So it's not my best work and it's not long but I decided to give you a chapter :) I'm feeling pretty generous so if you are lucky and I get enough reviews on this chapter i'll get another chapter written after i'm back from my party.

It had been over a week since Rick had left on his book tour and he and Kate had managed to talk everyday even if it was for a few minutes. She had just gotten off the phone with him and decided to have an early night. Alexis had just gone to her room and Kate was just about to go to sleep when her phone started to ring. She reached over and picked it up.

"Beckett."

"Yo it's Ryan we've got a murder."

She groaned and sat up. "Okay give me the address."

She wrote the address down and then got dressed out of Rick's shirt. She grabbed her badge and gun from the draw on the bedside table, she walked out the bedroom and over to Alexis' room. She knocked quietly on the door and heard Alexis.

"Kate?"

She opened the door slightly and looked at her. "Hey I've got to head into work, new murder so I don't know when I'll be back."

"Okay." She nodded. "Be safe."

Kate smiled. "Always am."

She headed to the street address and was surprised to see Lanie, Esposito and Ryan waiting for her. She looked at them.

"What's up guys?"

"Beckett before you see the victim I think there's something you need to know."

She looked between all three of them. "Okay then. What?"

"He's back." Lanie said. "The triple killer."

"I'm sorry? Are you serious?"

They all nodded. "I was surprised when I first saw, but it's him or someone who is copying his MO." Lanie said simply.

Beckett walked under the tape and started to walk towards to body that was lying in the apartment building. She kneeled next to the girl and looked over her.

"She was strangled the exact same way." Lanie started. "I'd say this morning around 10."

"So who found her?"

"The super. Apparently she was supposed to be at work and when they phone in to say that she hadn't arrived he said he'd come and take a look."

"Right, Ryan I want you to take a look into her finances anything, see if there are any other connections. Esposito I want you to go to her work place and see what you can find out about her."

They both nodded and moved towards the door.

"Hey are you okay?" Lanie asked gently.

"I will be, I want this son of a bitch caught if it is him."

"There's something else." Lanie said.

Kate looked at her waiting. "What?"

"We found a letter addressed to you on the body."

"What did it say?"

"We don't know. We decided it was best for you to check first."

Kate nodded and got up. "Right where's the super?"

"He's over there talking with the officers."

Beckett, Ryan and Esposito were still at he precinct at one in the morning. Beckett had left the letter on her desk unopened, she wasn't going to open it for the main reason she was afraid what she would find inside. "Guys how about you go home and get some sleep." She looked to them knowing that they were only staying for her sake.

"What about you?" Esposito looked to her from behind his computer.

She rested her head on her hand that was propped up on her desk. "I'll go once I know you've gone." She said with a little smile.

"Beckett since we know you won't go home, we won't go until you have."

"Why? So I can go back to an empty place and do what?"

They stared at her, they could tell that she was taking Rick being away was taking it's toll on her. "Alexis is there, plus you know if you don't go back and Castle hears about it he will kick our asses for not forcing you."

"Speaking of Castle have you told him?" Ryan asked.

"No and I'm not going to."

"What? Why not?"

"Because if I tell him, then he's going to catch the next flight back or spend the rest of his tour worrying over me."

"Surely that's the best thing. Him coming back I mean."

"Guys can you please just not tell him?" She looked between them. "Look he's going to be back in a couple of days and I'll tell him then."

They both looked to each other and shrugged. "Fine, you go home we won't ring him."

She sighed defeated. "Fine." She stood up and grabbed her coat from the back of her chair. They all shut off the computers knowing they couldn't get anything done until the morning. Walking to their respective cars Kate drove off first leaving Ryan and Esposito standing in the parking garage.

"So what's the plan?" Ryan asked.

"Well we said we wouldn't ring Castle…but that doesn't mean I can't get Lanie too."

"We're sure about this? Because I mean a non hormonal Beckett is bad enough. But hormonal Beckett is worse."

"Look it's for the best." Esposito said looking at him. "She needs him back and hell we need him back."

"Okay then, so when you going to get her to ring him?"

"Well if she's up when I get back home, tonight hopefully. If not then in the morning."

Ryan nodded. "Okay dude tell me what you find in the morning."

"Will do."

They both got in their cars and drove off. When Esposito returned to the apartment he had been sharing with Lanie he was surprised to find she was still up.

"How is she?"

He looked at her. "She needs him Lanie."

"What can I do?"

"Well we promised her we wouldn't ring him, so I was wondering if you would do it?"

Needing no further instructions she picked up her phone and dialled the number waiting for him to pick up."

"Castle." He replied sleepily.

A/N: So please be as critical as you like. I'll probably tweak this chapter later and make it longer.