Have you ever noticed how alcohol affects people in different ways? Some people cry when they drink, some want to fight, and some just want to Fuck! This is a little story I came up with the other day while tweeting with a couple other FF writers. J.R. and Willow, this is for you! Well, it's for everyone... But you know what I mean :)

Kate called Ryan over to her desk as she shut down her computer. "Lanie and I feel really bad about missing Jenny's bachelorette party last weekend and we want to make it up to her."

The Irishman grinned at his leader as she looked at him in a new way. Beckett was still a bad ass cop when she needed to be, but ever since the death of Mongomery and her own near death experience, she seemed more... Soft? "She understands why you guys couldn't come."

Kate shucked off a little more of her tough exterior and smiled at the junior detective. "Do you think she would want to hang out with us tonight?"

Ryan nodded as he pulled his cell phone from his pocket. "Since I was going to meet Esposito at Castle's place for an all night Halo tournament tonight, I'd say she would love to spend her last weekend as a single woman with you and Lanie."

Kate got Jenny's number from Ryan then called the future Mrs. Ryan to see if she was up for a girls night.

Several hours later, after a stop at Remy's and the local ABC store, the three women were more than a little buzzed. They sat in Kate's living room, laughing, sharing stories, and doing shot after shot of tequila. They had done a couple rounds of regular shots, including lime and salt, then they made a round or two of the 'Never have I ever' game, and before long it was just straight up tequila. The salt nor the lime had been touched by either of the three while doing the last round of shots and they shared a laugh as they slammed the shooters down on the coffee table.

"That shit's awesome!" Jenny exclaimed as she pointed to the nearly empty bottle of El Jimadore.

Kate flopped down on the couch and lets out a sigh. "Price aint bad either."

The other two ladies join Kate on the couch and after a few moments of silence, Lanie spoke up. The conversation starts as innocently as any other they had shared in the past but soon the topic turns to relationships and love, the things Kate doesn't want to think about right now, so she tries to change the subject. More than once. It doesn't work though because no matter what she brings up, Jenny or Lanie somehow find a way to bring up Ryan or Esposito.

"We should crash their party!" Jenny squealed and looked from one new friend to the other to gauge their reactions. Lanie was all for it, the smile on her face was a dead give away. But Kate rolled her eyes and snuggled in deeper on the couch.

"I don't think that's a good idea." Kate mumbled as she rubbed her hands over her face, trying to massage away the tingle in her cheeks.

Jenny looked to Lanie with a 'What's up with that?' look on her face.

Lanie tugged on Jenny's shirt to bring her closer and attempted to whisper to her. "Tequila makes her clothes fall off."

"I heard that Lanie."

"Yeah... So what. What you gonna do about it?" The ME quipped at her. "I'll tell you what you should do, you should be over there right now, bangin the hell out of Writerboy. He already told you he loves you..."

"LANIE!"

"Oops, my bad. Maybe we should slow down on the booze."

"Castle told you he loves you?" Jenny smiled at the detective as she waited for her to reply.

Kate sat up a little but looked at the floor as she spoke. "When I got shot. He held onto me as I was bleeding out beneath him and the last words I heard before my world went black were him telling me he loves me."

Lanie decided to put her two cents worth in and let the future Mrs. Ryan know the rest of the story. "And then lame brain Kate lets on like she don't remember any of it."

Jenny poured them each another shot and handed one to Kate and ask quietly. "Why?"

Lanie and Jenny downed their drinks while Kate just looked at hers as she thought about her answer. She tilted the tiny glass back and forth in her hand and watched the liquid inside as it reacted to her movements. "Because I'm too chicken shit!" Kate admitted as she quickly swallowed her drink and then stood to her feet. She straightened her skirt and looked at the two women still sitting on the couch. "Well... Are we going or what?"

"You know what's gonna happen if we do, don't you?" Lanie ask her friend and gave Jenny a little nudge and wink.

Kate opened the tequila and drank the remaining shot straight from the bottle then slammed it back onto the table. "Yep, Mom and Dad are gonna fuck tonight!"

"Hell Yeah!" Jenny shouted as she jumped off the couch. "Wait... Mom and Dad?"

Lanie laughed as she stood up and told Jenny she would explain on the way. "Let's get goin' before she changes her mind."