Hey guys! Sorry this chapter is short! All the other chapters are fairly long so I don't think one short chap will hurt ;) I live in America and was watching the election all night! Let's just say I am overjoyed that trump won! But this is about Castle so back to the story hehe
~CB~
Castle was released the next week, his drug intoxication reduced mighty and the internal bleeding stopped causing swelling in his brain.
The doctors warned him that he should still go see his doctor in New York whenever he left England to be sure. His relationship with Kate seemed to be stronger, she had already drawn up a resignation to give to the commissioner when they returned to New York.
Alexis had been herself as soon as he was released, had been next to her father the whole time. The day for them to leave came, Castle was in his hotel room packing his suitcase.
He and Kate hadn't talked about what would happen when they returned to their beloved home. He knew she wanted to come home, to make things full again and he wanted it too.
He truly forgave her, his love for her was stronger than ever and his anger was diminished to nothing but a pebble. His hurt was still buried underneath some rubble but he knew with time he would wash that pain away with new found love.
Kate silently made her way to his room and gently knocked on his door. He smiled and turned to her, "Hey." She smiled a cheery smile for him, the one specially reserved for him.
"Hey, Alexis didn't have much to pack and I'm already done so whenever you're ready."
Rick nodded but his smile faltered, "I..before we leave I need to go to the morgue, I need to see her." He murmurs, turns his back so that she can't see the emotion welling up in his face.
Kate simply walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his waist, she pressed her body as close as possible that she could hear his heart beating. "I understand, and you'll get through this! I'll be there every step of the way if you'll let me." She whispers with a bit of nervousness laced in her tone.
Castle rests his chin on her head and sighs, "Of course Kate, I'm not mad anymore and the hurt is going away- I want things to go back to normal." He assured.
His eyes widened when he felt her body shake with sobs, "Thank you." She sobbed into his shirt.
She clutched his collar in her hands and pressed her nose to his throat, "I love you Rick, so so much."
Castle smiled and kissed her head, "I love you too Kate, come on- the sooner I get this over with the sooner we can go home." He promised, and he was ready.
She sniffled and quickly wiped her eyes, "So I can come home?" She sounded like a child hoping their parent wouldn't be mad at them.
Rick chuckled, never had seen his this wife so nervous- "Yea Kate, come home with us."
She once again flew into her husband's arms, "I want to be the wife you deserve, I promise I'll work hard." The words flew out of her mouth, Castle frowned; "Kate listen to me! Before all this you were that wife! And this was just a small hitch in our marriage, we're going to survive this and become stronger than ever." He placed his hands on each side of her cheeks and made sure she was seeing the honesty behind his blue eyes.
Kate nodded, "I know- stronger with each other." She chanted.
Castle smiled and pulled her into his side, Alexis ran into the room with a gleam in her eye. "Daddy!"
Rick chuckled and pulled her into his other side, "Hello to you daughter."
His red-head beauty giggled, "Are we leaving soon?" Her hopeful eyes batted at him.
Rick nodded, "Yes yes, let's go! I just need to make a quick stop and then we are home bound." He promises.
Alexis bobs her head in acceptance, "Ok dad."
~CB~
Minutes later Rick is paying the hotel fees while Kate helped Alexis put the luggage in the rented car.
The concierge smiled and handed Castle his credit card, "I hope you enjoyed your stay Mr. Castle, come back soon." he politely shook his hand.
Castle fought the urge to roll his eyes, yea maybe in 20 years he thought, he wasn't coming back any time soon. He simply put on a friendly smile, "Will do." And left.
They stopped by the police station, Castle made sure Alexis stayed in the car- he wasn't going to ask Kate but she was already out of the car and waiting for him.
He chuckled and stepped out, "You don't have to if you don't want to." He murmured.
Kate slipped her arm through his and shrugged, "Well I want to."
With that she moved them forward. Inspector Blake graciously let them go down to the morgue, "Let me know when you're ready." Castle waited for the Medical examiner to pull the slab out, he was pale. He was about to see the woman that he killed with his own hands.
The Examiner pulled the white sheet from the victim leaving only her head visible to Castle. He swallowed the bile rising in his throat, "I can't- I .." He choked and Ugh he needed to control his emotions.
Kate rubbed his back, "I did the same thing with my first kill remember? I came home crying to you and you held me, you were my rock." She whispered, "And now i'm yours."
Castle nodded and wiped the single tear that had fallen down his cheek. "Thank you, for everything." he kissed her cheek.
With confidence now he studied the corpse, her neck was dark blue and black, he expected that of course but it was spread all over her even going down to her chest area.
"Did..I'm guessing she dies from me suffocating her right?" He whispered to the examiner.
"Actually you snapped her neck, I know it seems like you suffocated her because hey you were squeezing her, but actually unknowingly you snapped the cord in her neck and while that didn't immediately kill her the rest of the lack of air finished her." Castle gulped, well he was...detailed.
After a few more minutes Castle finally smiled at Kate, "Let's go."
They thanked the Inspector and Rick gave him his number in case he needed any more info. "Travel safely now." He shook their hands.
Castle and Beckett slid into the Limo where Alexis was still waiting, "Hi daddy! Kate."
Rick smiled sadly at her, "Hey pumpkin."
She frowned, "What's wrong?"
Castle chuckled and pulled her into his side, "Nothing pumpkin, I'll be fine."
He pulled Kate into his other side, "Let's go home."
~CB~
Again Sorry for the short chapter guys!
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