Disclaimer: I do not own anything Castle.
Prompt: "Shotgun", a long standing thread at the ABC boards where the prompt is to write a conversation in a car.
Castle patted Ryan on the back, "Enjoy your last night as a single man and I'll see you tomorrow."
As he passed by Kate's desk on her way out he decided to ask her, "Hey, do you want a ride tomorrow? That way you don't have to worry about driving later."
"I...um...sure. Thanks Castle." She replied. Why not?
"We will pick you up at 1:30 then. Until tomorrow."
"Night."
The car pulled up in front of her building at exactly 1:30 and she climbed in the back.
"My, don't you look lovely!" Martha exclaimed.
"Yes, you do, "Castle agreed, his eyes boring into hers.
A few minutes of driving in silence and then Castle said, "Let's play the Alphabet Game!"
"Really Dad?" Alexis turned to Kate. "When he so much as thinks about being in the car for longer than 20 minutes he has to play this game. "
"Don't I know it. He is always asking me to play." Kate replied.
"I've got A! Always fresh." Castle started.
"Fine, B...Over there", she pointed, "Bow Wow's Pet Shop. "
"C, Coffee Hut."
Am I overreacting here? Always? Coffee? "D, Dunkin Donuts"
"E, Emilio's"
Ok, so nothing to worry about, thought Kate. "F, Freeway Five"
Alexis butted in, she just couldn't help herself from joining her Dad's silly game. "G, Gary's Truck Stop"
"H, Heat Rises."
"Nice plug for yourself there Castle." Kate rolled her eyes and looked out the window at the next sign that was fast approaching. "I, I love you."
Alexis carried on, for some reason oblivious. "J, Jubilee Fine Jewellers."
Kate, realising what she had said, stopped and stared at Castle. Looking up at him, she saw him frozen, as if he didn't want to move and lose the moment, as if moving would make the words float away like they had never been said.
The words had been said. They had been written on the same sign that Alexis had picked the "J" from. Did they brush it off as the sign or would they let it mean more?