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Limited Desk Duty


Attention Homicide Division –

This e-mail is being sent to let you know that one of your fellow detectives has been put on limited desk duty. This will affect the department in a minimal way.

Please be aware that even thought his person will be doing strictly office work, it does not mean that she will be doing YOUR office work.

Thank you,

Captain Roy Montgomery

Kate Beckett finished reading the e-mail and groaned. Oh great.

"$20 says someone's knocked up!" Esposito said as he and Ryan finished the reading the e-mail.

"Not a safe bet at all!" replied Ryan. "Someone is definitely knocked up!"

Beckett rolled her eyes and asked "What makes you say that?"

"Look." Esposito points to a line in the e-mail. "She. Right there! SHE must be knocked up." She rolled her eyes again. "You know who it is!" he exclaimed. Ryan nodded in agreement.

"What makes you say that?" she laughed.

"You're a woman, women talk." Ryan stated.

"It's true." Esposito said. "Everyone knows women talk."

"I bet she told Castle." said Ryan.

"I bet she did." replied Esposito.

"Contrary to what you both think, I do not tell Castle everything."

Esposito and Ryan shared a look.

"Where is your man anyway?" Esposito asked.

"He's not my man. " Both the guys snorted at her comment as she blushed. "And he had a meeting with his agent."

Before either man could make a comment Esposito's phone rang. "Esposito. Yeah. Right. Where? Be there in 10." He hung up. "We got a murder." Standing he grabbed his jacket as Ryan gathered his stuff. "You coming Beckett?"

"Sorry guys," she said rubbing her tummy. "Limited desk duty."

The shocked expression on both men's faces was worth reveling her secret. Castle would understand that she told the guys without him.


End.

A.N.: This has been stuck in my head forever. It feels good to get it out.