Sorry this Chapter has taken me so long to write. I have had a really big and emotional week; my friend lost her baby a few hours after he was born due to his lungs not being strong enough and its been really hard. This chapter wasn't as long as I was planning it to be or exactly what I had planned out but it is an update and I was happy with it. I haven't proofed it so if you find any mistakes feel free to let me know and I will fix them asap.
Chapter 5
After coming out of the interrogation room alone looking a little messier, her shirt was crinkled a little, her hair a mess and was that a hickey on her neck, the boys looked at their boss like nothing was different.
She walked straight past them to the break room "Go home boys, I'll see you back here in the morning with fresh eyes." Knowing something was definitely up they just smiled at each other, shrugged their shoulders, grabbed their jackets and left.
Beckett was still in the break room sneaking glances through the half closed blinds when Castle finally emerged from the interrogation room looking slightly flushed but definitely better than what he did when she left him there.
Castle walked out of the room looking for Beckett, her work lamp and computer was still on so he knew she hadn't left but he couldn't see her anywhere. 'Maybe she went down to the gym to work out her frustration', 'maybe she is in the bathroom fixing herself up', 'maybe she didn't want to see me just in case she shot me', all these thoughts were running through his mind as he looked around.
Finally deciding that she clearly didn't want to see him again tonight he walked to her desk, finding a pen and a piece of paper scribbling down a note for her for when she returned and left.
Beckett watched him look around for her so much was going through her mind. She really wanted to go home with him and finish what he had started but she also knew that it couldn't and shouldn't happen. Knowing this, Kate decided that she would hide out there until he gave up and left. Looking through the closed blinds, Beckett saw Castle look for something on her desk; realising that he was grabbing a pen and paper Kate got curious and pulled her bottom lip between her teeth watching him scribble something down.
Finishing the note for his lost love, folding it and standing it in between the keys of the keyboard and leaning against the computer screen so it didn't end up in the rubbish by mistake, Castle met the uniformed officer waiting to escort him out and walked towards the elevator, entering it when the doors opened.
Beckett waited til she heard the ding of the elevator, signalling that the doors were closed and the car was moving she slowly moved out of the break room and over to her desk grabbing the folded piece of paper without looking at it she moved towards her captains office and poking her head in.
"Night, Captain. Ryan, Espo and I will be back in the morning with fresh eyes. Castle was a dead end, he clearly didn't murder our vics." She began to walk away when she heard the captains voice "Hold it, Detective. You wanna tell me what's going on between you and our potential suspect?"
"I'm afraid I don't know what you mean, sir. I interrogated him like I would anyone else in the same situation, what gives you the impression that something is going on?" looking at him confused, she tilted her head to the side slightly.
"Nothing major, Detective. You seem to forget I have known you since you were a street cop; I bought you into the twelfth and I trained you to be the detective you are now. I know your tells. Something is different with this one, you know it, I know it and your boys know it too"
"Nothing is different, sir. He was a suspect; he knew nothing of the murders so we let him go." Trying to stop the blush appearing on her face, she couldn't believe her Captain had just called her out.
"He is the author of the books, Beckett. He was the one that created the murders this psycho seems to be obsessed with." The Captain looked at her and could tell that she was holding back on something, but he knew if Beckett wanted to talk about something she was come to him when she was ready. Over the years Beckett had become like a daughter to him and he wanted to protect her like he protected his 2 babies at home, even though they weren't babies anymore.
"With all due respect sir, can you just get to the point. I'm tired and I just want to get home and come back in the morning to solve this for the Tisdale and Fisk family and catch the sucker before he has the chance to pull another family apart." Beckett was getting a little antsy as to where this conversation was heading and just wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.
"As I was saying, Beckett, he did create the crime scenes our killer is copying. He could prove useful to keep him around. He may see little differences in details that CSU might miss or something the killer has changed to send a message, even if our killer is trying to frame someone else. I think you should have him here just in case"
"No sir. He is not needed here. I know the books well enough and if we need him for little things he has given us his number and we can ring. But we definitely do not need him here permanently." 'I don't think I could handle it' went unvoiced but ran through her head. Looking at the Captain she hoped he wouldn't ask any questions as to why she was so reluctant to work with the author.
The Captain nodded and considered her answer "There is or was something between the two of you. I know that now, you have never even considered disregarding my suggestions" Beckett went to open her mouth and interrupt but he held his hand up stopping her "but I won't make you discuss it with me. As long as you stay impartial and don't let it affect the case you can stay as the investigating officer. Just know that I am here if you need an ear to listen, Kate."
"Thank you sir" Looking at the man that she thought of as a second father she nodded and walked away.
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