Chapter 2

Castle woke to the sound of the front door. He heard it slide closed quietly and the soft footsteps walking towards him. He must have fallen asleep on the couch. He opened his eyes a crack to see his daughter retreating, trying to be as quiet as she could as she walked away. He moved his hand to run down his face but found it pinned. Opening his eyes wider, he found Beckett lying against him, TV still going. He sat still looking at her. He loved the feeling of this woman pressed up to his side, snuggling close in her sleep, but he knew if she woke up like that, she would be completely embarrassed. He knew Beckett better than she knew herself sometimes. He started gently peeling her from his side when the baby started crying.

The cries grew louder causing Beckett to sit up quickly and look at him shocked at how she had fallen asleep. Suddenly Alexis ran down the stairs looking at her father confused as he climbed to his feet and went to his office. The two following him.

"Well good morning to you too, miss Kayla." He said as she gently picked her up and cradled her to him.

"Dad…?" Alexis trailed off watching him cradle the baby. "Is there something I should know about?" She glanced at Beckett as Castle shook his head working on calming the baby.

"Kayla is Ryan and Jenny's baby. Beckett and Esposito bet that she couldn't watch her for the weekend and be fine Monday."

"But…" Alexis was confused as she looked between the two adults.

"Kayla wouldn't stop crying." Beckett took over. "That's why we made the bet. She is a difficult baby and Ryan and Jenny are wearing down so I bet Esposito I would watch her and could do a better job than he could."

"She basically cheated." Castle said as Kayla started to calm. He threw a smirk at Beckett who narrowed her eyes at him. "She could calm her so she called me." He grinned proudly. Beckett could see his ego growing bigger and bigger. "I worked my magic and now I'm stuck."

"She have colic or something?" Alexis asked as she moved closer to look at the baby. She had seen her when she was just born but that was the last time.

"I don't think so; she just doesn't like certain things." Castle told her.

"Can I hold her?" Alexis asked. Castle smiled as he shifted the girl so he could hand her to his daughter. He watched as she cradled the baby girl to her and started to sway gently. "I'm free today; do you want me to help?" She looked up at her dad who looked at Beckett.

"Am I going to still be called a cheater?" She asked as Castle smirked.

"Probably." He shrugged. She smiled and shrugged back making Alexis smile brightly. "You want to feed her while Kate and I get changed?" He asked and saw her eyes light up. "Her carrier is in the living room next to the couch and her formula is in the diaper bag by the door. Just follow the directions." Castle told his daughter. Beckett watched the two and saw Alexis look back at the baby adoringly as Castle ran a hand over Kayla's head. "Be careful and if you need anything get one of us." Alexis nodded and was off to help.

"Looks like we have another helper for the day. She have magic too?" Beckett asked raising her eyebrows in questions with a smile in her eyes. Castle paused looking at her he needed to control himself.

"We Castles are the best at what we do." He said proudly making her laugh. "There's a problem with the hot water upstairs bathroom so you might want to use mine." He told her making her look at him. He saw a flash on her face and took it as she was uncomfortable while she was merely conjuring images to her head of using *his* shower. "There's a lock on the door and I'll stay out there with Alexis so you don't have to worry about me losing control, Detective." He said trying to play it off as a joke. He saw her shake her head.

"It's not you I'm worried about." She muttered making him furrow his brows a moment before turning towards his bedroom door. She had never been in there; never saw what his bedroom looked like let alone the bathroom attached. As he opened the door, she quickly looked around noticing the messy covers on the bed and the open closet with his nice dress shirts and jackets he always wore. There was a rather large TV sitting on top of a big dresser.

"There's towels in the cabinet and if you need anything just ask. I think Alexis has shampoo and all in here. Since the plumber can't come till Monday she's been using it too." He told her.

Beckett shook her head. "I'll be fine. I brought my stuff with me." He just nodded and they walked out together. She grabbed her bag and went back in to the shower. She was having a hard time controlling the urge to push him down and make him listen to her. Her love was flying to the surface and she couldn't stop it.

Castle went back out to find Alexis sitting on a chair in his office rocking back and forth as she hummed. She smiled down at the baby as her little eyes slipped closed. She slowly stood, placing her back in the little pack and play bassinet to look at her father. "She started to fuss so I changed her and she just started falling back to sleep."

"Thanks." Castle smiled at his daughter.

"For everything you said, the always crying all the time and everything. She doesn't seem all that bad." Castle smiled as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"Beckett and I gave her a bath and then I did what I used to for you." She looked at him confused. "The washer. Start a load of wash and set the baby carrier on top of it and the moving and vibrations relaxed you and you fell right to sleep." She smiled up at him before leaning into him as they looked back at the sleeping girl

"You and Beckett get much sleep?"

"Yeah, once I taught Beckett how to make her sleep."

"That why you two were passed out on the couch?" He smirked and shrugged.

"We were going to watch TV for a little bit and then sleep for today. Guess we were just really worn from everything." He shrugged as they walked into the other room. "You hungry?" He asked.

"No, I ate at Paige's. Do you want me to watch her for a little bit so you and Beckett can eat?"

"If she wakes up, maybe. She should be all right though. Thanks, pumpkin." He smiled starting the coffee and hugged her tight as Beckett walked out from the office, her hair combed neatly but still wet. She was dressed in black slacks and a button down, just as she dresses for work.

"Shower's all yours." She smiled softly at him. he nodded giving Alexis one last tight hug and a kiss to her head before walking in to get his own shower.

"Coffee's on." He told her as he passed making her nod and walk closer to the coffee pot that was now gurgling. She glanced over at Alexis who was watching her.

"You okay?" Beckett asked Alexis. Beckett saw the girls light blue eyes on her a second longer before turning away quickly.

"Oh, uh. Nothing." She shook her head.

"Alexis." Beckett said turning towards the young woman. "What's wrong?" Alexis looked at her as if trying to figure out if she should say what's on her mind or not. Beckett walked closer and nudged Alexis to walk with her. "Sit down." Beckett took a seat at the breakfast bar and patted the seat next to her. Once she sat Beckett looked at her again. "Talk."

Alexis looked at her then down at the counter as she started to talk slowly. "It's just that…." She trailed off shaking her head. "No, never mind. It's nothing, really." Beckett reached out grabbing her arm making her look at her.

"There's something on your mind, that's obvious. What is it?" Beckett looked at her. "Did… did you want to talk to your dad more?"

"No, it's not that." Alexis sighed and shook her head. "I just…. The way you guys jumped up when Kayla started to cry and how Dad was holding her and everything…." She shook her head again. "It's stupid. Never mind."

"Alexis." Beckett said making Alexis look at her before letting out a breath.

"I've always wanted a sibling and Dad loves kids. Seeing him hold Kayla just….it looked like it did in my head over the years of me thinking about having a sibling." She looked at Beckett waiting but saw her give a small nod and go back to her coffee.

"I know what you mean. I always wanted a sibling when I was growing up. But you're about to go off to college, you still think your dad having another kid would be right?" Beckett looked at Alexis who seemed to be thinking about it.

She nodded. "Yeah." Beckett looked confused. "If you think about it, he's always wanted another kid. With me gone and no one home for him…. it would be good for him to have someone to baby and take care of like he did me." Alexis bit her bottom lip looking at Beckett who glanced at her.

"Well who knows, maybe your dad will find someone he really loves soon and you'll wind up with a sibling." Beckett watched as Alexis' eyes roamed her face as if looking for something.

"Yeah. Maybe." She said. "I have to go work on a paper. If you and Dad need help let me know." Beckett nodded and watched the young woman run up the stairs as her words filtered back into her mind. Beckett knew she had waited too long, she saw how he had pulled away from her when she was about to tell him she loved him. After drifting apart for a while, they were finally getting back on track, finally coming back to how they used to interact; only there was something laying under the surface with Castle. She heard the front door shut napping her from her thoughts. She turned seeing Martha walking over to her.

"Kate, Darling. What are you doing here?" She asked hugging the detective. Beckett opened her mouth to respond as Kayla began crying. Martha looked towards Castle's office then at Beckett who set her coffee on the counter and walked in to calm the baby with Martha following. As they walked in Castle walked from his bedroom dressed in jeans and an under shirt with wet hair. He stopped seeing Beckett at the pack and play.

"I got her. You go finish getting dressed." Beckett told him as she leaned down lifting Kayla into her arms.

Martha looked between the two. "Is there something I should know about?"

"No!" Castle defended

"No." Beckett answered at the same time glancing at him. "Go." She told him before turning back to Martha as he walked away. "This is Kayla, she's Ryan and Jenny's daughter. She's had a bad habit of crying almost all the time. They needed some rest so I'm babysitting."

"She bet Esposito that she could watch her and be fin Monday." Castle said walking back out with a deep purple dress shirt on now and his hair combed. "She couldn't get her to stop crying so she called me."

"The miracle worker." Martha said as if knowing. Castle smirked as he walked over towards Beckett.

"Can you grab me her bag from the other room?" Beckett asked him. "I think she needs to be changed." He nodded and did as he was asked. "We were at my apartment but my one new neighbor complained."

"Wanted to have us arrested for disturbing the peace." Castle said walking back in the room. "Figured if she cried like she was and we're here there's no one she can bother."

"Besides she's been doing a lot better than ever before." Beckett told him.

Castle nodded. "Use the bed." He said as he led the way into his bedroom where she gently laid the girl on the bed. "Alexis didn't feed her so she might be hungry now." Beckett nodded. "Speaking of hungry…. I'm going to go make us some food." Beckett gave him an appreciative smile as he and Martha left to go to the kitchen.

"I thought you said she still didn't feel anything that she just wanted to be friends." Martha asked as she followed him.

"She does." He told her as he went about his work of making breakfast. "She made a bet with Esposito and needed help." He shrugged.

"Really, Richard. You are playing a dangerous game. You can't just stop those feelings, and now you're helping her baby sit. You need to make up your mind and do it fast before you get too far in your little world and you come out with a shattered heart instead of just a broken one."

Castle leaned onto the counter top. "I can handle it."

"Richard, you need to come clean. The more you dance around everything the more hurt you both will be in the end."

"Mother."

"All I'm saying is that if you are insistent on staying there and working beside her with everything, you really should clear the air and start fresh with everything. That way you both know where you stand in this partnership you have." Castle looked at her before she put her hands up in defense. "I know, I know it's not my business but darling, you need to go one way or the other before things shatter." She walked up the stairs. Castle stood still a minute watching his mother walk away before he turned back to grab the eggs and saw Beckett standing in the doorway to his office.

He knew the look on her face. "Kate…" He trailed off watching as she turned back into his office. He walked around the counter and towards his office as she walked out, shutting the door behind her. "Kate-"

"What was she talking about, Castle? What needs to be cleared? Where do we stand?" She asked all at once.

"Let me explain." Castle told her as she crossed her arms.

"Is there something going on that you've been trying to hide from me? Is that why… why you acted like you did with Slaughter and those women?" Castle furrowed his brow.

"Beckett…" Castle shook his head. "Don't worry about it." They had just gotten everything working between them again. He did not want to ruin it by bringing up their feelings and the whole reason for the problems in the first place.

"No. We moved past those things and put it all behind us to work as partners again. Tell me what's going on, Castle." She demanded.

Castle took a breath and let it out slowly. "Do you remember your shooting?" He asked making her freeze looking up at him. His blue eyes pleading, but pleading for what she wondered. "Just tell me. Do you or do you not remember your shooting?" He watched as she just nodded. "Why did you lie?" Beckett looked at him trying to kick herself into gear. It took her a few minutes before she looked down, all the anger and frustration gone from her eyes.

"I was… afraid."

"Of what?" He demanded. She didn't answer. "What were you so afraid of that you lied to me, to my face saying you didn't remember?"

"I was afraid you didn't mean it." She said quickly before looking up at him. She felt the frustration from the feeling of being interrogated by Castle. "I was dying, I was afraid you only said it because I was dying. I was afraid that if I risked my heart, if I risked everything, something would happen and it would be one big mess. I was afraid that I wasn't enough for you, I wasn't whole enough for you." Tears were gathering in her eyes but she refused to let them fall. "I am afraid to lose you." She saw his blue eyes soften as he looked down at her. Now that she was out of her shoes, she was a good four inches shorter than he was.

For a moment all he could do was look deep into her hazel eyes, searching, looking for the answers, wanting to make sure she wasn't just trying to spear him. "You should have said something. I wouldn't have pushed, I would have kept doing what I've always done for you…. wait."

"I can only wish you would wait until I'm ready, I can't ask for you to wait forever." She told him. "Why didn't you just tell me you knew? How did you find out?"

"You were talking to the kid who dropped the book bag for the bombing. You told him that you remembered, but you couldn't tell me." He said and she could see the hurt in his eyes, could hear the pain and rejection in his voice. "You could have just told me you remembered."

"I… I was protecting both of us. I was protecting you from my brokenness and I was protecting myself from any more pain that is inevitable with relationships."

Castle looked at her thoughtful. "I don't through those words around lightly." He told her as she nodded.

"I know, and I am so sorry that I hurt you, that I lied to you about it. I just…" She trailed off shaking her head looking away. Suddenly the baby started to cry again, interrupting their conversations. Beckett turned to go back to Kayla when Castle grabbed her arm, spinning her back to face him and he leaned down capturing her lips. It only took a moment for her to realize what was happening and she started kissing back.

Castle pulled back and looked at her, faces mere inches away. "I love you, Kate." He said softly.

"I love you too, Castle." She said with a small smile as she forced the words out with the air her lungs refused to let go of. The two stood looking at each other before they kissed again.

"Really, Richard. Don't you hear that poor girl screa-" Martha stopped on the little landing of the stairs as Alexis came running down behind her. They both stopped seeing the two pull back, looking like they were a couple of teenagers caught making out in the backseat.

"I'll… I'll go get her." Beckett said looking a little out of place before she turned back to his office to get Kayla.

"What?" Castle asked his mother and daughter who were still standing in place staring at him.

Alexis gave a small smile as Martha grinned at her son. "I told you not to let it build up. I told you to tell her long ago. But do you listen to me? No, because you know what's best when it comes to Beckett." Martha walked closer to her son. "Sometimes it's not the person you need to pay attention to but the gender." She smiled before turning away shaking her head and walking back up stairs

"You have something to say too?" Castle asked Alexis.

"Are you happy?" She asked tilting her head a bit, as she watched her father look back at the doorway to his office where he could hear Beckett humming softly. He looked back at his daughter. "Does she make you happy, Dad?"

"Yeah. She does." He nodded with a small smile. He watched as Alexis smiled brightly at him.

"Then I'm happy for you." She ran over giving him a tight hug. "Just don't go getting into too much trouble." She told him making him flash his bright smile at her. "Did you want me to take Kayla while you eat?" She asked seeing the breakfast items on the counter, not cooked yet.

"I think we'll handle her. I'll let you know." Alexis nodded as he kissed her head and she ran back up the stairs. Castle turned and walked to his office to see Beckett sitting in his desk chair rocking slightly as she hummed and fed the now quiet baby.

"Is everything okay?" Beckett asked seeing him stop at the door jam to watch her. He nodded and watched as she rocked. Raising an eyebrow, she shrugged. "It was the only chair I could find that rocked a bit. It should help put her to sleep." Castle nodded again. "You just going to stand there nodding at me all day?"

"How long have you loved me?" He asked. They both knew that just confessing their love for the other wasn't the end. There was still a lot that needed to be discussed.

"A while now. I don't know when I fell for you but I was determined not to see it. When I was shot, it was a wakeup call to everything and… I just… I started to feel it more and more. It took Lanie pushing one night for me to finally admit that I had fallen in love with you."

Castle smirked at her. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I was going to and then you showed up with the blond flight attendant at the crime scene." She looked at him and he saw the pain he had caused clear in her eyes. "Why didn't you ever say it again?"

"Because I didn't know if you were ready yet. And then I found out and I thought you lied to save me the embarrassment. To not have to tell me you don't have feelings for me back." He shrugged.

"I really am so sorry for putting you through that. I've been seeing someone." She said. He looked at her confused as to how to take the meaning. "I went back to the therapist. I've been working on getting better with everything so that I wouldn't be so broken when I told you how I felt."

"You've been seeing someone?" He asked surprised.

Beckett nodded. "After I came back after I was shot and I had the problem with the suspect holding the gun, and then the with the sniper case…. I've been seeing him every few weeks. I wanted to get better; I wanted to put all my problems behind me."

"What problems?" He asked as he walked over to sit in the chair across the desk from her. Beckett refused to meet his eyes; she continued looking at the baby as her eyes slowly slid shut while eating. "Kate." Beckett slowly looked at him. "You need to talk to me."

"I have been seeing a therapist. I have PTSD." She looked at him to see his reaction but he only nodded. "We have been working on me moving on from my mother's case, on me becoming the person I want to be. The person you deserve." Castle shook his head before he locked his gaze with hers.

"You are who I deserve. I want you, Kate. I don't want you to be someone you're not. I love you problems, quirks and all." Beckett stood walking over to lay the sleeping baby down. As she, straightened Castle walked over to her. "I love you the way you are." He reached out gently running the pads of his fingers over her cheek, settling in her hair as he cradled her head. "I love you Kate."

Beckett's breath caught in her chest as she reached out settling her hands on his chest as they moved closer. Closing the distance until their lips connected. Once connected a fever took over and they couldn't pull away from the other. Castle pulled her closer with a hand on her hip and her arms snaked around his neck holding tight. Beckett's phone ringing pulled them apart. They looked at each other a moment longer before Beckett pulled away to answer.

"Beckett." Castle watched her as she listened. She tilted her head and gave a small smile. "Yeah, Castle came over and calmed her down. We had to go to his loft because my neighbor was giving me trouble. So we moved over to his place." She paused to listen as Castle sat trying to figure out whom she was talking to.

"So you need me to watch her?" They heard turning to see Alexis peeking into the room.

"No, that's fine. We can take care of her." Seeing her look, he smirked. "Tell you what. You can take care of her tonight." He saw her smile brightly and nod before leaving. Castle turned back to Beckett.

"It was Castle's daughter. She wants to take over for us." Beckett smiled. "Okay. Thanks dad….. Yeah I'll call you later. Bye." She hung up and looked at Castle. "Sorry. I called him about how to calm Kayla earlier."

Castle shook his head before he walked closer to her. "We need to talk." He said softly and watched her nod. "I want everything in the open between us. If we're going to work this out we need to tell each other everything." Beckett looked at him wanting to have everything worked out, wanting to be with him but her instincts still refused to let others see her vulnerable. "I'm not saying we have to open every door now. Just…. Talk when you feel it's right or when things get right because of something."

"I can do that." She nodded making him give a small smirk before looking sadly at her and glancing to his TV. "What?" She asked as he took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a minute. He wanted everything out, no secrets between them.

"You know I would do anything to help you, anything to keep you safe and happy. Right?" He asked suddenly not feeling so sure. Beckett looked at him a minute furrowing her brow as she walked a little closer to him.

"What's going on, Rick?" She asked. He paused, using his first name meant she was serious.

"After you were shot and you came back. We started working your mother's case, trying to figure out who was at the top." Beckett nodded.

"You told me to stop. You got me to stop." Beckett added. Castle paused looking at her, she could see the little speck of worry forming in his blue eyes and she reached out, resting a hand on his chest. "Castle?" She asked becoming worried with his silence.

"I want everything in the open; I don't want secrets between us anymore." Beckett nodded and Castle stepped away and towards his TV. He looked at her again before turning it on to see Beckett's smiling face with notes around it. Beckett stared. It was a murder board. She stood in her place, unmoving, just looking at the screen.

"Castle…" She trailed off as tears came to her eyes and she looked at him.

"I got a call from someone. I don't know who but he said Montgomery sent him the files to keep the bad guys away but it would only work of you stopped digging. I did what I could I stopped you. I stopped you from investigating to keep you from being killed. I couldn't watch you die again." He shook his head as emotions rose to the surface.

Beckett looked at the screen before looking at him, feeling betrayed and hurt. "So you kept looking even though you stopped me from doing the one thing I've always wanted, even though it could have gotten everyone around you killed. What would have happened if they found out you were looking into it? This could have put cross hairs on Martha, on Alexis….. On you. Did you even think about that?" She asked angrily. "We were supposed to do this together."

"I couldn't risk losing you to this. I opened it up again and I almost lost you to the case and to the guys who started the mess. I couldn't risk it."

"But you could risk your own life? The life of your mother? Your daughter? Castle you can't just take this and work on it. they almost killed me because of it. They won't hesitate to kill you or your mother or Alexis." She was angry that he endangered everyone and himself, not that he was looking into the case. She knew she should be furious with him over everything but she could only think about what could have happened and it sent waves of worry and hurt through her as she looked at him. She shook her head. "Delete it."

"What?" He asked shocked and confused.

"Delete it. All of it. If anyone finds out your doing this, they could come after you. it hurts to put it away but I think it's time for me to move on. To put the past behind me. I've been working on overcoming all of this, it's time to really do it. Delete it." Castle looked at her a minute trying to get everything filtered through his head. Beckett only looked away as Kayla began to cry again. She picked up the baby and walked out of his office and into the living room fighting off the pain welling in her chest from thinking about her mother, the case, what Castle had been doing.

Castle turned the TV off and walked out to see her swaying with Kayla in her arms crying. Castle touched her back gently making her look at him. He could see the tears she blinked back as she looked from him back to the crying baby. "Put her in the carrier, I'll start the washer." He told her as he walked behind the stairs to a little closet as she put the crying baby in the carrier and carried it in to him. He took the carrier from her and lifted it up onto the washer as it started to move and vibrate with the wash. Once the baby started to calm he looked at Beckett who was watching Kayla with glossy eyes. "I'm sorry, Kate." He said making her look at him.

"It's not your fault." She shook her head. "I know why you did it and why you didn't tell me. I just…. You can't risk Martha or Alexis' lives and now that you know how I feel, you really can't risk your own just to secretly protect me. I can't lose you." Castle turned fully towards her and pulled her into a tight hug. She let out a breath. She wasn't used to this. She was used to running away when things became emotional, hide where no one could find her until it was gone. "I think I can finally accept everything that happened that day." She said as she pulled back. "I want to move on, I just don't know how."

"We can figure it out together. If that's what you want." He told her as he looked down into her hazel eyes with his unbelievably clear blue ones. She searched his eyes a moment before she gave a small smile and nodded.

"That is what I want. If you still want me." She said softly.

"I never stopped." He leaned down, closer to her face. "I'll always want you. I'll always love you, Kate." He closed the distance and kissed her lovingly. Pulling back, he looked at her. "I will file the case away but I won't delete it. Then if there's a break or something happens we can figure it out and get the bastards and not have to start from scratch with our research."

"No more investigating it?" She asked shakily.

Castle shook his head. "Not unless it's absolutely necessary."

"Then we'll do it together." She said and watched him nod. "I think she's asleep. Let's go get something to eat. I'm starving." She smiled as he smirked before turning the washer off and carrying the baby in her carrier out into the living room. Castle set the carrier down on the coffee table and looked at his watch.

"It's already eleven. You want to just get lunch? We can head to that little restaurant down the block if you want." He offered making her smile.

"Sure. Let me get her diaper bag and we can go." She told him. "You want to let Alexis know while I grab the bag?" He nodded as she walked away. He walked up the stairs to his daughter's room and knocked waiting for permission to go in.

"Hey dad." She smiled at him as he walked in and sat on the edge of her bed.

"Beckett and I are going down to that new restaurant down the block. Did you want to head out with us?" She nodded and jumped to her feet with a bright smile.

"Let me grab my bag and I'll be right down." Castle nodded and stood walking towards the door. "Dad?" He stopped and turned to look at her. "I'm glad you and Beckett are happy. She really is a great person and I know she'll take care of you while I'm away." She walked over and hugged him tight making him smile down at her. "I really am glad that you found her and you're not with Gina or… mom." She scrunched her face a little making him chuckle.

Castle pulled her tight against him and kissed the top of her head. "Thanks, pumpkin. I'm glad too." The two stood holding each other another minute before Castle pulled back. "Come on, let's go." As they walked down the stairs Castle looked at his daughter. "Beckett can get cranky when she doesn't eat, we better hurry up." Alexis smiled at her father.

"I heard that Castle." They stopped and looked at each other, hearing Beckett scold Castle before Alexis laughed at him and continued down. Castle stood another minute before he smirked and continued down to see Beckett and Alexis buckling Kayla into the seat. Beckett pulled the diaper bag over her shoulder. "You ready?" She asked.

"Yeah." Castle walked over picking up the carrier before they started towards the door.

"What about your mom?" Beckett asked.

"Gram is asleep. She was out all night she comes home and sleeps for most of the day." Alexis shrugged as she opened the door and they left.

Later that night, Beckett sat down on the couch next to Castle after helping Alexis move everything up to her room. She looked over at Castle who was lounging with his head resting on the back of the couch, his eyes closed. "Castle." She said making him open his eyes half way to look at her. "You're falling asleep. Go to bed."

"Only if you come with me." He smirked. Beckett just shook her head with a smile as she looked into his sleepy blue eyes.

"We need to go back to my place tomorrow. Ryan and Jenny are going to get Kayla there about noon." She explained before she smiled at him. "Come on. Let's get some sleep." She stood up holding out her hand for him. With a matching smile, he took it, stood and the two walked into his bedroom for some much needed sleep.