This chapter was actually planned and thought out before I began typing. I hadnt planned on continuing this but hey, who am I to deny a request? :)

I wont always be able to update but I'll try my best to when possible.

An alternate way for Ryan to discover Caskett. I've had the idea stuck in my head for ages, its awesome to finally get it out there. I hope you like it and please take some time to write a review, although seeing all of the favourites is always amazing.

DISCLAIMER: See chapter one. The pain of acknowledging it kills me :'(

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Beckett blinked rapidly, taking in the scene that she had just walked into, one eyebrow raised.

Pillows and bed sheets had been thrown hazardously across the room, clothes covering the once viewable floor. To her left, Alexis had actually gone as far as hugging the wall to avoid the area. The maker of the mess was no where to be seen, having baulted from the precinct not thirty minutes before herself.

"What happened in here?"

"Dad lost his phone and Paula is threatening all kinds of hell if he doesnt show up soon."

The man in question looked flushed as he emerged from the bathroom, fiddling with the cuff on his shirt. He remained silent, placing a kiss of his daughter's cheek, almost missing his girlfriend's mouth completely when he pecked her mouth in his haste to leave the room. Half way out of the door, he turned on his heels, marching back to stop in front of Beckett. He held her cheek softly, melding their mouths together passionately for a few long moments before mumbling "hello", pecking her again and hurrying from the loft.

Alexis shook her head when she noticed that the other woman in her father's life was watching his retreating backside.

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Three hours later saw Richard Castle dropping unceremoniously on the couch next to Beckett, Alexis being to engrossed in watching the Hulk throw Loki around like a rag doll, throwing popcorn kernals into her mouth from the large bowl they were currently sharing to even notice he had returned. He loved that Beckett cuddled straight into his side though.

Having missed the majority of the movie, Castle pulled the phone from his pocket, deciding to play Angry Birds Star Wars.

"Where did you find your phone?"

"Ryan found it on your desk, I must have left it there when I balted from the precinct. He answered it because of how often it was ringing. I can still the ringing in my ears from the lecture I got from Paula about being late and not carrying my phone so I could answer it."

Unlocking the screen, his finger hovered over the icon when he noticed that the background image on his phone had been changed.

The picture had been taken as a joke by Alexis. After getting busted for making out with Beckett on the couch by the teen, Castle been making the extra effort to keep his hands to himself when she was in the apartment, despite Alexis stating that she didnt actually mind that she was happy that he was happy, as long as the pair didnt make any indecency laws while she was there. Eventually though, the girls had teamed up to prove the point.

Alexis had stolen his phone and before he could begin to comprehend what was going on, Beckett had grabbed his face and locked their mouths in a gentle kiss, which quickly turned passionate until the redhead had jokingly started throwing grapes at them, which had gotten them all in trouble when Martha had returned from her acting class.

A smile graced his lips at the memory, then his whole face dropped.

"Who changed the picture on my phone?" Beckett looked up at him from her place on his shoulder.

"I did, why?" The look on her face told him that she had come to the same conclusion.

Ryan had given Castle his phone back.

There was no way.

Right?

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Early morning rollout had seen Castle and Beckett (mostly Beckett) acting as normal as possible while secretly dreading any kind of communication (mostly Castle) with the Irishman. He was unphased by the writer's actions, everything seemingly normal to the point that they forgot that they had potentially been discovered until Beckett shook her mouse to wake her computer up.

There it was.

The open image, spread across her screen.

Her and Castle in a passionate embrace.

Her boyfriend's eyes were wide in shock while she whacked the power button to turn the screen off before anyone (mostly Esposito) caught a glimpse. The culprit was sat comfortably behind his desk, wiggling his eyebrows at them with a know-all grin on his face.

He would most likely feel the wrath of Beckett for his stunt, but for Ryan, it was so worth it.