About: Richard Castle is going through his first divorce from Meredith, He's in the pub having a meal with his 5-year-old daughter Alexis, when she asks 2 women in the corner of the bar "Do you want to join me and dad because you look lonely" Caskett Meeting AU

Rating: K+

Disclaimer: I don't own castle.

Hey Guys, this is a idea I got, i don't know if I should continue or not, i haven't abandoned 'moving forward' don't worry this is just another idea of mine, and i'm sorry for making any spelling mistakes or grammar mistakes

Rick Prov

"Hey pumpkin go get dressed then we are going out for dinner, in the Old Haunt, I don't want to stay here"

Looking around the dark damp room, I should have chucked out Meredith not walked out with his crying daughter, while she was in the bedroom with her director, that was 5 months ago, with nowhere to go and money running dry because My ex-wife spent most of it and the rest on the lawyer to get custody of Alexis, My books haven't been selling well and I got writers block even though I doesn't believe in it, But I got to admit that this is the closet to it, My buddies that work in the hotels put me and Alexis up for a bit then the bosses said they needed the room, so now I'm forced to live in this dump, with a double bed that I share with Alexis witch I don't mind because in a place like this I rather her stay as close to me as possible, I'm waiting for Meredith to move out of the Loft so I can just get on with my life, I'll have to sleep in the spare room for a while until I can get rid of every trace of Meredith, I would move in with my mother if she wasn't married, I feel like I'm imposing and they are going through a rough patch at the moment, I don't want to be in the middle of that and defiantly don't want Alexis to be.

"Daddy" I feel a tug on my pant leg, that shakes me from my thoughts, and I look down at my little princess

"Yes sweaty"

"Are we going, or are we staring at a wall?"

I laugh at that

"No, we are going, come on"

They get in the car, and they sing to music on the way, I might be breaking on the outside but I still have Alexis.

We arrive at the Old Haunt and I say Hi to the Bar man, we sit down and we order our Drinks and Burgers, we chat happily, then I notice two women at the end of the bar they seem to be downing there sorrows, I must have been looking at them for a while because the dark haired chick points him out to her friend, he looks at Alexis in the corner of his eye and she's turning around two look at the two women, and looks back at me, I smile I didn't see the other women's face but Alexis did.

"They look sad" She states

"Yeah"

"Should I ask if they are ok?" She thinks for a few moments "Or maybe I could ask if they want to join us, you say that your funny all the time! maybe you could cheer them up"

I chuckle "Ok Pumpkin go and ask" I thought that because she's shy I figured she wouldn't go over, I was surprised when she got up and wondered over to them, I watched them carefully, they smile at her and talk to her, I can't hear what about but they all look over at me and I give them a smile and a wave, The dark haired women says something and the other one looks surprised, as the other one gets up and takes Alexis had and walks over to me, while the other trails behind them, they sit the opposite side to me and Alexis moves in next to me almost siting in my lap.

"Hey, what spell have you put on my daughter, she normally doesn't leave my side" I say with a smile normally I would give a seductive smile but with my daughter right next to me, well in my lap and where we are now, I don't think that would be right.

I get a laugh from one and an eye roll from the other, I don't know why but I feel like I want to watch those brown eyes roll a hundred times more.

"I'm Lanie and this is Kate"

"I'm Rick and this is Alexis" I say and I tickle her side while she squirms around in my lap trying to get away from the offending hands.

"Daddy nooo" I chuckle and stop tickling her she relaxes back in to my chest, I look up and I see them both smiling at Alexis, looks like she put spell on them too.

I clear my throat after a while they were smiling at Alexis and I kidder felt left out

"I'm a writer what do you guys do?"

I ask, I want to know more about Kate

"Well I'm a M.E and Kate is an officer"

"So like police" I get a nod off Kate "That's so cool!" I exclaim "So what robbery, homicide?" I ask

"Homicide"

"So Cool, any good mur….." Then I realize I still have Alexis with me, it's probably not good ideas for research and ask for details.

"So why you here, drinking your sorrows away?"

"Tough case" Lanie answers

"Oh" I answer I think it's time to change the subject, but then mine and Alexis's food came and we chatted mostly me and Lanie, Kate seemed like she didn't want to be near me, but she talked to Alexis, she laughed and rolled her eyes at my jokes, I think I'm falling in love with that eye roll and laugh, I tell a few more jokes just to try to see and hear them again.

"I think it's time to take Alexis home" says Kate

I look down and see her head pushed in to my neck and her eyes closed, I didn't realize how long I was talking to them, till I Looked at my watch, 3 hours we've been here chatting, I didn't want to leave to go back to the hell hole but I should go at some point.

I shake Alexis arm a bit and she looks up giving me a sleepy smile.

"Say good bye to Kate and Lanie then we are going home k"

She turns her head to them slowly

"Bye, Will I see you again?

I wanted to know that, so I give her a kiss on the temple for asking, nobody can turn down my princess

"Maybe sweetie" Answers Lanie

"K"

And puts her head back on my chest, I give them a smile.

"I think we should get going, will you be back here Friday?"

I hope so, I would love to see them again (Kate more than anybody).

"Yeah maybe if you bring your little Cutie" Kate answers

OMG she just said that we will meet again, maybe I could ask her out on a date, no maybe not she doesn't look interested in me that way, maybe I can try to change her mind, then again the way my life is going it will be unfair to bring her in to this? would it? She looked like she could probably handle it? but then I only talked to her for 3 hours, and then there's Alexis would she want to take her on including me that's like 2 children? Maybe we could just be friends? And see where it goes?

Someone clears their throat then I realize that I was staring at her, I get up holding Alexis to my chest.

"Deal, I'll see you Friday. We'll see you Friday" I back track

I say bye to the bar man and walk out, carrying Alexis I get in the car putting Alexis in her booster seat and drive to the hotel, when we get there I park and go around to get Alexis, I make my way up the stairs when I hear arguing, I look over the ballista and watch the muffled voices and shadows for a while until one man got in to his car and drove off, he's been back here every night same car, never gets out he just watches, I thought he was paparazzi at first but he never looked once at me when I past the car, So it's a mystery in my head I want to know and find out but I have Alexis to watch.

I find the key to the room and put Alexis in bed and climb in next to her once I'm dressed and ready, I stare at the ceiling and sleep doesn't come, instead I think about Kate, those eyes, the eye rolls she does, her laughter and her voice, her getting along so well with Alexis, they both got more involved with Alexis in 3 hours than her own mother has done since she gave birth, and with that thought I fall in to sleep nether peaceful or restless.

please leave a comment if i should continue or not, if i do it will be about 5 chapters