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21st arrest (video); i'm the one who likes gardenias

You know, just once. Just once I would love it if you'd follow the freakin' rules, Castle. This-- whatever this is, it is supposed to stay out of the office! And now I think I'm hit with this curse and I just-- wanna wring your neck!

[Here, everyone. Have a generous view of Beckett's gardenias. She should be elated, right?]

I'm getting to the end of my rope here, Rick. Last warning. Next time you get a demonstration of my judo, close up and personal.

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You're getting flowers from someone you're dating! How does that undermine you? You're still all sexy dominatrix--not sexy--not dominatrix. Controlling and bitchy?

Should I send balloons to Ray? Or maybe Chris? Will that help?

No it won't help! Do you see the people I work with? Chris barely knew how to approach me when I first got here, because for him, women still don't hold important offices-- Ray's just chomping at the bit to get a piece of me at any moment he can get his paws on.

Should I send something more manly? Scotch and cigars?

You are so not in a position to get smart with me, Rick. I can revoke your clearance. I could probably arrest you, too.

I am not getting smart. I am being helpful. And --generous.

No, no-- helpful would be like, adhering to guidelines and not making me look soft and, and girly in front of my officers!

I am not--Beckett. Let me woo you. Just for a little while. Okay?

That's not how it works, Castle. I don't get wooed. It's not 1880 and I'm not wearing a petticoat and if anyone's the damn damsel, it's you.

You're a-- weakness, Castle. You're a vulnerability, and you're just waving a big red flag to let everyone know that.

Okay. That part I understand but I'm willing to take that risk.

Also.

Of course I'm the damsel. That's how we both like it.

It's not your risk to take-- you just-- [grrsigh!]

Am I or am I not the one that will end up kidnapped, beaten, duct taped or tied to a chair and tortured for hours? I do believe it's my risk to take.

Not. Helping.

Kate, we're going to have to talk about it at some point.

What? What do you wanna talk about, Castle? How this, my life, is a losing battle? How it's probably only a matter of time before someone comes after you?

Kate, life is a losing battle for all of us. You aren't special in that aspect. I'm a best selling crime author. Occasionally I get packages at my doorway that the fire department has to come get. Narrow minded idiots argue that my books teach criminals how to 'get away' with it. Obviously they've never read my endings. It's only a matter of time before someone comes after me no matter what.

Yeah, it is Castle. But here? It's not just serial killers. It's vampires, giant spiders, deities that kidnap children.

At home, there's room to bend, to be flexible and maybe-- maybe there it'll be this way someday. [SIGH.] Flowers today, and tomorrow the deities decide they don't like the police department anymore and we're fried by giant lasers.

Then all the more reason for me to send you flowers tomorrow and the next day and so on.

Yeah, okay. Whatever, Castle, just. See you when I get back I guess.

I'll be here, Kate.

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