Together With You
Chapter Summary: Kate continues to wait.
Kate checked her watch and frowned when he realized that Castle was taking much longer than he was supposed to. She had estimated the time before and had come to a conclusion that it wouldn't take more than fifteen minutes for the writer to get there after their last conversation. That's already giving leeway to pedestrian stoplights and being stopped by a fan.
But now, half an hour had already passed and there was still no sign of Castle. Kate was starting to wonder if the author had gotten into more trouble than usual. 'Maybe I should call for backup...' she thought before realizing how silly it sounded. It was as if they were on one of their undercover gigs and that was definitely not the case.
Sighing, she put down her empty glass. She had finished her shake already and not to mention was already halfway through the book she was reading: a leather-bound copy of Rick's books mind you. She made it that way so that the other wouldn't realize what exactly she was reading whenever he would notice it. It was a smart move, in Kate's opinion, as long as Castle didn't bother to read things from behind her. Well if he did do that she could always slam the book shut and prayed that she remembered what page she was on.
Thinking to herself, she then realized that there was another way she could find out where Castle was. Pulling out her phone from her bag, she dialed a number and placed the phone by her ear.
"Hey, Alexis~" she greeted.
"Hey there, Detective! Sorry if Dad is taking so long, he got lost."
Kate blinked. "Lost? How in the world do you get lost in coming here from your place?"
"He spaced out. And trust me, that's a normal thing."
Huh. That was interesting.
"Well anyway, he's already near. A five minute walk since he finally figured out where he was."
"Okay. Thank you, Alexis," Kate said with a smile. "I'll be waiting for your call on your next available open schedule for that shopping trip then."
Alexis let out a squeal of happiness at this. "I'm counting on that, Detective Beckett! I'll call you again real soon!"
"Thanks," Kate said before hearing Alexis cut the line off. She glanced down the street and spotted the familiar writer heading towards the shop.
She chuckled inwardly.
"Rick Castle, you have no idea how predictable you are to some..." she said in amusement.
TBC
