[Fic] The Suit and the Pen - Chapter 6: Saturday Shrink Wrap (Suits/Castle, NC-17 Chapter)
Title: The Suit and the Pen
Chapter Title: Saturday Shrink Wrap
Rating: PG-13 overall, NC-17 in spots
Chapter Word Count: 3.059
Overall Word Count: 17,263
Spoilers/Warnings: Spoilers for all of season 1 of Suits and up to the end of season 3 of Castle. Also huge spoilers for Heat Rises, a tie in book to the Castle series. This is one of the NC-17 spots!
Summary: With Castle's life spinning apart if he doesn't make a decision on writing the next Nikki Heat book, Harvey comes in and picks up the pieces.
Author's Note: I do not own Suits or Castle.
Harvey smiled as he saw the big car pull up to take him over to get Castle and then down to see Doctor Dani. He got up, making sure that he had everything before walking out the door. He nodded at the driver and said "good morning" before getting into the back seat easily. He knew it was better to be on the good side of the driver rather than being a tool. He only hoped that Richard remembered the same thing. He waited until the driver got in and started the car. He looked around and saw that the driver was a Yankees fan. Better than the Mets Harvey thought and chuckled. "Insane World Series, isn't it?"
"You're telling me," the driver said. "Cardinals and Rangers. I didn't know that the Rangers were going to be good this year. I would have changed the decor."
Harvey listened and thought he heard a bit of Texas twang. "You're from Texas," he said and laughed. "You'd be lynched for it."
"Then I just pull on my usual voice," the driver said in a Texas drawl. He pulled up to a stop light and looked in the mirror back at Harvey. "What about you?"
"Yankees fan," Harvey said. "However, if someone has to win it, let it be American League at least."
"Good point," the driver said. "Is it true - I'm also picking up Richard Castle?"
"Yes," Harvey said and took a sip of coffee. "He might be a bit rough for having to get up this morning and I do apologize for him in advance."
"That's alright," the driver said. "I'm used to being yelled at. I do know who you are though - Harvey Specter. The guy who drives you - can't remember his name at all - says that you're a good guy. Glad to see that he's right."
"Thanks," Harvey said and went quiet as the driver had to navigate between a couple of taxi drivers that were doubling as suicide agents with their cars and a few bicyclists. He smiled as they pulled up to Castle's apartment building. "I'll just be a moment," he said as he got out of the car and let himself into the lobby. He went over to one of the phones and picked it up, dialing Castle's number. "Richard," he said in a gruff tone as the line was answered.
"I fell asleep in my chair," Castle answered. "Don't yell at me. I was writing. I'm bringing along the laptop."
"Good to hear it," Harvey said. "What chapter are you on?"
"Be nice and I might let you read some of it," Castle said and hung up.
Harvey sighed and waited in the lobby. He smiled as he saw Castle come over. He could easily see that Castle didn't look like his depressed self. He was clean, shaved, and actually looked a bit more like a human being. "You're looking a lot better," he said with a grin. "Shall we?"
"I think so," Castle said. "How's the driver?"
"From Texas," Harvey said as the car was waiting there and he didn't even look to see that everything was in order. It easy enough to see that the lock hadn't been opened and he relaxed against the seat. "Excuse me for doing this, but my client and I need to talk," he said and waited for the driver to nod a yes before rolling up the divider. "Are you going to be nice when we see Dani?"
"Maybe," Castle said. "I don't like shrinks."
"She's not a shrink," Harvey said as he opened the newspaper to read.
Castle stretched out his legs in the roomy backseat of the town car. "So what is she then?"
"Therapist," Harvey said.
"That's not really a difference," Castle said as he opened his laptop and a word document.
Harvey looked out of the corner of his eye as he heard Castle starting to write. "Somehow I don't think I would believe it if you didn't do it."
"Yeah, well, we have time to kill, don't we?" Castle asked.
"She's just in Long Island," Harvey said and sighed. "Are you going to be in this sort of mood?"
"What sort of mood?" Castle asked.
"The 'I am a moody writer and allowed to be pissed at you' mood," Harvey said.
"I forget that you can notice that easier than others," Castle said as he saved his document and closed the laptop. He put it away and turned to look at Harvey. "What if she says I'm fine?"
"You're not," Harvey said.
"And what if she says that I'm too insane to be on my own?" Castle asked.
"Then I'll take you in and we'll become the new odd couple," Harvey said and put down his newspaper as he saw the worry in Richard's eyes. "Richard," he said. "You're going to be fine. Just be open with her and realize that she just wants to help you as much as I do."
"Are you going to be in the room?" Castle asked.
"No," Harvey said.
Castle sighed. "So this is the only alone time that we're going to have for a few hours? I didn't really want to spend my Saturday this way."
"It was the only time that she had an appoint - what are you doing?" Harvey asked as he felt Richard's hand on his crotch.
"A bit of fun," Castle said with a grin as he pulled down the zipper to Harvey's pants and moved his hand in to tease Harvey a bit. "Unless you don't want to have some morning fun. I didn't really get to have mine today."
Harvey stopped Richard's hand and looked at him. "Can't do it right now," he said. "We need to make sure that we aren't doing anything foolish."
"Are you saying that I'm foolish or that my actions are foolish?" Castle asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Actions," Harvey said. "Along with the fact that it is unethical to have a relationship with a client."
"Ah," Castle said as he looked out the window. "But yet, you see these stories from time to time about a client and a lawyer getting together - "
"When the case is over or the lawyer is never going to defend the client again," Harvey said. He had made no move to close his pants though.
"What about when the husband lawyer is defending his wife?" Castle asked.
"It's not unethical, but it is frowned upon," Harvey said. "It goes more to the fact - " he stopped as he felt Castle's fingers slowly start to stroke him. "Richard."
"Yes?" Castle asked innocently before moving over and kissing the middle of Harvey's neck. "We've got time and we're in traffic. You put the privacy divider up - "
"So we could talk freely," Harvey countered.
"And you never zipped up your pants," Castle said as he moved his hand to fully undo Harvey's pants and slip his hand inside Harvey's underwear. He smiled as he could feel that Harvey was getting hard. "Up," he said into Harvey's ear and pulled down Harvey's pants so it was a bit easier for what he wanted to do next. He knelt in front of Harvey and kissed the tip of Harvey's cock before starting to softly suck. As he felt Harvey grip tighten on his shoulder, he started to suck harder, using his hands to tease Harvey until Harvey released.
"You are far too good at that," Harvey said in a breathless voice as he leaned back against the seat.
"You are too kind," Castle said with a grin. He grabbed some Kleenex to clean up the both of them before helping Harvey with his pants. He kissed Harvey's cheek. "You can pay me back later. Either on the way back or later tonight."
"Later tonight," Harvey said with a grin. He relaxed against Castle and slept the rest of the way until he felt Castle kissing his cheek. "We're here?"
"You're cute when you sleep. And yes, we are. What are you going to do while I'm talking to this doctor?" Castle asked.
"I brought work with me. I'm going to go find a Starbucks and work," Harvey said.
"Harvey, you realize it's Saturday?" Castle asked. "Are you sure you shouldn't be coming in as well? Probably to work on your insanity?"
"I'm a lot better than I have been," Harvey said and smiled at Castle's disbelief. "How do you think I know Dani in the first place? She was recommended to me by a friend and I needed help at the time. I was burning myself out and she helped me realize that it wasn't the job that was burning me out, but my own issues."
"So your megalomania is real?" Castle asked with a grin.
"I don't know why I put up with you," Harvey said with a sigh. He got out of the car and motioned for Castle to get out as well. "Now, just be nice with her. And open. Just talk about what's happening - we need her to give a good report so we can use it when we talk to their lawyers on Monday."
"Monday?" Castle asked and looked a bit panicked.
"This is why I was happy that you were writing," Harvey said and knocked on the door to Dani's office. "Doctor Dani," he said with a smile.
"Hello Harvey," Dani said with a smile and looked over to Richard.
"Doctor Dani, Richard Castle. Richard, this is Doctor Dani. She has jelly beans," Harvey said.
"Ooo," Castle said and grinned at Dani. "It's good to meet you."
"You as well. The picture on your dust jacket do not do you justice," Dani said with a smile. She moved so Castle could walk into the house.
"And here I thought it was doing well," Castle said as he went in. He went and got some of the jelly beans.
"He's on orders to behave," Harvey told Dani as he watched Richard out of the corner of his eye.
"Something you really didn't have to tell him," Dani says. "When are you going to need my very preliminary report by?"
"Monday morning at nine," Harvey said and handed her an envelope. "For his session and the fact that I'm taking up a lot of your free time with your kids."
Dani smiled and took the envelope. "Thanks Harvey. And we're doing fine but the flowers were a nice touch. Wine would have been better."
"See, that's what I told Donna," Harvey said with a grin. "Come back in an hour or two?"
"Make it two," Dani said and watched Harvey leave before closing the door.
Harvey got back into the car and went to a Starbucks to have a bit of breakfast and work time. He made sure that the driver got a bit of coffee and food as well and went back when it was time to do so. He knocked on the door, two hours later, and smiled as he saw Dani come to the door. "Come back later?"
"No, more that you need to come in," Dani said and motioned Harvey in.
Harvey raised an eyebrow and went inside. He went to the couch and sat down. "What's wrong?"
"She wanted to know more about my relationships and I mentioned you," Castle said. "After Kate, of course."
"Of course," Harvey said and looked up at Dani. "What?"
"Why did you rescue him instead of letting him learn the consequences?" Dani asked.
"Because drinking and driving is something that could get him in prison," Harvey said. "Plus, he called me."
"Which is what I said," Castle pointed out. "And then there was - "
"You don't really need to tell her about that," Harvey said.
"It was very good," Castle remarked.
"It was, but again, not really needing to be said," Harvey pointed out and sighed. "Yes, we're in a relationship. Yes, I know it's bad. But - we both need it. Him more than me."
"Hey, I could get any woman I wanted," Castle retorted.
"Then why haven't you?" Harvey asked and regretted asking that as it seemed like it hurt. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Castle said.
"The both of you have fallen into patterns where you trust each other but it's not healthy at the same time," Dani said. "You either need to come out and explain your feelings for each other or you need to break off the relationship. That would be the healthiest thing for the both of you."
Harvey sighed as he thought about that. "The problem is that I don't know if we can do that. I'm not ready to come out, especially when there are going to be a lot of questions."
"There already are," Castle pointed out. "The Page Six articles and the fact that there are many gossip reporters calling. So it might seem more normal if we did come out. But then again - "
"There's the fact that I'd be slapped so hard it would make my head spin," Harvey said and thought about it. "Unless..."
"Unless what?" Castle asked.
"We lie and say that it's something that happened before I started to represent you again. So it's really more picking up where we left off than picking up something new," Harvey said.
"Yes, but it's lying," Dani said.
"It's not as big as the lies I have been telling," Harvey said. "And it might be time. It isn't as bad to be bisexual at the moment as it was about twenty years ago."
"Was it that long?" Castle asked.
"No," Harvey said. "Others."
"Oh. Oh..." Castle said and looked at Harvey.
"Only way I knew that it was going to be okay with you," Harvey said and looked at Dani. "Could we go back to the original reason why we are here?"
"Yes," Dani said. "In the report, I am going to be classifying Richard as having major depressive disorder that he is slowly starting to come out of. The trigger was Detective Beckett's death and he will be undergoing other sessions of therapy either in person or - "
"Over Skype," Castle said.
"Over Skype," Dani confirmed, "In person would be better but Skype is better than nothing. It is best that he continues his therapy in order to get his life back."
"Thank you," Harvey said. "She told you before I came back."
"She diagnosed me in five minutes," Castle said. "My fans are everywhere."
Dani smiled. "It can’t be helped. But I do think that the two of you need to figure out where you are going and it'll help Richard come out of his depression that much faster. But I am not going to put that in my report. I am just saying that so Harvey can hear it and settle down."
"I am settled," Harvey said. "Remember - the world revolves around me."
"So the megalomania is true," Castle said.
Dani smiled, looking a bit amused. "Alright you two - out. I am going to try to use the rest of my Saturday to better use."
"Right," Castle said and got up. He shook Dani's hand. "Thank you," he said. "It helped to talk about her to someone who is removed from the situation."
"You're welcome," Dani said with a smile.
"Thank you for doing this, again," Harvey said and got waved off. He took his own little handful of jelly beans and led Richard back to the car. "Do you want to tell me about how it went?"
"I feel better than I have in a long while," Richard said. "Especially after the year I've had."
"Still thinking about killing off Nikki Heat?" Harvey asked as he ate the jelly beans in his hand. He made no sound of protest when Richard stole a few. He waited a few moments before looking at him. "Well?"
"Doctor Dani asked why I wanted to drive her memory away," Castle said quietly. "I pointed out that I didn't, but I wanted separation from - from what could have been. So I got a new idea. I could kill off Jameson Rook."
"Remind me, but aren't the two working together?" Harvey asked.
"Not anymore," Castle said. "They ended working together a bit ago due to Rook having to go on assignment. So the relationship could end or Rook could end due to the overall plot of the book...I know what I'm going to do."
"So it's less asking about killing off the character that is making them a lot of money and more about killing off the main character," Harvey said.
"If they ask, I could say that it is better mentally if I do it that way," Castle said.
Harvey smiled and kissed Castle's cheek. "Then we will say it that way on Monday," he said. They drove the way home in silence, but it was a silence where Richard was curled up against Harvey. Harvey got out at Richard's place, releasing the driver as his cell phone rang. He sighed but smiled at Richard. "Give me a moment," he said as he answered it as they walked into the building. "Specter."
"Harvey Specter?" A woman's voice on the other end of the line asked.
"Yes," Harvey said.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your Saturday but we need you to come to Bellevue Hospital," the woman said.
Harvey stopped and tried to think if he knew anybody who would need to be in the hospital. "Why?"
"Jessica Pearson was in a car accident. She has you as her emergency contact," the woman replied.
Harvey got up quickly and moved out to the street. "Cab, now," he said to the doorman that was there. A cab was there in a moment and he turned back to Richard, who was confused. "Jessica's in the hospital."
"Do you want me to come with?" Richard asked.
"No - I'll call you," Harvey said and got into the cab. "I'll be there as soon as possible," he said into the phone as he hung up and told the driver where to go. He looked back at Richard and wished he hadn't said that, but it was done. He focused on where he was going and less on the man he left behind when he probably needed him.
Chapter Title: Saturday Shrink Wrap
Rating: PG-13 overall, NC-17 in spots
Chapter Word Count: 3.059
Overall Word Count: 17,263
Spoilers/Warnings: Spoilers for all of season 1 of Suits and up to the end of season 3 of Castle. Also huge spoilers for Heat Rises, a tie in book to the Castle series. This is one of the NC-17 spots!
Summary: With Castle's life spinning apart if he doesn't make a decision on writing the next Nikki Heat book, Harvey comes in and picks up the pieces.
Author's Note: I do not own Suits or Castle.
Harvey smiled as he saw the big car pull up to take him over to get Castle and then down to see Doctor Dani. He got up, making sure that he had everything before walking out the door. He nodded at the driver and said "good morning" before getting into the back seat easily. He knew it was better to be on the good side of the driver rather than being a tool. He only hoped that Richard remembered the same thing. He waited until the driver got in and started the car. He looked around and saw that the driver was a Yankees fan. Better than the Mets Harvey thought and chuckled. "Insane World Series, isn't it?"
"You're telling me," the driver said. "Cardinals and Rangers. I didn't know that the Rangers were going to be good this year. I would have changed the decor."
Harvey listened and thought he heard a bit of Texas twang. "You're from Texas," he said and laughed. "You'd be lynched for it."
"Then I just pull on my usual voice," the driver said in a Texas drawl. He pulled up to a stop light and looked in the mirror back at Harvey. "What about you?"
"Yankees fan," Harvey said. "However, if someone has to win it, let it be American League at least."
"Good point," the driver said. "Is it true - I'm also picking up Richard Castle?"
"Yes," Harvey said and took a sip of coffee. "He might be a bit rough for having to get up this morning and I do apologize for him in advance."
"That's alright," the driver said. "I'm used to being yelled at. I do know who you are though - Harvey Specter. The guy who drives you - can't remember his name at all - says that you're a good guy. Glad to see that he's right."
"Thanks," Harvey said and went quiet as the driver had to navigate between a couple of taxi drivers that were doubling as suicide agents with their cars and a few bicyclists. He smiled as they pulled up to Castle's apartment building. "I'll just be a moment," he said as he got out of the car and let himself into the lobby. He went over to one of the phones and picked it up, dialing Castle's number. "Richard," he said in a gruff tone as the line was answered.
"I fell asleep in my chair," Castle answered. "Don't yell at me. I was writing. I'm bringing along the laptop."
"Good to hear it," Harvey said. "What chapter are you on?"
"Be nice and I might let you read some of it," Castle said and hung up.
Harvey sighed and waited in the lobby. He smiled as he saw Castle come over. He could easily see that Castle didn't look like his depressed self. He was clean, shaved, and actually looked a bit more like a human being. "You're looking a lot better," he said with a grin. "Shall we?"
"I think so," Castle said. "How's the driver?"
"From Texas," Harvey said as the car was waiting there and he didn't even look to see that everything was in order. It easy enough to see that the lock hadn't been opened and he relaxed against the seat. "Excuse me for doing this, but my client and I need to talk," he said and waited for the driver to nod a yes before rolling up the divider. "Are you going to be nice when we see Dani?"
"Maybe," Castle said. "I don't like shrinks."
"She's not a shrink," Harvey said as he opened the newspaper to read.
Castle stretched out his legs in the roomy backseat of the town car. "So what is she then?"
"Therapist," Harvey said.
"That's not really a difference," Castle said as he opened his laptop and a word document.
Harvey looked out of the corner of his eye as he heard Castle starting to write. "Somehow I don't think I would believe it if you didn't do it."
"Yeah, well, we have time to kill, don't we?" Castle asked.
"She's just in Long Island," Harvey said and sighed. "Are you going to be in this sort of mood?"
"What sort of mood?" Castle asked.
"The 'I am a moody writer and allowed to be pissed at you' mood," Harvey said.
"I forget that you can notice that easier than others," Castle said as he saved his document and closed the laptop. He put it away and turned to look at Harvey. "What if she says I'm fine?"
"You're not," Harvey said.
"And what if she says that I'm too insane to be on my own?" Castle asked.
"Then I'll take you in and we'll become the new odd couple," Harvey said and put down his newspaper as he saw the worry in Richard's eyes. "Richard," he said. "You're going to be fine. Just be open with her and realize that she just wants to help you as much as I do."
"Are you going to be in the room?" Castle asked.
"No," Harvey said.
Castle sighed. "So this is the only alone time that we're going to have for a few hours? I didn't really want to spend my Saturday this way."
"It was the only time that she had an appoint - what are you doing?" Harvey asked as he felt Richard's hand on his crotch.
"A bit of fun," Castle said with a grin as he pulled down the zipper to Harvey's pants and moved his hand in to tease Harvey a bit. "Unless you don't want to have some morning fun. I didn't really get to have mine today."
Harvey stopped Richard's hand and looked at him. "Can't do it right now," he said. "We need to make sure that we aren't doing anything foolish."
"Are you saying that I'm foolish or that my actions are foolish?" Castle asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Actions," Harvey said. "Along with the fact that it is unethical to have a relationship with a client."
"Ah," Castle said as he looked out the window. "But yet, you see these stories from time to time about a client and a lawyer getting together - "
"When the case is over or the lawyer is never going to defend the client again," Harvey said. He had made no move to close his pants though.
"What about when the husband lawyer is defending his wife?" Castle asked.
"It's not unethical, but it is frowned upon," Harvey said. "It goes more to the fact - " he stopped as he felt Castle's fingers slowly start to stroke him. "Richard."
"Yes?" Castle asked innocently before moving over and kissing the middle of Harvey's neck. "We've got time and we're in traffic. You put the privacy divider up - "
"So we could talk freely," Harvey countered.
"And you never zipped up your pants," Castle said as he moved his hand to fully undo Harvey's pants and slip his hand inside Harvey's underwear. He smiled as he could feel that Harvey was getting hard. "Up," he said into Harvey's ear and pulled down Harvey's pants so it was a bit easier for what he wanted to do next. He knelt in front of Harvey and kissed the tip of Harvey's cock before starting to softly suck. As he felt Harvey grip tighten on his shoulder, he started to suck harder, using his hands to tease Harvey until Harvey released.
"You are far too good at that," Harvey said in a breathless voice as he leaned back against the seat.
"You are too kind," Castle said with a grin. He grabbed some Kleenex to clean up the both of them before helping Harvey with his pants. He kissed Harvey's cheek. "You can pay me back later. Either on the way back or later tonight."
"Later tonight," Harvey said with a grin. He relaxed against Castle and slept the rest of the way until he felt Castle kissing his cheek. "We're here?"
"You're cute when you sleep. And yes, we are. What are you going to do while I'm talking to this doctor?" Castle asked.
"I brought work with me. I'm going to go find a Starbucks and work," Harvey said.
"Harvey, you realize it's Saturday?" Castle asked. "Are you sure you shouldn't be coming in as well? Probably to work on your insanity?"
"I'm a lot better than I have been," Harvey said and smiled at Castle's disbelief. "How do you think I know Dani in the first place? She was recommended to me by a friend and I needed help at the time. I was burning myself out and she helped me realize that it wasn't the job that was burning me out, but my own issues."
"So your megalomania is real?" Castle asked with a grin.
"I don't know why I put up with you," Harvey said with a sigh. He got out of the car and motioned for Castle to get out as well. "Now, just be nice with her. And open. Just talk about what's happening - we need her to give a good report so we can use it when we talk to their lawyers on Monday."
"Monday?" Castle asked and looked a bit panicked.
"This is why I was happy that you were writing," Harvey said and knocked on the door to Dani's office. "Doctor Dani," he said with a smile.
"Hello Harvey," Dani said with a smile and looked over to Richard.
"Doctor Dani, Richard Castle. Richard, this is Doctor Dani. She has jelly beans," Harvey said.
"Ooo," Castle said and grinned at Dani. "It's good to meet you."
"You as well. The picture on your dust jacket do not do you justice," Dani said with a smile. She moved so Castle could walk into the house.
"And here I thought it was doing well," Castle said as he went in. He went and got some of the jelly beans.
"He's on orders to behave," Harvey told Dani as he watched Richard out of the corner of his eye.
"Something you really didn't have to tell him," Dani says. "When are you going to need my very preliminary report by?"
"Monday morning at nine," Harvey said and handed her an envelope. "For his session and the fact that I'm taking up a lot of your free time with your kids."
Dani smiled and took the envelope. "Thanks Harvey. And we're doing fine but the flowers were a nice touch. Wine would have been better."
"See, that's what I told Donna," Harvey said with a grin. "Come back in an hour or two?"
"Make it two," Dani said and watched Harvey leave before closing the door.
Harvey got back into the car and went to a Starbucks to have a bit of breakfast and work time. He made sure that the driver got a bit of coffee and food as well and went back when it was time to do so. He knocked on the door, two hours later, and smiled as he saw Dani come to the door. "Come back later?"
"No, more that you need to come in," Dani said and motioned Harvey in.
Harvey raised an eyebrow and went inside. He went to the couch and sat down. "What's wrong?"
"She wanted to know more about my relationships and I mentioned you," Castle said. "After Kate, of course."
"Of course," Harvey said and looked up at Dani. "What?"
"Why did you rescue him instead of letting him learn the consequences?" Dani asked.
"Because drinking and driving is something that could get him in prison," Harvey said. "Plus, he called me."
"Which is what I said," Castle pointed out. "And then there was - "
"You don't really need to tell her about that," Harvey said.
"It was very good," Castle remarked.
"It was, but again, not really needing to be said," Harvey pointed out and sighed. "Yes, we're in a relationship. Yes, I know it's bad. But - we both need it. Him more than me."
"Hey, I could get any woman I wanted," Castle retorted.
"Then why haven't you?" Harvey asked and regretted asking that as it seemed like it hurt. "I'm sorry."
"It's alright," Castle said.
"The both of you have fallen into patterns where you trust each other but it's not healthy at the same time," Dani said. "You either need to come out and explain your feelings for each other or you need to break off the relationship. That would be the healthiest thing for the both of you."
Harvey sighed as he thought about that. "The problem is that I don't know if we can do that. I'm not ready to come out, especially when there are going to be a lot of questions."
"There already are," Castle pointed out. "The Page Six articles and the fact that there are many gossip reporters calling. So it might seem more normal if we did come out. But then again - "
"There's the fact that I'd be slapped so hard it would make my head spin," Harvey said and thought about it. "Unless..."
"Unless what?" Castle asked.
"We lie and say that it's something that happened before I started to represent you again. So it's really more picking up where we left off than picking up something new," Harvey said.
"Yes, but it's lying," Dani said.
"It's not as big as the lies I have been telling," Harvey said. "And it might be time. It isn't as bad to be bisexual at the moment as it was about twenty years ago."
"Was it that long?" Castle asked.
"No," Harvey said. "Others."
"Oh. Oh..." Castle said and looked at Harvey.
"Only way I knew that it was going to be okay with you," Harvey said and looked at Dani. "Could we go back to the original reason why we are here?"
"Yes," Dani said. "In the report, I am going to be classifying Richard as having major depressive disorder that he is slowly starting to come out of. The trigger was Detective Beckett's death and he will be undergoing other sessions of therapy either in person or - "
"Over Skype," Castle said.
"Over Skype," Dani confirmed, "In person would be better but Skype is better than nothing. It is best that he continues his therapy in order to get his life back."
"Thank you," Harvey said. "She told you before I came back."
"She diagnosed me in five minutes," Castle said. "My fans are everywhere."
Dani smiled. "It can’t be helped. But I do think that the two of you need to figure out where you are going and it'll help Richard come out of his depression that much faster. But I am not going to put that in my report. I am just saying that so Harvey can hear it and settle down."
"I am settled," Harvey said. "Remember - the world revolves around me."
"So the megalomania is true," Castle said.
Dani smiled, looking a bit amused. "Alright you two - out. I am going to try to use the rest of my Saturday to better use."
"Right," Castle said and got up. He shook Dani's hand. "Thank you," he said. "It helped to talk about her to someone who is removed from the situation."
"You're welcome," Dani said with a smile.
"Thank you for doing this, again," Harvey said and got waved off. He took his own little handful of jelly beans and led Richard back to the car. "Do you want to tell me about how it went?"
"I feel better than I have in a long while," Richard said. "Especially after the year I've had."
"Still thinking about killing off Nikki Heat?" Harvey asked as he ate the jelly beans in his hand. He made no sound of protest when Richard stole a few. He waited a few moments before looking at him. "Well?"
"Doctor Dani asked why I wanted to drive her memory away," Castle said quietly. "I pointed out that I didn't, but I wanted separation from - from what could have been. So I got a new idea. I could kill off Jameson Rook."
"Remind me, but aren't the two working together?" Harvey asked.
"Not anymore," Castle said. "They ended working together a bit ago due to Rook having to go on assignment. So the relationship could end or Rook could end due to the overall plot of the book...I know what I'm going to do."
"So it's less asking about killing off the character that is making them a lot of money and more about killing off the main character," Harvey said.
"If they ask, I could say that it is better mentally if I do it that way," Castle said.
Harvey smiled and kissed Castle's cheek. "Then we will say it that way on Monday," he said. They drove the way home in silence, but it was a silence where Richard was curled up against Harvey. Harvey got out at Richard's place, releasing the driver as his cell phone rang. He sighed but smiled at Richard. "Give me a moment," he said as he answered it as they walked into the building. "Specter."
"Harvey Specter?" A woman's voice on the other end of the line asked.
"Yes," Harvey said.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your Saturday but we need you to come to Bellevue Hospital," the woman said.
Harvey stopped and tried to think if he knew anybody who would need to be in the hospital. "Why?"
"Jessica Pearson was in a car accident. She has you as her emergency contact," the woman replied.
Harvey got up quickly and moved out to the street. "Cab, now," he said to the doorman that was there. A cab was there in a moment and he turned back to Richard, who was confused. "Jessica's in the hospital."
"Do you want me to come with?" Richard asked.
"No - I'll call you," Harvey said and got into the cab. "I'll be there as soon as possible," he said into the phone as he hung up and told the driver where to go. He looked back at Richard and wished he hadn't said that, but it was done. He focused on where he was going and less on the man he left behind when he probably needed him.