Chapter 2: We Could Always Go Together

January 22nd had come far too quickly for Kate Beckett's liking. She sat at her desk, the RSVP card for Ryan and Jenny's wedding on her desk in front of her, the tiny little check boxes starting back at her. Did she check plus one and hope to find a date by the wedding? Did she check that she was attending alone and hope that Castle was doing the same, or that she would at least be able to get through the night? He had been extremely unhelpful when she had asked him about it earlier that week.

"So Castle, have you given Ryan your RSVP card yet?" She asked, trying to bring up the matter as casually as possible.

"Nope, still figuring things out," He replied. His cryptic self as usual, wait a second, Castle was never cryptic, that was her. What was going on here?

"You do realize you are supposed to RSVP by next week right?" She asked with her infamous 'Oh Castle', look following.

"I know," He replied, "just getting the last minute stuff together. Have you handed in your RSVP card Katherine Beckett?" He asked back with a raise of his eyebrows. But unfortunately for him, his expression didn't faze her in the least.

"Not yet, but I will soon, I'm just working things out too," She replied just as cryptically back at him. This conversation had gotten her absolutely nowhere. All she wanted to know was if he was bringing a date, because if he was, which was the most likely, she really had to find someone to go with.

"Ahh, the famous, which attending box to check," Castle said announcing his presence at the precinct, setting her latte down next to her on his desk and taking his place in his seat next to her. She hadn't expected him nearly this early, it was barely 8am, if she had would have made sure that her RSVP card was nowhere in sight.

"I don't know if I'm bringing a date yet," she said honestly. He had already seen her mulling over which to choose, there was no point in trying to hide it now.

"You know we could always go together Kate, I haven't found anyone I'd like to bring either." He told her this with that genuine smile of his, his blue eyes had their little bit of sparkle back to them, and it was something she had seen so rarely in the past month that she didn't even realize she had missed it.

"Oh so what I'm just your backup then am I Castle?" She said letting the joking tone play along her words.

"What? No, Kate, I-" He stuttered, she really had caught him off guard with that one.

"I'm joking Castle, calm down." She said laughter lacing the sentence. "I think that a great idea Castle." She said with a smile. He looked up and matches her look, a small grin growing on his face much like hers had done only second ago.

"But just one question, who checks what box then?" She played. She tried to pull it off jokingly, but she really did want to know what he thought. Were they going as each other's date, or were they both just going single?

"Well now, why don't you just check off that not attending box there, and I'll put you on mine. We will just let Ryan and Jenny know that's the plan." He said pulling out his already filled out RSVP card, with the plus one box checked.

"Just went ahead and assumed I'd say yes did you?"

"That or I was going to have to bring some blonde bimbo to Ryan's wedding, so thank you for saving my from that."

She put down not attending on her card, writing a note on the back that she would be attending as Castle's date. Once this got out the precinct was going to have a cow. Everyone of importance at the 12th had already noticed the close-ness between the two lately, more so than usual, so this would just give them a field day. But Beckett found herself extremely at ease with the situation. She was going to Ryan and Jenny's wedding with Castle. This was her letting things play out and she was happy about it.


The day had gone by slowly, thanks to the easy case of the cheating wife killing the husband for his money. It was no match for the set of detectives at the 12th. Castle was leaving the precinct for the night, heading home to start dinner for him and Kate. Being a Friday night it was tradition, or it had become so, for them to do dinner and a movie night after. They were on the 4th Star Wards movie. They had planned to watch them all in a night or two, but the reality of how tired they both were after a full week of cases; they just couldn't get through more than one or two. As Castle said his goodbyes, Beckett knew exactly what was coming. They two boys eyed her cautiously from their desks.

"So, I see you are going to the wedding as Castle's date." Esposito said, him and Ryan rolling in their chairs towards Beckett's desk.

"Care to tell us about that one?" Ryan added.

"Nope." Kate said. She knew the small smile that formed on her face when Esposito said the words Castle's date wouldn't be missed by either of them.

"Come on Beckett!" Ryan whined.

"Ya you can't just do that, blow it of nonchalantly, because it's a big deal."

"Whatever you say boys, now if you don't mind I'd like to finish up this paper work so I can go home at a half decent hour tonight. The two of you may want to do the same." Kate added and got back down to the small stack sitting on her desk. She had gotten through most of it, and the rest wouldn't take long, but anything to get away from the questions of her fellow detectives.

"Don't think this is over Beckett." Esposito yelled over at her from his desk. "I know this one medical examiner that will be dying to hear this bit of information." Kate's head snapped up at his last sentence. She had told Lanie earlier in the day of the newfound situation, she couldn't let her hear it from Esposito; she would get an even bigger earful if she had.

"Too bad I told her when I was down at the morgue today, but good try." She ended the sentence with a small laugh, she really did love to get at the guys, and she knew from the moment date came out of Castle's mouth that morning that it would do exactly that. Not that it would last long, they would have the information out of Castle by Monday morning for sure.


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