I'm so sorry that it took so long for me to post this chapter but I just didn't know how to write it... Thank you for your reviews, I read them all and they were very helpful to me. I tried to improve both my writing and creative skills in this chapter and even though it's not that good I hope that you'll enjoy reading this chapter more than the first one.

I decided that since a lot of people didn't like season 8, this story would not be situated after it and would be an alternative to the season instead, except Kate is not the captain of her own precinct and Castle being a PI never happened ( I don't know about you but I personally hated that part ).

Furthermore, since Alexis never managed to keep a boyfriend, I created her a girfriend named Lily. In this fic, Alexis and Lily are staying at Castle's loft for the summer, and Martha moved back in ( because it's so much more fun when she's living with the Castles ).

But enough with the introduction, I wish you a pleasant read, and any review is welcome !

Disclaimer: I do not own the show; however, Lily is all mine, and the storyline too :-)

By the way, I'd like this fic to be my entry for the #CastleFicathon ( MaxiFicathon) ;-) CastleFicathon

Martha was still sleeping, when her phone started ringing. She opened sleepy eyes, trying to read what was written on the screen but it was all blurred. She blinked a couple of times, then looked at it again. Alexis. Why was Alexis calling her at such an early hour ? Her granddaughter had been to party with her girlfriend last night... What if something bad had happened, what if they had been drugged, or worse, what if someone had abused them ? She answered the call, panick rising inside her.

"_ Alexis ? What-
_ Grams, I don't know what happened, I don't know where we are... There's blood all around us, even on bodies... Grams, I need you to find us, please, I need you to find us !" Alexis begged, shouting and crying.
"_ What do you mean, there's blood on your bodies ?
_ We're naked, grams, why are we naked ?!
_ Oh my god Aexis I think you've... I... Are you sure that you don't know where you are ?
_ Yes I'm sure, neither Lily nor I know the place, and there's no board with the name of the street on it...
_ Okay, turn your phone's GPS on; I'll go wake up Kate, see if she can use the precinct's resources to track down your phone's location. I'll call you back when we get there, just don't freak out okay sweetie ?
_ Thanks Grams, love you.
_ Love you too."
Martha ended the call and got on her feet. She walked out of her room and down the stairs. God, how was she even supposed to announce to her son and his wife that Alexis was lost, naked and covered with blood ? she thought as she was walking through the living room. "Try to be as calm and subtle as possible," she told herself. Calm and subtle. Yeah, like that was going to be easy. She was about to knock on the door when she heard a noise. Oh. They were in a session. Well, they surely weren't going to be mad at her for interrupting, this was more than really important. She knocked on the door. "Rick, Katie, there's something I need to tell you and it can't wait." She pause a little, hesitating, before adding:"It's about Alexis." She waited a few seconds. No answer. She knocked again. Still no answer. She decided to go in. She covered her eyes with her hand, then opened the door. Hearing no sound of protest, she took her hand away from her face: the bed was empty. Where the hell were they ? Then she heard voices floating in the air, coming from the bathroom. Singing "I've got you under my skin". Oh. She pushed the bathroom door open and cleared her throat. Kate and Rick immediately stopped singing, and Rick protested:
"_ Mother, we're in the shower !
_ Yeah, I can see that. I'm very sorry for interrupting, but this is RIP. The two of you get dressed quickly and meet me on the living room couch, something came up."
Martha left the room in silence. That was the easy part. Now came the real work.

Kate was the first one to join Martha on the couch. While they were waiting for Rick to join them, Martha apologised to Kate.

"_ I'm so sorry for coming into the bathroom, that must have made you feel very uncomfortable..." she began, not knowing how to handle this. After all, she had basically just intruded in her step-daughter's personal life.
"_ Yeah you did make me kind of uncomfortable" Kate admitted "but whatever your reason was, I'm sure it was a good one. I trust you, Martha."

The old woman looked at her in disbelief: Kate had been hurt a million times, and Martha couldn't even start counting how many times her trust had been broken, yet here she was, putting her trust in someone again. Of course, Martha knew that there was a time when Kate wouldn't trust anybody, but she had gone a long way since then, and she was proud of her, proud to be her step-mother. Tears began flowing down her face and she hugged her, not able to hold her emotions back. They parted after a few seconds and were surprised to find Rick leaning against the door, watching them, a smile that was threatening to grow too big for his face on his face.

"_ I must apologize to you too for intruding..." Martha started, looking her son in the eyes.
"_ It was uncomfortable but, as I'm pretty sure Kate already said, I trust you have a good reason." Here came the hard part. "Come on, you can do this," Martha thought, trying to cheer herself up. Rick took a seat next to her, and she started.
"_ Yeah, about that... Before I tell you anything, I must warn you two: this is going to be very difficult to hear so you might want to prepare yourself for what's coming next.
_ Just say it mom.
_ I'm serious honey, you need to prepare yourself. Oh, and you will want to seat next to Kate. She will need you just as much as you will need her.
_ Martha, you're staring to scare me, is it really that bad ?" Kate asked, her eyes already shining with tears. Oh God,
how come she not have thought about what Kate would be picturing with such a start-up ? Oh God, what if she was picturing her dad murdered, bleeding to death alone in an alley like her mother when she was 19 ? She might not have heard her when she said that it was about Alexis. She needed to fix this right away.
"_ Don't worry darling, it's not about your dad, it's about Alexis.
_ What's with her ?" she asked, releasing a breath she didn't know she had been holding.
"_ Rick, you should really sit next to Kate," Martha said. Rick took a seat next to his girlfriend and took her hands in his.
"_ There is no easier, smoother way for me to tell you this, and I wish I didn't have to but I do... Darlings, Alexis called me this morning. She and Lily have no idea where they are, they're naked in the street and their bodies are covered by blood. They can't remember what happened last night."
Martha broke into tears, quickly followed by Kate and Rick. They hugged for several minutes, neither one talking. After a few minutes, Kate asked Martha:
"_ Do they have their phones on ?
_ I don't know about Lily, but I know that Alexis has hers since she used it to call me this morning. I told her to put her GPS on...
_ That way we can track down her phone..." Kate continued.
_ And find out where they are." Rick finished, before adding: " God, I hope they're okay !"
"_ Yeah, me too," Kate and Martha muttered in unison.

The three of them looked at each other for a while before standing up. "Let's go to the precinct," Kate said. The three of them walked to the door, put their shoes and coats on and left. "Don't worry babe, we're gonna find them," Kate told Rick as they were waiting for the elevator. "Oh, and by the way, I now that it's not the best time to tell you that, I wish I could wait for the perfect moment but there is no such thing, and we all need something to cheer ourselves up right now ..." she took a deep breath, then went on: "I took a pregnancy test while waiting for you in the bathroom. I had my suspicions but I was afraid to be wrong. Then I saw the look on your face this morning when I told you that I had had morning sickness for quite some time now and I felt the need to know. I had bought three last week and hidden them in my vanity case. I know it was stupid but I didn't want to give you any false hope either by leaving them on the sink or in the cupboards. Anyway, I took all of them and... they were all positive. We're having a baby, maybe more, the echography will tell." The doors opened. Kate put a chaste kiss on Rick's lips before walking in. This might not have been the best moment ever to unleash such a bomb, but she had succeeded in making both her boyfriend and his mother smile, and for now,
after finding Alexis and her girlfriend, that was all that mattered. She put a hand on her still flat stomach "Thank you,
little baby, for making us feel happier", she murmured, looking down at her stomach, before adding: " I love you."

To be continued ;-) I hoped you liked this chapter, don't forget to review; I'll read all your reviews and try to answer them all :-) PS: What do you think happened to Alexis and Lily ? How do you think Alexis will take the news of Kate's pregnancy ?

PS: I know that for now this story doesn't need the M-rating for now but believe me, it will. You just have to be patient ;-)