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Chapter 1 – Justice

Kate had tears of joy streaming down her face. After 14 years, the man – Carter Jonas, former Mayor of New York- who paid Coonan to kill her mother was finally in prison. Kate left the court room with her father and Castle. Lanie, Esposito and Ryan walked behind them. Captain Gates left the moment the judge sentenced Jonas to life in prison, to give a statement to the media.

Two week after Kate resigned from the NYPD she got a call from Captain telling her that she was not excepting her resignation. Kate was a little shocked at this. She was stuck one what to do; she loved being a detective but if it meant losing Castle she didn't want to re-join the force. Kate talked to Castle about what Gates told her. Castle could see she didn't know what to do so he told her to go back and that she wouldn't lose him if she did. She called Gates back telling her she would come back as long as Castle got to as well. Gates wasn't happy having to have Castle but she gave Kate on condition- she was to say way from her mother's murder. Kate agreed. Even though she wanted to get justice for her mother, she had almost died twice. She knew that her mother wouldn't have wanted her to get killed just so her murder could be solved. That was five months ago and she was more than happy, her mother could finally rest in peace now.

The group went out for some drinks in Johanna's name. Everyone apart for Gates knew that Castle and Beckett were now dating. They made sure they kept it out of the office just in case Gates tried to use that as a reason to get rid of Castle.

***Castle***

Kate sat on the edge of Castle's bed looking down at the phone. She scrolled through her contacts. She found the contact she was looking for. It was the only contact she had never phoned. In fact she hadn't any form of communication this person in 14 years. For the past 14 years, she wanted nothing more to call that number but she knew that she couldn't. She looked at the time, it was 1 am. Since Kate didn't know where in the world this person was, she didn't know if she should wait. But she had waited, 14years, but she knew deep down that she should call later in the day. Kate locked her phone and tried to get back to sleep.

***Castle***

It was ten am and Kate had been up since 7 after getting a call on a murder. Castle watched Kate closely, he could tell something was bugging her.

"You ok?" He asked sitting down on the chair next to her desk.

She looked at him at smiled, "Yeah, why do you ask?"

"You look lost."

"I'm just thinking."

"Anything I can help you with?"

"No but thanks for asking." Kate got up and headed towards the break room. She made herself a coffee and took it over to one of the tables. She took her phone out of her pocket and found the same contact she wanted to call last night. Her hands shook as pressed the call button.

The phone rang four times before someone picked it up, "Hello."

"Sophie, is that you?" Tears started to form when Kate heard her voice.

"Yeah!" Kate could tell that Sophie had started to cry as well

"You get to come home Sophie, you get to come home."

"I already am."

"What do you mean, where are you?" Kate was shocked to hear that Sophie was in New York.

"12th precinct elevator, I'm almost at your floor."

Kate walked out of the break room and turned towards the elevator doors. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Castle, Esposito and Ryan looking at her. They tried to work out why she smiling but was crying at the same time. That's when the elevator door opened. Kate's father- Jim- was holding a babies car seat and standing next to a young woman who was Kate's double but name years younger and darker hair. Kate had a hand over her mouth in shock that she was really seeing Sophie. Kate took a few steps toward the elevator. Sophie dropped the duffle bag she was carrying and ran toward Kate.

Either of them cared about the amount of people looking, wondering what was going one. The two of them stood in the middle on the corridor hugging. Castle hadn't even noticed that Kate's father was now standing beside him with smiling as tears rolling down his check.

"I missed you so much." Sophie whispered softly.

"I've missed you too. I'm sorry it's taken so long." Kate replied

"It doesn't matter, I'm home now sis."