So right now i'm sat writing this under my covers, 2 jackets on and the dog lying on me and i'm still cold. I think I have a cold coming :( To everyone that reviewed the last chapter your words really touched me :) They were so nice and i'm glad that you found it funny. So i'd just like to say if you celebrate Merry Christmas :) If not well I hope you have a good time :)
So here's the next chapter hope you like it.
Rick walked into the precinct on Monday morning and smiled, he held his usual drinks in his hands and strolled towards Kate's desk. He sat down and waited for Kate to appear from wherever it was she was hiding it was then that she heard her voice.
"You can't do this!" She shouted.
"Look Beckett just calm down." Montgomery said.
Rick winced that was the worst thing the captain could have said at that time.
"I think I am being considerably calm right now."
"Look just go and sit at your desk do something, we'll talk about this later."
Kate stared the captain down before turning around and sitting at her desk. Rick sat staring at her unsure of what to say so he remained silent. Knowing in her own time she would tell him. It was an hour later when she turned to him.
"Aren't you even going to ask?"
He looked up at her. "Sorry? What?"
"Well normally you're all over me for details. Aren't you even going to ask about the argument I had with the captain."
"I figured you'd tell me in your own time."
"He wants me to quit field work." She said sadly.
"What?"
"You didn't have anything to do with this did you?"
"Kate as much as I want you to take it a little easier, I wouldn't even dare ask the captain to make you stop field work."
"So you didn't talk about it when you went out the other night?"
Rick thought deeply he didn't remember much about that night apart from the abrupt proposal he made and being woke up at four in the morning.
"No. We mostly teased Ryan about him becoming a father and other things. You or work weren't mentioned in the same sentence."
Kate stared at him, she knew when he was lying and he was either getting very good or he was telling the truth.
"Well then why would he ask this of me?" She looked at him. His heart broke a little seeing the pain that it had caused her. "He knows what it means to me."
"Maybe he's just thinking of you." Rick said. "I can go and have a word with him if you like?"
"No Castle I couldn't ask you to do that." She shook her head.
"You aren't I'm offering." He smiled a little. "Take it while the offer still stands."
Kate smiled a little. "How about I think about it?"
Rick shrugged his shoulders. "Fine by me."
He saw Ryan and Esposito heading from the elevator and he stood up. "I'll be back in a minute."
"Why? Where are you going?"
"To have a quick word with the guys." He said.
He waited until they walked towards their desks and stood in front of them. "You guys busy?"
Ryan and Esposito looked to each other. "No."
"Good. Can I have word?"
"Sure go ahead." Esposito said.
"Not here." He said pointing to Kate. "Break room."
They nodded and made their way towards the break room.
"Castle!" Kate shouted. He turned to face her.
"Yes?"
"Remember you're still grounded so don't be long." She gave him a wink and laughed a little.
"Oh ha ha very funny detective."
"Play nice." She then turned back to her computer when it signalled she had an e-mail from Lanie.
Rick, Esposito and Ryan walked into the break room and they sat on the couch. Rick closed the door and then turned towards the guys.
"Right…So I need your help." He started.
"What with?" Ryan asked.
"Well the other night when I got a little tipsy…"
Esposito cut him off. "You mean totally wasted."
"Yeah sure whatever…" He trailed off. "…I asked Beckett to marry me."
Ryan looked at him unsure if this was a joke or not and Esposito grinned.
"What did she say?"
"No." Rick said. "But she said that if I asked her in the right way she'd say yes." He looked at them.
Esposito looked a little sad then. "Damn that's me out of the pool."
"So what do you need our help with?"
"Well I can't think of the perfect way to ask her." He said a little unsure. "I want it to be romantic but not too over the top."
"Well Castle you've already proposed twice I thought you'd know how to pop the question by now." Ryan joked.
"Well this time it actually means something." He looked at them.
"Seriously Castle are you going soft on us?" Ryan joked.
"Hey you know what it's like to be in love."
Ryan and Esposito both nodded. "That's true."
"Well how about taking her for a meal?" Ryan offered.
"No I want it to be just us. I don't want a crowd after all that would mean paparazzi getting on to it."
"Well why don't you cook her a meal at home?" Esposito said.
"Yeah I'm sure that you can get Alexis to spend the night at Ashley's or go out for a couple of hours." Ryan said.
"Why didn't I think of that?"
"Because you like to do things over the top Mr. Hot air balloon guy."
"How did you know about that?"
"Oh please we're detectives we know everything." Esposito winked at him.
"Yeah just make sure you ask her before the end of the week." Ryan laughed.
"Why?" Rick asked a little confused.
"Do you know how much I will win in the pool?"
"Seriously how many pools do you guys have going?" Rick looked at them.
"Well we have quite a few. Most of them are of you and Beckett." Esposito laughed.
"You know if Kate found out about this she'd kill you."
"That's what we have you for bro." Ryan said. "Now that you know about this we can blame it on you."
Rick shook his head and walked out. "You guys are disgraceful."
"You know you love us for it."
"I wouldn't go that far." Rick said. He left them in the room on their own and then looked at Kate who was still studying the e-mail closely. Well whatever it was she was looking at must have been interesting and boy was he right. He quickly made his way towards the captain's office so that she hopefully wouldn't see him.
He knocked lightly before hearing Montgomery. "Yes?"
He opened the door a little and stuck his head in. "Hey captain do you have a minute?"
"Sure Castle what can I do for you?"
"It's about Kate." He walked in and shut the door behind him casting another look towards her. Hoping that she wouldn't kill once she found out what he was about to do.
