Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Castle cast of plot. I just borrow them to play with.

Authors note: This is my first Castle fanfiction I wrote. This is not beta-ed and all mistakes are mine. English isn't my first language, so please be gentle.

Love is like a Heat Wave

Chapter 1

The famous mystery novelist Richard Castle opened the door to the loft he shared with his seventeen-year old daughter Alexis and his live-in mother Martha. He just came back from his "second" workplace; he was a consultant at the New York Police Department.

"You are home early, Dad.", Alexis said from the sofa, where sat reading a book for school. When her father didn't answer she turned over to the entrance looking for him. "Dad, what happened?", she asked when she saw him.

"Beckett.", was all he could say. Alexis walked over to her father and gave him a hug, but he didn't move.

"Can you tell me, what happened? Why is there blood everywhere? Are you hurt?", Alexis asked worried, seeing all the blood on the once snow-white shirt of her father. He didn't answer; he just stood in the entrance, not moving at all. Alexis shoved her father toward his bathroom, trying to get him to shower and change. When he was inside the shower she walked back to the bedroom and took the phone from his pant-pockets. Normally she wouldn't do this, but she was really worried about her father.

"Yo Castle, how are you doing?", a male voice with light Hispanic accent answered the phone.

"Detective Esposito, this is Alexis.", she greeted the man.

"Alexis, what can I do for you and why are you on your Dad's phone."

"Dad just came home. He was covered in blood and didn't say a word expect Beckett. He is showering at the moment. I never have seen him like this. Can you please tell me, what happened? I'm really worried about him."

"Alexis, please stop worrying. Your father is save, nothing did happened to him."

"So what did happen? Why is he covered in blood?"

"Your father and Beckett were on their way to an witness when they run in an robbery gone wrong. Some gang-members were just running away form a robbery of an supermarket and they were opening fire. Beckett got into their way. She got shot and your Dad was the first to response. He did everything to save her live.", Esposito explained.

"Oh god. Is she going to be okay?"

"Well, that's hard to say. She was brought to the hospital immediately and is currently undergoing surgery. We don't now at the moment if she is going to make it."

"Thanks for the info. Can you tell me, which hospital she was brought to? I'm sure Dad would like to visit her."

Esposito told her the address and ended the call. She went to her fathers bedroom where Castle was sitting on his bed in his bathrobe. "Dad, everything is going to be okay. Detective Beckett is going to make it. And now get dressed, the cab is waiting." Alexis said leaving the room. She went up to her room to get her purse and jacket. When she got down again her father was waiting at the door, still looking terrible hurt.

"How?", was all Castle could say after some minutes on their journey to the hospital.

"I called Detective Esposito while you were in the shower. He told me what you did for Detective Beckett and he told me in which hospital she was brought. And I thought that you would like to be with her, getting the news firsthand."

"Thanks pumpkin."

When they arrived at the hospital, they were shown to the waiting room where Esposito and Ryan where already waiting for any news.

"Hey Castle, how are you doing?", Ryan asked when he saw the both of them coming.

"Well, I've been better. Any news so far?", Castle asked

"Sorry, no news so far, but this could be a really good sign. Lanie is on her way and I'm sure, she will get some information. We even tried to reach Beckett's dad, but he is currently not at home. We left a message to call back.", Ryan explained.

"So, now we are just sitting around and wait?", Castle asked.

"That's all we can do at the moment. Beckett is taken care off. They are doing everything possible to help her."

Alexis helped her father to a chair and sat down next to him, waiting for any news on the female cop.

About fifteen minutes later, Lanie arrived at the hospital and went straight for Espostito.

"What the hell did happen, Javi? How did she got shot?", Lanie wanted to know.

"We really don't know what happened. We were not at the place when it happened. It really should be a normal interrogation." Esposito said, trying to calm Lanie down.

"We were just walking back to the car, when we came past a grocery store. I assume there was a robbery taking place at this moment. Two guys ran out an left the scene. Then they started to fire there guns at the shop. I tried to push Beckett out of the way, but she got hit either way. When I saw her falling down on the sidewalk I was at her side immediately. There was blood seeping out of her stomach. I really tried to still the bleeding, but it still came. I reached for her phone and called an ambulance. I put pressure on the wound until the paramedics arrived.", Castle said to no-one in particular.

"That was a good thing, you did Castle. You probably saved her live with doing so.", Lanie said, putting a hand on Castle's shoulder. "She is going to be fine. No news normally are good news."

"Family of Katherine Beckett?", a man dressed in scrubs asked.

"That would be us. Her father is currently unavailable and we are as close as family as possible.", Castle explained. "Are there any news?"

"There are some good news. She is out of surgery and at the moment it looks good. She is going to make a full recovery. We don't think there will be any lasting effects. The bullet missed all important organs just by some millimeters. She did have an guardian angle.", the doctor said.

"Thanks doc. Can we see her?"

"We will bring her into a private room in some minutes. But she is still on anesthesia, so she won't respond. But you can see her one on a time only. She still need to rest."

A/N: Did you like it so far? Please leave a comment and have a nice holiday.