When the Partnership Ends: Chapter Three
Kate sat at the kitchen smiling. She was watching Ian and Dakota fight over the remote while Immy walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass of juice. Ian and Dakota continued to fight over what they were gonna watch until they came to a channel and froze. Kate looked up when the fighting had stopped and sighed when she saw that Big Time Rush was on. Kendall had been one of the stars of the show playing Kendall Knight. The show was finishing and then the faces of the other three members came on the screen.
"Hey we're Big Time Rush and we're inviting you to watch our marathon dedicated to our lost member and best friend, Kendall Levi. During this marathon we are going to remember Kendall and all he stood for and how much he meant to us." One of the other members James Maslow said.
"We're going to show all our episodes and we're going to reveal some of our never before seen footage of behind the scenes and some of the things that we got up to as a group. He was an amazing person and we're going to miss him but never forget him." Logan Henderson said.
"If you want to say something about Kendall then you can call or SMS the number on the bottom of the screen and we will show them all and read some of them out during the time when there are adds or in between episodes. We hope we hear from you all and Kendall Levi…you are our best friend and we are never ever going to forget you buddy." Carlos Pena Jnr. said.
Ian picked his phone up and began to type in a message. He hit send and then showed Dakota, Immy and Kate what he had written.
Thank-you Carlos, James and Logan.
You were like brothers to Kendall and he loved like brothers.
You helped him when he was missing his family in Oz and for that, we are forever grateful.
Kendall was an amazing brother and would do anything for us.
There are some videos I will e-mail you that you are welcome to show.
We all love and miss him so much and we are so thankful for what you are doing for him now.
Many thanks and best wishes for BTR,
Ian and Dakota Levi.
Kate and Jim Beckett
and Immy Riley.
His remaining family.
Dakota smiled at her brother and followed him to his laptop. Kate watched as the two of them picked some videos they were going to send. She needed to get them out of the house. She had a few more days off to settle in but they were set to go house shopping so she had to see the boys about what houses they had found.
When Dakota and Ian walked back over to the lounge Kate set the TiVo to tape the rest of the Nick special and turned the TV off. Ian, Dakota and Immy looked at Kate.
"We're going house shopping. We need to get out of the house for a while. I have to drop by work and get some files and then we'll get some lunch and look for some house after," Kate said. The kids nodded and headed back to their shared guest room to change. They came out around 15 minutes later fully dressed and ready to leave.
"Okay so now, don't get corrupted by the boys! No matter what they say or do, don't listen to them! Even if they are stories about me…especially if they're stories about me!" Kate said warning the three of them as they stepped off the elevator.
"Katie, we're already corrupted by Ian. I don't think they can do much worse than him," Dakota said smiling the smile that could brighten a room. When she smiled, it was contagious and everyone around her smiled. Ian smiled and wrapped around Dakota's shoulders.
"There's the smile we love," Ian said before he turned and hit her arm. When Dakota looked at him shocked Ian replied, "That was saying I corrupted you when I clearly did not!" Dakota smiled and Kate rolled her eyes. She thought Castle was bad…between Dakota, Immy and Ian…they were 10 times worse.
"BECKETT!" Esposito said when he saw their boss. Kate smiled and gave Espo and Ryan a hug. Dakota waved to the two detectives and they smiled at her.
"Hi…Dakota right?" Esposito asked. Dakota nodded.
"You remembered," Dakota said with a smile.
"Hard to forget someone as pretty as you," Esposito said. Kate scowled at Espo.
"Two things there Espo…A. She's 15 and B. Lanie," Kate said. Esposito looked at Kate.
"I wasn't hitting on her! I was just saying she was pretty!" Esposito said with his arms raised. Dakota smiled.
"Are you going to be like this when it's meet the aunt when we get boy friends?" Dakota asked. Kate nodded.
"Yep. And Ryan and Esposito will have to meet them too," Kate said with a smile. Immy looked between Kate and the two other detectives.
"Remind me never to bring a date home. Ever," Immy said with a small smile. Kate rolled her eyes.
"So boys, what do you have for me?" Kate asked. Ryan and Esposito went to their desks and pulled out files from their desk draws and walked over to Kate.
"Can we help inspect them?" Esposito asked. "I mean we did all the hard work." Kate rolled her eyes.
"We'll see. So how many are there?" Kate asked.
"Well…we found 7 that we thought would be great and then there were 4 that were good and 5 that were iffy," Ryan said handing the files over. Kate flipped through a few files and turned to the kids.
"Ready for lunch?" Kate asked. The kids nodded.
"As long as they come. I wanna get to know the people who are going to be interrogating our friends and dates," Dakota said with a smile. Kate nodded and the boys grabbed their coats and headed towards the elevator with Kate and the kids.
CASKETT
Castle was sitting in their lounge area when Alexis was channel surfing and flicked on a channel which made Castle look up. It was Nickelodeon and Castle was watching a video that featured one Kate Beckett.
"Alexis, what is this?" Castle asked.
"It's Nickelodeon. One of the boys in this show was killed in a car accident in Australia about a week and a half ago or something. They're doing this in memory of him," Alexis said.
"Why is Kate Beckett there?" Castle asked.
"Did you read the letter that came in the mail? It was from Kate," Alexis said. Castle shook his head. No.
"Well, the boy that died, Kendall Levi, is Kate's nephew. Her sister, brother-in-law, nephew and a niece were killed in the same accident. She's got full custody of her other nieces and nephew. The boy you saw with Kate, was her nephew Ian. He's 20," Alexis said. Castle looked at his daughter.
"How do you know all this?" Castle asked. Alexis sighed.
"I went and saw her. She had just got back from Australia and explained everything to me then. Dad, you both said some equally horrible things to each other and yet Kate is saying that it's her fault for snapping at you. She's willing to take full blame, and you won't even speak to her!" Alexis said getting frustrated with her dad. Castle looked at his daughter shocked.
"Alexis, I asked you not to talk to her!" Castle said. "Why would you do that to me?"
"Because dad! You were miserable and you wouldn't tell me anything! At least I was trying to find out the truth! You basically called her a bitch in your dedication for your new book! She was horrified that you thought so badly about her!" Alexis said before standing up and walking away. Castle put his head in his hands. He really should have thought all this through.
CASKETT
Kate was sitting at a booth with Dakota, Immy, Ian, Esposito, Ryan and Lanie. They were all just chatting and having fun. They were learning a lot about each other and how things were before the kids moved to NY to live with Kate.
"I miss Australia but I am glad to be here. There are so many memories in Oz and the accident was near our house. We lived in a court so we had to drive past the scene whenever we needed to go somewhere which was harder than ever. We basically just had to close our eyes to go through it every day," Dakota said.
"I honestly don't know how you guys did that. It would have been horrible," Kate said. Ian nodded.
"It's even harder when they're sports stars and there are people taking photos every day. You couldn't go anywhere without someone following you hoping you would have a break down," Ian said sadly. Dakota placed her head on his shoulder.
"Anyway, new topic!" Immy said not wanting to talk about the accident anymore. "Which house first?" Immy asked. Kate sighed looking at some of the files they had on the table.
"Well which one do you want to see first?" Kate asked.
"The one with the pool…?" Dakota asked with a grin. Kate smiled and rolled her eyes.
"So we want to see that first? Well what does it have?" Kate asked.
"It has 6 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, open plan living down stairs, 3 car garages and an outdoor entertaining area and pool," Esposito said with a smile. "I found that one."
"Why do we need 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms?" Ian asked.
"The bathrooms are all attached to a room. So there would be one each and then another for the guest room?" Ryan said.
"It sounds good to me! We wouldn't have to fight over showers in the morning and we would be able to get ready and not have to fight over who gets first dibs," Dakota said. Kate nodded.
"That would actually be a good idea. Let's just go and have a look at the house and then decide," Kate said. The kids nodded. Kate paid the bill and left a tip. They all headed to the house where they met with the realtor. They looked through the house and decided it was perfect. The kids loved it and so did Kate. It was the right price so they took it.
"We can move in as soon as we want," Kate said. The three teens nodded.
"We need more furniture though," Immy said. " We don't have a bed or anything." Kate nodded her head in agreement.
"Well, let's get crackin!" Lanie said with a smile. "Shopping time?" she asked. Immy and Dakota looked at Kate with anticipation. Kate smiled at their eagerness and looked at Ian who shrugged and had a look on his face that said 'If you say no, they will beg.' Kate smiled.
"Okay, okay. Let's go then!" Kate said with a smile hoping she was knowing what she was getting herself in for.
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