Rewind, Remix, Replay-13

Hello Guys and Gurls:3 oh kay, I think you guys are gonna like this chapter^^ Meredith and Castle are gonna fight and I'm so sorry for not updating this earlier... I had a horrible bout of stomach flu and couldn't get out of bed. But well, at least I didn't need to go to school and miss out on the Castle Premiere:):):) hahaha:)

My special thanks this time goes to Togetherwewillrise, castlebeckett siempre, cinster, bluetigress, for leaving me some sweet reviews for the previous chapter:D have some cookies!

Disclaimer- If I owned Castle, I would get to hug Stana and Nathan WHENEVER I want. Plus, I'd be rich... So no, I don't think I own them.

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"What the hell is going on here!" The red head placed her arms on her hips in agitation as she glared at her ex-husband, who was currently in the arms of her rival; and they were gazing lovingly into each other's eyes. The air was filled with electricity, and she buzzing with furiousity.

The two jumped apart in a second. Kate immediately defended herself, as expected. "This was totally not what it looks like." She shouted, her expression being one of frustration.

"Kate, leave us alone. I'll deal with you later." Kate raised one eyebrow in suspicion, but complied since Rick meant business. She turned to Meredith and paused briefly, before deciding against what she was about to do, and left the house.

Rick waited for the door to close softly with a click, and when it did, turned back to Meredith. "You initated it, didn't you? I KNOW Kate would never treat me as if I was a toy to win."

The woman glowered at being caught and let out a huff. "Actually, she DID. The whole bet was her idea."

"Oh god." Rick groaned. "I always choose the wrong women."

" Oh please, Richard don't be so dramatic! People will think you got that from your mother."

"What are you gonna do about it?" He challenged. She leaned towards him expectantly, only to be rejected by a turn of his head. She sighed.

"Why did you come back this time, Meredith? Was it to take Alexis? Or was it to mess up my entire life by making me destroy my relationships so that I come running back to you?" she seemed visibly disturbed by that comment and looked away in silence. For once, she was not acting.

"Just so you know, I came back to try and renew my relationship with you. You just ignored me! And then that cop came to me and asked for a chance to get you too. I had to defend what was mine!"

"I'm not YOURS, Meredith. You lost that chance about 16 years ago." He had made his decision.

"I am still her mother."

"You're still unstable. You are always working, who knows what could happen to Alexis while you were doing your boss!"

"I took a break from all that. I rejected all the offers from companies to come here and try again with my family." She was almost to tears, but she was letting him see her true self. For a split second, he saw the girl that he fell in love with. But he knew they wouldn't be able to last if they tried again.

"I'm sorry Meredith." He whispered.

"I know. And I'm sorry too. About what happened with us. I wasn't thinking about the consequences when I slept with him, and I deserved what happened." She reached out to touch his cheek lightly and to his and her surprise, he didn't shrink back.

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Kate remained outside the door, straining to hear the words exchanged on the other side. Her heart sank and she pulled away from the door after the words "wrong women". So, she had really lost her chance this time eh? Tears welled up in her eyes as she edged her way slowly to the elevator. She heard a soft click of the lock turning and froze. Someone was coming out, and right now, facing either Meredith, or Castle, wasn't a good idea.

'Damn!' she thought as she bit her lips uncomfortably, quickly running behind the emergency exit door. Lest she get caught for eavesdropping. She saw a teary eyed Meredith close the lift doors and walk out into the streets, and realized that Rick might go to her house to talk to her. She scrambled up and ran out of her hiding place, nearly crashing into Alexis, as she was walking in. She mumbled an apology and turned back to escape, but she felt a hand grab her arm, holding her back.

" Kate, wait. Before you run away again, I need to know why you did it. Why you competed with my mom. Did you do it because you thought it was funny? Because you thought that it would be fun to force my dad into choosing one of you?" Alexis' eyes bore straight into hers, with the same intensity that her father had. 'like father, like daughter. ' she thought to herself. 'Who says that Alexis isn't Rick's daughter?'

"Because I'm in love with your dad." She said softly. With such a low tone that she was unsure if Alexis could hear her. Alexis' expression lightened slightly. " I'm sorry for misjudging you." And with that, she turned and walked towards the door. Kate's eyes widened when she realized what Alexis was about to do. "Please don't tell your father about this. I don't want him to choose me over your mom, when he still has feelings for her." Alexis gave a nod of understanding, before going in. "He's gonna find out sometime, Kate. And I hope it's you who tells him. You guys are on equal ground now, if he chooses you over Meredith, it's because he loves you more than her. So don't push him away. Please? He's already suffered so much because of you."

Her words echoed in the quiet hallway, as the door clicked shut. The last things she heard was Castle's voice, asking Alexis who she was talking to, and her reply, which was, to her friend on the phone.

Plunged back into deep silence once again, Kate decided to get up and walk home. After all, the moon was out, and the streets were litted with lights and late night shopping malls. It was a perfect night to be out, actually, if her mood wasn't so down already.

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When Castle didn't come to the precinct the next day, Kate Beckett was not surprised. She had expected him not to turn up, but she didn't expect her own emotions to be so overwhelming. She was impatient, intolerant, barking and snapping at Ryan and Esposito about every little thing. They were trying to bear with it, for her sake, after all, the past week had been filled with drama and this was obviously taking a toll on Beckett. But everyone had their limits, and they were only too happy to hear her retreat to her desk and sit down with a sigh. She hadn't sat in five hours, so it was probably lunch time for them. Esposito and him quickly got up and ran for the elevator, not asking if she wanted anything.

Beckett closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. Her headache was killing her. She knew that the boys were trying their best, and she was just snapping at them for no reason other than she needed to. She didn't have her morning coffee and had skipped breakfast so she was bordering on the edge of faint. She didn't even notice the soft footfalls as they made their way to her desk.

She opened her eyes when she hear the slight shuffle of papers being moved. However, all she saw was the plastic bag of Thai take-out, and a cup of coffee by it, with a note.

-Sorry for coming in today. Hope the coffee is okay.

P.S. , I knew you'd skip lunch on top of breakfast and faint if I hadn't brought you this, so take the pills for your headache and enjoy. -

She smiled when she took the sticky note off the steaming hot cup, placed it on her desk, and took a sip. He always knew what she needed, even without him actually seeing her. The note was not signed, but it didn't need to be. She knew who it was from. The food he brought gave her a small comfort that he was still worried about her.

The gesture was the one thing thr kept her going for the rest of the day. She didn't even lose her temper again at Ryan and Esposito. In fact, she actually let them go home early.

As she walked out into the night sky, she felt the tiniest drop of rain splash on her head, and drip down her hair. She thought about opening her umbrella, because she couldn't afford to get sick now, but then she thought "to hell with it." and just let herself get drenched in the rain that began to pour.

It's a miracle that she made it back to her house in one piece. Her instincts told her that she was going to catch a flu, and she should go in and take a shower.

She stepped into the house and didn't even wait until she was in the bathroom to start stripping off her wet clothes.

"Whoa whoa WHOA! Beckett! As much as I can say that I've seen everything already, it's still awkward for you to give me a strip tease since we aren't together." She nearly let out a squeal when she noticed Castle, of all people, standing in the corner of the room, using his hands to cover his eyes.

"CASTLE? What the he- HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?"

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Well, THIS is an awkward situation... Hahaha.

And how about the new season of Castle? I thought it was totally shipper friendly! And I can't wait for the next episode:) PM me if you want to spazz about it:)

I decided to end it there since I am having my exams and this is almost all the time I had to spare to write. Sorry:( i hope you guys liked this chapter:D thanks for taking the time to read this, it really means a lot to me.

Don't forget to leave me a review to tell me what you think about this chapter, and what you think should, or should not happen in this story:) who knows, I may use your suggestion in later chapters:DD

In a mean time, I hope everyone has a good week! See you next time;)

~Lianna