Sorry everyone, my hard drive decided life was better in a recycle bin or land fill then in my laptop over the weekend. Good news is my story is on flash drives not my hard drive. However without access to a computer i can't write easily. The last two updates were done using my phone. Good news however is that I've already written up to chapter 22. Bad news is that chapter 19 was the last one downloaded into my account. So there may soon be a delay in updating.
CH14
Kate had to pee. So she told Castle she had to get up and use the bathroom. Castle promptly went into the bathroom.
'Why did he go in without me? I'm suppose to get out of bed by myself? Kate was afraid her legs would give out long before she even got to the foot of the bed, let alone farther.
The he came back carrying a very soft looking white terry cloth robe, and held it open while standing at the side of the bed.
Kate went to pull the covers off so she could figure out a way to get into it, when ,…
"CASTLE! Why am I naked?" Oh, as soon as she gets up, he is a dead man! Giving him a 'You are so going to die' glare.
"That was me." Alexis chirps up. "Dad helped pull down your jeans, then I did the rest.
He didn't see a thing. I promise!" As Alexis draws an X on her chest with her hand.
"All he saw were your long legs. Can I have long legs like yours when I grow up?" Sounding like Kate actually could do this for her.
Kate could see Castle lying about it, but Alexis?
"Ok, Castle. You're off the hook. THIS TIME!" Knowing or hoping that he would slip up eventually and give her an excuse to kill him. 'Or kiss him' says the voice.
Kate covers the "Eeerr" that leaks out by trying to get out of bed at the same time.
Watching Castle like a hawk to make sure he is not peaking, and aided by Alexis as much as an 'almost 6 year old' can. Castle then wraps his arm around her to help hold her up and takes her to the toilet and leaves her sitting on it. (with the seat down, thank you very much). And then leaves with Alexis standing next to her.
"Do you need any help" Alexis asks softly and sweetly. And Kate just shakes her head. So Alexis leaves her alone.
"Damn nice bathroom." Kate talks to herself. "My god, he's even got a Bidet."
The shower is big enough to hold 4 people and has 4 body sprays, hand held, rainfall head. And what does the video panel do? Bending over to try and see the ceiling. "Speakers?"
And on the way in she saw the tub. She could drown in that pool, she means tub. And it has body jets! Ok, so maybe there is a side benefit to knowing Castle. Kate wonders how long she can stay sick? Just long enough to get in that tub. "I wonder if he has anything to add to the bath water?" Thinking out loud.
"CASTLE!" Kate yells when she is finished. After having noted that he does not have toilet paper. Instead he has these 'towelettes', that were pre-moistened. Kind of reminded her of baby wipes. They were soft though.
Castle lifts her up and takes her back to bed and averts his eyes while she slips out of the bath robe, with Alexis help her all the way. Safely back under the covers.
Rick is about to say something, when,… 'FOOOG, .. HOOORN', sound can be heard. "That will probably be your friends, Javi and Kevin. I'll be right back."
Kate gives Alexis a funny 'What was that noise?' look. And Alexis just shrugs her shoulders, "Dad saw the Adams Family Movie and fell in love with it. So he made it the sound for the door bell at the front door. You get used to it.
It's programmable so it can be changed to something else later on. I'm trying to get him to change it to the 'Muppets' Theme song."
And Alexis starts singing it, while waving her hand and arms, with a little dance to go with it.
Its time to play the music
Its time to light the lights
Its time to meet the muppets on the Muppet Show tonight.
Its time put on makeup
Its time to dress up right
Its time to raise the curtain on the Muppet Show tonight.
But now its getting started
Why don't you get things started?
Its time to get things started
On the most sensantional
Inspirational
Celebrational
Muppet-ational
This is what we call The Muppet Show!
"I probably can't get all of it. But a girl can dream, right?"
Kate starts laughing, but after a little bit it turns more into a cough. 'Damn she's cute!' Kate thinks to herself.
"I'll see what I can do. How about that?" Kate asks.
Alexis is beaming "REALLY!?" Holding out hope that Kate can do it. "Thank you, thank you, thank you." And leans in to Kiss Kate on the cheek.
"It'll be our little secret, OK?" And Alexis nods her head vigorously. Very enthused at the possible outcome.
"BECKETT! You really are alive. Castle kept telling us you were, but you were always out when we came over to see you." Ryan is happy.
"So, Beckett, are you going to stay here and get soft or come back to work sometime soon?" Javi teases.
"You afraid to work alone, Espo?" Kate teases back.
"They treating you alright?" Ryan asks.
Kate turns to look at Alexis, then back at the boys, "Yea, they are treating me nice."
"This is a really nice bedroom. Thought you might like to stay." Javi digs.
"Not to worry Espo, I'm not done making you suffer just yet." Not taking the bait.
"The Captain was asking about you." Ryan informs her.
"I'll be back soon. Where are we on Rook?" Kate really does want to know.
"Nowhere Beckett. He has dropped of the grid. We got nothing. We also got nothing on the guy who took a shot at me. Also nothing on the guys who sprung Rook." Javi tells her.
"Montgomery told us there is going to be a public ceremony for the four officers who lost their lives to those slims." Ryan tells her.
"When, Where?" Kate asks.
"One week, 4:00 pm at Trinity Church Cemetery, 770 Riverside Drive. Seems that the entire police force will be there. Camera crews, Newspapers, 21 gun salute. The whole nine yards.
You gonna make it Beckett?" Ryan tells her and asks.
"Even if I have to be in a wheelchair!" Kate confirms.
"We better get going Beckett. The Captain is on our ass to find these guys."
"I'm sorry I can't help you guys." Kate is being truthful. She would rather be hunting down that bastard than laying in this nice big comfy bed.
After the boys leave, Castle goes back and sits on the side of the bed Kate is in. "You seem to be getting better. We can probably move to something other than soup tomorrow. Go back to sleep detective. Alexis, your 'head nurse' will be here to take care of you."
"Doesn't she have school?" Kate is concerned. She doesn't want her missing school so she can stay and watch her.
Rick shakes his head. "Her school is closed tomorrow. Some kind of teacher conference. She isn't missing anything. Even if she did we would probably both find her doing her studying while sitting here watching over you.
She can be determined when she puts her mind to it." Rick says with a smile.
"I'm going to leave you in my daughters tender care. She'll call me if you need anything." And Rick gets up and leans in to kiss Kate on the check, than moves around to his daughter. "I love you pumpkin!" And wraps his arms around her in a big bear hug.
"I love you too dad." She tells him talking into his chest. And Rick leaves the room.
"Go back to sleep Kate. I'll wake you when it's time for your next pill." Alexis tells her while stroking her arm.
"Thanks Alexis." Kate really did mean it. She was such a cute child. Almost 6 going on 20. She already knows more words than any teenager she has ever met.
Kate snuggles in under the covers and closed her eyes.
Kate was walking down a very quiet street. She was walking with a purpose. She could hear her heals hit the pavement with every step. It was dark and the only light was the street lights.
Kate passed an alleyway and was just passed it when she heard someone moan. Turning around she looked behind her to see where the sound came from. Seeing nothing she turned to continue on. Then heard the moan again.
Turning back she moves to the entrance to the alley and looks down it, not seeing anyone. Curious she slowly moves down the alley and comes to a tee. Hearing the moan again, she turns to look to look down the tee and sees a women laying on the ground, bleeding badly.
Moving over to her quickly she checks to look at the wound. She had been stabbed low in the back. Probably directly into her liver. She was bleeding out and would be dead in minutes. Kate roll's her over just a little to get a look at her face.
Kate is instantly shocked, and starts crying. "NO!, NO!, NO!" Kate places her hands on each side of her face and turns it to look at her. She's awake and she can see fear in her eyes.
Suddenly there is a severe pain in her lower back on one side. She recognizes instantly she has been stabbed in the back and her body instantly goes into shock. She collapses on the ground and knows she is going to bleed out and die. Just like her mother laying next to her. "NOOOOOO!"
"KATE!, KATE!, KATE!" Alexis is trying her best to shake her awake. "KATE, you need to wake up KATE!" She tells her while crying the whole time. "PLEASE KATE. Wake up." Alexis is still shaking her, and crying at the same time.
Kate wakes with a start. Someone is calling her name. Opening her eyes she can see a face. "MOM?"
Alexis crawls up onto the bed and lays part on and part off of Kate. With her arms wrapped around her.
"It's alright Kate. It's alright. It was just a bad dream. Just a bad dream." Alexis talks into Kate's chest with her head laying on the crook of her arm where it meets her chest.
Kate is more awake now. Scared and crying softly with tears running down her face. Finally catching on that Alexis is on top of her and holding her close, who is also crying softly.
Kate moves her arms to wrap them around the child in her arms and squeezes. Maybe holding her close will make the pain go away.
Unknown to both of them Rick had heard Kate's screams and had come running down the stairs, but had stopped at the doorway. He was just standing there, also softly crying with his heart soaring and breaking at the same time. Kate is in pain and is proud of his daughter. Having heard some of what Alexis was saying to sooth away Kate's pain.
Castle silently leaves and goes back upstairs. Thinking, maybe, just maybe, his daughter can breakthrough Kate's walls and heal her heart. "Best Head Nurse, ever!" Rick talks to himself.
