A/N: Sorry for not posting for a while, but a new semester is starting and there is almost too much partying to get anything done, and I started out weithout internett. Now, however, the internett is up and I have a few moments I can use to continue this story. I jump to episode s2 e10, and I hope you guys have no problem with that. I would just like to comment that in s2 e9 in my storyline Beckett evades saying that she is Castle's girlfriend instead of denying it (as in the episode.)


"You ready?" Castle asked Beckett, "Here we go." both focused on the coffee machine, Castle to make coffee, Beckett to learn how to use it.

Making coffee for Beckett is one of his specialties. In fact, he decided, it is so important to him that he unconsciously sabotaged his attempt to show her how to do it... which in turn earned him a smirk. He had hoped for a kiss, but you can't have everything.

"I know Alexis already talked to you, I just wanted to make sure that you were really okay with having her here." Castle said as they walk out. Beckett and Alexis haven't bonded quite yet, (except for the whole semester abroad thing) and he hoped that they would form a strong friendship, and that did not come out of strained feelings towards each other.

"I wouldn't have said yes if I wasn't." she answered.

"Well... you're busy, and I just don't want her to get in the way."

"Big Castle is the one who likes getting in the way, I'm sure little Castle will be a pleasure."

They smiled at each other, but Ryan and Esposito interrupted further chitchat as they have updates on the case. And down to the morgue it is.

"You okay?" he asked, noticing she was getting tenser each step towards the room with a dead body and a grieving wife.

"This is never easy, no matter how much experience you have." she answered, moving to open the door.

He blocked her, "You know, if it is okay with you, you can come to dinner with us after the case, especially since we didn't have time for our firs month anniversary last week." he looked at her warmly.

"If your mother and Alexis doesn't have a problem with it, I would love to." She answered, her whole stance loosing up, and a smile opening up.


Beckett was looking at the murder-board again, trying to make it talk. She sensed Castle's approach, but she didn't feel like focusing on him now.

"Two relationships, can you imagine the stress of trying to pull that off?" she asked, the question rhetorical.

"Yes"

She froze. Staring at him. Had he cheated? She knew that his history as a playboy was making their relationship a little harder that it needed to be, but if he was a cheater..? she didn't know what to do.

"Uhm..." he began as he noticed her stare. "From a literally point of view."

"Castle!" she snapped, not buying the lame excuse. She grabbed his jacket and dragged him towards the break-room.

"Ehm..." began Esposito, taking a step back as Beckett sent him a glare. "Later." he finished.

Checking that the break-room was empty, she pushed Castle in and locked the door.

"Talk" she commanded, giving him a death-stare.

"um... I..." he began, mouth opening and closing a few times more than strictly necessary.

"How can you even imagine that!" She yelled, pushing at him, not registering that her eyes was welling up with tears.

"Kate," He said soothingly, trying to put a hand on her shoulder, but she flinched back.

"Don't touch me." It was almost a whisper.

"Kate, please." He said, and she looked up at him, eyes pleading for him to make the sudden pain go away. "You know, as a writer, I need to imagine not just events, but feelings. I can imagine things I have witnessed, and the closer up I witness, the better the image in my head."

She was confused. He wasn't making sense. He wouldn't have that problem, would he? He was a ruggedly handsome bestselling millionaire author, people would cheat with him, not at him. "Castle...?" she asked, and now that she really looked in his eyes, she saw that he was hurt. "Did somebody...?" she couldn't finish.

"Meredith." he said, his body deflating. "Alexis was three. We went home from the playground, and when we came home, we heard noises. I sent Alexis to play with some toys, while I went to our bedroom. Meredith was riding her director, and after a rather awkward scene, they both left. There were divorce papers at the table the next morning. We moved to the loft pretty soon afterward."

She knew the only thing she could do was to embrace him.

"That won't be me." she said after a while, morphing the embrace to a kiss before suggesting that they finish the case.


A/N: So, not a too long chapter today, but rejoice! I have decided that after I finish this story (out season 2) I will try to make a sequel of season 3, especially if you guys are up for it. I have also decided which episodes to write about for the rest of this story, e12, 13, 14, 16, 17-18, and the "Demmisodes" the two-parter and some of the demmisodes may be combined into one chapter, and the late shaft happens minus Ellie Monroe.

Review with ideas, questions, comments and criticism. Everything makes me happier and may build a better story for you.