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1x07 "Home Is Where The Heart Stops"

Beckett smiled as she began to teach Castle the art of shooting. He had fired a shot that strayed from the target. She rolled her eyes and gripped his arms from behind.

"Whoa. Shot too soon." He always had an excuse. Typical Castle, she thought.

"Yeah, well, we could always just cuddle, Castle." she said jokingly, flashing him a grin. Castle just stared at her in shock, too bewildered to say a word.

" Yeah, maybe we could." he said slowly, pausing to see how she reacted. She shrugged. "Maybe. Or maybe I could just do this." she swept her foot towards him and sent him crashing to the floor. Castle grabbed her hand for support and they both dropped, Beckett falling on top of him.

They both paused as they regarded the situation they were in. Castle, who spotted his chance, said, "Nah, I prefer this." And then he kissed her.

Beckett's eyed widened in surprise and she tried to back away, but felt her back touch the wall. She cursed in her mind, but at the same time, felt herself responding to him.

As she kissed him, she felt a happiness that she'd never felt before.

Freedom.

She was free to forget about her dark past, free to just stay there with him, free to be free.

She was free to love again.

Detective Ryan entered the gun range, hoping to practice a few rounds before the end of the day. As he prepared his gun and put on his gear, he saw a figure on the floor. Make that two, he thought. To his surprise, he identified the two figures as Castle and Detective Beckett. What in the-

Taking his gear off and putting his gun down, he quietly made his way out of the range and hurried back to the bullpen, where Esposito was waiting.

"Hey, bro, I thought you were gonna go to the range?" he called to his partner.

Ryan shook his head. "Nah, I don't think now is a good time to practice. Maybe another time, when we don't have a case." he plopped down on his chair, turning to Esposito. "Hey, uh, you need any help with that?" he offered.

He grinned inwardly, hoping Esposito wouldn't hear about what he had just witnessed. Yes, he wanted those two to be together, but he didn't want to ruin it for them. After all, those two needed a little bit of privacy.

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