"Kate can we please just talk about this" the ruggedly handsome mystery writer pleaded.

"There's nothing to talk about Castle!" she replied on her way to her desk with coffee in hand.

"So, you didn't feel anything?" he asked knowing that the undercover kiss was more than just a kiss.

She fit perfectly in his strong muscular arms, laughing, acting she was drunk. Snow falling on their heads making them cold. They were tricking the security guard to get past him. It worked too. Just as she was about to grab her gun he stopped her. His hands were placed on her face. He paused for a moment just looking at her beautiful features. They went for it and they locked open mouths together. It was magical, extraordinary. An opportunity to peel another layer of the Beckett onion. They took down the guard and went in to save Ryan and Esposito.

"Ok, maybe something was there" she admitted.

"I knew it! That kiss was more to you than just a kiss!" he exclaimed louder than he wanted to. It was too late.

The other detectives popped their heads up fast, staring at them like they were from another planet, sitting there speechless. Ryan was walking towards their desk with Esposito following shortly behind him.

"Great. Look what you did now." She said rolling her eyes, "Deny EVERYTHING!"

"Did I just hear what I thought I heard?" Esposito started.

"It depends, what do you think you heard?" Castle replied back afraid he might say something wrong.

"That you two finally kissed." Ryan stated with his eyebrow raised.

"Don't you guys have work to do?" Beckett chimed in.

"No. But is it true Beck's?" Esposito asked his boss.

"First, never call me Beck's and second," she said biting her lip. "It's totally-" she got cut off by Castle.

"TRUE." He finished. She shot him a quick glance that said "I'm going to kill you!" She got up to go to the break room. Not surprisingly, he was following her.

"Sorry, but Beckett you know we couldn't keep it a secret forever." He apologized.

"Yeah, Castle, I guess your rig-" She got cut off this time by her phone ringing.

"Beckett." She answered. There was a long pause, too long of a pause. He turned around, thinking she left but she was sitting there with tears forming in her eyes. She bit her lower lip gently, trying not to cry. But it was too late. Tears spilled out fast. Castle wrapped his arms around her the same way they were last night and led her out of the prescient. He didn't need an explanation from her yet. For now it was a mystery. He placed her gently in the passenger seat of his car. Nothing was said on the way to the loft. Once they arrived, they assumed the position once again and he led her upstairs. He let her go for a minute to unlock his door.

"Castle." She started, "I'm sorry."

"Don't be. It's fine. Just know you're always welcome here at casa castle." With that he opened the door and they both stepped inside.

"Have a seat on the couch and we can talk." He said. "I'm just going to go get some coffee."

"Okay. Thanks Castle." She said taking a seat on the long sofa.

He came back and handed her a cup. He sat down next to her and let her drink her coffee for a moment before speaking.

"So what's wrong that you broke into tears back there?" He asked gently afraid she might do it again.

"My dad." She started, "He was shot today. They think it might be related to my mother's murder. They said since he was in such bad condition-" her voice broke on the last few words.

"Kate," he said wrapping his arms around her and moved her into a laying position so they were more comfortable. "I'm sorry."

"Yeah, well let's just talk about something else." She said playing with his hand on her side. She couldn't help but notice how perfect she felt in his arms. Like nothing could ever hurt her.

"How's Josh?" he asked. Josh was a surgeon. He was never there for her but he made her happy, so if she was happy, he was too.

"We broke up because he was always gone and never there for me like you are." She started. He was speechless. "Right now he's in Africa, and this happened. He couldn't be here even if it meant something to him. You care. You always have."

"Glad to know that you know that and it will never change." He said, "Have you ever thought… of giving us a try, we already kissed."

"Yeah, I have. But if we are going to beat the odds, then I'm going to need a real kiss." She said looking into her hand.

"I think I can manage that." He said leaning in.

"No! Not now, I want to be surprised." She stated.

"Okay, sure. No problem with that." He said.

"I also want to make sure Alexis is okay with this. If she's not then I'm going to respect that." She said.

"We'll talk to her at dinner, but she already loves you and I'm sure it won't be a problem." He explained.

"Thanks Rick." She laid her head down against his side again.

"Anything for you KB." He replied drifting off to sleep with them lying side by side.

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