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Castle paced the floor behind Alexis's door. He had slipped out after his friends had came. Even though they still weren't allowed in the room, he felt suffocated, knowing they were there. He had to...he had to do take out his phone, and called the only person he knew would help. His father, Jackson Hunt.
Hunt frowned at the phone. Why the hell would Richard be calling him at 4 am in the morning? The second question was, why would he be calling at all? Richard knew the rules. This was for emergencies, absolute matter of life and death, phone calls.
"Richard? What's going on? Is Martha all right?"
"Mom's fine, dad." His voice. Richard's voice. Hunt didn't like the voice. It wasn't the voice of a man who had just married the love of his life. It belong to a man who was broken.
What could have broken his son? That scared him to death.
"Then Beckett..."
"No, dad, not her either."
Oh sweet Jesus. First Alexis had been kidnapped, and now something else was happening to her? After Martha and Beckett the only person that would have this reaction from his son was his daughter.
"Alexis..."
"Dad." He swore Richard had wanted to call him daddy there. A strangled cry seemed trapped in the young man's throat.
"Dad...she's been raped. Someone raped my baby girl." The sobbing escaped before he could do anything. "She's in the hospital, dad. And there's nothing I can do!"
"Wait right there, son. I'm coming there. " Hunt's face had paled into a most serious white color. He eyed his gun collection, on which one would serve his purpose of revenge best.
"Don't worry, Richard," he thought to himself. "The fucker won't get away with this."
Gates, Esposito, Ryan, and Laine were all in the waiting room with Kate.
"It's fmaily only for Alexis," she had sadly explained. Castle had refused to leave the room, though.
"Sweetie, i just can't believe it." Laine had tears cascaded down her face while Espo had been pacing the hallway as he muttered obsenities that Beckett had never heard him use before.
Kevin was also showing a more dark side. Not as aggresive as his partner, but he was visibly shaking and his eyes were a dark glowing-dangerously upset-color.
She reminded herself never to cross either of them.
Gates also had looked outraged, mixed with despair that something could happen to Castle's little girl.
"Caslte and I, we might have had a rough start," Gates said. "But I still remember that day when Alexis was kidnapped. How...utterly defeated he looked. I never wanted to see him look like that again."
Kate just nodded,unsure of what else to say or do.
"We'll catch who did this, Beckett," Gates promised.
Kate swallowed, and nodded again. This time she was afraid of saying too much. She noticed Javier looking at her sharply. She ignored him, afraid that she would be unable to lie to her best friend.
"I should check on Rick," she finally mumbled, and tried to squeaze past the crowded room.
She felt Espo follow her.
"Javier." She stopped.
"Kate, don't." His voice was simple, and yet it was clear he was begging her to listen to reason.
"Do what, Javi?"
"You know what." His voice was barely a whisper.
"Don't, Javi. Don't try anything today. Just DON'T."
"Kate, you're throwing away your career!"
"And WHAT do you think I'm going to do exactly?!" She whipped around, heated passion in her eyes. "Do you think i'm going to kill someone? Is that it?"
"Yes, Kate. I've seen that look before, when you were obsessed with your mother's case. You're about to do something dangerous, and crazy, and stupid. And I can't let you."
"Neither can I, Beckett." Kevin had joined them.
"Really, Kevin?" She flared, ready to snap. "What if this had been Sarah Grace?"
Kevin stared at her, hurt in his eyes. She turned away, ashamed that she stooped so low.
"That's not fair Kate." His voice was quiet, with a cripsness she wasn't used to hearing. "Besides, Sarah Grace is a baby still."
"I know, Kevin. But one day she'll be Alexis's age. And when she is, you can bet your ass that you'll want to do everything you can to protect her. Just like Rick wants to." She stared at Javier. "And if you had a child, Javi, you would to."
"I know." Javier's voice was quiet. "But the fact is, I don't, Kate. so I need to be the rational one, here."
"What about me?" Kevin challeneged. "I can be plenty rational."
"You can also be far too easily presuaded by anything Richard Castle says," said Javier drly. "Including killing someone. Kate, he's not thinking clearly right now. He wouldn't want you to throw away your career over this! Not when you're about to make Captain..."
Beckett just stared at Esposito.
"Shame on you, Javier. SHAME on you for thinking that I care more about my stupid, fucking career,than I do about my own family!"
Javier jerked back, as if he had been slapped.
"I know, Kate. i know you do. I shouldn't have said that. It's not just that...it's your moral compass, Kate. you would hate yourself later if you had compromised yourself. Followed your heart instead of the law...I don't know if I'm explaining myself clearly..."
"Oh you are," Kate snapped. "You're telling me you're out."
She turned to Kevin with deep fire boiling inside of her.
"And you?" There was no hesitation in Kevin Ryan's eyes, as his mind thought only like a father-ready to pounce to protect his young.
"In."
Javier sighed with frustration.
"I'm in, too Kate, of course I am."
"Don't bother," she all but snarled. "Not if that's how you really feel."
"I want to hurt the asshole as much as you do! I just want to keep you safe. And Castle." His eyes pleaded for forgivness, and her heart softened. She had no energy left to stay mad at a friend right now. She needed all the support she could get. So she swallowed and wrapped her arms around Javier's as a peace offering. Javier and Kevin eyed each other and made a silent promise to back up Castle and Beckett, and to do whatever it took to keep them both safe-especially from themselves.
Alexis's eyes blinked open. She stared around the room in a confused, and fogged mind. Flashes of the attacker formed inside her head. She gasped, startled. As she used her hands to feel for her surrounded she collected her drugged thoughts as much as she could. She could barely move, but she felt she knew where she was.
But why?
Oh yes, the attack...the...rape. Bile rose in her throat as she thought of that moment.
She was in the hospital. No, does that mean her father knew? A sense of self loathing passed through her body. Would he still love her, even if he knew? Knew how she had been defiled like a piece of trash?
That's what she felt like, trash.
There was movement, and she stiffened.
"Alexis?" She recoginzed the voice.
"Kate?" She was stunned to know that Beckett was there. She saw Beckett peer over her face, eyes filled with concern-mingled with a kind of exhaustion that Alexis couldn't figure out.
"What...where's dad?"
"He's going to the bathroom. Would you like me to get him?"
"No!" Fear caught in her throat. "Please, I don't want him to see me like this..." Her voice trailed off, feeling like a helpless victim.
"Sweetie, he was already here..."
"No!" Alexis freaked."He can't see me like this! Daddy can't.."
"Alexis, please, don't move!" Beckett flew over to her side, then, and began to run her fingers through Alexis's hair.
Alexis stilled for a moment as Beckett continued this process, soothed by a soft female's touch. Kate began to hum, and slowly Alexis closed her eyes.
"He can't see me like this," she whimpered, sounding-and feeling-like a little girl.
"I'm so sorry, baby," murmured Kate. "But he did...and it's okay that he did. He still loves you. No matter what had happened, we both still love you exactly the way you are. No matter what."
How did she guess? Those were the words that undid Alexis. Using the last of her strength she broke down in sobs and allowed herself to be rocked like a child, back and forth, in the safety of her stepmother's arms.