Kate

Kate is a supporting character in the series and the best friend to Charlie she is loud and boisterous but is very loving and motherly to her family and friends. like her best friend and family she is also a secret Christian.

## early life

Kate was born in Utah to Steve and Cynthia daughtery an Irish American Irish Italian couple and became a big sister when her sister Emma was born the family later moved to charlotte. she met Charlie when they were 5 years old and they became best friends. as Charlie's family did not have a lot of money she would pack extra food in her lunch bag to make sure Charlie and her brother had enough food. when the school they attended found out that Charlie and her brother were apart of the school food bank, she made sure no one bullied them which shows her motherly side Kate also protected the siblings from anyone mocking them for being apart of the Cherokee nation.

## later life

when Kate and Charlie were teenagers Charlie told Kate mason asker her to court him and Kate was supportive of the relation ship but threatened mason with "make her upset I snap your neck" Kate graduated high school and moved to new York to attend college to study acting and later stared on Broadway. when she had been at Broadway for a year Charlie called her with the news that her parents had vanished on a trip to the mountains and that Charlie had temporary custody of Emma. when Charlie married mason Kate was by her side as maid of honor. she was named the godmother to their daughter three years later.

## series

Kate is the legal guardian of her younger sister but struggles to raise her on a makeup artists salary. she often asks Charlie and Mason for help. she is shown in the novel at a barbeque restaurant celebrating the upcoming wedding. she is later shown helping Charlie with another job. she is in the epilogue and is shown passing out when Charlie announces she is expecting. she is named the godmother and is shown racing into the hospital to hold Sasha for the first time.

## personality

Kate is a hyper yet loyal friend and is like a second mother to Sasha. she is known to somewhat bounce from boyfriend to boyfriend but Charlie and mason tell her that they will do a background check on all her dates. Kate can be dramatic but she is very boisterous and funny as well as loud. she knows that if Sasha is sleeping she needs to be quiet. Kate can be an airhead but is fairly smart. she is motherly to her friends as she will call Charlie when she is on duty to remind her to eat as she thinks Charlie is too skinny. she is known to call Charlie "honey"

## physical appearance

Kate has pale skin and blue eyes with different color hair. she is curvy and has freckles. Charlie says " you never know what color hair she gonna have" Kate's style is shown to be more on the feminine side versus Charlie's military style. she often wears pastel colors and tons of makeup. when she and Charlie were younger she had brown hair but started dyeing it when they started high school. Kate also has many piercings in her ear and a tattoo on her ankle of a daisy.

## relationships

Charlie- the two have a sisterly relationship as Charlie helped to raise her sister Emma and even had temporary custody of her when their parents vanished. Kate was her maid of honor and is Sasha's godmother. they always look out for each other Charlie has been known to run background checks on all Kate's boyfriends. Charlie is like Kate's intimidating older sister.

mason- Kate and mason have a sibling like relationship and she was often the chaperone when he and Charlie went on a date. Kate was a huge supporter of this courtship and was one of the ones who helped mason plan the proposal and pick a ring. it was mason who chose her as Sasha's godmother as he knows should he and Charlie die that Kate would love Sasha as her daughter even adopting her if need be.

Sasha- Kate is shown to love Sasha like a daughter and cried when Charlie announced she was going to be a mother. Charlie was born with a gene that could cause infertility and she and mason struggled to have a baby and Kate passed out when the balloon with the pink confetti popped. Kate was at the hospital the night she was born and protects Sasha when her parents must work a case.

Emma- Emma is Kate's younger sister and she raised her when their parents vanished in the mountains when Emma was twelve years old. while the two fight it is Charlie who says I'll bust y'all up you try somethin! Kate is the closet thing Emma had for years as a mother. Kate is protective of her as she asked Charlie to teach her how to wrestle and shoot.

Claire- Kate has a strong sense of respect for Claire and while she worries for Charlie's safety when out on duty she knows that as long as Claire is there Charlie is safe. Kate was scared when Charlie told her she was going to be a K9 handler but Charlie said" I was basically raised by my dad's K9s and I know the loyalty they have towards their handler."

trace- as Sasha's godparents the two do get along but can bug each other like siblings will. Trace is protective of her as he also is known to run background checks on the latest guy she is dating.