Rewind, Remix, Replay-12
Hiii everyone:) it's me again:) this chapter includes THE TALK between father and daughter, since I think the last few chapters may have been a little draggy. Did you check out the season 3 bloopers yet? It was ADORABLE^^. Hehe don't mind me, I'm just an author writing a chapter and fangirling over Stanathan at the same time... You know what this means? There will be fluff in later chapters:D hahaha
My thanks goes out to Keal, JellieEllie, Togetherwewillrise, castlebeckett siempre, LocaWriterBitch, blue tigress, for leaving AWESOME reviews for the previous chapter^^ it really cheered me up and had me completing half of this chapter in a day:P lol. What happened to the other half of it? I don't know... *gets hit by readers*
Disclaimer- i live halfway around the globe from USA. How would I be able to own Castle?
Castle received the text soon after walking out of the lift. Why would Alexis want to meet him all of a sudden? and during work too. Could it be about Meredith? Or was it something more personal?
Whatever it was, he didnt want to waste any more time, so he quickly wrote and left a note underneath the coffee he placed on Beckett's desk, and walked back towards the stairs, since the elevator was taking a while. He had hoped that she would be pleased with the way he left the coffee. He quickly hailed a cab and directed the cabbie to a coffee shop nearby where his daughter was waiting for him.
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Beckett had just stepped out of the lift to see a glimpse of his retreating form at the stairwell. The "Kate Beckett" in her had wanted to run up to him and wrap herself around him like what she did that night, and she almost did. Until the "Detective Beckett" in her took over and knocked some sense into her, and made her stand her ground and walk the other direction. She didn't have the mental and physical strength to handle herself with him now, although she would never admit it to anyone.
She spotted the coffee cup immediately. It was demurely placed and 'hidden' in a manner only which she would spot. It obviously Castle's doing and there was no doubt about it. She smiled with amusement and only then did she realize that he had been walking AWAY from the office. She whirled around to face the stairs, instinctively, even though she knew he was long gone by then.
"Hey Beckett! What's with the mood swings today? One minute you're grinning like someone just gave you a coffee and the next you're disappointed like that person was just using you. Writer Boy ditched you again, right? That's why you're so lost. "She glanced up to see Ryan and Esposito smirking away from the table behind.
"You girls jealous cause Writer Man didn't get you anything?" The two men were stunned at the use of his nickname that usually only Lanie and them used. They barely even registered that Beckett had called them 'girls'. They shook their heads dumbly and looked back at their paperwork. "Uh huh. You seen Castle this morning?"
" Yeah, he dropped off your coffee and got a text, then he rushed out to the nearest exit." Ryan replied, quickly turning back to his work. He noted that the usually calm detective seemed anxious and affected by this news.
She paced the floor for a few moments, before walking into the Captain's room with purpose in her stride. She emerged slightly relieved in a few moments, and then she grabbed her bags and left, not even saying goodbye to them.
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The door jingled as Richard walked into the coffeehouse. It was relatively quiet. He spotted his daughter immediately, head bowed into her books, studying as usual.
He smiled to himself and again questioned if she was his daughter. For he would NEVER do that. In fact, it was his writing, english and literature classes that pulled his grades up so that he could graduate.
In previous years, half the time he could barely understand what Alexis was studying. Nowadays, Alexis had "tutored" him when she needed help with her work.
Alexis looked up when he neared her table. "Hey dad!" She grinned. Her fringe fell over her eyes with the movement, but she swished her head to the side to toss it away from her face.
"You need a trim?" He asked, with a mischievous glint in his eyes.
"Are you kidding me, Dad? A hairband wasn't invented too long ago." she smirked and went back to highlighting a few points in her book as Rick slid into the seat in front of her and waved the waitress over.
"Apple Tea and a...?" he paused to look at her and she replied "Coke" without looking up. She finished up the notes and by the time the waitress left, she had already packed her books and stationary. She got him here to talk, and she should stick to that objective. And if she gets an A for her report as well, that's a bonus.
"Alright Alexis, you have my undivided attention now. What did you bring me here to talk about?" Rick folded his arms and leaned across the table seriously.
"Dad, it's not an interrogation. You can chill. " she said, trying to lighten up the atmosphere. Truth be told, she was just as afraid as he was. She was still worried about he might react to the situation.
"Is this about Ashley?" He asked cautiously, knowing that his daughter was very protective of her boyfriend.
"Oh yeah. I'm pregnant dad.. No Dad, it's not about him." Alexis tried to reason with her thoughts and felt sorry for snapping at her father when he was just being concerned. Of course. Every father would think the same way If their one and only daughter called them up suddenly during work to talk.
"It's about Mom." Finally, a flicker of understanding crossed his features.
"What about her ? Did you two get into a fight? Or did she do something you didn't like? Should I talk to her-?"
"What? No no no NO Dad! Let me explain." She cut him off abruptly with sharp hand gestures while trying to stop herself from raising her voice. "Erm. Well... I was...um... Okay, I sort of, heard Mom quarreling with someone over the phone, and uh, well, it was Detective Beckett." She managed to say it without stuttering too badly.
She took in his reaction. His eyes widened slightly, which meant he was genuinely surprised. Then, he blinked, which shows confusion. His eyebrows narrowed slightly, but then his forehead had not crinkled up. That meant he was upset, but didn't know how to respond. And then, with a blink, all traces of those emotions disappeared. It seems like all those late night reruns of Lie to Me paid off quite well in helping her read people.
"Okay. Well, did you hear what they were talking about?" he noticably emphasized on the word 'talking', making Alexis roll her eyes. "Dad, you don't have to stick up for any of them. They were making a bet on either one of them 'getting' you." To her surprise, it came out much easier than expected.
"So, they were fighting over me?" He asked, though his glee was evident.
"YES, Dad. You don't have to boast about it now. And don't tweet about it!" Alexis was mortified and slapped her dad's phone away from his phone.
" I wasn't going to tweet! I just received a text from someone." He saw that the sender was Lanie, and immediately opened it.
It said:
'If you don't already know by now, Kate and Deep-fried Twinkie just made a bet on you. Kate is going over there to pull out of it. If you STILL don't understand, it means she LOVES you. Don't be an idiot and go and find her.'
He didn't know how to react. On one hand, he was angry that both of them had made a bet on him. He wasn't just some toy or kid, that they could play with. (although he may act like it.) On the other hand, he was secretly thrilled that Beckett liked him enough to do that. Meredith on the other hand, she shouldn't have done that.. He didn't even notice that Alexis was still talking to him. "...So, dad, I just wanna say that I completely support you in whatever your decision."
"Huh?" he said, and was met with his daughter's frustrated expression. "I was trying to say that I misjudged Detective Beckett and that i completely support you if you wanna date her."
"You won't have to worry about any of them." he mumbled. "I need to go somewhere now. Sorry pumpkin."
"Oh, yeah, its okay. I understand. I'll see you at home dad, love you!" she gave him a hug as he got up from his seat. He turned back to wave at her as he crossed the road, going in the opposite direction of the precinct.
She glanced at the clock at the end of the counter. It was still early. She had time. She bowed her head and fished her books out of her bag and tried to focus on her notes, and not on the decision that her dad was about to make.
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Kate ended up pacing along the empty corridor outside the house. She didn't have the guts to knock on the door, but she didn't have the guts to leave either. She had called in advance but she reached the voicemail and used that as her excuse not to knock.
The lift doors opened with a chime, and when she looked up, Castle was standing right in front of her. His gaze was filled with intensity, and hers, with guilt. He broke out of it first, walked by her, opened the door and ushered her inside.
"What the hell is this, Kate?" She winced inwardly. He called her Kate. Using first names meant it was serious. He leaned on the back of the front door, blocking her exit, glaring at her. "What is the meaning of this, bet, or contest, that you an Meredith are doing?" He nearly spat the words out and it tore at her heart. She struggled to find the words to say. But what would she tell him? He certainly wasn't going to take anything she said well. So she took a leap of faith and gathered her courage to tell him the one thing that had been on her mind ever since meredith came back. He was just waiting patiently and silently for her to say something, but she could tell he was getting irritated.
"Rick, I lo-" Before she could finish, and before he registered what she was going to say, the door suddenly pushed against Rick, forcing him into Kate's arms.
Kate found herself staring into the author's grey eyes and leaning slightly closer to his lips. He didn't move away, and she could feel his breath tickle against her mouth. She felt her heat growing as memories of the other night flashed into her mind. All she could think about was that she wanted him. Badly.
"What the hell is this?" They both turned in surprise to find a very pissed Meredith standing next to the door, gaping at them.
'Oh shit. This just got bad.' Kate thought.
Ohhhh Kay. I'm not sure if that counted as a cliffhanger, but if it is, I appologise. I was running short against my deadline and wanted to post this before my holidays ended. So, I hope you guys liked it:) if you did, please leave me a review to tell me, so I know how to write the other chapters:D if you didn't, for whatever reason, please let me know so I can improve:) however bad it is, i can take it:) thanks for reading everyone:) see you soon!
Have a good week3
~Lianna