Notes: Cassie.
Disclaimer: Not ours.
"Don't," she warned him.
His mouth snapped shut immediately as he stared dejectedly out of the windshield. He had been trying to ask her about what had happened in the stairwell since they had pulled apart about twenty minutes ago - with no luck on an answer.
"But-"
"No, Castle. Just.. don't."
Rick glanced at her for a moment and knew by the look on her face that if he pushed her now she would lock up like a vault. A vault with laser beams and movement sensors and top of the line security cameras.
So, for now, he stayed quiet.
It wasn't an easy thing for him to do - he was, after all, Rick Castle. Talking came to him like a second nature, just like his writing did. His over active imagination and ability to still be child-like only fueled this. Not talking could, quite possibly, be one of his worst qualities.
"You're going to explode if you don't talk," she shot quickly in his direction. "Your face is turning red."
He let out the breath he hadn't realized he had been holding in, shifting in his seat so he could look at her more comfortably.
"You're making this very.. difficult, you know that right?"
"I'm not trying to," she muttered back like a sulking child.
"I'm just saying - you can't push a man up against a door and kiss him until he's ready to drop and then not talk about it.. cause, that is something that needs to be talked about."
"Rick, please."
He sighed, crossing his arms - he knew that she had him with the first name. Closing his eyes for a moment, he simply nodded and turned back to look out at the buildings as they passed by. A change of subject was needed.
"Alexis is blaming herself for your break up with Doctor Douc-" He cut himself off quickly, cursing his daughter for getting the nickname stuck. "With Josh and you."
"Did you just start to call him a douche?" She asked with a smile in her voice.
"Alexis' fault. It's her nickname!" He defended himself.
"Right," Kate grinned at him and shook her head.
"Don't believe me, but it's the truth."
"I guess I'll just have to ask her and see," she mumbled as she pulled up in front of his building.