They stayed that way for about two hours and eventually fell asleep.
Castle was awoken by the sound of the doorbell ringing. " Mmm "
mumbled Kate. Castle turned off the stereo. He carefully
maneuvered himself off the couch so as not to wake up Kate.
He headed to the door and looked through the peep hole. He smiled
when he saw who it was. He opened the door. " Castle, hey bro
how's it going ? " said Esposito as he and Ryan came inside. Castle
held up a finger to his lips. " Shhh, she's sleeping " he said. " No I'm
not " said Kate sitting up from her previous position on the couch.
" Dude you woke her up " said Ryan nudging Esposito. " Dude " said
Esposito. " Guys " she said interrupting their bro fight. They turned
their attention back to her. " I don't mean to interrupt your bro fight,
but it's okay, I was partially awake anyway, Castle snores " she said
flashing a grin his way.
" I do not " said Castle pretending to be insulted. Ryan and Esposito
laughed. " You kind of do Castle " said Kate trying to keep from
laughing. " Well okay maybe just a little " said Castle. " A little, you
sound like a fog horn trying to bring ships in " said Kate. " Hey " said
Castle. " But I guess I do " said Castle. They laughed. " Okay, okay,
joke's over " said Castle.
" So what brings you by, you guys playing hookey ? " asked Castle.
" No, it's just a slow day " said Esposito. " But hey, we brought
Chinese and some brewskys " said Ryan. " Alright, bring it on " said
Castle. Esposito and Ryan put the food and the beers on the kitchen
counter. " Hey Beckett you want some ? " asked Esposito.
" How can I say no to chinese and a cold brewsky " said Beckett. "
" Alright, let's eat " said Ryan. They got the food and the beers and
took them into the living room. Castle sat back down next to Beckett
and Ryan and Esposito sat in the chairs on either side of the couch.
Then they all dug in.
...Some hours later...
" Okay, no , I swear it really happened like that " said Esposito. " So
let me get this straight, you and Lanie were playing baseball and she
just hit the ball right into your head " inquired Castle. " Yep " said
Esposito. " Purposely ? " asked Castle. " Yep " said Esposito.
" Why ? " asked Kate. " Well " said Esposito, hesitating. " Come on
spill bro " said Ryan.
" I might have said something " said Esposito. " Oh boy, what did
say ? " asked Kate. " Well I was really into the game and she hadn't
hit a ball the whole game, and I really don't like to lose " said
Esposito. " And " inquired Castle. " And I told her if she didn't hit that
one that she was walking home " said Esposito. " Dude are you
crazy " said Castle. " Let me clue you in, first of all the woman is
always right, second the man always apologizes, and third, don't ever
say anything stupid because you will regret it " continued Castle.
" Oh and you're an expert bro " said Esposito. " You the king of the
bachelors " said Esposito. " Hey trust me, having been in as many
failed relationships as I have, I am an expert at what makes women
tick " said Castle. "Ahmm" grunted Kate. " With you being the one
exception, there are still oh so many things about you that are still a
mystery to me " said Castle. " Smooth man " mouthed Esposito and
Ryan. " I saw that " said Kate. Ryan and Esposito just shrunk down in
their chairs and were quiet.
They talked for awhile longer. " Well we gotta get going " said Ryan.
" See ya Beckett, later Castle " they said. " Bye " replied Castle and
Beckett. Then Ryan and Esposito headed out the door, leaving
Castle and Beckett alone again, for about a minute, as Alexis walked
in the door.
" Hey sweetheart " said Castle. Instead of greeting him back, she
threw her bag down on the floor and ran angrily upstairs. " What was
that all about ? " asked Kate. " I don't know " replied Castle worriedly.
" Give me a minute, I'm gonna got talk to her " said Castle. " Sure, do
what you gotta do " said Beckett. Castel then went upstairs. He went
to open Alexis' door but found that it was locked.
" Alexis sweetheart open up " said Castle. " No go away " she said
tearfully. " Come on sweety please " said Castle. Alexis hesitated
but then Castle heard movement on the other side of the door as
she unlocked it. Then he went in to find Alexis in tears sitting on her
bead. He went over and sat down beside her. " Alexis sweety, what's
wrong ? " asked Castle concerned. " Nothing, okay " replied Alexis.
" Sweeatheart " said Castle prodding. " I... I just don't wanna talk
about it okay " said Alexis. " Alexis, please " pleaded Castle. " I don't
wanna talk to you about it, I'll only talk to Detective Beckett " she
said. " Okay " he said. " I'll stay here and you go down stairs and
talk, alright " said Castle. " Okay " said Alexis wiping the tears from
her eyes. Then she headed down stairs and headed over to Kate.
" Hey Alexis " greeted Kate. " Can we talk ? " asked Alexis. " Sure,
sit down " said Kate. Alexis then sat down beside Kate. " So, what's
up ? " asked Kate. Alexis Hesitated a minute then began. " It's
ashley " said Alexis. " Your boyfriend, what about him ? " asked Kate.
" There's a rumor going around school that I had sex with him " said
Alexis. " Oh " said Kate. " Yeah, and when I asked him about it, he
told me that he didn't know anything about it " said Alexis.
" So you think he's lying ? " asked Kate. " I don't know, that's what's
killing me " said Alexis. " I want to believe him, but I just cant', I mean
that rumor had to start somewhere, and... " said Alexis. " And boys
are notorious for saying they scored to boost their rep " said Kate.
" Exactly " said Alexis.
"So what happened after you confronted him ? " asked Kate. " I was
so humiliated, and so mad, that I...I broke up with him " said Alexis.
" Oh, I'm sorry " said Kate. " And now I feel even more horrible, I
mean, what if he was telling me the truth " said Alexis. " What should
I do ? " asked Alexis. " Wow that's a tough one " said Kate. " The
question you have to ask yourself, is do you really love him and trust
him " said Kate. " And if the answer is yes then you should try and fix
things " said Kate.
" I guess I do, I don't know why I thought he would spread something
like that, I'm gonna go call him, thanks Detective Beckett " said
Alexis as she gently hugged Kate. " Anytime " said Kate. Then with
that, Alexis rushed upstairs.
" So how'd it go with Detective Beckett ? " asked Castle. " Great "
said Alexis digging in her purse for her cell phone. " And that's all I'm
telling you " said Alexis. " Fair enough " said Castle. Then he headed
back downstairs to join Kate. He sat down beside her. She was
leaning against the armrest of the couch. " So what did Alexis talk to
you about ? " asked Castle nonchalantly. " Forget it Castle, I'm not
telling you " said Castle. " Oh, come on, don't I have a right to know
what's going on with my daughter ? " he asked. " Castle, there's
really no cause for concern, she just had a bad day at school and
needed to vent about it, plus it's just easier to talk to another
woman when it comes to certain things " said Kate.
" Okay, message received " said Castle. "Good " said Kate yawning.
" Now if you'll exscuse me I think I'm due for a nap " said Kate.
" Well let me help you with that " said Castle. " No, that's okay Castle,
" I'll be fine right here " said Kate. " I'm sure you would, but you're
going to sleep on the bed " said Castle. " I guess there's no arguing
with you, is there Castle ? " asked Kate. " Absolutely not " said
Castle. Kate snaked her arms around his neck and he carried her to
the bedroom.