My friend theluckywriter recently got sick and had to stop writing so she asked me to write her a story kind of like hers and I decided to share it with you all.

Yes I know almost everyone writes about Kate having but I too wanted her to have a daughter.

Hope you enjoy.

It was 11:07am, Kate Beckett found herself in the library scanning through the mystery section of books on a sunny Saturday.

"Hey mom, I found the book I want to read." The eight year old called out in delight,revealing to her the poison apple book and blowing the hair out of her face.

Kate smiled at her, it was a regular habit that Kate Beckett did with her daughter every chance she got.

"Great you can sit down and start reading it till I find the book I want." She said browsing the books.

"Okay mom I'll go sit down over there until you're finished." The girl said pointing to a seat near by.

"Don't talk to strangers." Kate warned.

"Okay mom." The girl said rolling her eyes at her mother's over protectiveness.

Then she went back to scanning through the books.

Richard Castle was glad to take the break from writing his latest book. It frustrated him that he had no new ideas for his book and Gina would be expecting three new chapters on her desk by Monday and he hadn't even gotten halfway through the second chapter.

'Looks like another few nights of no sleep.' He thought.

But right now that wasn't his main goal. His main goal was to spend some long awaited time with his daughter at the library.

"Daddy, do you have to read the back of all of the books?" Alexis whined.

"Yes daddy has to go through all of his competitor's books to see what he's up against."

Alexis sighed. "Fine, but I'm bored, can I go sit down and start reading then." Castle nodded his head.

And ten minutes later he looked up to see if Alexis was okay and he smiled when he saw her talking to a little girl with medium, length, blonde hair cascading down her back and laughing. His daughter only had one really close friend, even though she had other friends she wasn't really lose with any of them, she was smart beyond her age and some kids just didn't understand that and it wasn't usual that you see her talking to anyone else other than Paige, he was glad she made a new friend.

Suddenly he noticed a woman next to him reading the back of the books a James Patterson book to be exact.

Kate looked towards her daughter and the girl looked up at the same moment giving her a large smile and Castle saw the interaction.

"Is that your daughter?" He asked.

And the woman turned around to face him and he almost lost his breath, she was stunning one of the most stunning women he saw in a while.

And she stared at him her eyes widening slightly.

"Um yes," She answered cautiously.

"My daughter is the read head girl talking to her." He explained.

"Oh,"

"I'm Rick Castle by the way." He told her.

Oh she knew who he was, but she wasn't going to make herself seem like a star struck fan.

"Kate." She answered shaking his hand.

"Do I get a last name Kate?" He was flirting with her openly.

Kate shook her head. "Nope," there was a wicked smirk on her face, but she wouldn't tell him, to her everyone looked like a criminal even a millionaire writer.

"Well Mr Castle I'm going to go now it was nice meeting you."

He gave her a charming smile. "It was nice to meet you too.

Then she left, the scent of cherries lingering behind and leaving Richard Castle utterly baffled. He didn't even get to ask for her number, she probably wouldn't have told him anyway.

A week later Richard Castle was in the line in a cafe with Alexis when all of the sudden his daughter squealed running from his side to a booth, hugging a girl. The same girl from the library in fact she was sipping on a smoothie and munching on a ham and cheese croissant and if she was there then that meant that she had to be their too.

Yup, there she was holding a coffee cup and a bear claw wearing a leather jacket and jeans with a pair of high heeled boots.

The two girls were talking and when he got his things he joined them. "Can I join you?" He asked not just wanting to invade her privacy.

"Well looks like the girls have already decided for us." She told him.

He sat giving Alexis her quiche and strawberry smoothie.

"It's nice to see you again Kate." He told her giving a smile.

She ignored how amazing his smile was and calmed her nerves. "You too, Mr Castle."

He sipped his coffee and listened to his daughter chatting with Kate's daughter about the book she was reading and the girl returned the favour.

Alexis was really enjoying spending time with this girl. He couldn't just let her leave with her daughter, what if they never saw each other again. What if he never saw HER all he had to do was find the courage to ask her.

He made small talk with her and he found himself wishing that he could talk to her like their kids talked to each other.

Suddenly her phone rang and she put up her finger to pause their conversation.

"Beckett." She answered.

And Castle was intrigued by how her voice changed.

"Ok what's the address?" She asked writing down something on a napkin. "I'll be there soon."

Then she put down the phone. "I have to go." She told him. "Come on Mackenzie, let's go."

The girl looked up to her mother disappointed but obediently stood up. "Bye Alexis." She said walking to her mother's side.

"Wait," Castle said causing them both to look back.

"Can I have your number?" Kate gave him a look causing him to quickly explain.

"My daughter doesn't usually click to people so easily, it's just so our daughters can hang out, nothing else, besides I'm a bestselling author pretty sure I'm not a criminal."

Kate gave him a thoughtful look. "Or I could take your number." She told him.

He gave her a knowing look. "Kate we both know you wouldn't call."

How did a man she met only two times know her so well?

"Just for our daughter's benefits" He tried again.

"Fine." She said scribbling down her cell number on a paper and handing it to him before rushing out the door and through the busy streets.

There you go the first chapter.

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Hope you enjoy.