Disclaimer : Castle is not mine.

They spent the night eating dinner and talking comfortably about small nothings and starting to learn the basic things about each other much of which Castle already knew. When it came time to come home they listened to the radio and Beckett sung some of the songs softly whilst Castle listened to her his heart meling at her beautiful voice.

They pulled up on the drive way that was slowly becoming familiar and Beckett turned in her seat so she was looking at him "I had a wonderful time Rick thank you." And she slowly leant over the consoul in the middle of them and place a light kiss on his cheek and then pulled back and opened her car door and slowly got out and walked up the drive way. When Castle realized she had gone he quickly jumped out of the car and locked it whilst running to her as she had already managed to walk halfway down the long driveway and when he reached her he took his jacket off and placed it on her shoulders noticing her goosebumps from the cold.

When they entered the house they were expecting it to be empty but of course there was always that one person who stayed up later just to ask quesions or to make sure that everything went okay. When they walked in they noticed a sleepy Candance sitting on the stairs with a blanket and her head leaning against the handrail on the side of the wall.

Candance yawned and lifted her head and asked tiredly "how was it Katie ? Tell me everything." But Candance was slowly falling asleep and Beckett smiled at her and walked over to her gently shaking her to wake her up.

"Come on sleepy head lets get you to bed." Beckett helped a very tired andance up the stairs with Castle following not far behind to go to their own room.

Kate placed Candance gently on the bed and pulled the quilt over her as the house sometimes got freezing at night.

"Did you have a good time ?" Candance asked even though her eyes were still closed.

Beckett sat down on the edge of her bed and ran a gentle hand through her hair, "I had a wonderful time, why did you stay up ?"

"Had to, wanted to ask something, too tired now, maybe another time ?" Candanced tired talking made Beckett smile, when ever she tried to talk when she was tired she always ended up talking in very short sentences always pausing in the middle.

"Yeah you can ask another time, sweet dream." Beckett leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Love you Katie."

"Love you to Candance."

Beckett stood quietly and turned off the light and closed the door behind her as she walked out of the room. She walked over to her room and when she entered she saw Castle already sitting in bed with glasses and a book and she smiled at how adorable he looked but also how familiar it felt. Beckett grabbed her pajamas and put them on somehow never managing to show him a bit of skin that he hasn't already seen, besides that one time her apartment blew up. She slowly crawled into bed with him and turned her light off and laid down and just stared at him as his lips barely moved as he read, nearly miming the words. A few pages later he must have noticed her eyes on him because he tirned his head to her and smiled.

"You know you once told me staring is creepy." He said.

"That I did, but it'sonly creepy when you do it, it's adorable when I do it." She said jokingly smiling up at him and he smiled back at her, he put his book and glasses down and slowly leaned down to peck her on the lips.

"That it is." He turned off his lamp and lad down to facing her. They were both smiling at each other even though neither of them could see but that didn't matter.

"Night Castle." She whispered as her breath slowly started to even out.

"Night Kate." He replied just before they both fell asleep.

The next morning Kate woke up to someone lightly shaking her shoulder and she looked up to see her dad in her room and for a second she thought she was back in high school that is until she realized she was cuddling Castle and blushing and quickly moved away from him.

"Dad wha-"

"Shh no time Katie there is another letter downstairs placed on the coffee table in the living room, no one knowing how it got there Katie and everyone is starting to freak out a little."

She was up almost instantly "Come on Castle up you get." She said semi-loudly but not loud enough to shout as she walked past him at the end of the bed she lightly smacked his food as she put a cardigan on.

Castle sat up grunting his eyes barely open as he said "Beckett that was not a very good way to be woken up and trust me I would know there have been better." When Castle heard a man clearing his throat and a snkikering Beckett he instantly knew it was her dad and he winced as he slowly opened his eyes "And as in better I mean pancakes. Good mornign Mr Beckett." Castle slowly got out of the bed and out of the door behind Beckett and Jim saying behind him.

"I know what pancakes mean Rick." And at this comment both Beckett's and Castle's walking pace increased as they were quick to leave the awkwardness behind them.

They walked into the living room where there was a small crowd of people starting to gather.

They was a neatley folded note in the middle of the coffee table with her name on it as she sloly walked to it and opened it her face draining of colour.

'I know you lived but don't worry I'm not done yet.'