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I'm working on the next, so don't worry :)

Chapter 22

Kate turned her key in the door and entered in to find that the loft was really quiet. It was 6 in the evening, where was everyone? She dropped her keys in the bowl on the table in the doorway, and walked straight in.

The sight that she saw was not what she was expecting. Alexis and her boyfriend Matt were sitting on the couch having a very heavy make out session, his hands were all over her, and Kate had to look down and clear her throat to announce her presence in the room.

Alexis pulled apart at the speed of lightening and turned to look in Kate direction.

"Mom!" she said, still a little breathless from her activities and a little red in the face from being caught.

"Hi" Kate said with a smile and then she looked at Matt.

"You must be Matt, I've heard a lot about you from Alexis."

Matt smiled. And Kate had to admit, Alexis was telling her the truth when she told her he had a million dollar smile. Alexis had been dating him for a month now, and really, with the amount of times they'd gone out, and with the way Alexis loved to talk about him to Kate, Kate knew she really liked this guy.

She'd been waiting for a chance to meet him. Even though Rick still seemed over protective about Alexis and didn't like that his baby girl was so smitten with her new boyfriend.

"Hello Mrs. Castle. It's nice to meet you"

"It's nice to finally meet you too" Kate said warmly.

"I'm going to grab something to drink, you kids want anything?" She asked them. She wanted to give the two of them some time to cool it off. They both seemed caught off guard, and Alexis looked like she was going to die of embarrassment.

"No no, we already ate, Thanks" Alexis said with a shy smile.

Kate moved on to the kitchen with a smile on her face, and she knew Alexis was following her there. Kate grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge and came to the counter where Alexis had seated herself up on one of the stools.

"Where's the rest of our family?"

"Jamie was getting bored and so was dad, and Kaylee suggested they go to the park"

"And Avril?"

"She's meeting some friends" Alexis wasn't looking up at her and Kate had to smile at how shy she was feeling.

"I… we were just watching a movie" she began.

"Does your dad know he's here?" Kate asked.

Alexis looked up at her with wide panicked eyes "No, no he doesn't… Kate, you won't..."

Kate reached out and took her hand in hers. "I won't tell him anything, don't worry"

She seemed to relax. "I'm sorry... I just, I had the house to myself, and we were texting, and I asked him to come over to watch a movie, and then... well..."

"You don't need to explain sweetie, I know how these things happen" Kate said with a naughty smile.

"And you're right, he is something."

Alexis looked up at her a smile, feeling a little more comfortable.

"I remember when I was your age, I was caught in quite a compromising situation, much worse than this." She laughed to herself as she recalled the memory.

"Really? Tell me about it!" Alexis said, sounding so excited.

"I will, later. Let's go keep your friend entertained, shall we?" she said, and came around the corner taking Alexis hand, and leading them back to the sitting room.

"So, Matt, Alexis told me you moved here from California?"

"Yea…"

Soon, the three of them found themselves in a very relaxed comfortable conversation, and even though Alexis' little date/make out session had been interrupted by her mother, she didn't mind one bit. Kate was so cool about all of this. She was teasing them and telling Matt that he would have been dead meat if it was Alexis' dad who entered instead of her, and Matt told her about how he loved reading Mr. Castle's books, and he couldn't wait to meet him one day.

"I'm sure we can have you over for dinner sometime soon, Matt" Kate told him, but she looked towards Alexis. Alexis nodded with a smile. She knew she'd have to talk to her dad first, and then eventually, she wanted her dad to meet Matt too.

Soon enough, it was time for Matt to leave, and Kate said goodbye to him in the living room, allowing Alexis to walk him to the door, and say goodbye to him in private. When she came back and sat beside Kate, she was biting her nails, and she had this sweet, shy blush donning her cheeks.

"You're head over heels in love with this guy aren't you?" Kate teased.

Alexis only looked at her and said "he's everything I've ever dreamed off"

"You remind me of the time I fell in love with your dad"

"Well you guys turned out great, so that actually makes me feel good about Matt"

Kate laughed.

Alexis sat closer to Kate and said "okay, forget about me, tell me about that time you were caught making out"

Kate laughed, but then brought her leg up under her to sit more comfortably on the couch, and started

"I was just a little older than you are now. Brent Edwards" she said his name with so much awe it made Kate smile. He was a heart throb, there wasn't one girl who didn't want him. And well, to my good luck, he wanted me too."

"Good luck? Kate, I think you may have had a line of guys waiting to date you"

Kate laughed. "I wasn't popular, but I had my fair share of guys"

"So what happened? Did your mom walk in on you while you were making out with Brent?"

"Worse. It was my dad"

Alexis had a shocked expression, and she covered her mouth to laugh.

"Grandpa Jim saw you making out?"

Kate softly said "Making out would be an understatement Alexis. Brent and I had been waiting for a chance alone. And when we finally got it, we went crazy. My dad walked in to find a shirtless Brent Edwards with his hand up his daughters t-shirt, and his tongue down her throat" Kate said, not willing to look at Alexis directly, felling so foolish now when she came to think of it.

"Holy..." Alexis exclaimed.

"I know right" Kate. "My dad went red in the face! He was boiling with anger"

"What did you do?" Alexis asked

"What else could I do, I squealed and pushed Brent off me as soon as my Dad made himself know. Brent put his shirt on so quickly and was running out the door in seconds."

Alexis bent over in laughter, her stomach ached at how funny she found all of this.

"I'm telling you Alexis, I had it much worse. If you think your dad is over protective, you haven't known mine."

When Alexis finally calmed down, she simply put her arms around Kate and hugged her. Kate wasn't expecting it, but took it nevertheless, she loved her.

"Thank you for not making a big deal about today" Alexis said softly to her while still hugging her.

Kate smiled. "You're a big girl Alexis, and I know you can decide for yourself what's right and what's wrong. Just don't do anything you'll regret okay. Matt's a nice guy, and he seems good for you, but don't get too carried away. You're still young, and even younger in our eyes."

Alexis was touched by Kate's care for her. She knew she was giving her 'the talk' ever so subtly. And she also knew that she was telling her that to her and her father, Alexis would always be their daughter, their little girl.

"I know. I won't be stupid. I promise." Alexis said, and pulled away to look at Kate and very sincerely she continued "I love you mom."

"I love you too sweetie"

Kate kissed her forehead, and just then they heard the door open, and the sound of Jamie and Kaylee's excited voices coming through.

"Their home" Kate said with a smile.

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