Author's Note : Ha! Finally writing an author's note because I figured out how. Just wanted to thank all my followers, favourites and reviewers. It means so much that you did. So, I have 20 Q to do, each chapter will have a question from Castle and Beckett each. So, that's alot of questions. If you have any suggestions, or something you want to see here, please feel free to PM or review. Thanks. :)

Disclaimer: If I owned Castle, we'd have Castle every day, all the time. Without one single hiatus. And I'd be writing scripts not fanfictions. None of which is happening. It's easy enough to conclude I don't own Castle, right?

Chapter 2, Question 1

"Okay, so I ask the first question?"

"Yep."

"Hmmm..."

Rick racked his brain for a decent question. He didn't want to freak her out, by asking too serious of a question, but he wanted something meaningful, at the same time.

"Alright. Got it.. Did you have any pets as a kid?"

Kate stared at him incredulously.. She raised her eyebrow.

"Really? That's your question? I thought you'd ask me about my first time or something."

"Oh, don't worry, that comes later." He waggled his eyebrows, smirking. "Now answer."

"Ha! Funny. Okay. Here goes.

My first pet was when I was 4. I had been begging for a pet since Tommy Matthews had a frog and Linda Carlson had a fish. It didn't seem fair to me. So, one day, after endless pouting and crying and begging, my parents took me to the pound, and asked me to pick out a puppy.

I was so excited Castle. I wanted them all."

She paused a minute, reminiscing in the memory, the soft smile that he loved so much gracing her beautiful face.

"But, in the end, I picked up this little adorable lab. I played with him for a while, and on our drive back, we tried out names for him. We ended up naming him Judge."

"Let me guess, your parents' suggestion?"

"Surprisingly no. My mom wanted to name him, uh, Pogo, I think and my dad wanted to name him Lucky. I came up with Judge all by myself. My parents were pretty proud."

"Huh. Even at age 4, lil Beckett was a smartass."

"Shut up. Anyway. Judge and I became really close over the years. Other than my parents, he was the only comfort I had. He was there for everything, my first kiss, my first breakup, my first hangover, he was there. And then, a few months after my 18th birthday, he fell really sick. Which was expected. He was 14, which is pretty old for a dog. When he died, a couple of months later, my world fell apart. I was heartbroken. But I moved on, told myself that he'd want me to be strong. And then, a few months later, my mom died. And I couldn't handle it. I just couldn't be strong anymore. That's when I threw myself into becoming a police. I worked my way to homicide, just for them. But, even now, I miss them both so much Rick."

"Aww, sweetie.. It's okay. These are one of those bittersweet memories, remember? Just focus on the good ones, Kate. You're lucky. I never had a pet. We moved around too much, following Mother and her roles wherever they went. And as for parents, I never knew my father. Still don't. Just focus on the good, sweetie."

He kissed her hair, rubbed her arm up and down, comforting her as much as possible. After a couple of minutes, he broke the silence.

"You okay?"

"Mmhmm. You're right, it's bittersweet. Those were great times. And Rick?"

"Yeah?"

"Just because I'm sad, doesn't mean you get to call me sweetie."

Rick choked out a laugh. "Sorry, babe."

"Shut it kitten."

"Kaaaaate."

"Stop whining WriterBoy."

He pouted.

Oh stop being such a baby. It's my turn right?"

Instantly, he brightened up. "Mmhmm."

"Okay, if we had kids, what would you name them?"

"Our kids?" He smiled softly, thinking of the thought.

"Yeah, just go with it. So? What would you name them?

"Well..." He grinned. "I would..."

"Before you even suggest it, we're not naming our kids Rook, Derek or Nikki." jabbing her finger hard into his chest with each name.

"Damn, you got me. Why not? They're megacool."

"Rick..."

"Okay, okay, sorry. Please don't poke me again. Okay. Seriously? Well, if we had a son, I'd name him Johnathan Roy Castle and if we had a daughter, she'd be named Amanda Johanna Castle. Tributes to two people that they'd grow up hearing about."

Suddenly, Kate's eyes welled up and before she could stop them, tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"Kate? What happened? You don't like the names?"

He wrapped his arms around her, tears soaking his shirt. He was officially confused.

"Kate?". No response. Uh-oh, better do damage control.

"Kate, I'm so sorry. If you don't like the names, we can always call them Tabitha or David or something. Kate... Just tell me what's wrong."

After a few minutes, the crying finally stopped, silent gasps for air filling the air. "Kate?"

"Tabitha and David? Really?"

He chuckled. "Sorry, those were the only two pathetic names I could come up with. What's the matter Kate? You didn't like 'em? Cause that's okay. It's not like I gave this a lot of thought or anything..."

"Rick." she said softly.

"Actually, I did, but that doesn't matter. What matters is you."

"Rick." she said, a little louder this time.

"You're the important one. Always, and..."

"Castle, just shut up and listen to me." she yelled.

"Sorry."

"Right. You silly man. I wasn't crying because I didn't like the names. Castle, they're amazing names. They're perfect. I was crying, because I realised when we do have kids, they won't be around to see it. Rick, our children will never meet them."

And again, she collapsed into tears.

"Hey. I know, I know. It sucks. But, that's the way it is. And as much as they will never get to meet them, they'll have plenty of other strong people around to support them and tell them stories. Uncle Kev, Uncle Javi, Aunt Lanie, Papa Jim, Lex and Mother will always be there . Whether it is to tell them stories, or support them. They'll be like they're Judges. Hey! Did you see what I did there?"

He grinned.

"Jokes aside, these kids will be the luckiest kids in the world, Kate, I promise you that."

She smiled, softly. "Rick?"

"Hmm?"

She pecked his lips, as she got up.

"You forgot about the sexy, rich, witty, best selling author."

"Yes, of course. I'll always be there for them. Always." He said, raising his eyebrows, confused.

"You? Oh, I was talking about Patterson." She smirked.

Gasp. "Kate, you didn't."

You could hear her laughter all the way from the kitchen. Castle grinned, following her to the kitchen for payback.

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