AN~I'm sooooo sorry it took this long to finish the chapter, but you know.. School…
I'm gonna make this story a bit more complicated. Not necessarily this chapter but in the coming.
So for the anon, I will continue =)
And I've noticed my chapters are reaaally short o,O But yeah.
And.. I was reading the other 3 chapters and I noticed a lot of grammar mistakes, sorry for them =x
Rick was sitting on the couch, half asleep. The ashes of the fire were still glowing in the fireplace and Martha was studying the text for her new play.
"Why are you doing this to me, Alexander? Why? You can not leave me for that.. that.. Thing!" she said when her eyes fell on the clock. 15.20. They had to go. She read her lines one more time and slowly walked to Rick.
"AAAAH, Momma! Don't!" he said, laughing.
Martha didn't listen to him and continued tickling him.
"Momma!"
She stopped and plopped next to him on the couch when Rick's eyes closed, but opened them as soon as he realized why she woke him up.
"What time is it?" he asked, curious, but excited.
Martha smiled, "15.20, we really have to go now."
Rick sat up straight, looked his mom in the eyes and said, "Let's go!"
Her smile grew and they both stood up, walking to the hall to get their coats and an umbrella, since it was still raining.
Dressed up and umbrella in her hand, they walked outside.
(-)
"Really, Castle, were you so excited to go on a playdate with me?"
"Yes. Yes I was. Weren't you?"
"I was," she admitted ,"I loved seeing you again, it was so much fun the day before. I didn't have much fun back then. Well, I had my friends, of course, and I played with them. But I always had girly friends. Never girls which wanted to climb in trees. I never had a guy friend. Someone who would want to climb in trees with me."
"Which boy wouldn't want you?" Castle said softly, looking into her emerald green eyes. She looked back and he could swear that she blushed, but didn't push her about it. She looked to the photo album again, but his eyes stayed on her. How far had they come, since then, since the things that happened. He was grateful. For all of it. She was extraordinary. Now and then. She was the strongest woman he had ever seen, even as a 7 year old. She had been strong. Independent. Willing.
It was Kate who started talking again and who pulled him out of his thoughts.
"Castle, look at this!" she said while she pointed at a picture with Rick and herself lying on the ground together.
(-)
Kate and Johanna were already at the park. It had stopped raining and the sun had broken through the clouds. Johanna had taken a few things with her in a basket, for if it stopped raining. She put the umbrella and the basket down next to a bench and took a blanket out. She walked towards a nice spot in between the flowers and spread the blanket on the ground. She walked back to get the basket with the other stuff while Kate ran to the blanket and lay down, looking at the sky, when she shouted, "Mommy, look! Double Rainbow!"
Johanna turned around, startled by Kate's sudden shouting, "Katie, don't yell like that!" she said while she looked at the sky and smiled. There actually was a double rainbow.
In the meanwhile were Martha and Rick walking towards them. Martha stopped next to Johanna and reached out her hand. She took it.
"You must be Johanna. I'm Martha" she said smiling.
"Yes, I am. Nice to meet you, Martha."
In the meanwhile, Rick ran to Kate, who was lying on her back, staring at the clouds. He laid down next to Kate, which startled her.
"Hi," he whispered.
"Hey," she said back and pointed at the rainbows, "Look"
He followed her finger and looked at them, "Double Rainbow," he whispered.
He turned his head and saw her smiling at him. Her green eyes focus on his blue ones. She sat up slowly, keeping their eyes locked. She got a sly grin on her face and stood up, bent over, put a hand on his chest and slowly said, "Tag. You're it."
"Hey!"
She laughed and ran away, to find protection by her mother.
Johanna and Martha were looking at Kate while she 'seduced' Rick into playing tag and they got a smile on their face. Kate came running to her mother to hide but Johanna wouldn't let her.
"Moooom! He's gonna tag me!"
Johanna laughed but instead of tagging Kate, Rick tagged Johanna. "You're it!" he said and they both ran away, leaving a confused mother behind.
"Now you're supposed to tag one of them" said Martha. She gave her one of those looks and she ran after Kate.
(-)
They were sitting in the corner booth of the café when the waitress asked for their orders. Johanna ordered a coffee, the usual – grande skim latte, 2 pumps sugarfree vanilla – the kids both wanted some lemonade and Martha ordered a wine. Johanna looked at her watch and then at Martha with an asking look, and so did the waitress.
"What! A good wine won't hurt!"
When the waitress came back with their orders and asked if they wanted anything else – they said no – Martha paid and gave her a tip. "Thank you.." she looked at the girls name plate, "Amy".
Amy smiled, thanked her for the tip, and walked away.
While Rick and Kate were sipping their lemonade, Martha started a conversation, "So, what do you do for a living?"
"I try to put killers behind bars and the innocents.. well, to keep them out."
"You're a cop? You don't look like one," she said with a smile.
"Mommy's a lawyer! And a reaaaaaaally good one," said Kate with proud, "So is daddy!"
"Really?"
"Yep! What kind of work do you do?" asked Kate curiously.
"I act. In the theatres." Kate looked at her. "You look like an actress."
"She may look like one, but she isn't a very good one," whispered Rick and Kate giggled. Martha heard him and poked him, "Hey!" and they all started laughing.
Johanna hadn't had this much fun in a long time and she was glad that she met them. She could laugh again. She always took herself so seriously – because she had to – that she forgot how to make fun.
When they all had finished their drinks, they walked outside and gave each other their phone numbers. Kate hugged Rick goodbye and Johanna shook Martha's hand. "Thank you. For showing me how to have some fun again." Martha smiled, "You're more than welcome." After that, they turned around and went their own way.
This wasn't really a playdate, was it? But this is my first fanfic, don't judge =x
Reviews are always welcome.
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