I am SOOO sorry guys. It was my brother's birthday and we were out all day and then I found out YESTERDAY that I'm hosting Chrsitmas for the family and I wrote the chapter but then I fell asleep reading it over and I just woke up. Sorry :) I'll have the one that's supposed to be todays all written out shortly so you can review till your heart's coonteent (or some phrase like that :))

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After Kate's sudden bout of inspiration – thanks in part to Castle's sweetness – they returned to the precinct just in time to solve the case. It was a rather simple accidental suicide that had caused Michaela to disappear when people threatened her life due to her fiancé's political influence. Kate was relieved and while Rick was as well, there was also a hint of disappointment in his voice that Kate couldn't help but acknowledge with a teasing smiled as they prepared to leave for the night.

"Oh come on Castle," she promised "I promise my next friend that we run into will have a rap sheet a mile long and will do nothing but hit on you the entire time I'm interrogating them." Really, he had no interest in the last half of her proposal but the first half intrigued him to no end.

"Do you have many friends with a long criminal past?" He helped her into her coat as though it were so natural for them to assist each other in such domestic activities; of course everyone noticed but them.

"Oh if you knew half that things about my past…" And she left it off with a smile, knowing that he couldn't stand her sexually-charged teasing and loving every minute of it. As they headed towards the elevators in silence, she smiled as they got off together and headed for the street. "You'd better make my coffee a double tomorrow Castle, I'm pulling a double shift and unless a body drops, it's nothing but paperwork. So I suppose you don't have to come in tomorrow." She tried to hide her disappointment but it just couldn't be helped.

Of course he knew just how to make her smiled return. "I wouldn't miss it for the world."

"Liar." She bit her lip but didn't challenge his sentiment to come in tomorrow; if he was going to keep her company, she certainly wouldn't object. With a kiss on the cheek, Kate tilted her head as she back up in the direction of her car parked down the street. "See you tomorrow Castle." With a hand to his cheek, he could only stand there with a giddy smile plastered on his face.

The next morning Castle anxiously arrived at six o'clock, knowing Beckett would already be there, and handed her a travel mug of coffee rather than her standard Styrofoam cup. Not paying much attention to what she was drinking, Beckett wrapped her hand around the travel mug and brought it to her lips, still staring at the screen in front of her. "Mmm," She commented, "this isn't our usual coffee, what is it?"

"It's Tim Horton's?" He spoke as though he weren't quite sure; but Beckett was.

"How the hell did you get Tim Horton's in New York?" He was still not playing with the button on his dress shirt, unsure how exactly Beckett was reacting to his little change.

"I know a guy who sells the coffee mixes and I just followed the instructions." She opened her mouth but before she could yell at him, he began furiously explaining. "I know it's not your usual coffee but I just thought that you might like something Canadian and it's supposedly stronger than the stuff we've been drinking and I thought… maybe… you'd like a change?" They both knew the last part of that sentence had nothing to do with the coffee but she considered her answer.

"Thank you Castle this was very… sweet. I haven't had Timmy's since I was little and my dad used to drive up there for the holidays. I think maybe a bit of a change once in a while would be good." That smile hidden behind her coffee mug fooled no one but he wasn't about to call her on it.

"I'm glad you said that because I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with this bag of coffee I have at home. It's supposed to make ten more cups but I just can't imagine my family drinking this stuff."

"Well you'll just have to keep giving it to me then won't you?"

"Only for you."

A/N: If you guys are interested in hearing the song you can find it here: youtube: /watch?v=sEbUtpPQihM