I know, I suck. But college is here. That seems to always be my excuse? Either way, sorry.
An hour passed, and Rick finally pried Alexis away from her friends so they could go fetch Kate from the precinct. Once past security, they made their way up to the homicide floor.
Alexis ran out and spun around the corner, squealing when she saw Javi sitting at his desk. "Javi!" she yelled, running over and into his lap, hugging him tightly.
"Hey there Red. What are you doing here?"
"Daddy and I came to get Kate. We get to go play at the loft and make super forts! Can you and Kevin come play when you get off work?"
"We'll see Red. Go say Hi to Kevin. He's in the break room." Alexis ran off and Rick came up after talking to some on the uniforms by the door. "Hey Castle. Alexis said you guys came to get Beckett?"
"Yeah" Castle nodded, sitting in the chair beside Esposito's desk. "She came to finish up her paper work so we could have a couple days together. Where is she?"
Espo shook his head. "She never came here, Castle. We thought that she was with you."
"Wait- what do you mean? Esposito, where is she?"
Ryan then walked out, holding Alexis in his arms. "She isn't here, you guys. She never came here."
Her eyes slowly fluttered open, though she was having trouble adjusting to the dark. There were handcuffs around her hands and feet, and tape over her mouth. Her body was curled into the fetal position on the floor.
"Mmm" she whimpered, squirming around as she woke up. Her body was in pain and she had no idea where she was or why she'd been kidnapped. She woke up and turned herself to look toward the light coming through the crack of the door. Her first priority was to get out of the handcuffs, but she felt like there was no hope. She struggled a little before managing to sit up, leaning with her back against the wall.
After what felt like an hour, a figure opened the door and came into the dark room. He hit the switch on the wall and the room illuminated, causing Kate to shut her eyes and groan.
"Ah, look at that. You're finally awake. Get some good beauty rest?"
Her eyes narrowed as the man stepped toward her. She first noticed the gun in a holster attached at his hip. Her eyes then traveled up to his face, and she noticed for the first time that she had seen the man before. He was the man from the television with Meredith that Alexis had seen. She couldn't remember his name, but knew of him and his power in her life, and it worried her greatly.
"How about I pull this tape off of you, eh?" he questioned, kneeling down in front of her. Within seconds, there was a burn across her now free mouth, and the man was curling the tape into a ball with his hand. "So Ms. Beckett, are you ready to cooperate yet?"
"Go to hell" she growled, squirming around in the cuffs. "Where is Meredith? I know that she has something to do with this. Get her in here."
"Fiesty, aren't you? The boss isn't here yet. She just wanted me to see if I could pry something out of you. Want to cooperate yet?"
"What do you need? Where are Rick and Alexis? Are they okay?"
"The writer and the kid are fine. Searching for you, probably. But here's the deal: You do what we ask, they stay safe. You fight it and blab to them: the man gets offed. Not sure if the boss knows that side of it yet, but I figure that it's a good idea. What do you say?"
Kate leaned up so her face was within inches of his. "You hurt either of them, and I'll make sure you don't see the light of day again" she growled.
His eyes narrowed and within seconds, landed a swift uppercut to her solar plexus.
She doubled over and groaned, her head burying between her knees. "Fuck" she mumbled, gritting her teeth from the pain. "Look, I don't know what you want. But let me go. Come on."
He knelt down in front of her and lifted her face, dropping a couple light slaps against her cheek. "The boss says that you're with the writer. Damn if I know why, but it makes her mad. So here's what I need. You leave them; they stay safe. You stay in your happy little whatever it is, and the writer dies. Deal?"