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Lying on her sofa that night, he sighed, watching the ceiling and the shadows made on it. Hearing a small moan, he sat up, turning to look at her door to see it shut. Sighing once more, he looked around and moved his hands across his face, trying to wipe away the exhaustion that was covering him. Hearing another moan, he walked towards her door, now worried, knocking on it gently when he reached it, when there was no reply he pushed it open slightly and saw her on her bed, the black shorts showing her legs to perfection as she rolled around in her sleep, moaning. Suddenly she screamed and sat up, gasping for breath, her hands clutching onto the sheets in a sort of desperation.

"Kate" he whispered, sitting in front of her and gasping in shock as her arms flung around his neck and her head buried into his shoulder, tears leaking onto his bare chest, chilling him to the spine. "It's okay, it was a dream" he whispered, his hands running slowly up and down her back, trying desperately to comfort her. "It was just a dream" he whispered softly.

"Rick" she mumbled her voice shaky as he continued to hold her close, desperately trying to stop the tears. "I'm sorry" she whispered. "I disturbed you".

"No, I couldn't sleep so you didn't wake me up" he declared, trying to remove that weight from her shoulders. "I was worried about you, are you okay" he asked causing her to nod and yawn, resting her head still on his shoulder, her eyes shutting. "Kate" he whispered as she sat there in silence. Looking down he moved some of her air behind her ear and realised that she had fallen asleep in his arms. Laying her on the bed, he stared at her face. For the first time in the day, she looked extremely peaceful and relaxed, this caused him to lean over and kiss her forehead, knowing any other act would be too much. "Sweet dreams Kate" he whispered, slipping the blanket over her and sighing.

XOXOXO

Opening her eyes, she stared out of the window at the light that was streaming into the room, realising that it was the morning and that it had come across so quickly. She remembered waking up and being in Castle's arms, this causing her to look down, laughing gently at the body lying fast asleep on her floor, the only thought running through her head was the fact that he'd stayed with her but hadn't overstepped the mark with it.

"Rick" she whispered, leaning over the bed and holding onto his hand. "Rick, wake up" she declared, holding onto his hand gently as he groaned and opened his eyes to see her looking at him. "Morning sleepy head" she declared, smiling.

"Morning" he laughed, sitting up slowly as she continued to clutch onto his hand. "You going to give me my hand back" he asked causing her to shake her head and laugh. "Fine but when it goes dead, you'll be charged with hand murder".

"I don't mind" she laughed. "Anyway I'm sure I could do a great job of hiding it" she whispered. "I know the best ways to hide dead things" she giggled, climbing off the bed as she did and lying herself beside him, in her head questioning the action she did but not caring. "Thank you for last night and by that I don't just mean the party" she declared as he sighed, moving a stray piece of hair behind her ear.

"You know I'd do anything for you Kate" he declared. "You're my partner and my best friend and Alexis would kill me if I let anything happen to you" he announced as she smiled, thinking of the teenager who she'd grown to love so much. "Do you want to know something" he asked.

"Go on then" she whispered, still staring at him, slowly moving from her side so she was lying on her back looking up at the ceiling. "Are you going to tell me or not Castle".

"I think this is the closest you've ever let me to you Kate both physically and emotionally" he declared causing her to bite her lip and shut her eyes. "And I like that you're being open with me, it gives you a whole new level for me to learn about" he whispered, supporting himself up on his arm so he was looking down on her, watching her open her eyes slowly and stare at him.

"I need to get ready for work" she laughed, climbing up off the floor and walking towards the door. "I think you can get away with what you wore last night Castle, I however want a shower" she declared before he smiled and stuck his tongue out at her, her doing the same before running out of the room. Her mind questioning everything that had just happened and why she'd allowed herself to be so open to him.

XOXOXO

"Fancy a coffee" he asked as they walked out of the lift, his question causing her to nod her head and disappear towards her desk, leaving him to get the coffee like every morning.

"Lanie called" Esposito announced as she sat herself down in her chair and nodded, shutting her eyes gently waiting for him to continue with what Lanie wanted. "She says she wants to see you at the first open opportunity and she seems stressed so I would go and see her soon" he declared, his worry clear.

"It doesn't have anything to do with you Esposito don't worry you're not in the wrong yet" Kate announced, knowing he was stressing about whether he'd done something wrong. Hearing his relief sigh, she smiled and climbed out of her chair, walking towards the lift but stopping at the break room. "I'm going to see Lanie" she declared causing Castle to nod gently. "Would you bring my coffee down" she asked, knowing she wasn't going to ask him directly to come with her to Lanie in front of her colleagues, who she knew were watching everything they were doing, betting secretly.

"Of course" he declared causing her to smile gently and walk towards the lift, trying to work out what she was going to tell her friend.

XOXXO

Entering the morgue, she sighed as she saw Lanie standing there, her back to her drumming her pen against the table while humming.

"You had Esposito worrying, it must be getting serious between you two" Kate announced causing Lanie to turn around and cross her arms, leaning against the table gently. "So you going to tell me about you and my boy" she asked.

"Kate don't try and change the topic, I did the tests and I got the results" she declared as Kate looked down. "Why couldn't you just be open with me" she whispered.

"I didn't know how to tell you Lanie" Kate announced as she continued to look down, suddenly she watched the black heeled feet appear in front of her before Lanie's arms wrapped around her. "I just, it's hard" she whispered.

"You don't have to deal with this alone" she whispered, holding her friend close. "I would have been there for you if you'd called" she declared, staring at her as Rick entered the room, holding her coffee. "Castle out" Lanie declared causing Kate to shake her head.

"No, he knows" Kate announced, shocking Lanie even more. "I told him" she explained. "That's why I wasn't dealing with it alone, he's been helping me" she whispered, taking the coffee off him slowly. "Thank you for being worried though Lanie" Kate declared as she smiled at her friend. "I just didn't know how to tell you".

"That's fine, I just didn't want you to be dealing with it alone" Lanie declared, staring at Castle as he stood there watching Kate. "What are you going to do about it though Kate".

"I'm going to wait until I get him arrested and then put it in with the charges" Kate declared as she smiled weakly. "But I don't want Esposito or Ryan knowing, I want it to be quiet for the moment" she announced, staring at her friend. "I just need to sort myself out before they know" she declared, watching as Lanie nodded slowly.

"As long as you're okay" Lanie announced causing Kate to look at Rick, the look on her face asking him to leave which he immediately did. "So Castle hey" she announced causing Kate to bite down on her lip.

"He's just being a friend, a really sweet friend" Kate whispered, the smile on her face growing. "He came over last night".

"And why am I just hearing about this" Lanie declared as Kate laughed. "What happened, did you…".

"No, we didn't, nothing like that, we didn't even kiss, we just had dinner and danced and he slept on my floor when I had a nightmare" she admitted. "Oh and he bought me this" she declared, showing her necklace causing Lanie's mouth to drop.

"It's gorgeous and I don't even want to think about the price" Lanie declared. "Wow and you don't think that this guy likes you like that".

"Lanie shut up" Kate laughed. "And he doesn't like me like that Lanie, he's being the friend I need" she declared, the smile on her face growing as her fingers lingered on the pendant.

"He wined and dined you, he danced with and stayed with you over the night, you're like dating without even noticing it" Lanie laughed causing Kate to roll her eyes and walk towards the door. "Before you know it Beckett you'll be Mrs Castle with a baby on the way". This comment sticking with Kate as she walked towards the lift.