Chapter Four
As the credits roll, Castle looks over and smiles. As harrowing as the last couple days have been, this is still the best life he could ever have. Reaching for the remote, Kate stops the DVD and then she looks at him and smiles. Realizing that he's not really seeing her, she reaches up and touches his cheek, gently caressing it. "What are you thinking?" She asks once she has his attention.
"I was thinking that as harrowing as the last couple days have been, this is the best life I could ever hope for." She looks at him and smiles before she sits up. "Where are you going?" He asks, reaching out to stop her.
"I feel like a bath." She says, leaning over to kiss him. When she pulls away, she whispers. "Give me a couple minutes, and then come join me." She stands up and walks away while he watches her. A couple minutes later, he walks over to the door to their bathroom. He taps lightly on the door. "Come on in, Castle." Slowly he opens the door and then steps through. She sighs when she realizes he's still fully dressed. "When I said join me, I meant like in here, with me." She says, pointing to the bathtub.
He closes the door and then reaches up and unbuttons a couple of buttons off his dress shirt and then reaching back, he pulls it over his head. Dropping it to the floor, he slips his shoes off next. He feels her eyes on him, watching every move he makes. Glancing up, he smiles when he sees that she's biting her lower lip. And it hits him once again how sexy that one little move is. Reaching for his belt, he pulls it free and then unfastens his pants.
The water in the tub feels hotter to her as she watches him. "Okay, so it's that time of the month." She thought. "This is one way they could fool around and not have to worry about the mess." She's lost in her thoughts when the jingling of his belt catches her full attention. She bites her lower lip firmer as she watches him pull his zipper down, and she catches a glimpse of his silk boxers. "If you keep biting the lip like that, you're going to bite it off." He says, smiling as she looks up and he walks over to her. When he's close enough, he can see her teeth marks in her lip. Leaning down, he kisses her. Slowly moving his tongue over the tracks she left on her lip, soothing it. He pulls away as she looks up. " As sexy as that is, I would hate to see you bite a hole in your lip." He says with a smile.
She smiles back and then says. "Are you just going to kiss me?"
Standing up, he pulls his pants down, along with his boxers before he pulls his socks off. While he is finishing, she sits up and when he stands back up she scoots forward so that he can slips in behind her. When he's settled behind her, she moves back against him and lays her head on his chest. When she's settled, he wraps his arms around her and lightly kisses the side of her neck. "This water is really hot."
"Is it too hot?"
"No, but I didn't realize you liked it this hot."
"Oh I don't usually have it this warm, but I plan on being in here for a while." She says, playing with his fingers on her stomach.
"Why?"
She doesn't answer him immediately. "Well we need to relax a little bit, I thought and there's another reason." She says, still playing with his fingers.
He takes her hands, holding them still. "There's another reason for the hot water?" He asks, leaning to the side to get a better look at her face. He can't see her face full on, but he has a view a good view of her profile. "Okay, what do you have planned?" He asks, as she pulls away from him. He holds onto her for a moment before he lets her go. Turning to him, she scrapes her lip with her teeth before she leans forward, kissing him softly.
The heat from the water and the softness of her kiss rolls over him, heating his blood and driving it deep into his core. He feels his bodies response. For a moment, he sinks into her kiss, trying to ignore his brain that says they can't do this. It's not time. But it can't be ignored and finally he gives up, pulling away. She fights to hold onto him for a moment before he sits her back. "Kate, we can't. It's not time..."
She lays a finger across his mouth, silencing him. She kisses his neck and then whispers. "I've taken care of it." He pulls back, looking at her and not understanding what she meant. "Touch me." She says, leaning in again, teasing his neck and chest with her mouth.
For a moment, he pauses and then he lays his hand on her shoulder. Resting it there for a moment as he's distracted by her kiss. She reaches for his hand. Laying it on her side, she nips at his lip, tugging on it. She feels him tense and she smiles against his lips.
Slowly he moves his hand over her body. Stopping for a moment, he cups one of her breasts, teasing her nipple with his fingers until it's a harden peak. She feels heat flood her body. Not from the water but from him, his touch. The way he knows exatly what to do to make her want him. Laying her hand on his chest, she bends her fingers and slowly moves her hand down his chest, scratching him.
They both reach for each other at the same time. He pauses, teasing her. He smiles, nipping at her bottom lip before he pulls away. He plays her, like he's caressing the keyboard of his laptop, thinking of a hot, sensual scene for Nikki and Rook. Closing her eyes, she lets herself relish the feel of his fingers caressing her body until it's obvious that this is all he's going to do. Opening her eyes, she looks into this clear blue ones. Seeing the small smile on his lips, she realizes he thinks this is all she wants. "Inside me." She says, moving her hips against his hand.
It takes a moment for him to realize that she said something. "What?"
"Put your fingers inside me." She says, moving her hips again.
"Kate, you're..."
"Do it Rick, put them inside me." Tentatively, he touches her, teasing her entrance and clearly afraid of hurting her. "Now!" She commands, her voice a little on the hard side.
Slipping the tip of his fingers into her entrance, he looks up when he doesn't find what he's expecting to be there. When the realization hits his eyes, she leans in. Kissing him, as she wraps her hand around him. She squeezes him and then smiles when she feels the muscles in his stomach clinch. "Kate." He groans.
She's still kissing him as she turns completely around. Kneeling between his legs. She braces one hand on the side of the tub while she continues teasing him. He reaches for her. Slipping a couple of fingers inside her, he presses his thumb against her while he pumps his fingers in and out of her, mimicking their natural rhythm. It takes less than a minute for him to realize that she doesn't want his fingers, she wants him. The throbbing, harden, silky piece of steel between his legs, that's what she wants.
Straddling him, she moves into his waiting arms. Guiding him into her, she tease him by teasing her entrance with the tip of his erection. She looks up. For a moment, she was distracted by the feel of him. "Kate!" He groans, reaching for her upper arms., caressing her. She sinks onto him, taking him deep and savoring the feeling of them being connected. He drops his hands to her hips. Grasping them as she begins a slow ride, sliding back and forth.
Leaning forward, he kisses her. As the heat builds, he moves his hand from her hips. Wrapping them around her, squeezing her butt as she moves quicker. The water starting to roll with them, adding to the surges of desire that's rushing through them. Sinking lower into the water, he lifts his legs. Planting his feet flat on the bottom, he lifts his hips and thrusts into her. "Rick." She cries out, feeling him as he caresses her body exactly where she needs it. Something she didn't realize she even wanted until he thrust into her.
He surges forward again, as she rolls her hips, sliding over him. Desire breathes between them, pushing the ecstasy sweeping through them. Bending her nails, they bite into his shoulders. He feels it, but he's focused on other things, other feelings and desires. They each set a steady rhythm. He thrusts deep as she rolls her hips over and over. Their release breaks, surprising them. He wraps his arms around her, holding her still. A moment later, he looks up as she looks into his eyes. He reaches up, lightly caressing her cheek as she leans forward. Kissing her, teasing her lips until she opens her mouth and his tongue slips inside. Pulling away, he looks up and smiles. "I had no idea." He says, as she laughs. She moves to settle against him. He stops her. Pulling free, he says. "Turn around."
"I have no problem making love with you while I'm on my cycle Castle, but we're not doing anal." She says.
He grins. "As much as I like making love with you at anytime, I don't think I could do anything right now. I simply want to hold you and you can't be all that comfortable, right now." He says, reaching up to caress her face.
Turning around and settling against him, she lays her head back against his chest as he wraps his arms around her waist, pulling her back against him. After a moment, she says. "You said you had no idea. You had no idea about what?"
"That could be done." He says, kissing the side of her neck.
She moves to look at him. "Wait, you never had sex with Gina or Meredith while they were on their cycle?" She asks, watching him.
"No, they never wanted me to touch them, let alone be in the same bed with them."
"So, where did you sleep?"
"Most nights, I usually fell asleep on the couch in my office after writing. Other times I was upstairs in the guest room."
"I can't believe they booted you out of your own bed." She says, settling back against him.
"To be fair, I don't think it was because they really didn't want me there. It was more the hormones thing." He says, slowly moving his hands up her arms.
"The hormones thing?" She asks, turning to look up at him again.
"Yeah, Meredith and Gina both were incredibly hormonal during that time. Anything could set them off. Either they would be crying or angry, I never knew which. So at the time being banned to the couch or guest room was better than being divorced, or castrated." He says with a smile.
"Oh please, no woman is ever going to castrate you." She says, turning around again. "You're too good with that thing." She whispers, as feels his chest expand with male pride for a moment before he kisses the side of her neck.
"Thank you." He says softly, laying his chin on her shoulder. She snuggles back against him, pulling his arms tighter around her.
When the water starts to cool, they both stand up after she pulls the plug and he pulls the curtain, turning on the shower. They'finish by washing each other. And when they're through, Castle reaches around and turns the water off. Kissing her before he pulls the curtain back. He helps her out and then hands her a towel before he begins drying off. Laying his towel on the counter, he looks around for her clothes. "Did you get something to wear?"
"No." She says, standing up from wrapping her hair in a towel.
"Which one, skimpy short set, or flannel?" He asks, finally hanging up his towel.
"Umm, what about a pair of panties and one of your shirts." She replies, walking over to the sink. He looks at her and then smiles before he turns to go. While he's gone, she takes that time to finish her business. Washing her hands, she reaches for her brush after taking her hair down. She's brushing it out, when he walks back in, carrying her clothes. He stands there for a moment, watching her before she looks up and smiles. "Are you going to bed like that?" She asks, slowly moving her eyes down his body through the mirror.
"Maybe?" He says, leaning against the counter as she looks at him. "Alright, fine." He says, leaving the bathroom. He doesn't come back to the bathroom after he leaves. When she steps from the bathroom, she expects to find him in bed, leaning back against the headboard, waiting for her entrance. The room's empty. Looking towards his office, she notices a small light coming from there. Walking over to the door, she looking inside and finds him buried in his laptop. She walks over to him quietly. "Thought you were coming to bed." She says, sliding her hand through his hair.
He looks up and smiles. "I was and then inspiration hit." He says, nodding towards his laptop.
She glances at the screen and sees that he's working on the next Nikki and Rook story and she smiles. Leaning in, she kisses the side of his head and whispers. "Don't stay up too late." He smiles as she runs her fingers through his hair again before she walks away. When she reaches the door, she looks back and says. "Rick."
He looks up. "What we just did better not end up in that book." He smiles his little boy grin and she stops turning back around to look at him as she crosses her arms. "Rick?"
"Relax and go to bed." He says, turning his attention back to his laptop.
"I want to read that before you give it to Gina." She says, still standing in the doorway. He looks up and grins. His blue eyes twinkling.
"Alright." He says, still smiling. She looks at him and then turns to leave. Apparently satified that he wasn't going to give any details of their sex life to his fans. Truth be told, while what just happened had inspired him to write, there was no way he was ever going to tell his fans any of the details surrounding this latest inspiration.
Adrian, spent the night tossing and turning. She didn't know what to do. Should she got to the mailbox or straight to Det. Ryan. Around six am, she finally gives up and gets up. Making a pot of coffee, she picks up Tiffany's letter and re-reads it, hoping for some inspiration on what to do. Finally after a couple hours, she gets in the shower, leaving the apartment about thirty minutes later.
For the first time she felt jumpy walking the streets of New York. She'd lived int the city all her life. She knew about the dangers, but she never thought it would come this close to her. As she stands on the street corner, she looks around, watching the people rushing to work, or whatever important appointment they had. She tried to pay attention to the men around, worried that one of them could have been Tiff's killer. As she's crossing the street a few blocks away from where Tiffany's body was found, she makes a decision. She turns for 12th precinct and Det. Ryan.
Espo's at his desk, when Kate and Rick walk into the precinct. Walking over ot her desk, she puts her stuff down as Rick sits down in his chair beside her desk. "Espo, where's Ryan?"
"He called, said he was running late, rough night with Sarah." Espo says.
Kate nods, and then sits down at her desk, turning on her computer. She logs on to the NYPD work site and other systems that she'll use during the day. When she's done, she turns to Espo. "Do you have any information on the two people I gave you last night?"
"Umm, yeah. I ran Major Andrews financials and background. Everything checks out, his wife bought two one way tickets to Brazil, three weeks ago and paid for them with their joint account. Major Andrews was in the city the night of the murders, but he was no where near the location at the time they were committed. And his CO confirms that he's requested an immediate transfer to Fort Lewis." Espo says, as Kate nods. "As to Private Ryan, I'm still running checks, but so far it seems like when he left New York for Georgia, he hasn't been back. I've got a call into his command in Georgia, to confirm that he shipped out with his unit to Afghanistan."
"Alright, let me know when that confirmation comes in. Is there any information about our female victim?"
"Ryan was working on that." Espo says, as Kate nods with a sigh.
"You okay?" Rick asks, putting his phone down.
"Yeah, just anxious to know get things rolling." She says, glancing at the murder board.
"Ryan will be here and at least you fairly sure that the guy that Parker fought with wasn't in the city at..."
"We don't know that for sure Castle and we won't until we speak to his CO." Kate says, as Espo turns to her after hanging up his phone.
"Yo, Beckett. I just spoke with Private MacNair's Co. He was shipped out to Afghanistan, two weeks ago."
"So, he wasn't in the states when the murders happened." Kate says, getting up and walking over to the murder board. Rick follows her.
"What are you thinking?"
"Maybe this has nothing to do with the Army or their connections to the Army."
"So, what are you thinking brought this on?"
"I'm not sure. Any ideas?" She asks, glancing at him.
"Well, maybe is was a murder suicide thing." He says, as Kate looks at him.
"No evidence indicates a murder suicide. The trajectory for the wounds is wrong for self-inflected gun shots. And neither victim had GSR on their hands. It was on your cousins shirt but only around the entrance wound."
"So it was a personal killing, ruling out a random mugging or gang shooting."
"Probably." Kate says, as Kevin walks in."
"Sorry, I'm late." He says, walking over to his desk.
"Sleepless night?" Kate asks, watching him.
"Yeah, Sarah Grace is having problems with colic and we just couldn't get her to sleep last night." Kevin says, sighing as he reaches his coffee.
"Alexis never had that." Castle says. "The only time she cried was when she started teething. When it comes to that, baby oragel and frozen teething rings worked wonders." He says, as Kate looks at him. He glances her way and notices the look in her eyes. "You'll be a wonderful mother." He whispers so the boys don't hear him.
"So do we have anything new?" Kevin ask, looking at them.
"Only that the man that fought with Castle's cousin was shipped out to Afghanistan two weeks ago." Kate says, turning back to the murder board.
"So he wasn't even in the country." Kevin says, walking over to them as they both shake their heads.
"Do we have anything on the other victim?" Kate asks, looking at Kevin.
"I talked with her roommate, but she really didn't have anything to add. They had only been living together for a few weeks, and weren't that close."
"So, we're at a dead in." Kate says, as LT walks into the bullpen.
"Detective Ryan." He says, walking up to her.
"Yes." He says, turning to him.
"There's someone here to see you, and Adrian Barnes." LT says.
Kevin to turns towards the elevators and sees Tiffany's room mate waiting for him. "Thanks, LT." He says.
"We might have a lead." He says, turning back to the others.
"Who's that?" Kate asks, looking at the woman
"That is the room mate." Kevin says, before he turns and walks away. Kate, Castle and Espo, watch as he walks up to the woman.
"Ms. Barnes." Kevin says, walking up to her.
"Detective Ryan, I didn't know what to do. You said to contact you if I remember anything about the last couple days." She says, as Kevin nods.
"Did you...?"
"No, but last night I was sitting in my living room last night, thinking about..." She pauses for a moment and then takes a deep breath. "Anyway, I was thinking about Tiffany and I noticed this." She says, opening her purse and pulling out an envelope. She hands it to Kevin and he takes it. "It's a letter from her. I don't know when she wrote it, but I think you need to read it. There's a key in there as well to a mail box that she says she rented in Time Square." Adrian says, nodding to the envelope Ryan was holding.
"Do you know what was in there?"
"No, I..." She pauses looking around the bullpen.
"Here, let's go into the conference room." He says, guiding her into the room.
She sits down and Ryan takes the chair opposite her. For a moment there's silence and then she sighs. "I..." She pauses again. " I realized last night that I have no idea what her wishes were. Did she want to be buried, or cremated? If she's buried what should she be in? Does she have anyone else besides her deceased Aunt Mable?"
"I could probably answer some of those questions, my partner might be able to answer some." Kevin says, as she looks at him with a question in her eyes. "I don't think she had any other family. No one came up when we ran her background, save for her deceased Aunt. She was an only child and her parents died when she was two. I doubt she even remembered them."
"I know it's sad that we were room mates but we never talked about personal things."
"How long were you room mates?"
"Only a few weeks, I knew she had a guy. I heard her crying one night and I asked her about it the next morning. She told that she was in love with a guy but that they couldn't be together anymore. She never went into detail why?"
"Did you ask?"
"Yeah, but she would only say that it was complicated and then she would leave the room, or change the subject."
"Did you get the feeling that she was hiding or running from someone?"
"No, just caution and private, very private. I never thought about those things. Or why she was so determined not to say too much about herself. And this is rather pathetic to say, but I had my own life."
"That's understandable."
"You said something about your partner being able to help with the details for her burial."
"Well, he's former special forces, I'm sure he could provide you with information on things like this. Would you want to speak with him?" Kevin asks, looking at her.
"I can't see how it would hurt. I have no idea where to go, or how to start this process."
"I know that you only met Ms. Green a few weeks ago, so if you want the city could handle...
"No, I'll handle her arrangements. I'm just not sure where to start."
"Well, I'm sure Esposito can help you with that." Kevin says. "I can go get him if..."
"Yes, thank you." Adrian says, as he gets up. Nodding he leaves the room. He returns a few moments later with Espo following behind him. "Ma'am, this is my partner, Detective Javier Esposito." Kevin says, as Adrian stands up, holding out her hand.
"Ma'am." Javi says, nodding for her to sit back down. "My partner tells me that you need help planning, Ms. Green's arrangements for burial."
"Yes."
"As you know the city..."
"Mr... I mean Detective. While I hadn't known my room mate for long, I'm not going to send her off to the county for burial. She deserves better than that." She says, fiercely.
"Of course, ma'am. Then I'll provide you with what information that I do know from my time in the service. Most soldiers that are killed in action are immediately entitled to burial benefits from the government, however, in this case. It doesn't apply. There can be military honors for Ms. Green, but the actual burial or cremation will have to be paid privately. I'm sorry." Javi says, as Adrian lowers her head. "Do you know if Ms. Green had any life insurance or burial insurance?" Javi asks, as she shrugs her shoulders.
"I don't know." She whispers as he nods.
He looks at Kevin and then says. "I'm sorry I couldn't be of more assistance, ma'am." She looks up and nods. Slowly standing up, he glances at Kevin before he leaves the room.
After a moment, she looks up and catches Kevin watching her. "I'll be fine, Detective." She says, her voice still quiet. She takes a moment to look around and notices everyone going about their day, working. "I believe I've taken up enough of your time. I hope the letter and mailbox helps find her killer." Adrian says, slowly standing up.
"Ma'am." He says, reaching out to stop her from leaving.
She pats his hand and then smiles a waning smile. "I will be fine, don't worry detective." She says, before she turns and walks slowly to the door. He watches her go.
As the elevator doors open, Kevin walks into the bullpen. Kate, Castle and Javi are looking over the letter that their victim left. "Do you think this organization has something to do with her murder?" Javi asks.
"I don't know, but we should probably look into it." Kate says, re-reading the letter.
"What about the mailbox?" Castle asks.
"Javi and Kevin, do some digging and see what you can find out about this organization she's speaking about. Castle and I will go to this mailbox and see if there's anything there." The boys turn to follow her instructions while she grabs her purse and coat. "You comin Castle?" She asks, as he quickly steps up to follow her, less like the lost puppy that followed her everywhere she went when this started four years ago and more like the loyal dog following it's master. "Not that I think I'm his master." She thinks to herself. "Oh Kate, stop. It's just a thought. It's not like he can read your mind."
"What's up?" Castle asks, looking at her as they walk towards the elevator.
"What! Nothing, just thinking about the case." She says, reaching out to push the button. He looks at her and then smiles. "What!" She exclaims, glancing at him as she pushes the button for the first floor.
"Nothing, it's just that I know when you're thinking something you don't want to tell me about." He says, stepping back against the wall.
"Castle, I'm not thinking..." He looks at her. "Alright, I was thinking about how you used to follow me around like a little lost puppy and how now it's more like you're my loyal dog following me around, not that I think you're a dog or anything, it's just..."
"I know what you meant. I don't particularly care for the dog reference, but I understand. And I will always be loyal to you." He says, leaning over to quick kiss her lips before he steps back as the doors open to the first floor. Putting his hand on her lower back, he guides her out of the elevator. When they're free, his hand remains in the same spot as they walks towards the door. A few people stop to watch as they walk by, but most of the officers are used to Castle and Beckett by now and they go on about what they were doing.
When they reach the cruiser, Castle gets in as Kate walks around to her side, he leans over and opens her door. She shakes her head as she smiles. Getting in, she closes her door as she glances at him and then starts the car. Backing out, as he says. "What do you think we'll find in this mail box?"
"I'm not sure." She replies, turning the corner and heading towards Time Square.
Shortly before ten, Martha is wrapping up a class when she looks up and sees her sister-in-law waiting. "Alright kiddo's that's the end of class for today. Next week we'll start the new scenes, but you can start rehearsing together with your partner. Good work everyone." She says, as the students walk over to their desks, grabbing their books and bags. They file past the woman waiting at the back of the room.
When the room's empty, she takes a step forward as Martha closes up the class. "You're really good with them." She says.
"Thank you." Martha says, putting things away. There's an awkward moment of silence before she turns to her sister-in-law. "Does Whitney...?"
"He doesn't know that I'm here. He's making arrangements to take..." She pauses for a moment and then says. "He's making arrangements to take our boy home."
Martha stands there for a moment and then walks over to her. Taking her hand, she leads her over to one of the desks and they sit down. There's another moment of silence but this one is less awkward. "This is so hard. He's not supposes..." Alice says, crying softly.
Martha reaches for her hand. As much as her family had hurt her when they turned their back on her and Rick, she didn't want them to go through this. "I know." She says softly.
"He was happy with that girl. I knew it and I knew that Whit wouldn't give in about her but I never stood up to him. It's always been Whit's way or nothing at all and now our son is dead."
"As much as I resent my brother sometimes, you can't blame him for this Alice. He's hurting too. He lost his son as well."
"He lost him because he demanded that he give up the one thing that made him happy. Just like your father did and like Whit did with Richard. I've kept up with his career, Martha. He's and awesome writer." Alice says, looking at her.
"He is." Martha says, nodding.
She continues crying and Martha puts an arm around her. "I'm so..."
"Don't apologize for grieving for your son. I don't even want to think about something happen to Rick. Although something could happen to him on any day that he and Kate walk out of the house. I can't demand that he stop what he's doing because he could get hurt. My nor Whit never realized that you can't control what your heart wants. Parker wanted this young lady so he came after her and someone else took him away from you. If you blame anyone for what's happened, blame the person that killed him and be there for my brother as much as he'll try to push you away."
"I don't know how you don't resent all of us." Alice says, looking at her.
Martha's silent for a moment and then she sighs before she says. "I will not deny that I'm not angry with the way Whit treated me after our father died or what he said that night about Rick, but I will not let that color the way I feel about what's happening right now. You both lost your son, something no parent, me included, ever wants to face. You both deserve to have family around you, including my brother, even if he won't accept it."
With a small smile, Alice stands up. "I'll need to get back before he questions where I've gone. Thank you for listening."
"You're welcome, but remember what I said. You're both going to need each other, especially now." Martha says, as she stands up.
"Thank and I will." Alice says, hugging her. Martha hugs her back but releases her as soon as she steps back.
Alice wants to say more, but what is there to say. Nodding she turns to leave and standing by that desk, Martha stands there and watches her go.
With traffic, it took Castle and Beckett a while to get to the mailbox. Walking into the store, they look around as a clerk walks up to them. "May I help you."
"Detective Kate Beckett." Kate says, flashing her badge.
"How can I help you, Detective?" The clerk asks, glancing at Richard. "Hey, aren't you..."
"It doesn't matter who my colleague is. I'm here on official police business. I need the contents of the mailbox belonging to a Tiffany Green."
"I'm sorry but it's against company policy for anyone other than the box holder to open the box."
Kate looks around and then looks back at the clerk. "I can get a warrant to search the mailbox, however if I have to do that, we'll have to take a look at all of your operations and possibly involve the city for inspections and..."
""Alright, alright." The clerk says, pulling up the computer. She types in the name Kate gave him. "Do you know her birth date?"
"Yes, it's 03.20.1984."
The clerk nods. "It's box number 3933."
"Thank you." Kate says, turning around and walking over to the mailboxes. Castle follows her. Quickly she locates the box and slipping the key inside, she opens the box to find it empty."
"What's in...?" Castle looks inside and then looks at Kate.
She turns around and asks the clerk. "Are you sure that's the only box she has?"
"Yes, that's the only box." The clerk replies, as Beckett looks at Castle.
Closing the mail box, they leave the store. As they walks towards her cruiser, Castle asks. "What do you think that means?"
"I have no idea." She says, as they walk up to her cruiser.
