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Esposito just got out of the phone with Beckett and he sat back in the chair of Gates office beside Ryan.

"Just talked to Lanie, she's comming too." said Ryan. Gates was talking to the young woman that came all bloody with a gun in her hand and in shock because of what she witnessed. "Do you think we should tell Gates about Castle and Beckett?"

"I don't know bro. All I know is that Beckett is not gonna take this news well."

In that moment Gates came into the office, looking dead serious. she had a piece of paper in her hand.

"The girl just gave the description to the sketch artist" she said pointing at piece of paper."It's him."

"Sir...with all due respect it could be someone else." said Esposito."I mean...you know when Tyson wanted to frame Castle...He used a double."

"I understand detective, which is why I requested Dr. Parish to take samples and run tests on the girl's clothes as well as the blood found at the crime scene, to be certain that is Mr. Castle." said Gates solemnly. "Also, because is my understanding that she is very close to Detective Beckett as well as Mr. Castle."

"Yes sir." In that moment the elevator doors opened and Lanie walk straight to Gates office.

"Is it true?" was the first thing she said, after she and Esposito hugged each other.

"We have a witness that was able to describe him to a sketch artist." he said.

"Where is Kate?" she asked.

"On her way." said Ryan. Just in that moment the doors of the elevator open again revealing a very worried and agitated Kate Beckett. She immediately sees Ryan and Esposito in Gates office. She runs towards it.

"What happened?" Beckett asked. The three of them just look at her as if someone died. She definitely does not like this. "What happened?!"

They can tell she's panicking now. Suddenly the little color she had on her face fades away."Was it my dad?"

"It wasn't your father Detective." Gates says walking into the office." Please sit down."

"No sir, just tell me already!"

"Sit down Kate." Ryan says quietly. She hates that voice, is the same voice she uses when she gives the news to someone that a loved one died. She finally sits down.

"About one hour ago a young woman came into the precinct all bloody and with a gun in her hands." Esposito started."Me and Ryan were finishing paperwork when we saw her...She was in shock, so Ryan and I took her to the break room..."

"When she finally found the courage to talk she told us that she was almost asulted my three men, when a stranger came to help her." it was Ryan voice now talking." She described the stranger fighting with the three men as he told her to run and call the police."

"She froze...she watched as one of the guys pulled out a knife and stabbed the man defending her and how they took him into a van that was in front." continued Esposito. Beckett wasn't even blinking." The man...kept fighting, until another guy pulled a gun and shot him in the leg." Both Ryan and Esposito briefly looked at each other trying not to say Castle's name."That was when she started struggling with the one who had the gun and ended up killing him in self-defense...then the other two guys took her savior into the van and escaped...she came here and told us the story as we sent CSU to process the scene."

"Ok so we should be investigating now, shouldn't we?" Beckett said standing up, she realized they were all looking at her as if she was some kind of freak."What?"

"We haven't finish Beckett." Gates said."I took her to the sketch artist to get a description of the man that saved her." she took the piece of paper that was facing down on her desk."Beckett...it was Castle."

Beckett felt numb. Her stomach dropped. Air left her lungs. She looked at the picture and saw that face she came to know so well starring back at her. It felt like a nightmare. It wasn't possible. Castle was at home with his family, waiting for her. When she found her voice again it was hoarse.

"No..."she said.

"Kate..."said Lanie placing a hand on her shoulder.

"No!" She moved away from Lanie."He's at home with his family!" Tears were building up in her eyes. It had to be a nightmare. "Did you call them?"

"I did." Gates said."He wasn't home."

"Where did this happen?"

"10 block from here." said Ryan.

"Kate I will process all the evidence and the blood from the girl's clothes as fast as I can." Lanie said giving Kate a hug and leaving straight to work.

"Detective Esposito start tracing anything that could lead us to Castle's attackers or the van he was taken with."

"Sir that's not Castle." Beckett said.

"For now we have to asume it's him."she responded." Detective Ryan, please take Beckett home."

"What?!" said Beckett standing up and giving a glare to Gates." He's my partner sir. You may not like him but I'm not gonna walk away just like that."

"Detective clearly you are not thinking clear for this one." Gates said quietly.

"The hell I'm not!" This was outrageous! She was gonna work on the case with or without Gate's approval. "You don't understand and certainly I don't expect you to sir."

"I do understand Kate." The fact that Iron Gates just called her by her first name was the only thing that calmed her down."Is not the first time a female cop falls in love of her partner, and is not going to be the last one either." She knew. For a moment Beckett was completely surprised." That is the reason why you can't work the case." she said.

"If you'd understand, then you would let me work the case." Beckett said so quietly and yet so firmmilly it scared Ryan of what she might do. With those words the Captain's gaze softened a little, because she did understood. That was why Beckett was so great at her job. A moment passed where they both stared at each other until Gates finally sighted and said.

"Fine...under one condition though."

"What?" Beckett asked.

"That you stay with Detectives Ryan and Esposito at all times."

"Deal."