Dare I check and see when I last updated this story? I probably don't want to know. I got to one point on here and the next part would not cooperate no matter how many times I wrote it. Then I start working on it tonight and amazingly it pretty much starts writing itself.

I do NOT own CASTLE

They chatted easily about the things that had went on during the event all the way back to Castle's apartment where they said their goodbyes as Kate dropped her off at the building, waiting until she got inside before taking off to her own apartment.

Or at least, she tried to go back to her apartment. Barely a block away from Castle's apartment building she got a call from Esposito telling her they had a case that was definitely 'Beckett' flavored, and asking if she wanted to take it even though she was supposed to have the rest of the night off. After taking down the address, Beckett realized that she needed to head the opposite way that she had been going so, thinking quickly, she pulled a sharp turn and went into the parking lot for Castle's apartment building to turn around but while she was there, something Esposito said sunk in.

"Wait, you said you and Ryan were heading to the scene now, right?"

Even over the phone she could tell he was confused with her odd question. "Yeah?"

"Isn't Castle with you? Aren't you guys supposed to be celebrating?"

"Oh, well what can I say? It wasn't that much fun without you, so he headed home about an hour, or so, ago."

Beckett told him that she would meet them at the crime scene in a few minutes before hanging up and hitting number two on speed dial, waiting impatiently in the parking lot for him to pick up.

"Beckett? Could it be that your date turned out horrible and you missed my charming company?"

She rolled her eyes at his happy tone even though he couldn't see it. "Not a chance, Castle. Now shut up and come down to your parking lot, we have a case."

There was a small pause. "Someone was murdered in my parking lot?"

"No, I was in the neighborhood so I am down here waiting for you."

There was stunned silence for a moment. "You, Katherine Beckett, are waiting for me to go to the crime scene with you?"

"Do you want me to leave without you?"

"I'll get my coat."

Castle practically ran out the door and down to the parking lot before hoping into the passenger side of the car, as if she was going to leave without him any minute. As soon as his door was shut, Beckett backed out of the lot and headed to the crime scene.

"So, how did your date go? I bet he wasn't too happy when you had to leave for a case."

She suspiciously glanced over at him out of the corner of her eye. Does he really want to know about my date that bad? Or does he already know that I was with Alexis, waiting until I say something about my 'date' so he can call me out on it?

"I was heading home when I got the call."

He immediately glanced at the clock before looking back at her. "Ouch, that bad huh? It's only been three hours since you left the precinct. Knowing you, you probably took at least forty five minutes to get ready so that only leaves about two hours for actual date time, including driving time. Must not have been very good."

"I actually had a pretty good time, better than I thought actually." He looked so happy at the thought of her date not going well that she almost felt guilty for saying that, but it was the truth after all.

"Oh…" He was silent just long enough for Beckett to start thinking that he was going to drop the subject.

"So? Who was it?"

She rolled her eyes at him but kept silent as she still wasn't sure if Alexis had told him or not. Surely she would have, right? He was already at the apartment when Alexis came in so she would have had a little time to talk to him before she called him down.

The rest of the time it took to get to the crime scene was spent with him asking the same question over and over again, just worded differently, and her repeatedly answering with a "no".

Despite the fact that the case was 'Beckett flavored', it turned out to be rather simple. A woman had snapped after her husband humiliated her one too many times and she went after him with the thing nearest to her, which happened to be the very sharp knife she had been using to cut up meat for their dinner. In a rage she continually slashed at him until she was satisfied and in the end he looked like he had been mauled by a wild animal.

It was a bloody and messy crime and though the wife did her best to cover it up, she forgot one important detail and once Castle spotted it, the case quickly unraveled and just a few hours later, Beckett was doing the post case paperwork.

"Beeeeckeeeett." Her shadow whined with that grating whining voice of his, causing her to nearly snap the pen she was holding in half.

"Castle. Go. Home. There is nothing else to do here and if you say my name like that one more time, I am likely to shoot you. So if you value your life, go home. Or shut up."

He mimed zipping his mouth shut and throwing away the key before settling back in his chair and pulling out his phone to play with.

Kate sighed and went back to filling out the last of the papers, wishing that he would have just left but knowing she should just enjoy the silence while it lasted.

There were various sounds as people went around the bullpen; doing whatever they needed to do but not a sound came from Castle.

She got through three pages of paperwork before she couldn't take it anymore and spun around to see Castle staring at her.

"Stop it."

He just blinked and gave her an innocent look. "Stop what?"

"You're not asking very loudly again. I know you, you're sitting over there, thinking 'Kaaaaaaaaaaate, tell me who your date was with' and trying to send it to me telepathically." She was glaring at him but he was looking at her with an expression of pure shock.

"Your impression of me really needs work, but how did you know I was calling you Kate? Don't tell me the telepathy really-"

She cut him off before he could get any further. "In your dreams. I told you not to say my name like that so I knew you would be using my first name."

"Actually in my dreams-" She cut him off once again, this time by throwing her pen at him. He stayed quiet after that, so she turned back to her paper work, after picking up a new pen.

Unfortunately, the silence only lasted a few minutes.

"So? Who was it?"

Exasperated, she abandoned her paperwork and once more turned to face him. "Why do you want to know so badly?" She thought he would try to brush off the question, but he answered right away.

"I want to know what kind of guy managed to get you to go out with him, yet could mess up the date so bad that you leave early."

Kate eyed him for a minute, deciding that he was never going to let it go, unless she told him.

"Fine. You really want to know?"

Castle nodded his head faster than thought humanly possible.

"Keep quiet, and stop staring at me, until I finish this paperwork and I'll tell you."

Finally, she got the peace and quiet she needed.

Thirty minutes later, Kate stood up and stretched, after placing the now done paperwork in its appropriate place.

"So?"

She glanced over at his hopeful expression and decided to have a little fun.

"Well you know, I didn't actually say when I would tell you." She knew he would start whining again so she quickly put her jacket on and grabbed her bag, heading towards the elevator with him following right behind her talking about how cruel she was.

When they got to the elevator doors, she pushed the down button and turned to face him.

"My date? Was with your daughter. They were having some motivational women's day thing tonight at her school and Alexis had told them that the twinkie would come but she ended up cancelling, so I went instead. Good night, Castle."

The elevator doors opened as if on cue and she walked backwards into the elevator, pushed the button so the doors would close faster, then took in the shocked and bewildered look on Castle's face until the doors shut fully.

Well that definitely wasn't what Castle was expecting, now was it? I love how she can tell what he is thinking. Hmm, I just realized I have no clue what is going to happen in the next chapter...

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