One of my readers requested adding pictures of the new characters, but this is not allowed by Literotica. When a new character is introduced, I will put in parenthesis the character's real name so you can look them up on the internet.
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Tragedy struck the Reagan family a mere two weeks after everyone returned to work after the incredible 4th of July orgy at Castle's compound in the Hampton's.
Linda Reagan was helping transport a heart patient to another hospital when the Evac helicopter she was flying in went down in the Hudson River. There were no survivors and it hit Danny like nothing ever before. Even the time he spent in Fallujah, Iraq didn't affect him the way losing his partner of nearly twenty-two years.
He went into a serious depression and even thought about leaving the NYPD, but handling a case where Erin's ex-husband was assaulted brought him back. He continued to mourn Linda's death and all of the Reagans passed on attending Castle's Labor Day party.
Rick and Kate, in respect for their good friend Linda, cancelled the Labor Day party. They even cancelled their Halloween Party, Christmas and New Year's Eve party too.
Rick and Kate were a little antsy as the new year began. Castle left to promote his new novel and he took his publisher and ex-wife Gina Cowell (Monet Mazur) along with him seeing she was excellent in setting up promotions for him to attend.
While he was on the road, Kate got a call from Frank Reagan at 1PP. He asked her to come to his office for a meeting.
When she entered, she gave Abigail Baker (Abigail Hawk) a big hug and whispered in her ear. "I really love your shorter hair Abby, how long have you had it this way?"
Abby hugged her back, "I cut it when I got pregnant and after having the baby, I found it a lot easier."
"Well. I really like it, so tell me is the baby Frank's?"
She gave Kate a sly smile, but didn't get her a direct answer.
"I missed you and the all of the Reagans, men and women. Hopefully they'll all get past the loss of Linda."
Abby left the office and Frank came around from his desk and they hugged and before long they were locked in a heated kiss. Frank finally pulled away and offered her a seat on the couch. He sat at the overstuffed arm chair and sat back. "So tell me Kate, what's been happening over the past several months?"
Kate sat back, crossing her legs; she saw Frank's eyes drift down to her exposed legs, "Well Alexis took over Rick's private investigating day to day operations. She really turned into a fine young woman. She let her hair grow even longer and wears business suits on a daily basis. In my opinion she looks hotter than ever. She hired one of your old detectives, Jackie Curatola; she also was at several of our parties."
Frank smiled, "Oh yes, Jackie was Danny's old partner. She had to take a leave of absence due to back issues."
"Yeah, I heard that, but she's better now, not as dangerous and making a lot more money. Do you remember a few years back, the case I was on with a detective from England? The case where we were investigating his sister's murder? It came to a head when we caught a diplomat working at the United Kingdom's embassy selling stinger missiles to a rogue nation in Africa."
"Yeah I remember that, what does that have to do with Alexis and the P.I. agency?"
"Well the detective from England on the case, Colin Hunt (Brett Tucker) butted heads with his superiors at Scotland Yard over the handling of the case. He finally resigned and came back here. Alexis and Hayley hired him; I'm not sure if you are aware of it, but when he was here working on the case, Rick got back with his second wife Gina for a short time. I was close to breaking down and telling him he didn't have to pursue me, I was his. I was devastated and Colin was there to catch me when I fell. We had a brief encounter, but I was still holding out for Castle. He left and returned to England. Now that he's returned, I can see he's still trying to win me over. I'm not going there, even though Castle is out on the road with his publisher, Gina. I just hope when Rick gets back from his book signing trip, he doesn't freak out and want him gone. Enough about me, what's happening on the Danny front, how about Jamie and Erin?"
He rolled his eyes, where do I begin? Danny is still devastated about Linda's death. He finally went out on a date with a nurse he saved from a deranged stalker. He told us, it didn't work out and after the dinner, he dropped her off and told her he still wasn't ready to date. I spoke with his partner, Maria Baez. She has something planned for him for Valentine's Day. She told me if this doesn't turn him around, she's out of ideas on how to have him turn the corner. Erin was dating a guy who turned out to be an art thief. Nicky really liked him too. He disappeared when the criminal theft division was about to arrest him. As for Nicky, she had a job with an activist, but quit when he sexually harassed her. She filed a complaint, and three other women at the same office followed suit and he was indicted. Jamie is still partnered with Eddie Janko; he's still in denial. We all think the two of them were made for one another, but he keeps telling us they are just partners, nothing more. I guess that's all."
She shook her head, "No, not really Frank, how about you?"
He grimaced, "Well I was seeing a couple of women, but I'm still holding off for you, Kate."
She chuckled, "Sorry Frank, but Castle is stuck with me. Yeah, we may have issues, but we were made for each other. He has his female friends and I have my male friends, like you, but ALWAYS come back to each other. So tell me, why did you call me down here, not that I don't like visiting with you."
He drew in a deep breath and let it out, "I have a very big favor to ask of you Kate. I heard a few years back Capt. Gates gave you an assignment to guard one of our most generous and very influential benefactors. He's one of the largest financiers."
She nodded, "Yes I did, he was almost assassinated, but in the end, we caught the man who was siphoning money from his corporation and was put-away. Why are you bringing this up Frank?"
"Well Kate, he's coming back into town and Mr. Vaughn is once again having security issues. According to him; he is having issues with a new company he brought, it isn't one of the most morally accepted corporations. He can give you the particulars. He wants you to accompany him and more or less be his body guard again."