A/N: Here's the epilogue for Third Time's the Charm. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I'm not Andrew Marlowe. Therefore, I don't own Castle.

On December 26th, everything was back to normal in the precinct. Lanie parted with Esposito on the elevator at her floor, whistling as she walked down the hallway to the morgue. There wasn't a new body on her slab, so she happily dropped her purse next to her desk, plopping down on the wheelie chair and kicking her feet up onto the desk.

As she flicked the computer on, a silver of robin's egg blue peeking out from under her computer monitor caught her eye, one that hadn't been there two days ago.

"What the…?" she muttered, pushing aside the folder that covered it.

The box was similar to the one her best friend had received two days ago. The same color, the same silver writing embossed across the top. Lanie lifted the top of the box off and found a note on a piece of silver paper.

I cannot thank you enough for the last five years. These are a small token of our friendship.

(And yes, I already talked to your boyfriend about them – don't worry.)

"You didn't!"

Nestled in the cotton were the octagonal earrings she had admired in the store. Lanie ran a finger over one of them, the diamonds smooth and polished under her fingertip.

"Katherine Beckett, you better hold onto that man or I might take him away from you."

A/N: And so we conclude Third Time's the Charm. I wanted to include the earrings that Lanie had admired since they were the pair that I fell in love with while looking for Beckett's engagement ring. I'm going to post a picture of them on my tumblr (link in my bio) if you want to see what the earrings look like.

I know this was a short one, but if you feel like it, review. I'd appreciate it!