WRITER AND HIS MUSE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
Page Six Online
May 11, 2064

This weekend marks a very special occasion for one of modern American literature's most notable and beloved couples, mystery writer Richard Castle and his wife, a former Captain of the NYPD, Katherine Beckett-Castle. This past Saturday was a big day for the writer and his muse – their 50th wedding anniversary.

The couple met in 2009 just after the release of Richard Castle's final Derrick Storm novel was released and when Katherine, who goes by Kate, was a senior detective at the Twelfth precinct. For the next four years, Mr. Castle acted as an official consultant for the NYPD, working as Detective Beckett's unofficial partner. In October of 2012, the two came out to the public as an official couple at the premiere of Richard Castle's first book-gone-movie, "Heat Wave". The two got engaged at his launch party for Heat of the Moment in 2013, and were married on May 10, 2014 in a private ceremony in the New York Library. In August of 2016, Kate Beckett-Castle gave birth to their only son, Jonathon.

All together, the two have survived 2 bullets, 2 ex-wives, 3 bombs, 1 freezer, 1 tiger (we still find it hard to believe), 1 kidnapping, and the deaths of 5 close friends and 2 parents. Between the two of them there are 27 books about them, 1 Edgar, 2 children, 2 in-laws, 3 grandchildren, 3 promotions, 7 contracts, and 3 rings. They met 55 years ago, became a couple 52 years ago, and have now been married for half a century.

In the beginning, many were skeptical of the relationship and its foundation, but the now 92 year-old writer, and the 84 year-old retired NYPD captain have proved everyone wrong. And we for one say congratulations - for proving everyone wrong; for making it.

For finding real, true, love.

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(I've had a really awful day, and while I always appreciate and love to read what you have to say, if you're only going to tell me that you don't want to read Castle and Beckett's obituaries, please don't bother reviewing.)

(god, has anyone ever said that before?)

(If you don't want to read them consider this the end of the story for you.)

(and if you keep reading [and reviewing], I'll love you forever)