Kate's eyes widened in annoyance and she let out a breath of air, as an old woman in a wheel chair was pushed over to their table.

"Well isn't this just a pip of a day! I can't believe it's Richard Castle." Kate heard as they approached. "Hi, I'm Edna!" the old woman said extending a hand in Castle's direction and shaking his hand excitedly. Kate just decided it would be a good idea to smile politely even though she was still peeved.

"Nice to meet you," Castle responded and gave her a winning smile. If Kate didn't know him so well, she wouldn't be able to see the irritation hidden behind his expression. The fan might've been a cute old woman, but they were sort of in the middle of something.

"You know I just read your book Heat Rises," Edna shared with excitement in her voice. "That's how I noticed you, 'cause I remembered your picture. In real life you sure are smokin'."

When Castle just blinked, Kate let out a small snort. He sent her a short glare and looked back at Edna. "Thanks?"

"Oh it's a compliment," Edna said matter-of-factly then looked over at Kate. "You must be Detective Kate Beckett, the one that's Nikki Heat, huh? I always wondered what you would look like."

"Yea, that's me. Nice to meet you," Kate answered after a moment. She wasn't used to getting recognized. It always caught her off guard a little bit.

"Oh my, is that your gun?" Edna asked with her eyes cutting to Kate's hip holster. Kate didn't really have any reason to have her gun with her since it was her day off, but she hadn't gone anywhere without it in so long. You never knew when something could happen.

"Um, yea."

"I had a gun, but they took it away," Edna said with a hint of frustration in her voice. "You shoot one lousy electrical box and suddenly you're not fit to carry a gun anymore. How's a good-looking, independent woman supposed to protect herself if a rapist or a thug were to break into my apartment?"

Kate looked over to Castle yet again. She might've been mad at him, but she was lost for words and he obviously had a knack for them. He didn't say anything, though. Before she could come up with an answer, the young woman that had been pushing Edna's wheelchair spoke up.

"Grandma the whole block blacked out. You can't just be shooting random things."

The young woman was a pretty blonde that looked to be in her mid-twenties. She had soft blue eyes and full cheeks that would probably reveal dimples if she was smiling. Now her voice had disapproval, but a hint of care and amusement toward her grandmother, who had apparently shot a transformer and put an entire block out of power.

"It wasn't random," Edna complained back up to her granddaughter. "Maybe if that old fart, Harold, down the hall didn't leave his TV on so loud all hours of the night. How was anybody supposed to get to sleep? I did everybody a favor is what I did."

"It was only 8:30, and he had it up loud because his hearing aid wasn't working right. All you had to do was go knock on the door and ask him."

"Oh rubbish," Edna said and then turned the conversation back to the two sitting in front of them. "This is my granddaughter, Rachel. I took her out to lunch today on account of she's been taking care of me. This is her first week in New York, so she hasn't seen very much yet."

"Well welcome to New York," Castle said sending another big smile over to Rachel. "It's great this time of year, so you came at just the right time."

"Thanks," Rachel blushed, obviously star struck at meeting Richard Castle.

"Oh it's just so cool meeting you guys," Edna broke back into the conversation. "You guys do make such a good-looking couple."

Kate's annoyance that had been slowly disappearing within this quirky conversation bubbled back up. Of course, Edna had read all the sex scenes in Castle's books and thought they were together. Everyone did.

"We're actually not. That's just part of the book, we only work together," she informed Edna flatly.

"Oh my, well isn't that the pits. He's a looker," Edna said to Kate. Now she turned to the now smirking Castle. "I bet Rachel here would be glad to keep you company. Maybe you should show her the city sometime," she said nudging Rachel a little bit. Rachel's blushed deepened three shades as she shot her grandmother a glare.

"Actually, I'd love to," Castle said with more charm. Why not? She seemed nice, and it had been made quite clear that this was not a date. He borrowed a pen from a passing waiter and scribbled his number on a napkin, passing it over to Rachel. "Call me, sometime."

Kate couldn't keep her face from scrunching into a frown for a split second, before taking a drink to hide herself behind her glass and compose herself. What was he doing, asking this girl out right in front of her? But that shouldn't bother her at all. Right? Like she said before, this wasn't a date. He could ask out whoever he wanted. It was none of her concern.

"I think maybe I will," Rachel smiled and locked eyes with Castle.

Kate ignored the clench in her stomach and looked over to Edna, refusing to look at Castle's face. "So are you a big reader then?"

"Sometimes," Edna answered. "I had to find something to do on Tuesday nights since I'm not allowed to bowl anymore. I also like crossword puzzles. Speaking of books though, can you guys sign mine? Rachel go fetch it it's in the car."

"Grandma, we're parked a block away," Rachel whined looking to her grandmother.

"One block won't kill you. Just go get it please," Edna demanded. The girl sighed and Kate refused to let a smile spread on her face. It was beneath her to wish something annoying on the girl. She had no reason to not like her.

"If you wanted I could walk with you," Castle piped up and caught everyone's attention. "Edna here can keep Beckett company for a few minutes."

"That's a great idea!" Edna exclaimed winking at Rachel as Castle stood up so she could take his arm.

The two walked out arm in arm before anyone could object. Not that anyone would, what could she say?

Alright that's where I'm going to end it. This chapter was going to be longer but I decided to break what I was going to do into two parts. I'm so glad everyone's having fun with this story, because I sure am.

So I had fans for the fangirl, but I decided to make it a random older lady instead. I had fun making up her character. Also, I know! Castle asking the girl out right in front of her was a harsh, but I thought it was something his character might actually do in this situation when she just shot him down. Even though I'm trying to keep this story light, it seemed like the right move to make. Let know what you think!

I'll update again soon when I get the chance. I'm not quite sure how busy my weekend will be. Thanks guys!