"Well?" Castle asked staring at Kate. She couldn't come up with the right answer to his question.

"You weren't all there in the hospital." She said not really answering his question.

"So I've been told. Why, did I say something? I'm sorry if I said something."

"Nothing bad, it's just…" How could she tell him? He had embarrassed her when he said it so how was she going to replay it for him? "What do you think of me? I mean, why you follow me around all day every day. And don't say research for Nikki Heat, because you have done a lot of research and you're only barely finished with two books."

"I… uh… huh?"

"Why do you follow ME around? You've told me why you choose me for Nikki Heat, but I want to know…" she trailed off not know what to add to that. She felt like such a retard.

"Honestly? I like you. You're fun to be around. I have fun bickering with you, and I like feeling like I'm helping you out. I mean, I took the bullet for you because it was you I would be saving. I don't know what I said in the hospital but I'm sorry."

"You, you basically said you like me for my looks. That that's why you follow me around. You also said I something should happen to you to take care of Alexis because I'm a good role model for her and Meredith isn't. I guess I've been avoiding you because what you said after that rather than just that."

"What did I say?" He asked worried.

"You said that I was… beautiful inside and out and that you were lucky to have me and Alexis, the two most beautiful girls in the world, in your life." Saying it all out loud made her feel pathetic.

"That doesn't sound bad. I mean, it's true, not that I like you only for your looks part," he said scooting closer to her on the bed. "But that you are a great role model and you are beautiful on the inside and out." He brushed her hair out of her face to get a better look at her. When his hand brushed against her cheek she felt butterflies in her stomach. "So what made you stay away?"

"You… you embarrassed me." She said really wishing she was a turtle and could hide in her shell. But when she was around him her shell got all soft and mushy and didn't seem to fit anymore.

He lifter her chin so that she was looking into his eyes. "I didn't mean to embarrass you. I guess I just wanted you to know the truth." His eyes were so warm and inviting.

"I feel like an idiot." She said. He pulled out a grin that could make you faint. Kate's heart did a little flip flop.

"You are most definitely not an idiot." He said staring deep into her eyes. Those deep green eyes. In that moment he knew that she had finally let him all the way in.

"But I feel like an idiot." She said unconsciously moving closer to him.

"Don't. Don't feel like an idiot and don't be embarrassed." He said softly. Before she knew what she was doing she kissed him. At first he seemed startled but then he let her kiss him and she let him kiss back. She had her fingers in his hair and his hand was rubbing the small of her back. Their kiss deepened and they had no real intension of stopping until heard Martha announce from the bottom of the stairs that they were on their way back up and that if they didn't want things to be heard, or seen, they should wait until morning.

Kate sat up right breathless on Castle's bed. He was breathing pretty hard to and he looked very happy.

"Good night kiddo." Martha said from the doorway. "It was nice to see you detective."

"It was nice to see you to."

"Night dad, and um, night Kate." Alexis said as she walked to her room.

They waited until they were sure those two were gone before they spoke.

"What does this mean?" Castle asked. Beckett really didn't have an answer. She had no real intension of coming over here tonight let alone kissing Castle.

"It means it's time for you to get some rest." She said pulling the covers up to his chin and kissing him on the forehead before letting herself out.

Well, thats the ending. I know it was a pretty short story. Sorry if you dont like it. i hope you liked it. Thank you for reading the whole thing.

~Victoria