Thanks to all of you who are reading this story! I'm sorry my chapters are so short, but when I try to write a lot at once, it just doesn't turn out very good. But I am working on making them a little longer each time! Anyways here we go chapter 4!
Disclaimer: umm I wish I owned Castle!
She was warm, not in an uncomfortable way but in a way that felt just right.
She opened her eyes slowly taking in the form of a sleeping Castle beneath her, and a pounding headache that made her ears throb. His arms were still tightly wrapped around her, his shirt wrinkled from her dried tears.
She glanced at the clock 5:30 a.m. She willed herself to move, to leave, to do something, but the realization that that meant facing the day pulled her back to sleep because today was not something she looked forward to.
He woke up to a sleeping Kate sprawled across him. Her breathing even, and calm, he was glad. He looked to the clock 8:00 a.m. good enough he thought to himself.
He slowly untangled himself from beneath her and with one more look back to assure himself she was sleeping he made his way to the kitchen closing the door softly behind him.
This time she was cold, her head hurt even worse than before and looking at the clock she saw it was only 8:43 a.m.
She padded out of the room to see Castle making breakfast
"Morning Castle" she gave him what she could of a smile
He returned it "good morning"
She sat at the island and he handed her a cup of coffee and a plate of pancakes "Thank you"
He nodded "I talked to Gates a few minutes ago your off call for the weekend and you don't need to be back in the precinct until Wednesday, Gates gives her condolences"
She nodded staring at the counter and pushing the food around her plate because she wasn't hungry
She finally looked up at him "I guess I need to start planning the funeral" she cleared her throat, her brow furrowed, her thoughts deep as tears threatened to spill down her face
Castle reached out placing a warm hand over hers.
"Kate you wanna know something?" "Hmm?" she met his eyes "Your dad was one of the best men I knew, and I was lucky to know him" He smiled lightly at her.
"Thanks Castle" she drew in a deep breath
"I'm gonna go home for a little bit, shower and start figuring things out"
He nodded "Call me when you're ready, because if there is one thing I can promise you it's that you won't do this alone"
"I will" She through her coat over his clothes and collecting her things made her way to the door, she looked back at him once, her face showing him she was strong, but her eyes told him a different story
Castle watched her go, looking down at her plate of untouched food he made a promise to himself that no matter what, he would not let her fall down that rabbit hole.
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