"Josh? What the hell are you doing here?" Kate asked shocked to see him. Never in a million years did she expect to see him show up at her door so early in the morning.

"I came to tell you I miss you." He said as he pushed his way into her apartment. Kate rolled her eyes and closed the door behind him. "Why… Why are you dressed like that? Whose shirt is that? Why is your hair a mess? Is someone else here?" he asked in a defensive tone.

"At 5 in the morning? It doesn't matter Josh. We broke up, remember?" Kate said annoyed,

"Actually that's why I came to talk to you… I miss you Kate… I want you back" Josh moved closer to her placing his hands on her shoulders, rubbing them up and down her arms,

"Josh stop" Kate said pushing him off of her, "we didn't work out because I couldn't open up to you. I wasn't able to be myself. I've moved on Josh."

"You mean with Castle, right?" Josh balled his hands into tight fists,

"What is going on between me and Rick is none of your goddamned business" said Kate in a stern voice,

"Oh its Rick now" said josh getting angrier, "you're fucking him aren't you? That's his shirt isn't it? You dumped me for a playboy author who will bang any bimbo who shoves her tits in his face telling him that she's his biggest fan!" he said that last part in a mock female voice. Beckett couldn't control herself anymore,

"GET OUT!" she screamed, Josh put his hands up as if he were surrendering,

"A little touchy much?" He said not moving from the spot he was in,

"Josh, get out of my apartment now. You have no right coming to my home and insulting my friend."

"Why are you defending him Kate? He's the reason you got shot! He pushed you to look into your mom's murder! He's the reason we didn't work out!" Josh tried to move closer to her but then remembered the gun she still clutched tightly in her hand,

"I'm defending him because I lo… care about him, the bastard who killed my mom is the reason I got shot, he didn't push me into anything and I was the reason we didn't work out"

"Kate seriously are you delusional? He isn't any help to you! He's a distraction!" he yelled at her,

"Josh get o-" Kate was interrupted when her front door swung open and Esposito came barging in followed by Lanie.

"Is there a problem here?" asked Esposito with his hand resting on his gun.

"Uh, no I was just leaving" said Josh glancing and Kate one more time before turning towards the door,

"Oh Josh, before you leave… I am fucking Castle. Why? Because he's my boyfriend, my partner, and he loves me very much so, there is no way in HELL that I will be taking you back. Ever." Said Kate as she walked him out of her apartment slammed the door once he was in the hallway. She placed her gun on the table next to the door.

"What are you guys doing here?" asked Kate walking down her steps to stand and watch her friends make themselves at home.

"We heard from a concerned citizen that some asshat was harassing you." Said Esposito as he kicked off his shoes and laid down on her couch. Kate glared at him and crossed her arms over her chest,

"Castle called you didn't he?" Right after she finished saying that Castle walked out of her bedroom shirtless with a pair of blue jeans on,

"Yeah I did. I figured he wasn't going to leave anytime soon and I knew if I tried to butt in I'd just make things worse so I decided to call a cop!" Castle grinned at her. Kate glared back at him but it changed to a smile when he came up behind her to wrap his arms around her waist and rest his head on her shoulder. "You look a lot better in that shirt than I do" whispered Castle as he slowly rocked them side to side.

"Aww you two are so cute!" squealed Lanie, "speaking of the way things look, when are you gonna get rid of that hideous rug gurl? You've been talking about getting rid of it for months yet it is still there!" Kate bit her lip trying to hide a smile while a ginormous grin grew on Castle's face.

"I, uhh… I have a new liking for this carpet… I don't think I can get part with it now." Lanie looked at the couple and could tell what Kate meant.

"Wait… you mean you two…. On that carpet?" asked Lanie, a blush grew on Kate's face,

"that is just… eww!" exclaimed Esposito finally joining in on the conversation , "I am never touching that carpet again! That is just wrong bro!"

"Oh trust me Javi it was far from wrong…" said Kate, who turned her head to kiss Rick.

"Gurl I want all the details!" Said Lanie, Excited for her best friend.

Castle started to kiss Kate's jaw and neck, Kate turned around on his arms and wrapped her arms around Rick's neck to pull him in for a long, sensual kiss which included tongue tangling and lip biting.

Lanie looked at Esposito and nodded towards the door hinting that they should leave. Javier put his shoes back on and headed towards the door, Lanie not far behind him. Before closing the door as they tiptoed out Lanie said "Goodnight you two love birds! Good thing you have the day off" she mumbled the last part to herself as she hurried out the door.

Once the door closed they broke the kiss. "Thank god!" exclaimed Castle breathless,

"I know! I thought they'd never leave! Let's go to bed." Kate grabbed his hand and pulled him to her bedroom.

Kate climbed into bed after placing her gun in the night stand. Before joining her in bed Rick pulled off his blue jeans and left them in a heap on the floor. Castle lay on his back holding his arm out so she could cuddle into his side. Kate laid her head on his shoulder while her arm rested on his chest. Castle wrapped his arm around her back being careful of her rug burn. "Goodnight Rick." Said Kate sleepily, "Iloveyou" she mumbled as she fell asleep.

Rick kissed her head, "Goodnight Kate I love you too." He said as he too shortly joined her in sleep.