Hope you enjoy my new story and please keep in mind English isn't my native language. If someone is willing to beta the next chapters (which are written) please contact me. Thanks.

It's mornings like this she's missed the most the months they spent apart. A few minutes before the alarm goes off while luxuriating in her husband's arms. Today she wakes up with him spooning her from behind, but it's not enough, she just wants to see him; wake him up the way she knows. So she turns in his arms and starts peppering kisses on his cheek, his lips, wherever she can reach.

"Mmm, good morning!"

"Morning sleepyhead." She continues her worship while hugging her husband bringing their bodies even closer, if that's possible.

"Someone's in a mood."

"You complaining?" she starts to withdraw but now it's his turn to reach for her bringing them flush against each other.

"Definitely not complaining. Just making sure you won't leave me high and dry like the other day…" he suggests.

"Wasn't my fault Ryan called… And if I remember correctly that night I made it up to you… twice!"

"That you did!" he raises his eyebrows suggestively.

"So now how about you stop talking and start moving!" she suggests while pulling him on top of her kissing him and stroking lower trying to make him crazy; "I have evidence at hand that you don't need much convincing!"

"Oh Captain, you still have no idea what you do to me."

"Rick! Kiss me!" she breaths.

"That was so worth waking up for!" He exclaims while leaning on the headboard.

"Knew you'd appreciate it babe." She is fresh out of the shower, dressed and ready to start her day. "Will you be at your office all day?"

"Yeah have a couple of appointments with potential clients."

"So no lunch date at the Old Hunt?" she sounds disappointed.

"No, sorry!" he apologies.

"It's okay babe," she pats him reassuringly leaning in for one last kiss, "I'll see you tonight!"

He doesn't let her go far, grabbing her lapels and reeling her for another kiss.

"I'll miss you though." He says between pecks.

"I know" kiss, "me too!" kiss "A lot!"

It's another boring day at the office: paperwork, meetings, stat reports and lots and lots of phone calls. Days like this she doubts her decision to take the promotion and be stuck behind a desk. She misses the action, the adrenaline of taking down suspects.

The few times she was needed on field didn't make up for the time she's spend sitting in boring meetings down in 1PP. Deciding that her current progress is enough for now, she exits her office with the excuse of her need for a caffeine fix, but what she really wants is info on Ryan and Esposito's active case; simulate her brain with real work.

"Hey guys, need anything?" she asks.

"Everything is fine, Captain." Ryan uses her formal title to mess with her. It's kind of their little game, they only use her title when in public or when other officials are in sight. But in the precinct they only use it to mess with her. They know when she's had enough of the paperwork and is out strolling the bullpen for little glimpses of active cases.

"You sure you don't need anything?" She insists.

"Nah, it's a pretty clean case. We just need confirmation from the lab to go get the guy."

"If you are sure." She deflates.

"You know you can always call Castle, go grab an early lunch." The Irish being their number one fan suggests, but Espo elbows him trying to stop him.

The boys don't know they are back together for a couple of months now. Neither anyone else. They've decided that the less people knew, the less likely to get in enemy's ears.

It was convenient really; with Martha's new apartment and Alexis being busy with school along with her fascination with the PI office, there are few nights the family had shared dinner at the loft, making Beckett stay at the precinct later than usual. They knew they could trust them, along with Ryan, Espo and Lanie but they decided not to. Beckett the forever pessimist argued that if anything were to happen to them their family should stay safe and not have to lie. Castle went along with it and so far they were enjoying their little game. They were both reminded of their first months together, that summer of 2012, when they were sneaking into each other's apartments late at night.

The boys haven't stopped from trying to make things right between them though.

"I'll be in my office if you need anything!" She couldn't even come up with a decent reply this time.

"I don't understand what has made her so stubborn on the whole Castle situation." Ryan insists after she is out of earshot.

"Maybe because of the recent page 6 article? Author ditching wife number 3 for round 3 with wife number 2?"

"Come on man, you can't believe that. Even the headline is lame, she is his publicist, they were just discussing business over a meal. And besides we know it was Beckett who told him she needed some time apart."

Whatever argument Espo might had was cut short when the elevator announces a new arrival and in comes Captain Gates, along with who they later found out was the Captain of the 22nd precinct along with a couple of uniforms.

Both detectives head her way greeting their former Captain, "Sir it's nice to see you. What brings you here?"

"Is Captain Beckett here? We'd like to have a word" she informs them, ignoring all pleasantries.

"You know the way, Sir." They point her to her former office.

They are left looking at her dumbfounded, "What was that about? She seemed… stranger than usual."

"Sir, it's nice to see you, to what do I owe this pleasure?" Beckett greets her former Captain.

"I'm not here for chit- chat Captain Beckett." Beckett immediately notices that something in her tone is off.

"Sir, what's wrong?" she inquires.

"Captain Beckett. You are under arrest for murder!"

TBC