My Next Broken Heart

by Castlefan6

Authors Note: This is Totally AU; Beckett and Castle have moved past her MIA time, and are working toward a relationship. Ryan's Wedding is an opportune time to display their progress, Or is it? NOTE Dates have been adjusted to make this story possible. This story is full of angst, some chapters will be rough, you've been warned.

Taking Literary License to fill in the blanks.

I don't own Castle; I use the characters for amusement purposes only, except the ones I create.

Also, we take liberties with the timeline from Canon and use events to make this a more believable fiction, thanks.

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A/N: I just finished this fic, and Barry, get ready to boost my rating to 14, THIS WILL BE A CASKETT ENDING

Chapter 8

Castle's Loft

Later Same Morning

Rick had returned to his office, still trying to capture the one gift that Kevin and Jenny would treasure the rest of their lives when suddenly he saw the small picture of him and Gina, he had strategically placed it where only he could see it.

It had been taken on their honeymoon, in Vale Colorado, the look of love on both their faces made him wonder still, how love could be so fickle. Suddenly it hit him, the honeymoon, Kevin would probably take it low-key to save money, but this was one time, Jenny deserved to go wherever her heart desired.

He called his pilot, Janice, and asked,

"Hey Janice, Rick here, how does your schedule look for the next two weeks from Saturday? Don't worry if you have anything planned with Carol, she can accompany you. You know Detective Ryan is getting married Saturday, and I thought perhaps you and Carol could fly them anywhere his wife would like to go?"

He heard a squeal, "That was Carol, by the way, Rick, I guess that trumps going to the movies and perhaps standing in line for the new Broadway show, so yes we'd love to take care of it. I take it you want us to use the larger aircraft, the corporate jet you just leased a few months ago. We could get them to just about anywhere she wants to go without having to refuel," She laughed,

"You're always one or two steps ahead of me, I have to confirm it but mark it down as tentative. Is Carol still in earshot?" he asked,

"Right here Rick, sorry, I didn't mean to yell into the phone but I always get excited when we get assignments like these. You're always so sweet to Janice and me allowing us the same time off as the couple, it's like our own honeymoon we never got to take." She said, almost crying,

"Well, consider it your honeymoon now as well, I never could think of a proper gift for you two, now it comes out, whatever you do during those two weeks, it's on RCE, just expense to your Black Amex," Rick said, this time it was Janice who was choked up,

"I swear, with my wife right beside me, you're the only straight man that could ever stand a chance of getting me into bed with them, I love you, Rick, you know what I mean. You have always supported us, even in the early days, you made your stand and defended me. I never forgot that, it meant more than any money at that time, so late but thank you, boss." She said, her tears coming now,

"She never cries Rick, so you really touched her, and me, thank you, just let us know the names and phone numbers and we'll make it a honeymoon they will never forget. I love you too Rick, but not so sure about the bed part" she laughed to lighten the mood, Rick howled with laughter on the other end of the phone.

"You ladies are part of my family, extended but still my family, and I'll always be here for anything you need, now let me make a couple of calls and we'll get this setup. You will need to file your flight plan, and order the plane prepped, today, see Janice I listen and learn," he said and heard her retort "Sometimes Rick, just sometimes" making him laugh again. "I'll talk to you soon", and hung up,

He had Jenny's number at work, just in case Kevin got plastered, she wanted to be the one to come and bring him home, it had only happened once since they got engaged, sounded like Kevin knew when to behave now.

He dialed the number and heard her voice say, "This is Jenny, how can I help you?" she worked in Customer Service for a huge retailer, and always got cranky people all day long.

"Well, Jenny, this is Rick, I have a little problem, I need your help with, do you have a second.", he said sounding serious,

"Sure Rick, is everything OK with your family, I mean Kevin is OK, isn't he?" she showed true concern in her voice.

"Oh, yes Jenny, I'm sorry everyone is fine, I just have a dilemma I need your help in solving, I could ask Kevin but all he would do would be to come to you anyway, so I thought I could save some time," Rick said,

"Sure Rick, how can I help?" Jenny said,

"Well, you met Janice, my pilot at one of my parties, haven't you? I'm almost sure you have.

"Yes, she's the tall attractive pilot married to Carol, I was jealous of her at first, then I found out we play in different arenas," Jenny said, and Rick began to laugh hard,

"You have to tell her that, she's going to be calling you in the next hour or so, your wedding gift is an all-expense two-week trip to anywhere you want to go, by private jet. Janice and Carol will stay where you do, and go to every port of call you decide you want to see. I know Kevin will defer to you, so this is your wedding gift from me, what better gift than that of memories you will be making" he smiled,

He heard a gasp, then tears, then "I love you, Rick, you already gave me the house of my dreams, the only thing we wanted was to have you at the ceremony and reception. Promise me, you'll be there please Rick" she cried,

"I wouldn't miss it for anything, I know I had marked plus one, then Alexis got a better deal but it's back to a plus one, I'm bringing Agent Jordan Shaw he said, surprising her, but she said, "Fantastic, I can't wait to tell Kev, and start picking out destinations, are you sure anywhere Rick?" she got control of her emotions,

"I'm sure Jenny, just make tons of beautiful memories, when the tough times come, those will get you through them," he said, "Hey, I better get off and let Janice call you, I'll see you soon Mrs. Ryan to be soon," he laughed and hung up, just as he heard the door close, Jordan was home.

He came out of his office to greet her, "Did you have a nice talk with Beckett?" he asked, as she stammered, "Eh, I, ah," she stammered,

"Hey, it's OK, I would just like to know about what you talked about, I think I know but I'd like to hear it from one woman I trust to tell me the truth." He said as he took her hand and lead her to the couch, where her drink was waiting,

"Rick, how did you know? I just said I had an errand to run, not anything at all about Beckett, or the 12th? She smiled as she sipped on her Bloody Mary, still trying to figure out this man.

"Well, if situations were reversed, I knew if it were Tom rather than Kate, I would want to approach him, just to let him know that it's time for honesty, that you have options and don't need his sorry excuse of a man," I'm sorry Jordan, that slipped out I shouldn't have said that I mean,

She leaned over and kissed him, smiled, and said, "Rick, Shut up I'm glad you did, look, goosebumps," she said as she showed him her arm, "Its been a long time since a man defended my honor, even if it were hypothetical, it made me feel like a queen, thank you."

He smiled, so are you going to level with me, I mean I know how you can get at times, You didn't get to be Hunt's second in command because you can bake a mean cake," he smiled as he sipped on his three fingers of single malt.

She took a sip of her drink, it was perfect, as always, and looked Rick in the eyes. "I would say I'm sorry I approached her, but I'm not, so I won't try to lie about it. A lot of the things we talked about Rick, HAVE to come from Kate, it's not my place to say anything and I won't. I think I made it clear to her that the ball was in her court, she owed you some answers and not the same bullshit answers she had been pedaling.

"Rick, please don't ask for details, I can't and I won't give them to you, it's something you two need to talk, not mumble, not bury in subtext, but actually talk about the cause, effect, and where you go from here.

"I know what I want, but that's not fair to you, or even Beckett, no matter how bad she's messed up. Please know what I told you is the truth, I care about you Rick, more than I should, but I'll be here regardless of what you and Kate decide. I'm not going away," she said, a tear dropping from her eye,

"OK Jordan, it sounds like a deep conversation you two had, and I'll honor your request, I'll wait for Beckett to explain what happened, and why, if she ever gets the courage, to tell the truth," Rick said with disgust, thinking of the lies,

"I did tell her that I was your plus one to the wedding and that she wasn't to approach you about her mess until after Kevin and Jenny had left for their honeymoon. I'm sorry, I just inserted myself into the picture, but I know it would be difficult for you to attend alone. You couldn't miss this event; it would hurt both Kevin and Jenny far too much, so I made a snap decision, of course, you can tell me to butt out"

He kissed her gently, "I would be honored if you would accompany me as my plus one to the wedding, and you're right, it would hurt them both if I took a cowardly approach and stayed away." He said softly then added, 'thanks for always thinking of my feelings first,"

"Rick, that part is easy, I just follow what you do, so are you going to tell me what the big wedding gift is for the love birds now?" she smiled,

"How, I mean, what, eh,"

"I'm a profiler, remember, it's all over that little boy face of yours I love so much, you can't wait to run and tell someone how happy you are that you made someone else happy, that's the part that made me really start to love you. Your soul, your spirit, plus you're kinda hot, just don't let that go to your head." She giggled, the first time she had in years,

Rick smiled, "OK, finish your drink, it's easier if you listen to the call than me explaining it to you,"

He took her hand and led her into his office, the first time she had ever been in that room. He heard her gasp and say "wow" as she walked toward the desk. He dialed Janice, and placed the call on speaker,

"Hi Rick, who do you have with you I can tell we're on speaker," she asked,

"Agent Shaw, you've met her a few times before, so did you and Carol connect with Jenny?" he asked,

"We did, and after a few suggestions, she understood any place in the world didn't limit her to the Poconos or Niagara Falls, she chose Paris for three days, London for two days, then over to Ireland, a city of Kevin's choice since he may want to trace his heritage. She wants to talk to Keven when he gets home, but that's all we need to file the required international paperwork for the first week.

"She cried Rick, absolutely balled for a while, and kept saying she couldn't believe how wonderful you had and are to her and Kev, so she's a happy lady. She did tell me what you asked her to, I had no idea any woman would be jealous of me, especially one as beautiful as Jenny" Janice laughed,

"She wasn't the only one Janice, hell I was married with no right whatsoever to be jealous, and I was still jealous of you until I met Carol. Then I felt very comfortable knowing how Rick is with the people who work for him, they become family." Jordan said,

"Shut the front door, you were not, I mean, I'm just me," Janice said,

"Now do you believe me, Jan? I keep telling you that you have no idea of what a beautiful person you are, inside and out," Carol said,

There was some sniffling on the phone until Rick cut in and said. "OK you two, you have flight plans to file, and an aircraft to get prepared, but you also need to plan your honeymoon, at least the first week. I'm serious, you do whatever your heart desires, make tons of beautiful memories send us the occasional photo, but mainly, just enjoy your time together, alone, and use the black AMEX."

He heard the two say jointly, "OK Rick, we love you, talk soon" and there was silence on the line.

"So that's what you did when I was gone, sneak around and talk to the bride-to-be?" Jordan balled up her first laughing as she chased him out the door onto the veranda, and then out of character for her, pushed him into the pool.

He knew the lay of the land better than she and surprised her when she was trying to sneak back into the house, and they both wound up fully clothed in the pool. She kissed him quickly, quite aware of the see-through quality of her blouse and bra, but resisted anything further.

"Hey, we need a shower, ALONE Rick, not until you and Kate are all settled, then if there is a then we can talk. For now, just enjoy the teaser, as she walked past him, showcasing her God-given assets and large nipples erect and poking out of her top. It was caused by the water, or was it, the kiss? She would never tell, she made it to her room and jumped into the shower to calm her shaking thighs. God, she was a mess, one kiss, and this is was the condition she was in?

Rick hadn't fared much better if he hadn't grabbed a towel and wrapped it around his midsection, he was sure she had already spotted the one little Ricky salute, but he got back into the house without further embarrassment. What the hell was it about her that turned him on so much? Her breasts were beautiful, but hell he had signed more boobs, AKA chests than a mammogram technician had seen. No, it was more than physical, but he had a mess with a detective to straighten out before he could even think about anyone else.

XxX

Two Hours Later

Jordan had received a page to stand by her phone, and observe a special closed-circuit TV live feed, they were live streaming on a secure channel the takedowns arranged by Hunt, with the assistance of Jordan. Rick was in the room with her as the big screen was split into 8 locations, one the US Capitol Building, where the crack team of special forces were arresting Senator Bracken and 5 of his top aides.

Simultaneously the screen below was showing the raid on Vulcan Simmons headquarters who foolishly thought he could shoot his way out, along with 10 of his associates lay dead on the floor,

The next panel was one Rick took special delight in, Three of the Commissioner's personal bodyguards were arresting Victoria Gates, as three under chiefs and deputy commissioners were experiencing the same fate. Jordan's team had intercepted them on their way to what they thought was a conference call from the big cheese, Bracken. It turned out to be the ruse that Hunt had employed to lure all of the big names out of hiding, and into the waiting arms of US Law enforcement.

The raids had secured every target, they were either dead as in the case of Simmons, or in custody, and the tape would be released only once every prisoner had been properly processed, following due process of the law, and detained in an undisclosed location, known only to Hunt and Jordan.

Rick had watched silently as Jordan crossed names off of a pad that suddenly appeared in her lap, then he realized she was keeping score. Who was detained, who remained, and with the last arrest of the three under chiefs, he heard her say "yes mother fuckers, fuck around and find out?" almost to herself until she realized he had heard her.

"Oh, I'm sorry Rick, I get potty mouth from time to time. But this was a time, to celebrate. Two of those last assholes tried to rape me when I wouldn't go along with their, sex for favor deal they had when I was first in law enforcement. Surprisingly how fast the urge is gone with a well-placed knee, or two or three." She laughed and it was an evil laugh.

Rick smiled as he handed her a fresh drink, she locked on his eyes and mouthed thank you just as her phone rang, no surprise who it was., Jackson Hunt, she put it on speaker, hoping that somehow Rick could come to at least tolerate his birth father, he didn't win any awards for Dad of the year but they were both losing with the present relationship.

"What was your tally Jordan, by ours we got everyone on our list, plus two bonus rats," he laughed as Hunt did,

"My count exactly sir, I have you on speaker sir, Rick is right near me, so thank you for the plan, it went off flawlessly, with no reports of even so much as a flesh wound. The count of the dead including Mr. Simmons was texted to me, 14, including three external guards, he had stationed outside the main office. As you said, we got them all," Jordan breathed a sigh of relief,

"How is Rick taking this Jordan, not that he will say a word to me, but I'm just glad we got to end it before the wedding tomorrow. Please pass along our condolences for Captain Gates and her plus one, they won't be able to make it after all."

"I'm fine Hunt, I agree with Jordan you executed a damn good plan. I never had any doubts of your professional abilities, my doubt is if you even had a heart when it came to family." Rick said, not holding back.

"Understood Rick, I deserved that. Hopefully someday, after you can get your mess with Detective Beckett resolved one way or the other, we can sit down for that one-on-one talk we never got the chance to have in Paris." Hunt was reaching out, Jordan held her breath,

"Yeah, you know now that I see how Jordan feels about you, she respects you, that's something that is earned, not delegated, so yeah, we'll sit down one day soon. When is the streaming going to be released to the press, I'm sure there are leaks from unofficial sources already," Rick asked,

"It's being screened as we speak, our public information officers will determine who gets which portion of the tape. One thing no one station will have an exclusive on the entire operation, which would make it too easy to track our resources, many are still out in the dark." He said,

"I understand, but please pass along our thanks to those who must or wish to remain anonymous, without them we wouldn't have been able to pull this off," Rick said,

"Rick, I need a favor from you, you can tell me to go to hell if you want, but I need to ask," Hunt said,

"Ask, I'm not guaranteeing anything, Rick said,

"Jordan has a special taped she has show detective Beckett, I would appreciate it if you could be there with her when she does, it might mean something to her, who knows that woman at this point," Hunt asked,

"OK, I'll go, but I'm going for Jordan, I don't want her to take any abuse from Beckett about she had no right, it was her case, people had no right to jump it, on and on," Rick said,

"We anticipated that already Rick, Jordan has a letter from the AG, informing her that this operation was a matter of national security and overrode any authorization for a case or cases she may have had. Then She can show her when they put the cuffs on Bracken, one for Roy, one for her mom especially hard and tight if you watch. I just received word, that all the pigeons are in their nests so Jordan, it's up to you and Rick now.

"Thanks, Jackson, I'll be in touch," as the screen and phone went dead.

"You ready Rick, we need to tell her before too much gets leaked," Jordan said,

"The car is downstairs waiting, shall we?" he held his arm out to escort her out the door.

TBC