I OWN NOTHING!

LJ

'Beckett – Castle, what is going on here?' The Captain demanded after receiving no explanation after at least a minute of staring at them and the intimate embrace they were currently in.

This was not good, this was really not good.

Kate slid out of her husband's arms; putting some distance between them so should at least try to fix this. 'Sir…I uh…it's not what it-' Kate started to defend in hopes that the last three years of secrecy and deception had not just unravelled in a restaurant in front of her boss and his wife. However, before she could finish her sentence the waiter came with their food. A waiter who unfortunately dug them into an even deeper whole with just one sentence,

'Here is your food Mr and Mrs Castle, congratulations on your anniversary, Enjoy!' Said the waiter before bustling off to serve another customer. There really was no denying it now.

'Mr and MRS! Beckett tell me this is a joke! Married? Really?' Captain Montgomery ranted, honestly not believing what he was hearing.

Kate glanced at Rick and saw the same helpless look on his face which was on hers. The Captain, witnessing these helpless looks between them, started to actually believe this was a reality he had been blind to. Something on Kate's hand sparkled in the light that caught his attention and sure enough placed solidly on Beckett's left hand was a diamond ring.

'Oh dear god, it's true. Beckett what the hell were you thinking?' The Captain hissed at his finest Detective.

'Sir, I can explain. You see, no one was supposed to know about it and over the years we-'

'YEARS!' The captain yelled gaining glares from the other customers and the wait staff. Rick glanced at his wife and saw it as his moment to step in.

'Roy please sit down and we will explain everything, I promise but you need to calm down. This isn't Kate's fault and whether you like it or not she is my wife and I am her husband. No sit down and listen.' Rick said with an authority Kate had only heard from in a few time in their marriage.

The captain and his wife sat down in the booth opposite the two chairs occupied by Kate and Rick.

'Okay you two, explain.' Roy demanded in a quieter voice. However the anger was still evident. 'How many Years has this been going on and when in the hell did you get married?'

'Roy, you should know first that the only people who know of our marriage are our direct family no one else…I met Kate four and a half years ago, way before we were ever partners. We met in an antique book store and six months later we were married. We didn't tell anyone because at first it would just have complicated things and we were going to tell you all but then you had a certain discussion with the both of us and practically forbid us to be involved with each other if we wanted to keep our partnership. So we kept it a secret…oh and also I wanted to protect Kate from the media, she wouldn't be able to do her job properly if she had paparazzi following her around while chasing down suspects. We are sorry we lied but we didn't have a choice. I love Kate with everything I am and you cannot punish her because of our relationship.'

As Rick was talking Kate was just staring at the Captain, anticipating his reaction and whether he was going to chuck Castle out if the precinct or if he was going to just straight out fire her. After Rick had finished, Kate had a need to say something.

'Roy, I completely understand if you fire me or even if you chuck Castle out but please don't hate me. I know this is a shock but it was necessary for our marriage to be kept private. I love Rick, he may drive me insane sometimes and be completely childish ninety precent of the time but he is my husband and if you chuck him out I go with him.' There was a determination in her eye that the Captain had never seen before, not even when she was working her mother's case.

'I am not going to fire you Beckett and I am not going to chuck you out either Castle,' there was a collective sigh of relief from around the table, 'However, you must keep this a secret for now. If this got out at the moment, especially during the evaluation of the twelfth, then it wouldn't be me firing you. It would be the big guys upstairs and I would be chucked out with you.' The captain said, he took his wife's hand in his and brought her to stand with him, 'I am sorry Beckett…that you had to hide this for so long. I really am happy that you have someone to look after you though. I will see you tomorrow at eight sharp Detective.' He went to walk away but Kate sprung up from her seat, surprising her husband and through her arms around her boss's neck.

'Thankyou Roy, really thank you.' She whispered into his ear. Once she pulled a way she noticed the small smile on his face. She said goodnight and went back to her husband. She sat down in his lap this time as they sit in the booth the Captain and his wife had just vacated minutes before.

'Well, I certainly didn't expect that.' Castle said as he placed a kiss on her shoulder. After a minute she still didn't respond and Castle decided to distract her from whatever thoughts she was lost in. 'Kate? Did you mean it?' His cryptic question certainly got Kate's attention; just like he knew it would.

Rick suppressed a smile and prompted, 'You know, about if I got banned from the precinct you would leave too?' It really had surprised Rick when she said that and he wasn't quite sure if she was bluffing or not.

Kate swivelled around in her husband's arms and met his gaze with a new intensity. 'Of course I did. You're not just my husband baby, you're my partner too. A partner I can't live without. I told you the reason I became a cop was to eventually get closure on my mom's case and I now realise I can't do that without you…I love you so much….. oh and happy anniversary by the way.' They just started into each other's eyes, silly gins on their faces, getting completely lost in each other until Rick noticed their food had gone cold and the restaurant was almost empty.

'Come on,' he said lifting his wife off his lap and taking her hand, 'Let's go home, I think I want something other than food to satisfy my hunger tonight.' He said as he pulled her into his arms and walked them out to the car; ready for a night of true celebrating.

THERE YOU GO GUYS, CHAPTER 10.

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