So Are You To Me
A/N: I own nothing but my fangirl feels and a subscription to binge watch Castle, I do hope you enjoy this chapter. Sorry for the delay, work it's been really messing up my muse.
Part IV
He´d done it. Her baby looked up at her as she saw Rick make his way towards Kyan. He held on to his diploma as he led his way down the stairs. She led the way with Lily in her arms, the rest of the atendees imitated her.
"Congratulations buddy," Lanie hugged the young boy and kissed his cheek. "Next step medical school huh?"
"Nope. Too much blood." Kyan smiled at Jenny's comment.
"Fair enough." Lanie smiled. She turned to see Kate as she struggled with the apparent summer heat. "Why don't go over there huh?" She led Kate away, taking Lily from her. Rick and Lanie shared a look. Rick moved to comment something to Alexis and Martha to take Lily and keep and eye on Kyan while he stayed at Kate's side.
"Beckett?" He asked worriedly. Kneeling in front of her, taking her hand and brushing her hand slowly. "This is more than nerves, isn´t it?" He knrew her too well, She was struggling with nausea, the heat made her weak and he was sure she was a bit dehydrated.
"It might, I'm not sure yet." She smiled weakly. "But today isn´t about me Rick, I don´t anything to take the importance of this day from him."
"Kate.."
"We'll talk about this later okay?" She said looking up at Lanie as well. Kate hadn´t noticed Kyan talking to Meredith. She tensed. This was something she ddin´t need, not when she was extremly emotional.
Just as she had predicted it kyan pulled away from his mother, Kate could read Kyan so well by now that she knew exactly when he was upset or simply didn´t want to talk to anyone.
"Can I take this off now?" He said as soon as he approached them and Lanie. He wouldn´t look up at Kate and she knew something was wrong.
But she would talk to him later, she wouldn´t tell her what was wrong here, not in front of Lanie. "Of course bud, you go with dad. We´ll wait for you here okay?" She handed Rick the bagpack she had gotten ready earlier.
"Something is wrong" Castle told her as Kyan strided away. it wasn´t a question.
She suddenly saw Alexis arguing with Meredith, thankfully Lily was nowhere to be seen. She and Lanie joined them.
"Everything alright?" Lanie asked.
"Excuse me, this conversation is private." Meredith said solemly.
"Would you guys give us a minute?" Alexis pleaded.
"Does this have to do anything with Kyan?" Kate was clearly not taking a step back. "If it does..."
"Yes,"
"But it doesn´t concern you, this is about my son. Mine and Rick´s."
Ouch.
"Mom, please." Alexis pleaded. "Don´t do this today okay?"
"There's no better day to do this sweetheart. I am here and ready to make decisions on my son's well being." Meredith said.
Kate wanted to wipe those words away with a punch. How dare she say she could make any decision regarding the son she barely saw and took care of. The son she struggled to come to terms with.
Hell Heath No Fury.
"Kyan?" Castle spoke softly as he stood outside the stool in the bathroom, thankfully they were alone. . "You know you can tell me anything, right? Even whatever you and Mer... your mom were talking about?"
He didn't even flinch. Castle knew this conduct all too well, Kyan wasn't one to be dishonest, it just wasn't him. But he couldn´t possibly hurt anyone either. "Did she say something that made you mad?"
"She's got a boyfriend. A boyfriend like Scott." Scott was Kyan Behavioral coach. He and Alexis had been dating for a while now. And it was someone Kyan trusted very much, even as much as he did his family.
Castle was sure of one thing. Meredith was someone his son didn´t trust and it made him sad. He blamed himself really, for his children having an absent mother, his arrangement with Meredith had worked fine, they had agreed it was the best thing for everyone but he often wondered if maybe he´d push her a little more on being more involved, things would have turned out differently.
"Really?" Castle raised an eyebrow. "Did she tell you that?" Kyan nodded.
"He lives in England, like Harry Potter." Castle smiled. "He was suppoused to come and then he just didn´t cause..."
"Because?"
"She needed to do this alone." Kyan said seriously. "I'm done." He said after a long pause, oppening the door. He was wearing a pair of dark jeans and a spaceship shirt under a grey plaid shirt. His was missing his shoes. Castle led him move to a bench a little further down so he could put his sneakers on. "Ky... can you tell me what mom said to you after she mentioned her boyfriend?" Castle asked. He looked into her son's eyes for a second.
He didn´t want to tell knew that much
"Jon wants you to come and live in England with us. I want you to come." He quoted Meredith. "Says there are a lot of doctors very excited to meet you."
Castle froze. He was pretty sure this was the reason Meredith wanted to talk to him and Beckett.
She was planning on taking Kyan away.
"Dad?" Kyan made eye contact with Rick. "How can I go live with her if I live here in New York with you and mom?"
Kate and Rick found each other's gaze. He knew she'd been crying. Lanie was by her side.
"Boy if that lady keeps getting on my nerves, I'm going to smack her." She said to him.
"Alexis." Castle said seriously. "When is Scott getting here?"
"He said he'd meet us at restaurant." Alexis said. "He told you didn´t he?"
"Rick." It was Beckett. "I knew this was about Kyan but..."
"It is about Kyan." He finished for her. "She wants..."
"I Know."
Milkshakes were long forgotten, Beckett promised Kyan she'd make it up to him. But he had barely spoken a word since they had left the school. Alexis said she would do some damage control as she rode a cab with her mother to the hotel.
"I'm going to kill her, I swear..." Kate said as soon as the children were far away from earshot. "She's dead Rick."
"Kate. You need to calm down. If our suspicions are right. You need to take it easy." He spoke seriously. She cried as he held her. "She doesn't even know him. She's incapable to take her of herself let alone a child."
"Believe me. I know." Castle said softly. "I honestly didn't think she was... well she had the determination to ever take my children away. She never cared."
"I'm sorry." She said sweetly offering him a sweet kss. "We're not going to let that happen Rick."
"Of course not. It just... it hurts, the idea that we might lose him."
"Babe." Kate smiled. "Listen to me, we're not letting that happen. I promise." They held each other for a little while. Kyan walked towards hs parents with caution.
"Mom?"
"Yes baby?"
"I don't want to go with Meredith, I want to stay with you here. You promised we´d go and get milkshakes." This made Castle and Kate smile a little.
"Of course we're getting milkshakes. I never broke my promises have I?"
And she wasn't going to start now.
So Kate found herself with Kyan and Rick at a drive trough. Lily tagging along. Martha had declined the invitation.
Burger and milkshakes.
And then Kate let her worries drift a little from her mind as she enjoyed a quiet moment with her family.
When they got back to the loft and were finally alone, Kate took the oportunity to have a quiet moment wirh Rick. "Babe?"
"Yeah?"
"Here." Beckett said with a smile handing him a bag, he examined the content.. "I never thought the day would turn out like this but I was hopning we could..."
"You think you..."
"Well, it does feel like last time and I need some good news."
"Me too." He smiled softly. He took her hand and led her to the bathroom. "Whatever happens Kate. I'm not letting anyonetake our son away from us."
"Can we just.." Kate told him, kissing his cheek. "I don't want to talk to her, they might accuse me of murder tonite."
"Right, I couldn't possibly have you giving birth while I try to prove your inocence."
"You could turn it into a book." She smiled.
"T-MInus 3." He said a very captain like voice as they sat in the bathroom. "I Love you."
I always loved those Caskett quiet moments at the end of each ep. What do you think? I never did like Meredith. Don't worry it won't be easy for Meredith to do anything she wants. But this is a very interesting dynamic to explore Please send some reviews my way. They make me happy.