This chapter goes deeper into their feelings, especially Beckett's. Excuse me, if there area any spelling errors, I'm not the best speller...sorry. Enjoy!

Chapter 2

Beckett walked into the precinct with her head down, staring at her feet. She stopped in front of her desk. Esposito walked up to her.

"Yo, Mich's aliby is...you okay?"

Beckett looked up quickly. "Yeah. I'm fine."

"Okaaaay. Well, Mich is in the clear. Surveillance shows him at the party from 8 till one."

"What about Mich's brother?"

"Well, he has an apartment on Lexington, but he's gone."

"So basically we are dead in the water?"

Esposito gave her a serious look before saying, "Yeah."

Ding. The elevator opened to reveal Richard Castle holding two coffees.

"Hey Beckett," he said handing her a coffee, "how was date night?"

Beckett lowered her head again and said nothing.

"Not well?"

"Castle, please. I don't want to talk about it. We are dead in the water on this case," she said quickly changing the subject.
He looked at Esposito who then filled him in on what was happening.

"We don't know how the murder weapon got in Lucas' home. He could be guilty but he won't budge," Beckett finished while she sat down at her desk and looked at the papers in front of her.

"Can we visit Lucas and ask him a few questions?" Castle asked.

"I thought you said he's innocent," Esposito asked.

"He is, but I have an idea of who the killer is and the only way to know for sure is if I ask him something."

"Let's go, Castle," Beckett said, happy that he might be on to something.

...

"I'm serious. What happened last night?" Castle asked. They were driving in the car to Lucas' hotel.

"I told you - "

"Please. I won't tell." He said, cutting her off.

"I...he..."

"Beckett," Castle said firmly.

"He...he broke up with me," Beckett finally spit out, refusing to look him in the eye.

"Oh. I..."

"He said he didn't feel that it was going anywhere," Beckett said, partially lying considering Josh said that her and Castle had something going on and he could see it, even if she couldn't.

"I'm sorry."

"You promise you won't tell anyone?" Beckett asked looking at him.

"Never. Your secret is safe with me," Castle said smiling.

Beckett smiled looking towards the road. She pulled into the hotel parking lot. "Here," she stated.

...

"Were you serious about your relationship?" Castle questioned Lucas.

"Well, yeah. I did ask her to marry me," Lucas answered with sarcasm.

"Did you see her parents before you asked?"

"Yeah, what kind of guy doesn't?"

"And did you get full permission?"

"Well, no. Not exactly."

Castle looked at Beckett smiling.

"What do you mean?" Beckett asked catching his smile at the corner of her eye.

"Her father. He didn't seem quite happy about it. Her mother took me aside and told me to go along with it. She said thats just how he is."

"Any acts of violence?" Beckett asked.

"Not really. Although when I was leaving right before I shut the door, I heard glass breaking."

Beckett looked at Castle. He was still smiling at her. "Castle, let's go," she said walking out the door.

...

"I know the dad killed her," Castle said.

"We don't know that. There is not evidence that he did it."

"Let's make a bet."

"Alright. Fine. If I win you get to stay back and stop thinking you know everything," Beckett stated.

"And if I win, you get to go on a date with me tonight," Castle said with a smirk.

Beckett looked up quickly and raised her eyebrows.

"You are depressed, look at you. I will show you fun."

"Alright, it's a bet."

Ding. The elevator opened and Lanie Parish walked out and over towards Beckett's desk. She set the murder weapon on her friend's desk.

"The weapon had prints," Lanie said.

Beckett looked at Lanie quickly after studying the gun. "Whose prints?"

"Roger Willis."

"I knew it!" Castle said happily.

Beckett glared at him for a few seconds, then turned back to Lanie. "You're positive?"

"The tests don't lie," said the ME as she shrugged and walked back to the elevator.

"Let's see if we can get a confession," Beckett said as she stood up.

...

"Why would I kill my own daughter? Thats...thats insane," Mr. Willis asked.

"Detective, I know you suspect anyone could have done it, but Roger...Roger would never," Mrs. Willis butted in.

"We found the murder weapon with his prints on it."

"Roger, did you," Mrs. Willis turned to face her husband.

"We found it in Lucas' home. He placed it there to make Lucas look guilty," Beckett explained.

"No, Roger, Please. Tell me you didn't," Mrs. Willis pleaded.

"He didn't want Rebecca to marry Lucas. He wanted his baby back and the only way he could truly stop her from marrying was to kill her."

"Roger! Talk to me!"

"Lucas wasn't right for her. I just couldn't watch her go through with it," Mr. Willis finally said to his wife.

"The thing is Roger, she declined his proposal," Beckett said.

Roger looked at the Detective. "She said no?"

Beckett nodded and walked behind Mr. Willis, pulling his hands back into the arresting position. "Roger Willis, you are under arrest for the murder of Rebecca Willis."

Mrs. Willis broke down crying and didn't move an inch from where she was standing. Captain Gates walked in and put her on hand the women's back to comfort her.

Castle had followed Beckett as she led Mr. Willis where he needed to go. Beckett turned around quickly, not knowing he was there, and jumped back.

"God, Castle!"

"I'll pick you up at 7," he said with a wink.

Beckett laughed as she looked down, then she lifted her eyes to meet his. "See you then," she said as she laughed and walked around him.