"Castle, it's one thing for you to look out for your friend, but it's a complete different story when you head vital information from me !"
"I wasn't hiding it, I just didn't think it mattered!"
"You didn't think it mattered, that Damian was a suspect in a previous homicide!"
"I didn't know he was a suspect, and since he was never arrested and that case hasn't been unsolved, I'm guessing that does cops have a lot of theories and no evidence, like another detective I could name right now!"
And as I said that I felt something hit me fast on my face, I didn't have to guess where that came from. Beckett had slapped me! For something I didn't do, man I already felt bad for yelling at her but why in God's name did she have to hit me?
"You know if that was anybody else, you would already asking me why I already hadn't slapped the cuffs on him."
"But it isn't anybody else, and I'm telling you, you are way on base on this one!"
"We agreed that you would stay out of my way on this!"
"Yes, but I didn't agree that I would stand by this and let you railroad my friend", I said with so much emotion that I already could feel the tears streaming down my face.
"Castle, you are too close to this one you need to go …", I stopped not finishing my sentence cause I felt so bad at hitting him in the face and yelling at him.
What the hell was I thinking? Yelling at my best friend who's also my partner on this job? I shouldn't have done that cause now he was already on his way home even if I didn't say that. He stormed out of the breaking room using the door behind me.
"What kind of friend do think you are", he said and she heard the sorrow that was threatening him. And then with a speed he was heading out and I was just standing here realizing what I just had done.
"I need to apologize to him", I said out loud when I was back in the middle of the precinct. Ryan looked up and he smiled suggesting that I was right.
I took my jacket and before I head out to apologize to Castle I said to the boys that I was going out for an hour or two. They just smiled.
Beckett took off in a hurry. Twenty minutes later she arrived at Castle's loft. She softly knocked on the door not wanting to wake anyone up. Except for Castle of course she knew that he was still up. The door opened and she saw Castle. His eyes were red and puffy, his hair was disheveled and he had his clothes still on.
"What are you doing here", he said bluntly.
"Castle, can I come in please?"
Castle stepped away from the door letting her in. He walked to the couch and he sat down. Beckett sat next to him.
"Castle, I'm sorry I yelled at you and that I hit you, I shouldn't have done that."
Castle stared at her, he didn't expect this. She looked into his eyes and she saw that he was surprised with what she said. She took his face in her hands and she softly kissed him.
"I'm really sorry Rick."
Castle was very quiet, he was processing what she just had done. She had kissed him! Not as passionate as the kiss when they had to save her Ryan and Esposito, but this one was sweet and innocent. And secondly she called him Rick one of the things she only said twice to him.
"Say something please?"
"It's okay and I shouldn't have yelled at you too", he said taking her hand in his.
"It's just so hard for me to just standby and feel so bad about him but I'll tell you this, he isn't anymore what I thought he was, if he truly was a friend he would have told me, so now I will help you continue the investigation if you'll have me."
Kate smiled a small but genuine smile and she took him in her arms. The two wrapped their arms around each other so that their foreheads were against each others.
"Thank you", they said in chorus laughing.
Castle decided that to say the one thing he wanted to say for so long.
"I like you Kate."
"I like you too Rick", she said and again she pressed her lips against his now for him being honest.