Thankyou to all the wonderful reviews. They were much Appreciated and they were helpful. At first i didnt think this would be a very good chapter but now im liking it. I know everyone has been begging for longer chapters and so i am trying to make them longer. I think this is the longest one i have written so i hope you enjoy.

Oh and by the way i have never been drunk because i am 15 so if when i write drunk scenes it doesnt seem believable at all i am sorry.

I dont own Castle but if i did i would make it be a year long show. No summer breaks.

Kate watched as the predator tried to corner its prey, but the prey would have none of it. Castle kept looking over at her apologetically. Kate felt like pulling out her gun and shooting the blonde that looked as if she would be on Castle's lap any second. She was obviously drunk and no matter how much Castle scooted away; she just didn't get the hint.

Kate was mad at herself for being so damn jealous. She felt that her feeling this way was slightly her fault. If she wouldn't have said she wanted to keep their relationship a secret she could be at Castle's side now, not Bernadette. She wished she had the guts to claim Castle as her own. But even if they were out in the open their relationship was nowhere close to that. She wondered just how far they would get. She truly thought that this would last, but with the way things were going tonight she didn't know if it would.

Of course Castle was behaving. He showed no signs of wanting the girl near him. He just kept looking at Kate with those deep blue eyes that said all he wanted was her.

"Kate… Kate… hello… Kate!" Lanie was looking at Kate with a knowing grin. "You still with us?" She asked.

"Yeah, sorry, I just have a lot on my mind." She said.

"So?" Ryan asked and they all looked at her.

"So… what? She asked wishing she would have been listening to what they had been talking about.

"What's your worst battle scar?" Esposito asked. "Mine was my shoulder where I took my first bullet. Kevin's is leg because he isn't manly enough to get shot and has to get hit by a car." Esposito teased. "What's yours?"

Kate thought about it for a moment. She looked up at Castle who was watching her intently. Bernadette was still attached to his hip and she couldn't help but wonder if the girl had any battle scars.

"Well, I would have to say the one I took in the thigh four years ago." She said and they all looked at her, wanting her to elaborate. "I went to check out a suspect's apartment. When I got there he had bailed out the window, so I went after him. Once down in the alley we had a hostage situation. A thirteen year old had been walking home from school and the guy decided to use him as a human shield." She took a sip of her drink and looked at Esposito. He now knew when she was talking about. It was right after they started together. "It was kind of a blur from there. I was told afterwards that I caught the kid before he was hit by a truck and was shot at the same time. I was lucky he was such a lousy shot." She said putting her hand on her leg, remembering the pain. Then she remembered the kid, how many times his parents thanked her. The plate of extremely delicious cookies she'd received from them and the pain went away.

Kate could see the somewhat said look on Castle's face. She could tell he didn't like hearing about her being hurt. After a few beats of silence Bernadette spoke and Kate was back to wanting to kill her.

"Let's dance." She said pulling Castle to his feat.

"I don't think I… this isn't the best idea." He said with the apologetic look back on his face. "I'm not a good dancer." He pleaded.

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle." Bernadette said all too seductively.

Kate watched angrily as Bernadette used Castle as a striper poll. Kate really would shoot her if someone didn't stop her.

As if on cue, Sammy came up with a tray of shots.

Three Lemon Drops and a Long Island Ice Tea and a half later…

"You know what I think." Bernadette said. "I think we should play truth or dare." Kate looked around at her group of people. Lanie sat on her right with Esposito next to her. Next to Esposito were Ryan and some girl named Angie. Angie was next to Bernadette who was next to Castle. On Kate's left were two very handsome British guys and a red head name Sierra. None of them looked against it.

"Why not." Kate said. Normally she would be against playing a game teenagers played, but tonight, she really didn't care. Everyone nodded in agreement, having had enough to drink to not care if they made a fool of themselves.

"I'll go first." Bernadette said. She looked at Castle. "Truth or Dare?" She asked.

"Truth." He said. Kate kind of pegged him for someone who would always say dare.

"After a long night of partying have you ever woken up not knowing how you got to where you were?" She asked. Kate would have thought she would have asked something more wild.

Castle smiled his devilish smile. "Yes, I woke up in the back of a Semi truck once. Luckily it was still parked at the bar." Everybody laughed. Only Castle would wake up in a Semi. "Okay, my turn." He said and looked at Kate. "Truth or Dare?" He asked.

She thought about it a moment. "Dare." She said and he smiled.

"I dare you to…" He looked from her to Angie. "Kiss Angie, on the mouth, for no less than ten seconds." He said and she heard Ryan and Esposito both laugh. She looked at Angie who looked like she didn't care. She got up and walked over to her. Angie seemed like she had some experience in this as she leaned in. When their lips locked Kate instantly felt the urge to pull away, but she didn't. After a few beats she actually didn't mind it. Angie cupped her face in her hands and the kiss slightly deepened, but not a lot.

"…and time." Sierra said. Kate backed away quickly. She looked at Angie kind of wondering how it was.

"That wasn't bad." Angie said. "But I'd rather stick to guys." She joked.

"I agree completely." Kate said then looked at Castle. He had a shocked but amused expression on his face, as did the other guys. "My turn then." She said and she looked at Lanie who was smiling and shaking her head.

"Girl, how much have you had to drink?" Lanie asked.

"You know, I don't know." She said. "Now, truth or dare?" She asked.

"Truth." Lanie said obviously not wanting to end up with the same dare Kate had.

"Have you ever kissed a girl?" She asked.

"Honestly, yes." Lanie said and they all turned to her. "It was college, you know how college is." She said. "Now it's my turn. Writer boy, truth or dare?" She asked Castle. This time he didn't wimp out.

"Dare." He said. Kate noticed the evil grin appearing on Lanie's face.

"I want you to kiss my girl here." He said gesturing to Beckett. Castle looked very hesitant. He didn't know how Kate would respond to this.

"Don't be chicken." Ryan said. "We all know you want to." He joked and Kate noticed the angry look on Bernadette's face. Kate smiled at Castle, letting him know it was okay. He got up and came over to her. Then it seemed like everyone else faded. How much did I really have to drink? Kate asked herself.

Castle cupped her face, a lot like Angie had, only with one hand. He let his finger tips brush her lips before diving into the kiss. His tongue eagerly asked for access to hers which she granted. His hand fell from her cheek to cradle her back. Where his fingers touched she felt fire. It was different then the other kisses. Being able to kiss in front of everyone, without really having to justify it made things nice. She felt him pull her closer, their bodies forming together. Things were really heating up, and she felt like she couldn't stop until she felt something very cold splash against her.

They unlocked their lips and looked up at Lanie holding an empty water glass.

"Damn." Was all she said before she sat back down.

"It's about time." Esposito said. "Even if it was just a dare."

Shit. What had she gotten herself into? Without looking at any of them Kate stood.

"I think I'm going to call it a night." She said as she walked inside the 'not so crowded anymore' house. She changed into her pj's and climbed into bed. She was thankful Martha was here because tomorrow, or rather later today, she was going to need one of those drinks.

She couldn't fall asleep so she lay there, looking out her window. She heard people leave and heard people retreat to their rooms if they were staying here. She was kind of mad at herself for leaving Castle alone with Bernadette. She didn't think that, after seeing her and Castle kiss, Bernadette would try and seduce Castle, but who knew. A little after four in the morning the hallway light went out and she heard Martha say goodnight to Castle and they both went to their rooms. A few minutes later she heard a door open and close. She heard footsteps and then there was a light tap at the door.

She got up off the bed and opened up to Castle. Neither of them spoke. It was like they were magnets, instantly drawn to each other. She knew she might regret her next decision, but right now, all she really wanted was Castle. She really hoped this wasn't a mistake.

So, yes? No? Bad? Good? Let me know.

~Victoria~