Together with You
Chapter Summary: Kate is back from France. What will she do first? Will Castle comply?
She was wondering at first, if she should call him. After all…it had only been a few hours since her plane landed and the first thing she did after getting a breather was go to the nearest coffee shop and call Castle.
Fiddling with her phone for a few minutes, she took a deep breath and speed-dialed the man and placed the phone by her ear and waited for him to answer the call.
"Hello?"
Kate smiled. That was the voice she'd wanted to hear. "Castle?" she asked, making sure that he was listening.
"Beckett."
"Hey, so I was wondering if you'd be interested in coming at…." She paused and looked behind her at the street signs. "…corner 6th and 15th. The coffee shop that's there."
"Come whe—w-wait! You're back in New York?"
Kate chuckled at this response. Same old Castle. "Well I wouldn't be asking you to come here if I wasn't here, right?" she asked him teasingly. She swore Castle can be adorable sometimes.
"I thought….I thought you wouldn't be back until tonight at the latest."
Kate did a double take at this and checked the date on her watch. "…I told you I'd be back last night. Friday remember?" she asked him.
"But it's Friday now and you said you'd be back tonight!"
Ah. There we go. There was the problem. "It's Saturday, Castle," she said pointedly.
"No it's not!" came the indignant retort.
Kate sighed. "Take a moment to check your phone…or better yet, ask Alexis," she said before hearing Castle shuffle off and ask his daughter. The words weren't clear but the tone of disbelief and disappointment was prominent in Alexis' voice.
"Saturday…right," Castle finally confirmed.
The detective nodded. Not that Castle would be able to see that she was. "Mhmm. So you coming or what?" she asked him.
"I'll…think about it…"
Well that was a surprise. Castle was usually enthusiastic when it came to the two of them meeting both in and outside work. She wondered if there was anything wrong. "Well…okay…" she said carefully, trying to mask her disappointment.
A pause was then heard on the line and Castle's voice sounded off again.
"I'll be there."
'That was quick,' she thought to herself but she felt her disappointment practically disappear. "I'll see you then," she told him before moving to end the call.
She swore though that before she pressed the red button she heard Castle's voice going "Kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaate!"
TBC
