This chapter is a little on the Castle side and focusing less on Beckett. But the character of Maya is based in a real psychotic (just a tad) fangirl (just like me), she's a friend and she's clumsy so I thought I could mess with her and write this, love you Maya.
People were still saying that Beckett's decision was stupid and you guys should know that she thinks that too, i'm just saying don't judge her and remember - THIS IS ALL A FANFIC, MY IMAGINATION GONE WILD, NOT THE REAL STORY OF CASTLE AND BECKETT!
SUPER IMPORTANT: THIS TAKES PLACE THE DAY BECKETT WAS SHOT (Chapter 1)
For him too it all started out with a bang.. different kind but still a bang.
Gina slammed the door loudly and Rick still didn't move an inch, face down on the pillow sleeping like a log. She sighed loudly and too a pillow from the bed,
"Rick WAKE UP!" She slammed the pillow to the back of his head and he jolted up and let out a loud "UGHHHHHH…."
she pinched him and he finally woke up and pouted a bit and then asked "What?"
She now looked annoyed more than ever "Book tour, you have a book signing today remember?"
"Oh that.." His face scrunched up
She hit his head again with the pillow
"I'm up. I'm up"
"Good me and Paula are waiting in the lobby. You have 10 minutes"
She went out the door and he started getting ready.
They finally got to the mall where the signing was and the girls sat him down at a table. Gina took a microphone from the technician and tapped it lightly
"1..2..3.. Okay, Hello everyone and welcome to the Richard Castle LA book signing for 'Wicked Heat' "
And with that the hundreds of people in line to get their books signed by him applauded.
The line to the desk he was sitting at started and he could see it spiraling and moving constantly, He smiled and signed the book for the first person in line, than the second and third and the people just kept coming
The next time he looked at his clock it already showed that 2 and a half hours had passed and the line was cut by almost half! Wow time was flying by so quickly this time around he thought to himself. He took a break and talked to his wife for a bit, even when texting he knew that he just made her smile by calling her his wife. She had to go so he went back to the books.
Paula tapped his shoulder lightly and whispered
"Rick, almost time to pack up, we have to meet with the producers for the Nikki Heat films in an hour and it'll be nice if you showed up this time.." she smiled and he nodded.
He liked Paula more than Gina, she was less bossy and more understanding than his ex-wife but still sassy and self-assured. She let her now red hair down and was smiling, she was way happier than usual and Castle seemed to notice it but kept his mouth shut.
20 minutes later they really had to leave so he signed a last book for tonight and gina announced that the signing was over, even when there were dozens of people still in line.
They were walking towards the parking lot and Castle drank some water one of the girls gave him, He finished it before they got to the car so he decided to throw it at the trashcan and not get stuck with it for the whole ride.
He walked to the trashcan and the girls walked to the car and all of a sudden a perky young girl appeared behind him and he jumped back a bit,
"I'm so sorry Mr. Castle I didn't mean to scare you!" she said
"No it's fine.. don't worry about it" he flashed her a smile
"I was wondering if you could sign this for me? To Maya" she said and held out a copy of 'Wicked Heat' with both hands stretched out and was smiling hopefully
There was a loud honk from the car and Gina was getting impatient
"I'm so sorry but maybe another time…" He tried to smile and walk away but the girl stood in front of him and blocked his way.
"But it's my tradition! I buy a copy of your book and you sign it each time before I start reading! It-"
And again Gina honked but this time it was longer and Castle knew He'd get in trouble if he kept her waiting
"I'm so sorry" he apologized again and tried to walk away and but this time he went behind her and started going to the car when she ran up to him, lost her balance and they both fell on the concrete sidewalk. She landed on him but he fell directly on his arm letting out a painful screech.
Gina and Paula ran out of the car immediately. Maya got up and had a guilty look on her face, she ran back into the mall hysterically and mumbled "I- I'm Sorrryyy"
Rick grabbed his arm with his good hand and scrunched up his face in pain.
"It looks pretty bad Rick, we should really get this checked out.." Paula said as she examined his arm
"Gina you go to the meeting and i'll take him to a doctor"
"Fine but update me ASAP" Gina said as she gave Paula the car keys and walked to a nearby taxi
"Let's go" She said as she helped Castle up and into the car.
"Broken?!" Castle said in disbelief
"It seems so Mr. Castle" said the doctor who pointed at his X-ray scan
"Beckett's going to kill me" he now said to Paula and she laughed a bit
"Totally, and just so you know, your wife is nothing compared to an angry Gina.."
Castle's eyes widened as he thought about that
"Oh no. Now i'm screwed."
When the cast was on and the paperwork was finished they were driving back to the hotel and he was trying to decide if to tell Kate or wait until he gets home. Only 2 days away now until he sees her again after a 3 week tour and he couldn't wait, he knew it would freak her out if he told her and just decided to explain it when he gets home.
Before he knew it they were back at the hotel. After saying goodnight to Paula and texting Gina (She was still at the meeting) he went to his room and just flopped on the bed.
'What an incredibly long day' he thought to himself
Quickly putting on his P.J's he got in to bed and the second his head touched the pillow he was asleep again.
Author's Note: I think that for now on i'll stick with the shorter chapters because they are easier to write and are better in my opinion :) Hope you liked it
xoxo
StaticStanatic
