History Lesson
The family had arrived at the place that was conducting the tour of the island.
"How many people are going on this tour today?" the tour employee asked.
"Eleven; seven adults and four children." Castle answered.
Martha and Beckett were still keeping a watchful eye on Jackson as Castle took care of the tour for the family. Jim noticed that his daughter was on guard with Jackson around.
"Group tour or private tour?"
"Private tour please."
"Alright."
Castle paid for the tour.
"Your tour guide will be right with you."
"Okay."
The family relocated to a shaded area where they could wait for their tour guide.
A few minutes of waiting and the tour guide had arrived. The tour was a few hours long.
Their tour guide's name was Elias Howell and the driver of the tour shuttle was named Minerva Reilly.
The tour took the group around the entire island.
From the looks of it the kids were enjoying themselves and it looked like Alexis was the one who had found it educational.
During the tour; Castle began to wonder why his on again and off again father had decided to drop by all of a sudden. Martha saw the wariness creep into her son's eyes.
"I keep making the mistake of thinking he's family. But he's not. You are."
That line of Castle's had replayed in his head since his father showed up.
"Hello, Mother."
"Well that was fun. Ugh. What a day. You know, for years I wondered if your father was the one who got away. Well now I finally know."
"He was never worth your time."
"Oh yes he was. First time I met him he gave me the greatest gift of my life. You. And now after all these years he's given me another one. Closure. Though…what about you, kiddo? How are you?"
"I don't know."
"Think we'll ever see him again?"
"I wish I knew."
Martha knew what her son was thinking about. She leaned forward to talk to her son.
"We may not be fans of his right now; but without him, you wouldn't be here nor would they." Martha said as she directed her son's attention to Alexis and the kids.
"I know."
With that the tour continued on.