Rewind, Remix, Replay-8
Hey everybody:D alright thank you sooo much for reviewing the last chapter:) I'm thankful to have such great readers! I'm really happy that you guys like Lisbon and Jane too! They're one of my fav couples as well. And I wasn't sure if my writing was acceptable, so I apologize if the characters are lightly OOC.
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Disclaimer- unlike Andrew Marlowe, I wouldn't have tortured fans with Josh... So no, apparently I don't own it:(
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The bar was more crowded as usual. In fact, more so since the news came out that the writer's ex wife has come back to town; but of course, the moment the writer and the psychic walked into the bar chatting, people quickly got up and left their seats, making room for them.
"So Ricky, is this a new friend? What will you guys have?" The barkeeper smiled.
"Two glasses of the finest. Jack, This is Patrick Jane, the famous psychic." Rick said, as he patted Jane's shoulder with pride.
"I can make you give the drink to us on the house, if i wanted to." Jane chuckled as he sipped the cool drink.
Jack was stunned partially out of surprise and partially because of the humor in his eyes.
When he turned away to attend to another customer, Jane turned to Castle. "So, when are you gonna ask her out?"
"Excuse me?" Castle feigned innocence but the mentalist saw through it at once.
"It's obvious you have feelings for your partner, Kate Beckett. By the intensity, I would guess that was for..about three years? But I wouldn't be too worried, since she has the same feelings for you too."
Rick tried to hide his stunned-defensive expression but Patrick grinned and smiled with a knowing expression. He began to reflect on the changes he made for Teresa and smiled when he reconcluded that it was all worth it.
"You know, I also didn't want to admit I had feelings for Teresa. We met about three years ago when Red John murdered my family. I started working with her and sparks flew."
"Tell me about it. The sparks make it so hard to resist, except that she was taken, in my case." Rick cut in, as he put his head in his hands.
"well, to be honest, she was taken too."
"Are you serious?"
Jane nodded sheepishly before giving a laugh and continuing his story. " I first found out when she was willing to give up her whole career that she loved, just to help me. She blackmailed her trusted friend and partner that she loved, to help me, a guy who always took advantage of her soft spot for me." At this point, castle lifted his head out of the circle his arms created. Seeing that he had succeeded in getting his attention, he added " It wasn't until she started dating with this rich guy, Walter Mashburn, that I realized I wanted her for myself."
"Walter? He sounds like a boring guy who's just manipulating women with his money. How could Lisbon fall for a guy like that?" Rick interjected and Patrick smiled like a master observing his student and discovering his weakness and a way to help him.
"That's what I asked myself for a while as well. I couldn't understand it so I drowned myself in alcohol and self pity for a while. It's very pathetic, but after a while, Teresa noticed me distancing myself from her especially. So she got upset, to say the least. She was in a bad mood for the next few days, snapping at everyone except me, since I was ignoring her, until Cho forced me to go and make up. I reluctantly did do that, and almost got killed with her shouting at me and throwing staplers etc."
"Sounds like Beckett when she gets pissed with me. Although we are either make up quickly or start a cold war, in which noone wins. Just replace the stapler with a gun and you will see a huge similarity." Castle chuckled and leaned back on the seat, and ordering more drinks. Jane made a quick glance at his phone, it was a text from Lisbon, asking him and Castle to come over to meet them. After noting the silence from Castle, he looked up and resumed his tale.
"I thought it was over and I was fired from the team, but the next day, I found a message while she was drunk, saying that she loved me and she only dated Mashburn to make me jealous. So, I went to her house at midnight, saying that I loved her and expected a scolding but instead, she kissed me and... Well we made up...pretty well that night, and the next day I was ready to leave if she wanted me to. Thankfully, she didn't. And here we are, together, after a month of dating, and still going strong."
"Well, that was a great story. She must be good in bed. You know, I think you would make a good writer, I should put it in Heat Rises." Rick teased, knowing Jane and Lisbon probably hated the spotlight like Kate.
"Haha. Thank you. Its fine, As long as only Rook and Nikki get to do it. Anyway, we should go and meet up with the girls, we can talk again when we next meet up, you know how impatient women are." Jane could barely hold in his laughter as he saw Castle's shocked face as he extended his hand and pulled Castle up before just walking out the door, throwing a grin behind his shoulder.
Rick checked his own watch, blindly noting the time before rushing out after Patrick, dropping a tip towards Jack in the process.
'It was already 11pm. Rick would have called to say he's coming back late wouldn't he?' Meredith was getting anxious especially since Alexis hadn't returned home yet. "Maybe he is with Kate? Well if he was, then it would be rude to interrupt them. After all, i did initiate the contest." she muttered.
Martha had left early for a date and had mentioned that she wasnt coming back that night. It only creeped her out a little since that Martha was still dating at her age, after all, they were both actresses.
She decided to text him just to make sure he was okay.
-Richard are you alright? Please call me when you receive this.-
When he didn't reply, she panicked and grabbed her bag and left the house with a note for Alexis. There was only one place she could go where they would most certainly help her.
Beckett had finally met her match. She had never seen this type of competition before, not like this. She never had the chance to show off her skills and now she may just get the chance to do so. Her eyes sparkled with excitement as her opponent gulped down her twentieth glass of alcohol with ease. She did the same, sighing as she glanced at the door, wondering what else was going to happen tonight. She turned back to the empty glasses and ordered another round for the both of them.
"Oh. The girls are having a drinking contest? I want in. What about you Jane?" Castle put his hand on the table and saw the empty glasses and he turned to Jane and asked.
"oh to hell with it. So do I. But not for too long." He agreed after a slightly tipsy Lisbon gave him a pleading look and pulled him down to sit next to her, and leaned back against his chest. After that, she turned in her seat and signalled for the waiter. Man, he was getting business tonight.
Castle and Jane each downed twenty glasses quickly so they were equal with the girls. That was when the real game started.
"Hey, let's up the stakes a bit. Winner gets to hook up with whoever they want tonight. And the other two have to hook up as well." A very drunk Lisbon suggested and the rest were too high to disagree.
Lisbon was the first one out, simply because the others were better. Rick already drank and he wanted to remain conscious on the way home so he pulled out after thirty.
Kate and Jane were still going strong and neither wanted to give up the win. Kate, because she knew that if she lost, she'd have to hook up with Castle and she would be breaking the rules and that, in turn would drive him to Meredith. Jane, simply because he wanted to give Castle a chance with Kate, and also, Lisbon looked even more irresistible when she was drunk. And speaking of which, he was feeling tipsy as well.
Finally, Kate had enough presence of mind to remember that she had to work and having a long hangover wasn't gonna help it. So, she tied to use a slight of hand trick she learned from her school days to tip the drink slightly and look as if she HAD drunk it when indeed, she had not. Unfortunately, she was caught and before she could finish tipping the drink, Jane interrupted her with a smug laugh that made her blush and look away.
"Beckett, Beckett, Beckett. Seriously. They don't call me a mentalist for nothing. So, since you cheated, I supposed I win. I obviously choose Teresa. That means you and Rick here, will have to hook up." Castle gave him a 'don't bully her' look but Jane freely ignored it. Besides, Lisbon would get super hurt and pissed with him if he chose anyone else, so technically, he didn't have a choice.
"Oh yeah, to make sure you actually DO do it, we have to go to a hotel with two rooms side by side. " Kate's eyes widened with surprise. No freaking way. She wasn't gonna lose the bet and chase Rick away because of this. She knew how this would end up. Meredith would somehow find out and win the bet because she didnt put out, and once she was back to sleeping with him. She wouldn't have a chance...
Unfortunately, having a drunk best friend and psychic drag you out the door was kind of hard to get away from.
They reached the hotel in about 10 minutes. After Jane and Lisbon went to their room, Castle and Beckett silently stood outside the door, contemplating whether or not to go through with this, or get out of it somehow.
"Uh, hey. Do you wanna go in? We don't have to do anything. I mean, you need to sleep, since you have work tomorrow so you can have the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor if you're worried I'll do anything. "
"It's fine. I trust you." She replied with a voice that even Rick could barely hear her as he stood beside her.
They spent like forever just looking at each other out of the corner of their eyes, waiting for the other to make a move, before Castle turned Kate towards him with a simple touch on her cheek, and kissed her. It was a simple brush, but it ignited flames of passion within him, and incontrollable longing within her. His hands reached up to tangle themselves in her hair, and her own were grabbing his collar pulling him closer to her.
After a second of blind grappling, Rick got the door open and pulled Kate inside as she allowed herself to let go and fall against him.
okay im really sorry for the length, but I was beginning to worry about the deadline since I almost missed it. Sorry for the rushed out bits… but to make up for it, I will do my best to finish the next chapter fast and include whatever you want in it. So please leave a review to say what you think I should include in the next chapter, seriously. And if it doesn't fit with the chapter, I'll include it in some other way. So, hope you liked the guy talk… it was kind of hard to do but it was fun to write. So once again, thanks for reading and have a good week ahead.
Lianna~