-Chapter 2-
"Sir? Sir? Hey are you Richard Castle? Hey wake up! Mr. Castle!" an unknown voice said: "Hey sir!"
"What? What happened? Is she okay?" Rick mumbled half asleep.
" Everything went well. She will be her old self again in a few days or weeks." The voice answered.
It was the nurse from before. But how long before? Rick looked at his watch. He slept 3 hours?
"Are you Castle? She asked for you… I think. She said: 'Castle… Rick. You stupid, stupid jerk… why did that take you so long?' and then she fell asleep again." The nurse said with a very confused look on her face.
Castle did not know what to think about that either but he was Castle. So he should go. What he had thought before that she wouldn't want see him anymore was not real. Thank god! He had been worried sick that they really could be over. Now he was fully awake.
He stood up and asked:"Where is she?"
"Down the hall room B-196. But be quiet when you enter the room. I think she sleeps and if not she will be exhaused and maybe a bit addled because of the anesthesia." The nurse meant and before she could start a next sentense he raced down the hall and searched for the room.
Jim Beckett, Kates father came out of the room and smiled at Castle.
"Hello Richard. Thank you for beeing there for her. She is asleep but fine. I gotta go now. If she wakes up tell her that I love her!" Jim said and waved him goodbye.
"I will Jim, bye!" Rick mumbled.
He slowly opened the door. She really was asleep. He went across the room and sat down on the chair on the opposite site of her bed. Kate snored quietly. Rick had to control himself so that he doesn't start laughing at her. She looked so cute and innocent how she laid there but the infusion in her hand and the bandage around her chest destroyed the innocent picture. He really wanted to cross the room and lay down next to her to hold her and and comfort her but he didn't know if he could do that. If she would want that. So he was content with just looking at her and listening her breaths and snores.
After a few minutes his breaths were equal to hers and he nearly fell asleep again but then she said something.
"Castle… Rick… Kitten…" she said while she slept, then she smiled and tried to roll on her right side but the infusion cover didn't let her roll over.
The needle in her hand hurt when she moved and then she woke up. Finally. Rick didn't say anything. He stayed in his chair in the opposite corner of the room. He deperatly asked himself if he could touch her, if could come near her. But he stayed in his corner. Did she really say 'Kitten'? Oh man she really was confused! Castle thought. Kate looked around the room searching for someone. Then she saw him or someone.
"W-W-Who is there? Hello? Who are you? Heeey!" Kate said and sounded like she was drunk.
Castle couldn't stop beeing quiet. He had lo laugh.
"Castle?" she whipspered.
"Yea Beckett it's me. How are you?"
"Richard Edgar Castle get your ruggendly handsome ass over here! And let me look at you." She said completely fuzzy from the narcose.
"Are you okay? Should I really come over there?"
"Yes! Silly! Move it before I come and get you with my lasso… yeeehaw!" she said quietly and cloudyly.
Rick stood up and crossed the room. He stood next to her bed.
"Ah now I agnize you. I don't know why I couldn't see you in your little hiding corner. The light was… strange…" she whispered
"Castle, sit down" She beated next to her on her bed and showed him that he should sit next to her.
He sat down quietly, shyly folding his hands. Her hand grabbed his right hand and she tried to squeeze it but she was too weak.
"How are you Kate?"
"Well I'm fine. I am exhausted. Why did they have to shoot my while the funeral? My speech was so well- prepared."
"Kate you should get some sleep. You're saying strange things… kitten" he said and smiled and frowned.
"Kitten? And you say I'm talking madly? Yea sure!" she said and yawned "I think I really shoul…"
And she fell asleep again. Dormant she pulled their folded hands off his lap and on her belly. She leaned on him and started to snore again contently. Castle rubbed his thumb over the back of her hand and comforted her. He just watched her sleep again.
After a while a nurse came into the room.
"Has she been awake by now?"
"Yes, but she was totally confused"
"That's completely normal after such a long operation. But the next time she wakes up she should be normal again. Don't worry." The nurse checked the infusion and then she turned to go again.
"Castle…oh…Castle" Kate mumbled dormant: "I lve y too, Rick".
The nurse turned around again and looked at Castle frowning: "Congratulations, when you are Castle. She already said that before the operation."
She left the room. Rick smiled and laid down next to her trying not to wake her up again. She sighed but did not wake up. Rick dreamed again but now there were just strange pictures and colours.
Nothing real.