Kate woke up at 6:00 am the next day, and shook Castle awake.

"Rick, it's almost time for work."

"Mhm, five more minutes mom."

Kate giggled.

"Come on, I'll give you a ride."

"I don't wanna get up."

"We can stop for donuts!"

"I'm up!"

Kate and Rick rustled out of bed, and quickly got dressed, all the while sneaking kisses to each other. Suddenly, Kate paused.

"Wait here a sec."

"What? Why?"

"Just stay here!"

Kate left the bedroom for a moment, and returned carrying a pile of clothes.

"These were my dad's. He keeps 'em here in case he ever makes a surprise visit. They should fit you okay. "

Rick tried on the clothes, and they fit perfectly. Damn did he look good in her dad's clothes. She had found him an old beige shirt, some work jeans, and a leather jacket. Rick pulled Kate in and gave her a bear-hug.

"What was that for?"

"I'm honored that you would lend me these."

"Castle, it's really not that big a deal."

"But it is! The fact that you would lend me clothes that used to belong to the most important man in your life, that's huge!"

Wow, Kate hadn't thought of it that way. Maybe he had a point, like lending him the clothes was kind of like letting him know that he was officially part of the family. And the more she thought about this, the more she found it was true. Castle had really become part of her family, and she couldn't be more happy.

"Well, we better get going."

Castle and Beckett arrived through the elevator doors of the precinct side by side, laughing over a joke Castle had told her on the way up.

"Well well, if it isn't our two lovebirds!" Ryan said, startling them both. "Looks like you two are finally getting along!"

"Well, people can change, situations can change." Beckett replied sarcastically. "So, where are we on the kidnapping case?"

"Well, so far all we've got is that security camera footage, but we're still having a hard time identifying the masked guy."

"Witnesses say that they saw a guy similar to ours get in a black SUV with a girl, and we're trying to get a sketch and license plate." Esposito chimed in, poking out from behind Ryan.

"Alright, we have to speed this up you guys. We all know about the 48 hour time-frame. I'll start talking to some of the people that our girl was having trouble with. Castle, wanna give me a hand?"

Castle had almost completely forgotten that they were in the middle of a kidnapping case. Especially after last night.

"Hm? Oh, sure."

Castle stared at Beckett as she leaned over her desk, looking for a lost file. Damn, she looked so amazing. Suddenly, Kate caught Castle staring at her longingly, and giggled.

"Like the view?"

"Actually, very much so." They both giggled, knowing that they were the only two people who understood their little inside jokes.

Kate walked over to the whiteboard, and jotted down a few notes.

"So, Mike Vaughn alibied out, huh?"

"Yeah, and he swears that Jessica Moon was the last one to see Kelly alive."

When Kate turned to look at Castle, she could see that he was upset.

"What's wrong?"

"I was just thinking about Alexis. You know, these girls went to the same school as her. I can't imagine what would have happened if they had invited her to that party."

Wow. Kate was amazed at how openly sensitive Rick was being.

"Trust me, I think Alexis would've been able to take care of herself. She's a strong kid, smart too. She gets it from her dad."

Rick grinned ear to ear.. That was perhaps the sweetest thing Beckett had ever said to him. Well, other than "I love you."