Ultimatum Met
Castle had spent a lot of time trying to figure out what he was going to do. Keep following Beckett around or trade that in for being a stay at home dad again. Castle had a lot going through his mind as he tried to figure out what he was going to do.
"How come we never had a nanny?"
"Well, your mother and I decided if someone was going to screw you up, we wanted it to be me. Only you managed to turn out fine somehow anyway."
"Surprisingly."
Beckett and Castle had made the same decision about their kids that Castle had made with Meredith years ago with Alexis. That was another factor for Castle and the inevitable decision he had to make.
"That brings me back a bit."
"A bit? I'm thinking it's a little bit more than that Castle."
"I'm not talking about when I was a kid. I'm talking about when I used to take my daughter to the park."
"You used to take your daughter to the park?"
"Spring, summer, fall we were here every day. Alexis's mom was doing community theatre. She was on the road a lot, so I had custody. What?"
"Nothing, I just never figured you for Mister Mom."
"Some of the best days of my life."
"That's actually kinda nice.
"Yeah, tell me about it. Do you know how many lonely single mothers there are in a Manhattan playground? And there I was between marriages."
"Exactly how many time have you been married Castle?"
"Twice."
"That's it?"
"Isn't that enough? How about you?"
"Me? No. Never been."
"Really?"
"Yep."
"You'd be good at it. You're both controlling and disapproving. You should really try it."
"I'm not an 'if at first you don't succeed' kind of girl, Castle. When it comes to marriage, I'm more of a 'one and done' type."
Castle recalled that time at the playground when Beckett had said that to him. She had said it to them just before their wedding day nine years ago. This marriage of theirs was her one and his done.
He had his mind up. All Castle had to do was to tell Beckett.
Hours later when Castle had the opportunity; he pulled Beckett aside.
"I've made my decision." Castle said.
"Okay….?"