A/N: VPDagent prompted me to do something with Caskett and speed-dating. So I don't know much about it, but I hope I managed to make it kind of right.
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Speeddating?
Seriously?
She was going to kill Ryan and Esposito the next time she saw them.
But for now… Well, she did have the evening off. Might as well try it out. Who knew, maybe she'd actually find someone nice here.
The first thirty minutes were rather pleasant. Admittedly, not many men stroke her fancy, but she didn't talk to one she considered killing either. So unlike…
'Castle?'
Take a wild guess who had sat down in front of her. And why did she have the feeling that this had all been planned out by her collegues and Lanie? Castle seemed to think the same, and shifted uncomfortably under her glare.
'So…' he started after a few minutes of silence. When she didn't reply, he continued.
'Did Ryan and Esposito tell you, too, that speeddating was an excellent way to spend an evening and to meet new people?'
'Not exactly. They signed me up first, then nearly chained me to the chair here to make sure I'd go.'
Castle chuckled, and Beckett started to see how this situation could be funny. She smiled at the writer.
'How has it been for you, so far?' he asked.
'Not too bad. For you?'
'Not bad either. But I don't think anything will be able to top this date.'
Beckett rolled her eyes.
'Come on, say it ain't so.' When she remained silent (she didn't like to lie) he was rather proud of himself.
'See?'
'Castle, you're wrong.'
'Am I?'
The correct answer to that would've been no. But since she really wasn't going to tell him that, she remained silent.
He kept staring at her, trying to will her into saying anything. She wouldn't. He wasn't going to convince her, no matter what.
'Oh, what the hell,' he sighed before grabbing her shoulders and crashing their mouths together.
The bell rang and they were supposed to move to another table, but when Castle tried to stand up Beckett wrapped her arms around him, not wanting to break the kiss.
'Please, either go to your next date or leave this room,' the host told them after a few minutes. Beckett pulled back slightly, looked at Castle and deliberately licked her lips.
'Let's go.'
He followed her immediately, and she knew he couldn't wait either to continue what they'd started.
This speed-dating thing had been such a waste of time.