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A plain clothed police officer was sitting out the front of Kate's room when Castle came back that afternoon and he stood up when it looked like he was headed into her room.
"Sorry under strict orders not to let anyone in unless you are on my list." he whipped out a clipboard from under his seat. "Name please."
"Rick Castle."
"Ok you are clear." he said in a way to overpowering way more, like he was acting.
Castle looked at him for a second, "First assignment?"
"How'd you know." he seemed disapointed.
"You'll figure it out." before he went into Kate's room Rick stepped aside and gave Espisito a call.
"Yo Castle whats up?" he said in a cheery voice.
"Just down at the hospital, hey what's with the cop out front of Beckett's Room?"
"Ahh that, i was hoping to get down there before you did today to let you know about that one, our shooter...well who we thought was our shooter wasn't."
"I thought you said you guys had him."
"We did, look to cut a long story short Castle, the guy who we picked up at the cemetary was just there visiting his fathers grave, as it happened our shooter ran passed him dropping the bag with the gun in it near him...he goes to see what it is, we turn up, he's near it...we arrest him, his story checks out, our shooter has done a runner. More than likley he will try again once it gets out that she is still alive..if it hasn't already."
"Does Beckett know about this?"
"Not yet and we are on advice not to say anything right now that means you too Castle."
"I'll do my best but she knows when there is something up and if she starts asking questions i'll break, you know what she is like with suspects."
"Well don't act like a suspect Castle...Ryan and I will be down there later today if you are still going to be there?"
"Probably will i don't have any plans for the rest of the day."
"See you later we have some other things to fill you in on also."
"Do i have to keep them away from Ka..Beckett."
"Probably." Espisito smiled.
"Great, can't wait." he shut off his phone and went in to see Beckett.
She had her eyes closed but wasn't sleeping and herd Castle come in.
"Hey Rick." she smiled.
"How's the patient." he kissed her on the forehead.
"Sore now they took me off the morphine today, there is talk of me maybe going home by the end of the week i am apparently coming along really well."
"Good to hear."
"Yeh, my dad was in here before and was talking about me maybe going to stay with him for a while, just while i get better...i haven't said yes or no to that yet."
"Yeh well its probably best you don't go home just yet."
"Well i will have to go and get some things if i do go and stay with my dad, he is out of town. But i really don't know if i want to go, i'd rather stay in the city. Maybe to a bit of work from home."
"Noooo i won't allow you to do that, you need rest."
"But i will go insane if i don't do anything."
"Kate you aren't going back to work, not until they...you are better." he almost slipped up but caught himself...damn he thought he was a bad lier.
She rolled her eyes. "Ok ill let you stop me now but you can't keep me away from work forever...so anyway how's Alexis and Martha?"
"They are good and send best wishes, they will probably call by sometime later today."
"So many visitors."
"Everyone cares about you Kate." he touched her cheek with the back of his hand and she leaned her head onto it with a smile, "i don't know what i would have done if i had lost you that day." he got slightly teary eyed.
"Hey im fine, as i said you can't get rid of me that easily Rick...and i thought you were hard to shake in the beginning."
"But i grew on you."
"Sure, if you weren't there i'd kinda miss you being around."
"Really, the truth is coming out Miss Beckett, what else should i know?"
"Give it time."
Ryan and Espisito turned up later and got Castle out of Beckett's room without having to try as she had fallen asleep and he was reading a book on a chair next to her.
"So any news on the shooter?"
"Not yet...look you are going to have to try to talk her out of going home when she gets out if we haven't come up with anything by then." said Ryan
"Yeh if our shooter has gone to ground who knows when he may come back...if he comes back."
"What do you mean if...there's more of a guarantee he will isn't there?" said Castle.
"In most cases yes, but if the shooter was hired to kill Beckett by whoever is behind all this...and he failed." Espisito said
"Chances are he aint going to try again or whoever hired him has probably killed him for not finishing the job." Ryan added, "It's more than likley that's happened than the head of all of this doing the job themselfs."
"So what do we do?"asked Castle.
"Get her out of town." replied Espisito.
"But not to her fathers, that's too easy to pick up on, she mentioned it to Lanie today that she may go there." said Ryan
"That's easy then, I'll take her to the Hamptons."
Ryan and Espisito looked at eachother.
"And what's wrong with that idea?" Castle added.
"Nothing...just after last time i don't know if she is going to want to." Ryan said. Espisito cut him short
"Sounds like a good idea Castle go with it, will she take much convincing?" Espisito said
"You know Beckett, probably."