Well, this is by far my favourite chapter I've written. Mostly because it was a TON of fun to write (when I was supposed to be studying). So I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did writing it. I got the idea a while back after I was playing the game of Twister.

***If any of you don't know this game, you might wanna search up the rules so you can understand this story. (don't worry its easy)**

With that said, I wish I owned this, but I don't...

...and enjoy!


Kate Beckett wasn't entirely sure how she had gotten into this particular position. Figuratively and… literally speaking.

She also wasn't entirely sure if she wanted to kill or thank the person who had suggested that the group do this after going out for drinks. Although it was ridiculously fun, it was somewhat childish. (Based on that conclusion she figured Castle must've had something to do with it.)

She was sure of one thing however; she was not going to lose this game of Twister.

Right now Lanie, Ryan, Esposito, Castle and herself were in the middle of Castle's living room – once all the furniture had been pushed aside to make space - playing a team game. A classic girls against the guys.

Ryan sat on the nearest couch, spinning board in hand and began to call out directions for the game. "Right foot red."

Beckett, Lanie, Esposito and Castle all stepped onto the mat accordingly.

Ryan then quickly spun it again, "Left hand green!"

"Oh come on bro" Esposito complained as the four players moved to put their hands on the colored circle, "you already trying to kill us?"

Castle shot him a death glare "I swear if you let us lose to the girls…"

"Then you will never hear the end of it" Lanie finished for him smirking.

"Right hand yellow guys. Honestly though, I've got my money on Espo being the first out." Ryan commented from the couch.

As all the players moved their hands to the circles, Lanie moved her hand onto the one most convenient for Esposito, forcing him to twist under her arm just to get to the nearest spot.

Watching the game from the other end of the mat, "I'm on board with you Ryan, 20 on us winning!" Kate joked.

"Right foot yellow"

As soon as the words were out of Ryan's mouth, Castle threw his foot to the circle that Beckett would've taken, forcing her to bend her leg over and around his arm to get to the next circle.

She looked over at him a playful glare on her face. His response was to quickly raise his eyebrows and smirk right back at her, "you detective, are going down."

"Hmmm well I have a little secret for you Castle."

"Right hand green." Ryan called out.

"I never lose."

As the four players moved their hands again to the new spot on the mat, both Castle and Beckett went for the same circle, hands touching. She realized it was warm, so comforting to touch and unexpected she froze for a moment and her breathe caught – and no! She snapped herself out of it, moving her hand away from her partners to a new spot.

Kate was not about to let herself get caught up in his eyes or charm or anything else. Now was not the time. Later maybe, but not now…

It was at that moment that she heard a loud thud from the other end of the mat. Castle and Beckett looked over to see which of the other two players had fallen.

"You tripped me!" Esposito complained, his back on the floor looking over at a very smug Lanie.

"No, I just made it difficult for you honey!" she shot back still smiling over at him.

"Come on man, over here," Ryan patted the couch "I'll even let you spin the board!" he mocked.

Esposito grumbled something about how medical examiners couldn't be trusted as he picked himself off the floor and made his way over to his partner on the couch.

Lanie took a glance over at Kate and winked.

That's right, she thought, I never lose.

The game went on for several more minutes, with several close calls for the remaining players before Castle managed to leave Lanie with only one option of placing her foot on the other side of the mat. It was impossible and she too ended up sprawled on the ground. Esposito and Castle shared a brief 'feed the birds' moment before Ryan spun the board again.

With only Castle and Beckett left in the middle of floor, it was needless to say there were cheers coming from the sidelines for their respecting team.

"Girl, I need you to get 'em back for me, you hear?" Lanie told her from the kitchen. She had taken advantage of the fact Castle was engaged in a game where he couldn't move so she could search for wherever he stored his wine.

"Yeah Lanie, I'm working on it." She grumbled back in response. Over the past couple turns, Castle had managed to slowly trap her in a corner of the mat, forcing her to move into positions she honestly didn't care too much for.

"Castle when this is over, I swear I'm gonna make you pay for what you're putting me through right now." She huffed as she struggled to keep her left foot on the blue circle.

"Hmmm. Now tell me, exactly how would you like this payment to be fulfilled?" he shot at her, quickly staring her up and down, a confident yet teasing smirk on his face.

Beckett gritted her teeth "Oh trust me Castle. I'm working on it right now."

"C'mon Castle, I need you to win this for us man, don't let the girl take ya out!" Esposito encouraged from the couch watching eagerly.

"Left foot green!" Ryan called out as Lanie returned from the kitchen, successful with her search.

Yes! She thought, Left foot gets to move now! Finally, it took long-

But her small victory was cut short when she realized something. She was backed up into the corner of the mat. The nearest green circle was all the way on the other side of Castle. That was his plan the whole time. To trap me.

Damn.

She quickly began to assess the situation. She was currently balanced somewhat with her right side close to the mat and Castle was easily balanced with his stomach to the ceiling on all fours. There was barely any space to sneak her left leg underneath him with risking a fall. She could – oh no.

Beckett took a deep breath. She wasn't entirely sure how she had gotten into this particular position. Figuratively and… literally speaking. She had to make a decision. Win or lose. She chose win.

Without another second to second guess herself, she swiftly threw her left leg over Castle's body, her foot landing squarely on the green spot. She was now directly over him, one leg on either side of his body, close enough to smell him, close enough to maybe-hopefully-take him down.

Her pulse began to race at the close proximity to him, especially in such an intimate way with their bodies almost touching. She could look into his eyes and see…the same thing? Her arms supporting her began to shake with that knowledge, and she wondered if making this move was such a great idea in the first place. She didn't take into account that they would both be affected… like this.

Being this close to him, she saw his breathing change and become more rapid. She saw that his stable position on the floor was quickly becoming shaky. Clearly he didn't think she would make this move.

She also failed to take into account the three other occupants of the room, all of them either scrambling desperately for a camera, or laughing/cheering loudly as they could.

Oh god, Castle thought, she's right here, like this, over… me. He gulped trying to supress the urge to reach out and simply touch her. It was unbearable. Somebody had better turn the board or else… He didn't want to think about what would happen if he had to stay like this and not do anything.

Well of course he did, just not with all these people here.

With the boldness of Kate's move, Ryan, Lanie and Esposito had all failed to continue on with the game and spin the board for the next move.

"Hey ummm, Ryan we gonna keep playing here?" Castle asked nervously, praying he could manage to hold himself up until both him and Beckett had to move.

"Nah. I'd say the two of you look pretty comfortable there." Ryan commented, trying to hold back his laughter, the other two beside him currently having a similar problem.

Kate tried to hold back the blush that quickly consumed her face. But she was in it to win it. There was no backing down now. With that she moved a few inches closer down towards Castle.

"Come on Rick," she purred. "Aren't you comfortable?"

Castle's chest clenched so hard he was positive he couldn't breathe for a moment. Oh no she did not just use my name like that… He squeezed his eyes shut as he felt his arms completely give out from under him, and his body slid down to the floor.

"Yes!" Lanie squealed from the couch as Beckett slowly stood over Castle smiling down at him. After a moment she took pity and offered him a hand up.

"Told you I never lose."

After the unforgettable victory for the girls, one final game, and a glass of wine for everyone, the guests within the Castle household slowly made their way out.

Ryan was off to return home to his wife first, followed by Lanie and Esposito who were going to just 'share a cab', and then Beckett. After wishing all his guests a goodnight and a safe ride home he took a moment to think about the events of the night.

If anyone had asked who had won, Kate would've said she did. However if you asked Castle, it was really a win for them both – in a way.


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