A/N: Hello and welcome. This is my second, uploaded, multi-chapter Castle story. Thanks to the reviews from my first multi-chapter story, "Thank You Kate", I decided I would try writing another one. The feedback I had received from the last one was both overwhelming and exciting. You readers are my inspiration, so I thank you. I hope you enjoy this story as much as I will enjoy writing it for you.
Disclaimer: I do not own Castle. Castle will always belong to Andrew W. Marlowe and ABC.
"I Need You"
Kate Beckett, a detective with the NYPD, is living a happy life after tragedy had struck her family when she was 19 years old. She had somehow met and fallen in love with her favorite author, famous mystery novelist Richard Castle. They have been happily married for 2 months. Their friends and family say that Rick and Kate are still in the 'honeymoon phase' of their relationship. They never want to leave each other's side. They can never seem to stop wanting to make physical contact with one another. They're relationship was something truly wonderful.
One night Castle had stayed home, while Beckett was out working, so he could finish writing the chapters he needed to send to his publisher. Castle had been writing most of the day and only stopped to get something to eat or to use the restroom. He was so focused on his writing that he didn't hear the front door open. He hadn't even noticed that someone was walking into his office.
Kate walks into Castle's office. She can only speak in a whisper. "Castle?" He is so focused on his writing he didn't hear her, so she tries again. This time a little louder. "Castle?" He still doesn't answer. So, she walks around his desk to stand right next to him and puts her hand on his shoulder. "Babe?"
Castle is startled when he feels a hand on his shoulder. He looks up to see who it is. He gives a smile when he sees that it's his wife. "Hi, honey." When she doesn't answer he gets a concerned look on his face. He can see that she has tears in her eyes that have yet to fall. "Kate? Honey, what's wrong?" He turns in his chair so he's facing her. He reaches for her hand to pull her down to have her sit in his lap.
Kate slowly sits down on Castle's lap and puts an arm around his neck. "It's Roy." Finally a tear falls down her face.
Castle wraps an arm around Kate's waist while the free hand wipes away the tear that had fallen. "What about Roy?" Castle can clearly see that his wife is sad/upset. Right now, she is more important than his writing. "What happened?"
Tears keep running down Kate's face. She takes a breath before answering. "He… he was shot Rick."
Tears start to form in Castle's eyes. Roy Montgomery was his friend. "What? When?"
"Before I came home." She has to take another breath before continuing. "He… he didn't make it, babe."
Castle pulls Kate as close as he can. "Oh, honey. I'm so sorry." He rubs one of his hands up and down her back.
Kate wraps her other arm around Castle's neck and leans her forehead against his. "He was there Castle. He was there with us. None of us knew, until after we heard gunshots."
He stops rubbing her back. "Wait, what? Roy was at the same place you guys were?" Kate just nods her head. "Why?"
"I don't know. I was sitting in my car waiting to see if there was any indication I needed to get out. Ryan and Espo were in their car too." She takes a deep breath. "I didn't get out of my car until I heard gunshots. That's when I told Ryan and Espo that we needed to move in."
"So, you guys were doing a stakeout?"
"Yeah, pretty much."
Castle starts rubbing Kate's back again. "Ok, so what happened when you guys heard gunshots?"
"We ran into the airplane hangar where the sound of the gunshots came from." She quickly wipes away more tears. "Roy got them. I don't know how. He was outnumbered."
"Why an airplane hangar?"
"It's where the evidence was leading us. We also received a tip that something was planned to go down at an airplane hangar."
Castle lets out a little sigh. "Do Evelyn and the girls know?"
"I think so. Just as I was leaving the scene to come home an officer was dispatched to inform Evelyn."
After giving Kate a kiss on her forehead Castle asks, "So, what happens now?"
Kate doesn't want to think about, but she has to. Castle asked the question she wasn't ready to answer. She takes a breath before answering, "Plan a funeral."
Castle nods. Of course, that should have been an obvious answer. Roy had taken down the suspects that Beckett's team was looking into, before he got killed. "Is the NYPD planning it?"
"Some of it. Evelyn decides what kind of casket she wants Roy to be placed in, where she wants the services to be held, and which cemetery he'll be buried at." Kate sniffs and wipes more tears away. "The NYPD will handle the rest."
"Will you please tell Evelyn that I'm here wanting to help? Cost, flowers, anything."
All Kate does is nod. "Castle, can we get into bed?" Castle gives her a confused look. "No, babe. Not like that. I just want you to hold me."
Castle nods. "Of course. Anything you need." Castle saves his document before picking Kate up off of his lap and carrying her to their bedroom. Castle lays Kate on her side of the bed before he walks around to his side. He gets on the bed and slides across to hold her close. "Do you want anything to eat?"
Kate shakes her head. "No. I just want to be here with you."
"Ok." Castle kisses her head and holds her tight.
After a while, Kate breaks the silence. "I can't believe he's gone Castle." She starts to cry. "I didn't want to believe that it was actually him I was seeing. I thought it was just someone who looked like Roy." Kate grips the arm Castle has around her waist. "But it was him Castle. It was Roy."
"Honey, I'm sorry. I know you looked up to him. He was like a second father to you." He takes a slight pause trying to think of something else to say. "I'm sorry, honey. I don't know what else to say."
"You don't have to say anything Castle. Just stay here with me. Stay close to me." Kate's crying gets harder to the point where she is now shaking in Castle's arms. "I can't imagine losing you. I don't want to lose you." Kate takes a moment to catch her breath. "My heart breaks for Evelyn. She lost the man she loves. How can anyone survive that, babe?"
"I don't know honey. I don't know." Castle gives Kate a kiss and a tight squeeze. "Shh, I'm right here. I don't plan on going anywhere. I plan on spending the rest of my life with you."
Kate just nods. She decides to turn in Castle's arms so she is now facing him. She curls into him with her forehead to his chest and she pulls her arms close to her chest between her body and Castle's. Castle still has his arm wrapped around Kate. "Please, don't ever leave me." She uses Castle's shirt to wipe some of her tears. "I love you." She takes a breath. "I love you so much."
Castle doesn't care that Kate used his shirt to wipe away her tears. He wants to do anything to comfort his wife. He wants to be here for her through anything and everything. "I love you too." Castle lifts Kate's chin up so he can give her soft kiss on the lips. After they kiss Kate puts her head back down to Castle's chest. Castle pulls Kate as close as he can and rests his chin on the top of her head. Kate falls asleep in Castle's arms. Castle realizes that Kate has fallen asleep and gives Kate a kiss on her forehead before sleep overtakes him.
To Be Continued