Facing the Music
After being cornered in the Old Haunt by Beckett; it was time for Castle to face the music. It was after they left the Old Haunt and parted ways with their daughter and son in law. On the way back home; Castle could sense Beckett's anger and temper escalate inside her quickly. In the back of his mind; Castle hoped that Beckett's gun was still locked up.
"What the hell were you thinking? Going to the Old Haunt like that."
Castle kept quiet. He knew that whatever he said could come across as not good enough to Beckett.
"Well?"
Castle had seen the pissed off side of Beckett many times over the years. Of course he caused most of those moments.
"Things were a bit tense around here. Besides it was Jake that called and asked to go to the Old Haunt. He wasn't fairing too well with Alexis."
"So you two took the coward's way out and retreated to a bar."
Castle knew in the back of his mind as he carefully chose his next words that Jake was likely going through the same thing.
"We just wanted to give you guys some space. Some time to yourselves."
"So much for in sickness and in health." Beckett snapped as she left Castle where he was standing as she made her way back to their bedroom.
With that Castle looked at the calendar on his phone.
"Two to five more days before we return to normalcy."
Over at Alexis and Jake's; Jake was thinking the exact same thing that his father in law was thinking.
Jake sent a quick text to Castle.
Two to five days until peace for us.
Castle laughed after he read the text from his son in law before he returned to his office. In a few he'd check on the kids and then Castle would make dinner for him and Beckett. Of course he'd check to see what Beckett wanted for dinner before he started cooking.