Ch. 3
You guys are so encouraging! I love all the reviews, and I try to satisfy your Caskett-y needs as best as I can..fluffier by the chapter! I am quite the fan of fluff. I have to admit that I am kind of rushing through all the angst to get to the fluff. I don't think I said fluff enough. C:
Disclaimer: I don't own Castle
They sat in Kate's living room. Kate staring blankly at the floor, and Castle staring at her. "Look..I should go. I don't want to intrude into your private life. Is there anything I can do for you?"
Kate didn't say anything. She just looked at him and gave him a small smile, indicating that he was allowed to leave. Castle lightly touched her knee before getting up and going home. He let out a heavy sigh as he walked through front door of his loft, which did not go unnoticed by his mother and daughter.
"Dad? What's wrong?" Alexis asked, breaking Castle from his daze.
"Huh? Oh, everything's fine, sweetie." Castle made an attempt at smiling at his daughter, but ultimately failed.
"Richard, dear, something is obviously wrong. Did something happen with the Detective Beckett?
"I..I don't think I should talk about it.."
"Dad, you know you can always talk to me, right?"
"Of course. Thank you." He walked over to give his daughter a kiss on the head before retreating into his office.
"Richard, what happened to your face?" When Castle had bent down to reach Alexis' head, Martha had spotted the bruise on his face from Josh. Castle had forgotten about the punch. Upon hearing this, Alexis looked up and saw a large bruise on her father's face.
"Uhh..It was nothing."
"Nothing? Dad, have you even looked at this?"
"It's fine." He quickly walked into the bathroom, leaving two worried and confused women to come up with their own stories on the couch. There was, indeed, a large bruise, which would have been a lot more awesome if it wasn't from a certain someone. After attending to his wound, he went into his office.
He wanted to call her or send her a text asking how she was doing, but he decided that it'd be better to give her some rest. He tried writing to take his mind off of her, but that was nearly impossible considering that the book was based on her. He decided to go for a walk. The cool air helped him to relax, after he got back, he took a shower and eventually went to sleep.
Kate didn't know what to think. Her mind was completely blank. She decided that she should just get over it. They weren't that close, and even if they were, it was all a lie. She was fine with going back to being a 32-year-old, single, NYPD Detective. She had bigger things to worry about than some guy that didn't respect her enough to stay faithful in their relationship. She took a bath to calm her nerves and decided to call Josh. They had decided to meet in the morning for breakfast. Kate was nervous, but decided that it wasn't a good idea to stay in this relationship. She went to sleep, ready for a new day.
Kate woke up and found that she missed a call from Castle. She called him back. "Good morning, detective. Do we have a body?"
"Um.. You called me, Castle."
"Oh. Right..I was calling to see if you were okay. "
"Yea, I'm fine. Thanks. I'm actually going to meet Josh for breakfast and um..yea."
"Oh. Ok." What were you supposed to say when someone told you that? He was glad that she was leaving him. Not only because that left her open for him, he didn't want Josh to hurt her.
"So, I'll see you later?"
"Yea, definitely. Bye, Kate."
"Bye."
Ok. Yes, I rushed through the grief/angst/sadness and whatever she's supposed to do. I didn't really want to make myself depressed and I don't really like when girls just mope over guys that don't deserve the sadness of the woman that they hurt. However, if it really bugs you, just pretend that she waited how many days until she set up the breakfast with Josh.
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