Its Kate Becketts birthday, but she is stuck at the office. When she takes a nap and everyone has gone home except Richard Castle, he surprises her.

Kate Beckett wakes up in Richard Castles arms. Neither of them remember what happened.

Rick/Kate. "Don't you ever feel guilty?" Kate eyes him critically.

Set towards the end of Season One, Rick and Kate investigate the death of a young man who has died in very odd circumstances, and it takes them into the strange underbelly of New York ... Please read, enjoy and review! NOW COMPLETE but there may be more.

Castle/Beckett. Spoilers through 1x10. Castle has a difficult conversation with Beckett about her mother. Takes place immediately following the season one finale, my wishful hope for the beginning of season two. Mild angst.

What better way to get two people to talk than to trapping them together in a storage closet! Warn: Little bit of coarse language

This is my take of what went on during flowers for your grave when Beckett and Castle were reading the fan mail. This is from Beckett's pov so enjoy. R&R One-shot.

Castle and Beckett's personal missions collide, as well as a case that is suddenly reopened, making things more complicated than they would have ever imagined. Will it draw them together or force them apart?

A few moments of Kate Beckett's life.

From the pilot and Castle's analysis of how Beckett came to be a cop, it didn't seem to me like Kate would've been the type to read Castle's books. So how is it that Castle's books came to help Beckett cope with her mother's death? flashback, one-shot

It was easy. I love you. It was only three words. So why was she so terrified to tell him?

my contribution to the 10 songfic challenge. greatly delayed, but with good reason!

Castle invites Beckett and her father for Thanksgiving dinner. Kate is hoping her father can enjoy the evening out and keep his mind of the loss of his wife over the holiday.

Will Beckett ever forgive Castle? Will she ever trust him enough to work with him again?

the out of character-ish, slapsticky, and very irreverant conclusion to this story follows...

Challenge from another board. Write a 100-word drabble for each of the following words: snowglobe, diary, laundry, trashcan. Here's my entry, love to read others!

Kate and Rick are stuck doing surveillance. It's dark. Kate's bored. Takes place after "Why not?" "Because." and before Trebuchet. I still don't know if I am in the universe that gave us Episode 10.

He's sitting in her chair again... drabble, Castle/Beckett.

Castle goes to the Precinct for one last time. He must say good bye to the people who have been like a family to him these last few months? Will Kate change her mind?

When it came right down to it, there was no way he was letting her go that easy. CASKETT friendship, angst.

Someone wants Castle for his money. Will Kate Beckett follow the clues?

Esposito/Ryan. The truth behind the tie in 1x09 Little Girl Lost. "This monstrosity was part of a joke," Esposito explained, lifting the shiny, blue and gold tie from the box. "And I never wore it."

One minute Kate was breaking down the door and the next minute she felt the terrible burning and pain.

Tell no one or she dies..." How do I save my daughter when I can't ask for help from the one person that would know exactly what to do?

Rick Castle loves Christmas! It is the season of giving and no one gives any better than Rick Castle. This holiday story has Rick playing Santa to more than his fellow detectives at the precinct.