Cheyenne's POV...

"Lanie, the computer keeps freezing." This computer had been freezing all week. I was getting frustrated, but I knew I couldn't take it out on Lanie. I had already been rude enough to her here lately, but I was going to make it up to her and everyone else I had been rude to, which included everyone.

"Restart it, hun." I sighed and nodded. While I sat there and waited for the computer to start back up, I kept staring at my phone that went off every 30 seconds or so. I didn't need to look, I knew who it was.

"Did that help?" Lanie, asked leaning against the desk.

"Too soon to know." I replied.

"Whoa! 42 unread text messages!" She exclaimed. "Damn girl, how popular are you?" I sighed.

"Unfortunately they are all from the same person."

"Want to talk about it?" She offered.

"Its Jake. He has been acting weird for awhile. He went from ignoring me, to becoming clingy. I don't know what to do. It's like both versions of him, annoy the hell out of me."

"Seems like you should know what to do."

"I don't know. I have thought so many times about leaving him, but.." I was starting to get insecure.

"You can tell me." She said, putting her hand over mine.

"What if I leave him and I find out nobody else wants me?"

"First off all, you should never stay in a relationship, just because you are afraid to be alone. That isn't healthy. Secondly, I know you wouldn't have to worry."

"How?" I asked, signing back into the computer.

"Girl, I could list about 10 different guys, who can't keep their eyes off of you, on a daily basis."

"That's just them looking at me, that doesn't mean anything." She smiled.

"Okay. Well, I could list one guy who seems pretty into you. Someone who may actually have feelings for you." The smile was still plastered on her face.

"Yeah? And who would that be?" I asked.

"Oh, I don't know, maybe just a guy who has lunch with you almost everyday." She got up.

"Wait. Kevin? He isn't into me Lanie. He is just being nice. We are just friends." She stopped walking and turned around.

"Friends? Well lets see. I have know Kevin for a very long time and he only came down here to see me about a case, but since you have been here, he comes down here not just for lunch, but for everything. To bring us coffee's or to just talk. He never did that before." She returned to her desk, when I failed to say anything. She had to be joking. Kevin was just my friend. That's all. She was probably just trying to make me feel better.

After I was done with everything, I walked over to her desk. "You leaving?" She asked, typing on her computer.

"Yes." I replied, but didn't move. She waited a few moments before she looked up.

"Can I help you with anything?" She asked, confused.

"Yes. You can come with me."

"Where to?" She asked, paying full attention to me.

"Dinner."

"Why?"

"As an apology."

"Apology?"

"Yes. I have been really rude these past few weeks and you didn't deserve it, so I want to try and make up for it. Not just you, but everyone."

"Everyone?"

"Yes. Javier, Kevin, Castle, and Beckett."

"And you are paying?" She asked, with a smile.

"Yes." I sighed. "I will be paying."

"Well I have a little bit left to do. So go ahead and I will meet up with you and the guys in a few minutes, okay?" I nodded and left the room.

This was good. I was going to do something nice. I hoped they all could forgive me. I mean I had been extremely rude. I nearly bit Castle's head off a week ago, because he asked me why I looked so tired. I felt bad. He had never been rude to me. He didn't do anything wrong. I was also mean to Beckett. She accidentally spilled coffee on me and I was a complete bitch to her. Then there was Kevin and Javier, who I basically had ignored for the past few weeks. Every time they tried to start a conversation with me, I would get up and leave or just not respond. Kevin quit coming down to have lunch with me. I was going through a lot, but there was no need for me to act that way, especially to such great people.

When I saw Beckett, Castle and Javier standing at Beckett's desk, I knew now was the perfect time. I walked up and greeted them.

"Hi." Castle said, seeming a little distant. Beckett and Javier echoed, Castle.

"Are you guys busy?" They didn't say anything. I sighed. So this wasn't going to be easy. "Are you guys...hungry?" I asked. Javier's head shot up and turned around.

"Hungry?"

"I uh, want to take you guys out for dinner, because of how I have treated you in the past few weeks." I felt really dumb. "I want to try and apologize."

"You going to pay for all of us?" Beckett asked.

I nodded. "Lanie and Kevin as well, so what do you say?"

"Free food. How could I resist?" Javier said, giving me a hug. I laughed.

"Castle? Beckett?"

"Can I pick the place?" Castle asked.

"Remember, I am living on a waitress's salary."

"I will pick a place that is classy, elegant, and most importantly, pleasantly affordable." He winked.

"Okay, I guess."

"Awesome! We're in." He smiled. Then looked at Beckett scared. "We are, aren't we?"

"Yes." She replied, with a smile.

"Great!" I starting looking around. "Where's Kevin?" I asked.

"I think, he is either in the break room or storage room." Javier said, looking around.

"Alright. I will see you in a second." I took off to find him. I hoped he wasn't mad at me. Not that I could blame him if he were.

He wasn't in the break room, so that left me with the storage room. He walked down the hallway, to see Kevin heading my way. "Kevin." I said, with a wave. How could I ever be mean to him? He was such a good guy.

"Hey." He smiled. Good. A smile was good. He can't be too mad at me. When he caught up to me, I gave him a hug.

"What's wrong?" He asked, sounding startled.

"I'm sorry, I have been so rude to you lately."

"Oh, it's okay."

"No it isn't Kevin, you have never ever been rude or mean to me. You didn't deserve for me to act that way towards you." I backed away.

"It's okay."

"No. I have been going through some things, but I should have never took it out on you. So will you let me make it up to you, by taking you out for dinner?" He got an amused look on his face.

"Like a date?" He asked.

"Oh, no. I'm taking everyone out, not just you." My phone buzzed. probably another text. I looked back up to Kevin.

"Sure. I would love to go."

"Awesome!" I nearly screamed. He laughed as we made out way back to the others.

Kevin's POV...

"Like a date?" I asked, trying not to get my hopes up.

"Oh, no. I'm taking everyone out, not just you." She said, looking down at her phone. Luckily she didn't see the frown on my face. I should have known better she would never think of me that way. She looked up at me. Even if it wasn't a date, I wasn't going to turn her down.

"Sure. I would love to go." I replied as happily as I could.

"Awesome!" She declared. I couldn't help, but laugh. She was back to herself, at least in this moment.

We all went out for dinner. It was really fun, just to relax and laugh. Cheyenne made me sit next to her. She told me a little bit about how her and her boyfriend were going through some problems. I wondered if it made me bad person to be a little happy. I mean I didn't want her to be unhappy, but I wished she would wake up and leave this guy. He obviously wasn't the right guy for her. I also knew I wasn't good enough for her either. After dinner she tired to pay, but Castle wouldn't allow her to do that. It caused a bit of an argument between them. While they argued, the rest of us laughed at them.

"Castle, I invited you to dinner, that means you can't pay."

"Says who?"

"It's a rule."

"Who's rule?"

"Mine." She seemed, angry. I covered my mouth with my hand, so she wouldn't see my smile.

"I'm not letting you pay."

"Castle!" She whined.

"Look your apology has been accepted, right?" He asked, looking at us. We all nodded. "So I am paying. It isn't a big deal."

"It is to me."

"Well, I am sure you will get over it." She stuck out her tongue at him, which caused us all to laugh again.

I think she finally gave in and realized she wasn't going to get her way. She did however, negotiate with Castle, stating that he could pay for dinner, but she was leaving the tip. He agreed. She still seemed upset. It was cute.

Once everyone left, I saw her sitting at the table by herself. She looked sort of lost.

"Hey, what's wrong?" I sat down next to her.

"Oh, nothing, just wishing I didn't have to go home, I will be okay though." She said, with a smile. She was as good as I was at the fake smile, which meant I could see right through it. I hated that she was in this situation, but there wasn't anything I could do.

"Well if it is any constellation, I had a great time tonight, so thank you."

"You mean, thanks to Castle?"

"No. You. You planned it, because you wanted to do something nice and you did. So again, thank you."

She smiled and gave me a hug. I hugged her back. I felt her sigh against me. I had to remind myself, that she was in a relationship. She wasn't with me. Whether I liked it or not.

"You're a good friend." She smiled. She got up. "I will see you on Monday." She said before leaving.

"Bye." I waved. Friend. That's all I was. I was her friend. I looked down and sighed. I needed to get over her. If that was even possible.