AN: So this is the first fic I've written, so be nice. But I would like to hear constructive kritic.
The best medicine is love
"I am not sick. I am not sick." That's what she made herself repeat in a whisper over and over again when she entered the bullpen.
She sat down at her desk, started her computer and was beginning to do her paperwork, when a coffee appeared on top of the file she was working on. As she turned around to say thanks she saw Castle's expression starting to get worried.
"You look like shit, Kate." was the first thing he said.
"Oh wow, how nice of you to say that." She replied with less strength than normally. Her skin was pale and she suddenly began to shiver.
Castle immediately put his coffee down and took of his jacket, which he then put over her shoulders to keep her warm.
"I'll talk to Gates for a sec and then I'll bring you home to take care of you."
Kate wanted to protest, but he already knocked on the captain's door.
When he came back he took her bag before helping Kate to stand up. On their way to the elevator Castle put an arm around her waist to steady her. She wasn't going to say anything because she didn't think she could walk by herself.
"After I explained to Gates that you were sick, she said that she doesn't want to see either of us around here till Monday. So we have six days for you to recover."
"I'm not sick." She said again this time out loud. "I just need some coffee so I can do my job!"She already tied to turn them around to go back to her desk, but his tight grip indicated that this topic was off limits.
He could see how sick Kate really was because she didn't even flinch when he took the car keys out of her purse and guided her to the passenger seat.
When they arrived at his loft, he parked the car, took their stuff out of her cruiser's trunk and helps her get out of the car. During the lift ride to his loft she placed her head on his shoulder and when they reached his floor was practically hanging on him.
He stopped them when they stood on front of his door.
"Kate, sweetheart, I'll have to open the door with the key, so you will have to stand on your own. Do you think you can do that?"
As an answer she only gave him a short nod but already reached out for the wall with shaking hands to steady herself.
When the door sprung open he put their stuff directly next to the door and then came back into the hall to get Kate. She had leaned her head against the wall and had closed her eyes.
She concentrated on staying upright, so she didn't realize he was coming near her. When he picked her up bridal-style she shortly opened her eyes in surprise, but as soon as she saw it was him carrying her, she relaxed again and snuggled to the warmth of his body.
As he put her into his bed she started to wake up a little bit more.
"Don't worry about it, Martha and Alexis are out for the whole week, so we have the loft all to ourselves. Now, my pjs or yours?"
"Yours"
He peeled off all of her clothes but her panties and took one of his shirts, which had quickly become one of her favorite sleeping shirts, out of the closet and dressed her in it.
Then he tucked her in, gave her a kiss on the forehead and stayed until she was asleep. After having watched her sleep for a little while, he got up and started to make his special chicken-noodle-soup, he only made when Alexis was really sick.
When the soup was boiling he searched for the Temptation Lane DVDs she had left at his place after watching them together. He also got some medicineout of the bathroom and crushed it into some yogurt, because he knew that she couldn't swallow pills, which she of course would never admit if asked.
As he entered the master bedroom with a tray in his hands, on which a bowl with soup, the yogurt and a glass of water were placed, he put it down on the nightstand next to the bed and put one of the Temptation Lane DVDs into the receiver.
He sat down onto the bed close to her and gave her a kiss on the cheeks to wake her up.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was the sea. The blue sparkling sea.
The sea turned into an eye and then a face the more she woke up.
She tried to smile as she saw it was Castle, but she only managed a really weal one. Castle helped her to sit up against the head board.
"Why not my apartment?"
"Because my bed is way comfier."
She couldn't argue with that, could she.
AN: all mistakes are mine, but it was betaed by my dear friend Franci. Please R&R