Here is chapter 2 of "Bets and Strip Poker." I hope you enjoy another bit of yummy Castle and Kate smut. This is on the short side for me, but I wanted to get it out and not have you guys wait to long. I am juggling 3 stories right now; three kids a part time job and a full time job! Castle and writing is how I relax. Thank you all so much for reading and reviewing. I try to answer every review but this week I missed a few. If I missed you, I am sorry and I will answer this week.

Disclaimer – If Beckett and Castle were mine; they would be in the hospital in intensive care from all kinds of medical issues caused by too much sex. Obviously since Kate was in the hospital for a GSW to the chest and had no sex, they are not mine. Bet they would rather my alternate universe better.

Chapter 2

"Ok Castle, how about we play this way. We can pay strip poker, but if I win more than you do, I get the earlier deal with the two weeks of grounding to the car, and a week of coffee and food for the boys and I, you get whatever clothes I lose." She smiles slyly. "Oh and shoes, socks, hats, gloves and glasses do not count as clothes, Castle."

Castle looks at Beckett, when he looks into her eyes he suddenly feels like he has lost control of this evening.

They pick up their first hand of cards. Beckett looks at her hand and smiles at her 2 queens. She puts down the other cards and asks for 3 cards. She looks again and sees she has nothing else.

Castle places down his hand, and he has three sixes. She lays out her hand and Castle smiles at her.

"If I am not mistaken that is definitely a win for me, detective?" he is grinning like the Cheshire cat in Alice in Wonderland.

"That smile is creepy Castle keep that up and I may just leave." She said in all seriousness. She stands up and starts unbuttoning her shirt without even slowing. She removes her shirt and she is wearing a sexy lace camisole with a black lace bra underneath it. Castle's eyes practically bulge out of his head.

"Come on Castle, you have seen women in much less than this before." She says in all seriousness. Castle's gaze penetrating her steel demeanor and causing chills to run up her spine. She sits next to him and they brush shoulders. Castle steals glimpses of her as he plays.

The next hand goes to Castle again, and suddenly her jeans slip down her hips and puddle at her feet. Castle's reaction is predictable. He can hardly contain himself. He lifts a hand and runs it absentmindedly down her back.

"No one said anything about touching Castle, hands off the merchandise. You haven't earned it." Castle's jaw drops as her words wash over him.

"How do I?"

"Down boy, " she says as she places her hand on his shoulder to keep him seated. She laughs at his eagerness. She knows the tension between them. She knows they both have feelings and she wouldn't be playing with fire right now if she also didn't want that fire fanned.

She takes the cards out of his hands, and then tips his chin up to help him close his mouth. "Come on Castle, you are going to catch flies with your mouth like that." she laughs.

"It's not flies I want to catch detective," he mumbles under his breath.

"What was that Castle?" she teases as she deals them each five cards. She smiles when she looks down at her cards. She has a full house and is staying right where she is.

Castle asks for two cards. He folds and throws his cards into the middle. He stands up and unbuttons his shirt. Beckett is not hiding her enjoyment as she stares at the skin he is slowly revealing. Castle surprises her with a well-defined but not overly muscular chest. She stops herself from reaching over and skimming her fingers across his chest. He obviously does some training.

She deals the next hand and loses. Kate stands up and reaches under her camisole. Castle is expecting her to remove her camisole; instead she reaches underneath and unsnaps her black lace bra. She throws it at Castle and laughs when he freezes his eyes wide open.

"Afraid of a little ole bra, Castle?" she laughs, it is warm and deep, Castle's breath catches in his chest. Kate is enjoying herself and is so carefree with him tonight. Castle wonders if Kate knows that the lace camisole leaves little to the imagination. He tries desperately to recite baseball statistics, visualize images of his grandmother, and baby kittens to keep from embarrassing himself.

The next hand has her folding, and Castle expects her to back out. Instead she stands up right next to him and grabs the hem of her camisole to pull it over her head.

"Kate!" He holds her hands down. "You don't have to do this. It is ok." He has a chance to have his hearts desire, but is opting out because he has put her first. He does not want her to regret this, and hate him later.

"Castle, I never reneg on a bet. I lost fare and square. Which do you want off, Castle?" she walks between his legs and waits for an answer.

"Beckett, Kate…put on your clothes, I am sorry I ever thought of this. I am sorry." He mumbles angrily. Kate whips her top over her head and waits topless for him to look at her.

His eyes do not stray from her face. Her smile is radiant as she sees this man for what he is, for the very first time.

She takes his hands in hers. She places one on her ass, and the other one on her breast. A small moan escapes from her lips when his hand touches her pebbled nipple.

"Castle, touch me." She barely whispers.

"Please?" she practically begs him.

Castle crushes her body against his, relishing the feel of her bare chest against his. His hands travel across her body, leaving a trail of fire and desire behind them. Kate removes his boxers and looks at him. He grinds his hips against her. He finally removes her last obstacle, her thong.

Castle threads his fingers through hers, and leads her to his bedroom.

"I thought I was sleeping in the guestroom." She asks him shyly.

"Sorry. But there's been a change of plans." He growls into her neck as he nips and sucks at her pulse point.

Castle lays her down gently on his king sized bed and admires her body as she lies there. He never thought he would see the day where his beautiful detective would be lying naked on his bed.

"Castle? Take a picture it will last longer." She tells him.

Castle jumps up. "Can I?"

"Castle, so help me God if you pull out your cell phone or camera, there will be a murder to report." She says in all seriousness, but there is still a twinkle in her eyes. He pouts for a quick moment.

"Are you going to be joining me in this big huge bed, Castle?" she pats the bed next to her. A smile spreads across his face and he carefully eases in next to her.

Beckett runs her fingers across his chest. She had been aching to feel his skin under her fingertips from the minute he had removed his shirt.

"MMMmmm Castle, why do you hide this under those jackets and button down shirts. You have been holding out on the women of the 12th." She watches his eyes as they darken with lust. Her fingers trail down his stomach and then down his hip to his thigh. She rakes her nails up and down his hip listening to him gasp and moan in anticipation.

Beckett takes Castle's hands once again and places one on her hip and the other she brings to her lips. She kisses each finger, and then she pulls one between her lips and sucks on it gently. Castle's eyes grow incredibly wide and dark again. She runs her teeth over his index finger and he is mesmerized.

It isn't like Castle has never slept with women before. If anything he has slept with more than his fair share of woman willing and able to do anything to be with the famous writer. Katherine Beckett is different. They can't hold a candle to her; the feelings he experiences with her dwarf anything he has ever felt before. For him everything is new and exciting. In that instant without any warning he finally understands why. He is in love with her. Not in lust, but in deep, passionate, selfless love.

He is overcome with need and pounces on her. She smiles through his hungry kisses as he devours her. Kate's senses are on overload, Castle seems to be everywhere at once.

"Mine." Castle growls between his teeth as he as he moves to her breasts and starts nibbling on her nipple. His mouth feels like velvet on her nipples until he takes a nip and the bolt goes through her body.

"Yours if you want it, Castle." She whispers into his ear.

"All of it…. I want all of it," he growls as his quest down her body continues. His tongue circles around the edges of her belly button then dips into it. Beckett arches her back under him in response. Her hips rise up off the bed.

"I knew you would be beautiful," murmurs into her skin as he reaches her core. The anticipation is killing her. Every muscle in her body is awaiting release. The tension coiled deep between her legs is crushing, she feels like she may shatter into a million pieces the moment he touches her.

He brushes his fingers gently over her smooth slit, her wetness seeping between her folds. He parts her and moans as his tongue extends and tastes her for the first time. Both of them moan at the impact.

"Castle," she whispers so softly he can hardly make it out, her voice pleading and needy.

Her voice sends him into a frenzy between her legs. He licks her clit and sucks it into his mouth. His fingers work over her thighs and slowly find her entrance. He inserts one finger into her as he continues his assault on her. He feels her body clamp around his fingers and the slight buck of her hips in response. He slides a second finger into her and her breathing becomes fast and shallow. She repeats his name over and over, as if in a prayer. Her hands clench the sheets around her.

He can feel her approaching her climax as her body arches off the bed and she shatters into a million pieces, screaming his name.

He moves up her body to watch her as she comes down from her orgasm and thinks that nothing is more beautiful.

She turns to him and touches him. She looks into the eyes of the man who has been so much to her. She cradles his head with her hand and brings him to her lips. She kisses him and the kisses become hungry almost instantly.

"Kate, I want you more than I have ever wanted any woman." He says hoarsely.

Kate spreads her legs and he positions himself at her entrance. She looks at him and captures his lips against her. She bites his bottom lip and sucks it into her mouth. She moves her hips to grind against his erection.

Kate guides him to her entrance, Castle plunges himself deeply into her. They both gasp, and enjoy the feeling as their bodies adjust to each other.

Castle's head falls to the crook of her neck as he starts to grind against her. Her hands wrap themselves around his body as she tries to melt into him. He starts to pull away from her, and then plunges himself into her again. Each time she feels her body react to him.

He continues to extend their pleasure to the point of torture. When he can't take it anymore he loses control and plunges in and out of her at an incredible speed. She orgasms numerous times, losing all semblance of thought. Her nails rake across his back and she bites his shoulder after her third orgasm, before he finally spills himself into her. She lays exhausted under him.

Castle reluctantly pulls away from her afraid of what he may find in her eyes. As he looks up he sees only a reflection of everything he feels. He smiles and scoops her up in his arms.

"I'm not letting you go, Kate. Not now, not tomorrow, not ever." He says as he trails a kiss across her forehead then works his way down to her lips. He slides his body next to her and pulls her close to him. He runs his fingers through her hair lulling her closer to sleep. As sleep slowly overtakes both of them, Kate hears Castle in the softest of whispers say, "I love you Katherine Beckett." She smiles to herself as her eyes droop closed.

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