As promised, second chapter of the week. I got quite a few followers from my last post, hope you enjoy. I'm a little blocked here and I'm not sure it's going the way I want it to, but here goes.
"Okay, well let's get him back to the precinct and we can get an official statement and check out all the facts properly, got to fill the Captain in as well" Kate told the duo before she turned to head back to her car "Coming Castle"
"Morning Detectives, Mr Castle, I hear you got quite an interesting case this morning" Gates shouted as she walked into the bullpen
"You could say that sir" Kate told her as she walked towards the team
"What have we got then?" Gates asked as she leant against Ryan's desk
"Unfortunately for Castle here, we have a pretty simple jealousy case, we've got the boyfriend in interrogation room one, he's confessed three times now, once in writing, says he found out she was cheating on him with some guy from work, he confronted her about it and she said that she wanted to end things with him and he just sort of flipped out and shot her." Esposito told her
"That doesn't happen every day, so you've just got paperwork now?" Gates asked them
"Well we're just waiting on ballistics so we can confirm that the gun we found him with is the one that shot her, from the looks of the gun and the size of the bullet wounds there's a definite chance we've got our guy." Kate told her captain
"Right, well you seem to have everything in order, could I see you in my office Detective Beckett?" Gates asked as she walked towards her office not waiting for a reply
"Be right there sir" Kate shouted after her before turning towards her team
"That doesn't sound good" Ryan muttered earning a slap around the head from Esposito
"You okay?" Rick asked her
"Yeah, we knew this could happen right?" Kate told him, reaching out to grab his hand giving it a reassuring squeeze before letting go and heading towards her captain's office. "Sir?"
"Please take a seat Kate" Gates told her, she was slightly shocked by the use of her first name it wasn't something that their captain usually does
"Is everything alright Sir?" Kate asked her
"You mean aside from the fact that my best detective has been having a secret affair with her partner?" Gates mocked
"I know what we did was wrong, but we work well together, the closure rate has never been so high" Kate said going straight into defence mode
"I know, I've thought about it, Castle can stay" Gates started, noticing the relived look on Kate's face she quickly continued "But, when going out in the field he is paired with either Ryan or Esposito."
"I'm sure the boys would agree to it" Kate replied, "But what about times when I need to go out with Castle as my back up because Ryan and Esposito are already out?"
"Then you can take him with you, but this is only rare occasions okay? Because he isn't a paid member I don't have to report it so that's how we are getting around this okay?" Gates told her
"Thank you, but sir may I ask why you're doing this?" Kate quizzed
"Because you are my best detective and he makes you happy. I've known something has been going on with you for awhile now, but I thought I'd let you come to me about it first. I talked to Roy about it and he told me that it probably wasn't Castle since you've been avoiding the idea of a relationship with him for four years now and you're not just going to change your mind over night." Gates told her
"Thank you" Kate replied going to stand
"Wait" Gates shouted
"Sir?" Kate questioned
"Please sit down" Gates told her, her voice serious once again "I had a very interesting conversation with a member of the public yesterday"
"Sir?" Kate quizzed once again
"A woman around my age came to see me yesterday, uniforms let her up, she was pretty insistent that she talk to the person in charge, so they sent her up. Imagine my surprise when she asked for you" Gates told her, taking in her detectives shocked expression "After telling her that you had the day off, she simply asked for your address, claiming that she had lost it. I don't usually give that information out, but I did yesterday, she was the spitting image of you"
"She's my mother" Kate whispered into the now silent office
"I know, ran facial recognition on her as soon as she left. Take it she found you then?" Gates asked her
"Yeah, yeah she did" Kate told her captain
"I thought your mother was dead Beckett?" Gates stated bluntly
"She disappeared 14 years ago, dad took it hard and I went a bit crazy for a while, that's how I got Jo, wasn't exactly my proudest moment, but she's made it all seem better." Kate told her with a smile spreading across her face "I told people she was dead, it seemed easier that way, Roy and the boys know that she only went missing, but it was easier to tell Jo that she had died, which bites you in the ass when she turns up alive"
"Can't imagine that being any good" Gates told her
"Well not really, I'm still kind of shocked by it all, and well Jo thought I was investigating her 'murder' again, so she got mad until she walked into the room"
"Again?" Gates quizzed
"When I first started I spent a while diving into her case trying to find her, spent a lot of late nights and Jo wasn't happy that she didn't get time to see me often so I told her that I would stay away from it, and I have."
"Right, do you need the day off work? You can take a personal day, I'm sure the boys can do the paperwork" Gates told her
"That would be great actually sir, thanks" Kate told her
"No problem. Now get him out of here before I change my mind" Gates tells her, gesturing towards Castle through the window of her office
"Will do Sir" Kate told her as she left the office "Castle?"
"What's wrong? I've got to go haven't I? Did she suspend you?" Rick started firing questions at her before she cut him off
"No, now stop talking. She gave us the day off" Kate told him
"Why?" Rick quizzed as he watched her put her jacket on
"I'll tell you in the car, but don't worry, you are stopping here" Kate replied with a smile, "Now will you hurry up? Captain says you've got to do the paperwork Javi."
"Great, go enjoy your day off, favourite" Esposito muttered in reply
"I heard that" Kate shouted as she walked towards the lift, "See you later boys"
"Bye Beckett, Castle" The boys shouted in unison.
"Kate what's going on?" Rick asked once they were safely in the lift
"Remember my mom said she came to the precinct yesterday to find me?" Kate started, waiting for him to nod, "Well she asked to talk to the person in charge, she talked to Gates, and she kind of figured it out."
"Wow, so she gave you the day off?" Rick asked
"Yeah, I told her that I was still in shock so she said we could go home. Can try and sort this all out with my mum before Jo gets back from school that way." Kate told him, "Should probably call dad to tell him we are coming back"
"Yeah, might be a good idea" Rick replied, a small smile forming on his lips before the lift came to a halt and the doors opened "Come on"
"Thanks, you think you could call while I drive?" Kate asked as they climbed into the car
"Sure, what am I saying though?" Rick asked her
"Just tell them that Gates gave us the day off and that we are on our way home and that we want to talk to them" Kate told him
"On it" Rick told her as he pressed the speed dial button on her phone "Hey Jim its Rick"
"What's wrong? Is Katie okay?" Jim asked
"Dad I'm fine" Kate shouted
"She's just driving" Rick reassured him
"Oh, great, that's good, why are you calling?" Jim asked still confused
"Gates gave us the day off, apparently your wife made quite the impression yesterday so we're on our way home, should be back in about 10minutes" Rick told him
"10minutes? Wow that's soon, okay, well your mother is out, Jo is at school and Alexis just left to go to the morgue." Jim told him
"Yeah, figured that would be the case, but that's fine, we can try and sort a few things out this way" Rick told him, "So see you in 10"
"Yeah, see you soon" Jim replied before hanging up the phone
"I think I just interrupted your parents" Rick told her
"Please don't, I don't need to know that" Kate told him, her face contorting at the thought of it
"It's to be expected, they haven't seen each other for 14 years honey, you saw what we were like after a month and after 4 years of holding back." Rick told her
"I know, but that's not something a daughter needs to really know about, no matter how old she is" Kate told him
"It'll be okay, he's just happy, they're both happy" Rick told her as he reached across the console and grasped her hand, leaving it there for the rest of the journey
"It's nice to see that he's happy again. I didn't think I'd be able to see him smile again, not like he did last night when we were having dinner. He couldn't stop smiling" Kate replied
"I noticed, he couldn't take his eyes off of her all night, even when we were watching the film" Rick informed her
"I'm still mad at her" Kate admitted "She doesn't know what dad went through when she disappeared, what I went through. She just expects it all to be okay because she's back with us now. I'm happy, I am, but she can't just expect me to forgive her right away. But dad has, he's just jumped back in as if nothing has happened, like she didn't disappear for fourteen years"
"You can't really blame him though Kate, he's not seen his wife for fourteen years, no matter how angry he felt before she returned, seeing the woman he loves again will make all of that go away" Rick told her
"You speak from experience" Kate instantly replied
"It is, but three months is nothing compared to fourteen years, I can understand how he could just forget about it all and be happy" He simply replied, giving her hand a light squeeze
"God I'm so sorry for putting you through that" Kate answered as she pulled the car into the parking garage, turning the engine off before turning to face him "I didn't think of the consequences, it was just the easiest thing for me to do at the time"
"I know, I'm not mad, and I didn't bring it up to make you feel bad, I was just trying to help you understand why your dad has forgiven her so easily. If it were us, I'd be exactly like your dad." Rick shamelessly admitted "You ready for this?"
"As I'll ever be" She replied leaning forward to capture his lips with hers, before exiting the car
"It's going to be fine honey, just let her try to explain herself before you jump into anything okay?" Rick told her as he rounded the car, grabbing her hand and pulling her towards the elevator