A/N: I am so sorry that I haven't posted this chapter earlier everyone, I've been having a tough time at home and to be honest I had a bit of a block, hope you can forgive me. Anyway I hope you like this slightly fluffier chapter, I went for a more light hearted piece; enjoy. Some parts of the story have also been re-vamped after constructive criticism from a reviewer whom I thank for helping me improve my story :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Castle, I wish I did, but I don't
2 weeks later
The sun crept through the window in the loft, landing on the couple in bed. Castle laid awake, staring at the most beautiful woman he had ever seen; not really believing that he gets to wake up like this almost every day. Little did he know that Kate was also awake, she was playing dead because she just wanted to lay there and feel his gaze on her and memorize this moment. She had been longing for a moment like this almost as long as he had. However Kate was unaware that Castle knew her so well, "Ok Kate I know your awake and I'm pretty sure we have both had enough time memorizing" Rick said cheerily which was surprising considering that it was about 6am. Kate slowly opened her eyes, dammit he knows me too well; she thought to herself. But she could not help but smile at how happy she felt at that exact moment in time. They just laid there for a while staring into each others eyes, "morning" Kate said, in almost a whisper. "Morning to you too" Rick beamed back at her, "I think it's about time we got up; how about I make you a nice cup of coffee?". Kate sighed heavily just thinking of her favorite drink and then she replied "As much as I would love a coffee right now, I don't think I'm ready to get out of bed yet… or you for that matter", her smile was devious and Castle could tell that she was playing with him. "Now now Kate, remember what happened last time you said that to me?".
Flashback
"I don't think I'm ready to get out of bed yet… or you for that matter"
"Hey Castle I hope that you don't mind me just barging in here, I ran into your mom on her way out and she said to go straight in; but I was hoping that I could take a spin in your Ferrari, you know I haven't been in it since…." Esposito stopped in his tracks as he opened the door to Castle's bedroom door. There in front of him was Castle and Beckett tangled up in each other totally unaware of his presence and totally unashamed. Suddenly Castle could see a man in the corner of his eye; oh my God it was Espo. As quickly as her could he covered Kate and then spoke to Espo, "um hey Espo, uh what are you doing here?". Esposito was still standing there until he replied "Dude you and Beckett are in bed together and you want to talk about me?". Espo chuckled to himself, "I'll just excuse myself and make a few phone calls". Castle was quick to stop him, "Espo wait" Javier whipped his head around to stare at Castle. "We are trying to keep this a secret or Gates will stop us from working together" Castle sighed. Beckett finally appears from under the covers, "Espo please Gates will never allow this" Kate pleaded with Javier. "Ok, fine I won't tell anyone, except Ryan" Espo smirked, Kate looked like she was contemplating for a second; "Fine, you can tell Ryan but no-one else, we have a deal?" Kate looked desperate. Finally Javier's smile softened, "Of course you got a deal girl, but when this finally gets out in the open and all bets are off; I'm gonna be filthy rich". Just as Espo turned to leave another thought came to his mind, "By the way, I think you should tell Martha about this" he gestured to the two of them in bed "Before someone else walks in on you" he winked at the two of them and without another word Espo walked off and left Castle's apartment, thoughts of the Ferrari forgotten. Kate glanced at Castle, "why is he gonna be rich?" A smile spread across Castle's face and he chuckled "Because everyone at the precinct has been betting with each other whether or not we would get together" Kate stared dumfounded at Rick but couldn't help the smile that crept onto her face. Castle again glanced at Kate "Espo's right, we really should tell Alexis and mom; I've been thinking about it and who are they going to tell? plus they have a right to know;". Despite being skeptical on the matter when it all started two weeks ago, Beckett said back in full confidence "Your right, they do have a right to know; we'll tell them tomorrow" They both smiled at each other with a knowing look and sunk back into bed.
End Flashback
"Well" Kate said to Castle before getting up off the bed much to Rick's surprise "I guess we will just have to lock the doors". As she left Castle's bedroom his jaw hit the floor, she never ceased to amaze him. After she locked the front door and then came back to the room and locked his bedroom door, she crawled onto the bed; Meer inches from his face she whispered in his ear, "Alone at last".