Hey guys! This is a new fan fic of mine that I post on instagram but I wanted to put it one here too. The chapters won't be overly long. They could range from 300-2000 words so bare with me. It should be updated quite frequently I hope. You are going to be quite behind me posting on instagram. I will attempt to post once a day. Hope you enjoy and please leave a review! Every review means the world!

She stood in the library just observing what was happening in front of her. She wondered if the little girl knew that Kate could see her peaking behind the bookshelf to stare at her. She could describe her as an echidna digging a hole to escape a wild dog only to peak out every few minutes to check to see if it was gone. If she was to be completely honest, she would have to admit that it was quite entertaining. Kate began to make a game out of it. Every time the little red head would poke her head around the corner, Kate would pull a funny face over the top of the text book that she was reading. She really should've been studying for an exam that she had tomorrow but right now the innocence of playing with a small child was exactly what she needed to calm her nerves.

Her joy didn't last long as the little girl eventually stopped playing along so Kate returned back to her text book. It was times like these that she wondered why she chose law. The long hours studying usually never showed and most of the courses were grudgingly boring. She was passionate about it though, she had wanted to do this since she was a little girl. Kate wondered about that little girl. Did she already have her career planned out even though she only looked to be about six or seven? Did she want to be a doctor or a vet? Was she one of those girls that just wanted to be a princess? Or did she want to be an astronaut? The possibilities were endless and she realised that she would never find out.

Most of all the little girl reminded her of her family. She missed her parents so much. Her mother would ring her every night just to check up on her but it was never enough. She sometimes regretted the decision to go to Stanford but she had to admit that it was great. California is a great place to live and she had made so many new friends. But for Kate though, that wasn't always enough.

She dove her head back into her textbook and drifted off into the world of law.

"Whatcha doin'?" a young voice said from across the table. Kate looked up from her book and saw the young red head sitting across from her. She couldn't help but smile.

"Just doing some studying," she replied in her most innocent voice.

"No fun," the little girl mumbled with a pout on her face.

"Yeah I know right," Kate laughed, "so what are you doing here?"

The young girl looked around and then answered. "I'm here with my dad. We are choosing a book for my book report I have to do for school."

"Well if you choose a good book I am sure that it will be fun."

"Well maybe," the little girl laughed, "if dad will hurry up and finish his book signing!" she exclaimed and face palmed her forehead.

Kate remembered that there was an author here today to do a signing, she didn't really take much notice of it as she had no time to read anything but her textbooks.

"Alexis! Alexis! Where are you honey?" a man called out.

"Over here dad!" the young red head replied.

"So I'm guessing your name is Alexis then?" Kate giggled.

"Sure is! What's yours?"

Kate smiled as she saw a young man probably a few years older than her walk over towards them; she assumed that it was Alexis's dad. "My name is Katherine, or Kate I guess." Most of her new friends in California called her Katherine even though she insisted on Kate. She eventually just got used to it.

"Alexis I told you not to annoy people," the man sighed and put a hand on one of the girls shoulders. "This woman is trying to study."

Kate had to admit that he was very handsome. His eyes were so blue; she had never seen eyes quite like them before.

"It's fine really," Kate said looking up to the man, "I need a break anyway. All of this study is not good for one's brain," she laughed.

"Still though," he sighed, "I'm sorry if she interrupted you."

"Don't sweat it. She's a good kid."

"See Dad! I'm a good kid," the little girl laughed.

"Yes you are sweetie. Why don't you go find that book and we can go buy it for you."

"Mmk," she replied and Alexis ran off towards the kid's book section.

The man turned around to make sure his daughter was heading in the right direction and then took a seat across from Kate.

"My name is Rick, Rick Castle," he finally said.

Where did that name sound familiar to Kate? "Well my name is Kate, Kate Beckett."

"Beautiful name," he answered and Kate did have to admit that she started to blush.

"Well thank you," she answered with the cutest smile she could pull off. "So what brings you to California?"

"Book signing," He answered, "this is my final stop before heading home to New York."

That's where she heard the name from. Her mother read his books. She was a really big fan actually. "You're from New York?" she asked, "me too."

"Small world," he replied just as the little girl ran over to her father and handed him the book.

"Lets get home kiddo" she said to the red head. Kate wondered where she got the red hair from. Probably her mother but she wasn't exactly in sight for Kate to find out.

"It was nice meeting you Katherine," the little girl said to her. Kate had never known such a young girl that spoke with such poise towards adults. It was actually kind of cute.

"The pleasure is all mine," Kate replied with a smile. "Was nice meeting you Rick."

"You too Kate," he said before walking off towards the counter where you could buy your books.

Well this was a story that she could tell her mother when she flew home next week and Kate knew how jealous she would be. She dove her back into her textbook hoping that she could get out of here in the next couple of hours.