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"He's back." She looks at the man who is so familiar with her secrets, yet she doesn't know a thing about him. She smiles. "I can take him home today. He's coming home."

"Why is it that you don't seem that happy about it? What's wrong, Kate?" Dr. Burke asks. This is the ninth time she's been here since their wedding day. She didn't have anyone she could really talk to, not even Lanie. Burke has helped her through so much. The shooting, her wall (though that was due in large part to Castle), and of course Castle. She didn't need his help in the last two wonderful years. She had someone to talk to. She had Castle. The moment he disappeared was the moment she needed Dr. Burke. And even though Castle is back, she still finds herself sitting in front of her own therapist.

"There's nothing wrong. He's back and he is well. We're able to see each other again, to talk to each other again. It's great ." She says unconvincingly

"Kate, I've known you long enough to see when you are hiding something. But I can also see when you are scared. Right now, you're both. What are you scared of?"

She lets out a big sigh, like she has been holding her breath for too long. "I'm scared that he isn't the same."

"What makes you think that?"

"I've told you what happened to him, right?" Dr. Burke nods. "Well, Castle has been having nightmares. They are very vivid. Every time he wakes up he looks so scared, like a little boy. The moment I ask him what happened in his dream he just brushes me away saying he is fine.

But that's not the part that scares me. What scares me is that when we asked him what happened, he starts to tell a story that makes no sense. He knows nothing about the human trafficking and he says that his kidnappers asked questions about the precinct."

"Did you ask his doctor to check him out?"

"I did. She checked him out yesterday and said it may be caused by his injuries. But I don't know if that's it. I know he has a vivid imagination, but he was so convinced of his own story. I just, I don't know what to do."

"Why don't you take him home, get him settled and just talk to him. Explain the situation, maybe he'll remember once he knows the story."

"Maybe. I'll try to fix him."

"I know you will, Kate."

Beckett goes back to the hospital, where she bumps into Martha.

"Katherine! How wonderful to see you today! I'm sorry I didn't make you coffee this morning, was catching up with some old friends." Martha hadn't left the house in the last two months. She has been a parent to Alexis while he was gone. Not just Alexis. Kate hadn't been back to her apartment since he left. She couldn't be without his family, without him. They helped her so much.

"Oh, it's okay Martha! Did you just visit him?"

"Sure did, kiddo. Richard is waiting for you in his room, anxious to get home."

"As am I."

"Well, I guess it's a good thing Alexis is leaving for college and I am leaving for the Hamptons for a week. You to have some, uhm, catching up to do." She replies suggestively.

"Martha!" Kate says shocked.

"Come on Katherine, we are all adults here." Martha says with a small wink. "Alright, got to go. Take care of him."

"I will, thank you Martha." Kate whispers as she pulls Martha into a warm hug.

"No problem, kiddo."

Beckett decides to put her doubts aside and just bring him home. This is proving easier than she thought it would be. Castle is sitting at the end of his bed, bag packed next to him and playing some kind of game on his phone. She leans against the doorframe and just watches him, he would probably call it creepy. The moment he sees her, a wicked smile spreads across his face.

"You comin' Castle?"

"I thought you'd never ask," he says as he jumps off his bed and runs towards her. She is already walking down the corridor when he puts his arm around her shoulder.

"Let's go home, Rick"

He stops her and turns her towards him. "I am already home," he says, just before he kisses her.

The kiss in the precinct is nothing compared to this. She didn't see it coming, but she gives in easily. It's a kiss that screams 'Finally!'. They both don't care where they are, they are together. This kiss is tantalizing on new levels. This kiss is –

"Sorry to interrupt, but this a hospital. I'm very glad you are feeling better Mr. Castle, but try to take this home, okay?"

"Sorry Dr. Hudson," Beckett says while her cheeks turn red.

"I'll let it slip this time. Mr. Castle, could you go with the nurse, Yolanda, to sign your release forms?"

"Of course," Castle says as he follows the woman in pink scrubs.

Dr. Hudson turns to Beckett. "We got some test results back today. We did a CT-scan to see if there might be some brain damage, which could explain his memory. We can't find anything. I think it might be better if he'd talk to a psychiatrist. Mr. Castle may be experiencing some form protection by his own brain. We've seen it in PTSD patients. The trauma is blocked by their brain, and they automatically fill the gap with a new story. For them, the story seems very real."

"And you think Castle may have PTSD?" Kate asks?

"I'm not a psychiatrist, so I can't diagnose him. If you want to I can recommend someone?"

"No, thank you. I know someone as well."

Rick returns from filling out his forms and he finds Beckett waiting for him.

"Okay, I have a question that's been bothering me." He says.

"Shoot."

"You don't have a new boyfriend right? I mean, I wouldn't blame you. I was gone for a long time! I just…"

"Seriously?" Kate interrupts.

Castle continues, "so, what I wanted to ask is; are we still engaged?"

"Always."

"I get the sentimental meaning behind that and I love you too, but I hope you don't want to be engaged for that long. I mean, we might want to change that status in the near future."

"Shut up, Castle."

"Yes, dear." He teases.

They step into the car and head to the place they desire to be: Home.

Not much action/big developments this chapter, but next chapter will be the opposite of that! Let me know what you think!