Chapter 4. Hope you enjoy. Special thanks to LivingInADream95 for all your help. Thank you

"Hey Kate, come on in," Castle said politely.

"Hi," was all Kate said as she stepped inside Rick's obviously expensive home.

"Kate, are you okay? You look like you've been crying."

"Umm, yeah. Actually, no, not really, but I don`t want to talk about it…"

"Are you sure? You look pretty upset," Rick said, concern in his voice.

"Yeah, I`m okay. So are we gonna get some ice cream?" Kate asked, doing her best impression of a breezy tone.

"Sure, let me just go get the kids"

After ice cream

"Okay sweetheart, go get your stuff, time to go," Kate said to Jo when they got back to Rick's apartment.

"Kate it`s really late, you shouldn't be driving. How about you two stay here tonight?"

"Rick, that's sweet, but we can`t."

"Kate, it`s dark out and raining. I don't want you driving," Rick said sternly.

Kate`s phone ringing

"Sorry Rick, I have to take this," Kate said, stepping outside the apartment for some privacy.

"No problem," Rick replied as she walked away

"Beckett."

"Hey babe, where are you?" Josh asked.

"Ask her when she's gonna be home," said a breathy voice in the background.

"Who was that?" Kate asked furiously.

"Babe, what are you talking about? Its just me," said Josh

"There was a voice in the background. Don't play dumb with me, Josh."

"No there wasn't, you must be dreaming. So what time do you think you will be back?"

"Is there a women with you? Are you cheating on me?"

At that point Rick thought it was a good idea to let Kate have some privacy, seeing as how he could still clearly hear what she was saying, despite the distance. He went upstairs to tell Jo she was going to be there for a while longer.

"Josh, answer the fucking question!" Kate snapped.

"Kate, what time are you gonna be home?" Josh asked in exasperation, making Kate even more pissed off.

"I don't know. Now it's your turn to answer me. Is there or is there not a woman in my house?"

"For starters, it's not just your house, and yes, Kate, there is a woman here."

"Babe come back to bed," said the female.

Kate was far beyond pissed off at this point. Not only because the scum was cheating on her, but because he seemed so unconcerned with what he was doing. How could the father of her children be such a worthless human being?

"You know what Josh, we're done! Jo was right. You were cheating.I want a divorce!"

Kate then hung up, crying and struggling for breath.

"Kate, oh my god, Kate, what's wrong? Is everything alright?" Rick asked, concern written all over his face.

"No, Rick, it's not. Josh is cheating on me!"

"Are you sure?"

"Not 100 percent sure but I'm going home to find out."

"Kate you're not going home alone. I'll come with you."

"Why?"

"Because what if he is cheating? You're gonna need someone to comfort you, and possibly someone to punch the asshole."

"Fine, lets go."

"One minute, I'm gonna tell the kids we're leaving."

"Are you ready Kate?" Rick asked as he was about to open the door.

"No, not really, but I need to see."

With that they left the safety of Rick's apartment, heading into the unknown.

They pulled up to the driveway and Kate turned off her car, but made no move to actually get out. Rick looked over at her sympathetically, understanding her hesitation. He knew that what was on the other side of that door would most likely change her life forever.

He reached out a reassuring hand, placing it gently on her forearm and looking her in the eye as he said, "You can do this, Kate. I will be with you the whole time. You can get through this, I promise."

Kate looked at him skeptically and asked, "What makes you so sure I can? You don't even know me, Rick."

"I know enough to know that you are a strong woman who can handle anything life throws at her. And I have a pretty good feeling that you would not be able to live with not know, so the way I see it, you really only have one choice. You have to go in there and see if your husband is really cheating on you."

Kate sat quietly for a few minutes before finally opening the driver's side door and stepping out of the car. Rick followed closely behind as she walked the short distance to her front door. There was a brief pause before she threw the door open and stepped in.

Kate could hear moaning in the distance and she had to struggle to hold it together. Rick placed a hand on her shoulder, urging her on. She knew he was right. She owed it to herself to know the truth, as painful and disgusting as it may be.

When she stepped into their bedroom the first thing that hit her was the smell of sex and sweat. She had to fight back the urge to vomit. She would never be prepared for what she was seeing in this room, not even if she had spent the rest of her life preparing for it. What faced her was the most disgusting display of trash known to man.

The blonde slut Josh has been cheating on her with was spread out on her bedspread getting fucked by her husband. It was appalling. Kate would never be able to set foot in this room again. He could have the house in the divorce because there was no way in hell she was living here after seeing that. Her children most definitely were not staying here with this pig either.

Before Kate could say or do anything, Rick had already stormed over to Josh, pulled him off of the bimbo and punched him in the nose, sending him reeling to the ground. He made his way back over to her, shaking his hand out from the force of the punch. He made his way back over to her, shaking his hand out from the force of the punch. He put his hand on her back and led her out of the house and back to the car, leading her to the passenger seat. He wasn't about to let her drive in the state she was in.

The drive back to Castle's house was quiet.

Once they got inside, they sat on the couch in silence, until Kate started crying.

"Oh, Kate, come here. I'm so sorry," Rick said soothingly, reaching out to Kate.

" I love him," she said lamely.

"Listen to me Kate, I'm gonna tell you something. Are you listening?"

"Yeah," she replied, glancing at him for the first time since they'd sat down.

"You are the most beautiful, most intelligent, most wonderful woman in the world. You deserve to be happy, Kate."

"Thanks, Rick," she sniffled.

"I think you should stay the night."

"Me and Jo don`t have anything with us…"

"You can borrow clothes from me or Alexis," he said simply.

"Where are we gonna sleep?"

"Jo can sleep with Alexis and you can sleep with me."

Kate gaped at his bluntness, not having expected that. All she could think to say was, "Rick that's a nice gesture but…"

"Kate, I promise I won't try anything," he replied stoically.

"Ok, Rick, I guess."

"Perfect. And then in the morning, we can take the girls to school and then go to my lawyer and you can file for divorce."

"Thank you, Rick, for everything."

"Anything for you, beautiful. I'm gonna go tell the girls they're having a sleepover. I'll be down in a minute."

"Okay, Rick," she said as he headed upstairs to talk to the girls.

"The girls were pretty happy when I told them. Kate, sweetheart, what's wrong?" Rick asked with concern as he made his way back into the living room.

"What am I gonna tell my kids?"

"Kate, calm down, come here," Rick said putting his arms over Kate`s shoulder so she could put her head on his chest.

They lay there for a while until the girls came down to say goodnight. Once they were gone, Rick convinced Kate to go to bed. They lay in bed with her head on his chest until they both fell asleep.

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