An Unexpected Return

The Not So Great Escape

"Okay so whoever is after you found you a my apartment so what are the odds they'll be at your loft waiting for us?" Kate pondered.
"I don't know. I mean they must know where I live, but think about it, Kate, I came straight to your apartment from the airport; they could've EASILY followed me from there. I didn't think they'd be after me this soon, so I didn't switch cabs to throw them off I didn't know there was anyone I needed to throw off. I'm so sorry I got you into this. Now, I'm going to get you out. I promise you, we'll find our way out. We always do," Castle looked at Kate apologetically; he truly was sorry and she needed to know that.
Kate took a hand off the wheel and rested it on his thigh, rubbing it like a mother would to calm a little kid. "I know Castle, but the only way out of this is if we work together as a team hence why I brought TWO guns, one for me and one for you. You helped me cope with my mother's case and I want to do the same for you and your father's case."
"So...um... Back in the alley... Uh... Did you... Um..."
"Castle, quit stammering! I was trying to get us out safely," Kate tried to avoid the awkwardness of the situation. "But if you freaked out that much because I draped my arm around my waist or that I called you 'baby.'" Kate paused for effect. "You'll never survive when I wrap my leg around your waist," she said dropping her voice an octave and turned away from Castle to hide her smile.
"Kate Beckett! We are running for our lives you can't go around saying things like that!" Castle was so flustered his cheeks turned bright red.
"Wow Castle! That was all you! I didn't mean it like that; get your head out of the gutters! What if I need to get on your back to reach something? It's happened before, with the 'ghost' in the attic case and when we were hand cuffed together."
Now, Castle was so embarrassed, "I'm sorry Kate... It's just I rea-"
Castle turned his head to see Kate smiling and holding in her laugh.
"Castle. It's okay." Kate was laughing uncontrollably. She tried to stop and be serious. "Okay. Woo, wow. Sorry we need to be serious now."
Kate looked up into the rear view mirror then made a quick right turn. "Castle, have you noticed that black car? I think we are being trailed."
Castle stealthily looked over his shoulder to see if he could spot the black SUV. "Um, Kate. It's gaining on us."
Kate's instincts immediately took over and she went into cop mode, weaving through traffic like she's done it a million times before. She jerked the wheel to the left cutting across four lanes of traffic. The SUV ran the red light in order to keep up with Kate, who was now going 90 across the Brooklyn Bridge. "Castle, what does the letter say? I want to know why we are getting trailed."
Castle was turning to get his laptop bag from the backseat. "Kate, down!"
A bullet crashed through both windshields as they ducked their heads. "Kate where's your backup. I can't just let them shoot at us."
"Rick! I am not going to let you start shooting on a public road; there are innocent people who could get caught in the crossfire. Besides id rather know what's in the letter. Did you grab it yet?"
"I grabbed my bag. Let me get out the paper." Castle reached into his bag. Kate checked the rear view again to gauge where the SUV was. She saw them. They were several feet behind Kate and Castle, but still hot on their.
"Castle, they're a little bit behind us. We'll get off the bridge in a second. Hopefully I can lose those guys in Brooklyn. Brooklyn streets can be pretty confusing if you get a jump on someone."
As they exited the brooklyn bridge another black SUV flew out in front of their car, which was speeding down the bridge. Kate locked the breaks and threw her arm in front of Castle's body instinctively. She cut the wheel, but it wasn't enough. The sedan t-boned the SUV. Their bodies crashed into the airbags that deployed on impact.
A second later Kate and Castle's bodies were flung back into their chairs when the second SUV rear ended them. Any chance of driving their way out had vanished when they got sandwiched. The only escape was on foot.
Castle, dizzy from the crash, reached his arm over to Kate.
"Kate? Kate? Can you hear me? Are you okay? We need to get out of here." Castle reached for her seatbelt and unfastened it. He lifted up her head from the mostly deflated airbag. Kate had a large gash on her forehead and was slowly gaining consciousness.
"Castle..." Kate breathlessly moaned his name. Kate reached for the door but stopped when she was a gun aimed at her head. She was too weak too fight. Castle saw the gunman and looked to his right to find another one aiming at his head.
"Bag 'em!" yelled an unfamiliar voice. Before they knew it they had black canvas bags over their heads. A needle was shoved in the smalls of their backs. Soon, both of their bodies went limp.
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A/N hope you guys like it. Next update in a week 😘 thank you for reading