"Your coffee, Detective." Castle said as he placed the beige to-go cup he was holding on Beckett's desk.

"Thanks Castle." She whispered, flashing him a half hearted smile before taking a long sip from her coffee. Castle grabbed the chair closest to her desk and sat down next to her inching closer as he spoke.

"What's wrong Kate, who do I have to beat up?" Castle asked very concerned in what was bother Beckett. He knew that ever since her mother's case had come back to the surface Beckett just wasn't herself. She didn't get any sleep, she barely ate, and didn't even go out for lunch with Castle like they normally do every day.

"I'm fine Castle." Beckett said trying to do that best fake smile she had in her.

Castle reached up and moved a piece of her hair that had made its way in front of her eyes, tucking it behind her ear. "Listen, I'm not buying the whole I'm fine crap, I've been working with you long enough to know you very well, maybe even better then you know yourself, now I will give you a chance to revise your answer or else I will sit here and annoy you the whole day." He said flashing her a grin and sat their staring at her until she finally decided to talk.

"It's just my mother's case." Beckett said in a whisper, afraid if she said anything about it too loudly she would break out into tears. "It isn't going anywhere and one more person has been killed because of it, Castle I just can't handle it anymore I need to find out who killed her." Before Beckett knew warm tears were rolling down her cheek uncontrollably. Castle noticed she was crying and wrapped his arms around her embracing her in a big hug, he didn't say anything to her knowing it was the right time not to. She rested her against his chest, staying there for at least five minutes before she heard the elevator door open. She quickly slipped out of Castle's embrace and turned to desk pretending to do someone paperwork. Out walked Esposito and Ryan talking about a case from last night. They stopped in their tracks as soon at they saw Castle and Beckett, at first Castle didn't know why they were staring but then he realized that after the hug he didn't move away from and so they were still very close. He quickly stood up and pretended to brush some crumbs of his pants before turning to Beckett.

"Lunch today?" Castle asked her.

"Sure. I'll text you when I'm done with my paperwork." Beckett said happy at least something was going back to normal.

Castle nodded and started to walk towards the break to see what was happening in there. Esposito and Ryan turned to each other, widened their eyes and followed Castle hoping to get some gossip out of him.

Ryan and Esposito made it into the break room before Castle left, they shut the door behind him and pulled two chairs in front of it. Castle turned around startled to see them their and starting wondering what he did now.

"Yes boys….." Castle shifted on his feet before pulling up a chair realizing he was not going to be let out anytime soon.

"Well Castle, it seems as though you have finally decided to make a move on Beckett." Esposito said using his interrogation skills on him trying to break him.

"What do you mean, what's going on between us, am I missing something?" Castle asked not the least bit scared by Esposito's tactic.

"Well….." Esposito began before Ryan butted in "You two were sitting awfully close, too close, Beckett never lets anyone sit that close to her, not even family."

"I thought we agreed to leave the question for me to ask." Esposito said hitting Ryan in his arm.

"We weren't even sitting that close together. Are you two ok? I think you're becoming delusional." Castle said laughing to himself.

"Castle don't play me, I know all the tricks in the book, you two were sitting very close, your knees were even touching." Esposito said looking Castle straight in the eyes.

Castle didn't bother answer him, assuming they had been out in the heat to long and were becoming delusional, nothing was happening between him a Beckett they always hug it was nothing new.

Castle was about to pour himself another cup of coffee when his phone started to vibrate against the counter. He looked at his phone and smiled when he saw Beckett's name across the screen.

My paperwork is all done. Ready for lunch?

Yup I'll be down in five. Castle responded.

Castle's phone vibrated again just as he finished pouring his coffee.

Where would you like to go?

I know this cute little Italian place. How about there? He responded.

Sounds good Beckett responded just as he arrived at her desk.