Hey Everyone. So as most of you will all know, this is a reprint of my story Second Chances. I've changed it in a few places and changed the layout so that it makes a little more sense. I have changed a fair bit of it, so for those who have already started reading it you may want to start again, sorry. I am so much happier with it now.
Please let me know what you think, whether it was better than the original or whether you want me to go back to that one.
PROLOGUE
Kate Beckett. One of the NYPD's finest homicide detectives finds herself more at home in the bullpen of the 12th precinct with her team – Detective's Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan.
Kate Beckett had some true horrors in her past; she lived through the murder of her mother - an unsolved case – which turned her father to the bottle – he was a nasty drunk but now thanks to her he was sober. She wasn't a stranger to heart break either, 29 and still single, that was obvious. As a teen, like most, she dated guys. Nothing serious but with each betrayal came heart break and that started the wall to protect her heart.
Guys never stuck around for long anymore because the stress of loving someone who might not come home each night was too much, her long and unpredictable hours weren't the best or because her heart still truly belonged to one man, the man she still kept a life changing secret from.
Richard Castle. The mast of the macabre, Mr. Pg 6 playboy always seemed most comfortable in a crowd of screaming fans, bimbettes and celebutauntes signing posters, books and boobs; only this was all an act. The real Rick Castle, Richard Alexander Rodgers was only known by a few people.
He was a writer, yes. But he was first and foremost a single father – he had been for the most part of 14 years – a loving son – whose mother was currently living with them – but most of all he was just an average guy with a broken heart.
Women loved the idea of sleeping with 'the White Whale' but that's all they ever wanted, they didn't want the extra 'baggage' that came with the real man but wasn't included with the writer. So he too, built a wall to protect both his and his daughters heart.
He was still hoping , secretly, the woman both he and his daughter fell in love with would walk back into their lives.
Neither had seen one another since the break up but Rick did send Kate an advanced copy of each new book, with a personalized message written on the back of the dedication page, just to keep her collection complete. Only the first couple received thank you notes – sent to his publisher – but nothing for the others. The only reason he knew she was still receiving them was because no information was released by strangers for money.