Prologue
Las Vegas
Nineteen year old Kate Beckett didn't want to be in Vegas she didn't want to be any where but curled up in bed with her covers over her head. It had been 3 month's since that night her dad and her came home to the cop on their doorstep with the heart breaking news about her mother. Three month's since her world fell apart and shattered in to million pieces. With the end of the semester her friends dragged her of to Vegas for a weekend of college student debauchery and wildness. But as she sat at the bar watching her friends dance and flirt and be free she felt like the world was collapsing around her, she couldn't breath she had to get away form the noise the people they were taking up to much air they were choking her. Kate grabbed her purse and took off at a full run away from the bar away from everything, as she turned the last corner in the hallway leading to the street she ran full force into someone. With a grunt and undignified squeak they landed in a heap on the floor.
"Sorry sorry I did mean to run in to you" Kate blurted out as she scrambled to her feet. Rick castle was having a horrible day first his wife served him with divorce papers and then left their four and half year old daughter in to his mothers care and he was stuck on this book tour for two more days before he could head back to new York last but not least he got mowed down my a human tornado.
"Yeah well you should be" he growled at his assailant as he gained his feet and got a look at the women that sent him flying.
"There is no need to be rude I mean I did apologise" Kate snapped back "and it's your fault anyways this is clearly an exit and you were heading the wrong way" tired and still a little panicky form early Kate spun on her heel and went to leave.
"A drink" Rick called out as the women went to leave.
"What?"
"Your right I was the going the wrong way so the least I can due is buy you a drink" he offered back with a charming smile. Kate hesitated for a moment then in the first impulsive thing she had done since her mother's death she nodded her head yes to this total stranger.
"My name is Alex by the way" Rick stated as he offered her his arm tomorrow he would go back to his real name but tonight he just wanted to be free.
"Becks my friend s call me Becks"
Logan Alexander Beckett was born 9 month's to the day after Kate's one drink with Alex in Vegas having left the room long before he woke up an not knowing Alex's full name, Kate raised her son as she worked her way steadily up the police force building a brilliant career. Until eleven years down the road when the paths would cross again.
