Material Witness-I Take My Chances (2 x 02, The Double Down, 7 x 02, Montreal)
Title: I Take My Chances
WC: ~4500
Rating: T
Summary: "Caution doesn't have a prayer in that moment. There's only hope, and it's native to him anyway. Faith and optimism when it comes to the few in his life he holds dear. And he does . . . she is . . ."
A/N: This begins during The Double Down (2 x 02) and skims over parts of seasons 2-6, then picks up again just after Montreal (7 x 02). If you're not familiar with this series, I began it a couple of years ago on the heels of a story I wrote just after Secret Santa aired. The conceit is that Castle has accumulated gifts he never gave to Beckett over the years. Technically, this is the 18th chapter of a single story, but in reality the chapters can be read as independent stories, and I've posted them as such on LJ.