So Kate's been discharged in this chapter and has been for a couple of days. I hope you enjoy this chapter and well please review, I really do love hearing from you because every reviews means so much to me as it means someone has taken the time to read something I thought no one would care about. Anyway I shall shut up now and let you read this.
"Rick stop it" she warned as the writer continued to stare at her, worry covering his face as she sat on the couch with Johanna sat on her lap, her hands holding onto her daughters as her fiancé smiled weakly. "Go and do something productive please because I'll hurt you if you continue to watch me" she announced, her eyes moving from her daughter to the writer. "Now" she warned. Standing quickly, Rick sighed before leaning across and pressing a kiss to her forehead, her eyes rolling at his protective behaviour. Approaching his office, he turned around quickly to look at the brunette who was beaming at their daughter who was smiling at her.
"Do you want a drink or something?" he asked quickly, Kate groaning at him as her head turned to stare at him.
"Richard Castle go and write something" she warned, the writer nodding as he disappeared from sight and Kate turned to look at Johanna again. "Is Daddy being silly again?" she asked, the small child leaning her head to one side to look at Kate. They'd moved back into the loft after she'd been discharged from the hospital and now they had cops on the front door every time there was someone at the apartment. Standing, she groaned as pain ran from her wound, her teeth sinking into her lips to stop herself from making a noise that would gain Rick's attention. She couldn't have him hovering around her again as after three days from being discharged; he was already driving her crazy. Beginning to walk towards the stairs with Johanna to her hip, she groaned as she stepped onto the creaking floorboard.
"Katherine Beckett sit down right now" a familiar voice ordered from the office, her eyes rolling as she walked back towards the couch and sat down, her daughter on her lap again as the writer appeared, frustration covering his face. "I leave you alone because you ask me too but do you do what Josh tells you too? No" he announced. "Katherine Beckett, you're supposed to be resting and you're not" he declared, her eyes rolling as he put the laptop down and took their daughter.
"What are you doing?" she asked quickly, the writer disappearing up the stairs with Johanna as she sat there in shock. "Castle bring our daughter back right now" she warned, her voice loud enough for him to hear as he entered Alexis' room to see the redhead lying on her bed with a textbook. Looking up at her father, Alexis stared at him in confusion before noticing the child in his arms and sighing, her book getting put down immediately.
"Is she being difficult already?" Alexis asked, taking her sister into her arms as Rick groaned and glared at the door. "Dad just remember that you love her and you've never known her to sit around when anyone tells her. Just be easier on her" the redhead explained, the writer nodding quickly before pressing a kiss to his oldest daughter's forehead. "I'll keep this one entertained" she beamed, the writer nodding before disappearing out of the teenager's bedroom to look at the detective from the landing.
"Kate honey, can you just try and relax please?" he asked gently as he walked down the stairs and sighed as she turned to look at him. "I know you don't want to but just think, if you don't we're going to have to delay our wedding and to have it in the church we want will mean two years more of just waiting" he explained, Kate nodding, her hand tapping the space on the couch beside as the writer sat down and kissed her.
"I'm bored though. I've been home three days and I'm bored already" she moaned, the writer's fingers running across her cheek as she sighed and looked at him. "Give me something to do, I can't just sit here, especially now that you've taken Johanna away" she announced, her innocent look turning into a glare. "That wasn't very nice of you by the way" she warned.
"Kate, I've got to try and get you to relax and well if I have to take Johanna away, I will" he warned, her head nodding slowly as she shut her eyes and relaxed back on the couch. "You could do me a favour" he smiled, her eyes opening quickly at the idea of doing something. "Mother's birthday is coming up and you could arrange it for me, you know what she likes just as well as I do" he smiled, the detective sitting up quickly as he reached across and grabbed her some paper and a pen, her phone as well. Writing down the date of his mother's birthday, he smiled before pressing a kiss to her forehead before disappearing to collect his mother's address book. Returning, he smiled as he watched her write down ideas; her face covered in concentration as he put the book of numbers down onto her lap and sighed.
"Go write" she smiled, the writer nodding as he disappeared down the corridor and into his office, turning around to look at her one more time to see her completely involved in her activity.
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Grabbing her phone, she sighed as she stared at the notes that covered the pieces of papers, a small smile covering her exhausted face as she answered the phone quickly.
"Beckett and if this is a case, you've got the wrong number" she announced, not wanting to deal with any murders now she had some other activity to do. Rick had allowed Alexis to bring Johanna back down later in the day so her daughter was asleep on her leg on top of one of the cushions that she'd put there and she couldn't help but enjoy being with her family even though she'd been bored for most of it.
"How are you feeling?" a familiar voice asked, Kate smiling as she recognised Lanie's voice. "Have you been told off yet?" she asked, both women laughing as Kate stared down at her daughter.
"I had Johanna taken away because I was trying to do something but Rick gave me the job of organising his mother's birthday party and well, it's been quite fun and now I have Johanna back too" Kate explained, her eyes rolling as Lanie burst into hysterics at the idea. "But I'm fine; I just wish Rick believed me when I said it".
"Girl even I don't believe it when you say it" Lanie smiled, Kate groaning as she watched Johanna's eyes flutter open. "Just let him look after you Kate, he's been worried about you and it'll make him feel better if you just let him help you" she declared, Kate nodding at the ME's knowledge as she rested the phone on her shoulder and rested against it, her arms bringing Johanna up to her chest.
"I know, I know" Kate sighed, looking up to see the writer beaming at her in the doorway of his office. It was moments like this that Richard Castle wished he carried a camera on him at all times. His daughter was now fast asleep on Kate's stomach, the detective smiling while on the phone, her hand resting on her daughters back while the pads of note filled paper were now resting on the floor. "Lanie, I'm going to go. Rick's finished writing and well, I think we're going to argue about dinner" she smiled, the writer shrugging quickly as she bit her lip to stop herself from giggling. Hanging up, the detective put the phone down quickly and sighed as her fiancé approached. "What's for dinner Mr Castle?" she asked.
"Whatever you fancy" he smiled onto her lips, kissing her quickly as she relaxed and sighed. "Right now, everything is about you honey" he declared, tears filling her eyes as she wrapped her arms around his neck, knowing that he was always going to be there, no matter how much of a bitch she was to him, he was always going to look after her.
"I'm sorry for being a bitch" she muttered into his ear. "I know all you care about is making me better" she admitted, the writer moving away slightly so he could look into her eyes.
"Katherine Beckett, I'm just glad you're my bitch" he laughed, her eyes rolling quickly as she giggled lightly and heard there daughter sing to herself. "Because it doesn't matter how you treat me right now because you're still alive and I don't care about anything else in the world".