Three years, six months and eleven days.
That how long Richard Castle has been gone.
All traces of him have been searched and abandon
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"Javi, yes it me Beckett , pack a bag we are going to Maine. You will be getting a call from COD, [Chief of Detectives] telling you to go with me to Maine to get Castle."
"WE are picking up a body?" "Hold on to your ass, Castle is alive."
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At exact thirty (30m) minutes Kate pulled up to Javi's, apartment. Javi and Lanie were standing outside with a bag each. They both seemed confused. The same SUV given to her by Martha , after Ric was gone a year.
"Hi gang already to go?"
"Seeing that this in on orders and we're paid, were treating this as a vacation. I think this may turn into nightmare."
"Ok Beck what the hells going on. We're ordered to accompany you to Maine to pick up a man who has been dead for over three years. What the story?"
"The Maine State Police found a man on the side of the road, near frozen to death. In his sock was a license and a medical ID, in the name of Richard Castle of New York. On the medical card I was named as his POA. I have not changed my number in the three years since Rick went missing.
I was called by the hospital. They also notified NYPD that he was found. The COD told me three things, not in this order.
Number #1: I'am ordered to go to Maine ,with Javi to pick up Castle.
Number #2: I was separated from the task force in Washington.
Number #3: I am going to be made the Captain of the 12th prescient. Also I am told I'm being groomed to bigger things in the NYPD.
Finally Tim asked me to marry him."
"Did you say yes to anything you just mention?'
Becket turned bright and studded an answer no one understood.
"I..ma.. Hav..sai…yes to ."
"Beckett say that again in English."
Still bright and very red she replied after taking several deep breaths.
"I have said yes to ALL of them. The problem with that is the new job offer, and Castle being found, I'm so fuck-up in my mind."
"Kate talk it out, you have many friends."
"You know how my feelings for Rick was before he disappeared.
He brought me out of the hole, pit if you must, into the like. He made me happy, and fun. He helped he find my Mother killer and more. That day seeing hic car on fire m in that ditch, my heart died. I searched for two years try to find him.
I found nothing, he was gone.
It was only then that I ,with the help, and comfort of my family, and friends, started dating. This led to meeting Tim and having enough feeling to allow me to say yes to his asking me to marring him.'
Kate pulled her car to the side of the road. Her tears flowed down her cheeks.
"Javi can you drive, my emotions and being over tired."
"No problem I wanted to stretch my legs anyway."
Kate got into the backseat with Lanie. Lanie wrapped her arms around Kate and spoke softly to her as Espo drove north.
Speaking softly Kate started to explain her feelings. She told Lanie how Rick broke down all the barriers she built up after her mother's death. She said she was dead inside till he arrived.
Finally admitting she loved him, saying yes when he asked her to become her one and done.
Kate said she was never as happy as she was on her wedding day, and how crushed she was on his disappearance.
She told Lanie how deep she fell in to the rabbit hole she fell looking for Castle. How after two years she finally decided that Rick was either dead or he ran away from her for some unthinkable reason.
Finally after taking the task force job she met Tim Rogerson. Tim was a BAU profile, from Quantico.
He never forced information out of her. He awaken feeling she thoughts died with Rick. After a few months of informal dates she accepted a formal date. She grew to love Tim as she loved Rick. She said the day he asked her to marry him she almost had a heart attack. After the swimming stopped in her head she said yes. Them the call from the task force leader things went down hill. After spilling her guts Kate fell asleep. She slept till they entered Gilford Maine.
"Kate honey were here at the hospital."
"This is Angle of Mercy Hospital, not much to look at."
"Come on lets find Castle, and take him home. "I'm more than a little emotionally confused about what we will find.
I just got my mind-set that he was dead. I put everything about him behind. Now he maybe alive, what do I do now."
Spoke as she stepped away from the car. The other teo followed each deep in their own thoughts.
"Lets made sure it's him first."
The three walked into the main entrance to ask the location of Castle.
The hospital administrators were happy at the thought of finally getting some people who knew Rick and could get some answers about his treatment. After signing papers they are taken to a private room where Rick was.
"Entering the room behind the charge nurse the are set back by Rick condition.
The old Rick was six feet two inches tall, He weighted about one hundred nightly pounds and had brown hair.
This Rick looked the right height, but he seen to weigh less than one hundred forty pounds. He was as bald as a bowling ball.
All three sucked in their breath. Kate quickly turned her heat to te nurse
