Once Broken, Considered Sold-3

Hey everyone! Oh Gosh I am SO late with this update... Sorry:( I got sick and that was just after my exam spam last week. For Rewind, Remix, Replay readers, I will try to update that soon! Don't worry I haven't forgotten it. If you havent, I recommend you to read it:) haha. A little self promotion here...

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All was silent through the night. It wasn't till about a few hours after midnight that the Castle household was shaken by a scream coming from the guest room.

Castle came running to the bed, only to find it empty. Seeing the flutter of the dark curtains, he rushed to it and pulled them apart. Kate was shivering from head to toe and could barely mask her relief to find him standing in front of her. She reached for him and he held onto her for his life.

It wasn't too long ago that he could have held her in this way for no reason other than because he wanted to. Sadly, he knew there was no way she could ever forgive him for breaking her heart after she finally learned to let him in. Trust is a hard thing to get, but once you earn it, you never let it go. Unfortunately, he did. And he was never going to get it back. All he could do, was to sit quietly beside her, stroking her hair until she finally calmed down before retreating to his own room to stare at the ceiling and at least pretend that he had slept alittle for Alexis. If not, she would probably stay at home and make an excuse to 'pack' when she just wanted to watch him and make him sleep.

Kate sobbed softly into the crook of the pillow long after Rick had left the room. She felt the dampness of the cushion, and rolled till she was facing the ceiling after finally running out of tears. The pain in her chest refused to relinquish its hold on her. It had been a horrendous few months trying to get over him, trying to forget his smile and move on with her life. Her life, that somehow felt incomplete without him by her side, went back to normal after he left. That was what she was thinking when she got up and walked into the guest bathroom, stripped off her clothes and stepped into the hot shower.

She had been crying the whole night and she really didn't want to go back to work that day. Lanie had slept over and hugged her when she started to sob. Lanie was partially mad at Rick for doing this to Kate, but deep down, she knew that it was Kate's fault too. Ryan and Esposito were especially quiet and solemn that morning, probably having gotten a warning from Lanie. And for that, she was glad to have a best friend working with her.

It was almost the end of lunchbreak, when suddenly noticed Castle coming out of the elevator and walking straight to the new Captain's office without even a glance in her direction. She felt a pang on her heartstrings but pushed it away and concentrated on the casefile in front of her. She couldnt help but peek up every few minutes to see if he was still in the office, which he was.

He finally came out of the office holding a box, and lightly set it on the chair he usually sat on, as he began to collect all of his notes, papers and belongings from the table. Beckett didn't dare look at him and face his deep blue eyes at this time, she knew she would burst into tears and this just wasnt the right time or place to do it. Instead, she watched from the corner of her eye as Castle took the last of his things and turned away.

"Hey Beckett! I knew you didn't go out to eat, so I bought you some sandwiches in case..." Ryan trailed off as he noticed Castle on his way out, and Beckett trying not to cry. She was like his little sister whom he would die to protect, even from his friends. So he immediately went straight up to Castle and pulled him aside.

"You broke her heart and I want to punch you. But I know it was her fault too, so I'm just gonna say this once. I hope you reconsider your decision because she will never admit it, but she needs you to take care of her. "

"If she needed it so badly, she wouldn't have thrown it away so fast. I'm gonna miss working with all of you guys, but I think you will do okay without me. Have a good day Kevin." He said, his face expressionless as he shook the detective's hand and walked out, with Ryan calling out "If you change your mind, you know where to find us!" after him.

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Alexis woke up earlier than usual, because she was worried about Beckett and her dad. Best case scenario, they made up and were in bed together. Everyone is happy. Worse case scenario, they got into a heavy fight again, and someone or everyone got hurt. Either way, she needed to get back home.

The living room was silent but still clean and she heard the shower running, so she assumed that they hadn't killed each other yet. She was just getting ready for breakfast, when Rick came up behind her and gave her a hug.

"Hey pumpkin ."

"Hey dad, how's the situation?"

"She's...sick. Don't look so worried, she'll be alright. I called the doctor last night when she was asleep, so with some rest, she should be fine."

"I meant with you, dad. From the looks of it, you didn't have any sleep last night so don't try to lie and say you did." She glanced at his face and wanted to scold him for not listening to her.

"I didn't think you studied the art of phsycology." Rick looked down slightly.

"It's included in the Law programme dad. And don't change the subject." Alexis folded her arms and waited for a comeback, and to her surprise, there was none. In fact, her father looked behind her and immediately tried to smile like nothing happened.

She managed a small sigh and walked away to make breakfast for the both of them, knowing who was behind her. It had to be her, she was the only one who made him smile like that when the situation certainly didn't call for it. She sincerely hoped they would make up and get back together soon. Since she would be going off to college in a few days and he would be all alone. Even Martha usually wasn't around, she was busy touring the world.

The question was how she could convince her dad that she was still worth it. For all she knew, he may not have given up for good and she may have begun dating another guy as a rebound for him.

She should call him. Explain what happened at the coffee shop, and why she hadn't been picking up. More importantly, she needed to tell him the horrible truth of why she had started dating him in the first place. She felt so guilty for using him, but she was too broken to even decide what was best for her, much less the repercussions of her actions on everybody.

-FLASHBACK-

Two months ago...

The sun came up early, and Kate was woken up by the silence of the room. She turned to her side, expecting to find her partner fast asleep, but was met by an empty bed. Her head felt like it was being weighed down by stones and she had a strong feeling of uneasiness when she realised that she didn't recognize her surroundings.

The bathroom door opened and Alex Conrad stepped out with a towel wrapped around him. He sat on the bed beside her, and started stroking her hair, to which made Kate want to break his arm.

"Hey. I didn't think you'd be awake. How are you feeling?" He asked, looking concerned. To which Kate didn't believe was genuine.

"Where the hell am I, Conrad?"

"It was Alex last night, wasn't it? Dont tell me you didn't enjoy yourself?" He grinned.

"Fuck you, you bastard! Where the hell am I?" Kate squirmed until she had her hand around his neck collar and her other hand raised for attack. She was sobbing inwardly, Rick would never forgive her for this. Ever. She had broken her promise by spending time with him, and now she probably had slept with him and cheated on her boyfriend.

"Whoa, chill Kate. This is my house. You wanted to come here instead of your place, since you said Castle may be there. You wanted this-" he gestured to the both of them.

"Don't call me Kate." she said as she pulled herself off the bed and collected her clothes.

"what the hell is this Kate? You said it wasn't just gonna be a one night thing last night."

"Don't you turn this on me! You got me drunk and took advantage of me."

"you gave me permission. In fact, you practically BEGGED me to fuck you." then he could barely feel his jaw as Kate punched the daylight out of him. "shut up! You knew I was taken. And that he'll never forgive me after this."

" You know what? Just get the fuck out of my house. Go back to your relationship that was obviously so unfeeling that you had to sleep with me to get through it." and then he couldn't see anymore because all he could feel was his body being slammed against the headrest and walls of his room before a door slammed. He could hear her repeating the words "You know that that is completely untrue." before blacking out.

Kate cried and cried until she had no more tears left. She sat outside his door for hours until he came back. He had obviously found some way of getting rid of Conrad, for he never showed his face again. But he was changed after that. He became withdrawn and cold towards her. And not long after that, it was over. He had ended it. He said that he couldn't handle someone who cheated; but she knew that it was because she broke her one promise to him. Two weeks after they broke up, Rick got his stuff and cleared out.

It was inevitable. In fact, everyone had shunned her for a while after the incident got out. They all were pissed that she cheated on him. Even if it was unintentional. It was only after a long time, that they began to warm up to her again.

-back to the present-

"Hey Sean. We need to talk. Yes, about the other day."

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MUAHAHA AND THAT'S WHERE I'M LEAVING IT PEOPLE! Sorry to be mean, but I'm really sick and I can barely get out of bed at this point. So, in another way, I'm bored. Therefore, i will ask that readers spam me in the reviews with any question they want, and I will answer truthfully.

So okay! Please let me know what you think about this chapter and what you want to happen in the mext few chapters... Maybe I can heal faster and write better too. Teehee!;)

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Lianna~~