Rewind, Remix, Replay-10
Hey guys:) I am so sorry for this extremely LATE UPDATE:X I have been super busy this last few days and could not come online:( I have been having endless choir practices for performances and I just had went for a National Day preview. thanks for your patience:DI know I am totally boring you with the long apology speech... I'm not too satisfied with it but anyway, here is the long awaited chapter 10 LALALA:D
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All mistakes are mine, since i don't have a beta;)
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"What took you so long? What's up with everyone today?" Lisbon asked as she picked up her luggage, all ready to go and was sitting on the bed patiently.
"Well, I found that Kate and Meredith are having a contest and I think we just helped Kate lose." Jane said as he sat next to her and let Lisbon press herself to his side. She darted up at the news and immediately regretted her little game, even though she could barely think straight with the heavy hangover she was experiencing.
"Damn. Maybe we shouldn't have drank so much."
"Aww. No. Some good things DID happen that night. But we should get going, or we won't get that final lunch before departing."
"Yes sir." Lisbon giggled as Jane helped her get their luggage downstairs and wait for the other two.
They didn't take too long to show up, but they were obviously uncomfortable and probably wanted to leave as soon as possible. It had been super awkward to see each other that morning after the night they had. They both knew that they couldn't forget it, and yet, neither of them had the guts to ask the other out. It was extremely vexing for Jane and Lisbon to watch the overwhelming sexual tension between them sizzle and thicken after that night, and have them pretend to ignore it.
Castle sat next to Jane and Beckett sat next to Lisbon on the far end. They were avoiding each other's eyes and trying their best to avoid certain conversation topics as well. Finally, Jane decided to break the awkwardness by sending them back to change and booking a lunch venue where hopefully, things won't be as weird, and the atmosphere will be electrifyingly fun once more.
"Where the hell were you last night?"
"I went drinking with a few buddies until late and stayed over. I forgot to call."
"You had us all worried, dad. Mom went searching for you all over town and was distraught when she couldn't find you."
Rick spared a glance Meredith, who sat at the side, looking away from him. From the angle he was looking at, he swore he could see the unshed tears glistening in her eyes. She was genuinely worried for him. He felt guilty and sorry at the sight of her, though a little suspicious since she could just as easily be acting as usual. He was normally sure, but this time she seemed frightfully serious, and it scared him to know that she may still have feelings for him. Feelings that he himself had put away a long time ago. Feelings that he now felt for Kate.
"Richard you really shouldn't have done that. Whether you meant it or not, you had all of us worried and it was incredibly selfish of you to do that." Martha came out of her silence and scowled. The strange intensity of it all shocked Rick into silence. He retreated into his room in defeat and revelled in the silence of it.
It was just his luck, to have everyone in a bad mood when he came back. He was exhausted and just wanted to take a shower and take a nap before heading back to the precinct to meet Beckett and go for the lunch.
"Richard?" Meredith came into the room and stood by the corner. " I wanted to appologise for searching for you last night and getting everyone riled up. It was my fault."
"It's okay. I appologise for not informing you guys and making you worried. I know you were just concerned, all of you were." Rick smiled weakly at her, before drawing her into a tight hug.
Alexis carefully tredded away from the door as quietly as possible. She knew her mom and dad still had unresolved issues in the past, but they still had feelings for each other to some extent. She was slightly surprised at her own reaction to them hugging, it was just an affectionate gesture. Yet, she had an unsettling feeling in her stomach about the current situation.
" Beckett, your phone had been ringing for the last few minutes. Could you pick it up please?" Montgomery asked from the office.
'Damn. Was it THAT loud?' Beckett glanced at the phone for a moment, and answered it after noticing the unknown caller sign.
"Miss Beckett. I heard that you have had a busy weekend. I know im interrupting your work and that was one of the rules, so I will make this quick. Were you with my ex husband last night?" the voice asked coldly. Meredith. Beckett had immediately recognized her voice and debated with herself for answer that would neither let the red head suspect anything unusual, nor give her away.
"I was with some of my friends who came to visit last night. They're flying off today and I'm heading out to have lunch with them." she said firmly. She wasn't going to let Meredith take him away so easily.
"Oh well, I won't hold you back too long. Just remember the bet. And the rules." then she hung up and left Beckett in the awkward silence.
Damn. Today was a bad day. It was just her luck that the captain was in a bad mood and Esposito called in sick. So pretty much everyone was more worked up than usual. It didn't help either that she came in later than usual and announced that she was going to take the rest of the day off.
"Listen guys, I just wanna appologise, on behalf of me and Lisbon, for what we did last night. It wasn't right and I'm sorry." Jane said as he drank up his strawberry and cream milkshake he and Lisbon shared. "Yeah, but I was totally stoned so you shouldn't have listened to me anyway." Lisbon added.
"It's okay." Rick smiled comfortingly at him, while drinking his own apple milkshake. Kate sat there and continued drinking her cherry soda in silence, but acknowledged it all the same. It wasn't something that they regretted doing, but it wasn't something they would do if they were sober either.
The rest of the lunch continued more smoothly, with hints of awkwardness between the couple, but nothing that they were willing to become a downer for the rest of the day. It was only at the airport, in which, Lisbon asked to talk to Rick in private.
"Alright. I don't know you as well as I do Kate. But I do know that you have a thing for her. Don't give up on her okay? She can be a little tough on the edges sometimes, but I can see that she really cares for you too. And I don't know the full story, but something else is happening... So just, hang in there. " At one glance, Rick knew that she really meant it, even though he didn't quite understand what she meant.
"Plus, I will say my goodbyes to you now, since Kate is probably not gonna give me a chance to do it later." She added as she gave him a hug.
" I won't make any promises I can't keep, but I will do my best to not get shot by her." He offered with a smile, fidgeting slightly since this was the first time he had ever spoken to this woman, Kate's other best friend, alone; and he was getting nervous.
"Hahaha. Ease up Rick! I'm not gonna hurt you. Yet. Well, unless you break my best friend's heart, then murder will be the least of your worries. " Lisbon gave him a playful slap on the shoulder before turning around and walking back to her boyfriend and best friend.
"I'll miss you." Beckett leaned over to hug her friend.
"I'll miss you too, but it's not too difficult to come back. Hopefully, if there's another chance someday..." Lisbon replied, while being hugged by a very reluctant-to-let-go Kate.
"Ahh. Kate.. You have to let me go. Who would have thought that you'd be the emotional one?"
"Take care of her." Jane nodded discreetly to Kate and whispered. "Its great to see you again Castle."
"Yeah. Maybe I'll give you a call next time when I'm in town for a tour or something." Castle shook his friend's hand warmly as they walked off together.
-on the plane-
"So, what excuse are we gonna make for hightower once we reach Sacramento?"
"One of us got sick so we had to extend the trip. No funny business with your seat this time. I'm watching you."
"Cho will see right through it."
"it's not like he doesn't know already."
"Oh, so you DO notice things around the office. I thought you just fantasize about me while doing your paperwork, until I come in and call you."
"That's better than you dreaming about me while you lounge in your couch doing NOTHING, may I add?"
"I love our banters together. They're always so energizing. Hey! Speaking of banter, Caskett is a good couple name right? It's perfect for them. Then why is ours just Jisbon? Theirs is much cooler..."
Lisbon leaned her head against his shoulder as he went on for a bit, and allowed herself a small smile. Things were as they should be for them, and she could only hope that things would work out for Caskett too.
Okay guys I'm sorry for this ULTRA LATE update... This is the end of Jisbon..:(:( As much as I LOVE having them here, I have to return my focus back to Caskett now:D ive been having a major case of writer's block for this chapter so I wasn't sure how to end it...
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