Prompt by onewritergirl
Disclaimer: Castle belongs to ABC.
Butterflies
She stands at the red door, trying desperately to fight down the insane fluttering deep inside her midsection. It's not that he always knows the right thing to say. (He doesn't.) It's not that he always knows the right thing to do. (He really doesn't.) But when he gets it right, he's damn near perfect, and it makes the weight of Mike's letter even harder to bear. When they're already so good together, she can't help but wonder how good they could be together.
In the end, it's not even a conscious decision. She opens the door and steps through.