Being Afraid.

Chapter 5

Lanie had been keeping an eye on Alexis and the amount of blood she had lost due to the gun shot she received on the right side of her chest. The blood flow had slowed concedisably because of the fact that they were first on the secene. Once the paramedics arrived Lanie made room for them to work and went to Esposito and said "Did you call it in to the precenit yet?" "Yea, Lanie I did by the way do you want to call Beckett and tell her what's happened or do you want Ryan or me do it", said Esposito.

While Lanie and Javier were talking the paramedics had stabliezed Alexis for transport to the hospital and Ryan told them he would travel with them to the hospital. Just as they were leaving the loft apartment Lanie asked Kevin "Are you sure you want to go to the hospital with Alexis?" Kevin just looked at his friends and said "There is no way I'm leaving her side, I need her just like I need you guys, now call Beckett and tell her and Castle what's happened". With that they left and went to the hospital. Ryan sent a text to Esposito and told him they were going to the same hospital that Beckett was sent to after she was shot.

Lanie rang Kate and relayed the information to her so that they could get to the hospital as soon as possible but she told her Ryan was there with Alexis. Kate thanked lanie for calling and letting them know, once kate was off the phone to lanie she turned to Castle and said "Castle, we need to get back Alexis is in hospital Ryan's with her I'll explain in the car". Castle nodded turned back to the person he was talking to and said his goodbyes. Kate explained what had happened and now they were headed for the hospital.

"Kate, I thought that the hospital would be the last place Ryan would want to be" Castle said. "Rick, don't you know that Ryan has fallen in love with your daughter, he told her he loved her in a similar way you did with me" Kate said the surprised look on Castle's face made her smile. While Kate and Rick were on their way to the hospital and Esposito and CSU was working on finding out what & how happened and who was responsible. Lanie made her way to the surguail floor to see Ryan in the waiting room she went to the shop to get a few things while Ryan sat there with his thoughts.

While Ryan was waiting in the family waiting room he started to remember the night of Jenny's death.

Flash Back

Jenny had been on her way home from her parents house when a drunk driver decided to drive through a red light and hit jenny's car because the other driver was drunk he was also speeding and with the force of the impact Jenny's car was turned over three times. Cops, paramedics and the fire bredge arrived on the scene. Some of the cops first on the scene reconisged Jenny on the spot and got the paramedics to take a look at her first they knew instantaly that she would not make it to the hospital and that she would be dead on arrival. When Kevin got the call from lanie to come see her he knew some thing was off but he told her he'd be there in five. He left a note for Jenny telling her he should be back shortly and left their apartment. When Kevin arrived at Lanie's morgue he saw beckett, castle, Esposito and Gates all waiting for him. Before he could speak Beckett looked him straight in the eye and explained that there was an accenient and jenny was involved in it but she was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital they need him to confirm that it is jenny on the table, Gates went over and pulled the sheet back so Kevin could see her face and when he nodded his confirmation after that everything else became a blur.

Just then Ryan was pulled back to the present by voices in the room and he reconized those voices one was lanie's the other was Castle's and Beckett and last but not least the other was Dr. Josh Davidson who was on call when alexis was brought in. Josh had just told Castle and beckett that Alexis was going to pull through thanks to the quick response to treatment she received at the scene, just then Josh saw Detective Ryan and said "Detective Ryan I would suggest you go see her first and after that her father and mother can see her along with Dr. Parish." Kevin just nodded his thanks and left the room to go see Alexis. When they arrived Kevin asked "Dr. Davidson what about the baby is it ok"? "For now everything seems ok but we are going to keep her in, in case there is any problems, just a few minuites ok" Josh said and with that he went to make his rounds.

When Kevin went into the room and saw Alexis laying there with all these machines hooked up to her, he swore to himself that this will not happen again. Kevin went over to Alexis bed and sat in the chair beside it and put her hand in his and said "Alexis please fight to stay with me I love you" with that Kevin kissed her hand as Castle stood in the doorway and watched he couldn't be happier for them both.

Castle Said "Ryan, please help Esposito find out who did this it would mean a lot to Alexis and me". Kevin looked up to see Castle Beckett and Lanie in the room and he answered, "don't worry castle we'll catch him I promise". With Ryan left the room and went straight back to work. When Ryan arrived at the precient everyone was working this case and when his partner saw him arrive he asked, "How's Alexis"? Kevin told him that Alexis was out of surgy and in ICU and that they were going to keep her in until they knew there were no complications with the baby.

"When she comes round she is going to hate that but then again maybe not, she'll have you waiting on her hand and foot" said Esposito with a smile and his partner couldn't help but smile back in answer to what he just said.