Disclaimer: I do not own Castle, which is probably a good thing because even though I love the show, I could never write mysteries well enough.
Interim Chapter-The Mystery Begins
Esposito lifted his head from his paperwork as the familiar sound of chair scooting against floor resounded from the desk across the way. He quirked a brow as he watched Castle take a cheerful seat per usual at Beckett's desk, his hand lingering just a little longer than usual as he handed her cup of coffee. Nudging Ryan with his elbow, he directed his partner's attention towards the pair across from them with a subtle nod.
"Feeling better, Castle?" Ryan genuinely enquired. Esposito caught a glimmer of a deer in the head lights look from Kate over the rim of her cup, as Castle turned around to respond, a puzzled expression crossing his features.
"Better," he asked, the puzzled note coming through in his voice. The glimmer of terror drained some of the color in Kate's face, leaving the slightest hint of pink on her cheeks, before she twitched her head ever so slightly and recovered.
"Slight case of food poisoning," she answered, hastily, returning her coffee to her desk. "Wasn't the stomach flu after all." She returned the folder on her desk and buried her face into her work. Esposito noted the still confused look on the writer's face as he turned back around in his chair and leaned slightly over to stare down at what she was working on.
"Good to know we won't be getting sick after all," Ryan started, returning to the papers setting in front of him. "Definitely don't need to get sick just before the wedding. Jenny would not be happy."
"Did you see that?" Esposito asked keeping his voice low.
"What?" Ryan raised his head and turned to look at him.
"Something happened," he shifted his attentions back to pair across the way, noting how much closer Castle hovered near Beckett, both oblivious to the focus being directed at them, as they theorized the details of a case. "And, they're hiding it," he finished knowingly.
Author's note: So what do you think, short as they may be I have been told they add a little background to the story. I really like writing them. And, the most recent one I wrote almost had me crying but, it will be awhile before the story gets to that one, I still have to have the chapters prior edited first. Anyway until then happy reading :)
