Chapter One
Hey Kate it's me, I wanted to make sure that we're still on for tonight. Its been a while and I finally have some time off from work. Call me back.
Josh. Beckett closed her phone and set it down on her desk. She had no intention of calling him back anytime soon. She wanted to enjoy her lunch break with her fellow detectives and Castle.
"Dude, are you gonna eat that?" Ryan asked as he took some of Esposito's chips.
"C'mon bro, I was getting to it. I guess you don't mind me taking your cookies then" Esposito said as he took a cookie and started eating it.
"Not at all, the floor kind of ruined it for me." Ryan smirked as Esposito spat out the soiled cookie.
"What are we, 4 years old?" Beckett said as she watched the two detectives fight over food. She got up from her seat and made her way over to the cappuccino machine.
"So, any big plans for tonight?" Castle asked as he leaned on the counter next to Beckett.
"Wouldn't you like to know."
"Always with the mystery. Well if you don't have anything, I was wondering..."
"Hey, a body just dropped." Ryan interrupted.
"Ok we'll be right there." Beckett sighed and looked back at Castle, "You were saying?"
"Uh it can wait, arresting bad guys comes first." Castle smiled at her.
….
The day was a drag, they made no progress with the case, and tensions were running high. Beckett sighed as her phone rang.
"Hey Josh."
"Hey how's it going over there? You didn't call me back."
"Yea sorry, it's been a pretty hectic day."
"You can tell me all about it at dinner tonight, I'm bringing Tai."
Uh oh, forgot about dinner. Why is he always buying food, I bet he doesn't even know how to cook. "Um about dinner…" Beckett was trying to think of a nice way to blow him off. She wasn't in the mood for company, even if that company was her boyfriend. "I'm going to be working late; this case is like a really bad…jigsaw puzzle." She shook her head at that analogy.
"Aw c'mon Kate I want to spend time with you while I can. I miss you."
"We can talk about this later I have to go." Beckett saw that Castle was making his way to her desk. She didn't want him to know about the little 'date' that she and Josh were supposed to have.
"Anything new with the case?" Castle asked as he watched her put her phone down.
"No, not one helpful thing."
"Well it's getting late you should get home, eat, sleep. We can start off fresh in the morning."
"Yea I don't think we'll be able to do anything else until morning." She sighed as she got up and took her jacket and purse. "C'mon, I'll drive you home."
"Nonsense, I live further away from you. I'll take a cab home, there's no need for you to drive more than you have to."
"Are you sure?"
"Positive. Now go get some rest."
After Castle and Beckett arrived at their own homes it was only 15 minutes that past before Castle pulled out his phone.
Did you eat yet?
I was just about to order take out.
Alone?
Yup.
Don't order, I'll be there in 10.
Beckett closed her phone, no longer shocked that he invited himself over her house again. At least he didn't just show up at her door
..
Castle knocked on her door. Beckett opened it to find Castle smiling and holding a bag of groceries.
"Hey" Beckett said letting Castle in.
"I hope you're hungry because I plan on cooking you the best pasta you'll ever eat." Castle said while walking into her kitchen.
It was about 10 when they finally sat down to eat the fabulous dinner Castle cooked up. Beckett was pretty impressed with his speed. They sat down at the dinner table to eat. Beckett poured wine for the both of them.
Beckett took one sip, "Really Castle? Cherry flavored wine?"
"What, you don't like it?"
"It's strange. Why won't you let the cherry thing go?" Beckett asked jokingly.
"Hey, I didn't plan on buying it. It was just sitting there and I thought it might be interesting. I thought right." Castle said as he saw Beckett take another big sip from her glass.
"It's growing on me." Beckett put her glass down and began to eat her spaghetti. They were having a light conversation about the strangest beverages they ever drank when Beckett slurped her spaghetti and it smacked her cheek. Castle laughed out loud as she tried to get a napkin to wipe her cheek. Castle took his, wrapped it around his finger, and slowly reached over to wipe her sauce covered cheek. Beckett looked into his eyes as he did hers. The smiles were fading and they simply just sat there gazing into each others eyes. Kate was the first to speak, "Well I think my face is pretty clean now."
Castle chuckled and removed his hand from her cheek. "Why don't we move this to the couch, I'm pretty much done here." They took their plates to the sink and brought their wine glasses to the living room.
"Ok, two full glasses of this and I don't feel a thing." Kate said as she swayed a bit in her seat on the couch.
Castle sat close enough but not enough where they are touching. "Well the point was to enjoy it not get drunk, detective. Although, I'm all for it."
They clinked their glasses and took a few more sips when Castle jumped up, "I can't stay in silence anymore I need to hear music." He went to the radio and turned on a random station. As soon as the song started playing Castle grew a devious smile on his face. He quickly grabbed the remote to use as a "mic" and a pair of sunglasses he had in his coat pocket. He made a dramatic turn to Kate and started to sing.
You're so hypnotizing
Could you be the devil
Could you be an angel
Your touch magnetizing
Feels like I am floating
Leaves my body glowing
With every line Castle started acting out the lyrics.
They say be afraid
You're not like the others
Futuristic lover
Different DNA
They don't understand you
Kate could only watch as he moved his body slowly with the music.
Your from a whole other world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light
Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your love and
Fill me with your poison
Castle took two steps towards Kate, who was staring at him, until he was in front of her. He grabbed her arms and pulled her up off the couch as he sang the next part.
Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be a victim
Ready for abduction
She was surprised that he even knew the words, never mind how good his voice sounded. He held the "mic" up to Kate so she would sing. She hesitated a little bit, but figured 'what the hell'.
Boy, you're an alien
Your touch so foreign
It's supernatural
Extraterrestrial
Castle dropped the remote on the couch and brought one of Kate's hands into his and wrapped his other arm around her back. He started to dance with her as she began laughing. They were not moving to the rhythm of the song. Castle twirled her and brought her back into his loose arms. Kate wasn't having it, it was her turn to take control and have some fun. She pushed him on to the couch and grabbed the remote to start her solo. She started to step backwards slowly as she sang
Your so supersonic
Wanna feel your powers
Stun me with your lasers
Your kiss is cosmic
Every move is magic
Kate started to move her hips which brought Castle's eyes to them. She started dancing slowly, taking a few steps towards him, and pointed
Your from a whole other world
A different dimension
You open my eyes
And I'm ready to go
Lead me into the light
Just then the door to Beckett's apartment opened and Josh walked in.
He took a few steps into her apartment before he noticed who she was with and what she was doing.
"What's going on here?" Josh asked looking at Castle then back at Beckett.
"We were just having a little fun after the day we had." Beckett said as she put the remote down and turned the radio off.
"We huh? I thought you were working. If you got off early enough for "fun", why didn't you call me?" Josh didn't hide his annoyance.
"It was a last minute thing."
"Um I'm going to head home, it's getting late." Castle said as he grabbed his coat. He then whispered into Kate's ear, "Talk about buzzkill." She had to hide her laugh so Josh wouldn't get madder.
"Yea it's probably best you do go home." Josh said with an attitude.
"No Castle its ok you don't have to go" Beckett turned to Josh and said in a low voice "What's wrong with you, he is my guest and you treat him with respect."
"That's how you treat your guests?" Josh asked while looking at the couch, then back at her.
Castle felt the unmistakable tension in the air "Well goodbye Beckett, I'll see you in the morning. Uh, nice seeing you again Josh." He stuck out his hand, but Josh only ignored it. He made his way to the door, Kate followed. As he stepped in the hall he turned around, "I hope I didn't get you into too much trouble."
"I can handle him. Are you good to drive home?" Beckett said while hanging on the door.
Castle smiled, "Do I detect you caring for my well-being."
"No, I don't want to be responsible for the death of a writer. It will ruin my reputation as a muse." Beckett said mockingly.
"Until tomorrow then."
wow that was fun to right. Review please. Im going to keep putting Josh through situations like these because he is annoying and I don't like him.