Alright here goes the next chapter! It took a while for me to be somewhat satisfied with this chapter.

(Clearly since it took so long for me to update, and for that I apologize. It's impossible to put me on deadlines,

which is why I simply keep to one-shots!)

*Nothing below that line belongs to me*

With that, please enjoy my boredom haha!


It was late one Thursday night at the precinct with not a single cop lurking around on the homicide floor of the 12th. Castle and Beckett were – somewhat – patiently waiting for the arrival of the remainder of their team to bring back a signed warrant for their suspect's apartment. (Castle was, again, trying to let Beckett teach him how to play Angry Birds on his phone).

Ryan and Esposito had called back about twenty minutes ago and told them they were headed back with the legal documents in hand; and were expected any minute.

"I'm going to need a cup of coffee so I can drive back home tonight in one piece" Beckett mumbled mostly to herself as she got up out of her chair and headed in the direction of the break room.

"But detective," Castle objected that sly, charming smile beginning to spread across his face, "You could simply let me drive!" He quickly stood up and followed her.

She pretended to think about his offer as they both walked through the break room door, "Hmmm I could, but I think we both know who wears the 'pants' in this relationship Castle."

Her response caused his eyes to open much wider than normal. "Did you really just use the words pants and relationship in the same sentence Detective?"

All she could do was turn her head to him and smirk as picked up her mug and began to move smoothly through the process of making some more coffee for them both.

Castle's phone then chimed announcing that he had received a text, so he fished his phone back out of his pocket, quickly totally immersed on the screen in front of him. In fact he was so engaged with his phone, he didn't register that Beckett had pulled open the bottom drawer under the counter to grab some more coffee filters.

"Hmmm," Castle chuckled slightly, "Look here at what Alexis just sent me." He turned to face her, and began to take small steps so she could see the phone, oblivious to the open drawer at foot level.

"Castle, watch out the…!" was all she could get out before his feet caught and the remainder of his body came propelling towards her. They both instinctively reached out to catch the other by the upper arms as he came colliding into her, both totally unprepared.

The next instinct that kicked in, was one that took her breath away. In mid-fall Castle managed to twist around so he was no longer going to fall on her. He however thought nothing of it that kind of reaction was just the natural thing to do.

The end result was her being sprawled halfway across his body, faces in such close proximity they were practically breathing the same air. The only thing either of them could do was freeze in the position they had just fallen into staring at each other's faces, neither one daring to make the first move.

She had never been in this close of proximity to her partner before, Well, she thought, except that time we kissed in the…. Wait no! Not right now, not while you're on top of him Kate! She cursed herself silently.

But she also realised something else in that moment; Castle would protect her. Castle would put himself in harm's way to make sure she was safe. He would look after. Always. Like he promised.

She wasn't sure if that scared her to death or made her feel… loved more.

Suddenly a chorus of "Oh my god!" and "Not on the floor!" were being yelled from the doorway from a certain pair of detectives. It was of course needless to say that all hell broke loose seconds after.


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