Chapter 4

Castle looked spaced out. "I have always wanted to hear you say those two words."

"You do this and I'll tell you, what Lanie meant earlier."

"You know about that?" Beckett raised her eyebrow. "Oh. Yeah. Detective."

"So?" Beckett asked after a few seconds.

"Deal." Castle smiled.

"Here he comes." Simultaneously they both started laughing. "Oh, oh. Then the waiter- hey Royce. You're out of jail early." Beckett acted, still smiling.

"Yeah. On parole." He answered, seemly distracted.

"That was a short sentence." Beckett said turning to Royce.

"Yeah well,I was lucky."

"I see. The judge was a girl, haw?" Castle laughed, bumping Royce's shoulder with a fist.

"Yeah-ah!" Royce said snapping out of distraction, but only for a moment. His eyes not leaving Beckett, he said, "So. What were you two talking about?"

"Rick and I were just talking about dinner last night."

"That reminds me, Kate. Tonight my mother's making pot roast. It's really good but she always make to much. Would you?" Castle suggested.

"Love to." Beckett said.

"Here. I'll get you some more coffee." Castle took Beckett's empty mug.

"I'll come with you." Royce followed him.

Esposito came to Beckett's side. "What are you talking about you're not dating Castle." He caught a glimpse of Royce. "I get it now. Very sneaky."

Across the room in the break room, Castle and Royce were making coffee. You and Kate are, uh, together now?"

"Yep. Very steady."

"How long." Castle looked puzzled. "How long have you been going out?"

"A month." Castle shrugged.

"Rick." Beckett's head popped around the door frame. "Jack Moore's here. You coming?"

"Yeah." Castle handed Beckett her fresh cup of coffee. Together they walked to the little box behind the interrogation room. "Good acting Detective Beckett."

"Thanks. You weren't to shabby yourself."

"Did you ever consider theater?"

Beckett took a deep breathe. "My first year of college, the year before my mom died, I was studying acting."

"What did Lanie mean?"

"Later Castle. I don't think it would be a good idea to leave Jack in there anymore."

Jack was fuming up, he was tracing his knuckles like he was getting ready to punch.

A few minutes before Gina came to the precinct looking for Castle. Unfortunately she talked to Royce first.

"Yeah. He's in the interrogation with Beckett. They just finished discussing their date last night."

"Date?" Gina said surprised.