… how's your weekend going?" He asked.

"Good I guess." She said.

"Why just good you guess?" He asked. She didn't know if she should tell him. She wanted this dinner to be about two friends, nothing more. But, maybe if he knew…

Stop… don't expect anything. Don't open yourself up to something that won't happen.

He looked at her for a bit before realizing she was having an inner debate.

"You don't have to say. It's your business, not mine." He said and she was a little shocked. He was acting like an adult; he never acts like an adult.

"It's okay, it's just… Josh and I broke up." He looked at her seriously, not looking happy but not looking depressed about it either.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know or I wouldn't have asked. Are you okay?"

Where the hell is nine year old Castle? When did he grow up?

"Yeah, I'm fine. We both agreed that we were more like friends lately." She said and then their food was sat in front of them.

"Is there anything else I can get for you?" the waitress asked. Castle looked at Kate and she shook her head.

"I think we are good for now." He said. That sat mainly in silence for the rest of the meal. Neither really knew what to say. When the check came Castle grabbed it before Kate could even process that it was there.

"Please, let me pay for mine." Kate said. Castle looked at the check and then back at Kate. She thought, for a moment, that he was going to let her.

"Nope." He said simply and pulled out his credit card. Castle held the door open for Kate as they left Remy's.

"I don't understand." Kate said and Castle raised an eyebrow at her. "When did you become such a… gentleman?" She asked half joking.

"I have my moments." He said. "But if you want I can act immature." He gave her his crooked grin that made her weak at the knees. She didn't show it though.

"It's just strange for me to see this side of you." They began walking in no particular direction, neither wanting to say goodnight yet. They didn't talk for a while, they just enjoyed each other's company.

"Do you want to go to a movie?" Castle asked after a while. Kate thought about it for a moment.

"I'm not really in the mood for a movie." She finally said. "But maybe… we could just stay walking. It's a beautiful night out." Castle smiled at her.

"Sounds good to me." He said and they kept walking.

"How's the search for a new bartender coming?" Kate asked.

"It's weird, I have seen tons of people but none seem to be Old Haunt material."

"That's understandable. You want someone to make it feel like it did when you first started to go there."

They turned down a street and found themselves next to a playground. Kate looked at her watch; it was just a little past eight. It was a Saturday night so she didn't have to work tomorrow unless someone was murdered. She felt like she could stay walking around with Castle like this for hours.

"Do you want to swing?" He asked interrupting her thoughts. Sure it was childish, but she did in fact want to swing.

"Sure, why not." She said and they walked across the playground to the swings. She sat down and Castle walked around behind her and gave her a little push. After a couple more pushes he sat down next to her.

"Kate, can I ask you something?"

"Yeah." She said turning to look at him as her swing slowed. He slowed his and met her gaze.

"What happened between you and Josh that made you guys… pull apart?" Kate didn't know if she wanted to answer this. She didn't know if she had an answer. What would he say if she told him? Does she even want to tell him?

"Uh… life happened I guess." She said. It was the truth, just not the whole truth. His brow furrowed slightly as he went over something in his head. She was happy when he didn't say anything more about it. They stayed in silence for a few more minutes before he stood up.

"I think it's time I get you home." He said holding out his hand to her. Something about tonight was different. She was being herself around him, not trying to hide things, not trying to avoid her feelings for him. She wasn't Detective Beckett tonight, she was Kate., and for now, she was fine with that. So she took his hand and climbed off the swing. Then she linked her arm in his and they slowly walked back the way they had come.

She was happy, that tonight she could be herself with the real Richard Castle, and that this wasn't a dream.

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