Just a post-case fluff one-shot. Futrue Caskett! Disclaimer: Castle is not mine
The lights in the loft flicked on as two people stumbled in the doorway, one nearly tripping on her high heeled boots, while the other reaches out and grabs her arm to keep her from falling on her face.
Rick Castle and Kate Beckett had had a long two weeks. After a seemingly routine (as routine as murder could get) case turned out more complicated than expected with the FBI being called in to help identify the murderer, the two were dead on their feet.
The whole precinct had worked extra hard to stop the guy who was found to be responsible for more than ten murders in three states, Detectives Beckett, Esposito and Ryan as well as Castle had worked practically non stop, all the while catching naps on the break room couch, main lining coffee and living off take out.
Now it was two o'clock in the afternoon on a Thursday and the case was finally finished and team Beckett was off until Tuesday. Captain Gates had been more than willing to give them time off after they had found the lead which led to a easy arrest and more than enough evidence to convict Johnny Barber for a long, long time.
Kate and Rick planned on leaving Friday for the Hamptons as it was mid-June and the married couple had yet to visit their Hamptons home since Memorial Day weekend.
Right now, however Kate was practically asleep against the wall as she struggle to unzip her boots while Castle was texting Alexis that they would be sleeping for the foreseeable future. Kate finally succeeded in ridding herself of her beloved heels but was laying face down, already asleep on the couch.
Castle chuckled as he moved to their bedroom and changed into a clean t shirt and shorts while laying out a pair of his boxers and shirt for Kate. He walked back into the living room and gently picked Kate up as she mumbled into his neck and cuddled closer. "Kate." He whispered as he laid her on top of their comforter. "Sweetheart. You need to change out of these clothes."
He chuckled again as she tried to burrow into her pillow. He gently shook her shoulder and repeated himself. She rolled back onto her back and sleepily said, "Tired. Comfy. You do it. Just wanna sleep, babe."
Thinking of words she had spoke to him in the early years of their partnership, "We could always just cuddle, Castle". He chuckled and thought how much had changed and began to change Kate into the previously laid out pajamas next to her and he was soon laying in his bed his favorite way, with Kate cuddled up next to him and laying across his chest, a position he never tired of. Even if the past two weeks were hellish, he thought as he followed Kate to the land of sleep, at least I get to cuddle with my amazing wife after.