I OWN NOTHING!

LJ

It was six am the next morning, neither Kate nor Rick had gotten any sleep due to the death of their latest victim. The body had been found by a jogger in Central Park, two clean gunshot wounds to the back of the head and so far they had NOTHING!

Kate felt like pulling out her hair, this case was so frustrating; so far all they had was the victim's basic details. Christine Bradshaw, 27, lived alone, no family to speak of and she worked at National Trust Bank. That's it! No known enemies or money issues, it was obvious to Kate that her two Victims were related somehow but so far there was nothing!

Beckett stared at her murder board as she felt two hands silently come to rest on her waist. She smiled to herself as she let her charming husband sooth her frustration the only way he could; his touch. Rick's hand's encased her waist so gently; as if he was scared she would break and brought himself right up behind her; his breath blowing down her neck, sending pleasant shivers down her spine.

"You should come home and get some sleep baby, you're exhausted." He whispered in her ear, as she lent all her weight against him. She knew he was right it had been ages since she had had a proper sleep and it was messing with her ability to work properly.

"Okay." Kate simply stated, pulling out of her shocked husbands' arms and gathering her belongings.

"Seriously? Did you just agree? Wow…I think this is a first! Usually I have to persuade you with Remy's or a foot massage, Oh! And my favourite - when I wear you down by seduc-"

"Okay that's enough!" Kate cut off her husband before he got carried away, as she did not have the energy to deal with a gloating Castle right now. "I agreed because your right and I can't help these women if I'm exhausted. But we have to be back soon. So come on lover boy…" Kate said as she led her smirking husband by the tie out of the precinct and into the elevator, pushing him against the wall and covering his mouth with hers. Heading home to get some well needed sleep.

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Kate was awoken by the ringing of a cell phone. The annoying, unwanted and loud ringing of a cell phone. Without looking she reached for the phone and pressed it too her ear.

"Somebody better be dead."

"Oh, hey Beckett I was actually trying to reach Castle, is he there?" The amused and somewhat timid voice of Ryan said from down the other end of the phone.

Realising her mistake as she pulled the phone away from her ear slightly to see that it was in fact her husband's phone; not hers. "Oh sorry Ryan... Yeah he is just right her-"Kate stopped short when she turned to the other side of the bed to find it empty.

She hadn't been lying against her husband as she first though; just a few strategically placed cushions. Where was Rick? Kate was suddenly curious as to why he would do such a thing and started to get carried away on panic thought when Ryan's raised voice pulled her from her thoughts.

"Beckett!"

"What? Oh yes sorry Ryan. Look I can't find him, I'll see if I can and then call you back." Kate said as she cut off the call and threw herself out of bed, racing at a rapid pace down the stairs in the hope of finding her husband.

However, all she saw when she reached the bottom of the stairs was an empty cold apartment and the door wide open.

Something was wrong and Castle was nowhere to be seen.

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So very short, but I want to make the next chapter long and I kinda wanted to have a bit of suspense.

Thank you to everyone who is still following this story, I know I have been dreadful with updates but bear with me.

Please review even though it's short!

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