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Chapter one:
It has been 4 Months since Kate's funeral, a while since her death. Rick still couldn't handle the loss, He could still remember the torture of watching her die. They made him watch.. Everyday was a celebration of opening another case of scotch to him. You could say that Rick was losing control.
Rick openend another case in his office.
"Dad! no." Alexis said walking in and pulled the case away.
"Alexis. Give it back."Rick said standing up from his desk.
"It doesn't help you."She picked it up.
"How would you know." He snatched the case away from her and walked into their... his room and locked the door behind him.
"Gram.." Alexis walked out of the office into the living room. "He's doing it again.."
Martha sighed and stood up. "Come here." She opened her arms. Alexis walked over and clutched her grandmother tight.
"I'm worried about him gram..."
"I know darling.. me too." They sat down and curled into the couch.
Rick set the bottles out on the dresser and looked at the bed. It hasn't been touched since she had made it. His new rule was that he, was the only one aloud into the room. He didn't want her perfume and scent leaving. Rick teared up while looking at the bed. He remembered the fights, the love and the vision of her lying there half asleep with her pancakes on her lap. He took a bottle and popped the cap off, making sure it didn't roll towards the bed. "I don't understand how you got through this Kate." He took a sip and leant against the wall. "With your mom.." His voice cracked. He looked on the dresser at all of their photos, then over at their sea shells. "I guess you were always stronger than me." He took a few more sips. He looked up at the ceiling. "I blame myself you know...not to make you feel bad, Kate." He huffed, "Just a simple talk about my feelings." He said as he chugged the scotch down, Making a sour face as he swallowed.
Martha got up after hearing him through the thin walls. She walks to the room with the room key and opened it.
"Mother, You know you're not allowed in here." He said coldly looking up at the ceiling. She ignored him and walked to the dresser while dragging a trashcan over. She took each bottle and smashed them into the metal waste bucket. "What are you doing?!" Rick flipped out and took the last bottle from her hand, "I need these!"
"No. You dont need them Rick! You hear me? Not one bit! You're scaring your own daughter away. This is affecting her you know too!" Martha yelled pulling the bucket out. rick followed.
"I'm not affecting anyone." He said walking into the living room. There alexis was, He hadn't noticed this before, His young redhead, sweet looking daughter was now a girl who looked 21 with black hair. Sorta like someone you would see at a bar. "ALEXIS?" He said raising his voice, "What are you wearing?!"
"My usual." She said with attitude.
"That's not your usual-" He looked at Martha who was throwing more bottles away, He walked over and took her wrist, not too hard but enough to scare her. "Stop. I. Need. Them."
"Fine." She said letting the two in her hands fall and crash on the floor. "I'm so disappointed in you Richard! You know perfectly well that Kate would NOT want this!" Martha was yelling now.
"You're right!" Castle yelled back, "You're damn right Kate wouldn't want this! but she's gone!" He said opening another bottle and drowning it. The doorbell rang.
"I'll get it." Martha said, looking at Alexis. She walked over to the door and opened it. "Yes?" Martha said a little annoyed.
A blonde woman with short hair walked in, she had an accent. "N.Y.P.D... I am here about a noise complaint.." Her attention went right to Castle.
"It's fine." He said chugging the bottle, "Everything is fantastic."
"Richard stop." Martha said, which turned to the blondes attention to her. "He.. is just in a rough spot." She fake smiled.
"Richard? Is that your name?" She said walking over to him. She held her hand out,"I'm... Johanna." She said.
That caught Ricks immediate attention. He gave her his hand, "Yeah. Richard Castle."
She smiled a little. "Nice to meet you." She dropped his hand.
"Yeah, you too." He went for the bottle again.
"Mind if we talk without the alcohol... You see, i'm pregnant and i don't want to be drawn into temptation." She crossed her fingers at her side hoping he wouldn't take the bottle.
Rick dropped his hand and sighed. "Yes."
"Great" She smiled. Come with me.." She looked around and took his hand.
"Whoa.." He pulled away. "I'm flattered, but I'm not interested."
"I'm sorry.." She hid a sigh. "I was.. just leading you to the front door. I thought we could grab a burger at Remy's and discuss the noise complaint there."
Rick smiled at the way she said 'Remy's' She said it the way Kate used too. "I understand, that sounds great." He half smiled. Alexis and Martha both watching from a distance.
"I havent seen that smile in a while.." Alexis said as Rick and the lady cop walked out.
"No kidding" Martha replied.