Looks Can Kill

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(28)

Kate and I had decided to tell Gates our little secret today. We both agreed that hiding it would make the situation worse and we didn't want that as Gates had started to like me especially after making her fill that inspiring person project questions. We both knocked on her cabin door, a little softly but it was audible.

'Come in Mr Castle and Detective Beckett...' she said and we stepped in, closing the door behind us.

'I suppose you both have something to tell me?' she asked, raising an eyebrow. I had to take the lead as both women were looking at me for an answer.

'You should know before you take any action...we wouldn't compromise our job even if something happens and if we're unable to-' I started but Gates asked in a commanding voice-

'I don't have all day, the point please!'

'We're together...' I said, intertwining my left hand with Kate's right.

'Yes I know, I'm a daily news paper reader along with coffee drinker and I even know that your next book is coming out...' she said, putting both her hands on the desk, attention all on me.

'Yes sir...' I said, bowing my head. What if she throws me out? All hard work of getting her on our side will go down the drain.

'Your personal lives are none of my business but if I see you two sneaking into the files room or break room, I swear to God Mr Castle...You'll be thrown out and not even the mayor will be able to save you this time!' She threatened, as she stood up from her chair. 'Do you understand?'

'Understood...' I uttered though unable to suppress the smile that was creeping on my face.

'Sir, so we are going to keep him even with the book deal over?' Kate asked, making it a 100 percent sure before expressing her happiness.

'Well... on some cases he's shown remarkable attention to detail' she told Beckett, matter of factly. It was a compliment and she knew that.

'Yeah?' I asked, grinning at her.

'Okay... enough! Get out before I change my mind...' she said, sitting down and going back to her work. Kate and I were out in seconds, not risking it. We just headed to that files room to express our happiness and excitement, hoping no was looking.

(29)

Since I knew Castle was getting bored because of the constant tapping of his foot, I decided to complete the little game we were playing that day. Two questions were left and I had brought those two cards to the precinct with me, hoping we could continue our little game once I was over with paper work. The moment I finished the case report, I took out the cards from the drawer and kept them on the table, facing upside down.

'Ready for some witty answers Rick?' I asked him teasingly. He was a little surprised but he just nodded with a goofy smile and said-

'I was born ready!'

I asked him to pick a card and he did.

'This is easy and I already know the answer but still...If you could spend a day with someone apart from immediate family member, who will it be?' he asked, folding the card slightly before I slapped his hand not to spoil it. He kept it down and leaned towards me with his elbow on the desk.

'It would be... Alexis' I said, smiling at him.

'What? Why?' he asked, of course he thought I was going to say his name.

'Since we're not going to part, I would like to have all of you... including the whole Castle family! I think spending more time with Alexis will be good for both of us since we'll be a family one day...' I said, placing my hand on his other hand, squeezing it slightly. He just kissed it and I could see his eyes watering.

'Oh come on Castle... no tears!' I said, picking the last card.

'What will you do if you met an old flame while you are with your present love – which in this case is me...' I asked, keeping the card down and looking at him eagerly for an answer. This was going to be interesting.

'I'll kiss her in front of you!' he said. That answer wasn't expected and I just frowned and poked him as hard as I could.

'Oucchhhh...Kate! Just kidding! Jeez' he said, rubbing the spot where I just poked him.

'Not funny!' I said, knitting my eyebrows together, looking at him with anger. If looks could kill, my eyes alone would have done it.

'You know you're cute when you're angry but now when you're angry with me' he said, again holding my hand and caressing it.

'I'll kiss you again and again and again in front of her, just to show her how special you are...' he said, looking seriously at me. He knew what I wanted, more than me.

'You know you're all sweet when I'm angry...' I said, looking at him with love eyeballs. He knew how to melt my anger just in a flash.

'I know...and I love you!' he said, taking my hands into his, just looking at me adoringly, a look that said: Thats-gonna-be-my-wife-someday.

(30)

A month had passed since the little bet and I was dancing and jumping all around the loft because I had won it. Kate was sitting on the couch, staring at me while I did my happy dance. I could tell, she was amused.

'Okay writer boy, you won' she said, tapping the empty space on the couch, asking me to sit down now.

'Yes! Gates these days is all in awe of me... any day she might come and ask me to invite her for poker!' I shouted. This was definitely a great boost to my already high ego.

'WHOA! Stop exaggerating... it's just that she likes you now a little instead of hating you' Kate said, bringing my ego down. Well, she always kept me grounded when I started flying high.

'But the main thing here is that...I WON' I said in a sing song manner, as I seated myself down beside her.

'So what's your question?' Kate asked, reminding me that I could ask her any one thing that I wanted the most from her. I kneeled down in front of her and took out a white gold bracelet with a yellow gold plate in the centre. The plate had a word engraved on it. It said:

'Always'

'Oh my god Castle... this is beautiful...' Kate said, her eyes shone at the sight of the words engraved. I wound it round her wrist, adjusting the plate in the centre.

'My question now is... Katherine Beckett, will you move in with me?' I asked, in a hopeful tone. The minute I ended my question she screamed out a 'YES!' without even taking a second to think.

I just pounced on her, kissing her passionately. I held her by the waist with one hand while the other took off the sweat shirt she was wearing. I carried her in my arms to the bedroom, unzipping her jeans and unhooking her bra along the way. It was time for us to make love officially in OUR room. I knew that the moment is not away when I'll kneel in front of her not with a bracelet but with a ring, to make her all mine.

So, tell me... favorite chapter/moments? How you found it as a whole or how you found this chapter?

Since these moments take place in season 5, I think Castle will ask Kate to move in by the finale because proposing will be too soon considering their pace so far on the show. What do you all think?

Status: COMPLETE