They arrived back at the precinct and Beckett threw Mr. Sinatra into her box. Ryan and Esposito looked.

"That him?" Ryan asked. Beckett nodded and Ryan and Esposito headed towards the box. She waved them to go ahead and they walked in. Beckett sat down at her seat and was ready to get her paper work done.

"You can go now Castle, we caught the guy."He looked around and at his watch.

"Not even 5." He argued.

"Yes I know. But I also know you're not going to do paperwork."

"I could keep you hydrated."

"Coffee dehydrates you." He was about to argue when Ryan and Esposito came out of the box. Esposito taking Mr. Sinatra to the holding cells.

"He confessed. Said the victim was jaywalking and he wasn't paying attention." Ryan sighed, walking back to his desk. Castle looked at Beckett's desk then at Beckett. She was staring at him.

"I said you can go home."

"Can't make me." She sneered at him and then he regretted saying that. Castle stood up as she gave a wicked smile and grabbed his stuff. "Well I was glad to be here today. Tomorrow? Okay maybe not tomorrow sometime though. Okay?" He said practically running out the bullpen. She looked back at her desk in time to see him turning around in the elevator. Ryan and Esposito burst out laughing until she looked up at them and then they tried to cover it by coughing and clearing their throats. She looked at them through her hair and smirked.

Castle got home and opened the door carefully. Alexis was sitting at the counter and Martha was not in sight. He walked in and came into the kitchen. Alexis looked up from whatever it was she was doing.

"You're home early."

"Yea I got kicked out."

"Why?" Castle imitated a bear as Ryan had done only hours earlier."Oh." She laughed.

"Yea tell me about it. Only don't tell me." He caught himself in time. "I thought the chocolate might help, it did for about ten minutes."

"You bought her chocolate?"

"Yea," He put his stuff down and sat next to her."Isn't that what you women crave most in times of despair? I see you eat it around then."

"Crave most dad? I can't even answer that."

"What?" Alexis stood up and gave him a look.

"What else goes good with chocolate?" She walked to her room. He sat thinking about it and covered his mouth with his hand.

"Oh." Martha walked in then.

"What oh?" Castle turned around.

"Beckett."

"Oh what's wrong with Beckett?"

"Chocolate."

"Hmmm and what goes good with chocolate?"

"I got that from Alexis." Martha's eyes were laughing at him."Hey don't laugh at me. I have been poked, laughed at and had my head bitten off. That's just today."

"Sounds like a normal day in the Rodger's household."

"I told you, no laughing."

"I never laughed darling. You should call her and see if she wants dinner." He looked at his watch 5:00.

"Why are you trying to get me out of the house? Also I might not come back alive. "

"Or before midnight." Martha mumbled. Castle gave her a look. "Nothing darling."

"Thank you, mother, for the encouragement. 'No she won't hurt you. You'll be just fine.'" He said in a shrill voice meaning to mimic Martha. Martha waved her hand.

"Go darling Alexis and I can fend for ourselves." Castle grabbed his phone and dialed her number. Martha grabbed a snack and headed somewhere behind him. She picked it up,

"What Castle?"

"I was wondering if you would like to get something to eat." There was a long silence and he thought she hung up then she answered.

"Is there a catch in this?"

"No why would you, never mind don't answer that." She thought about this for a moment.

"Fine, but only if I buy."

"I was the one who was going to let you indulge," There was a long silence on the other side of the phone. "Fine I'll meet you at your place."

"Around," There was a pause and the sound of a car door shutting. "6."

"Sounds good." She hung up and headed inside to her house to get ready. Castle getting up to get changed.