What you thought I was going to leave it at that im just getting started
Castle had a bit of a hard time holding the sleeping child and the carrier as he walked to the elevator. Beckett grabbed the carrier from him since it was less likely to throw a fit at her. The stares he got coming into the bull pen were priceless. She was lucky no one suspected her. Yet. Ryan and Esposito were there already and were looking into anyone that has legal custody or next of kin for the infant. Nothing came up.
"Anything on the boyfriend?" They both shook their head. Still staring at the child as though it might turn into something that could eat both of them. Alive. They kept their distance. The only two people who actually could connect with the child were Castle and Lanie. Lanie a surprise because she wasn't ever really the one to get along with kids. They would switch taking care of Angelica. Castle had to leave for a minute and he dumped the child in Beckett's arms.
"What do I do?" She called after him. She looked at the child and its eyes grew wide and smiled at her with few to no teeth. She slowly pulled the kid close and cradled it in her arms. She sat down and waved her fingers in her face. Careful not to upset her. Angelica reached up and babbled at her fingers. She eventually grabbed hold of one of Beckett's fingers and tried her best to bite it. The most she was doing was drooling all over her hand. Beckett laughed and tickled the child lightly and she squealed in delight. Making echo's through the room. Beckett looked up and saw Castle had returned. He was leaning on the entry way jamb and had a look on his face. She smirked and pushed her hair behind her ear then realized it was covered in baby drool. She looked around her desk for a napkin and best she got was her pants. She found a lone tissue and wiped the side of her face. "I think she missed you." She said it as to Castle to take her, but kept Angelica close to her chest. He came up to her and sat in his chair. He watched her as the baby grabbed at Beckett's shirt and pulling at the buttons on her shirt. She gasped as she managed to get a button loose and Angelica gave a laugh. Beckett buttoned her shirt back up.
"Looks like she's hungry." Castle got up and went to the break room to get some of the milk they kept handy. Ryan and Esposito still had that look on their faces.
"Hey you two, be useful." She called over, but there was no real threat in her voice. Castle came back and didn't have a baby bottle, but something more impressing. He had a glass with a glove strapped to the top and the thumb had a small hole in it.
"Best I could do." He handed it to her and she juggled the infant, so she could feed her. Lanie came by for her watch and stopped dead.
"Didn't expect you to do so well with her." Beckett looked up.
"Neither did I." The child had already almost finished the whole thing before Castle gently pried it from her tiny hands.
"Not too much, or you are going to have to change your shirt." Beckett got a look in her eye and quickly handed the baby over to Castle.
"Drool I'm okay with, no baby barf." Castle didn't argue he just took her and stood up.
"Hey where is she going to stay?" The question had been on Beckett's mind as well. They all looked at each other. Ryan and Esposito looked like they were going to bolt if they were told to take care of her.
"We could…" Beckett trailed off as the suggestion hit her mouth.
"This isn't a dog we can just trade off. She needs somewhere to stay." Castle had that defensive look in his eye again and Beckett was scared if she said the wrong thing someone was going to get hurt.
"We can ask Gates if there is anywhere she can stay." Beckett was already on her feet walking towards the closed door. She knocked and without looking up from her papers she waved them in. Castle followed with Lanie trailing behind.
"Sir, we were all wondering where Angelica is going to stay while we figure out who her guardians are." Gates looked up with her glasses on her nose and gave a thin lipped smile.
"Looks like you all have that figured out." The statement was said with a force that meant no arguments. Castle gently swayed and looked at Gates. Gates just returned back to work and waved her hand for dismissal. They all filed out of the confining room and Ryan and Esposito were whispering to each other. Lanie gave a piercing gaze and headed back to the morgue. Castle was going to ask her something, but seeing her face he clamped his mouth shut.
"I'll talk to her later." Beckett felt more comfortable around the baby and decided she was going to make sure she found this monster. No one should suffer this. "Ryan, Espo anything?"
"Well something came up. The mother." He looked down. "Roxy Hart, she had a hair appointment today, but cancelled just before."
"Where?"
"Broadway and 63rd." She nodded Castle looked at her and gave a brisk nod. Beckett waited until he came back from the morgue to head out.
"Lanie is not a happy camper right now. But a baby's face can calm most any temper." They rode down the elevator in silence.
Im sorry if I get these streets wrong I don't live in NYC but from reading I have made sure to list quite a few intersecting streets please correct me if I'm wrong I want to get this right
