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Castle and Beckett quickly stood up and entered Gates office, they didn't even get a chance to even look or say anything to each other. "Shut the door behind you please, Mr Castle." Gates said.
"Sir?" Beckett said, hoping that Gates had dragged then in here about something else and that was a different paper she was holding in her hand.
"I called you two in hear to make sure that you don't look back into that case about that little girl, it's the FBI's now, and I don't want you two meddling, got it?"
Castle and Beckett both were relieved and said in unison, "Yes sir."
"I also called you in here because I saw this…" Gates said spreading the paper over her desk and opening it to page two.
Shit, we are so sprung. Castle thought. "Sir, listen I can explain." Beckett started; she was going to do everything to protect her relationship with Castle.
"I wasn't born yesterday; I could tell something had changed between you two recently."
"Uh… how could you tell?" Was all a shell-shocked Castle could manage to say.
"In case you have forgotten Mr Castle, I have been a detective for a very long time." Gates office went so silent you could have heard a needle drop.
"Sir, that may not even be me in the picture-" Beckett started, madly thinking of something to say, but Gates cut her off.
"I know it is you Beckett, I don't want excuses. I know that you and Mr Castle are a couple, but clearly nobody else knows that. But for all we know that may not be Beckett in that picture; I haven't see anything happen between you two here so for all we know Mr Castle was out with someone else."
Castle nearly tipped off his chair, did Gates just let them get away with being together!? "Thank you, sir." Beckett said, inwardly breathing a huge sigh of relief.
"Yeah, thanks a lot sir."
"Don't thank me yet you two, and remember I will be watching you two very closely from now on and if anything happens between you two I will have to kick Mr Castle out of my precinct. Got it?"
"Yes sir," Castle and Beckett both replied.
"Good, now back to work." Gates said waving them off with almost a little smile pulling on the corners of her mouth.
"Did that just actually happen?!" Castle asked Beckett.
"I think so..."
"I thought Gates hated me and would get rid of me first chance she got."
"Yeah I know Castle; maybe she is finally beginning to like you."
"Or maybe she secretly likes us being together!"
"Oh get real Castle!" Beckett laughed.
"Ohhh, what did you get called into Gates office for?" Esposito asked.
"She told us not to look back into that case about the little girl; she gave one of her famous little speeches about meddling." Castle said, and that seemed to satisfy Esposito and Ryan.
The rest of the day went well and there were no murders to solve so everyone was packing up and going home early. "Mine tonight?" Castle quietly asked Beckett.
"Of course," She smiled, and then her phone bleeped with a text. It was from Lanie, she opened it Kate Beckett get ur ass down here ASAP!
She quickly texted back saying she was just on her way, what did Lanie want? "See you everyone, I'm just going down to see Lanie, she text saying she wanted to meet me, Beckett said.
After everyone said goodbye Castle was about to leave when Esposito and Ryan ushered him to their desks and shoved the newspaper at him. Really twice in one day? Caste thought to himself. "That your girlfriend?" Esposito asked.
"Yeah, the model one called Caitlin." Castle replied coolly, hoping he wasn't blowing his and Beckett's cover.
"Are you sure? That picture really does look a lot like Beckett." Ryan chimed in.
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"Hey Lanie!" Beckett called out to her friend as she entered the morgue.
She also noticed the newspaper spread out on her desk, and was on what looked like page two. Shit. "Girl, how could you keep this from me, your best friend?" Lanie asked.
"Keep what from you?" Beckett asked, hoping she sounded confused.
"So how long have you two been having sex?" Lanie asked as she shoved the paper towards Beckett.
Beckett pretended to study the picture and article briefly. "Uh, we haven't been having sex Lanie. That's not me."
"Katherine Beckett you had better not be lying to me, because I was darned sure that was you in the picture."
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"I'm sure guys, and yeah Caitlin looks a little like Beckett, similar coloured hair."
"Yeah and similar height and build." Esposito said.
"Well I can assure you that is definitely not Beckett." Castle replied.
"So where is this Caitlin now then?" Ryan asked.
"She is currently on a flight to London; she has some modelling working to do over there. She will be back in a couple of weeks."
"Oh, how convenient." Ryan replied to Castle.
"Guys it's the truth! I spent last night with her at her place, that's why I turned up to work late, I was with Caitlin."
"Oh so that explains why you looked so ruffled when you came into work." Esposito said.
Good they are buying the story. Castle thought. "Oh and is that why you seem to have perfume on your clothes." Ryan laughed.
"Uh, yeah."
"Well Beckett doesn't wear perfume so it mustn't be her. Nice catch Castle, see you tomorrow!" Ryan said.
"Bye guys!" Castle quickly replied wanting to get out of that precinct as fast as possible.
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"Well it's not me Lanie, I was home all day yesterday, and I slept in then did some yoga. I hadn't even seen this picture."
"Oh honey, I am so sorry." Lanie said, pulling her friend into a hug. "It seemed that everything was okay between you two finally."
"Yeah I thought it too Lanie… I think he is sick of waiting for me."
"I really thought that you two had a chance together." Said Lanie, sounding very sympathetic.
"Me too Lanie, me too… but never say never. We still might have a chance."
"That is so true, good on you girl. I'm so glad to see that you're keeping your head up and that you're still positive about the whole situation."
"Thanks Lanie, I had better go. See you tomorrow."
"Okay girl and just text or call if you need me." Lanie said giving Beckett one last hug, "Yup, see you tomorrow.
As soon as Beckett got out to the car park she let out a huge sigh of relief, but at the same time she did feel a little awful hiding this information from her best friend. She pulled out her phone to check for messages. Two missed calls from Castle and four text messages. She quickly called him. "Kate, I couldn't get hold of you. Just as you went to Lanie, Ryan and Esposito ambushed me about the article in the newspaper."
"Yeah, Lanie ambushed me too, but she fell for my story."
"Good, the boys fell for mine too." Castle replied.
"Listen Rick, we will be able to tell them one day soon, just not yet, I'm still enjoying this phase and want it to be really special."
"Whatever you say Kate, still up to coming around?"
"Of course, and since you've been very good today I am going to show you just how much I appreciate that."
"Oh Beckett! You are such a tease; does it involve ice cubes, or handcuffs? No wait, what about that box you told me about with all that stuff in it?" Castle was getting very excited.
"Slow down Castle, I'm not going to spoil your surprise but you will be very happy. See you soon, handsome." She said and then quickly ended the call.
Hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it! I will update ASAP because I'm enjoying writing this so much and because you have absolutely no idea what I have in store for you guys next chapter, hint it's very exciting ;)
Emma
