Doz, You are so smart, your thoughts about Beckett showing up are intentional to see Castle at home.

Here is what I want to happen:

Season 2
Undercover kiss at the end of the season 2. (Start of the season 3 at the latest.):laugh:

Season 3
Both Beckett and Castle having family time with each others family.
Thank you kiss on the cheek/head. :
Beckett telling Castle that she would consider spending more time with him.
Chasing the suspect that killed Beckett mom.
Book #2 with dedication to Alexis (that would mean so much if he did not do that yet)

Season 4
Castle spending and using his status to WOW Beckett on 'secret' dates. (Let's see him spend tons of his money on her, that is what I would do to impress her and have some quality time with Beckett.)2:
Real meaningful first kiss!
Closure on Becketts mom killing.
Book #3 with a dedication to his mom. (if he did not already)

Season 5
Book #4 with a dedication to Beckett and comments that he loves her! (she would just die – hehe):
Castle and Beckett being a couple in public. They both can finally move on with the relationship.

Season 6
Anything and Everything

What I do not what is:
A get together and breakup then get together.
Too many girlfriends/boyfriends coming and going.

@mncastlefan love it! Tho I don't like the wait you have on the relationship but I agree on the not breaking up and getting back together stuff that is anyoning and of course so are the other bfs and gfs

I haven't read through this entire thread yet, so I apologize if anything I say is already well-trod ground…

I find the Castle/Beckett relationship very interesting… probably one of the more interesting and least straight-forward almost-couples that I've seen played–particularly given the fact that these two have such incredible chemistry… I also find it interesting that so many people are so eager to get them together whereas I'm quite happy with the pace that the writer's have set. I do think they're walking a very fine line, but thus far I have not seen them make a wrong step yet.

My take is that these are both two very defensive people but with two different kinds of defense mechanisms… everyone talks about Beckett's defenses–her "mom" issues or whatever… but what about Castle's? He seems like an open book and obviously plays to his glitzy lifestyle, but there's a complete disconnect between the guy he's supposed to be and the guy that we see him to be. There was a great quote I heard recently that went something like… "Never ever believe what a man says, only ever believe what he does"… Castle is a big talker and he can be the playboy brat when he opens his mouth, but we've all seen him be an unbelievably decent, honourable man in his actions. But in many ways, he's as closed as Beckett is… she asks him a straight question like "where did your fascination with the macabre come from?" and he spins her a complete line of nonsense rather than revealing something personal about himself… the closest we've seen him get real was that tiny snippet of a tale he told Beckett about Kyra, but even then he shut down almost immediately.

I also love the idea that these two people are a bit awe-struck by the other, but are reluctant to admit it. She won't tell Castle about the fact that she's been a fan of his books for who knows how long… and of course he's her biggest fan and would happily sit in an interrogation room knocking bad guys around all day. In my mind you can't build a relationshp between two people when they're both up on pedestals.

The great thing however is that the writers are giving us time… they're making it feel like these two people are learning about each other… gaining a more intimate sort of respect for each other rather than simply hero-worship from afar… personally I think if they did jump into bed right now it would be Beckett sleeping with Mr. Bestseller and Castle sleeping with his Buffy/Scully/professional ass-kicker. It's only when they're just Kate and Rick to each other that I think we'll see the writers evolve the friendship into a romantic relationship…

gemma said:

Lots of great interesting thoughts on  Castle and Becketts relationship. I just wanted to add, that I think there was a small realization on Kates part in the the last episode (Rose for everafter) at the end, when Kyra(alyssa milano) comes over to her and says he is all yours. that look on kates face as she is looking at rick at that moment, its like she just realized the depth and how much castle is starting and could become to mean to her. She was seeing him as this famous author and she was a bit awestruck now she is beginning to see and know his real side, and the fact that kyras was so real, made her see him in this light.

so in sucker punch she is continuing to realize this and then tells castle she likes having him around.

I agree to this as well. I think he's grown on her a lot. Especially with what they've been through and through the relationships of their friends and like in *Rose ever after* old lovers as well.

I already wrote similar comments on the other (longer) thread, but just to add a couple of comments here.  I think their relationship is going nicely – as long as the writers continue to give us something promising I think it's great.  The Alyssa Milano comment about "he's all yours" was great because of Beckett's look afterwards, as has been mentioned already.  And the hamburger "date", and the jealousy about other dinner dates.  I just hope that they don't try for romantic tension with too many other dates with other people.  Maybe they could have Castle and Beckett just not being able to resist leaning in closer as they talk, look at the computer screen, reports, etc.  I think everyone knows about their attraction – maybe someone in the office could lock them in somewhere on purpose to make them face it themselves?

I believe the writers are indeed progressing towards a physical (romantic) scene between these two.It absolutely has to happen for this series to go forward.How they write it in will be the interesting part.They will need to make it part of the overall theme of this series and keep B&C flirting with each other but maybe with more interest.
I look for a kiss in an elevator.It's where they have bared their personal baggage to each other all through the series.It has to be initiated by C but accepted by B. They keep it to themselves as B & C worry about their reps. The writers could get many great scenes of them sneaking a quick kiss or hug at a critical or romantic time in the show.While they think they are being so secret about it,everyone else knows what's going on.Lanie becomes closer to B as a friend to share B's romantic musings about C and to help them get together.
Ryan and Esposito watch with interest as things start heating up.Martha and Alexis know of course as C can't keep anything secret from either of them.

I absoluty love the secret dating idea where they think they are being all secret about it but in reality everyone knows! It would be a great way to get them together but not change much in the Work invironment they could even pretend to be seeing other people. It would be a fun thing to do and I think it could all start with something as simple as an accediental kiss maybe even from one of the many times Beckett gets mad and gets in Castle's face it would take little movement from him just to plant one on her and then they might start acting a bit strange around each other like they aren't sure were this is going then after a while they decide they wanna give it a try but don't wanna tell anyone in case it doesn't work out…I dunno seems like a cool idea