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I entered the morgue when I knew Lanie's lunch break would be starting. I decided to drop by and surprise her. I promised her I would come by more often, sadly, I failed to keep that promise.

Lately, I hadn't felt like seeing anyone. Then I remembered that Lanie was the only one who knew about Kevin and I. I figured talking to her about things, might be a good idea. New perspectives were always helpful, right? Today was a perfect day, because I had nothing planned. No lunch plans with Shane. Didn't have any classes, for once. And I would rather be here, talking to a friend than sitting at my apartment until I was ready to leave for work. I just wasn't willing to put myself through that.

I heard voices coming from down the hall. I peeked out of the doorway to see Lanie walking with Beckett and Castle, in tow. Awesome, I would get to see all of them. Hadn't seen them in weeks. Never thought I would have made friends, when I started interning here. I was kind of closed off. I had been that way most of my life. They all found a way to make me open up. I was thankful for that.

Castle had an infectious personality, so it was hard not to get suckered in. Beckett, could be a real fun person, once she opened up and allowed people to see that she had other layers. Javi sort of reminded me of my brother, Drake. Minus, the drug and alcohol addictions. He was easy to joke around with. He didn't take things too seriously. It was bound to happen working so closely with Lanie. She may have been older than me, but that girl could be just as childish as a 17 year old. She loved to gossip. I benefited from that as well. How else would I have known that two of the other ME's I got to work with were cheating on their respective spouses, with each other? Lanie could be a steel trap, but only if she cared about you. Working with her for as long as I did, put my in the bubble of people she cared for.

I walked over to the desk I used to work at and casually leaned back in the chair. I could hear them getting closer and closer.

The first person through the door was Lanie. Her eyes immediately found me. She stopped in her tracks. After a few seconds, I saw a smile spread across her face.

She came over to give me a hug, so I stood up.

"It's about time, you came for a visit." She said, hugging me.

"I wanted it to be a surprise." I hugged her back.

"Mission accomplished." She pulled back with a smile still plastered on her face.

"Cheyenne?" I heard Castle say from behind Lanie. He sounded stunned.

"Hey Castle." I laughed.

"Hey, how have you been? It's been a long time since I have seen you."

"I know. I have just been busy with work and school. Had a few hours before, I had to go to work and wanted to drop by and see Lanie." I looked over to see that Beckett was hiding behind Castle.

"Hey Beckett!" I said. She was definitely being a little standoffish.

"Hi, Cheyenne." She said, coming out from behind Castle.

"Well, sweetie, I have to give them some results, so could you wait here for a second?" Lanie, asked, patting my arm.

"Sure thing." I smiled.

I sat for few minutes alone, texting Shane, who had been checking on me repeatedly ever since I told him that nothing could be done about Tess' case. The constant check ins, were getting old, real fast.

Lanie, Castle and Beckett came back into the room.

"Wish we could stay and catch up." Castle said, coming over to me.

"I know. I will try and come see Alexis when you are actually there." I smiled.

"Yeah, we could have dinner, deal?"

"How could I turn down your cooking?"

"How, indeed." He smiled. "See you later." He walked back over to Beckett, who still wouldn't look at me. "Call Alexis about that dinner." Castle called out.

"I will. Bye, guys."

"Bye." They spoke at the same time.

After telling Lanie about everything that happened between Kevin and I, she sat there, seeming to be in shock. Apparently, she didn't have a clue about what was going on.

"I ruined it, Lanie." I said, twirling the ends of my hair.

"You didn't ruin it. It sounds like Kevin is to blame. How could he bail on you like that?" She shook in her head.

"I lied to him. He had a right to get mad at me."

"What you lied to him about was something that was very personal. How could he expect you to just open up and let everything flow out?"

"Lanie, it wasn't like we had just started seeing each other. I could have told him, but I was scared of what he would think. I convinced myself, that he wouldn't see me different. That he would see reason, but it turns out I was right from the get go. I told him and he bailed." I cleared my throat. "Don't get me wrong, I don't blame him. That was a lot learn in a heated exchange." I got out of the chair and started pacing. I felt like my life was moving in fast forward and I was stuck on pause.

"I should go find him and smack some sense in him." Lanie said, putting her coffee down. "That just doesn't seem like Kevin."

"Smack me, I am the one who ruined it." I groaned. "Lanie, I loved him. I mean, I still do love him. I really can't believe I let him get away."

Her cell beeped, while I tried to stop images of Kevin going through my head. Why did I have to miss him so much?

"Uh oh." She said, looking up from her phone to me.

"What?"

"That was a text from Javi."

"Okay. And?" I was confused.

"He and Kevin, are on their way down here." My body tensed.

"Do I have time to leave?" I asked, just as there was a knock at the door. Shit. If I had an lucky at all, that wouldn't be them.

Lanie, gave me a sympathetic look. "Hey, Lanie." I heard Javi say. Why did God hate me?

"Hey." She replied walking away from me. I kept my back to them.

"Beckett wanted us to see if you get the result back on our vic."

"She already got them." She replied.

"Damn, she could have filled us in."

I put my head down and tried focus on my making myself invisible. It was a loss cause. I knew they saw me, right when they came in. Living people are hard to miss in a morgue.

"Munchkin?" I sighed. This was going to be awkward. I slightly turned around.

"Hey, Javi."

"What are you doing here?" He asked, coming closer.

"I came to surprise Lanie." I tried to keep my head down.

"It's good to see you back here."

"Yeah, I didn't think it was possible, but I actually missed being here."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lanie, stared me down.

"I meant the morgue, Lanie, not you." I smiled.

"You better." I tool a chance and looked in the direction of Kevin. I didn't know what to find. Had he left? Would he be there, giving me an angry glare? I didn't expect that what I found. He was looking at me. He didn't look mad, but he did look sad. I quickly looked back to Lanie and Javi. That look made me feel like I had just got hit in the stomach.

Knowing this feeling probably wasn't going to leave. I decided to make an exit. "Well, I should go." I grabbed my jacket.

"Already?"

"Yeah, I have to head to work." I slipped my jacket on.

"Call me sometime, we can have lunch, somewhere besides here." Lanie said, giving me a hug. "I'll talk some sense in him." She whispered, before letting me go. I smile, despite that fact that I didn't want her to get involved. It could only make matters worse.

I turned to leave, but Javi blocked me. "What am I chopped liver?" He said, before holding out his arms. I smiled and gave him a small hug.

"See you around." I said.

"Hope so. Don't disappear on us." He warned, jokingly.

"Wouldn't dream of it." I looked over to see Kevin still standing there. What was the protocol? Say goodbye? Give a smile? Ignore? I didn't want to over step or try to force him into a situation he didn't want. I wanted to say so many things to him. I wanted him to know that I was sorry and that I missed him. I wanted him to know that I still loved him. I had to respectful of him, though. I shook my head. What did it have to so complicated?

I wanted to leave as soon as possible. No need to drag this awkwardness out. I walked by him and decided to ignore him, which was very difficult. Just by walking bay him, I felt my body instinctually, pivot towards him. I gained control and kept walking.

Before I reached the door, I was stopped by a voice. A voice I had been dying to hear. It was magical.

"Bye, Cheyenne." His voice sounded forced and unsure.

I took a deep breath. "Bye." I choked out, before finally exiting the room.

Kevin's POV...

"Brian Schultz?" Javi, asked leaning over my shoulder looking at the computer.

"That's him. That's our guy." I couldn't believe after all this time, I was staring at the face of the murderer, we let slip by us.

"Who is he?" Javi, asked, grabbing his chair and sitting next to me.

"Brain Schultz, once dated Tessa. Not for very long according, to Casey Stephens, Tessa's old high school friend."

"How did you find out about this Casey Stephens?" He asked.

"I called Cheyenne's brother, Shane. That was a fun conversation." I should have known before I called that he wouldn't be the happiest to hear from me. "I told him about us working the case and that he couldn't tell Cheyenne about it, until it was settled."

"How did he take that?"

"After threatening to make my life a living hell, if I hurt Cheyenne anymore than I had, he seemed to be cooperative."

"Are you sure, bro?" He asked, pointing to screen.

"I sure hope so. The night, Tessa was killed, she was supposed to meeting up with her boyfriend. According to Casey, Brian didn't like the idea of her moving on from him so fast." I was hoping this wasn't just another dead end. I needed this to be the guy. There was too much at stake.

"He killed her out of jealousy?" Javi, didn't seemed convinced.

"People kill over stupid things every day." I countered.

He leaned back and sighed. "Should we go talk to Gates?"

"I don't know. She might put the brakes on this."

"Not if we bring her good evidence. If we go in there, we have to do a damn good job at selling this."

"I know." I couldn't take my eyes on the screen. I needed to hide from Gates, how much this meant to me. I needed to detach myself.

"You ready, bro?"

I nodded, giving his picture a final glance. "Yeah, lets get this done." I jumped up and tried my best to loosen up. Gates would be able to see right through me, I needed to be prepared for whatever she threw my way.