This Chpater came to me while i eas eating a brownie last night. It was very exciting becasue i hadn't had any ideas for awhile.
that being said, yes itts another short one. sorry :( hopefully the next one will be better.
(Plain italics are either stressed words, or in one case, what was telepathically said between Castle and Beckett. Plain underline is castle and Beckett talking at the same time.)
"Castle, I just don't think this is the right time..."
"When else then? A year from now? Two years?"
"You know what I mean."
"I could cheer her up..."
"But I just don't-"
"Kate."
"Rick."
"Kate."
"...Fine. But not until-"
"What's with all the whispering?"
Sophie walked in, cutting off our...discussion. She had changed into one of my older outfits; an NYPD t-shirt and some old sweatpants. Castle and I hadn't bothered moving from the couch since Sophie got in the shower. We were whispering, hoping she wouldn't hear us,but that obviously didn't work.
"Oh, Rick—uh, Castle and I were just talking about...um-"
"How you...need to meet Alexis! My daughter!"
I looked at Rick, completely confused, but all he did was wink and whisper: "We'll talk later." So I played along.
"Yes! Alexis. She's great. You'll love her."
"So? What do you say? Wanna meet the other Castle?"
"Uh, yeah! Sounds great! When?"
Castle and I exchanged a series of glances, words not needed.
"When? Castle I have to work! Why did you have to bring this up TODAY?"
"Seemed like a good idea at the time.."
"Ugh. Is Alexis doing anything today?"
"Nope."
"So now?"
"Now."
"How about now?"
…..
Castle left after breakfast so he would have time to fill Alexis in on this whole situation. We were going to meet them for lunch before I had to go in to work. The only problem was that all I had that fit Sophie were my old, ratty clothes that I had since high school.
"I know you said that you two aren't together, but he really loves you. I can see it in his eyes. He really cares."
"The girl's observant, there's no denying that..."
"Ugh, Kate, nothing fits. I have nothing to wear."
"Well, you could wear sweats..."
"Kaaa-aaateeeeeee!"
"Fine, you win, I'll take you shopping."
"Yay!"
"There it is. The sixteen year old is showing."
"Yeah, so's the six year old..."
"But at least she's acting like a normal teenager."
"Yeah, I just hope it lasts."
…..
"What is that beeping? Make it go away."
"Oh, right, a text from Castle. 'Called social services for you. They'll b at the station at noon 2moro. Dnt worry, I chkd ur schedule. C u l8r =D' Oh no. I forgot about that. Ugh, this sucks!"
…..
I took Sophie to about seven different stores before she found everything she needed...and some things she didn't. She picked out five or six t-shirts, two pairs of jeans, and three pairs of shorts. She also got four pairs of shoes. It got expensive pretty quick, but Castle had given me $500 to use to buy clothes for Sophie that actually fit. I promised to pay him back, but he wouldn't have it. He handed me the money and ran out before I could protest anymore. The 500 covered most of it, but I could afford to pay the rest. By the time we were done shopping it was barely 11:00. We had some time to kill.
"We have about an hour until we're meeting Castle for lunch, is there anything you want to do until then?"
"Can we get some coffee?"
"Yeah, of course."
We went to the coffee shop down the street from my loft, and sat silently for a few minutes while we enjoyed our drinks. We still had about half an hour until we had to be at the diner, and it would take at least twenty minutes to get there, so we got the rest of our drinks to go. When we got to Remy's, I was surprised to see Castle and Alexis already there, waiting. I was going to ask why they were so early, but Alexis spotted me first and ran over to give me a hug.
"Detective Beckett! You're here! Oh, you must be Sophie! It's so great to meet you! I'm Alexis by the way."
"Hey. So what is this place anyways?"
"You've never been to Remy's? I thought you had lived in New York?"
Alexis was in disbelief. The look on her face was actually quite comical.
"I did, But only until I was seven."
"Oh, that makes sense now. Remy's didn't open until I was nine. You'll love it. The have the BEST burgers and shakes. Like ever."
"Mmm I haven't had a burger in FOREVER."
"OHMYGOSH. Is that a 'Firefly' shirt? I LOVE that show!"
"Me too! I used to watch it whenever I got the chance!"
"Dad? We're gonna go for a walk, I wanna show Sophie around. Text me when you order ok? Love you!"
Alexis kissed her dad on the cheek and led Sophie outside, still talking about that T.V. Show they both love. I was glad to see that they were already getting along so well. Sophie could use someone her age to talk to.
"You've been quiet, Castle. Everything ok?"
"Yeah, everything's fine. I was just thinking."
"You weren't thinking that 'I look cute when I chew' again, were you?"
"No matter how true that may be, no I was not. I do think about things other than you, you know."
"Hm. Could've fooled me."
"I was just thinking about what an amazing daughter I have. I don't know where she learned to be so perfect."
"I do..."
"Sorry, what did you say?"
"I said 'Me either.'"
We sat there talking, bantering, and yes, kind of flirting a little, until the waitress came and took our order, when Castle messaged Alexis to come back. Alexis and Sophie walked in the door just as our food was set at the table. Castle and I were already sitting next to each other, so Alexis sat across from her dad, and Sophie across from me. The four of us carried out a a casual conversation, until somehow we got on the topic of dating.
"Ok. Alexis, look at these two, and tell me they don't belong together."
"Oh didn't they tell you that-"
Before Alexis finished her sentence, Castle start choking on his food, but I would have sworn he said "No" in between coughs.
"You ok dad?"
"Yeah. Fine. Carry on."
"Didn't they tell you that they aren't allowed to date because they work together?"
"Hehehe, I taught her that...how to read body language that is."
"Seriously? That's messed up! So, hypothetically, if these two hypothetical people are completely, obviously, head over heels for each other, they can't be together?"
"Well, actually," Rick said, "They just can't get caught."
So, as you may or may not have figured out, Castle and Beckett are up to something. but what? Stay tuned to find out!
This is all i have so far, so it mught be a few days before i update it.
What'd you think?
OK I promise im working on another chapter! ive been really busy lately and havent gotten a chance to finish it! but i promise its coming! sorry guys.