I OWN NOTHING!

LJ

It was a pleasant Monday morning and Kate Castle was standing at the kitchen counter making pancake while her husband was fast asleep upstairs under the warm covers she had slipped out of less than an hour ago. She hoped he would sleep long enough so she could serve him breakfast in bed; but knowing him he would wake up to her absence sooner rather than later and go into a small panic mode at her not being safely secured in his arms. Kate smiled at the thought and tossed the large pancake up in the air just like her husband had taught her too and made it land perfectly back in the pan.

Ten minutes later Kate was finished putting the breakfast on the bed tray and was carrying it upstairs. Although she was surprised her husband had not woken yet, they had just finished a case yesterday of the murder of a young girl and it really got to him bad. He always got really personal with these cases and it broke her heart to see him in such pain; luckily he was sleeping and not suffering nightmares, like last time a case got to him.

Kate crept into the bedroom and pushed the door shut with her foot making a quiet click. She quietly walked over to the bed and placed the tray on the bedside table before turning towards her husband. Rick was lying flat on his back with arms spread to either sides. Kate smiled softly at the sight, before deciding to playfully wake him up the way she knew would have him in a good mood. Kate climbed on top of Rick straddling his abdomen, leaning over so her chest touched his and started placing kisses over his heart and right up to his jaw and started to speak softly as he began to stir.

'Baby?' she cooed into his ear, 'It's time to wake up,' Kiss, 'I made pancakes,' kiss, 'for my unbelievably sexy,' kiss, 'beautiful,' kiss, 'ruggedly,' kiss 'handsome' kiss 'Husband.' Rick was fully wake by this point as his wife had probably just given him the most arousing wake-up call known to man. He quickly wrapped his arms around her waist and covered her lips with his. The kiss started out slow, but building with passion and desire and above most love. It was a good few minutes before Kate pulled away realising breakfast would go cold if they didn't stop. Kate pulled away with a beautiful smile on her lips and hoped off her husband to retrieve the breakfast from the bedside table.

'WOW! You really went all out, even chocolate syrup! Thanks baby,' he said as he took the tray from her and dug straight in.

'Yeah, well, I figured I should make you breakfast for a change,' she replied with a smile while sipping her coffee. 'I love you so much,' she told her husband softly after a minute. He stopped eating and stared deeply into her eyes in a way no one else could and said,

'I know, I love you too. Thank you for looking after me.'

'Always.' She replied with the same intensity in her eyes they always has when they say that to each other. Just as Rick was leaning to kiss his beautiful wife a phone on the bed stand started to ring. Kate groaned and prayed over and over in her head it was not a body as she picked up the phone.

'Beckett,' she said in her usual fashion,

'Yo, Beckett we got a body,' Esposito's voice rang through the other end of the phone.

'Hey Espo, where's the scene?' Kate questioned.

'Ah, yeah…about that it's kind of in Castle's apartment building.' Esposito said with a hesitation, not knowing how his boss was going to react to the news.

'WHAT?' Kate suddenly said with a bit too much shock and volume than she should have. Her tone now had Castle's full attention and he was looking at her with raised eyebrows but she ignored him and continued to question the detective.

'What's the apartment number?'

'Floor below Castles, 3C. It's a vacant apartment though. We're almost there do you want me to just go and wake Castle?'

'NO, no,no,no,no,no,….ummm….don't do that he has had a rough week with the last case, let's just let him be for today okay?' she said in hope she did not arouse any suspicion, 'I will be there as soon as I can, bye' She closed the phone and turned to the curious and worried eyes of her husband.

'What's going on Kate? What's wrong?' He immediately questioned.

'There's been a murder…in an apartment downstairs.' She said hesitantly. 'Esposito's almost here I will go out the back entrance and circle the block then arrive, don't feel like you have to come okay though - in fact please just stay here and eat your breakfast. I love you.' She kissed his cheek and took off to go get dressed and catch a killer.

Across the street sitting in a car was none other than Serena Kaye. She watched as Kate Beckett or as she recently discovered Kate Castle left through the back entrance of the building. Everything was falling into place and soon Kate would be experiencing a world of hell for taking her Richard from her. For Serena Kaye there would be no rest until Kate was exposed and tortured.

Okay so I owe you guys an apology for not updating for so long but I had major exams and simply did not have time. I only just realised how many people are following this story and have therefore decided to continue. I can promise you updates will be more regular from now on.

Also the exposure of Kate and Castle is coming up soon - sorry to keep you in suspense and sorry this chapter is a bit short.

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