"Thump!" Kate fell off the bed as she reached for her phone blindly. She really hates the early morning body drops. As she stepped in the shower, she noticed how tiny she'd become. She didn't remember the last time she ate or drank. Finishing up in the shower, she heard Castle's ringtone going off. Wrapping up in a towel, she answered.

"Beckett!"

"Thank God you answered! I've been worried sick about you. Where've you been?"

"At my dad's cabin. Why? Castle, are you okay?"

"Open the front door. I'm right outside."

Opening the door, she forgot she was in a towel when Espo, Ryan and Lanie barged in. Looking confused, Beckett went back to her room to change. She found the four of them in the kitchen looking at a laptop.

"What's that all about?" she asked Ryan

"You don't remember, or do you choose not to remember?"

"Huh?" she found herself getting more confused by the minute

"Kate, you were sent to a mental hospital after we broke up. You ran away and disappeared for weeks. Have you eaten anything lately?" Castle asked her, hoping to get the story out of her

"Um, I don't remember the last time I ate. Why did I go to a mental hospital?"

"Sweetie, when you two broke up, you were devastated. Worse than when he went to the Hamptons with Gina. You chased after him and told him you slept with Alexis. It wasn't true because she was in Costa Rica at the time. We were hoping you'd get better. It all backfired when he went to visit you. You hit him and then ran out of the back door. We all want to know why you ran away." Lanie told her, handing her a cup of tea

"So, I didn't run away with Alexis? I knew that. I just wanted to get the hell out of there. I hated it there." she gave them a fake smile as she sipped her tea

Hearing Castle's phone go off, he excused himself and went into the living room to answer it. "Alexis, I don't think it would be a great time to come here. You're already here? Pumpkin, you need to stay away from Kate. She's worse than the last time you saw her. She looks like she hasn't eaten since she ran away. Alexis..." Castle didn't have time to finish when Alexis came into the room

"Kate, you need to eat something. Please, for me? We all wanted to help you. I need my mom back." Alexis said, tears streaming down her face

"Mom?!" Beckett said, falling to the floor sobbing. "So none of it was true? I didn't take you to Hawaii?"

"Nope"

As Lanie held Beckett down, Espo and Ryan walked Castle and Alexis into the living room. "Listen, we're all here to help her right? We need to stay here together until she finally breaks down and tells us why she ran." Looking up, they noticed Beckett standing there, looking miserable.

"I'm sorry Castle. I'm sorry. Why did we break up? I loved you, still do actually."

"It started when you had the job offer in DC." he started to explain

So sorry it's been forever. Had writers block and didn't know how to finish the story. The final chapters aren't my idea, they're coyotepup4's. I have permission to use them as long as I give him credit. As always, I don't own the characters or Castle. Depending on the reviews, I'll finish the story when I get back from Disney.