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"Jasper." I felt someone shake me. "Jasper." It was her soft voice.
I slowly opened my eyes and turned my head to look at her. She was staring at me with those gorgeous blue eyes of hers.
"Hi." I said, the drowsiness still evident in my voice.
"Hey, sleepyhead." She said with a smile.
"What time is it?"
"Around seven. I woke up at one and let you sleep."
I ran my hands over my face, "You should of woke me up."
"You're cute when you sleep and I thought to would need." She said tilting her.
"I was hoping it was a dream."
"I know." She said, running her hand through my hair. "Are you hungry?"
"Yea." I said stretching.
She grabbed both my hands and pulled me up. I followed her downstairs and into the kitchen.
"Where's Martha?"
"It's a date night for her."
"Your dad and Kate?"
"Working most likely. They won't get home until later though. I actually wanted to talk to you about something." She said opening the fridge and handing me a water bottle.
"Yea, what is it?"
"I want you to talk to Kate. She knows what you're going through. Plus, you've talked to everyone about your father except for her."
I was silent thinking about what she said.
"I just…I want you to have all the support that you can get."
"I'll talk to her if that will make you feel better. Now how about we get some food?"
We ate dinner in a comfortable silence. She was trying very hard to take my mind off of the recent passing. We were interrupted when we heard the door open.
"Alexis?" Her father's voice echoed through the loft.
"In here!" She called back to him.
"Alexis, I heard about…" He stopped when his eyes landed on me. "Jasper?"
"Mr. Castle." I greeted. "Detective Beckett."
"Jasper, I am truly sorry about your mother." Castle said, approaching me with his hand stretched out for me to shake.
"Thank you."
"Very sorry for your loss as well." Beckett stated not showing her condolence through her voice but, through her eyes.
"Jasper, actually wanted to talk to…" Alexis said promoting the idea.
"Yes. I was wondering we could talk."
"Of course." Beckett said.
Mr. Castle guided all four of us over to the living area where Beckett and Castle sat down in two sitting chairs while Alexis and I sat on the sofa.
"I know everything about my father's connection to you." I said. "From the corrupt cops to your mother's murder. My mother's murder." I said looking to the ground. The second wave of grief hitting me like a brick wall.
"Your mother's murder?" Castle asked.
"My father told me in the conference room that he had her killed. To show the amount of power, he held over me. And, to get the public's sympathy."
"Power?"
"I confronted him with the evidence. He didn't deny it. I threatened to go to the police with it. And he said that if I told the cops that he would…" I looked to Alexis. "That's not important. He asked if we had an agreement. I told him I don't make deals with the devil and left. The next day, my mother is dead." I dropped my head down to the ground. Alexis gave my hand a squeeze. "Mr. Castle, how am I supposed to put a man behind bars when there is no evidence?"
Castle looked to Beckett as if asking if he could help. They seem to be having a silent conversation with their eyes. Beckett looked back to me.
"We have a file. Containing a bank statement. The account traces back to your father. That's all we have that connects him."
"That's pretty big right? I mean I'm no detective but, we can get somewhere with this right?"
"I made a deal with him. To keep everyone safe as long as I keep that information out of the dark. I'm sorry but, I can't risk my family's life like that."
"I understand. I wouldn't want to put your lives in danger just for my sake."
There was a moment of silence.
"Jasper, you are welcome to stay the night, if you want." Castle spoke.
"Mr. Castle, I wouldn't want to impose."
"When you're family it's not called imposing." He said standing and turning to go into his office, Kate following closely behind. "One rule, separate beds." He said with a weak smile.
"Mr. Castle, Kate?"
They both turned around.
"Thank you."
Later that night, I lay in their guest bed. Thinking of what he said about family. I might have lost my family today. But truth was, I gained a new one. Alexis and the Castles were my new family. We were connected by one man causing us pain and love.