She couldn't think of words as she stood in the doorway and stared at her apartment! What had he done? Why had he done it? And why was he just smiling at her comfortably from his seat on her couch? Moving into the apartment, Kate felt the tears run down her cheeks as she shook her head and stared at the empty box that was resting beside Will while the contents covered the whole of her coffee table. He'd gone through her things; he'd gone through the numerous boxes under her bed! What gave him the bloody right to do that?
"Get out" she hissed as Will smiled at her. "Get out of my house and don't come back, don't come back again. I never want to see you again you bastard" she shouted as he stood up and walked towards her, holding one of the pieces of papers in his hands. "You bastard, you absolute bastard! What gave you the bloody right?" she hissed, hitting his chest before screaming when he grabbed hold of her wrists tightly. "Get out, just get out" she screamed as he shook his head and watched her for a moment before practically dragging her towards the table.
"Keeping things from me Kate?" Will asked as he pushed her down and stared at the photos, tears filling her eyes as she stared at everyone. "But I'm not the only one you keep things from am I Kate?" he declared as she looked up at him in confusion. "Because no one at work knew about this when I called them to ask whether this was real" he declared as she shook her head slowly. No! No, he couldn't have done that! "All it took was one phone to Ryan who quickly asked Esposito whether he'd ever heard about it and it'll have gone around the precinct now Kate. Katherine Beckett, the daughter of murdered Johanna Beckett. The little girl who dropped everything to become a cop, to solve her mom's murder" he smiled as she shook her head and stared at him for a moment before grabbing the pieces of paper and stuffing them into the box. He had no right! He had no right to do this!
"Get out of my home, get out of my life" she screamed, clinging onto the box as tears ran down her cheeks. "Just get out" she sobbed, giving up on fighting! He knew now, the bastard knew and he'd told everyone her secret! Everyone was going to know! No wonder Espo and Ryan had been giving her strange looks all day and Lanie had been calling her. They all wanted to know! They all wanted the gossip on whether her mom had been murdered or not! They were probably all talking about it now, discussing it amongst themselves, laughing at her big secret!
"Do you really think your writer is going to stay with you when he finds all of this out? You're broken Kate, everyone can see it! You're trying to fight the whole world because you want to make the man who killed her pay and no one's going to love you when you're so cold hearted and bloody selfish! Do you really think Richard Castle is going to fall in love with you and you'll get your happily ever after because really, he's a celebrity! He can have whoever he wants, he can have models and actresses and people like him! Why would he want you? Why would he want to do more than just fuck you the once and then throw you away?" Will screamed as she shook her head! It wasn't true, it couldn't be true! He didn't know Rick, Rick wasn't like that! "And you know what Kate, I don't think I want to be with you anymore anyway! I don't want to be with a liar so have fun getting your heart broken when the writer realises that you're nothing more than a broken little girl. He'll try and fix you Kate and you'll get angry and just shout and scream and be a child" he declared, grabbing his jacket as Kate remained on the floor while her arms remained wrapped the box and tears running down her cheeks. "I'm getting my new start in Boston and you'll just be stuck here, trying to fight the whole fucking world" he declared, moving towards the door as she remained perfectly quiet. "Richard Castle doesn't love you Kate; he probably doesn't even like you! You're a liar" he shouted before storming out of the apartment, tears running down her cheeks as she clung onto the box. Staring at the door in tears, Kate sobbed as she stared down at the box full of creased papers and files that were no longer in the order that she'd originally placed them in. Hearing her phone ring, Kate grabbed it to see Rick's name flashing up on the screen. She couldn't talk to him! She couldn't talk to him when Will was probably right! Who would want her when she was a liar to her friends and colleagues? He was probably right that Rick just wanted to get her into bed and then he'd leave her! Turning the phone off, Kate sobbed as she grabbed a blanket and cushion off the couch before resting them on the ground and lying down on the floor beside the coffee table. She didn't want to talk to anyone, she didn't want to see anyone, she didn't want their pity or their compassion! She just wanted her control back.
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"Have you heard anything from Kate?" Lanie asked as she walked towards the two detectives who were sitting at Esposito's desk, their heads shaking as they thought about what they'd learnt. Kate Beckett's mother had been murdered and none of them had known! "Guys, she had her reasons for not telling her but right now she's not answering our calls and that's more worrying" the medical examiner explained as Javier nodded and sighed.
"Doesn't anyone have that writer's number?" Ryan asked as Lanie and Esposito shook their heads, realising that they didn't actually know much about the writer and it seemed that they didn't know very much about their friend and colleague. "Surely there's some way we can get hold of him, he's probably heard from Kate" he explained as Esposito nodded and moved towards his computer.
"What are you doing?" Lanie asked.
"Getting Beckett's phone records" he explained as Kevin stood up. "Hey, we don't know where she is or what she's doing and we've just learnt something that she probably didn't want us to know for a reason! I think that's a decent enough reason to try and find some way of getting hold of her. She won't want to talk to us, we've learnt the truth but Rick might not know and we know that Kate talks to him" he declared, Lanie nodding slowly as she realised that he was probably right. Remaining silent for a moment as Javier attempted to find the writer's number, Lanie sighed as she slowly walked towards him and looked to see him going through the numbers on the screen.
"That's my number" Lanie explained as he nodded.
"That's mine, that's Kevin's and that one is Will's" he explained as the ME nodded slowly and stared at him for a moment. "So I'm guessing that that one is Rick's" he stated, pointing at one of the numbers as Lanie grabbed her phone and dialled, waiting desperately for a response.
"Richard Castle" a voice declared as Lanie breathed a sigh of relief. "Hello?" he asked.
"Hi, my name's Lanie, I'm a friend of Kate's" Lanie explained as she sat on the edge of Javier's desk and waited for him to respond.
"Of course, have you heard from her? She's not been answering her phone and she was worried when I took her home after she'd finished work" he declared quickly, obviously worried, as she groaned! That wasn't what she wanted to hear!
"We were calling to ask whether you'd hear from her" Lanie admitted as the writer groaned. "Can you go over to her apartment? See whether she's there?" Lanie asked as Rick nodded and moved to grab his jacket off his chair. "There's a spare key above her apartment door" she admitted as Javier looked up at her. Why hadn't Lanie told them that? They could have gone over and they wouldn't have had to call and worry the writer.
"Sure, I'll call you when I get there" he explained.
"Thank you" Lanie stated before they said goodbye and she hung up. Looking at Javier, she sighed as she watched him for a moment. "What? She wouldn't want to see us would she?!" Lanie declared as the two men nodded, resting back in their chairs as they waited for the writer to call them back with news on the detective.
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"Kate?" Rick asked as he unlocked the apartment to find that it was dark and music was playing in the background quietly. Moving his hand across, Rick sighed as he found the light switch and turned it on, amazed to see the brunette curled up in the corner with a pile of books around her and tears running down her cheeks while a box remained pressed against her chest. She seemed so tiny and afraid and that worried him. "Kate?" he questioned, moving towards her as she remained perfectly still and quiet! Kneeling down, the writer sighed as he found her cradling her hand, blood covering her skin as he looked at her. "Can I see your hand?" he asked quietly as she shook her head. "Hey, trust me, I just want to make sure your hand is okay" he explained, leaning across to gently take hold of her hand, amazed at the cut that was covering her palm. "Where do you keep your antiseptic?" he asked.
"Bathroom" she whispered as he nodded and stood up, gently letting go of her hand as she shut her eyes for a moment, the writer approaching her bedroom before disappearing into her en-suite. Grabbing the first aid kit from inside the bathroom, Rick sighed as he walked out into the bedroom to see that clothes were covering the floor and drawers were forced open and boxes were covering the floor. What the hell was going on? Looking down at the kit he was holding, Rick realised that he had to get back to her, the memory forcing him out of her bedroom and towards the corner she was practically cowering in.
"Give me your hand again" he declared as he sat down beside her and gently took hold of her hand. "Do you want to tell me what happened?" he asked as she shook her head. "Kate, everyone's worried, Lanie called me asking about you" he declared, gently wiping the blood off her hand as she remained perfectly silent. "Okay, don't tell me but I'm not leaving you alone like this" he explained before groaning. "What's that smell?" he asked as she shook her head, watching as he looked around to see a smashed whiskey bottle on the ground but no liquid surrounding it. "Kate please tell me you've not drunk a whole bottle" he declared as she remained perfectly still. Finding a bandage as he waited for an answer, Rick gently wrapped her hand up in the material as tears ran down her cheeks. Why did he have to be so gentle towards her? Why did he have to be so caring and worried about her? "Let's get you to bed" he whispered, amazed when she moved away from him and shook her head. "What's wrong?"
"Why are you here?" she asked, the alcohol on her breath obvious.
"I'm here because I was worried and your friends were worried and we care about you" he declared as she shook her head. "Kate what the hell did he do with you?" Rick asked as she stared at him, tears running down her cheeks as she watched him for a moment. "I'll be back in one second" he stated, the brunette shrugging as he stood up and disappeared into her bedroom again. Waiting for him to return, Kate sobbed as she stared down at her perfectly bandaged hand. Will couldn't be right could he? Rick was here caring for her, surely that meant something! Surely that meant he cared for her, that she was something more than the chance of one night? Hearing the floorboard creak, Kate turned to see the writer with a bag thrown over his shoulder.
"What's that for?" she asked quietly.
"You're coming to my house Kate" he declared as she shook her head. "I'm not taking no as an answer Katherine Beckett so go and find some shoes" he stated as she slowly stood up, wobbling on her legs as he rested his hands on her hips to stop her from falling down. "Regretting drinking the whole bottle?" he asked as she nodded, not complaining when he lifted her into his arms, her arms wrapping around his neck as she buried her face into his neck. "What's he done to hurt you Kate?" he asked quietly before carrying her out of the apartment, knowing that he needed to call Lanie when he got her back to his apartment.
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"Richard?" Martha asked as she opened the door to see her son holding a young woman in his arms, shock covering her face. "Who's that Richard?" she asked as the writer shook his head and entered the apartment before approaching his bedroom and disappearing from his mother's sight. He didn't want to answer any questions; he just wanted to get Kate back to her normal confident and happy self. Resting the brunette down on the bed, Rick sighed as she slowly opened her eyes and stared at the writer for a moment before entwining her fingers with his and smiling weakly at him.
"You feeling better sweetheart?" Rick asked gently as she shrugged and shut her eyes for a moment, relaxing back against his headboard as he sighed. "I have to call Lanie and get you some water but I'll be right back after that" he promised as she held onto his hand and shook her head. She didn't want him to leave; she wanted him to stay with her so he wouldn't disappear from her life. "I'll be right back I promise but you need a glass of water and I promised I'd call Lanie when I found you".
"You'll come back?" she asked as he nodded and gently pressed a kiss to her forehead. "You won't tell them I'm staying here will you?" Kate asked quietly as the writer stared at her for a moment. "I don't want them looking for me" she whispered.
"Where do you want me to say that you are?" he asked.
"At my dad's cabin, say I've needed to get out of town for a while" she stated as he nodded slowly and stood up, watching as she curled up on the bed and shut her eyes. Walking out of the room, Rick sighed as he entered the kitchen to see his mother holding onto a glass of wine and concern covering her face.
"Who was that?" Martha asked as Rick poured the glass of water and sighed as he turned to look at her.
"Kate- she's not feeling very well so I brought her here, I don't want to leave her on her own" he explained as Martha nodded slowly, watching as her son grabbed the phone and dialled. Listening as her son practically lied to the person down the phone, Martha rolled her eyes before smiling when Rick put the phone down and grabbed the glass of water before disappearing into the bedroom again. "Sleepy?" he asked as she nodded, her eyes remaining shut as he sat down beside her. "Do you want to talk?" he questioned, already knowing the answer.
"No" she said simply as the writer nodded. "Can I have a cuddle though?" she asked as Rick smiled and moved to wrap his arms around her as she buried her face into his chest and sighed. Rick wasn't doing this to sleep with her! Rick liked her! Rick was her friend and he wouldn't do what Will had told her. Hearing her start to sob, Rick quickly looked down to see her shaking in his arms.
"Whatever he's done we can make it better okay? You just need to tell me so I can help you Kate" he stated as she began to calm down, desperate to gain control again. She needed to stop being such an emotional wreck! She was Detective Beckett, she was strong, she didn't cry like this over things! "I'm always going to be here when you need me Kate so don't go and do something stupid like drinking a while bottle again because you're going to regret it" he declared ass he sighed and stared at him for a moment.
"It wasn't the whole bottle; it was a couple of glasses! I'd drunk the rest over time" she admitted as he nodded slowly and looked at her, glad that she wasn't as drunk as he'd thought she was. "Can I sleep here?" she asked as he nodded, watching her for a moment as she smiled.
"I wasn't going to let you sleep anywhere else" he explained simply as Kate smiled and cuddled into his side, relaxing back as she shut her eyes and sighed, enjoying the warmth of his arms as she relaxed and allowed herself to slowly fall asleep in his arms.
Your response was amazing to the last chapter and I really hope that you continued to respond as well as you did then! I adore hearing from you and it really makes me smile and want to right more!
Also a random question that does relate to the story- if Castle and Beckett attended a charity event together, what would you like to see happen?
