Author's note: This is a teeny tiny chapter and the next one is bigger and shouldbe up Monday so don't kill me and thank you for everyone who has read it so far.
Castle pov
She was my daughter. I don't know if Kate remembers it or not but she was drunk and so was I. Why didn't she contact me if she knew. I've missed out on fourteen years of her life. She has my eyes and nose. Fourteen fucking years and she didn't say a word.
"Mother I will be back." I say grabbing my coat.
"Alright Darling." I drive like a maniac to the hospital and go straight into her room, she's sleeping but I need answers.
"Kate I need to talk to you." I say and her eyes flutter open. "Please you need to tell me the truth on my next question alright." She nods, her face showing confusion. "She's my daughter isn't she thats why you've never started a relationship with me you were terrified I'd find out." She nods tears coming down her face.
"Why Kate why didn't you come find me I would of been there. Alexis would of been thrilled to have a sibling. I always thought you had just been too drunk and not remembered our night together. But all these years I've been following you remembered our night I know I felt something, but I don't know about you anymore." I see the tears making a river down her face. "I know you were just trying to protect your daughter but she needs to know." She nods not looking at my face. "Alright then I'll see you soon, Till tomorrow Kate." I say kissing the top of her head. I walk out the door looking back at her the entire time, fear is written all over her face.
When I reach Lanie's house it is eight thirty. I knock and Lanie comes to the door.
"Lanie I need to talk to JJ now, it is extremely important." She gestures for me to come in, I've never been to Lanie's house, actually it is quite spacious for New York.
"JJ can you come here please." She hollers down the hallway.
"Coming." She bounds out in flannel pajama pants and a long sleeve matching pajama shirt.
"Castle? What do you want?" She asks suspiciously.
"You may want to sit down." I reply and she does. "I know who your father is." She and Lanie both look at my with wide eyes.
"Who?" She asks quickly.
"It's me and before you kill me, Lanie give me time to speak." Lanie sits down next to JJ.
"Spill now." She says.
"Well you mother and I we were both drunk and I had met her at one of my book signings. We got a hotel room and had sex alright but I felt something more. But when I woke up the next morning she was gone. I was going to ask her to stay but she was already gone. When she came up to me at the my book signing and asked me about the case, that was the first time I had seen her in 11 years. And when I saw you in the hospital room I had to ask how old you were because you had my eyes and nose. I just got the clarification from Kate tonight, and I would like to get to know you better." I could see that the information was still being processed by both of them, so I sit and wait for them to come out of their trance.
"I think I need tonight to think about whether or not I want to get to know you." She replied.
"Well thank you for allowing me to come in and tell her the news."
"No problem Castle, now I think we both need time to process this information." she says politely kicking me out.
"Yah I was just about to leave anyways, gotta get home to mother and Alexis."
"Bye Castle." They both say in unison.
"Bye." I say shutting the door behind me. When I get home Alexis is sitting on the couch.
"Hey dad."
"Hey." I say my mind elsewhere.
"What's up?" She says.
"Nothing just thinking of some ideas for my next novel. How about we make sundaes and forget about books and everyone else, just me and my daughter."
"Alright." She says pulling out all the necessary sundae ingredients. We eat our sundaes and Alexis goes on and on about her tests that she's taking. Normally I would listen because I am super proud of her. But the only thing on my mind was JJ.
"Alexis I am so proud of you but I think I'm gonna go write some." I say kissing the top of her head, putting my bowl in the sink.
"Alright." She says finishing up her ice cream.