Hey guys, happy Monday (when are Mondays ever happy?) so too cheer you up we have a SHOPPING CHAPTER . Bit worried as I only got one review for the last chapter but I'll survive. I've come to realize the fact that them going shopping is slightly unrealistic but, it's very fun to write.

"You ready?" Lanie asked Alexis as they walked down the street towards Kate's apartment.

"As ready as I'll ever be."

"Good girl."

"Here we are." Lanie said pointing at Kate's apartment block.

"Ok, I'm ready."

"Hey Kate" Lanie said as Kate opened her door.

"Hey guys." She replied.

"Hi Kate." Alexis added feeling left out. Well it was a bit weird to be greeted by your dads (kind of) girlfriend, without him being there and it's not that Kate look particularly scary in jeans and a jumper, but she looked weird kind of abnormal and then it suddenly dawned on Alexis why. This might soon be the sight she wakes up too every morning, that Kate might actually be the one her dad has actually fallen in love with.

"Come in." Kate's voice suddenly interrupted her thoughts.

"Thanks." Alexis said embarrassed by quick journey out of the world and then crashing back down to earth.

"Would you two like some coffee?" Kate asked. Lanie had already made herself at home on the sofa and Alexis sat awkwardly on a chair.

"Sure." Lanie said.

"Yes please." Alexis also replied.

"So where we going to go today?" Kate said over the noise of the coffee machine.

"Um I know some great dressing up shops." Alexis nervously stated. "Well, my dad knows them." She said quickly not wanting to sound creepy in front of her future step-mother. Wait, when and how has she ever considered that? Why in the space of less than 10 minutes has Kate gone from being a kind of her college to being her future step-mom?

"I'm not surprised." Kate replied laughing.

"So shall we hit them first?"Lanie suggested then maybe we could go proper shopping.

"Sounds good." Alexis and Kate both said at once.

After they all finished their coffee they headed out the door on a quest to their first dressing up shop. Once they arrived they were greeted by a young Saturday job worker who suggested various costumes for them to try on.

"It's an Olympic party so I guess we should go as " Alexis trailed off.

"I have an idea?" Kate said quickly. "How about we go as... " and the decision was made. They asked at the counter if they had the outfits and she nodded eagerly and went into the store room to collect the outfits.

So guys looks like you're not going to find out what they're going as until the next chapter partly because I don't have a clue myself... so I really need your suggestions so please tell me because I won't put another chapter up until I get a few suggestions (sorry for blackmailing you but now you know how desperate I am.) But it isn't all bad because I have learnt a valuable lesson if you're going to have a dressing up party deicide what the characters are going to dress up as before you publish the chapter.

Here we go next part of the chapter...

"That shade would look great on you." Lanie told Kate as the crowed round the lipstick counter.

"You sure?" Kate asked as she used a bit of the tester on her hand.

Lanie elbowed Alexis. "Yer it really does." Alexis said and Lanie gave her a that-wasn't-so-hard-was-it smile.

"That one would look nice on you." Kate told Alexis as she pointed to a light pink shade of pink lipstick.

"You really think so?"

"Yer girl, that's defiantly your colour." Lanie added. They mulled around for a while before they all made their lipstick purchases.

"What to do now?" Lanie asked.

"Coffee!" Alexis and Kate answered at the same time.

"Wow guys, like dad's partner like daughter. Well we better find some coffee." Lanie said sensing the awkwardness. (Sorry guys I don't know when Alexis became obsessed with coffee because she's not but for the purpose of this chapter it might seem that she is.)

"So... how's everyone doing?" Lanie said coming back to the table with 3 cups of coffee.

"Good." They mumbled.

"Sorry." Lanie said picking up her phone. "Guys I have to go there was been a murder and the ME on call is hopeless."

"Bye, see you tonight." Kate said.

"Yer see you." Alexis bid as Lanie walked off with her coffee.

"Are you ok?" Kate asked as Lanie disappeared into the distance.

"Yer, I'm fine." Alexis said.

"Alexis are you sure? You seem kind of distant recently."

"Yer I'm fine. I promise."

"Has Lanie said anything of interest to you recently?"

"No, Nothing out of the norm."

"Are you sure? Nothing about me and your dad maybe becoming close."

"Well... nothing surprising, and I thought you already were quite close."

"She told you didn't she."

"Um... Yer." Alexis said giving up she couldn't be vague forever.

"So um are you okay with it, me seeing your dad."

"Yer, sure he's had girlfriends before."

"Um ok, so... is there anything you want to talk about."

"Yer, everyone knows."

"Everyone knows what?"

"Everyone knows that you're seeing my dad."

"What? How?"

"Well most of them figured it out for themselves, but Lanie did tell a few people, me included." She added quietly.

"I knew she would, but how does everyone else figure it out?"

"I'm not really sure. Lanie said that you smell more of Cherries and that you haven't stopped smiling."

"Wait, I smell more of cherries. What do people sniff me?"

"That's what I said."

"It's a weird world."

"I know it is." Castle said jumping out of the bushes.

"Castle, what the hell are you doing here?"

"I got bored in the hedge. Oh wait you mean here here, well the computer kept beating me at chess."

"So you followed us." Kate asked shocked.

"Only into the makeup store, Alexis you should have got the lighter colour, but Kate that is exactly the right colour for you."

"Dad, did you hear what we were talking about?"

"Um yes."

"Well..." Alexis trailed off.

"Kate you do smell like cherries."

"Dad what about the whole you AND Kate being together?"

"Well I was trying to ignore it and hope you would forget. But since I'm obviously paying too much for your education... Alexis, Kate and I are um seeing each other."

"I gathered that much."

"Maybe I should go." Kate said trying to escape.

"Wait." They both said at once.

"Kate please will you stay?" Castle pleaded.

"Ok, but it seems like you two have some sorting out to do."

"Were you planning on telling me?"

"Yes eventually."

"Dad, I'm happy for you I really am it's just that well... I don't know. I like you Kate."

"Good to know." she interrupted.

"And she does make you happy dad. It's just... Well it's that, I realize that you're serious about each other and that scares me, because now I know you're serious it makes me wonder, what could happen to both of you if it ends badly?"

"Alexis, honey, you need to know that your dad means a lot to me and even through it may or may not end well, that this is one of the times in life that, we have to take chances we have to move on."

"Kate's right." Castle added.

"I guess so." Alexis replied. "But Kate please be carefully with him he's very sensitive."

"Don't worry Lex I know."

"What you think I'm sensitive." He said pouting.

"Don't worry dad I still love you." Alexis replied walking over and hugging him.

Sod it I'm throwing Ryan and Esposito in for fun...

"Are you taking Jenny to the party?" Ryan asked Esposito.

"Think so."

"Do you know what you're going to wear?"

"Yer Jenny and I are going as mixed doubles badminton players."

"Really bro, I don't know if that is incredibly sweet or incredibly disturbing."

"Hey I think it's great and anyway, it was her idea."

"Your either mad or in love."

Hey guys hope you enjoyed it I know it was very OOC but hopefully it made you laugh so anyway, please review with your suggestions for costumes. P.S not sure why Kate called Alexis honey did you like it or was it weird?