Once Broken, Considered Sold-5
Hello everyone! I am sooo sorry this took like epic long to update. I've been trying to finish a bit more of my other story, Rewind, Remix, Replay, before going back to this one. So, here I am! *is greeted with silence* oh well, hope you enjoy this chapter:) feel free to yell at me through reviews;)
I received delightful reviews last chapter and I would like to say thanks to everyone who alerted and reviewed the story. Even those who didn't, but still read it, have a cookie everyone!
Disclaimer- I am just borrowing the characters for some fun time:) but Adrianna is mine though:D
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"Castle?" Kate knocked on the door for the third time that night. He had not yet answered the door, and she was getting slightly worried. It wasn't like him to suddenly disappear. Then, she remembered her hasty departure earlier that day. 'Could he have gone out ?' she thought. 'but shouldn't Alexis still be at home?'
The door opened to reveal a very sleep deprived Martha. "Kate? Richard isn't home at the moment, and Alexis left half an hour ago to meet Ashley. I dont think you're here to see her off, so what are you doing here? ' Kate mentally kicked herself for being so silly, and forgetting that Martha usually took a nap at this time. "I'm so sorry for waking you up Martha, but it's...kinda important. Do you know when he'll be home?"
"Well, he said he was going out, And that he'll be home late. "
"Oh..." Kate glanced down at the tiles on the floor, taking a sudden interest in the floorings of the building.
The older woman's gaze softened when she saw Kate's embarrassed state. The poor girl couldn't even look at her. 'She deserved the truth. Who knows? Maybe this will be a good push forward for them.' she thought. "The Chinese restaurant down at the 54th. He made reservations for two." she handed her a slip of paper. "Don't mess it up this time, dear."
Kate looked up in surprise and smiled for the first time in a long time.
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"Oh my goodness! Richard! This is such a nice place! You didn't have to bring me to this place on our first date." The leggy blonde gave her date a smile as he tipped the waiter and pulled out the chair for her.
She gave a long glance at the menu before looking up at her date with embarrassment after finding that she was unable to read the menu. "So Richard, what's good here? I never paid much attention during my foreign language classes, so i can't read the menu, perhaps you could recommend me some good dishes to order?" Richard chuckled at her statement, glad to have someone who was honest to talk to, and placed all the orders in mandarin. Before she could comment on it, however, he replied " It was a TV show I used to love."
"You can totally read my mind, can't you?" Adrianna grinned. Her laugh was genuine and it had a joyful ring to it. Richard found himself smiling along as they continued their conversation.
Adrianna was completely different from her, and yet, there were moments where it seemed like the two of them were alike. Adrianna was a bit like what he envisioned Kate would have been if she didn't have so much walls. Maybe that was what attracted him to accept her invitation in the first place. They had the same sense of humor but unlike Kate, Adrianna was more open to talking about her feelings, and saying what was on her mind. Maybe he should move on. The thought had crossed his mind before, and
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Kate was pissed. Seriously pissed. She had exited the loft as gracefully as she could, with whatever dignity she had left, throwing away the rest in an effort to look for him and appologise. And what was he doing? He was out on a DATE with a dumb blonde! Oh, she WAS dumb. The Chinese words on the menu were so simple, even SHE could read them. She would have stood up and confronted them, but there was also the problem of which was that she was not supposed to be there, spying/grumbling to herself/being jealous. Or at least "watching out for him", as that was what excuse she was planning to use.
They were sitting comfortably at a table across the room, with Rick's back facing her. To anyone, they looked like a happy couple on a date. She was laughing at something Rick had said before, and he was smiling back, just watching it made her feel like there was acid burning in her stomach. They were happy together. Rick was HAPPY with her. It suddenly dawned on her that maybe the best solution was to let him date other people, since all she had brought him was sadness. She had known for a while, but the thought of it had made her sick. To watch the guy she loved kiss another woman, date another woman, be INTIMATE with another woman; it made her choke on her own saliva.
She had arrived a good ten minutes ago, and had watched the two of them through the window outside. Until it got so cold, she was shivering due to her lack of proper attire. In fact, she was slightly surprised that they let her in, since it seemed that this place was quite high class, and she was certainly not dressed for it.
She peered curiously over the top of the menu and glanced at what Rick had ordered. He looked so...dashing, in that suit, and she could literally feel her attention drift off as happy memories began to play in her mind.
"Ahem. Would you like to join them, Miss?" The waiter suddenly coughed. She shook her head to clear her thoughts, as well as hide her embarrassment. "Then would you like to order now, Miss?"
"I would like this, and this, with this, and this side." She randomly pointed to a few words on the page, and the waiter raised his eyebrows. "Miss, you do know that you just ordered 3 soups and one dish, don't you?"
"What?" Kate felt the heat spread up her neck once again, and anxiously looked around in case anyone noticed her fumble. "Um. Okay, then give me and order of your best dishes."
"Yes, Miss."
She sighed in relief when he walked away. Having a waiter take your order for too long attracts unwanted attention, which she couldn't risk. Her nerves were getting to her, so she got up discreetly and left to find the washroom.
She had splashed some cold water on her face, and began to reapply her makeup, when one of the cubicle doors opened to reveal Rick's date. They obviously didn't know each other, but the curiousity was killing Kate, so she plucked up the courage to start a conversation.
"Nice date you got there." she started.
"Thank you. Rick's the best, perhaps you recognize him from his books? His writings are truly extraordinary." The woman smiled warmly at her.
"You have no idea." Kate mumbled, but said with a louder voice, "I guess so. I'm quite a fan of his. "
"Ha ha ha. So am I, actually. I'm Adrianna, and you are?"
"Katherine. It's nice to meet you, Adrianna. You're a lucky woman. If you don't mind me asking, where did you first meet Cas-, I mean, Richard?"
"Oh, its not a problem. Richard told me that if we take our relationship public, the press would be all over it. We met some time ago, during a police investigation. He had recently wrapped a case, and I had wrapped up a deal. We ran into each other in a bar and that was where it all started. What was the name of the bar.. it was, the old something."
"Haunt?" Kate stammered out.
"why yes! That was it! Wow, you really are a fan." She smiled and shook Kate's hand before saying that she needed to get back to her date. They parted ways, and she left the room.
Unfortunately, Kate only realized too late that if Adrianna had gone to the bathroom earlier than her, Rick would have had a good chance of seeing Kate because she was right in his view. She tried to make a U-turn by feigning a stomach ache, but she was stopped when she heard her name. "Kate?"
Oh crap.
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"Oh Rick! I simply must introduce you to this young woman, she says she is a fan of yours, and she's quite the character. Her name is-" Adrianna was getting all excited about her new friend, and didn't even notice her date's horrified stare.
"Kate. What are you doing here?" He asked, hoping his voice was level enough to be taken seriously. He could almost hear Kate groan inwardly as she turned around to face him, face like a boy caught stealing an apple.
"Oh! You two know each other?" Adrianna asked innocently.
"She was my boss when I temporarily worked with the law enforcement for research on 'Nikki Heat'. " Rick said with an edge of coolness that made Kate feel as if she had been slapped full on the face. He said 'boss'. Not even a reference to 'partner', or even 'friend'.
"Rick, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have intruded." She began to back away from the couple, one of which looked positively befuddled at the situation, and the other, guilty for making her feel bad.
"Kate. I'm sorry. That was over the line. Please don't leave on my account. I know you're still sick, you need to at least eat your dinner before you go. I'll buy dinner for you in repayment for being a jerk."
"Thank you, Castle. But i think I'd just prefer to go." she gave them a fake smile which he saw through easily, and turned around quickly to go and pay the bill for her untouched dinner.
"Richard, are you sure you're okay? Because you can go after her if you want. I can see that she is important to you, and I don't want to ruin your friendship. " Adrianna said, as she chewed her food slowly. Rick had been anxiously glancing at his watch and out the window every five minutes for the past quarter hour; ever since Katherine had left the restaurant. Plus, it had started to drizzle a while ago, and from the looks of it, Katherine didn't have an umbrella.
"No. It's fine. Really." He did his best to act nonchalant but Adrianna knew that he cared about that girl alot. So, she did the best thing she could at the moment.
"Richard, thats it. I am ORDERING you to go after her. Even if you only are doing it because I will hit you if you don't. We can have other dates, but she's your friend, and she needs you right now. " He gave a small smile after that speech, got up and wiped his chin before dashing out. "HEY! You're buying the next one and for goodness' sake! TAKE AN UMBRELLA!" she called out to his back as he grabbed the umbrella and ran out.
Adrianna smiled to herself and shook her head as she took out her credit card and motioned for the waiter to bring the bill. 'The restaurant will have lots of wasted food tonight, from the looks of it.' She thought, as she made a quick mental note to go to a less expensive restaurant in future.
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Okay! I'm done for today! I wrote this in like 2 hours i know most of you are probably mad at me for not updating in forever:( I'm sorry. I will do my very best to write more and update soon:) please PM me or spam me if you think i'm too slow. Also, please let me know if my chapter length is alright :P
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Until next time,
~Lianna