Hey my Lovelies!

Sorry if I confused you all when I reposted the last chapter! It wouldn't show that I had updated it so I had to repost it :)Hope you guys like this chapter!

~CB~

"How are you feeling?" He asks, her stitches had only come on a few days before and he has to have complete assurance that his wife is ok before they go on this wild mission.

Kate grimaces slightly, splays her palm over her flat abdomen, "Not gonna lie, not the greatest."

She clenches her teeth together and breathes in deeply from her nose. Rick goes into the makeshift kitchen and comes back with a pack of ice, "Here-" He gently lifts her sweater and places the pack of ice on her bruised stomach.

Kate slightly yelps from the impact of the coldness but she feels her muscles relax from the smoothness. "Thanks babe." She murmurs, a grateful smile on her face and she sees his face tense from the use of the pet name.

Oh- right, she still needed to fix what had happened. "Rick." She mumbles, she knows she hurt him even if it was all a setup she still was ready to risk it all and she knows it cut him deep.

"Baby listen to me." She has a plan, because she knows the only thing that resurfaces this drive down the rabbit hole needs to be taken away.

Castle hesitates for a slight moment before sitting across from her in the plastic chair. He folded his arms together and casted his eyes sideways. Kate almost chuckles, her husband was pouting like a little boy who had been told he couldn't do something.

Then the nervousness comes back, "I know the little trust you had in me is gone, but I have a solution to help me stop this from ever happening again."

Her husband's slowly drifts his eyes back to her and lifts his chin, "And what would that be?" He asks cautiously.

Kate swallows, "I quit."

Castle's eyes widen to the size of baseballs, "What? No you're lying, you'd soon divorce me before quitting your job." He spat, the bitterness tearing her heart and too.

Kate physically feels that blow, and she deserved it, she knew he could have said much worse and she deserved every word. "I know Castle, I know you don't trust me but the only thing fueling me for more justice is my job! I've already caught my mother's killer-" She stopped and gave a grim smile.

"Thanks to you that is."

Castle scoffed, "I'm sure you would have found her killer without me in the way Kate."

Kate violently shook her head and reached for his hand, He was strong and began to pull away but her eyes pleaded with him.

He defeated his strength and let her hold it, "No Rick- I was in such a dark place when you met me, my mother had only been gone a year and I wanted nothing but justice! You were there when I started and graduated from the academy, you were there when I made detective."

Her hand made it's way to his smooth cheek, "You were always there." She whispered.

Castle screwed his eyes shut, she was making it hard to stay furious. He hears her audibly clear her throat and her hand darted from his now warm cheek.

"But- once I quit my job I won't have anymore power and I don't have to worry about finding justice anymore, I can live my life in peace, grow old with you, have kids and a dog."

His eyes slowly moved towards her with disbelief but he stares into her hazel irises and sees shining love and truth. Castle swallows and shakes his head, a lump in his throat.

"No Kate, you're not supposed to be making this better." he chokes, presses his face in his palms.

Kate bites her lip and smiles tenderly, "I would say I'm sorry, but I'm not..nothing would make me happier than to win you back babe." She caressed his thigh and waited for him to take his hands away.

No sooner did Vikram decided to interrupt them, "Hey guys got another lead." He didn't wait for an answer, he walked back out.

Castle sniffed and wiped his wet eyes, he began to stand up but Kate stopped him. "Forget the stupid case." She growled, and he looked at her like she grew another head.

That-that was what made her heart break, that he thought she would just forget about what they were discussing and immediately go after the next lead. He obediently sat back down, still with a confused look.

"Rick if you don't believe that I'm going to have kids with you, have a life with you and grow old with you, you're wrong'; because we're having that- end of discussion." She said with no room for argument.

Castle opened and closed his mouth like a guppy and she would have laughed if this had been another situation.

Eventually he gained his composure, "I..I believe you." He said softly.

At first she thought he was just saying it to make her feel better, but she could see that love slowly rise in his blue cerulean irises.

She raised and eyebrow and smiled, "Good, now let's go see what lead Vikram has." She took the ice pack from her underside and placed it on the table.

He was still in shock but his mind reminded him to help her sit up. He gently took her shoulder and helped her stand to her feet, she murmured a thank you as they made their way to the room where Vikram was waiting for them.

He sat her down in the chair in that room so s he could still rest. "Need the ice pack still?" he asked, she shook her head.

"No I'm ok, thanks."

She gave his hand a gentle squeeze and smiled. Castle couldn't help but smile back, "So Vikram what do you have for us?" His wife asks.

Vikram pulls up a file and a photo linked to it, "I've been working on finding those parts I spotted in the dud bombs and I found that one of the bolts is a special make and is only sold in two business's in England."

He pulls up the two stores on his computer and points to the first, "Now Milly's hardware is in Bristol, not the best place to get bolts so I have a hunch it's our second choice."

He clicked the second picture, "The bolt cutter- a semi famous hardware store is in the city of Portsmouth, and I talked to the owner he said he remembers the woman who bought those specific bolts, he said she had a crazy look to her."

Kate chuckled, "Well good job Vik, how about I drive me and Castle over there and get a actual description." She winked, Vikram shrugged and nodded.

"Ok be safe though."

Kate nodded and slowly stood up, Castle glared at her- silently telling her she shouldn't be going out in the field in her condition.

Kate sighed, "All right you win, Virkam can you go with Castle? He knows what to do." She sighed, sitting back down in her chair.

Vikram gulped, "Like actually go in the field? I'm only a tech analyst Beckett!"

Kate and Rick both rolled their eyes from the agent's rambling, "Vik! It's just you and Castle going to get a picture description, not assasinating the president."

Vikram took a deep breath, "Right-sorry."

Kate chuckled and handed her husband her piece, "Just in case, protect whimpy over here." She smirked at Vikram.

Castle chuckled, "Will do."

Kate debated for a second before standing up and pressing a kiss to his cheek. "Be safe." She whispered.

Castle nodded, "I will."

He waited for Vikram to gather his computer before walking out of the abandoned warehouse. Kate sighed and took out her phone, she needed to let the boys in on what was going on.

Castle was driving the car while vikram gave him the directions from his computer, "Turn right in the next mile."

Castle mumbled an ok, his mind was somewhere else right now, he couldn't believe how sincere Kate looked when she told him what she wanted. She had always changed the subject if he brought up kids before but she had said it so boldly earlier.

"CASTLE!"

He slightly swirved and yelped, "what!?"

"I said take a right! You missed the turn." Vikram hissed.

Castle silently mocked his companion and made a U-turn, "Yeesh Vikram lighten up."

Vikram growled, "Excuse me! I'd rather not."

Castle shook his head, how did Kate find this guy again? "Ok we're on the right track now." he smirked.

The Indian growled something in return and went back to typing on his laptop, "Okay we're 5 minutes away, this time! make a left turn when you hit the next intersection." He warned with a glare.

Castle nodded, "Got it."

~CB~

"So she only bought 2 bolts? No wires or anything?" Vikram asked, the store owner shook his head.

"Afraid not- she only wanted those two."

Castle was walking around the store, trying to find any clue as to why she wanted the bolts. "Mr. Cole, did this woman have any other bags on her? like did you happen to see any other store names on them?"

The owner pondered the question for a moment but nodded, "Yea! She had another bag on her now that you mention it, I believe it was our local uh lighting store? I think." He scratched his head.

Castle nodded, "Makes sense, she probably bought some lamps to use the wires." he told Vikram.

The agent nodded, "Your right, thank you Mr. Cole." he smiled. The man nodded, "Glad I could help." Castle and Vikram walked out of the store and jumped back into the car.

~CB~

An hour later they were on their way back to the warehouse, an employee in the lighting store had also remembered their suspect, she had bought 3 lamps which they figured she took the wires out of them.

Castle pulled into the warehouse and parked the car, "Well at least we got some good information." he said.

Vikram nodded, "Yea your right about that."

The exited the car and walked into the empty space. "Kate? we're back." Castle called out.

When she didn't respond he furrowed his brow. "Hello?"

A figure stepped out and he smiled, "Why didn't you res-"

The sound of a gun cocked and castle stopped, Kate had a gun pressed to her back and a figure stepped out of the shadow.

Castle and Virkam gulped, "You must be our bomb maker." Castle muttered.

The brunette chuckled, "You'd be correct! And I'm also the one who killed ex-wife number 2." She winked.

Castle gasped, "Why? What did she ever do to you?" he mumbled.

The brunette shrugged, "Nothing but I used her well, had her rough up Kate here to send a message like Locksat asked, then she was a liability so I exterminated her." She pushed Kate over to Rick and waved it at Vikram.

"You to nerd, with them."

"So your a mercenary for locksat?" Kate asked.

The brunette took Vikram's computer and hummed, "I guess so-"

She placed a USB chip in the computer and turned back to them, "Well you lot are a hard bunch to find! took me a good while to find where you were hidin out." She sighed.

The USB turned green and the brunette smirked, "All done! And no one got hurt." She smiled.

"But- Mr. Locksat did say I could chose my payment." She sauntered over to them.

She pointed her gun at Rick, "And I've been waiting forever to have you." She batted her eyes at him and took his arm.

He began to restrain but she made a tsk sound, "Don't, unless you want your little hussy wife to get shot up with bullets you'll come peacefully."

Rick gulped and nodded, "Fine."

Kate lunged forward but Vikram stopped her, "No Beckett." he hissed.

Kate shook her head, "NO! Castle no." She whimpered.

All he could do is give her a tender smile as his captor tied him up and pushed him in the trunk of the car.

The brunette smirked and waved, "Have fun! Chow."

Kate let her sobs rack her body, "We could have stopped her!" She sobbed.

Vikram held his friend, "Shh, we'll find him." He promised.

Kate sobbed and shook against him, "I can't loose him."

"I know, I'll do everything I can, I promise!"

Kate let her body calm down, she walked over to the table where her gun was- "I'll find you Rick, I promise- we'll have our happily ever after." She promised.

~CB~

Is it to much? I'm sorry I just had that idea stuck in my head!

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