Disclaimer: These characters do not belong to me, but they sure are fun to play with.

Dress Hunting

Dressing up had always been something Kate Beckett secretly loved. Long flowing dresses, glittering jewelry, and amazing Jimmy Choo shoes were at the top of her list. She preferred to do her shopping alone, she always felt like an outsider when she went shopping with other women. So when Alexis approached her and asked if she'd like to go dress "hunting" (as she called it) for the Heat Wave premiere, she hesitantly accepted.

Saturday afternoon came quicker than she thought it would and she sighed. Today was going to be rough. It's not that she didn't love spending time with Alexis, of course she did. What she hated was having to show off every single item she tried on.

Knocking on the loft's front door, Castle answered. He smiled warmly at her and invited her in. Their personal relationship was still budding and she had butterflies in her stomach as she remembered their previous night's activities and his lips on hers. He offered to stay with her last night but she declined. She needed to gather herself before her outing today. He nodded in understanding and slowly dressed.

She was brought back to the present when he placed his hands on her shoulders.

"You'll do fine." He told her. "It's only Alexis; she's not going to make you do anything you're not comfortable with."

She nodded and took a deep breath. He smiled down at her and pulled her close. Leaning down he brushed his lips against hers. He pulled back slightly as if to ask permission to continue. She pulled him closer and attached her lips to his. They stood like that, in the entry way, lips caressing and lost in each other.

"Gross." Alexis interrupted. They jumped apart and looked at her sheepishly. "I already walked in on you once; I don't need to be reminded of that terrible sight." Kate blushed and looked away and Castle cleared his throat.

"Alright," he said, clapping his hands together, "you two have a great time. Go easy on my credit card." He looked back at Kate, "Both of you."

She started to insist otherwise but Alexis stopped her. "Don't bother Kate. He's already told me that if you even try to pay for anything I've got to report to him immediately."

"Oh really?" She said raising an eyebrow. "And just what do you plan to do about it?"

He didn't respond, but the waggle of his eyebrows and the smirk on his face told her everything she needed to know.

"Ew." Said Alexis giggling. She turned to Kate. "Can we please go before I need even more therapy?" Kate laughed and opened the front door.

"C'mon then." Hugging her father good-bye, Alexis grabbed her purse and walked out the door.

Castle pulled Kate close, gave her a kiss on her lips, and whispered in her ear, "I promise everything will be alright."

Kate smiled up at him, gave him another quick kiss, and replied, "I know."

Kate loved Alexis and would do anything for her. Dress hunting was now part of that anything and that was okay by her.

End.

A.N.: This kinda flowed out on its own. I don't think it's terrible.

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