Hey! This week is really only a short chapter. I just didn't know how to continue or how to fit in this chapter with the next chapter. I didn't do it justice, but I could't do any better than this, I'm afraid. Next chapter will be better! And longer.
xx Kate
And now on to answer some reviews:
Guest 1 - I do plan on having Meredith fight for custody.
- Great idea with his writer friends as references!
Dempeo4ever81 - Very true!
Guest 2 - Thanks for pointing that out again. I now did some research again and I think I've found everything I was looking for now. I should be able to get the timeline right now :)
kwarner - A book tour is definitely coming up! :)
Dreamworld
Chapter 25 "A call from Harvard"
A week later…
Johanna had just sat down at her desk in her office when the phone started to ring. With a sigh she picked it up and answered it. "Beckett."
"Hello Mrs. Beckett. This is Christian Rooker speaking, Dean of the Harvard Law School."
"Mr. Rooker, oh hello!"
"Hey Johanna. I'm calling back with good news. I have just approved of request from a Katherine H. Beckett to go to our law school. Is little Katie Beckett stepping into her parents' paths then?"
"Yeah, she most definitely is, Christian."
"That's great, Johanna. I'm sure she'll be one of the best, if not the best, student here. Why does she want to come from Stanford to Harvard, though? I've been asking myself? Stanford is a great college."
"Oh, well, my little girl is very much in love, you see? And she wants to study a little closer to home. Her boyfriend's got a little daughter, a real piece of gold that little one, but she misses Katie terribly all the time. And Katie misses her just as much I think. Boston now is much closer to New York and they won't have to travel as long to visit Katie."
"Wow, that's pretty impressive for a nineteen-year-old."
"Katie's always been extraordinary."
"From what I've heard, that's true. Now, I'm sure you want to call her and let her know the good news, that she's been accepted into Harvard Law School to study Criminal Justice, history and art. Will I see you all next week?"
"Oh, most definitely!"
"Great. See you next week then, Johanna. And give my best to Jim as well."
"I will. Thank you."
"Bye."
"Bye." Johanna jumped out of her chair and let out a loud, "Yes!" With a big smile she grabbed her mobile phone and called her daughter.
"Hey mom," Kate answered.
"Hey Katie. Guess what! I just got a call from Christian Rooker."
"Oh my god!" Kate let out a small scream. "Oh my god! Mom! What did he say?"
"You're going into Harvard Law School starting next week."
"Oh my goooooood! I am! I got in! Oh my! Thank you, mom! Oh my god, I gotta tell Rick!"
"Congratulations, Katie, now go and tell Rick. Call me later?"
"I will. Bye mom!"
And with that the call was ended and she lay the mobile phone down. She had to find her husband and tell him the good news!
Far away in the Hamptons…
"Babe! Babe, I need to talk to you!" Kate yelled across the house, trying to find her boyfriend. She walked from the library to the living room, where she found him sitting on the floor and playing dolls with their daughter. "Sweetie? I need to steal daddy for a couple of minutes."
"Okay," Alexis sighed and nodded. She grabbed two of her dolls and kept playing with them.
Rick looked at the serious expression on Kate's face with concern. He slowly got up and crossed the room, coming to a halt in front of her. "Kate?"
She gave him a brief smile and took his hand, leading him out of the living room. "My mom just called… "
"Oh my, is everything alright?"
"Yes. Great actually. But I've got something I need to tell you."
"Okay." He nodded. "Whatever it is, tulip, tell me. I'm going to support you. You know you can always count on me, right?"
"Yes, I… "
"Because I mean it, Kate. We're going to tackle it together. Whatever it is."
"Alright… "
"You can really tell me."
"Richard!" she shouted. "Now, would you listen to me, please`"
"Okay, I just wanted… "
Putting a hand over his moth she effectively silenced him. "Can you please stop you bla now?" she asked with a laugh. When he nodded she pulled her hand away from his mouth and grabbed his hands instead. "Alright, now on to what I wanted to tell you. My mom just called to let me know she had a phone call from Christian Rooker, the Dean of the Harvard Law School."
"Harvard? In Boston? Why?"
"Because I requested to change colleges. From Stanford to Harvard. Starting next week I'm gonna be a student at Harvard."
Rick was speechless. He couldn't believe what he had just heard. Had she really said she was going to Harvard now? "You're going to Harvard?"
"Yes."
"But… Stanford? I thought you liked studying at Stanford? You have friends there… "
"I know. I liked Stanford a lot, but it's so far away from you."
"Kate… "
"Boston is much closer to you and Alexis. I just… " she sighed, "I love being with you and I felt miserable when I was in Stanford and you were all the way across the country at home. Now it's only a short flight away. I'll be able to come over for weekends."
Rick nodded. He let go of her hands and cupped her face with his hands. "Aare you sure about this?"
"Yes. I am sure about it." She looked deeply into his eyes and leaned forward to press a kiss to his lips. "Harvard is a great college. I applied to Harvard, too, but decided for Stanford in the end because it was farer away from home, from my parents. I never thought I would meet you and that you would change my life. You and Alexis," she whispered against his lips.
He nodded slowly. "Okay. So we'll be able to visit you on weekends?" he asked, a smile forming on his lips.
"Yeah."
"That's awesome."
"Yeah," she chuckled.
"Yeah, it is. Wow. I will be able to visit my girlfriend more often now!" he said and smiled at her. Pushing a strand of hair behind her ear he leaned down and kissed her deeply and passionately. "I love you."
A mumbled, "I love you, too," escaped her lips along with a soft moan. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
They were panting when the need for oxygen became too great and they had to break apart.
"When will you start?"
"Next week I will move into the dorm."
"We'll go with you."
"Of course."
They smiled at each other and lost themselves in another very passionate kiss.
Short but still full of important things. Now I'll go and try hard to write a really long and nice chapter until next week. Next week will also be the last update for the following weeks (2-3) as I will be on a motorcycle tour through Scotland. That shall be my excuse for not updating :)
After that I'm planing on visiting London as well and I haven't figured out how to spend the rest of my six weeks of vacation. Probably write new chapters for you guys! Anyway, leave me some ideas for the next chapters.
xx Kate