So all I can say it MAJOR writers block with this chapter, I've been trying to get it out for the last few hours. I got halfway and got stuck but I think it turned out alright, not as long as i'd imagined though. But please enjoy it either way.

Rick walked down the stairs and looked at Alexis. "Who's at the door?" He asked her.

"Go look for yourself." She said watching him and then waiting near the stairs.

Rick looked at her a little shocked, that wasn't like Alexis. He slowly walked to the door and opened it shocked at who was on the other side.

"What are you doing here?" He tried to keep his voice calm.

"Is it a crime to want to come and visit now?" Meredith stood on the other side of the door, smiling happily. Totally unaware of the feeling everyone in the loft felt towards her she continued to smile. "So are you going to invite us in or leave us out here?"

"Is that a trick question?" Rick asked her. "Because I really don't feel like inviting you in at this minute."

She looked at him. "What have I done wrong?"

"You really want me to answer that?"

Kate was now stood at the bottom of the stairs, Alexis close to her. Behind them were the Ryan, Esposito, Lanie and Jenny.

"You know Meredith I honestly don't know what you saw in him." The man beside her said.

"Oh well hi there, you must be the new husband." He looked at him. "Nice to meet you I guess."

"Well the same can't be said for you."

Rick laughed slightly. "You really should learn all the information before you judge people."

"Really?"

"Yes."

They both stood measuring each other up, Kate watched and was afraid that a fight was going to ensue any moment now so she stepped in.

"Rick." She called out. "Let them in."

Rick turned around to look at her and sighed before moving aside. "Meredith would you like to come in?"

"Why I thought you'd never ask." She stepped inside and grinned again looking at everyone in the room. "Well it seems there's a party going on."

Rick shut the door when they both stood in the room and stared at them.

"Well I really thought you'd be happier to see me." Meredith said.

"Well I'm not exactly in the best of moods with you right now." Rick said staring at her.

"You are really going to have to clue me in on what I've done." Meredith said clueless.

"She's right over there." Rick said. "Your daughter."

Meredith turned to look at Alexis who was now leaning against Kate and refusing to look at her.

"Alexis?" She asked. She tried to get her attention but she wouldn't look at her. She then looked at Kate accusingly. "What have you said to her?"

Kate stared at her astounded. "Me? I've said nothing to her."

She then turned to Rick. "It's you then. She was fine the other day when she came to see me."

Rick stare at her in disbelief. "Did you even realize she left?"

"Of course." Meredith said. "She came and told me she was leaving because she needed to get back. I told her that I understood and would speak to her soon."

"Did you even call to check she got back okay?"

"Rick I'm not as protective as you I don't need to check up on her every five minutes like you do."

"Yeah which is why you only visit when you feel like."

"I don't know how you dare!"

"No I don't know how you do!" Rick said angry at her now. "Do you know how many time I had to hold Alexis crying because you disappeared somewhere again? How many times she felt upset when you didn't call her when you said you would? How she couldn't spend some quality time with you because you was to busy?" He stared at her then. "You have done this all own your own Meredith and I can't undo what you've done this time."

"I'm sorry but you have no reason to say that." This was the first time that the man beside her had spoken up again.

"No, I'm sorry but this has nothing to do with you." He looked at him. "I don't even know who you are!" He threw his hands up in the air.

Everyone watched from where they stood, they hadn't ever seen him like this. They were all afraid to say anything or even announce their presence in case they were bought into the argument. Kate however slowly released Alexis and went over to Rick. She put her hands on his shoulders and spoke softly.

"Rick, look at me." She commanded him. He slowly bought his gaze to hers. "Now take a breath."

He did as he was told and took a deep breath in and then stared behind Kate to Alexis who was watching him slowly.

Meredith watched them and laughed softly. "Well I never thought I'd see the day Richard Castle could be controlled."

Kate turned to look at her. "Are you just trying to make him mad?"

"I don't need to do that." Meredith stated.

"Well it doesn't seem that way." Kate said. She kept her voice calm and stood next to Rick.

Meredith however had many things she could shoot back at the detective but decided to not say anything.

"He always did like a challenge and boy you must be a hell of a challenge." Meredith said grinning.

Kate looked back over to Alexis and decided that whether Alexis liked it or not Meredith was her mother. This meant that Kate didn't want to argue with her in front of Alexis.

"Do you even care that you are arguing in front of Alexis?" Kate said. "Better yet do you even care about her because from what happened at the wedding it seems that you don't."

"You don't know what went off." Meredith said accusingly.

"Really? I don't. How about this, you asked Alexis to move closer with you. You showed her off to all your friends. They then in turn complimented you on that and then said how Rick didn't deserve her. You of course didn't just agreed with them. Please feel free to stop me at any point if I'm wrong."

Meredith just stood listening to her not saying anything. "Yes I did ask her to move closer because I want to spend some time with her."

"Why now?" Kate asked her.

"What do you mean why now?"

"Well why now? Why not when she was a kid? Why not when she was with you already?"

"You really are one to lecture. If I am remembering she's MY daughter. Not yours." She said making sure that Kate heard the tone in her voice.

Kate stood there she didn't want to argue in front of Alexis which is what she was starting to do. Also she didn't want Meredith to know that the comment she had just made had hit her hard, harder than she thought it would.

"By no choice of mine." Alexis mumbled.

Meredith then turned to look at her. "What?" She asked a little hurt.

"I said by no choice of mine." Alexis said a little more clear. "You are only my mom biologically."

"Alexis-" Meredith started to say something but was cut off again.

"Where were you when I needed someone to talk to because I couldn't talk to dad or grams about it? How about when I had my first fight with my boyfriend? Or just to spend some time together because we can. A mom is supposed to be there for you for things like that but you weren't." Alexis slowly moved towards Kate and Rick. "Kate was there when you wasn't and why? Because despite what your friend's think she cares." At that point she stood and took Kate's hand in hers, Kate couldn't do anything but look at what she did and give her hand a quick squeeze to let her know she was there.

Meredith stood and listened to her. Alexis had just stood there and clearly told her that she wasn't her mother.

"I love you I really do but you just make it so hard." Alexis said. "You can't decide when you want me in your life and show me off. Maybe you'll learn that when you have your next baby."

Meredith stood there. "I never meant to hurt you."

"I know but you did." Alexis said sadly. "One day I'll forgive you and maybe then we can start anew."

"I'll be waiting." Meredith said. She watched as Rick, Kate and Alexis stood there like a family. She then realized they were a family. She sighed and grabbed her husband's hand. "Come on we should be going."

He tightened his hold on his hand and they walked out the door together.