Caslebeckett said:

monique said:

Beckett does not want to quit – she loves being a cop and she's good at it.  Probably they'll have to make Castle a detective now too, especially after all he did in the last episode.  Maybe the NYPD has a special title for him like assistant detective Castle.  Better not let him carry a gun.  It seems like Esposito and Ryan have lesser roles these days, while the focus is on Kate and Richard.

Since we fans assume that Kate and Rickie will eventually hook up, I would say that she is just pretending to be annoyed by the tag-along.  Secretly of course she is in love with Castle, so this new book contract is the best thing that could have happened.  She now has to play her cards just right and let the layers peel off one by one, week by week.  It would be nice to have a bit more flirting outside of the office. 

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Agree!

Beckett has closed off her feelings for so long I think she is uncomfortable with how her feelings for Rick have changed.  Avoiding is what she does.  She pulls her head into her shell and hides out from her feelings.  She then uses only her logical self to solve crimes.  Then along comes Rick Castle.  He pulls and prods her and touches her heart and starts slowly to bring those feelings back out of her.  We know someone left her and hurt her from the book signing conversation with Castle.  So I think fear of putting herself out there for a bigger hurt this time are holding her back.  Going to Montgomery and basically saying help me here……but not really wanting him to go either.  She showed her feelings a bit when she thought he was going to run with James Bond and leave her…..so she is mixed up but all in all trying to protect herself I think.  She knows she will fall hard for him given the chance and she is worried it will spiral her downward again.  Methinks…..