"What do you say we walk out of here all mad?" Beckett questioned with a mischievous smile.

"Make them think that they caused us to get in a bigger fight? I'm in!" Castle replied with a crooked smile.

"Follow my lead," Beckett said as she got up and stormed out of the room.

"Kate, I didn't mean it!" Castle yelled as he followed her.

Beckett sharply turned on her heel towards him, "Go. Home. Castle," she looked at him with eyes full of anger.

"Bu-"

She put her finger up to stop him. "I said go home."

Castle looked down at his feet and nodded. He turned around with his shoulders slumped. When he passed Lanie, he looked at her with sad eyes and continued on.

Ryan looked over at Esposito who looked over at Lanie. She glanced at the boys and walked over to Beckett's desk once she took a seat.

"What happened?" Lanie asked her.

Beckett gave her best friend a look that made her step back.

"We're done, Lanie," she said. "Now I have a lot of paperwork to do so if you don't mind…"

"Text me later," Lanie said before she walked back over to Esposito and Ryan.

"Well?" Esposito asked.

"She said that they're through and I told her to text me later."

"This was all your fault," Ryan shook his head at Esposito and Lanie.

Beckett looked up to see her three favorite people talking to each other. She shook her head with a smile. And smiled bigger as she opened her phone to a new text from Castle.

How'd it go?

She texted back saying they are blaming each other now.

Seconds later she got a phone call from him.

"Hey. I was thinking… wanna go out to dinner tonight? My treat," Castle asked.

Beckett twirled her hair with her fingers. She was blushing and she didn't know why.

"Kate?"

"Uh… yeah. What time?"

"How about 7? I'll pick you up."

"Do I need to dress up or anything?"

"Just be casual."

"Okay. I'll see you then."

"Bye."

Beckett closed her phone with a huge smile. She felt like she was in high school again because of how she was acting. Blushing for no reason, thinking about him nonstop, and getting impatient for when she will see him next. Thankfully that was in hours instead of days.

"Girl, why are you smiling?"

Beckett jumped at the sound of Lanie's voice.

"Nothing. Just have plans later. That's all," she shrugged and went back to work.

"Mhmm," Lanie squinted her eyes at her before walking away.

xoxoxo

This is ridiculous. Why don't I have anything to wear?

She threw the five shirts she had in her hands onto her bed.

Maybe I should go buy something new.

"Casual," Beckett mumbled to herself.

She pulled out her purple plaid shirt that she's wore a few times to work. She put it on and buttoned it up.

"Casual," she nodded as she grabbed one of the pair of straight legged jeans on her bed and slipped them on.

She checked herself over in the mirror and decided this was best before she wasted another hour trying to find something to wear.

She entered her bathroom and plugged in the hair dryer.

Straight or curly?

She decided to leave her hair down and curly. She didn't know where they were going which made this even harder, but she knew how he liked her hair this way.

All the times she's caught him staring at her whenever her hair was curly made her smile. He probably felt like he was in high school all over again too.

xoxoxo

Castle's hands were sweating. They never sweat before. He wiped them on his pants before he knocked on the door in front of him. He had to keep reminding himself to breathe. This was really happening. It wasn't a dream.

When Beckett opened the door, he thought he was going to faint.

She looked absolutely stunning. He rarely saw her in jeans and the way they defined her butt… He had to say something before his mind wandered further.

"You look beautiful," he finally said.

He smiled when he saw her blushing. He licked his lips and took her hand hoping that his hands weren't sweating anymore.

"Where are we going?" she asked as they walked to the elevator together.

"It's a surprise."

"You know I don't like surprises," Beckett let go of his hand and crossed her arms.

"I promise that you will like this one."


AN: Next chapter = their date night. What did you guys think of this? I know it's short, but I want a whole chapter of just their date :D I always appreciate what you guys have to say.