A/N: So I tried to make this a longer piece. .Critic told me that he/she (sorry, I don't know) would like to see a longer fic, and one where Castle and Beckett were living together. And here is my attempt. I hope it's good, and that you'll like it. Tomorrow there'll be a new prompt, of course, but right now I've got to hurry so I can't look that one up, sorry!


'Castle! I told you not to leave your notes all over the place!'

Beckett was pretty pissed off with her boyfriend. He always left the weirdest things in the strangest places and guess who could put it back where it belonged? Yes, exactly.

'But I thought you might want to see them! It's about you, after all.' He was behind her all of a sudden, and wrapped his arms around her waist. She shuddered when he dropped a kiss in the crook of her neck.

'I'll just read your new book. I'm honestly not very interested in knowing what Nikki Heat will do this time, or what you found interesting enough about me to write down.' She sighed, pretending that no, she really did not want to know anything about it. Little did he know that sometimes, after he had fallen asleep, she sneaked in his office and read what he had written so far. Old habits die hard, and she still wasn't used to sharing her thoughts and what she wanted with Castle. Of course, when he would find out, she would pay for it, but when she thought back about the times Castle had made her pay back something before, she couldn't really mind.

'Are you sure?' His breath, warming her ear, almost made her unable to think. Almost.

'Yes, I'm sure. Now, go get ready for work, Rick. I'm leaving without you if you're not done in ten minutes!'

He chuckled, turned her around briefly so he could kiss her properly, and took off to their bedroom. Alexis wandered in the kitchen to get breakfast.

'Good morning, Kate,' Alexis said as she dove right in the refrigerator, pulling out some milk.

'Morning Alexis.' Kate smiled. Living with Richard Castle also made you live together with his daughter and his mother. Kate didn't mind, she liked the both of them.

As Alexis ate her cereal in silence, Rick hurried in the kitchen, ready to go. Kate was surprised, usually he took so much longer than this. Well, what d'you want, really. Writers are absent-minded, especially this one.

'So, can we go, Kate?' He was nearly bouncing with excitement. Once again, she compared him in her mind to a nine-year old on a sugar rush. One that she loved, mind you.

'If you calm down, yeah we can.' She had to fight to keep her tone from amused. Alexis noticed the struggle and chuckled softly over her breakfast. Rick pouted slightly but arranged his face in a more serious expression, the one he always used to mock Detective Beckett. He was a firm believer in the fact that Kate and Detective Beckett were two different people, though Kate herself didn't buy it.

'Okay, let's go. Have a nice day at school, Alexis!' She waved goodbye to the girl, Rick kissed her on the forehead, and they left the house.

They didn't get very far, though. Rick knew the building like the back of his hand, and he wasn't in the mood to go to work (well, for him it was 'work') yet. So what did he do? He pulled Kate in a unused hallway, pinned her against the wall and kissed her. When she tried to squirm away, he wouldn't let her.

'We're going to be late for work if you continue like this,' she panted when she finally managed to break the kiss.

'Want me to show you how much I don't care about that?' Oh God, that shouldn't have sounded so incredibly seductive. Kate was so tempted to just let Rick do whatever he had in mind, but if she didn't want Ryan and Esposito to tease them the entire day long, they would have to hurry.

'You know that Roach,' she rolled her eyes at that name, which made him laugh, 'will be all over us instead of each other if we show up late.'

'Now that would be an accomplishment.' He tucked a strand of hair behind her hair, stole another kiss and then reluctantly released her. 'Come on. Let's go.'

She started walking to the elevator, Rick following her at a safe distance. The moment the doors of the elevator closed and the metal thing started its descent, he pulled her close to him.

'I know what you were doing last night,' he whispered in her ear. She shuddered, both from guilt and lust. 'And don't worry about it, I will get you back for reading my book behind my back. Make sure you keep tonight free, I'm not going to let you go anywhere.'

Oh my god. Kate had to close her eyes and will the images to go away, if she didn't, they would never get at the precinct.

'Oh yeah? I would like to see you try.'

'Be careful what you wish for.'

'I'm never careful. And I'm not wishing for it.'

'Well, you radiate subtext.'

'I do not!'

'Do too!'

Needless to say, the following evening was going to be a lot of fun.