Hey you audio monkeys! I know I was going to post the second chapter yesterday, but I forgot that I was babysitting and I only got half of the chapter finished, so I finished it tonight. So it's a little longer then the first chapter and I realized that I had more to write in chapter 2, but I will say this the chapters will be at least over 1,000 words long maybe to 2,000 words. I haven't have a word limit because it never cross my mind so yeah.

So last chapter Detective Kevin Ryan and Alexis Castle made a deal to have dinner and catch up with each other since Alexis was away at college. So basically that was it for the first chapter in this chapter they start to catch up until Alexis gets repeated phone calls and Kevin is wondering who it is and who's bothering Alexis. Who is this mysterious caller? Hmmmmm. Read to find out.

I do not own Castle! I wish, but I don't.

So have fun reading and I will post chapter three tomorrow night!

Have fun you audio monkeys!

Chapter 2: Simplest Touch

"No way!" Kevin put his hands up in the air in defeat.

"I kid you not, it really happened." Alexis was laughing and Kevin grinned like an idiot as he told one of his narcotics stories. They ended up at Remy's for dinner, they were seated at a booth near the widow, Kevin and Alexis both ordered burgers and cheese fries, Alexis ordered a coke and since Kevin was on duty he ordered a coke as well. Alexis took a drink of her coke and Kevin swallowed down a bite of his burger. "So how does it feel to be done with college?" Alexis looked at Kevin and shrugged her shoulders.

"Like the weight of twelve page papers and late night studies have been lifted off of my shoulders." Kevin chuckled and shook his head.

"Yeah, I remember those nights though I don't think mine was that bad." Alexis nodded and took a bite of one of her fries.

"I'm just happy to be home. I'm happy to see everyone again." Kevin nodded and took a sip of his drink. "I mean I did like school, but half of the time I was feeling a little home sick."

"Yeah I hate that feeling too, but you're back for good right?" Alexis nodded.

"I'm back for good." Kevin was just about to say something until her cellphone went off. She grabbed her phone from her pocket of her pea coat and looked at the caller ID. Her eyebrows scrunched up together and pressed the declined. She put her phone on the table and continued to eat her food like nothing happened. Kevin face turned confused and motioned his chin to her phone.

"Who was calling?" Alexis looked up and shook her head.

"Don't worry about it." She started to pick at her food and trying to forget about the call until Kevin put his hand on hers. She looked up at Kevin and stared into his baby blue eyes. She has to admit, he has some of the most beautiful blue eyes she has ever seen. Yeah, she did have a little crush on him before, but that was when she was still in high school and he was already engaged to Jenny. Speaking of, she glanced down at his hand that was on hers and noticed there was no wedding ring. She tensed under Kevin's touch and immediately felt butterflies in her stomach. The last time she felt like this was when Kate was shot and Dr. Davidson confronted her dad about the shooting and accused him of getting Kate back into her mother's case and for Montgomery's death. The thought of it alone made think back on that day.

Flashback

Alexis and her grandmother Martha quickly walked down the hospital halls looking for her father and everyone else. She couldn't believe Detective Beckett was shot and her father was standing right next to her. She instantly thought of the worse that it could've been him instead of Kate when she saw her father Castle tackle Beckett to the ground. She shook her head of those thoughts and continued down the halls of the hospital. When they both turned the corner, they saw Lanie, Javier, Kevin and her father standing by the doors. She sighs in relief and they both rushed forward. Gram was the first to call out then Alexis.

"Richard."

"Dad." He turned around and saw his mother and daughter rush forward and he engulfs them in a hug.

"I'm fine." Alexis wrapped her arms around his waist and laid her head on his shoulder. She glanced over his shoulder and made eye contact with Kevin. She gave a slight nod and broke eye contact with him. Everyone was safe she thought, but the reunion was interrupted when Dr. Davidson burst through the doors.

"A sniper!? At the funeral!?" He walked over towards the group; Javier was the first to speak.

"Uniforms are canvassing the area so far they found nothing." Castle let go of Alexis and Martha and slowly walked over to Dr. Davidson.

"I tried to get to her," Dr. Davidson roughly pushed him away and into the wall. Javier stepped in front of Dr. Davidson before he could hit Castle, Kevin grabbed Castle by his arm and Alexis stepped in front of him.

"Dad!" She put a hand on her father's chest and Kevin held him back. Dr. Davidson told him it was his fault that Kate got back into her mother's case and his fault for the death of Captain Montgomery. Something snapped in her and yelled at him. "Leave him alone!" She roughly pushed Dr. Davidson away from her father, but only to be pushed back and she hit the wall hard. She felt a burst of pain on her right hip and gasped in pain.

"Alexis!" She saw her father go after Dr. Davidson, but was pushed away by Javier.

"Castle don't!" Castle angrily glared at Dr. Davidson for hurting his daughter. Kevin rushed over to Alexis, she was about to lunged at him again, but Kevin grabbed her arms and pulled her back. She struggled against him until he whispered into her ear.

"Breathe," Alexis struggled out a gasp and panting in anger as those words ring into her mind. "Breathe Alexis, breathe." She let out a choked sob as tears silently run down her cheeks. "Breathe."

End Flashback

"Alexis?" His voiced snapped her out of her thoughts and looked back at Kevin. He had a worried expression and she let out a shaky breath. "You okay Alexis?" She nodded and gave him a small smile.

"Yeah, I guess I'm a little out of huh?" Kevin nodded still a little worried about her. He was about to ask her something until her phone went off again. Alexis sighed and looked at the caller ID. She was about to ignore the call again until she realized Kevin's hand was on hers. He jerked his hand back and cleared his throat.

"Sorry." Alexis sighed.

"It's okay." She grabbed her phone and declined the phone call again. She knew who it was, but she doesn't want to talk to him again.

"What's wrong Alexis?" She glanced at Kevin and shrugged her shoulders.

"Nothing, why do you ask?" Kevin raised his eyebrows at her.

"Because ever since we left the precinct, your phone keeps going off and yet you declined every phone call." Alexis started to blush knowing he was right even though she was trying to be discreet about it. Kevin took a sip of his drink and sighed. "You know I'm here for you right?" Alexis nodded knowing he was telling the truth. "So what's wrong?" She closes her eyes and sighs.

"Ashley keeps calling me." Kevin scrunched his eyebrows together.

"You mean ex-boyfriend Ashley?" She nodded and pinched her nose. "Why is he calling you all of a sudden?" He felt a ping of jealous, but quickly shook it off. Alexis opened her eyes and looked at Kevin.

"I guess he found out that I was coming back home and decided to call. I haven't spoken to him since the bank incident." He nodded and sighed.

"How long has he been bothering you?" She shrugged her shoulders.

"I just got back today, I mean he's not getting that I don't want to talk to him or that I want to get back together." She took one of her fries and ate it. She glanced at Kevin and sighed. "You don't think I mean to harsh to him?" He shook his head.

"You broke up with him because he wasn't there for you. He wasn't there when you needed him the most. You're not the kind of girl to wait for him to call or text. You're the kind of girl who takes charge and he has to take hint at some point." Alexis nodded and gave him a reassuring smile.

"Thank you Detective Ryan."

"Please call me Kevin." He could not get over how beautiful her smile is. He chuckled nervously all of sudden and grinned like an idiot. 'What the hell is wrong with me' he thought to himself. He mentally shook his head of his thoughts and paid attention to Alexis. She opened her mouth to speak, but ring from his phone started to ring. Kevin sighed and took out his phone and saw it was Espo. He answered it and put his phone to his ear. "Ryan." Alexis took a drink of her coke and looked at Kevin with a confused expression. "Yeah, I'll be right there." He hung up and looked at Alexis with a sad expression and sighed. "I'm sorry, but I have to get back to the precinct." She nodded.

"It's fine; I should probably head back home. I'll probably still be up when dad gets home. Probably won't get much sleep if Ashley keeps calling me." Kevin nodded, he waved down the waitress and asked for the check. Alexis started to protest, but Kevin waved it off.

"It's no problem plus I'm a gentleman, the gentleman always pays." Alexis laughed and shook her head. Kevin threw a couple of bill and they both got up from their seats and put on their coats. "So what are you going to do while waiting up for your dad?" Alexis shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know, maybe watch a movie or read a book or something like that." Kevin nodded, dug through his pocket for his card and pen and wrote down his cellphone number and gave it to Alexis. She took his card and looked at it for a moment. "If you need to talk about anything or if you want to hang out, you can call me anytime even if it's in the middle of night. Don't hesitate to call." Alexis looked at him and smiled at him.

"Thank you Kevin." Kevin smiled and nodded.

"No problem." Alexis gave him a hug and he returned the hug. He inhaled her scent, her hair smelled like strawberries. Her sweet scent filled his nose and felt his muscles turn into jelly. She pulled back and stared into his baby blue eyes. She smiled at him and he smiled back.

"I'll text you later." He nodded.

"Yeah." She smiled and walked away from him. Her heart was pounding in her chest and she felt like she was on cloud nine. She couldn't believe Kevin gave her his number. Her crush has given his number. Sure she hasn't thought about the crush she had on Kevin when she was in high school and knew it was never gonna go anywhere, but tonight that changed. However, one thing she couldn't get out of her head. What happened between him and Jenny?