Spring break was slowly coming to an end which also meant Castle and the girls were coming home. Kaylee had barely spoken to her mother

all week. She was in bed before her mother got home every night and she was asleep still when her mom left. Kaylee didn't snuggle close to

her mother in bed anymore and if her mother touched her face while she was asleep it would wake her up and she would cover her face.

Every day they grew father apart and Kate didn't know what to do with Kaylee anymore.

Kate finally had the day off and she got up to make breakfast around 9. Kaylee was still asleep and Kate went downstairs to get the mail. As

she was shuffling through it she noticed there was a letter from Kaylee's school and as soon as she got upstairs she sat at the Kitchen

counter and opened it. She read the letter in her head.

Dear , I am sending you this letter because of the recent drop in Kaylee's grades. I am very concerned there is something very wrong because she is not doing her work and her grades have dropped significantly. I have sent you a grade sheet with this letter and I am just hoping we can get to the bottom of this because your daughter is usually a very smart and talented girl. I just wanted you to be aware of the situation.

Thank you,

Principal Jack Willis

Kate took one look at Kaylee's report card that was usually straight A's and that was now more of straight D's and a couple F's and she was

furious. Kaylee had never gotten an F nor a D she was very bright and this was very strange behavior for her. Kate got up from the counter

and walked into her bedroom. "Kaylee Johanna Beckett get your butt out of bed now!" Kate yelled. "What is your problem?" Kaylee asked

sleepily. "Look at this and then you will know what my problem is." Kate said still very angry. Kaylee took one look at and realized why her

mother was so upset but then she realized that she didn't really care how her mom felt because she felt like no one had cared about her since

the fighting started. "What's the big deal?" Kaylee says as she gets out of bed. "Excuse me. What do you mean what's the big deal young

lady. It is a big deal you went from being the top in your class to getting D's and F's." Kate says yelling at her daughter. "Please like you really

care anyway. My whole life you weren't there and now you expect me to listen to you. Maybe I should just pull a you and get knocked up by a

complete stranger and then give my kid to you and dad to raise." Kaylee says grabbing her duffle bag and slipping on her boots. "You know I

did that for your own good and I was always there when you needed me." Kate said. "Oh please you missed my first word, when I started my

period, and many more. By the way grandpa's coming to get me. Don't call me until you and dad make up and you realize what's wrong with

me." Kaylee walks out of her mother's room and over to the front door she grabs her tennis shoes and then walks out the. Front door. Kate

was still standing in the same spot trying to take in what just happened.

Kaylee got downstairs and waited for her grandpa to get there. She was trying to figure out why she was feeling the way that she was. When

her grandpa got there Kaylee quickly got in the car "Hey Kaylee bug. What's going on?" Jim asked his clearly upset granddaughter. Nothing

Gramps can we just go please." Kaylee said and then turned towards the window and didn't say a word for the rest of the ride.

When Kaylee got into the house the only thing she said was "Grandpa Can you call and make me a doctor's appointment please I've been

having chest pains." As she went up the stairs to her room. Jim nodded his head and smiled at his granddaughter. He was still curious what

went so wrong that Kaylee wanted to leave her parents.

Jim got Kaylee into the doctor the next day. Kaylee went in by herself and explained how she had been feeling. The doctor diagnosed her with

slight depression and something called social anxiety disorder (SAD). They put her on medicine which she didn't really want to take but did

anyways.

Jim called Kate at 4 in the afternoon "Katie you need to come talk to Kaylee she went to the doctor today and they put her on a medicine." Jim

says. "Why didn't you call me before she went?" Kate asks. "She asked me not. You need to come get her and take her home with you. I think

that all she needs right now is you." Jim says to his daughter. "I'm on my way." Kate says grabbing her keys.

Just as she walked out the door she got a call from Castle. "Hey, what's up?" Kate says answering the phone. "Hey we are on our way home

but Carly just couldn't wait to talk to you." Castle says. "Ok put her on." Kate says. "Mommy!" Carly yells. "Hey baby girl." Kate says in

response. "Mom my hair got longer." Carly says all excited. "Good I can't wait to see it baby. I have to go baby but can I talk to daddy really

quick please. Love you." Kate says. "Ok love you too." Carly says handing Rick the phone. "Hey." Castle says. "Castle we have got to talk

when you get back I took Monday off since the girls are going back to school so we really need to talk then something is going on with Kaylee.

I'm going to go get her right now from my dad's." Kate says getting in the car. "Why is she at your dad's?" Castle asks confused. "It's a long

story. I'll explain everything later I promise. Bye." Kate says. "Bye. See you in about two hours." Castle says hanging up.

Kate got to her dad's around 4:30, walked right in the front door and towards the kitchen where she found her father reading the paper like

always. "Hey dad what's going on?" Kate asks very concerned. "I don't know your daughter won't tell me anything the doctor told her she has

barely left her room since she got here. She isn't eating very much either." Jim says folding his paper. "Ok I'll go talk to her." Kate says kissing

the top of her father's head and then walks towards the stairs.

Kate knocked on the door and there was no answer so she walked right in the light was off and she was all snuggled up in her blankets

asleep. Kate slowly climbed in bed and snuggled up against her "Kaylee baby time to wake up." Kate says tucking Kaylee's hair behind her

ear. "What are you doing here?" Kaylee says in a sad and weary tone. "I came to talk to you baby. Grandpa told me you went to the doctor

and they put you on medicine. Why?" Kate asks. "Why do you care?" Kaylee asks sitting up in her bed. "Kaylee just because we argue

sometimes…" Kate starts to say. "You just don't get it do you. My whole life you weren't there you came and went as you pleased. Did you

even want me or did you just keep me because it was the right thing to do." Kaylee says backing away from her mother slowly. "Baby I

wanted you more than anything in the entire world. Believe me." Kate says almost in tears. "You didn't ever show me that you wanted me.

Where were you when I broke my ankle? Or what about when I lost my first tooth? And who was the one braiding my hair for my dance

recitals?" Kaylee says pointing to the pictures on her picture board. Kate sits there for a while in silence. "Baby I'm so…." Kate starts to say.

"Oh and I almost forgot one. Where were you today when I was diagnosed with not one but 2 mental health disorders? Also save the

apologies they don't work anymore." Kaylee says throwing her medicine at her mom's feet. "Kaylee I just want to talk and I know that you are

furious about the decision I made in the course of raising you and I know you don't want to hear apologies. Honey no matter what decision I

made it wasn't because I didn't love you it was because I wasn't in the right frame of mind to take care of you and the years leading up to me

being shot were too dangerous for you anywhere near me except for the times I came to see you. I went through stages of depression. There

were days I didn't get out of bed. You were so little I just couldn't put you in that situation. I am so sorry that I was burying myself in my work

again and that your father and I's fighting caused so much stress and I'm sorry that you had to take care of Carly by yourself. Baby I want you

to know I will fix it somehow. I will give you the life your sister's and you deserve. I promise and sweetie I need you to believe that I love you

more than anything in this world and I will fix it ok." Kate says tears streaming down her face. Kaylee runs and hugs her mother tightly "I'm so

sorry mommy for all the mean things I said to you and dad." Kaylee says. "Baby its ok. Now what do you say we go home." Kate says wiping

the tears off of Kaylee's cheeks. Kaylee nods her head and starts packing up her things. She was glad that her mom finally explained some of

the reasons for being absent in her life.