I'm updating Screams and Cries tomorrow. Enjoy and also to the person who keeps asking if I'm kbeckett no I''m not. I only just started to watch Castle I just started season 5 and thank god they got together I was going to stop watching. the earlier seasons broke my heart.
"Sorry Lou, traffic," Rick said putting his apron on.
"It's okay kid," Lou said as he stocked the shelves. "I've got some book work to do in the back, your serving today."
"Sure thing Lou."
The bell in the cafe/bookshop dinged when a customer walked in. "Morning Lou." The customer looked in her twenty's she had brunette hair and warm hazel eyes.
"Morning, Kate," Lou said with a smile.
Lou walked over to Kate and put his arm around her shoulder. "You haven't been in for awhile, everything okay?" Lou whispered to Kate.
"Yeah just been busy."
"Okay, Rick can you get Kate her Grande skim latte, two pumps sugar-free vanilla with a bear claw and bring it to her table, it's the one in the corner," Lou called out to Rick who was behind the counter.
"Sure," Rick said grabbing out a mug out and preparing the coffee.
"Nice to see you, Kate," Lou said walking behind the counter and into the back room.
"You too." Kate smiled and walked to her table she pulled out the chair and placed a big ratty bag on the table and pulled out a book and started to lose herself into a book. Sometimes a fictional world was better the real world and sometimes things were solved a lot easier she wishes she lived in a fictional world a fictional world where all her problems were gone.
Rick walked over to Kate's table careful not to spill Kate's coffee. "Here's your coffee and bear claw," Rick said placing down the plate and mug.
"Thank you," Kate said snapping out of her fictional word she reached into her bag and pulled out a twenty dollar bill. "Keep the change," she added.
"First tip, thanks," Rick said putting it in his apron.
"Your welcome." Kate weekly smiled at him.
"Enjoy your book and coffee," Rick said walking off.
/
Rick noticed that Kate was still reading at her table. She had been there for the whole day. Rick walked over to the tables to stack the chairs.
"We're closing up," Rick said to her as he cleaned down the table next to her.
"Okay," Kate said closing her book and grabbing her coat.
"Must be a good book," Rick said to her as she put her coat on.
"Yeah It is, I just like losing myself in a fictional world," Kate said shyly tucking a curl behind her ear.
"My too, I finish my shift soon would you like to grab something to eat for dinner or maybe we could go for a walk?"
"Okay." Kate heisted.
"I'm not boring, I swear." Rick joked when he saw her hesitation.
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"What do you mean it's alright book?" Rick asked Kate as they walked through central park.
"I'm sorry, there's just better books out there," Kate said shrugging her shoulders and taking a sip of her coffee.
"Let's agree to disagree," Rick suggested.
"I like that idea."
"So do you spend every day at the cafe?"
"I wish, I have classes sometimes."
"What are you studying?"
"Criminal law."
"So you want to be a lawyer?" Rick asked.
"Yeah, I want to give others justice but have you ever got that feeling that you're supposed to be doing something else?" Kate asked.
"Yeah, I didn't plan on working in a cafe, I wanted to be a writer."
"What's stopping you."
"Writers block, but I thnk I've got an idea."
"Do tell."
"A strong female character whose motvation is justice for others and won't give up till she gets it."
"So your book would be based on me?" Kate said.
"If that's okay?"
"You just met me, why me?" Kate asked.
"You interest me."
Kate stopped walking and stopped Rick in his path.
"I'm not interesting, I'm a mess trust me you don't want me."
"But your wrong I do want you?"
Kate was about to speak again when her phone buzzed in her pocket. Rick saw the upset in Kate's face.
"Everything okay?"
"I need to take this," Kate said.
"I'll be over here," Rick said giving Kate privacy.
"I've got it go," Kate said to Rick as she hung up the phone.
"Is everything okay?" Rick asked concerned.
"Not exactly but thanks for the coffee and it was nice meeting you," Kate said walking off.
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"Here's yours dad's room, the doctor will talk to you soon." The nurse said to her. Kate walked in to see her dad in a hospital dad.
"I'm sorry Katie." Was all her dad could say.
"You said that you were going to stop," Kate said trying to stop the tears.