Castle's face fell. It was almost as if she'd struck him down with the fury of a thousand evil women that wanted to take him for all he's worth in a series of bad divorces. He looked crushed. There was even a bit of lip quivering to add to his performance.
Rick Castle had the Pout down pat.
His arms dropped from behing held up, colliding with his sides as he just kind of pretended to shrug it off. "You don't. It's okay." Even his voice sounded like it was lacking the usual pep that Rick Castle is known for.