Author: MoiraShipper
Summary: 7x01, AU. It's been six months without notices from Castle and he is declared dead, but on the same day, he appears as an angel to an incredulous Kate.
Kate's angel
Monday
Into the blue
And faded world of my daydreams
Into the Blue-Sara Jackson Holman
"I'm sorry miss Beckett, but it's been six months." The detective that had been investigating Castle's disappearance said, sorry. "We'll have to give him as dead."
The man touched her shoulder gently before leaving the precinct.
"It's Mrs. Castle." Or it should have been. It was the only thing Kate said, her narrow eyes staring at the chair beside her, where her fiance used to sat, watching her work or telling her one of his crazy theories.
The detective's eyes filled with tears but she tried to hold them back, seeing that Esposito and Ryan were watching from their desks when the other detective had left. They stood up, ready to go to her, but she shook her head, forcing a small smile.
"No boys, I'm fine. I'll continue to search for him."
And she got up, going to the breakroom where she could vent. When she got there, she leaned over the sink, holding the bar with her hands while taking a deep breath, feeling the pain in her chest while her moments with Castle filled her mind, and the lost future, marriage, children.
"Six months without you my love..."
It was then that she saw the mug Castle used to bring her and it was filled with coffee. Kate approached, feeling the smell and then looked desperately to the side, expecting to see him there smiling at her because only he knew how to make her coffee. But seeing that there was no one there, she felt tears fell freely down her face when then Lanie came and wordlessly held her tight and Kate hugged her, not bothering to hide the sounds she was making.
"Castle..." Kate said in a tearful voice and Lanie, holding back her own tears, stroked her head fondly. "We had a future."
"I know Kate."