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Onto chapter four. Things start to pick up a bit now so I hope you all like it
Wedding bell blues
Chapter four: Distrust and lies
"So you're a teacher" Martha smiled at Will bringing in two cups of tea for Will and Emma. Will nodded at the older female
"Yeah I'm a history teacher but my main priority is the glee club now" Will replied as he took a sip of his tea. Emma smiled nervously at Martha as she sat opposite the pair
"And that was why you were in New York. Some competition?" Martha replied. Emma nodded
"And our wedding as well. Then this murder happened" Emma`s eyes grew sad and Will clutched his wife`s hand as Martha smiled sympathetically
"Oh don't worry my son and his partner will catch them. They always do. Not to mention they need to get their own personal life sorted out. I tell you they should be locked up themselves" Martha carried on talking while Will looked confused
"I'm sorry Mrs Rodgers?" Will replied as Martha stopped talking
"Dear please call me Martha. My son invited you to stay" Martha smiled
"Ok sorry Martha you were saying. Kate and Richard have some relationship going on?" Will looked confused
"Well why was she flirting with you" Emma muttered under her breath sipping her tea. Will glanced at her while Emma looked innocent.
"Dear in their own minds yes but will they admit it. No" Martha shook her head "I mean sure he`s been married twice but what do they say. Third time is the charm" she smiled sweetly at Will who stared at the older woman confused while Emma was looking the same as her husband "They just need a push I`m sure. Sorry am I telling you too much. Richard always says I`m a bit of a busybody"
"N-No carry on" Will replied as Martha was going to carry on talking when there was an opening of the door and Castle walked in
"Beckett sometimes she just drives me up the…Mother?" Castle replied "I hope you haven't been harassing Will and Emma too much" He shot a look to Will and Emma as if to say sorry and Emma smiled back at him shaking her head
"Richard dear we were just having a nice getting to know one another moment" Martha kissed her son on the cheek "Now what about this murder. Have you caught the killer?"
"Not yet" Castle shook his head "We do know however that Lisa was with her stepmother the day before she was murdered. Tomorrow Ryan and Esparto will bring her in for questioning" Castle replied as he wandered into the breakfast bar
"We should get out of your way" Will apologised as he and Emma made their way up the stairs to the spare room. Castle glanced at them and smiled sadly to himself.
"They look nice" Martha commented. Castle nodded
"I`m going to work some more on the next instalment in the Nikki Heat series. Don't disturb me" he replied as he made his way to his labtop. Martha perched her wine on the coffee table as she thought about her son's relationship with Beckett and how maybe they needed another step. Maybe she should have a word with Will and Emma, maybe go on a double date she smiled evilly to herself as she picked the wine back up and slowly drank from the glass
"Mrs Watkins" Beckett looked grim at Kathryn who just sat there shaking her head
"I don't even know what I am doing here. I sure it's illegal for me and my husband to be woken up by your two guys knocking the door down when we both gave what we know yesterday"
"And we have new evidence which I thought should bring you here for more questioning. Like a receipt that shows you with your step daughter the day before she was murdered. When you told us you or your husband had no connection with Lisa" Becket leant back in her chair
"I just thought that was nothing. We went to the local coffee shop and had a drink and something to eat. That was it." Kathryn replied
"One of the girls at the coffee shop said she saw you arguing. What was it about?" Beckett replied
"I can't remember." Kathryn replied "A week is a long time Detective Beckett. Look me and Lisa may have our problems but I didn't kill her" A glance washed over the blondes face as Becket glanced at her as Ryan popped his head round the door and nodded to Beckett
"Kathryn's alibi goes through. At the time of her death Kathryn was with two friends at a nightclub. We checked the security tapes and well look" Ryan switched the tape back on and Beckett could see the blonde head of Kathryn. Beckett then went back to the interviewing room where Kathryn looked up at her
"You're free to go" Beckett nodded to the blonde who gave her a look
"It's a good thing I`m not suing you. If it wasn't for you trying to catch Lisa`s killers" Kathryn shook her head as she walked out of the room. Beckett sighing and running and hand through her hair before being met by Castle.
"I thought we could both go to that coffee shop we were at yesterday" Castle looked almost guilty and Beckett hid the small smile appearing on her face
"I suppose we could" she replied as Ryan could hear Castle asking her about Kathryn. He shook his head as he continued to find paperwork that hadn't been typed up when he noticed Blaine and Kurt standing there
"Detective Ryan?" Blaine said and Ryan nodded "Me and Kurt have new information regarding the investigation" he replied as Ryan glanced at the two boys curiously
"Thanks Ryan" Beckett replied as she and Castle walked out of the coffee shop "Ryan says Blaine and Kurt overheard two of the girls talking about Lisa and the fact she had a secret boyfriend. Blaine says he didn't get the full details but I think he was called Harry. Ryan and Esparto are chasing that up now as we speak. But apparently Blaine also said that they thought David and Kathryn didn't know about him.
"A secret boyfriend" Castle stroked his chin "That sounds like something out of one of my novels. So maybe he killed Lisa. Maybe she was just using him.
"Maybe" Beckett replied "But maybe there was something else more sinister. That`s why we have to find him. Beckett" she replied as her cellphone started ringing and she answered it
"Yes Lisa was seeing someone and his name was Harry Atkins. He owns a couple of motel chains in New York and to this he seems very well off." Ryan repeated over the phone glancing at the labtop
"Ok thanks Ryan" Beckett replied as she clicked her phone off and turned to face Castle "Looks like we are going to question a motel owner" she smiled brightly as she strode off, Castle following her
"I can't believe she is dead" Harry whispered as he glanced at Castle and Beckett from his position across the interviewing table "Who would do a thing as kill Lisa" he whispered
"Well that is what we are here for Harry. How long were you going out with Lisa for?" Beckett questioned him
"Only a few months. We met each other at a night club. Smart pretty. The type of girl I usually go for. But her dad and step mom didn't want to know about the relationship. She said not yet anyway. But I don't know if she was just saying that now or not" Harry snorted bitterly
"Harry did you know if Lisa was having any problems at home?" Beckett replied gently. Harry looked across at Castle and Beckett and shook his head, his brown bangs falling from his eyes
"There is one thing though. Her father worked with me secretly but Lisa didn't know that. That was the reason Lisa could live where she lived. If it wasn't for my motel business Lisa and her father and Kathryn would all be living on the streets. So yeah, maybe that had something to do with it. But I didn't I loved Lisa and I wanted to marry her eventually. So go and find the person who DID do it" Harry banged his fist on the table while Castle and Beckett shot worrying glances at one another
"Harry we are very sorry for the death of Lisa and we promise we will do our best to catch whoever killed your girlfriend" Beckett replied as she looked at Harry who nodded slowly and walked out of the interviewing room, closing the door behind him as he went
"Maybe we should get David in tomorrow for questioning" Beckett glanced at Castle. She had come round for dinner while Alexis was out with one of her friends, Martha was practising a play and Will and Emma were out for dinner.
"He doesn't sound trustworthy at all. In fact I bet he is the one who killed his daughter. He found out that she was seeing Harry, the guy he didn't trust and he confronted her. Things got heated and he hit her with the bottle" Castle walked across to Beckett and poured her another glass
"You have done this before" Beckett grinned at Castle who shook his head
"Kate I can't…. Not yet anyway" he replied. A silence, not a good one, filled the room as Beckett finished drinking her wine just as the door opened and Will and Emma walked in
"Hey guys. Have fun" Castle smirked as Emma blushed removing her scarf
"Y-Yeah" Will nodded "We went out to that restaurant Alexis told us about"
"They are the only place in New York City that has hand sanitizer on tap" Emma grinned
"Alexis told us that one of her friends has OCD so she pretty knows many of the good clean places when they go out. Smart kid that girl" Will smiled "We also saw Rachel and Finn out as well they are totally fine at the hotel but Rachel was explaining Mercedes and some of the others were complaining a bit and want to go home" He shrugged his shoulders at Beckett
"Well hopefully soon. But we don't know when" Beckett looked apologetically at Will
"I know and Em here knows but they are kids. Most of them won`t have been involved in a real police investigation" Will glanced at Castle who nodded "Your mom was mentioning this morning about going out for a meal. Alexis, her, you, me, Emma and Beckett if she was interested" He glanced between the pair and Will could tell there was tension in the air
"It wouldn't be a date" Emma shook her head as Will placed a hand around her shoulders "If that what you were thinking…" she glanced at Castle
"N-No" he replied "We love to wouldn't we Kate" he glanced at his partner who nodded slowly but Castle knew she wasn't 100% sure.
"Great!" Will grinned happily as he softly kissed Emma, Castle and Beckett watching the happy pair from their position on the other sofa. Beckett grabbed her coat
"I think I better go" she replied as she walked out of the apartment
"Did we do something wrong?" Emma said worriedly her eyes growing large as she sat back watching Castle who shook his head.
"Beckett just being Beckett" he replied as Will and Emma shot uneasy looks at one another before Castle returned to doing the washing up he was doing before Will and Emma entered the apartment. He shook his head as he finished washing the last plate and wondered when it would be when that wall finally came down between him and Beckett
Next time
Castle and Beckett question David who then reveals some home truths from his past. The dinner date arrives but when Alexis and Martha pull out Beckett starts to smell a rat. Alexis invites the kids round while on the dinner date and some members start to cause havoc in Castles apartment
That was better wasn't in. Please don't forget to review and I should have the next chapter done within the next week. I'm going away soon so hopefully I'll complete it before I go away.
