When they arrived at the precinct, Ryan and Esposito were already hard at work. Ryan looked up and nodded as Castle and Beckett walked towards them. Esposito pulled her aside, while Ryan looked at Castle and told him, "I'm not sure that she should be here Castle."

"Why? Whats wrong?"

Shaking his head, "This case. It's just…" Castle could tell that he was searching for the right word. "It's just disturbing. Remember the vic from the hospital?"

Castle nodded and said, "Yeah."

"Well, she's related to the current victim. The first girl had a baby six months ago. A baby that was adopted by the woman killed last night."

"That's..I don't even know what to say to that."

" 's going to take it hard when we tell her and we have to tell her."

Castle knew that the detective was right. They couldn't hide this information from her. He looked over to where she was standing with Esposito and sighed. She was upset enough without this information. Knowing that their two latest victims were related and the one woman had had a baby. It was going to devastate her. Couple that with the fact that each of the women resembled her vaguely, he wondered if maybe she should take a break for awhile. He knew that she would never agree to it though.

Ryan finally said, "I'm going to talk to her. Explain the situation to her and try to make her realize that she needs to take a step back."

"Good luck with that. She's never going to step back. She doesn't back down. You know that."

"It's worth a try Castle. This case is stressful enough for me and I'm not pregnant. She shouldn't have to…."

"I shouldn't have to what?"

When neither man responded, she looked at Ryan and then at Castle. She asked, "What's going on? What are you two hiding from me?"

Ryan looked at her and said, "We aren't hiding anything."

Crossing her arms over her chest, she gave him a look and said, "Out with it Ryan."

"Okay. So, here's what we know so far. Remember the girl from the hospital?"

"Yeah. Her death was ruled an accident. She drowned in her bathtub."

"Yeah, well it turns out that the she and our latest vic are related."

"Related how?"

Ryan swallowed and Esposito looked at her. Then he told her, "They were half sisters. Same mother's, different fathers."

"Okay, but that doesn't answer the question about why you think the first one wasn't an accident."

"Well, it turns out that Rebecca, had a baby six months ago. A baby that she gave up for adoption. A baby that was adopted by Marjorie."

Last night's vic. Surely it's just a coincidence."

"It could be, but Esposito and I think that maybe we should let you handle other cases. We talked to Montgomery and he agrees that…"

"You went behind my back?" She turned to Castle and asked, "Did you know about this? Was this all your idea?"

Castle held up his hands in defense and said, "I didn't know anything about this Kate. I swear this is the first I'm hearing about it."

The look she gave him told him that she didn't believe him. She picked up the case folder and stormed into her Captain's office. She shut the door behind her so the three men couldn't hear the exact words being spoken, but they could tell that she was extremely angry.

Fuming, Kate told her Captain, "You can't do this sir! I'm the lead Detective and…"

"And I'm the Captain. Look, the only reason that I'm doing this is because you're pregnant. I don't want the pressure of this case to hurt you or the baby."

"So, it's for my own good? Is that what you're telling me? That you're taking me off of a case because you don't think I can handle it? That's not fair sir! I'm stronger than that…"

"I know that you are, but I don't want you on this case. Period."

She looked at him and breathed in and out of her mouth heavily. She finally turned and stormed out of his office. Stopping at her desk to grab her jacket and purse before she hurried to the elevator. Not stopping to talk to anyone. Not Castle. Not Esposito or Ryan. She needed to be by herself at the moment and that didn't include any of the men in her life.

Watching her leave the precinct, Castle whispered, "Yeah. that went over like a lead balloon."

"It could have been worse."

Castle shook his head, "It still can be. You don't have to go home with her tonight."

Ryan sighed and told him, "I wish there was some other way to do this, but…"

"It's okay Ryan. I'm going to try and talk to her. For now, I'm just going to go home and hope she comes home eventually."

"It wasn't your fault Castle. It's not like you had anything to do with Montgomery's decision."

"Somehow I don't think she's going to see it that way. I'll see you guys tomorrow."

Nodding, Ryan and Espo watched him leave. He sighed as the doors to the elevator closed behind him. Truthfully he wondered if she would come home tonight or if she would decide that she would find somewhere else to stay for the night.

Walking into the lobby of his building, the doorman greeted him and said, "Hello Mister Castle. It seems like you have a delivery."

Castle was confused because he wasn't expecting anything. He asked Eduardo, "What kind of delivery?"

The man pointed to the desk, "Miss Beckett has a flower delivery. Very nice if I do say so myself. You have great tastes."

Walking over to where the flowers were, he picked out the card and read, "I'm not going to give up. I know where you live and what you're doing. All the out on a date with me. Please?"

He looked at the card and knew that Kate didn't need to see these. He took the cards and put it in his pocket. Then, he took the flowers and gave them to an elderly woman walking into the building, "These are for you."

He then turned to Eduardo and told him, "Please do not accept any more flower deliveries for her. Unless I tell you that I sent her something. She's having issues at work and…"

Eduardo nodded, "I'm sorry Mister Castle I…"

"Not your fault. Just help me with this please."

"I ."

Walking to the elevator, Castle walked inside. Sighing heavily, he wondered what the hell this doctor wanted. Kate had told him that she's with someone else. Yet he was still going after her. Doing everything he could to insert himself into her life.

He walked into his office and grabbed his laptop. Deciding to use this time to try and meet his latest deadline. Wondering when or if she was going to show up at the loft. He knew that she was just hoped that she would realize that he wasn't to blame.

Meanwhile,Beckett was working her way back to the loft. She was taking her time though. She knew that Castle wasn't to blame for any of this. That he didn't control what happened at the precinct. She was just mad. Mad that Montgomery would take her off of a case. Mad that some sick person was killing people once again. Mad that a baby was left without their adoptive mother. Mad that there was no apparent reason for any of this.

She walked into the loft and noticed how quiet it was inside. She wondered for a moment where Castle was. However, walking closer to his office, she heard the clicking of his fingers on the laptop. She cleared her throat and whispered, "Hey."

He turned around slowly and she noticed noticed a small smile on his face. It was cautious. Almost tentative. Like he was afraid to believe that things were okay between them. Sitting down beside him, she took his hand and whispered, "I'm sorry I took off like that. I just needed some time to process everything. I…"

Castle leaned forward and kissed her softly and whispered, "It's okay. I'm not mad. I was just worried Kate. So very worried."

"I didn't mean to make you worry Castle. God. I'm making such a mess of everything. First getting pregnant by a one night stand that doesn't want to leave me alone. Doesn't know the meaning of a one night stand and then these two cases. I feel like I'm just letting everyone down."

Shaking his head, "You aren't Kate. The only one that you truly need to worry about is that baby that you're carrying. Our son is completely dependant on you. For sure that he's strong and healthy is your number one priority right now Kate. Speaking of one night stands…."

Kate leveled a look at him and asked, "What did he do now?"

Sighing he pulled out the card that was attached to the flowers, he said, "When I got home today Eduardo mentioned that there was a delivery for you. Well, he thought that I sent them. Flowers. I knew that I hadn't sent them, so I checked the card and well…"

He handed her the card and she read it. He could see the rage building in her eyes. She took the card and tore it into little pieces. This man obviously wasn't used to women telling him no. She wasn't going to call him. She was going to ignore this latest attempt at trying to get her to go on a date with him. She was with Castle and she was happier than she had ever been in her life. Nothing was going to change that.

Doctor or not, she wanted nothing to do with him. She realized now what a mistake sleeping with him was. She sighed and closed her eyes. She wished she could go back in time and change so many things. It was at that moment that her baby boy moved inside her. She felt a tear slide down her cheek and she knew that despite everything, she wouldn't change it. Because if she did, her son wouldn't exist and she probably wouldn't be with Castle. So, no, she couldn't say that she would change a thing. She just wished that the circumstances were different.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and whispered, "I want nothing to do with him Castle. You have to believe me. I know that he helped me create this little one, but I don't feel anything for him."

"I understand. I love you. I love our baby. We just need to deal with this. The case. We will get through it Kate. Promise."

Kissing him softly, she whispered, "I love you Richard Castle. So much. Thank you for loving me. For putting up with me through all of this."

She laid her head on his shoulder and they sat there together for the next few hours. Castle writing while she curled up to him as closely as she could to him. Wanting, no craving, the call of his body to hers….