AN: First of all thank you for all the reviews, you guys are great! And since a lot of you asked I decided to really write another chapter.

Second; Yes, Alexis is 15, I changed her timeline too and forgot to tell you on the 1st chapter. My bad.

Third; English is not my main language, I'm still learning it, so yes, I'll make some mistakes. You've been warned.

Have a nice reading. XX

He had already memorized every detail about her.

How she crinkles her nose when she finds something cute, how bites her inner cheeks trying not to laugh about some of his stupid jokes, how she furrow her brows when she is thinking or, his favorite, how the tip of her tongue meets her teeth every time she smiles at something she adores.

Just like she is smiling at him right now.

"You're now even listening to me." She points out in frustration. The smile turning into an adorable pout while she squirms out of his embrace.

"Of course I am, darling." He can tell, by the arch on her eyebrows, that she doesn't believe him. "You were saying how Kylo is better than Darth and I beg to differ."

She's now looking at him with an outraged look on her face. "First I don't think he is better, I think he is worst. That's my point. And second, how can you not think that?"

"Anakin murdered kids! It can't get worse than that." Said Rick making his point.

"So did Kylo! And bonus, he also murdered Han." She gave him an evil smile.

"You did not!" That only made her laugh more. Damned be the day he told her that Han Solo's death was his Achilles' heel. "Ok, fine, I'll let you win this one."

"I knew my day would come!" She cheered.

Rick pulled her back into his embrace and kissed the top of her head. "I can't believe we're becoming one of those couples."

"Oh Rick, we became of one of those couples on our first date."

It's been a little over month since they started seeing each other seriously and not only via text messages and everyday he spent with her, only gave him more certainty that this, that Kate, was the last one.

They haven't told anyone yet, well, he hasn't told anyone yet Kate mentioned with him that her best friend knew, she was actually the one who helped Kate say yes to the date and Rick made a mental note to thank the woman as soon as he can. She also mentioned that she was seeing someone to her father as well.

Alexis had arrived from Europe two weeks after their first date and she was so excited to tell him all about it, that he decided to postpone the news, not wanting to make the moment about him. But a day turned into three months.

He told Kate that he just wanted to keep this between the two of them for a little while longer, which she, thankfully, understood. She wasn't ready to tell her father either.

But honestly, he was just scared. Scared to tell her daughter about this extraordinary woman he met, scared that Alexis would note the love in his eyes when he talks about her, scared that she would somehow get attached to Kate and scared that one day Kate realizes that she can do better and leave, breaking not only his heart but his daughter's too.

He would tell her, of course. He had to, she was the most important thing in his life and her approval was everything. He would tell her, just not now. Not today.

"A penny for your thoughts." Said Kate, her fingers creating random patterns on his naked chest.

"You're extraordinary." He said, smiling when she smacked him. "You asked."

"You're ridiculous." He couldn't see her face, but he's been spending too much time with her to know that she was rolling her eyes.

Rick shifted their position, laying now on the top of her. He slowly kisses her neck and she moans in pleasure, wrapping her legs around his rips.

His lips moved from her neck to her right nipple, making her moan something like oh god yes. But it was when she asked for more that Rick stopped his actions, untangling their bodies.

"What the hell?" Whined Kate when he got up from the bed.

"I'm ridiculous." He threw some shirt and shorts on and left the room, leaving behing a completely turned on and angry Kate.

"I hate you!" She yelled from her place in bed.

She was putting her pants when she heard his scream coming from the living room. As a reflex, her hands went to her waist in search of her gun, which, of course, wasn't there.

She fumbled through her stuff, quickly finding her gun near her shoes. He mocks her for always caring it with her no matter where they go or what they are doing, hm, who is laughing now.

She runs towards the door, gun in her hand and ready to aim it when she realizes why he screamed. Oh boy, she wanted to scream too.

"Dad!" Screamed a red head girl, her eyes wide. At first Kate thought it was because of the image of a woman coming out of her dad's room. But the girls eyes weren't on her, they were on the gun she was carrying.

Kate dropped the gun on the sofa, raising her in surrender like one of her suspects. "I'm a cop."

She thanked God her voice didn't shake when she spoke, giving away how nervous she was.

Rick had told her a lot about Alexis, how smart and lovely she was, but he also told her that he wanted to wait a little longer to tell her about their relationship. I just, I want you all to myself, at least for a little while longer, he said. But she was a freaking detective, she could tell that there was more to the story and she had a pretty good idea about what it was.

She couldn't blame him, though. If introducing a girlfriend or boyfriend to your parents was scary, Kate could even imagine what it was like to introduce your girlfriend to you daughter, especially if you don't know if it's going to last.

But it will.

"Uh, Alexis, this is Kate Beckett. Kate this is my daughter, Alexis." Rick's voice was steady, but his expression betrayed him.

When the girl didn't say anything, Kate took the lead. She interrogates criminals for living, she could talk to her boyfriend's daughter. "Hi, I've heard a lot about you. Good finally meeting you."

"Finally? How long you two had been together?" The girl pronounced the word two with a disgusted look on her face, like Kate was some kind of prostitute. Ok, maybe talking with a killer was easier than being insulted by your boyfriend's daughter.

Kate threw a panicked look at Rick once the girl turned back to her father, waiting for an answer. "A little over a month. And Alexis, please be polite."

The girl huffed and completely ignored her father's wish. "Why you didn't tell me?"

"Hm, I'm sorry, Rick. I've got go back to work." Hating to interrupt but needing to, Kate took the girl's question as a cue to leave.

She picked up her gun and dared to speak again, before Rick had chance to protest her leaving. "Alexis, it was nice to meet you."

She didn't give them time to say anything back. Picking up her coat from the hanger, she closed the door behind her, leaving the two Castles alone.

Once outside, Kate bit her cheeks trying to stop the tears from forming. If Alexis hates her, there is no way Rick will continue dating her.

A sarcastic laugh escaped her lips. She wasn't going to become the kind a girl who cries over a guy she met a month ago. But despite her best efforts, despite the absurdity of it and despite of how much she tells herself that is too fast, she was completely heads over heels in love with Richard Castle.

Rick turns to his daughter the minute the door closes behind Kate. Disbelief all over his features.

"Seriously, Alexis? I've taught you better." His daughter didn't say anything, didn't even changed the perplexed expression on her face. "She was being nice with you, the least you could do was being polite and greet her nicely."

Alexis always had a hard time liking or bonding with his girlfriends and a part of him blame himself for that. His girlfriends weren't always good role models and a the few of them that were okay, ended up breaking her heart. Her mother included.

So he couldn't blame her for being guarded and suspicious, but nothing justified being rude.

"Why you didn't told me?" The girl asked again, but this time softer.

"Because I was waiting to see if it was a real deal." He admitted.

"And who is she?" Alexis continued her interrogation. "I mean, she said she was a cop, how did you meet her? Were you arrested again?"

"Outch. And no, we met... online."

"Online?" His daughter prompted.

"Yeah, she texted me by mistake and we started talking." Alexis nodded, trying to understand the situation.

"Do you like her?" Her question got him off guard. "Is she a real deal?"

The silence took its place around them. How was he going to explain to his 15 year old daughter, who had no experience in such subject, that he was completely irrefutably in love with a woman he's met a month ago?

He gave his daughter a gentle smile, hoping that she would catch on his eyes what he probably won't be able to put into words.

"Yes." The three letter word lingering between them for a moment, until he decided to speak again. "She is extraordinary, Alexis. I — I can't even begin to explain it to you. She is strong, independent, funny, caring and God, she is beautiful. So beautiful. And she makes me happy, kiddo, happier than anyone, besides you, has ever made."

The following minute seemed to last an entire hour. His heart pounding fast on his chest, eager to know his daughter's response to his love outburst.

"That's all I need to know." Said her, offering her dad a shy smile. "Sorry for being rude. I just, I don't want you to hurt yourself."

"I know, kiddo, but that's how life goes." He pulls his daughter into a tight hug. "Please, be nice with her next time, ok? Give her a chance. You'll love her."

"Ok. And I'm sorry, dad." He squeezes her tight once again, assuring that everything is fine. "I gotta go do some homework now."

He watches as his daughter disappears upstairs and a sudden wave of panic hits him. He has to call Kate, make sure everything was ok, make sure that Alexis actions didn't scare her away.

Rick runs to his bedroom searching for his phone, he dials her number one, two, three times, but gets no answer.

We need to talk. Please call me.

He presses send on the message and hopes that she is just stuck on a case and not actually ignoring him.

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After 5 hours of radio silence, Rick decided that it was time to go after her, he didn't like the sick feeling in his guts telling him that the reason she didn't call back wasn't just because she was ignoring him.

Assuming she was still at work, Rick called for a cab and in 30 minutes he was standing at the precinct's doorway.

He had never been there before, it was weird, suddenly all too real. No matter how many cases he heard her talking about it was always a little bit surreal that she was actually a detective.

"Hello. I'm looking for Kate, I mean, Detective Beckett." Said Rick to the big security guy.

The man didn't say a word, just pointed to a gigantic metal detector, similar to the ones he sees on airports. He took his keys and cellphone out of his pocket and walked through it, a green light flashed above his head and a different security guard said, "9th floor."

Rick thanked the man and stepped into the elevator.

When the elevator's door opened his eyes were greeted by one of the coolest places he had ever seen. There was a roll of desks in the middle and some adjacent rooms which he assumed to be the captain's office, breakroom and probably some interrogation room. People walked from one side to another, some of them rushing to the elevator behind him, probably going to catch some killed, thought Rick in awe.

He looked around, searching for a familiar face, but wasn't able to spot her anywhere near.

"Can I help you?" Asked a middle height, Hispanic man. The man looked at him suspiciously, probably like he looked at everyone who entered the precinct without an apparent reason.

"Uh, I'm looking for Detective Beckett." The man's eye softened a little at that.

"You are Beckett's guy?" There was something in his eyes that Rick couldn't quite identify, so he just nodded, answering the man. "I'm Detective Esposito, one of Beckett's partner."

"Rick Castle, nice to meet you." Said Rick, while they exchanged a handshake.

"Likewise. Uh, listen there was an accident," Rick felt the panic rise in his chest and the detective rushed to explain. "She is fine. She just — The suspect knocked her out, but she is tough. I'm going out after a lead, I can drive you there if you want."

Rick nodded, not trusting his voice right now. He knew that getting beaten up was a regular part of her job, she had told him that, but that didn't make him any less nervous, the opposite actually.

They arrived at the hospital in a record time. Esposito made sure he was good before letting him in the hospital's sidewalk on his own.

Rick's head was still a little fuzzy, but not to fuzzy to yell at one of the hospital's receptionists who told him that they couldn't allow him to go into her room.

"I can only allow family member." The woman explained, her voice way too calm, which only made Rick angrier.

"I'm her boyfriend!" Yelled Rick receiving angry looks from the people all over the waiting room in return. He took a deep breath and tried again, calmer this time. "Listen, I need to see her. Please."

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Castle. I can't allow you to go in now."

Just when he was about to lose his temper with the woman again, a hand on his shoulder stopped him. "He is with me."

Rick turned to see an older man with grey hair, smiling at the woman. A smile that reminded him way too much the one of the woman he was desperate to see.

The receptionist nodded at the man, and gave Rick a visitor's pass. "Uh, thank you."

"You must be Rick." Said the man, the smile vanishing, giving its place to a much more serious expression. Rick nodded, oh how he hated meeting his girlfriend's parents. "I'm Jim. Katie's dad."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Beckett. She told me a lot about you." Jim studied him from head to toe and Rick's palm started to sweat.

"Yeah. She told me a lot about you too." His tone was neutral, which only made Rick more nervous. "I've got to back to work. She is in room 147."

Jim gave the receptionist his pass and turned to Rick one last time, before walking away. "Take care of her, Rick. And it was nice meeting you too."

Rick stood there for a moment watching the older man leave the hospital. Now he knows what Kate must have felt meeting Alexis and oh God, Kate.

He easily found her room; the door was closed so he knocked gently before opening. She was lying on the bed looking so much smaller than she really is. She had a black eye and her left hand was in a cast, his heart ached for her.

Her eyes met his and she gave him that dazzling smile. "Hi."

She wasn't expecting him to come.

The moment she stepped back at the precinct she noticed that she had forgotten her phone on Rick's place, she made a mental note to call him from the precinct to warn him later, but she got so tangled up on the case that the next thing she knows is that she somehow ended up in a hospital bed

"How did you know I was here?" Asked her reaching out for his hand.

"Well, you weren't answering my calls or my messages, at first I thought you were ignoring me because of the whole incident at my place, but then 5 hours went by and I started to get worried. So I went to the precinct and detective Esposito brought me here."

She hummed in approval. He cared about her enough to go after her at the precinct, her heart swelled at that. "I wasn't ignoring you. I forgot my phone at your place on my getaway."

Kate could see the relief in his eyes and as much as she didn't want to ruin it, she had to put her card on the table once for all. "Look, as much as I wouldn't ignore you, I wouldn't act like everything is normal, because it's not."

He listened to her carefully, paying attention to her every word and she was glad for that. The incident this morning and her visit to the hospital opened her eyes for something, and if he wasn't ready for it or if he didn't want it too, it was probably better put an end on everything now before anyone else gets hurt.

"I know how important Alexis is to you and I never intended to get in between. I love you, Rick, but please you gotta tell me where we're standing, because if she hates me I don't think I can do this."

She didn't realize what had escaped her lips until she saw her boyfriend's eyes open wider.

"Y—You love me?" It was too late to take it back and you know what, she didn't want to.

The whole time she was at the ambulance, the only thought in her mind was, please don't let me die without him knowing how I feel. So yeah, it wasn't exactly how she planned to tell him, but since it was out, there was no way she was taking it back.

"Yes." She didn't foresee his actions so when his lips met hers it took her a few minutes to react. And soon his tongue was seeking entrance, but before she could give it to him, his arm hugged her side and she screamed in pain, scaring him.

"I'm so sorry!" He said stepping aside away from the bed.

"It's fine, just no hugging until my ribs heal." He nodded and smiled at her, running his fingers through her hair.

"Alexis doesn't hate you." He said after a few minutes in silence. "She can get a little overprotective sometimes and I've talked to her about it. She just– She knows I'm not very good in picking my girlfriends."

She gave him a sympathetic smile, her hear rate racing in anticipation.

"I told her that you weren't like the others, that you are for real and she is good with it. I was even going to invite you for dinner at my place tomorrow, but I see that's not happening."

Kate laughed, the weight of a million elephants on her chest, disappearing and the possibility for more making her want to pull him for a hug. But instead, she just promised, "Next week."

"Are you sure you'll be ok then?" He worries and she nods, taking his hand on hers. "Yeah, I've been through worse."

He says something she can't quite decipher, her eyes starting to get heavy as a result of all the medication they gave her. But the next thing he says is loud and clear and has her smiling lazily at him.

"And Kate, I love you too."