Disclaimer : Castle is not mine.
Alexis slowly walked up to the lost door and opened it. She looked around and saw that her dad and Beckett were sat on the sofa and they quickly turned their heads to see her standing awkwardly at the door.
"Pumpkin." Castle said in a relieved breath and went to hug her but she put her hands up. His face shattered and Alexis had to look away.
"We need to talk dad." Alexis said and her voice left no room for argument. She walked over to the sofa and motioned for him to sit which he did speechlessly and Beckett went to get up and leave but Alexis motioned for her to stay.
"Dad you had no right to treat me like that and I realize I shouldn't have spoken to you like that but I have never given you a reason to doubt me and that hurt when you did. Dad I am responsible and I know when something isn't right but Kevin is my friend and I won't let you go all papa bear on me just because he is 8 years older after all aren't you and Beckett 10 years apart." Castle went to interrupt but Alexis held up her hand silencing him. "Dad you should really thank Kevin after all because of him I'm here and trying to work things out and I would really appreciate it if you would stop trying to decide who my friends are and dad I love you and I never wanted to leave home but sometimes you just don't understand."
And with that Alexis picked up her bag where she had left it by the door and went upstairs to her room she sat down on her bed and got Kevin's clothes out from last night and sat them in her lap and she smelt him. She smelt the old whiskey and books which she never thought she would smell on him. Kevin Ryan a book nerd like her who would have thought, Alexis smiled at the memories from last night all the way to when he was dropping her off and he gave her that amazing good bye kiss that had her smiling and her eyes closed never wanting it to end.
Alexis pulled out her Iphone and typed in her password and smiling.
Alexis : Talked to dad and Beckett hopefully everything will be okay, miss you xx
Kevin read it almost instantly Alexis saw and smiled. Alexis thought of something she needed to ask him.
Kevin : Why was Beckett there ? Miss ya to xx
Alexis : Don't know but she heard my speech to dad to, are we hiding out relationship from everyone ?xx
Alexis needed to know she didn't want to hide but she thought it would be a good idea to keep it a secret for a while because she knew no one would approve no matter how much everyone knew them. She wanted to tell everyone wanted to go places with him and she wanted to spend another night with him but she knew she couldn't, not now not if she wanted to try and make things better with her dad. Alexis wished she could have a best friend to talk to besides Kevin but she didn't and she just wanted to talk about how he made her feel and how she just wanted her dad to be okay with everything if they were to tell people but she knew he wouldn't. Alexis' thoughts were interrupted but the chirp of her phone and a knock on her bedroom door.
"Come in." Alexis yelled before checking her phone.
Kevin : Only if you want to. Is it wrong that I just want to keep it a secret for a while you know to start to solve our mystery ?
Alexis smiled and that is when she looked up at the person in her room only to be shocked by who was standing at the end of her bed. Detective Beckett was in her room.
"You know I was seventeen once to." She said stroking the end of Alexis' bed where a soft blanket sat "and I remember what it was like to fall in love and argue with my dad and a whole lot of other stupid things I did." She said.
Alexis smiled and looked down at her phone when it buzzed and she smiled at the message.
Kevin : You can tell me if I'm being silly or too much. Hey that reminds me we need to add to our list go rock climbing xx.
"Who's that." Beckett asked sitting at the end of her bed and Alexis looked up smiling.
"Detective it's nice of you to come up but if your just snooping for dad or he sent you please don't pretend." Alexis said.
"Why would he send me up he's still pacing downstairs saying 'when did she grow up and when did she start being to reasonable.' and a whole bunch of other things but I thought I would come see you." Beckett said.
"It's a boy." Alexis answered quietly and she smiled at her phone seeing the picture of her and Kevin holding hands.
"What's his name ?2 Beckett asked tilting her head to the side.
"I can't tell you." Alexis said looking away sadly.
"Alexis are you in trouble ?" Beckett asked worriedly moving to sit closer to Alexis on the bed and she put a gentle hand on her knee.
"No no nothing like that it's just no one would approve and were both going through some stuff even though he won't tell me but it's just easier for now and were okay with that." Alexis finished tilting one side of her mouth up trying to make it look like she doesn't really care but she does and Beckett could see it and the pain in her eyes at having to lie to everybody and not tell them who this person is.
"Alexis talk to me." Kate said in that tone only a mother could and Alexis looked up and she wanted to cry she did but she didn't know how much she could tell Kate without her telling her dad and she didn't want her dad to know how bad things were. "I won't tell your father if that is what your worried about."
"You promise." Alexis whispered.
"Promise."
After Beckett's promise Alexis opened up, "School sucks I have no friends people trip me up in hallways and when I'm out in public, people are forcing me to do their homework to and Kevin is my best friend and it's weird because we've only been talking for about a week but it feels so right and I'm happy when I'm with him and he understands and he treats me for me an not because I'm 'Richard Castle's' daughter and he is the first I can remember and we have a lot in common and he makes me feel better."
Beckett smiled at her "It sounds like you have a crush on Kevin."
Alexis : Talking to Beckett think I might tell her not sure help reply ASAP !xx
Beckett watched as Alexis typed out a message on her phone and watched as she avoided eye contact "is there something I should know ?"
Kevin : Do what feels right at the end of a day no one is going to keep me from you Alexis xx.
"This is the bit I didn't want you or dad to know about or anyone at the moment." Alexis said and when she looked up at Beckett she hesitated.
"Alexis you can tell me anything." Beckett said.
"Me and Kevin we're kinda you know" Alexis said doing a motion with her hands.
"Have you two had sex ?" Beckett said leaning forwards as if they were telling a secret and Alexis blush deep red head to toe and her eyes widened and she shook her head quickly.
"No no we've only kissed." Alexis said and when Beckett's jaw dropped Alexis started to blush again. "We made it official today and we went out and I met his family." Alexis said.
"Alexis are you sure you want to get involved with Kevin ?" Beckett asked slightly worried. She knew Kevin was a nice guy and would never hurt her but she just had to make sure.
"Are you sure you can hide form my dad and his feelings forever ?" When Beckett looked down Alexis had her answer "You feel the chemistry between you and dad and I feel the chemistry between me and Kevin the difference is that me and Kevin jumped into it together you just can't see that my dad would happily jump into it with you." Alexis said in a soft voice.
"Does he make you happy." Beckett asked.
Alexis smiled and thought of how happy she has been since she had started to talk to him and et to know him and how she has opened up to him and she feels better. She remembered on their car ride back into the city that when she put the radio on and a Taylor Swift song was playing and how Kevin had deliberately sung off tune just to make her smile and laugh and he soon had her joining in.
"Beckett he makes me as happy as when you inhale your first cup of coffee." Alexis said and Beckett smiled at her.
Beckett moved to the other side of Alexis' double bed and laid down and pushed Alexis back so she was doing the same and they both turned on their sides to stair at each other.
"Tell me about your relationship." Beckett said.
"We have a list of things were going to do together within a year, and he is a massive book worm just like me and he does anything to make me laugh and smile. Once on the street we accidentally walked into each other and he saw how upset I was and we talked and I was saying how I was going to go to the library and he said he needed a book but when we got to the steps of the library he wan't walking in and I turned around and asked him why and he confessed that he didn't actually need a book which is a bit creepy but now that I know him more I think it is kind of sweet." Alexis said.
Beckett smiled and gave her a look that had Alexis worried "Is he a good kisser ?" Beckett asked feeling like she was a teenager again.
Alexis blushed again and was getting slightly annoyed at herself she thought this whole blushing thing was over. "I don't really have anything to compare to but from what I've felt he is a fabulous kisser and he thinks its funny because I blush so much but he forgets that he is 25 and has kissed more then one girl before whereas I have only ever kissed him before." Alexis said.
Beckett frowned "What about Ashley ?" Beckett asked and Alexis looked away.
"Uhh he never existed, none of my 'friends' did I made them up so dad wouldn't get worried so I got a park time job last year and saved up and once a month I stay in a hotel or go out for a meal when I say I'm out with friends."
"Alexis why don't you tell him this stuff ?" Beckett asked quietly.
"Because he thinks he knows me and it is dad and he is going to go way over the top and I don't want him to worry or anything ike that." Alexis said like it was the simplest of things in the world.
"How does he not know this ?" Beckett asked.
"Easy at first it was hard to hide with dad being home all the time but when he started working at the precinct he wasn't at home so much so I could get away with it."
"Why did you talk to Montgomery this morning ?"
"You ask a lot of questions." Alexis replied frowning slightly.
"I have a lot to catch up on apparently." Beckett said. "So are you going to tell me."
"If I tell you you can't tell dad." Alexis said and she saw all the questions fluttering in the Detective's eyes.
Alexis : When did Kate start asking so many questions ?xx
Kevin: She's a cop it's what she does or maybe she is just being nosy, DO NOT TELL HER ABOUT THE FAMILY FARM I'll never hear the end of it xx
Alexis : What if I do whatcha gonna do about it xx
Kevin : I'll take my clothes back xx
Alexis laughed at him if that was the best he got. Beckett smiled at Alexis as she watched her texting.
"That Kevin ?" Beckett asked and Alexis nodded. "You going to answer my question ?"
Alexis sighed, she obviously wasn't going to be able to escape the questions of Detective Beckett so she decided it would just be easier to give in. "I was applying to the academy." When Alexis saw Beckett's startled look she quickly continued "It's all I've wanted to do for around 6 or 7 years and I've worked hard to make sure I have every chance of getting there. Dad doesn't know he still thinks I want to be a doctor or a lawyer or something like that."
"I never knew you wanted to be a cop." To say Beckett was stunned would have been an understatement.
Alexis nodded "Yeah Kev is trying his hardest to keep me in New York though." Beckett frowned and Alexis knew she would have to fill in the blanks "I wanted to start at a new precinct where I own't have people looking over me and where I won't feel so intimidated and where I can make my own impression and grow into me and being a cop." Alexis said.
Kate raised an eyebrow "You know New York has more than one precinct right ?" When Beckett said this Alexis laughed remembering that that was what Kevin had said when she had told him what she wanted to do. Beckett was looking at her with curiosity and a small smile to her lips watching her laugh at something obviously funny.
"Sorry it's just... that's what Kevin said when I told him."
When Alexis stopped laughing she just looked at Beckett and pleaded with her "Beckett I am really happy with Kevin, please don't ruin that." Alexis said as tears began to gather in her eyes and Beckett opened her arms and Alexis cam willingly. She never had people to hug her when she cried well she had grams and dad but they were family. She never had anyone who wasn't family and now there were two people hugging her, one who she was in love with and another who her dad was in love with. She had to admit it felt nice talking to people and she could get used to it but she was scared what if she opened up to all these people only for it to end in heart break.
Beckett must have sensed her overthinking because she whispered "Shhh stop over thinking that's my job now go to sleep and you can see Kevin tomorrow."
"Thank you Beckett." Alexis whispered feeling herself drifting off to sleep.
"Call me Kate." She said gently.
Alexis nodded but was soon falling asleep think of Detective Ryan and all the good things that have happened to her in the short time in which they have been speaking an dhow she hasn't been this happy in a long time. He actually wanted to listen to her and Alexis was beyond happy she finally had someone she could talk to and to her it didn't matter that he was 8 years older because she finally had that best friend she has been craving for years. She could feel like she was going to talk to him so much and tell him her deepest desires and fears and what she wants to do in life. She wants to discuss their future, obviously when they have been dating for a good while. And that is another thing which she wants to do she wants to go on a date an actual date where she has to wear a dress and do her make up and hair and feel like a princess.
Alexis picked up her phone and quickly sent a text with Beckett unabashedly reading over her shoulder.
Alexis : Add to the list go on a date where we have to dress up xx.
Alexis put her phone down and slowly fell off to sleep and stayed asleep this time. She didn't hear her phone go off but that was okay because she knew he would know she was asleep its just the way she knew they would be. Alexis was so happy she couldn't bring herself to care about anything. Nothing could bring her down when she had Kevin Ryan in her life.
Alexis was happy at last and nothing could bring her down and she couldn't wait to see Kevin again and begin on their little adventure together. Not knowing where they were going to go but that didn't matter because they were going together.