A Castle will Rise

by devildog3479

Sequel to a Castle will Fall. Captain Gates has been brutally executed and Castle is severely wounded in a drive-by and is now in the Hospital. Kate, Ryan and Esposito are off the case as the Feds are taking over, but this wont stop them from investigating the case. As they dive deeper into the case, a surprising guest from the past arrives to help the team get justice.

9. Epilogue

Epilogue: Decisions

A couple days after the raid on the arms dealer, Rick was moved out of ICU and into a private room. Though the risk of retaliation was low, a policemen would still be posted outside his room until he was discharged from the hospital. Friends from the 12th, such Ryan, Esposito, Lanie, Tory, and a couple others paid him a visit, but so did Jenny and Sarah Grace. That Saturday, Martha, Alexis, Kate and Rick were all in the room playing cards.

"Gin." Alexis said beaming her smile as she laid down the cards on the bed.

"Again. Geez Castle, what did you teach her?" Kate said smiling as she passed her cards over to Alexis who gathered them up.

"I just taught her the basics." Rick replied with a smile and nod towards his daughter. "Who knew she turn into a Gin Rummy Assassin."

"What do we owe you dear?" Martha asked as Alexis tallied up the scores.

"Two weekends with the Mercedes, and a shopping excursion to Sak's." Alexis replied to the question with her own smile.

Martha smiled and looked at her watch. "Oh dear, I promised the production I would be back today. I got to run."

I'll walk you down grams." Alexis said to Martha who gathered up her stuff.

"Thank you Alexis." Martha replied as she came over to kiss Rick and Kate goodbye. "See you later darlings."

"Bye mother, break a leg." Rick said with a smile as Martha waved good bye as she left the room. He then turned his attention to Kate. "Well alone at last."

"Yeah too bad you're due for your next round of meds." Kate replied with her smile that drove Rick crazy. She pulled the chair closer and took his hands in hers. "They offered me the Captain's position at the 12th."

"Seriously?" Rick asked getting a nod from his wife. "When?"

"Friday before I came here." Kate replied to the question as she looked at her husband with beaming eyes. "I told them I let them know Monday."

"You know that I will support whatever decision you make Kate." Rick told her with his smile that made her heart skip a beat every time. "Always."

Kate smiles at him and then gives him a kiss. "Thank you babe. But there is one thing I want to discusse with you."

"Yeah, and what would that be about?" Rick asked as he rubbed the top of her hand with his thumb.

"I'm ready Rick. The night when you were shot and I thought I was losing you, I wished at that moment I was pregnant." Kate told him with some tears and little bit of sadness. She felt his hand release and wipe her eyes. She saw him smile and hold her hand again "How about when you are cleared and up for it, we start trying?"

"Kate Houghton Beckett Castle, I would love too." Rick replied giving her a kiss, but was interrupted by a news report that got their attention.

"And tonight in the battle against ISIS, the United States and the coalition dealt the Islamic State a crippling blow when five top commanders and their followers were killed in US led airstrikes in Northern Syria." The news report stated. Kate hit mute.

"Intel paid off. Now where were we?" Kate asked as she turned away from the TV.

"Here." Rick replied as they began to kiss again.

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