"Breathe In, Breathe Out"

A drabble of 100 words

By December21st

Fandom: Castle

Rating: PG

Pairing: Technically none, but it wants to be Castle/Beckett

Warnings: None

Summary: In times of crisis, it's important for everyone to know their jobs.

Castle plugs Beckett's nose with one hand, puts his mouth over hers and exhales. She closes her mouth and he lifts his head above water, breathes once for himself, then draws in a breath and plunges his head under the water to repeat the procedure.

At least the car's stopped filling up with water. If the river where they were run off the road were much deeper, he'd have to leave her or drown himself.

Castle can tell that Beckett's frantically sawing at the jammed seat belt with the tiny Leatherman knife. But that's her job. His is to breathe.