AN:|Thank you to the people who actually commented nice reviews... To the Guest who said, "You should go hide because this story is ridiculous" and because I had a few grammar errors in the last chapter... well you keep commenting things like that..well when you become more than someone hiding behind the guest account and actually let me respond to you, keep your degrading comments to yourself!

She takes him to a low key Italian restaurant, it's not overly fancy but you can still dress up a bit. Kate watches how he is slightly tensing, was it too soon? He seemed happy enough to come.

Kate bites her lip and just watches him, he's doing something on his phone while they wait for the Hostess to call their name.

She imagines them coming here on an anniversary, Castle sweeping her off her feet to London, leaving their kids ho-. Don't get ahead of yourself Kate, she chastises. You still have a lot of making up to do.

The hostess calls out their name, smiling a little extra at Rick as she leads them. He seems oblivious, or he just doesn't want to respond.

"Enjoy guys, and let me know if I can get you anything." She winks at Rick.

Kate picks up the menu and rolls her eyes, she wasn't going to get mad, she was going to stay calm. "Kate? Did you hear me?" Her husband's voice startles her, sends her thoughts spiraling down.

Kate stares at him, "Oh yea..sorry just thinking." She ducks her head back to her menu.

Rick gives her a slight glare but lets it go, he knows what he wants already so he grabs a piece of bread from the table and dips it in the oil.

The waiter comes and Kate's glad it's a male because she doesn't have to worry about him flirting with her husband. Plus he's in his late 50's so she doesn't have to worry either. He's polite, asks what he can get them both.

They both order a different pasta dish and Rick orders a bottle of wine. After the waiter leaves Kate can fully turn her attention her her company, she knows he's slightly uncomfortable by the way he keeps clenching his fists to his side.

He probably thinks she can't tell but she knows, knows she's going to have to work extra hard to fully gain his trust back. Her husband excuses himself to use the restroom for a moment, leaving her to herself.

Castle takes his time washing his hands and looks at his reflection in the mirror,he can't seem to shake the feeling of anger, he feels anger and he doesn't know why.

He already forgave Kate, forgave her for her stupid actions after he woke up to her sobbing next to him a few days ago. Hes forgiven he yes but he still doesn't trust her and isn't ready to dive back in a relationship.

He knows their marriage isn't in total shambles but he needs time, he gave her time after her shooting and now it's her turn; but why did he have this angry feeling in his stomach?

He makes his way back towards their table and stops dead in his tracks, he thinks he knows why he had a strange feeling in his stomach.

Maybe it was the fact that the person he never wanted to see was sitting in his seat talking to his wife. Why the heck was Josh here!? Of all the places- Castle watches Kate, he's surprised to see she's putting on a polite, yet forceful smile.

He figured she'd be more than happy to talk to her Ex.

Castle mentally slaps himself for that thought, she was faithful. Her leaving wasn't for that reason he knew that. So what are you going to do Rick?

He screams in his head, makes his way to the table and taps the doctor's shoulder.

"Eh excuse me but that's my seat." he places a false smile on his handsome face, casting a slight glance to a now amused Kate.

Josh glares at him for a moment but doesn't argue, "Oh so you and Castle are still together?" He casually asks.

Kate had confessed to Rick when she was recovering in the hospital after her shooting that she had dated the doctor when Rick began getting suspicious. He had seen the way the doctor had been looking at his girlfriend and he knew they must have had a relationship.

"It was a year before we met, just days after her murder, I just wanted a distraction from my mother's death, so I dated him for a few months, ended it about a week before I met you at the bookstore."

Kate takes a sip of her wine to deflect the question, just let Rick handle this one. She sees the enjoyment radiating off her husband, he's not letting this opportunity slip.

Castle just gives the other man and smile, "Oh yes we're still together, married too."

He rubs the doctor's wounds a little deeper.

Kate casts her eyes to her ex and has to suppress a chuckle, he looks like he's about to pop a vein. "Oh well.. That's nice." He mutters.

It hadn't ended well, he had made the mistake of asking her out again in the hospital even with Rick there, they had exchanged a few more than words in her hospital room. Last she heard he had been in Africa for a doctor's between borders mission.

"Josh is there a reason you're here?" She asks, she wants to know why he had to interrupt them.

Josh clears his throat and turns to her, "Yea.. there's a Surgeon conference a few blocks down but I got hungry so I just grabbed a bite." He explains, folding his arms.

Kate just gives him a nod and goes back to the salad she had been in the middle of eating.

"Great, so nice seeing you, take care." Rick doesn't give him a chance to respond just turns back to Kate. Josh, just as stupid as the last time walks around the table to face Kate.

"Kate I know you can't possibly still want this guy! We were so good together." he attempts to take her hand but she withdraws it away from him.

"Josh just stop! I've been with Rick for 5 years now and I love him more than life itself! You were just a distraction." She hisses, and Josh visibly cowers.

Rick has to glance down, ouch he knew that one was an old wound. "But Kate." He prompts, Castle wants to punch the living day lights out of this guy but he trusts Kate to handle her own affair.

"Josh when are you going to get it? I don't want you." She growls, but he doesn't give up.

"I heard this guy has two other marriages and some little daughter! you're seriously going to put up with that!" With that Kate's hand connects with Josh's cheek, leaving a red and angry mark.

"How dare you- If you had paid attention when I was shot you would have known that sweet red-headed girl always there was Alexis, "that kid" you just remarked and I've come to love her as my own daughter! And regarding his other marriages well.. let's just say it wasn't his fault." She easily defends.

Rick can't seem to wipe the shocked expression on his face, he can see the other patrons glaring at them for this heated expression. He'll leave a generous tip.

"Get out Josh and don't ever try and contact me again." His wife warns with her death glare.

Josh finally moves to leave but he needs to get one more piece of hatred out so he balls his fist and hits Castle straight in the face. Kate screams, not expecting that. She's ready to attack her ex but Castle doesn't let her because he's already on top of Josh, punching him back.

The doctor tries to respond but Castle is bigger and in way better shape. Kate has enough, she has to pull Castle off before he kills the doctor. "Rick just calm down." She whispers, running her hand down his face.

The police show up seconds later, peeling Josh off the floor. The medical man has blood pouring out of his nose and two huge black eyes, his bruising is already setting in.

Kate pushes Castle to the bathroom and locks it behind them, "Sit." She orders.

He climbs on the sink and bows his head. Kate begins wetting some paper towels and also takes a alcohol swab out of her purse.

She always kept some on her. She takes his bruised hand and gently wipes it with the wet towel, he has pieces of skin hanging off and his knuckles are swollen.

"Babe I'm so sorry." She whispers, wiping off the blood.

Rick won't look at her and for a split second she wonders if he blames her. "Not your fault." A gruff respond comes, she lifts her head to look at him, sees the pain in his blue eyes.

"I wish I never met that man." She finishes wiping the blood and moves to use the alcohol wipe. She hears him hiss in pain from the sting of the swab.

"Sorry."

Castle grips the edge of the counter with his good hand for balance, "Of all the places he had to be here." She swears she hears a little humor in that last comment.

She smirks and looks at him, "Well with our luck I'm not surprised."

That receives a chuckle, "True." She finishes with his hand, she knows he might have a few broken bones and she'll take him to see the doctor tomorrow.

She wraps it in some gauze for now, feels his breath hitch when she keeps her fingers on his hand for a moment to long.

Kate lifts her gaze to him, gingerly lifts her hand to land on his cheek. Castle swallowes, casts his eyes down because he knows..knows that if he looks at her then he'll end up kissing her.

He doesn't know if he's ready for that yet but Kate doesn't seem to care, she cups his jaw and makes his face turn to her and reaches on her toes.

She just needs him... Her lips are locked on his, her arms hooking around his neck for support. Rick gasps for a second but he can't help but respond so he responds to her kiss, she gently nips his lip and he remembers she always did that.

He had definitely missed her, he pulls back and finds her with closed eyes and swollen lips. He chuckles, startling her. Kate bites her own lip and peels her eyes open to find him with an amused look.

Kate blushes, "I'm sorry.." She doesn't know exactly if she's apologizing for the kiss or for Josh but he doesn't really seem to care because before she knows it, he's pulling her n for another toe curling kiss.

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