A/N: This is a short one that deals a little more with the dream Castle had in the last chapter. There will be a discussion of the things he remembers in the next and then it will be back to mostly fluff for our happily married couple!
Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or the characters used in this story.
Sometimes it's Kate who needs a hug. The long, hard case days, the reminders of the past, the nightmares of a time without Castle, all triggers that have her practically tripping into his arms, desperate for a reminder of reality.
Other time it's Castle who needs the hug, needs the soft embrace of his wife. When cases hit close to home, when he's been away from her for too long, so many things that have him needing her more than usual.
But when Castle's nightmares come, when dreams filled with things he's tried most of his life to forget, come to plague his sleep, when those memories come to the surface, threatening to break the strong man that he is into the intimidated, scared kid he once was, that's when he needs her the most.
He doesn't even have to tell Kate what's in the dreams, doesn't have to elaborate right away when she knows that he's hurting and terrified of the things that are coming to light.
Those are the nights when Kate holds him close, wraps him in her arms and pulls his head to her chest, lets the steady beating of her heart calm the erratic pounding of his own.
And just for a little while, he doesn't have to fight the battle that's waiting on the edge of the horizon.
Just for a little while, that little bubble of fortunate events, remains wrapped around them, fighting off the darkness.
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