This is my first Fanfiction ever. English isn't my first language, so I'm really sorry for any mistakes. Hope you will enjoy it.
Like Esposito's mom, I have no idea what are Ryan's sisters names, so I gave them ones myself….
None of the characters of Castle are mine.
On Friday morning, Kevin and Javier returned to Doctor Weiss's office, after Kevin had his MRI and blood test the previous day.
"Well" Doctor Weiss started, after sitting behind his desk and opening Kevin's file "It seems like it's not going to pass by itself, so I think we should start with physiotherapy" He looked at Kevin, Kevin only reply was a nod of the head.
"How are those pain medications?" Doctor Weiss asked.
"Helping" was Kevin short answer.
"OK, so I'll give you another prescription, since the physiotherapy might enhance the pain a bit". The doctor proceeded with writing the prescription. In addition to the prescription of the pain medications, Doctor Weiss also scheduled Kevin's first physiotherapy session for Monday morning.
After leaving the Doctor's office, Javier dropped Kevin off at their apartment and he went to the prescient.
Castle was sitting in his chair next to Becket's desk, drinking his coffee, while Becket was filling out some paperwork.
"So I was thinking" Castle started. Becket raised her eyebrows and gave him a skeptical look "about Ryan" he said, giving her a pointed look. That made Becket turn to him fully.
"What about Ryan?" She asked.
"How come he went to see Espo's mom, before even seeing his own family?"
"Well, first of all, Espo's mom lives in the city and Ryan's family doesn't" Becket answered quietly so only Castle could hear her answer.
"And second?" He asked, looking expectantly at Becket.
"Espo said something about Ryan's sisters coming this weekend" she said.
"What about his parents?" Castle continued his inquiry.
"His mother died when he was young and his father…" She drifted off.
Castle gave her a shocked and curious look "What about his father?"
"Look Castle, all I know is that he doesn't talk much about his family and according to Espo Ryan and his father has never really seen eye to eye. I'm not sure about what, but I don't think they really have any kind of a relationship".
"That's so weird, I always assumed that he came from this perfect little family" Castle seemed to get lost in his thoughts for a minute and then continued "But when I think about it, you're right, he barely does talk about his family, and on those rare occasions he usually just talk about his sisters" Castle said leaning back in his chair.
Becket looked at him for another minute and turned back to her paperwork. After a couple of minutes spent in silence, the elevator ding and Esposito came out of it walking towards them.
"Yo" Esposito said to them with a nod of his head.
Both Becket and Castle looked up "Hey Espo" "Morning Esposito" they both said.
"How was the Doctor appointment?" Becket asked.
Esposito shrugged "OK. He wants Kevin to do some physiotherapy".
"Where is Ryan?" Castle said looking behind Esposito.
"Home. The pain medication making him a bit tired and his sisters are coming tomorrow, so he wanted to organize the place a little bit".
"That's nice that they are coming" Said Castle and avoided the pointed look from Becket.
"Yeah" Was Esposito's only reply.
Becket picked up a file and handed it to him "I need you to check Mr. Miller's alibi".
"Sure" Esposito said taking the file from her and heading back to his desk.
At around 6 o'clock in the evening, Javier opened their apartment door to find Kevin lying on the couch, his head leaning to the right, slumbering while on the TV some sitcom was being playing quietly. Kevin frowned and seemed restless, when Javier moved closer he could hear his heavy breathing and mumbling. Javier put his keys and phone on the counter in a hurry and went to sit on Kevin's side. He caressed his right cheek and hair "Kev, bro, wake up". Kevin only made a small sound and tried to move away from the touch "Kevin, it's Javi, your home, your safe, it's just a nightmare" he kept going softly over and over, keeping touching Kevin's cheek, head, chest, trying to convey some comfort and safety. Kevin mumblings suddenly stopped and his eyes opened wide, breathing hard.
"Hey" Javier said quietly resting his right hand on the back of the couch and his left on Kevin's chest "It's OK, it was just a dream".
Kevin looked around him and back to Javier, keeping his eyes locked with him, calming his breathing. Once Javier was certain that Kevin calmed down he smiled down at him and said "I'm going to fix us something to eat OK?"
"Mmmhhm" Was the only reply he got, before Kevin lifted himself up to a sitting position and took the remote control to look for something else to watch.
Javier kissed him on the head and moved to the kitchen.
After about 20 minutes, Javier came back to the living room, showered and dressed in sweatpants and a plain grey T-shirt. He sat on Kevin's left side again and put his right arm on the back of the couch behind Kevin's head. He pushed him gently, so Kevin moved a bit and put his head on Javier's right shoulder.
"Pizza would be here soon" He whispered in Kevin's ear.
"Is this how you 'fix' dinner?" Kevin asked in a whisper, trying to stop himself from chuckling. Javier felt himself filled with joy and relax a bit more, now that Kevin was back to himself making jokes.
"I'm hungry and was in a dire need for a shower, figured you wouldn't mind" Javier started caressing Kevin's right arm.
Kevin tried to move closer to Javier "Believe me, I don't" he said in a teasing smile.
Javier took the remote and changed the channel to a football game. They spent the next 10 minutes in a comfortable silence, watching the game and caressing each other.
The evening was spent mostly in front of the T.V, with Pizza and the football game.
The sun that came through the window, tickled Kevin's nose. He voiced his displeasure with a grunt and tried to turn to the other side, to face away from the window. But a strong arm held him in place "Stop moving Kev, let me sleep" Came Javi's tired and annoyed voice.
"Sun is in my eyes" Kevin replied and tried to move again.
This time it was Javier turn to grunt in displeasure, while rolling on his back. Kevin took advantage of the fact that he was free and went to get up and go take a shower.
"My sisters would probably be here within a couple of hours, so you better be up when I'm done" Kevin said while half limping half jumping to the shower.
Ten minutes later, Kevin made his way to the kitchen in search for a cup of coffee. Javier handed him one and went back to make them breakfast. Kevin took the closest seat to the kitchen on the dining table. A couple of minutes later Javi joined him. They spent the couple of hours just lounging around the apartment. Javi was grateful for not getting a call from Becket about a body on a Saturday morning.
Around 11:30 am, there was a knock on the door. Javier got up to answer while Kevin got up after him, using the back of the couch as support.
"Javier, it so good to see you" Tess, Kevin's oldest sister hugged him tightly.
"Tess, it's been too long" he hugged her back.
"Where is that brother of mine?" she asked after pulling back from the hug.
Javier took a step back, allowing Tess to see and walk in to the apartment. Behind her was Karen, Kevin's middle sister, who also gave a hug to Javier.
Kevin was leaning against the arm of the couch. He got fully up when he saw Tess and behind her Karen.
"Oh my god Kevin" she said while walking towards him and gave him a strong bone crashing hug.
"Tess" he said softly, taking in her presence around him. They held each other for a couple of minutes until she pulled back and cupped his face with both her palms. She caressed his left cheek "I can't believe you're here" she said in a whisper.
He smiled at her and put his left hand on her right one, which was still on his cheek. They kept their gaze for couple more minutes, until she pulled away and made room for Karen to come and hug Kevin too.
"Oh little brother, I'm so glad you're home" she squeezed him hard.
He chuckled softly and answered to her hair "Me too".
She gave him another squeeze and released him. Javier motioned for them to sit on the couch. Each sister sat on either side of their little brother. Javier brought glasses of water to the coffee table and sat down on the armchair. Both sisters held their little brother hand from her side of him.
"So, what's the verdict about your leg? You said you had an appointment yesterday" Tess didn't waste time and got down to business.
Kevin leaned back "the Doctor gave me more pain killers and I'm going to need physiotherapy for a couple of months and then we'll see".
"And that should fix it?" This time it was Karen.
"Hopefully" he turned to look at her "Sometimes there's a need for surgery, sometimes it never really goes away… But let's hope this isn't the case OK?" He looked between his sisters "I'm here and that's what matters right now.
"You're right" Tess said, squeezing his left hand.
"How about lunch?" Asked Javier.
"Yes, I'm starving" answered Kevin.
"Starving?" Javier gave him a ridiculous look "We just ate a couple of hours ago"
"I didn't eat that much. I just woke up and you know I can't eat a lot in the morning" Kevin said looking directly at him.
"It's amazing how you didn't change a bit when it comes to food" Tess laughed.
"I agree" Karen looked at Tess and laughed too "but I'm hungry too".
They found their way to a little Italian restaurant close by. They settled in a booth at the far corner of the restaurant. The sisters sat on one side, while Javier and Kevin sat on the other. They ordered their food and settled in to a light conversation. Once the food had arrived, everyone but Tess started to eat.
"Kevin" she said softly. Kevin put his fork down and looked up at her. "Have you talked to dad yet?"
Karen and Javier stopped eating and leaned back in their seats.
"No, I didn't" was Kevin short answer. He went back to pick up his fork, but Tess put her hand on his and stopped his movement.
"Kevin, you need to talk to him. He'll be happy to hear you are back" she said softly.
"Yeah right" Kevin's reply was said with a sarcastic and bitter smile and tone.
"He's still your father, Kev, whether you like it or not" Tess didn't back down. He knew this conversation will happen once he'll see his sisters, but it didn't make it any better.
Kevin leaned forward and put both his arms on the table "Yeah? When was the last time he acted like one?" He felt Javier's hand moving in circles on his back, trying to calm him down.
"Look Kev, I know you think he hates you, but he really doesn't. He talks about you, a lot" This time it was Karen who spoke.
Kevin turned his eyes from Tess to her "I don't know what you want me to do" he said in a desperate voice and passed his right hand in his hair.
"Just call him, let him know you're back and we'll see how to go from there" Tess once again took his hand in hers and squeezed.
Kevin nodded, feeling Javier squeezing his shoulder and moving his hand back. They all went back to eating and the conversation once again return to lighter topics.
When they came back home, after dropping Kevin's sisters in a hotel, Javier went to the kitchen to get them something to drink. Kevin went to sit on the couch and took out his cellphone from his pocket. He took a deep breath and dialed.
"Hey Dad, it's me" he said in a soft voice, once his father picked up on the other side.
"Kevin?" he asked in a surprised voice.
"Yes… I'm back" Kevin rested both his elbows on his knees, while Javier came back and put a cold drink in front of him on the coffee table.
"Good" was the distant answer he got.
"Yeah" Kevin said in a small voice.
"Are you OK?" his father asked, not sounding very concern, but not as cold.
"Mostly, yes. I uhm… my left leg is hurt, but I've seen a doctor and it should be fine" Kevin felt Javier's arm resting on his lower back, making circles in an attempt to calm him.
"Good" that short distant voice again "are you going back?" came the inevitable question.
"I don't know yet" Kevin used the hand that didn't hold his phone, to caress his head.
"Did you see your sisters?" and now his voice wasn't just distant, but cold.
"Yes, today I did" Kevin shook his head and lowered his look to the floor. He felt Javier gripping his shoulder.
"They are good sisters to you" came the short cold response.
"Yes dad, they are" Kevin said in a hurt voice.
"As long as you remember that" Again with that cold voice.
"I do dad" Kevin felt like punching something, he wanted to just hang up the phone and throw it on the wall to see it shatters.
"Good" was the short last answer he got, before hearing the dial tone. He left his phone on the coffee table, leaned back in the couch, closed his eyes and sighed. Javier put his right arm around him and pulled him closer, kissing his temple. Kevin turned to him, rested his head on Javier's shoulder, burying it in his neck and held him tightly.
"I'm right here Kev, I'm not going anywhere, It's OK, I'm right here" came Javier soft soothing voice over the pounding of his heart and his heavy breathing.
"Do you want to call Tess?" Javier asked in a soft voice.
Kevin shook his head and whispered "No, never should have listened to her".
"She's just worried about you Kev, she loves you" Javier said softly, kissing Kevin's head.
"It's just" Kevin sighed "She never learns, we never got a long and we never will… ever since mom died…"
"I know bro, I know" was Javier quiet response.
They stayed like that for a couple of minutes, until Kevin raised his head to look at Javier. He leaned closer slowly, closing his eyes in the process. Javier didn't need more than that and leaned the rest of the way towards his partner and sealed their lips together. He pushed Kevin gently, letting the younger man to move his left leg beneath him so that Javier was resting between his legs. Javier lowered himself, closer to Kevin, mindful of his left leg. Kevin's left hand went to the back of Javier's neck, pulling him as closer as he could, while his right hand rested on his lower back. Javier's right hand caressed Kevin's right cheek, while his left hand held his waist firmly. Kevin moved his right hand beneath Javier's shirt, needing to feel his skin, his heat, his love and moaned, when Javier's hand found its way to his belt. The heat in the apartment seemed to rise with every touch, with every breath. The touch became needier, more passionate and rougher.
Kevin needed to make himself feel loved, feel like someone cared, like someone needed him. And Javier was right there to show him exactly that.