So as promised here's the chapter up earlier than usual. I think I replied to everyone who sent me a review so thank you :) It made me happy that you like it even though I was a little unsure.

"Castle." He replied sleepily.

"Hi Castle it's Lanie."

"Lanie?" He sat up. "Why are you calling at…" He looked at the clock. "…two am!"

"Listen I need to tell you something." She looked at Esposito and then spoke into the phone. "It's about Kate."

"Oh my god!" He said immediately worried. "Is she okay? Are the babies okay?"

"Yes she is fine." Lanie took a breath how much did she want to tell him. "She needs you Castle, we got a new case and it's really effecting her."

"What? Why?"

"I can't tell you but you need to get home as soon as possible." Lanie explained.

"what do you mean you can't tell me? Is it bad?"

"Listen Castle, I'm risking our friendship by even making this call."

"Why?"

"Because Ryan and Esposito told her they wouldn't call so I did." She explained. "Listen what's the earliest flight you can get back?"

Rick had slightly woken up by now hearing that Kate was in trouble. "Well I'm about an hour away by plane, I can probably get a morning flight after I've spoken with Gina and Paula."

"Good, get the earliest flight possible. She really does need you, it's an emergency."

"Lanie can you at least tell me what's going off?"

"I'm sorry Castle but I can't Beckett has to tell you in her own time."

Rick sighed in defeat. "Okay then well I'll see you as soon as I can."

They both hung their phones up and Rick stood from his bed. He had a lot of preparations to make and in as little time as possible. There was a flight leaving for New York at 7 the next so without Gina or Paula's agreement he booked himself on it. His fan's could see him on his next tour but Kate needed him and there was no way that he was going to stay in a hotel. He strode next door to where Paula was staying. After a few minutes of him knocking on the door she opened it.

"What!" She looked at Rick. "I swear this had better be good Rick, do you know what time it is?"

"Yes Paula I do which is why I needed to tell you sooner rather than later."

She looked at him. "Okay then go on."

"I'm cancelling the rest of the tour I'm needed at home."

"What!" She stared at him. "You can't do that. What about your fans?"

"Paula, we can reschedule for next time and hey there might be the inspiration for Nikki Heat there so it's a bonus. I've booked myself on the next flight out of here my family needs me."

Paula looked at him and groaned. "Seriously Rick?"

"I'm being serious Paula, I need to go."

"Fine, have you told Gina?"

"No I was hoping you could take care of that."

"You are going to owe me big style Rick."

"You know I'm always do." He said and sent her a wink. "You know I wouldn't cancel if it wasn't an emergency." He told her

"I know but next time please try and cancel on me at a reasonable time."

He laughed slightly. "I'll try."

Kate had gotten home and went straight to bed, she really didn't feel like trying to pretend she was fine. All she wanted to do was hug Rick until it all went away. She still hadn't read the letter that had been left by the supposed triple killer, she hoped by that waiting until the morning she hadn't risked her own life as well as the life of Alexis. She tried to close her eyes and get some rest but every time she did the image of Jerry Tyson appeared.

She pulled one of Rick's pillows to her chest and softly tears fell from her eyes. "Oh Rick where are you when I want you the most?" Little did she know that he was preparing to come back to her.

The next morning she walked into the precinct at seven am, she had left Alexis a note informing her that she had returned but she had gone back to work since she couldn't sleep and that she would return later than night. She stared at the whiteboard that even if it didn't hold much information it was more than she needed to know.

The victim was blonde, mid 20's and worked nightshifts at a bar not far from where she worked. Her name was Kelly Lawson, she didn't have any immediate family and as far as he records showed no boyfriend. She stared back to her desk that held the letter that would change her life. After another hour of staring at the board and her desk she stood and sat at her desk.

She picked up the envelope, there were no immediate fingerprints or evidence that they could get from it so Kate was left to stare at it hoping that it wasn't from the Triple Killer and was just some copycat killer than had gotten out of a mental hospital and was trying to get attention.

Ryan and Esposito walked in at 8:30am and stared at Kate who was still staring at the letter.

"You think she's looked yet?" Esposito asked.

"No." Ryan replied. "Did you talk to Lanie?" He asked back.

"Yeah, she got in touch with Castle and he's on the next earliest flight." He checked his watch. "If by my calculations should have arrived back and he should be on his way here."

Ryan nodded his head and they both moved towards their desk. Kate had noticed them come in but she was debating whether or not she was actually going to read what it said. Debating that the best way to proceed would be to open it she slowly took the letter from the envelope and scanned her eyes on the page.

Detective Beckett,

I assume that you are reading this and you are in charge of this 'murder' I have committed. I can assure you it was for her own good, you see Kelly here wasn't as good as she made out and she needed to be taught a lesson. She was so nice and jumped at the opportunity of attention, the only way I could get your attention was to do what I did.

Now I think that I'm being generous in my next offer I will give you a week to try and find any hint of me, if you don't then there will be another murder on your boyfriend's hands. That's right I know all about you and Rick as you call him. Expect to hear from me soon.

Your Friend,

Jerry.

She put the letter back on her desk, she felt like throwing everything off if it and then going to the interrogation room to scream. She sent Alexis a text to check that she was alright and then leaned back against her chair.

"Everything okay Beckett?" She looked at Ryan, she hadn't even noticed that him and Esposito had come in.

She wanted to pretend everything was fine but she knew that it wouldn't be. "No Ryan it's not."

Just then the elevator's dinged and out stepped Rick who was looking around frantic. Ryan and Esposito looked to Kate who was still leaning back in her chair. Rick spotted Kate and walked over to her.

"Kate?" He said her name slowly unsure if they had told her or not.

As Kate sat there she thought she was hearing things, she could hear Rick calling her name. She looked to Esposito and Ryan who were staring at her in amazement.

"What?" She asked them slowly.

They simply said nothing but pointed behind her. She looked at them confused but then turned around and came face to face with the person she wasn't expecting to see for a few more days.

"Rick? What are you doing here?" She looked at him afraid that she was sleep deprived and was simply seeing an illusion.

He went and kneeled in front of her. "Well a little birdie told me that you needed someone." She turned to look at Ryan and Esposito. "It wasn't them."

She turned back to him and before he could even say anything else she had her arms wrapped around him and her face buried in his neck. He wrapped his arms around her, one hand around her waist and one slowly stroking her hair. They both had their eye's closed and breathed in the scent of each other, after a few minutes they pulled apart and Kate stared at him.

"So do you want to talk about it?" Rick asked hoping that she would tell him what he needed to know.

"How about in the break room?"

He nodded and stood up again, he looked at her expectantly. "I'll be there in a minute." He simply nodded and walked into the break room. She stood and made her way over to Ryan and Esposito.

"So who was it?" She looked between them.

They both stared at her. "Beckett what on earth are you talking about?"

"Well you're just going to tell me that Castle turning up here is a coincidence." She looked suspiciously between them.

"Now Beckett we promised you neither of us would call him." Ryan pointed between him and Esposito.

"Yeah so who was it?"

"It wasn't either of us. I swear."

"You can't hide the truth from me I will find out." She looked between them both. "But thank you."

She headed towards where Rick was waiting for her prepared to tell him the worst possible news she could while Ryan and Esposito looked pleased with themselves.