Meeting for the first Time.
A/N: Thanks for the Reviews. Is Alexis able to identify this person? What is his relationship towards Alexis? What Happens at Meredith's funeral?
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What is Alexis hiding from her Father?
While Kate and Rick were in the bed room lying down, Alexis was tidying up the kitchen when she noticed the picture that Kevin and Javier left behind and Alexis nearly fainted but Reid had seen her reaction and grabbed her and brought her to the couch while she was still holding the picture in her hands. "Alexis, you know this guy don't you?" asked Reid and when Alexis nodded her head held her close until she was ready to speak.
Martha and Jim had seen and heard the exchange between Alexis and Reid but waited till more was said and they could tell Ryan and Esposito what they heard from Alexis's conversation with Reid. "Reid, his name is Aaron Maddox; he is somehow related to the guy that shot Kate at her captain's furnel last year. He is someone I bumped into and spoke with for a few minutes but all of a sudden things changed and he hurt me in a way I never thought possible. I got a cab and went straight to the hospital and registered under a different surname and asked the female nurses to take pictures, an SAT Kit, and could a female doctor treat me. I told them not to call the cops or my father because it would hurt them. When the doctor asked why I said them I explained that my dad consults on cases in the twelfth prenicent and the team he works with would only get in trouble with their captain. Why follow me around when I haven't said anything till now?" asked Alexis. Neither Alexis or Reid were aware that Martha, Jim Kate and Rick had heard their exchange so Reid just held Alexis until she felt calm and relaxed again. Martha had speed dialled Detective Esposito's number and told him to listen and not say a word. Martha was on the phone talking with Javier and said not to mention to anyone what he or Ryan had heard but before Javier could answer Gates took his phone off him and was talking to Martha.
Martha went to her room to speak to Captain Gates and was really angry that Gates wanted to get Alexis to make a formal statement. While Martha was in her room Rick was in his office with Kate chatting very quietly. "Why would she hide something like that from me, she is smart and kind and she could have told mother or you or Laine, I guess my reaction is what stopped her from confiding in me?" said Rick. "Rick, there are some things that she will deal with like this she thought she had dealt with the situation well and nothing was going to happen until someone decided to kill your ex-wife and make it come to light, you must remember that you raised a really smart girl", said Kate. When Rick looked at Kate he could see the truth of what she was saying in her eyes and he just held her before he was ready to go back to the living room where the others are.
The furnel was on Thursday so Laine could released the body the day before so they could have a private period before going to the church that evening for a private evening prayer and on Thursday morning there would be a private family mass and burial afterwards. Back at the prescient Ryan and Esposito were angry as hell that this could happen to their adopted sister Alexis. Gates wouldn't allow them to look into it until they calmed down but reassured them that she will discreetly ask for the girl's medical file and anything else they had done. Both Kevin and Javier seemed to have calmed a bit after hearing that from Gates. Gates had taken the phone from Javier and explained to Martha what she would do to help take some of the pressure from her detectives and her family for the time being, Martha thanked her and hung up the phone. Gates gave Javier back his phone and explained that the sooner they find this guy Alexis spoke of and bring him in for questioning the easier it will be for them to be normal around Alexis.
At the loft Rick and Kate had come out of the office just as the house phone rang and Alexis picks it up "Do you think that your boyfriend can protect you because he can't not against me and my friends, Alexis my brother was paid to kill a cop but that cop killed him, don't think I wouldn't do the same to you or him", said Aaron. When Alexis answered the phone Kate mouthed to her to put the phone on loudspeaker so they could record the conversation. Alexis didn't get a chance to reply because he hung up once he finished talking. Once that was done Alexis dropped the phone and fell to the floor but both Rick and Reid caught her just before she hit her head.
Kate had forwarded the recording to Ryan so that they knew what was happening, while Kate did that Martha rang Gates to give her a heads up about the recording and both Reid and rick brought Alexis to her room to sleep. Jim Beckett decided to cook some food for everyone and was trying to find something when Kate came to him and hugged him. "What was that for Katie", said Jim looking at her with a smile on his face, "Well dad, thank you so much for being here for Rick, Alexis and Martha and me, it means a lot to them that you care so much about them the way I do", said Kate and while she was talking to her father she had taken out what her father wanted to use to cook the food he had prepared, so the both cooked and talked about random things, both Rick and Martha had overheard what was said between father and daughter but Rick had seen Kate hug her father.
Once Martha made an appearance in the kitchen she told them that she would prepare the table with her son's help when he comes back down from Alexis's room. Castle had just come off the last step when Kate spotted him and saw a scared look on his face she stopped what she was doing and went to him and hugged him and whispered in his ear "Castle, everything will work out you'll see", and as she stood back to look at him he nodded his head in understanding. After the last two days things seem to have cooled off a bit but now came the hardest two days that Castle, Alexis and Martha would have to face it was the day before Meredith's furnel. The truth about Rick's divorce from Meredith was leaked to the press and Alexis was angry and pissed about it and Kate got the brunt of her anger.
It hit Alexis really badly when she saw the front page of a newspaper about her mother and father's divorce. She grabbed the paper from Kate who had been reading something completely different and just started screaming at her for no reason the others were in the living room trying to sort out the protection detail for the Castle family and they're friends as well. The others started to make their way towards Beckett but she stopped them with a look saying its ok let her get it out. Alexis had started hitting Kate when Rick was finishing getting dressed. He made his way towards the kitchen from his bedroom and stopped mid stride when he saw Alexis crying in Kate's arms.
Kate noticed Rick had stopped mid-stride when he saw her holding Alexis in her arms and she gestured to him to continue walking to them. The minute his eyes connected with Kate's he started walking towards her and Alexis. The closer he came to them he opened his arms for them both but only Alexis started to move towards him when she sees that Kate is not moving with her she turns to her and looks in her eyes to see that she is letting them have some much needed father, daughter time together before they have to leave for the church for the private time before the evening prayers. "Alexis honey I am sorry that I have not been of much comfort lately but I promise that I will try to be there for you in the future", says Castle. Alexis just nods her head against her dad's chest and smiles when she sees Kate smiling at the two of them.
"Ok everyone it is now time to leave so let's make a move, Dad you accompany Martha, Reid your accompanying Alexis, I'll be accompanying Rick while the security team we have will be walking with us when we get to the church, I just got a text from Laine she got to the church safely and so did the other two", said Kate. They had left the Castles Loft by the back door and were in the SUVs and not in the limos out at the front of the building. The driver of the first Limo was given the ok to drive off. The press didn't suspect that the Castles weren't in the limos but in the SUVs accompanying the limos.
"Kate, you arranged all this for us?" asked Castle who was stunned and amazed at the same time. "Rick, I arranged this with a little help from Paula your agent, the minute I saw the front page of the paper she told me that she had informed Gates who the leak was and agreed that something more should happen to protect your family from the press who were going to be at the front of your building waiting for you to leave to go to the church so they could harass you, so here we are", said Kate and she grabbed his hand with her own one and gave it a squeeze and she done the same with Alexis's hand. "I love you detective Beckett and thank you for everything", said Alexis.
They arrived at the church and saw that they had gone round back Beckett noticed that the press had followed the limos to the church but lucky enough they didn't notice that one SUV had gone round back. The back door was the only way into the church because the front doors were locked and would not open to let anyone in only members of the family were allowed into the church. Inside the church everyone was seated and saying their prayers when suddenly out of nowhere comes a gunshot and instead of hitting Reid the bullet hits Martha in her shoulder but rickashes off the floor of the church and into Jim's right shoulder. Both Rick and Kate are with their parents and Alexis in on the floor in a ball. Reid has tried everything to get her up but nothing is helping.
While Kevin and Javier go after Aaron Kate gets her father to hold something against the wound she turns to Martha and helps Laine but tells Castle that his daughter needs him right now and he looks to see where she is when Reid covers her over with is jacket to keep her warm. Castle goes to her picks her up and brings her to her grandmother and to Kate because then she knows she is safe with them. Laine patched up Martha really well and started to do the same when Dr. Hawkes along with Detectives Flack and Taylor come on scene. Hawkes takes over from Laine who is in shock herself from seeing an ex-boyfriend, he takes the bullet out of Jim's shoulder and puts it in an evidence bag and patches him up pretty good. He checks Martha's wound and it is fine but Alexis is different she would not speak to anyone but her dad, Kate and Reid.
A/N: Why did Aaron strike the day before the funnel? What did Alexis do that would warrant such pain on her and her family and friends? Reviews are most welcome.
