Don't Panic... this is just a short chapter connecting Chapter I and III. Chapter III will be finished REALLY SOON

Rick woke up early that morning. He didn t know why, but he wanted to have an early then walked down the stairs heading to the kitchen where his Mom was already sitting, browsing her iPad. As soon as she saw him coming, she turned to him.

"Oh darling this must be the best present I ve ever got. Look at Alexis, she sent these this morning" She said, holding the screen and passing some of the photos.

Alexis had left for a Summer Trip to Europe, to check on colleges and travelling a bit. She had been snapping pictures and sending them back home almost every day.

"Oh I like that one!" Rick said, pushing back trying to re find a picture of his daughter holding the Pisa Tower with one hand and her backpack with the other. Unfortunately he failed and saw a picture of some of her friends holding beer bottles.

"Oh god what the...?" Rick said, but was shortly interrupted by his mother.

"Dear they are in Europe, and they are grownups, they know their limits" She said trying to calm him down.

"But she is so young and..." he tried to fight it, but was interrupted again.

"She isn't that little princess playing with dolls anymore, she needs to grow up and leave the nest, isn t that what you wanted for her when you let her go in that trip?" She answered quickly.

"Yes mother, but I didn t think on alcohol and party and boys and..." He had started to sweat a little bit.

"Now darling you are over reacting, it was one beer, and not even in Alexis hand, just try not thinking about it ok? Everything will be just fine" She said, always defending her Granddaughter

Then Rick's telephone rang, and he quickly answered, trying to end the topic before it would go even further. It was Beckett.

"Oh Beckett, excellent timing" He said, as he already was walking to the door.

"Good day Castle, we got a body, 1174th Plainsboro Road, be here as soon as you can" Kate said, with her usual morning mood.

"Ok just let me stop at Java s and on the way!" He then pressed end on his cellphone s touch screen and left the apartment.

"Good bye mother!" he said before turning back heading outside and slamming the door.

So I'll probably finish Chapter III in... lets say... 40 to 50 minutes and I'll post it.

Please excuse me but I had a bit of a brainstorming problem (reversed... because I had WAY TOO MANY IDEAS) for this next chapter.

See you soon

SP