Kate's answer. "He looked so serious, kneeling before her, the lines of his face tight, eyes carefully guarded. She hurt him. She knew that and even still…He wanted to marry her." Spoilers for Watershed.

Castle kicks his shoes off and wanders over to her side of the bed, not sure if he's crazy or if something is off. Really, being him, it could be either. When he reaches her he finds her curled around their little Lucy, her graceful hand sweeping across the infant's head of soft down hair.

A/U It's definitely not love at first sight. Prickly, aloof and strait-laced Kate Beckett isn't what Rick expected when he hires someone to protect a young Alexis. She's all business while he's all about the play. Shallow, irresponsible and a playboy is how Beckett would characterize her latest employer. But sometimes first impressions can turn out to be wrong.

A post-ep (or during-ep if you like) for 4x17. What's going through Beckett's head as she curls her fingers around Castle's hand as they watch Martha's one-woman show? One-shot.

She lets the colour of the wings burn bright into her eyes before she eventually finds sleep. (Character death in Chapter 10) (Complete with alternate ending as an epilogue)

What happens when it's not Castle who falls in love with Beckett; it's Alexis

She looks at it, what it is, what it isn't. What it could have been. **post-ep for Watershed, contains spoilers**

Pourquoi vieillir !

'This is not love.'

"And then she fully comes back to herself and realizes that she is not only standing in the middle of a room for no apparent reason, but that she's been staring at the ring. With god only knows what kind of expression on her face. Based on the one on his, it probably doesn't look promising. At that moment, she has the strangest thought: it's like looking in a mirror."

Beckett faces the what-ifs of her shooting when Castle gets shot. Spoilers for Knockout, Rise, and Heat Rises. No character death.

"This place is my home!" She heard the words echo around interrogation as though it were a proclamation, a vow, an epiphany. First chapter is Kate's revelation, second chapter is Castle's. SPOILERS for Watershed.

This was inspired by the song "Just Give Me a Reason" by Pink/Nate Ruess. It takes place about a year after C/B started dating, but is not tied to the specifics of season five. In other words, it's a slight AU, forcing the ugly conversation they've needed to have for quite a while.

Just a quick little one shot post Watershed that explores one of the many outcomes possible. Now with a chapter two.

There were so many things he wanted to say to her but that wasn't a part of their relationship. So he wrote her letters instead, hid them away, never intending for her to read them. Until one day, Kate stumbled upon them by mistake. Complete.

Seventh of my Fifty Things stories! Castle and Beckett, you're up! K plus for whatever may show up. COMPLETE!

When Jenny is murdered, Ryan is willing to cross whatever boundaries there are to find her killer. With the help of Castle, Beckett, and Esposito, will he succeed without breaking the law?

¿Qué pasaría si Rick y Kate tuvieran una "pequeña" discusión? ¿Su relación estaría en peligro? Una mini historia que se me ha ocurrido. Capitulo 1 ¡Listo!

Rick/Kate. A collection of short fics based on the relationship between Rick Castle and Kate Beckett.

A man lies in the puddle of his own blood, 23 bullet holes in the chest, leaving Castle and Beckett wondering what happened to him. Who was his killer? Why he was killed? Castle-esque murder mystery with romance on the side, set after Pandora/Linchpin in season 4. Co-written with Krackenback. Now complete.

Ever felt so hopeless you drove yourself mad? Ever felt like the ground was slipping away underneath your feet? After Castle gets shot, Kate's left with guilt. Guilt to left Castle on his own. Without her.

The moments after Watershed. Short one-shot.

Richard Castle and Jameson Rook could never actually meet face-to-face. Could they?

In the midst of packing up her apartment, Kate finds an unexpected surprise. One-Shot. Post-Watershed if you want it to be; also works as a stand-alone.

"Top or bottom?" you asked him, when you edged in through the door of your Amtrak Viewliner Bedroom compartment – the last one available on the train - your cheeks flushing at the intimacy you were about to share: a night alone together in the less than spacious confines of the sleeper cabin of a New York bound train." Post-Cuffed story.