I thought that I had better update quickly with that cliff hanger! Enjoy this chapter; I think this is nearing the end, I'll only write one more chapter after this because there are only so many situations I can put them in before it gets ridiculous! Enjoy
"Hi Lanie! I just had dinner here with Caitlin." Castle started.
"Where is she now?" Lanie asked, interrogating poor Castle.
"In the car, she just came back from London so she is a little bit tired."
"Beckett, what are you doing here? All dressed up too!" Lanie said.
"Well I took your advice to look for a guy and I met with a nice guy named Tim."
"Those are very good stories, except your dates are nowhere in sight." Lanie said challenging them.
"Tim left, he has work early in the morning and Castle invited me to meet Caitlin." Beckett said hoping it was a good enough story.
"Sure, I'm not sure what you two have going on there but you can't fool us forever. Goodnight you two." Lanie said turning away to face her date.
As soon as Lanie was out of earshot Castle said "She is on to us!"
"I know Castle, and I guess it really must be time to tell. She's right we can't fool everyone forever."
"So you want us to tell?" Castle said letting her walk out of the restaurant before him.
"Yes, just in a few days so we can work out to tell everyone."
"Okay, whatever you want, Kate." Castle said opening the car door for her, but stealing a kiss as he did.
Lanie smiled, was the Castle and Beckett that she just saw making out by Castle's car? Oh she was so on to them, other dates my ass! Lanie thought to herself.
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Castle and Beckett were lying breathless on Castle's bed, their limbs all tangled. "I missed you so much!" Castle moaned.
"Me too," Beckett replied.
Beckett just wanted that moment to last forever, them lying naked together on Castle's big bed, his window open letting moonlight spill into the room, highlighting their bodies curves. Castle was tracing his finger very lightly up and down Beckett's thigh. "I really do love you Kate." He murmured, "A different love to what I have felt before."
"I know Rick, I feel the same. All the songs make sense now." Beckett smiled, "I love you too."
After a few minutes of just lying there in silence Beckett started "Castle, you still awake?"
"Mmm, yeah."
Beckett turned over so she could face him and propped herself up on an elbow. "I'm so sorry Rick."
"Kate?"
"I'm sorry for everything I have put you through and that it has taken ages to get to this point."
"Hey Kate, shhh, it's okay. Don't worry, none of those even matters now." Castle said, rubbing circles on her shoulder.
"But when I was shot and after that everything I put you through Rick… and your family…"
"I was upset, it was hard seeing the one person I loves so much almost die in my arms, then have to be round her for days with her pretending that she never ever heard me."
"Oh god Rick… I'm so sorry, I was so selfish."
"Kate, don't even blame yourself you were dealing with so much sweetheart."
"Thanks for understanding Rick, and I am so glad we are finally together."
"Always" Castle said kissing Beckett's forehead.
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Castle was rudely awoken by Beckett's phone ringing, she wasn't in bed. She must be up, Castle quickly picked up the phone and ran into the kitchen and gave it to her. No way was he going to ever answer her phone again! Castle was quickly getting dressed when Beckett came in "There has been a murder up town Castle."
"Ok, I'll meet you there I'll just grad the coffees and a bite to eat on the way, can you write the address down for me?"
"Sure, and remember be prepared for interrogation."
Castle was confused for a second, and then remembered Lanie. "Ok, see you soon Kate." Castle said leaning in to give her a kiss.
When Castle finally arrived at the crime scene Lanie didn't even mention anything about the previous night, almost as if it didn't happen or as if it was a dream. It was so unlike Lanie, Castle was almost worried what was she plotting? "So what have we got guys?" Castle said cheerily, handing Beckett her coffee; just like he always did. He was extra careful not to even make their hands touch or show any suspicious behaviour.
"It looks like our vic was shot in his shoulder, then leg an finally in the chest. The bullet to the chest would have been the one that killed him. I'd say that he died around three or four this morning." Lanie said, indicating at all the gunshot wounds as she spoke.
Ryan suddenly appeared "We still have no further information on his ID either. Espo and I will continue looking in to that."
"So he was running, then shot in the shoulder and leg but that wouldn't have stopped him, only slowed him. This person must've known what they were doing."
"But who runs around some deserted ally in the early hours of the morning with no shoes?" Castle asked; it just didn't seem right.
"Well there are some interesting people around here, Castle." Lanie replied.
Castle thoroughly examined the body and his eyes came across something poking out ever so slightly from the victim's back pocket of his jeans. "Beckett, look." He said indicating to the back pocket. Beckett bent down and pulled it out, it was a bit of paper that was ripped in half with half an address on it.
Castle, Beckett, Ryan and Esposito had spent the majority of the morning working on the case they followed up around five leads, but it felt like they were going in circles. Lanie had just text saying to come to the morgue because she had something on the victim. "Right Lanie just text saying she has something. Coming Castle?"
"Uh I was actually-" Castle was stopped dead by a glare from Beckett; clearly she didn't want to be interrogated by Lanie on her own.
"Yo, Ryan, what's up with mum and dad?" Esposito asked his friend.
"No idea!" Ryan said as he watched Castle and Beckett enter the elevator.
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When Castle and Beckett arrived at the morgue Lanie jumped up from her seat and greeted them, she had a plan. "Hey Lanie, what have you got?" Beckett asked.
"Something very interesting, hang on just let me get the file from the OTHER room, we are having such a busy day here." Lanie said.
"Ok" Castle said.
As soon as Lanie was out of earshot Castle said "Mother just texted, she is keen to have you round for dinner tonight."
"That sounds great Castle." Beckett smiled.
"Really, dinner with my mother great?"
"Oh stop it Castle! Will Alexis be there?"
"Yeah she should be."
Lanie watched her two friends from the window in the door, Beckett affectionately touched Castle's arm, and then he quickly gave her hand a handshake. What on earth were the doing? But Lanie knew one thing that they were definitely together. It was so sweet, they had finally gotten together and done a great job steering everybody off track; fooling everyone. She suddenly understood why they wanted to keep it a secret. She wouldn't say anything until they said anything; it had taken them so god damned long to get together and she didn't want to mess it up in any way for them. She entered the room again, smiling as she carried the file.
Hope you all enjoyed this! Since the next chapter is my final one I will make sure it is extra special once I have finished this I think I will write another fic, any suggestions? I promise to update soon!