Castle: A heavy heart✔️

Chapter 3 The walk

Beckett- I headed back towards the apartment. I was already so tired, but I didn't want to take a cab. I could feel myself taking in deeper breaths by the minute. The cold air made it hard for me to breathe. I walked  for about 30 minutes until I realized I was heading in the wrong Direction, I was heading towards the loft. I looked down at my phone to look at the time.  "I have 3 missed calls from Rick? Oh my god it's almost 6:am!" It would only take me about an hour to get to the loft vs going back to the lonely apartment. But I couldn't go to the loft. What if he was still awake? What if when I get there he wanted to talk? I couldn't take that chance. My eyes started to flicker as I felt the fatigue start to sit in. I had to do something I couldn't just stand here forever. Finally I decided to take my chances and walk to the loft. About half way there I stopped to catch my breath. Then I realized I couldn't feel my feet! "Kate what have you gotten yourself into now?!" I kept walking so I could get there with out passing out. 30 minutes later I was there. I was scared to go in, scared to see his face. Finally I opened the door slowly and quietly. Rick was probably in the bed room, but I couldn't sleep on the couch because Alexis or Martha could wake up and find me here. I decided to go to the bed room. I walked in quietly, trying not to wake up Rick, but it was to late for that. As I got into the bed he woke up and saw me. R- "Kate!? What are you doing here, it's 6am. K- "would you be quiet! You might wake them up!" He looked me in the eyes and I know he noticed how sad I was. R- "Kate what's wrong, what are you doing here at 6am?" K- "I was walking for hours and I was so sleepy, I just couldn't walk anymore." After I said that I started to sneeze, and then he took a good look at me, and I knew he knew I was sick. R- " Kate your burning up, and your nose is red and..." He paused for a second. " why are your eyes so swollen?!" My eyes started to tear up. R-" Kate I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked, I'm sorry" he took me in his arms, and for once in the past few weeks I felt safe. I hugged him back and I started to cry into his chest. R-"Kate it's ok, it's ok, I'm right here, just please calm yourself down" finally I stopped crying and I let go of him. "I shouldn't be here." I said while wiping away a tear. R- " kate your in no shape to go anywhere, look you can stay here until your rested up, and later on if you want to you can leave, ok." He was right, I wasn't in any shape to leave. " ok, but just until I've rested up" he smiled at me with his same old charming smile. R- " ok then I'll go get you some medicine and a box of tissues." When he came back he had NyQuil, Orange juice, and a small box of tissues. R-"I'll let you sleep, if you need me I'll be....." I cut him off. "Rick could you stay with me?" What was I thinking! I couldn't get to close to him right now! But honestly I just wanted him to lay beside me so I knew he was safe. R- " sure." He Laid beside me, and I put my head on his chest as he put his arm around me. And finally I drifted off to sleep.