Kate watched Castle from across the loft. His hair was gloriously ruffled, still standing at odd angles from where he had just rolled out of bed. She smiled guiltily as he glanced up and caught her staring at him.
"Problem, Detective Beckett?" He asked with a raised eyebrow and just the hint of a smile glinting in his eyes.
"Hmm?" She answered, noncommittally as she meandered across the loft to stand before him. He reached out to gently wrap a loose curl around his finger, as he used the flat of his hand to pull her gently against him.
"I was just wondering if you were going to keep this look for your TV appearance this morning?"'she teased as she gestured up to his hair. He grinned wickedly at her before answering.
"I was planning on smoothing it over in the shower first… Perhaps a task you could help me with?" He murmured into her ear. Kate pressed herself against his chest, biting her lip as she smiled up at him. Whatever words she was about to speak to him were lost as the familiar sound of her phone interrupted them.
Castle pressed a kiss to her forehead before giving her a wink.
"To be continued?" He suggested as she picked up her phone to check the message. She met his eyes and smiled apologetically.
"I've got to go in. Good luck for this morning, ten o'clock right?"
"Ten o'clock, live from Channel 5. Yours truly in all his glory!" He declared as he gave her another boyish grin. She matched his smile.
"Try to save something for later" she teased.
Castle pulled Kate to him and pressed his lips softly to hers.
"Be safe" he murmured softly as he squeezed her tight.
"Always" she replied before pressing one more kiss to his lips. As Kate set off across the city to the precinct, Castle began to dress himself for his guest spot on the Dawnbreak show, whistling to himself as he went.