So as always thank you for the review :) I had intended to put this on after Castle had been on but after the promo for Knockdown I was just so shocked. So hope you like this :)

Kate had decided to make a stop at the precinct on the way back to the loft to check on Ryan and Esposito. When she walked into the bullpen everyone stared at her as she walked towards her desk Alexis and Rick trailing behind her. She walked to stand in front of Ryan.

"Did something happen while I was gone?"

Ryan looked up sharply. "Huh? What? No, why would you think that?"

"Well because everyone is kind of staring at me."

"Oh well news of Alexis' accident kind of got around. I guess they were all worried, she did make quite an impression when she was here for those few days." He smiled at Alexis who was behind Rick.

"Hey Ryan." She smiled.

"So what's the damage?" He asked.

She held up her arm. "Broken arm."

"Nice colour." He said jokingly.

"I thought so too." She laughed.

Lanie and Esposito then came into the bullpen smiling. "Alexis!" Esposito shouted from the other side of the room.

"Hey Javi!" She shouted back.

They both walked over to greet her and then looked at her arm. "So what did you do?"

"I fell." She said. "Nothing awesome you know."

"Yeah trust you to do the simple things." He said lamely.

"Sorry to be such a disappointment I'll try harder next time."

"No you won't." Rick said. "Don't encourage him."

"That's my line." Kate said smiling.

"Come on Kate it's good for a change." He smiled hitting his shoulder with hers.

Kate just watched the interaction between everyone and noticed what a difference it made when Alexis came to visit. She had some innocence around her that made them all act different.

Esposito smiled at Alexis and leaned forward taking a marker pen from off Ryan's desk holding it up.

"So come on where can I sign."

Alexis laughed and held her arm out. "Just don't take up all the space."

He grinned and then held the pen up to his forehead tapped it for a few times before grinning and then writing something.

"So who want's it next?"

Ryan stood up and held his hand out. "Come on dude hand it over."

Esposito laughed and placed the pen in his hand before standing next to Lanie again. Ryan immediately began to write something and Alexis laughed at him.

"What are you doing writing a poem?"

"No I'm showing off my artistic skills." He said as he concentrated on what he was doing. After a few more minutes he stood up and smiled. "Now you are an honorary member of the NYPD." He grinned.

"Hey I've been here longer why aren't I?" Rick said.

"Because your ego is big enough." Kate said.

"Why thank you." Rick said smirking at her.

"See you can't take anything seriously."

"Yes but your mind going straight to the same place it seems mine went, shows you can't either."

"Shut up." She said simply and walked over to her desk. She picked up some of her paperwork and then headed back to them.

"So can you still write?" Lanie asked Alexis.

"Yeah luckily I use my other hand." She laughed.

"Well at least you can still go to school then."

"Well I can always type my work up, up record it, or get someone to take notes."

Kate approached them and laughed. "See I bet you were never like this in school Castle."

"Well no not really, I always knew what I wanted to do. Also I was already great at writing so hey why would I need to listen to some hot shot professor telling me what I already knew?"

"You would make such a great speaker for anyone wanting to be an author." She said sarcastically.

"Don't listen to anything anyone tells you just write it down."

"You hurt me deeply." He said. "And I would not say that."

"Yeah sure you wouldn't."

Everyone watched them and laughed at them.

"You know it's a good job we are used to them like this." Lanie said.

"Yeah and we wouldn't want them to change." Ryan grinned.

"Dude I don't know about you but I get a constant headache."

"That's not from them…" Ryan said as he trailed off.

Esposito just stared at him. "Dude."

"Well I think I can get this done at home. You guys can go whenever you want." She said turning to Ryan and Esposito.

"Gotcha boss, see you tomorrow."

"You might unless I'm being done for murder." Kate said smirking.

"You wouldn't resolve to that. Torture maybe, murder no."

"Why would that be?"

"You'd miss me."

"Oh trust me that wouldn't be the case."

"You wouldn't be able to find anyone to replace me?" He tried again.

"Oh I could think of a few acceptable replacements."

"I give up I just feel unloved."

"Get used to it." Kate said as she turned and headed for the elevator with Alexis. "See you guys tomorrow." She shouted.

"Been fun seeing you again." Alexis said.

"She's turning my own family against me." Rick said shaking his head as he moved towards them.

"Let's face it, it doesn't take a lot." Kate shouted to him.

"See you guys tomorrow." He said shoving his hands in his pockets and making his way towards the elevator.

"Man those kids are going to be doomed!" Esposito said.

"But so cute!" Lanie said.

"Lanie all babies are cute to you."

"Yeah but their kid's will be extra cute." She stated.

Later that night Rick sat in his office his laptop in front of him he had managed to type out three new chapters of his book. Kate sat in the chair opposite him reading a book she had picked up from his shelf. Rick had been staring at her for the last five minutes, and he thought he was doing a pretty good of not being noticed until she turned the page and spoke.

"I don't hear any typing."

"That's because I'm taking a break. I can only write so much a night."

"More like a week." She retorted.

"Okay stop picking on the author."

"But it's so fun." She closed the book and stared at him smiling.

"Of course it is." He said. He saved the work on his latest chapters and closed down his computer. "Do you want to see if Alexis wants to watch a movie?"

"I think I could do that." She smiled as she put the book back onto the shelf and moved into the living room.