When they come back to the hotel room at 4 that afternoon, Castle's not there yet. Alexis heads to her room. Right before Beckett walks to her own bedroom, the writer steps into the suite.
"Hey Beckett" he smiles.
"Hello, sir" she nods.
Formalities again… He sighs. "How did it go today?"
"Everything went well" she says matter-of-factly.
He eyes her carefully. She looks shifty. She's playing with her hands and her posture is stiff.
She's standing awkwardly a few feet from him. Not sure of what her thoughts are doing. He's good. He's a good, loving and caring guy… Yeah, so?
"Oh, you seem a little stressed" he tries to lighten the mood. "You know what you need? A night out on the town" he gives her a charming smile.
"A what, now?" she furrows her brow in confusion before she remembers. "I already told you I'd be more comfortable not going"
"Come on! It'll be fun! I have three places!" he tries to convince her. "Besides, it could be really dangerous" he says in faux-seriousness.
She rolls her eyes at his antics. She doesn't really see a way out.
He takes that as a yes and grins excitedly. "And remember, it's a black-tie event"
"And remember, I already told you I don't have anything" this is getting annoying.
Oh, so she hasn't seen it yet. "That's not a problem" he turns around and walks to his room.
Beckett's left standing there wondering what he meant before shaking her head and getting into her own room. When she steps in she sees a white box on the bed.
He didn't.
She goes towards her bed and takes the note that's on the box. It reads "Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo"
He did!
Ugh. She throws the note on the bed and proceeds to open the box. I knew he was arrogant, but this? This is comple- Oh.
Her train of thought is cut off when she sees the gorgeous dress inside the box. She shakes her head and scoffs before she smiles to herself.
If he wasn't her boss… She stops right there, not wanting her thoughts to betray her. She sighs before she starts getting ready.
She steps out of her room shyly. She's not sure about her attire. She finds Castle is all fixed up and in a tux. They're both surprised at the other's looks.
Castle is the first one to recover. "I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?" he says smugly when he catches her staring. "You clean up nice, Beckett" he smiles sincerely.
"Thank you, Castle" she rolls her eyes but takes the compliment.
"Are you wearing your gun?" he asks when he takes a closer look.
She nods, not wanting to go into details.
"Really?" he has to know.
"Don't ask" she retorts pointedly.
"Shall we get going?" the writer says reverentially when Alexis steps out of the room wearing a nice red dress.
Both just nod in response.
"Why are we going there, anyway?" the bodyguard asks as they get out of the suite. She's still confused at the details of why they're dressed so elegantly.
"Well… I've never been there before. And people from my book agency are meeting us there" he explains as they get into the elevator. "They're holding an event with people of the industry and some of their best writers" he smirks.
"Really?" she looks at him as he nods solemnly. "Then why did they invite you?" she lifts her eyebrow and gives him the hint of a smile. She had to say it. It was too easy to pass up.
Alexis chuckles and Castle acts deeply hurt, but when Beckett turns around, he smiles.
"And what will you go in as this time, Beckett?" he asks when they're in the car.
"We already talked about this. I can be your PA" he wants to say something but she interrupts him with a stern look. "I will not go in as your girlfriend"
"Why would I take my PA to a party? And dressed like that?" there are obvious problems with that. There's only one option left.
She sighs in resignation. He's right. "Fine"
They get dropped off at the Space Needle and they go inside. They take the elevator to the restaurant. When they get to the top, they find a nice restaurant, one side since to be separated from the rest, it's probably the event they're there for.
They join the rest of the party and Castle starts introducing his daughter and his girlfriend. Beckett's doing her best to keep a smile on her face. At some point, Gina walks over to them and introduces Alexis to a couple of other teenagers. The girl walks away with them, leaving Castle and Beckett alone.
"Can I get you a drink?" he asks her.
"Yeah, vodka. Lots of vodka" she says quickly, but then corrects herself. "But, I'm on duty, so, water?"
"Yeah" he scoffs. "Vodka!" he exclaims with a smile as he walks towards the bar.
"Don't you dare" she heard him.
She scans the room and follows him with her eyes to the bar when he starts talking to someone, then a woman walks up to her.
"Don't sweat it, that's Rachel, one of Black Pawn's lawyers" she tells her. "Oh, I'm Ruthie" she introduces herself. She's the kind of woman that makes a new best friend every time she gets on a plane or goes to yoga. She extends her hand to Beckett.
"I'm Beck…" she interrupts herself when she remembers who she's supposed to be "Kate" she shakes the woman's hand. "Nice to meet you. Do you work for Black Pawn too?"
"No, but I'm the circuit. Besides, men in these parties are like fish in a barrel"
"Really?" Beckett's not that surprised.
She nods. "Not that you need any help from me. I see that you've got a big one on the line" she smiles looking at Castle. "Settle in, Katie. I heard he's a fighter"
"Um… Sorry, Castle?" the bodyguard narrows her eyes.
"Oh, yeah. Most of the girls here have tried to land him. Rich and handsome. We call him the White Whale" Ruthie tells her conspiratorially.
"Really?" Beckett's not sure if she's amused or nauseated.
"Mm-hmm" she nods and then someone calls her. "Oh, sorry. I have to go"
"Sure" Beckett smiles as the woman walks away. Then she shakes her head and rolls her eyes. This is going to be a long night.
Throughout the evening, Beckett does her job and takes her Principals back home safely.
The next morning, they leave for Portland.
In the airport they find a coffee shop and decide to get something to eat.
This time, Castle gets the food while Alexis and Beckett wait outside.
He gives Alexis her stuff and then hands Beckett a bag and a cup of coffee. "Grande skim latte, two pumps sugar-free vanilla, and a bear claw"
She takes them surprised he knows her drink. "How did you know..."
"I'm a novelist. It's my job to notice things"
She eyes him suspiciously and nods.
They're in the city for only a few hours. They don't even check into a hotel. Beckett and Alexis spend their time reading at the library where Castle's signing.
At 7 that afternoon, they're in the plane for LA.
They check into the hotel after 9 that night. Beckett notices that he reserved two rooms. One being the same kind of suite they had in Seattle and another room across the hall from that one.
"Why do you have two rooms?"
"I'm throwing a party" he grins.
She nods. Of course he is. "Tonight?" she narrows her eyes suspiciously.
"Indeed" you have no idea how quick a party can be started in LA, especially with his connections and most importantly, his money.
Castle gets ready in their suite. "Have fun" he smiles at Alexis and Beckett before he leaves to the other room, receiving an eye-roll from the bodyguard.
"And you don't have too much fun" Alexis warns him before he leaves.
It's past eleven now and music is still playing loud, well, as loud as it can be played in a hotel.
"Dad's going to get in trouble…" Alexis sighs. She's snuggled up on the couch watching a movie on the flat-screen TV. She's already in her pajamas but didn't even try to get to sleep.
"Want me to go over there?" the bodyguard, who's sitting on the armchair, offers. She's still fully clothed.
"No, it's okay. He probably won't listen anyway" the teen shrugs.
Beckett nods in understanding.
A few minutes later, they hear a loud crash and the sound of glass breaking, presumably from the room across the hall.
The bodyguard immediately holsters her gun. "Stay here" she tells Alexis.
She gets into the hall in full combat mode. Before she opens the door she takes a deep breath and gets ready to jump into action.
When she opens the door, she's met with a sight that makes her jaw drop in shock…
AN: Here you go! Hope you're still with me!
On other news... Didn't you just hate/love the season finale?
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