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A little while later, Kate was sitting in a corner booth at the restaurant that she was meeting Alexis at. After getting something to drink at the bar and sitting down, Kate pulled her phone out so she could see it if she got a call or text from Rick while she was out. Shortly after that, Alexis arrived. It didn't take Alexis long to find Kate.
"Hope you haven't been waiting long?" Alexis asked as she reached the booth.
"Not long at all." Beckett answered as she got up to hug her daughter.
After that the ladies sat down and one of restaurant staff came over to get Alexis's drink order.
"So what's up, Lex?"
Alexis had two choice on who to go to with what she wanted to talk to about what had happened. Before she answered Kate's query, Alexis took a deep breath in attempts to calm her nerves. In her mind, Alexis knew that Kate was the best choice. After all, Kate was closer to her in age and it was easier to relate to Kate when it came to this particular subject matter than it was to relate to Martha.
"Let's just say that Kameron hit a home run tonight…" Alexis said.
Before Kate responded, Alexis's drink arrived. That was Kate's time to breathe and switch into mom of a nineteen year old mode.
"I assume that by the way that you are reacting, this is was your first time."
"Yes it was."
"Okay…"
"I know it's a lot to take in. I'm still processing all of it and I was there."
Once again, Kate was taking another deep breath. She had never been down this road before. It was also going to be quite some time before Kate ventured down this path again. In that moment she was thanking her lucky star that Harley, Avery and Aria were still as young as they were.
"Do you love Kameron?"
"Of course I do. I love him to the moon and back."
"Okay that's good."
"Our love story just isn't as epic as yours and Dad's is."
In that moment, Kate was able to deduce what was causing Alexis to second guess what she and Kameron had done.
"Alexis, not every relationship is the same. Your Dad, needled his way into my heart like a twelve year old needle's his mother for a toy in a department store. And yes your Dad and I have quite a love story, one for the ages. But so is yours, just give it some time."
With that Kate and Alexis talked some more as they finished their drinks. Just as they had finished their drinks, Kate had gotten an iMessage from Rick.
"I got to get back, your sisters finished the last two bottles of formula we had for them in the refrigerator and we're apparently all out of formula."
"Good thing you had a soda." Alexis said.
"Yeah it is."
Kate and Alexis shared a hug before they went their separate ways.