What was she going to do now? She had a date with Castle; yes Rick Castle, the guy she dreams of. Wow. For a whole hour after Castle left Beckett talked to Esposito. He knew she liked Castle; he had been Beckett's best friend for more than 10 years. Esposito was so excited for Beckett he already said he would finish the rest of her paperwork so she could go out. With a friendly kiss on Esposito's cheek Beckett left, it was time for her to get ready. After a 15 minute drive home Beckett was in clean up mode. Make up set out, new razor, and of course her blood red dress that cut low on her back to reveal the small of her back. It bunched up around her thighs when she put it on. Her figure was perfectly shown with this dress. Long legs, curvy body, flat stomach, she knew there were plenty of other girls that would kill for her body. She wasn't one that would show off her body very often, it was usually hidden behind all her work clothes that did nothing to compliment her body. She knew she would love Castle's reaction to her outfit. As soon as she finished her hair and makeup and slipped into her red dress and pumps she heard the doorbell ring for her apartment.

"Moment!" Beckett yelled just as she finished applying the last of her makeup. When she opened the door the goofy smile on Castle's face and was replaced by a mask of shock.

"Wow" his mouth made a "o" shape, "Beckett you look amazing." God how am I going to control myself tonight? There is just enough skin shown on her back that makes me want to peel off that dress right here,he thought.

"Thanks Castle, you don't look bad at all" She eyed him up and down enjoying the way his button-up shirt fit just tight enough to show off each and every muscle on his chest, and he had a lot of muscles. Then he put his hand on the small of her back and pushed her out the door.

"Let's go we don't want to be late!" once she had folded herself into the passenger seat of his car the car lurched forward. "I decided we're going to that new place, I made reservations already, it's called Black Radical. I heard it was really good." Before she knew it they were talking about Castle's mother, and how loony she is. She laughed enough in that car ride than she had in the past 3 months.

They soon pulled into Black Radical, it was a very nice restaurant. Castle's reservation had to be the best, they had a booth almost totally secluded from the rest. It had a folding screen on one side of it and the other side had a view of a coy pond.

"They really try to go all out." Beckett stated with a smile. Soon after that a young waitress came out, her mouth wide open when she say the amazing Rick Castle was at her booth. After she got her signature from Castle he was back to asking Beckett questions.

"What were your parents like?" He was quick to get to the point, but he was curious.

"Well my dad used to be a very happy man. Smiling at everything I did. He had a good life; he loved my mom and I. Once she was killed he didn't know what to do with himself. He became extremely inactive and wouldn't speak more than 3 words at a time. My mother, was always a very outgoing person, she was always like a little girl in my dad's opinion. She loved the simplicities in life, she really rubbed off on me, and I'm like that too." She laughed, she was rambling, but she obviously didn't fail to capture Castle's interest because a few seconds after comprehending what she said he was asking another question.

"Like how? You never seemed like a child when working."

"Well unlike some people," she pointed a long finger at Castle, "I take work seriously, especially in my line of work. You can't really goof off on the job when you're a cop. Outside of work though I occupy my time by acting like I'm 7 years old." She laughed a little recalling all her child like memories. "I ride my bike around still, I still roller skate, I love to blast music and dance around my house in pajamas, I'm a little girl at heart." Castle started laughing. "What?"

"I can just imagine you running around your house singing and dancing in the morning. Maybe someday I'll see that." He could only hope.

"Slow down there cowboy, you have to make it past a first date first." she smiled though, she liked the idea of waking up in the morning to Castle.

Sooner than she realized it was time to go to watch the show. On the way out of the restaurant something stopped Castle in his tracks.

Oh God, It's the deep fried Twinkie, why the hell is she in New York, isn't she supposed to be somewhere else? Shit, what am I going to do? I don't want to see her. Maybe if I take the back door she won't notice me…

Too Late. Both Beckett and Meredith saw each other. Shit.