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Here's the next chapter… the ending is coming soon. :)

"I heard that too," Ryan was saying as he whispered suspiciously in the back room with his partner. Castle snuck up on them, hoping to overhear some good gossip. He'd been kind of bored lately.

"BOO!" he yelled.

Both Ryan and Esposito jumped back, guilty looks on their faces.

"What did you hear?" Ryan demanded.

"Everything," castle smirked. In truth, he'd heard nothing, but he was hoping that if he played his cards right, he might be able to pull information from them.

"Really?" Esposito looked slightly afraid.

"Yeah… I totally agree." One of them was bound to slip up.

"You do?" both now looked confused.

"Uh… no, I mean, I… nuh, I DON'T agree. I definitely DON'T agree."

There, that should do it.

A look passed between the two detectives. "He doesn't know anything," they said in unison.

"Crap," Castle mumbled. "Okay… fine, I'll give 200 dollars each, if you tell me what I'm not supposed to know."

Another look passed between the two men.

Ryan shrugged. "Fine," he said. "Cash first."

Castle fished in his wallet and pulled out his emergency stash. He always carried five hundred dollars on him, it was a ritual he had had since he'd gotten famous. It was less than he gave Alexis for allowance once a month.

Castle grinned. "What aren't I supposed to know?"

"Beckett had dreams about you," he stated matter-of-factly.

The words took time to process.

"Beckett?"

Esposito nodded snatching his two hundred dollars from Castle's limp hand. He was stunned. Beckett was having dreams about HIM! No way… he didn't believe it… Beckett was not that type of girl, was she?

"Are you guys having me on?" he looked annoyed. It wasn't the money that bothered him; it was just money he was rich enough not to be bothered by it. It was being left out of the loop that bothered him more. The boys had a secret that Castle didn't know. He hated that.

"Nuh man, for real," Esposito assured him.

Castle grinned slowly, still unsure.

"Man to man…" he urged.

"Yeah," Ryan agreed. "Sure thing, she told Lanie last night over a bottle of wine. Lanie told my buddy here, and he shares everything with me…"

"I bet," Castle winked.

"NOT cool man."

"What are you gonna do with the information?" Ryan asked.

Castle thought about it. "Make my move…" he said.

"Sure, sure…" Esposito teased.

"Nuh," he nodded with a wide smile. "If she's dreaming about me, she must be thinking about me. I'm gonna make a move… subtle, I think. I don't want to scare her."

"Hey," Ryan grabbed his shoulder. "If this is gonna be just another…"

Castle shot him a look. "It's Beckett. I won't screw that up."

"We'll beat you up," Ryan promised.

"I know… and so will Lanie! That's one scary woman…" he laughed as he walked away.

He was going to find Beckett.

I know I know its short… review if you want another chapter.

HOW is castle going to do this! :)