A/N: Sorry this took forever! I got caught up in school and roleplaying.

Rick groaned, clutching his throbbing head as he attempted to sit up. He was greeted with another blow to his head, this one self-inflicted. He blinked in surprise and reached into his pocket and removed his cell phone, quickly putting it onto the flashlight app and illuminating both of their faces.

They were clearly in a truck, Rick could now tell by the limited space they had. His head was throbbing harder by the second and he guessed he'd been hit by something and knocked out. He let his eyes get adjusted to the light as he turned to look at Kate, who was lying down next to him, eyes closed and hardly moving. In a moment of panic, Rick reached out and felt her neck, letting out a sigh of relief at the pulse he felt against her warm body. She was alive, they were alive, but they weren't safe.

At least, that's what Rick assumed. The last time this had happened he'd had a CIA contact to call for help. Now, he was completely alone, with no one but Kate. His phone, to his dismay, had no service so he couldn't even call for help. He had no idea whose car they were in and where they were, he just knew that they weren't moving.

Kate stirred, moaning lightly as she woke. Once she took in her surroundings, her eyes widened with panic for a moment before her arms found Rick. She calmed considerably at the sight of him.

"You alright?" Rick asked her. She nodded lightly, her hand flying up to clutch her head, which was throbbing as well.

"What's going on?" She asked Rick, trying to move but stuck in the limited space they both had.

"We're locked in a trunk," Rick replied, looking around for a way of escaping. Kate glared.

"Yeah, thanks," she said sarcastically. Rick glared back but his expression softened at the sight of her hand flying up to her head again. He hoped their injuries weren't too serious, but by the strength of the two men's blows, they might be.

"How are we gonna get out?" Kate muttered as she slammed a hand against the roof of the trunk.

Rick shrugged, fresh out of ideas. "I dunno," he admitted. Kate looked at him, and at that exact moment his phone died. Now left in complete darkness, Kate groaned at the added disadvantage. She felt hands pulling her close, and she didn't protest, glad to be able to lean into him and accept the light kiss to her forehead. Now that they had no light and no backup plan, they could only rely on each other.

"Why don't you do that thing?" Rick said quietly, his voice right next to Kate's ear. She ignored the shiver that went up her spine.

"Won't work in this car," she answered with a frown. Rick let out a sigh, wondering what they were going to do now. Kate settled on giving the car various kicks, but no one seemed to notice.

Outside, Esposito paced up and down the sidewalk.

"Dude, they'll be fine," his partner said. Esposito was unconvinced.

"Bro, they should be back by now. It's been hours. And their phones aren't working. Something's up, we should go after them."

Ryan let out a sigh and clapped his partner on the shoulder. "I'm telling you, they'll be fine." As if on cue, a loud slamming causing the detective to jump, looking around for the source of the noise. "What was that?"

They rounded a corner and were greeted with the sight of the exact car Castle and Beckett had just left in. Esposito looked at it questioningly.

"Wait, they're back already?" Ryan asked with a frown. Esposito shook his head with the same frown on his face. He looked inside, the paper with the address on it was gone and Rick's sandwich was messily thrown all over the passenger seat.

The slamming sounded again, and this time it was coming from the back of the car.

"They're in the trunk!" Esposito called to Ryan as he opened the trunk.

At the sight of the trunk opening, Kate shot up from Rick's arms. "Guys?" Her mouth dropped opened slightly at the sight of her fellow detectives and the scenery around them, they were back?

"What happened?" Esposito asked them as they hopped out of the trunk, too concerned with the fact that they were locked in their own trunk to point out that they were wrapped in each other's arms.

"I told them I was NYPD and they knocked us out and locked us in the trunk," she said, rubbing her face gently. "Can you guys pull up any cameras from around here? They must have dropped us off which means another car picked them up. Maybe we can get a license."

"On it," Ryan said, and the two ran off to do what they were told as Kate led Rick inside.

"They were hiding something," Rick said as four stood over a computer and began to watch the video from the cameras. "Why else would they knock us out and bring us back here?"

Kate hushed him as the video began, but she knew he was right. The video showed their car being parked and the same man that they had met at near the house leaving their car and hopping into a black van.

"No license plate," Ryan said dejectedly.

"They must have know there'd be cameras and took it off while they were in view, putting it back on later so they wouldn't get fined."

"How come no other criminals think like that?" Rick asked. Kate shot him a glare but wondered the same thing.

"Well now what?" She frowned.

"What do you mean now what?" Rick asked back with shock. "We go back!"

"Castle, they know we're cops, they'll just do it again. Or kill us for coming back."

"But I'm not a cop," he pointed out, excitement in his eyes.

"You were with a cop. They'll still consider you one."

"Why don't we send backup? They can't knock out a number of cops at once."

"No use, bro," Esposito interjected. "We lost the address, remember?"

"Just get it from the girl again! Look, we can't just –"

"Castle." Kate stopped him, looking at him with a sigh. "Just stop. Let's all just… sleep on it. We can decide what to do in the morning. It's getting late."

Despite himself, Rick nodded and slipped his coat back on.

"He asked you to what?!" Lanie almost yelled through the phone.

"Shut up," Kate snapped, ducking into the kitchen to as she held the phone tighter to her ear. Rick wasn't listening; he was in his study, completely absorbed by his writing. "Yeah, he did. While we were driving."

"… and?!"

Kate let out a sigh. "I don't know, Lanie. It's a bit soon…"

"Girl, you've been in love with that man for I don't know how long," Lanie interrupted. "So what if you only started dating a few months ago? You were taken by him long ago."

Kate wasn't sure how to answer that, so she kept silent for a moment. "Yeah, but…"

"No buts. You love him, right?"

At Lanie's words Kate looked back towards the door of the study and she bit her lip back. "More than anything," she said finally after a moment.

"Well then what the hell are you waiting for?" Lanie said, and Kate couldn't help but smile.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Lanie."

"Good-bye. And remember what I said!"

Kate rolled her eyes and hung up, Lanie's words running through her mind despite herself. Was she really ready to move in with Richard Castle? Despite her mind telling her no, her heart told her that even if he asked her to marry him she'd say yes in a heartbeat.