It was her fault all along. Yes Castle had made a mistake not giving Beckett full attention when he was playing the game but yes sometimes it happens in reality that you sucked into games so much that you just get lost in virtual reality it happens with gamers, I am a gamer and it happens with me. But it doesn't give Beckett to be seduced by billionaire Playboy and then put the blame on Castle that if it were Bar rafaeli he would have been seduced seriously that's her explanation. Fuck her. And then blaming Castle for not talking about their relationship and how would he do that she had even been ready hell she doesn't even have said she loved him and it's been two years ago. How does he take next step when she hadn't confess her love for him. And people blame Castle for that how is it his fault.

Kate also gave Vaughn reason to believe she was not too serious about her relationship with Castle.

When Beckett told Castle following the shooting that she and Vaughn were talking about relationships, Castle should have asked her two questions.

1. What could you have said about our relationship that gave him the impression it was all right to kiss you?

2. When he kissed you, were your eyes open or closed?

Thank you, this was wonderful! Kate owned her mistake, shouldn't have let Vaugh get so close, but she DID, push Vaughn away.

Just read this. OUTSTANDING. Thank you.

"I would never betray you". Can she not see she already has, emotional infidelity is arguably worse than a one off physical involvement. As for yes but not now to his marriage proposal well that speaks volumes. Sorry Castle you are on a loser. You may want her but you will only get more misery. Leave now! Well written ex Brit.

She was the one definately in the wrong that day

I love it. I'm glad she acknowledged her part. Sometimes I think they let Kate get away with too much. Castle had every right to be upset. She should never have doubted where they were going. He had always promised always. Anyway, thank you for getting inside their heads and giving us this fantastic conversation!

This one is pretty good. I also believed that she would turn down the Fed job. I thought that her ties to her 12th 'family' would be too strong and that she wouldn't want to give up her relationship with Castle at work. And as it turned out, she was willing to give him up completely and leave her family, too. I suppose Kate expected him to break up with her anyway, so that left her way clear to leave him behind. I wonder what would have happened had he not proposed, but he still wanted to be with her? Same thing except no ring, I guess!

Yup, Lydian Stone was dead on about this story!

Excellent job!

Thank you!

Loved this. Really good job with it. I love the outcome. How it went. Their conversation is perf. Hope this happens

this story is one the 'writers" should read!

not bad :))

Love this! Thanks for writing this. They really poured everything out to each other. Hope it goes this way or this way with him reproposing again.

Very, very good. I thought the answer would be-not now until we talked-and that is what you say in this very well written chapter. There are a couple of errors (commas missing), but the story flows nicely, and those errors do not take anything away from the story as you wrote it. Getting KB and RC to actually TALK has been their problem ever since S2, and FINALLY we see some straight talk here to get their feelings out in the open. Thanks so much for a very nice chapter. The key for me was when KB tells RC about her fears building up again, and how she has to be bold. You can just imagine the relief on RC's face when he hears this-and he really opens when she admits to the issue with Eric Vaughn. The realization that KB has to take a talking lead here really addresses some of RC's issues, but while you have addressed KB's issues, aren't there still RC issues that need discussing? But that can be addressed during the time up to ring acceptance. Again, very good writing. Thanks for doing it!

Well constructed and definitely the kind of execution to the situation that seems more than a little possible - may Marlowe will read your fanfction (LoL)! Nice!