Reinvented

"What is it?" Beckett asked snapping her husband out of his reverie.

"Oh nothing."

Castle and Beckett were at dinner that night. It was clear to Beckett that Castle was lying.

"What did he say?"

"They've isolated the bomb and they're deploying their bomb disposal robot. It's a new prototype model with advanced AI. They've had a lot of success in field simulations. It's…"

"What?"

"A prototype robot? I can tell when you're lying, Castle. You know that. Like when you said that you were following me just to play cop…"

"I can tell when you're lying." Beckett said calling his bluff.

"Fine; I was just remembering something from when we first met."

"Just once I'd like someone to come up to me and say something new."

"Mr. Castle?"

"Where would you like it?"

"Kate Beckett, NYPD, we need to ask you a few questions about a murder that took place earlier tonight."

"That's new."

"The Tisdale case."

"Yeah."

Beckett smiled. At that moment an entirely different memory from that particular case came to her.

"Richard Castle, you're under arrest for felony, theft and obstruction of justice."

"You forgot making you look bad."

"You know, for a minute there, you actually made me believe that you were human. Cuff him."

"Ooh, bondage! My safe word is apples."

"Oh, there's no need to be gentle."

"How did you find me anyway?"

"I'm a detective, that's what I do."

"What are you thinking about; Kate?"

"The NYC Public Library."

Castle knew what Beckett had remembered when she mentioned the library where she arrested him for the first time.

"So what are we now?"

"What do you mean? We're us." Castle responded.

"I mean; we've been married for nearly a decade now and we five beautiful children. But are we more than just husband and wife, more than just parents?"

Castle didn't know how to respond to Beckett's inquiries.

"Well?"

"I don't know."

Beckett didn't take comfort in Castle's response. Castle sensed Beckett's unease.

"How about we reinvent ourselves."

"Reinvent ourselves?"

"Yeah why not?"

"Because we're parents and everything else."

"It will be fine. It will work; I promise."

"Okay babe. Let's do it."

Castle and Beckett finished their dinner before they continued on their retreat.