All done with touring, THANK GOD! It completely wiped me out. I won't be surprised if my voice is gone tomorrow. Anyway, only one more thing before you get your newest chapter.
Disclaimers: the author sighs as she types this disclaimer. She had the option to go to acting school but no, she said, "I wanna be a singer" and here she is now, on a private jet flying back to Margaritaville. (My nephews, friend, and my hometown is Santa Margarita, AKA Margaritaville)
Chapter 10
Kate kept her best interrogation face on as she tried to explain to Gates why there is a Porsche in the parking garage of the precinct.
"Okay so, Castle's mother had a nervous breakdown a few days ago. He called me in the middle of the night saying that his mother was freaking out and that he needed my help. So I drove over there, we got the EMT's there. Next thing I know, we're together. He told me this morning that we've only been dating about a week, but to him it's been years, and then asked me to move in with him. I said yes, I get a body drop call, I leave. I'm getting dressed in my room, I turn around to see Castle standing there, watching me with suitcases in his hands. I finish getting ready while he's on my bed, we walk out when I'm done. And what do I see when I walk out? A Porsche. He bought me a Porsche."
Gates' mouth was open when Kate finished her story. "Okay. Dismissed, now go solve that murder." "Yes Sir." and Kate left the room.
Kate was walking back to her desk when Rick walked in and fell into step behind her. He stopped and leaned down on the right side to get a better view of Kate's rear.
"Castle. Eyes off my butt." Kate said with almost a mocking tone. Castle snapped back up into a normal, standing position and asked, "How do you do that?"
"I have a relative that's a psychic." Kate chose that moment to stop walking, "What's your excuse?" and she walked to the break room.
Rick let his mouth fall open at the remark. Esposito and Ryan were right behind Rick when Kate asked him what his excuse was. Esposito grabbed Rick's arm and forcefully turned him. "Dude." was all Rick said, Esposito turned to Ryan and said, "Go check on Beckett." Ryan nodded and took off toward Kate, while Esposito turned back to Rick. "What the hell did you do to her?" Rick tried to reply but he was cut off by Esposito, "I told you once man, you hurt Kate, we hurt you. Now how long do me and Ryan have to take you out back for?"
When Esposito finished his sentence, he noticed that Kate was standing right behind him. She walked toward Rick and hit the pressure point in Esposito's wrist to make him release her boyfriend. "He didn't do anything but check out my ass. It's nothin' new, I'll tell you that." Kate said to Esposito, "And I appreciate your concern Ryan." she said.
Kate directed the boys back to work, and sat down at her own desk. About 13 hours later, at midnight, they finally cracked the case. Kate went with Esposito and Ryan to go bring in the suspect, who happened to be the man who shot her. She ordered Rick to stay there, since the guy was a major drug addict, and she didn't want to put him in the way of danger.
They got to the place where he was supposed to be. They entered the building and found the guy. He tried to run, but he was too high to get very far. "I got this." was what Kate told the boys as she went after him. When he slowed, she took a running leap and tackled him. "Gotcha you son of a bitch." She took her handcuffs and cuffed him, "Kenny Trollen, you're under arrest."
When they got back to the station, it took a total of 5 minutes to get a confession out of him. They booked him and threw him in a cell. Kate, Ryan, and Esposito finished up the paperwork for the case. "I'm done." was what Kate said, "I'll see you guys tomorrow."
She gathered her stuff and was ready to walk to the elevator, when she noticed something was missing...Rick. Kate turned and saw that Rick was asleep in his chair. She walked over and removed his arm from under his head, causing him to wake up when his head fell.
"Let's go." was all she said to him.