Hey there! I was watching A Rose for Ever After last night and I honestly really liked the relationship between Castle and Kyra. Don't worry though, I am a 100% Caskett shipper.

I hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or any of the characters related to Castle. They all belong to the great Andrew Marlowe.

Richard Castle was laying in his bed, Kate Beckett's arms wrapped around him as she slept. It was about 3 in the morning, and for some reason, Castle couldn't sleep. Though he was perfectly content and happy, something just kept bugging him.

His phone began vibrating, bringing him out of his daze. He looked at the phone and his heart stopped. He answered the phone on the fourth ring.

"Castle." he whispered, trying to slowly release from Kate's grip on him.

"Rick. Hi. It's Kyra."

"Hang on one second." he whispered again.

He successfully got out of bed without waking his sleeping beauty. He quietly crept out into the living room.

"You still there?" he asked.

"Yeah. I'm sorry to call you so late. I know we haven't talked since my wedding, but..."

"No, no. It's fine. What's wrong?"

"I just had to hear your voice. I know it may sound stupid and you're probably wondering why, but...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have called."

"Kyra no, don't be silly. It's fine."

She sighed and remained silent.

"What's wrong?" he asked again.

"Greg and I have been fighting, a lot. He lost his job and he's been struggling to find a new one. He's been taking things out on me."

"He hasn't hurt you, has he?" he asked, his voice getting a little higher and protective.

"God no Rick. Greg would never do anything like that. I just..when things don't go right between us, I tend to think about you."

Castle was silent. In all honesty, he hadn't really thought that much about Kyra since her wedding. He figured she was happy, she didn't need him, and he was falling more in love with Beckett every day. Now he has Beckett and he's perfectly content with his life. He didn't know what to say to her.

"Rick? You still there?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm here."

"Could you meet me for lunch later? I would really like to see you."

"Um...I'm not sure if that's a good idea."

He heard her begin to sob. "You're right. I'm sorry. I knew it was a mistake to call. It's been 3 years since I talked to you. I understand."

"No, Kyra. It's not that. It's just...Greg isn't exactly a fan of mine and I happen to be in a relationship with someone. Someone special."

"Oh, wow. I'm happy for you. I'm...sorry I called. I just needed someone to talk to."

"It's fine, seriously. I'm not mad or anything like that. I'm just...surprised. That's all."

"Yeah, I guess me calling you at 3 in the morning after not speaking for 3 years wasn't my finest moment."

He laughed. "I will have lunch with you though. Sounds like you could use a friend."

"Really Rick? You don't have to if you don't want to. I don't want your girlfriend getting upset."

"Nah, don't worry about. 12 o'clock at the little Italian restaurant that we used to go to all the time?"

"Yeah, that would be nice. Thank you. For everything."

"It's no problem. I'll see you tomorrow."

"Can't wait." she said, as he hung up.

He slumped down onto the couch. Kyra Blaine. After 3 years of no contact and him thinking she was happy, she wasn't. He didn't know if having lunch with her was going to be a good or a bad thing. He loved Beckett. He would never do anything to hurt her. But Kyra had always been his greatest weakness until he had met Kate.

What if he couldn't control his emotions around her? God, what if he hurts Beckett unintentionally? Should he tell her? Would she be angry? All of these questions were running ramped through his head.

"Rick?" he heard Beckett call.

He turned around and saw Kate walking out of his bedroom with his robe on.

"What are you doing up?" he asked.

"I could ask you the same thing."

"I uh...couldn't sleep. I came out here to think."

"About what?" she asked, sitting down beside him on the couch.

"Everything, I don't know."

"Are you having second thoughts about us?" she asked, feeling a little hurt.

"No! No! Of course not. I will never have second thoughts about anything we do. I was just...thinking of Alexis and her being away at college."

"She'll be fine Castle. She's only 5 miles away. She'll still come home on the weekends, holidays, summer."

"I know, I know. But it's just not the same."

She kissed his cheek and held his hand. She ran little circles on the top of his palm to comfort him.

"Yeah, I know. But you have an amazingly smart, responsible daughter. You have nothing to worry about."

He looked into her eyes. "I know. Thank you."

"Always. Now, let's go back to bed." She said, standing up and reaching for his hand.

He grabbed it, as they walked back to his bedroom hand in hand. As they layed back down into their same, comfortable position, Castles' mind began to wonder.

"Why did I lie to the one woman who I vowed to never lie to? What if she finds out and breaks up with me? Why didn't I tell her about Kyra?"

With all of these questions running throughout his mind, all he could muster the courage to say was, "I love you Kate. Always remember that."

She smiled against his chest.

"Always."

So I hope I didn't make anyone mad about what Castle's doing. I just wanted to test this out and see where it leads. Please, leave a review. It would be greatly appreciated and it lets me know you want me to continue.

Thanks! (: