Genre: Romance, Drama, Crime, Family, Humor

Rating: M for violence, language and sexual situations

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters featured on the show Castle, they belong to the creator of the show, ABC, and the others who do own them.

A/N #1: I was glad to see the reactions I did for the last chapter in the reviews I received, so need to get to my thank yous right away. vetgirlmx (Happy to read that you thought the last chapter was a good one. And I'm not surprised that you had the reaction you did to the way the investigation is going, especially with the security cameras. And not surprised you asked about it being too early for them to get into trouble, it also made me laugh a bit at that. I was surprised that you had the reaction you did about them talking about the girls to that couple… but then I thought about it and it makes sense considering their luck and everything, lol. And yeah, without police help things are a little more difficult for them, but considering it's them they can solve it. Had to laugh again at your mentioning the fact that the cops weren't coming, lol, you make a point there. But glad to see you want to see how they'll handle the investigation!), Beckett-Castle4ever (Was pleased to see that you liked the last chapter! And I wasn't surprised to see that you liked the way Castle and Beckett were acting as normal during their investigation into the murders. And I was glad that you mentioned when he kissed her to keep Hill from finding out what they were doing, had wondered if readers would like that moment and I'm glad to know that you did! Another thing I was glad to see you mention was them going from the case back to vacation; I wanted this story to be a mix of both so was nice you caught that. Not surprised that you liked the family time in the conversation they had with the girls, and nice to see that you thought it was cute, always try to write that! Had to laugh at what you mentioned about them solving it since the police aren't coming, you'll see how that turns out of course. And I was very happy to see that you can't wait to see what else will happen, now you don't have to anymore!), Shutterbug5269 (It was interesting to see your guess on the killer, and it does make a lot of sense, considering what you said about the guy. Psychologically it works out pretty well, lol. But as to whether or not that is the killer, you'll have to wait and see of course), life's a mystery (Was happy to read that you thought the last chapter had a good start to their investigation and their starting to get suspects. And was so pleased to read you think I write them working together so well, never could see them not doing that of course!) and TORONTOSUN (Wasn't surprised to see you liked how Castle and Beckett missed investigating or that you were surprised they weren't calling Ryan and Esposito. But you're right, they can investigate it themselves, helps they're there! And it was nice to see that you liked the way they would sneak kisses, I figure since they're married, they'd do that, lol). So thanks for the reviews, I definitely loved reading them and am grateful for the time taken to write them out and send them to me!

A/N #2: The title of this chapter is a lyric from the song Painter Song written by Lee Alexander and JC Hopkins and sung by Norah Jones, from Norah Jones' album Come Away with Me.

Underneath The Swirling Skies

Coming up the stairs, Castle watched as his wife took her hair out of its bun and let it fall down her back. "Hey," he said to get her attention.

Turing around quickly, Beckett smiled saying, "You're a voyeur too it looks like."

"A little bit," Castle said, shrugging as he tried not to react to her dress wide open in the back. "Listen, I know you were probably going to change into something after getting out of this dress but could you put your warmest clothes on?"

"Why, are we going outside?" Beckett asked. When he nodded she frowned a little but then looked at the expression on his face. Seeing that he looked a little eager, she finally nodded saying, "Let me get dressed on my own though."

"Oh come on," Castle tried to cajole her. "I can't help?"

"If you do we'll never make it out there," Beckett told him simply.

Castle hesitated a little hearing that but finally he nodded saying, "Okay, but don't take too long."

"Go," Beckett replied, smiling at him. She watched him leave, making sure that he did, before she stepped out of her dress and quickly got into her warmest clothes as he'd suggested. That done she went down, seeing the couch first and remembering her and Castle sharing a glass of wine before she'd left him to change into her negligee she'd worn the night before. They exchanged a number of passionate kisses during that time, and it made her wonder what it was outside that had him wanting to go out into the freezing cold.

"Great," Castle said, seeing she had on a number of layers. "I swear it'll be worth it," he told her as they were putting on their outer layers. "Ready?" he then asked, turning to her.

"Yeah," Beckett said, taking his hand. They left then, and she was surprised when he went around the cabin, and then through the trees, opposite the hotel. "Where-" she began.

"You'll see," Castle said, looking to make sure that he had the shore of the lake in view at all times. Finally he thought they'd gone far enough, and he pulled his wife over to the beach before looking. "Look Kate," he said, pointing up to the sky.

Turning her head in that direction, Beckett's mouth dropped open behind her scarf as she saw the green ribbons of light above them, shifting and changing; dancing before the stars. "The… but aren't we a little far south for this?" she asked him.

"Yeah, I heard this was going to happen and they said at the same time this was very rare, that it hasn't happened for a long time," Castle replied, smiling behind his scarf as he was pleased with her reaction. "And I know this is on your bucket list, so I had to take the chance." He stepped a little closer as she turned her gaze back to the aura borealis and asked, "Like it?"

"Oh god Rick, it's amazing…" Beckett breathed out in joy, unable to take her eyes off the colors and lights.

Wrapping his arm around his wife, Castle held her close to him as he finally reminded himself to watch the show as long as he could; since he wasn't sure they'd be heading so far north they'd be able to see it again in the future. After a while; and he and Beckett only looked down to let their necks have a break; he glanced behind them before telling her, "Come here love," pulling her to a boulder that was sticking up out of the snow.

Though she didn't want to move, Beckett turned away to sit with him on the rock, looking back up at the sky. She smiled briefly when she could see Castle looking at her out of the corner of his eye and she leaned against him before turning her full attention on the lights.

Wrapping his arm around her, Castle pressed his lips to the top of her head, and they were quiet for a long time, until he pulled something from his pocket. "Here," he told her.

Glancing over at him, Beckett couldn't help smiling at the sight of her camera and she took it saying, "I'm not sure if I can take a picture of this."

"Try and see," Castle urged her, watching as she looked at her settings. He followed her to the lake; as close to the water as they could get and looked on as she was taking pictures. At the rapid click of the shutter, he knew she was taking rapid pictures, something she only tended to use when she was taking pictures of Julia dancing. When she lowered her arms he was quick to lean over, looking at the screen. "Not too bad," he said, able to see the green lights on it.

"I think that's the best I can do," Beckett said with a smile before she took pictures of the area around them. With those pictures she lowered her arms again, and then wrapped them around her husband, leaning against him. Though she was enjoying the show, she felt herself getting colder as the wind started to blow a little harder, and she tried to keep the warmth from leaving her body.

Castle was quick to notice that his wife was trying to press against him even more and he looked down at her saying, "Cold?"

"Slightly," Beckett replied, surprised her teeth weren't chattering.

"Then we should head inside," Castle told her. He wasn't surprised when she hesitated for a moment, but then finally nodded to him before he led them back to the cabin.

Beckett tried to look back at the sky as they went, but finally the branches of the trees proved to be too much of a cover and she turned forward. When they had stepped into the cabin she said, "I really wish we could have stayed out there longer… And that Julia and Eliza were with us."

"Me too," Castle said, nodding his agreement. He helped her with her coat and outer layers before he watched her go to the stairs.

"Do not follow me love," Beckett called to him, a wide smile on her face before she could disappear from his view.

Shuddering at her voice; and the fact that she'd used Irish; Castle took off the snow pants he'd worn over his trousers and then the vest and sweater he'd worn as well. Once he was down to his dress shirt and trousers, he went straight to the fire, turning it on before going to the wine cellar in the kitchen. "Love, would you like a drink?" he called as he could see her coming down the stairs.

"That would be nice," Beckett said as she went to the couch, sitting in front of the fire. She'd been very cold still, even in the cabin, and the warmth of the flames was soothing as she rubbed her hands together before she looked up as her husband approached her. "What are we celebrating?" she asked as she saw the champagne bottle in his hand; two flutes in the other.

"Well, not really celebrating," Castle said as he took off the foil from the top. "How about a toast?"

Waiting for him to pop the cork, Beckett smiled and said, "Sure, but what are we toasting to?"

"I'll let you decide," Castle told her as he poured out their drinks and then handed her a glass.

Waiting for him to sit down next to her, Beckett smiled and said, "Then why don't we toast to our night?" as she held up the flute.

"You know it's going to be great already from this point on?" Castle asked in amusement.

"I'm sure," Beckett told him before they tapped their glasses together. "And it looks like you are too," she said in amusement.

Castle didn't reply to that, instead he leaned over and cupped the back of her head, pulling her as close to him as he could before they kissed. He wasn't too surprised when she quickly moved away from him and then set her glass down on the table next to the couch, doing the same himself before he moved her onto her back, laying her down. Their lips easily found each other again and he was quick to slip his tongue into her mouth as she was quick to allow him to. They curled around each other before he drew her back into his mouth and they spent some time dueling a little there before they parted. "What is it?" he asked her when he saw she was biting her slightly swollen lower lip.

"I feel a little hot," Beckett said, her voice a near whisper.

"Here," Castle said abruptly before he got up, standing with her and untying her robe she'd put on. When he had tossed it onto the couch he pulled her into his arms, feeling the silk of her negligee under his palms as he leaned down to kiss her. As before it was passionate and he felt her arching against him slightly before they were tilting their heads back and forth, playfully fighting against each other yet again.

When they parted to breathe, Beckett kept her lips close to her husband's; brushing against them a few times before she smiled. "I think I had pretty good reason for that toast," she told him teasingly.

"I know, but hold on a second," Castle said quickly as he ran his hands down her sides. He rushed to the closet by the door, taking some blankets from the shelf inside and went back to the rug in front of the fire, shaking them out to lie down. "Okay-" he started to say, turning to his wife. When she seemed to suddenly attack him, kissing his lips roughly, he groaned but then recovered, wrapping his arms around her tightly and clutching at her.

Their kisses a touch frantic, Beckett was a little surprised she was able to reach in between their bodies, unbuttoning his dress shirt and tugging it out from his trousers. "Wait," she said, laughing softly as she'd moved away enough to try to get the shirt off. He wasn't letting her do it though and she finally had to push him away just enough for her to start pulling the fabric down off of his shoulders. "You don't want to start?" she teased him.

A thrill going through him at the smile she gave him, along with his wife looking at him out of the corner of her eye, Castle took a moment to reply saying, "I do, but hard to resist you Kate."

"I can tell," Beckett said once she'd gotten the shirt off of him finally. She had gone down to his pants and could feel his arousal there in front of her. Looking up at him she nodded him down to her with her head and when their lips met she cupped his cheeks with her hands. That kiss was slower, more leisurely and they were able to pull away carefully before she pressed her forehead against his. Together they got the rest of his clothes off and she was prepared to stop him from trying to get her negligee off. But when he instead made her lay down, she was a little startled for a moment, though when he pulled it up above her hips, she lost any protests she might have had.

Leaning down and brushing his lips to hers, Castle moved down to her neck, gently nuzzling against it before he went further. Though her breasts were covered by the negligee, he couldn't help flicking his tongue out against her nipple that was taut against the fabric. When he felt his wife's hands on the back of his head at the same time a moan slipped out of her lips he looked up at her, seeing she was biting on her lower lip. "More?" he asked her with a slight smirk.

Giving him a look, Beckett pushed him back until he was getting on his knees, nearly laughing as he seemed to regret his comment. But before he could get too concerned, she was pulling up on her lingerie, getting it off and throwing it with her robe on the couch. She leaned into Castle then and kissed him, slowly, sensuously for a few seconds before she pulled away whispering, "More?"

"Fuck love," he breathed as he was studying her body. Laying her down, Castle spread her legs before he paused, studying her.

"You've seen me before, many times," Beckett teased him. When he didn't reply she bit her lower lip again before she put her hand under his chin, making him look at her. Leaning over she kissed his lips, pecking them gently before he groaned briefly. She did that a second time, and a third, and she eventually smiled as he groaned both times as well. She looked at him intently, stroking his cheeks before she said, "What do you want right now?"

"A lot of things," Castle told her seriously. He then smiled as she looked surprised and continued with, "But you should know they all involve you."

"Everything?" Beckett said with a responding simile as her husband was laying her back down.

"Everything," Castle told her before he kissed her. He was laying directly on her and he felt her shift against him, knowing she could feel his erection, and he was suddenly nestled between her folds. What he'd been trying to do while they'd been kissing was to feel her arousal, but since he could do so that second he instead started to move against her, thrusting a little as she cried out into his mouth. He didn't stop though and she was shifting around even more, knowing she wanted to take him in her.

"Oh Rick, please," Beckett was begging. "I want you to fuck me, now!"

"Me too… I wanted it this morning…" Castle was saying, still moving against her.

"Then… start!" Beckett cried to him.

Not responding to that, Castle instead kissed her again and hard, plunging his tongue into her mouth before he felt her legs wrapping around his waist. It was that that made him move finally and he groaned as Beckett sighed out deeply as they were finally coupled together. "Love…" he breathed to her before she kissed him that time.

Beckett was relieved when Castle finally started to thrust, though she wasn't too surprised when he moved very slowly, deliberately. She had expected that, feeling a rush of pleasure go through her while she was quick to start moving with him. When he pulled away from their second heavy kiss, she raked her nails over the back of his head, opening her eyes to study him closely. She was a little startled when he grabbed at her right leg, placing her ankle on his shoulder, but went along with it, breathing out deeply when his next thrust in was deep and a little faster than she'd expected. It was at that point that he began to speed up and she reached up to hold onto his arm as tightly as possible, trying to brace herself the best she could as she followed him, their hips beginning to smack together.

With the fire burning next to them, their bodies undulating together more and more rapidly, Castle and Beckett were soon slightly glistening with sweat, but neither of them cared about that. They suddenly switched their positions and she was above him before he reached up, cupping her breasts carefully as she reached down to cover his hands. They kept in contact as much as they possibly could; besides their love making; and soon he was moving her around onto her back again, making her bend her knees to place her feet flat on the blanket under her before they were kissing hungrily.

When he had to breathe, Castle pulled away from his wife and he nuzzled her lips with his own before he murmured something to her. When Beckett nodded he smiled briefly and moved his head down, enough so he could take her right breast with his mouth. Instead of going straight to her nipple, he brushed his lips along the mound, being very careful and gentle as he felt her arching her back underneath him. He groaned as that made their thrusts a little haphazard, but didn't stop what he was doing, wanting to give her a little more. He went to her other breast, and did the same, before he suddenly felt a flash of pain as his wife clutched at the back of his head, dragging him to her nipple. Getting the message with that, he proceeded to suckle at her slowly, Beckett moving against him rapidly; jarring their rhythm yet again. There was nothing really wrong with it though, as he felt very concentrated pleasure where they were coupled together with her doing that, and he nearly pulled away before she was dragging him over to her other breast.

Running her hands over the back of her husband's head, Beckett was wrapping her right leg around his waist tightly, letting the heel of her foot hit him every time his hips slammed down into hers. By then they were outright fucking one another and it only made her body slicker with her sweat, and made her try to hold on to herself as he was changing the angle of his hips every time he moved into her. She was feeling a heat that trailed from her breasts; where his mouth was still at; and it joined the feeling of him taking her so roughly, until she had to wonder if there had ever been a point when she had been cold. Their time outside felt like it had been a lifetime ago and she let go of his head, writhing back and forth as she tried to still meet him in his thrusts. But it was difficult, and she suddenly had to let him know, moaning to him, "Rick… oh god… I can't… you feel too good inside of me."

"I know, you're… driving me insane love," Castle said, moving up to her lips then and kissing her as hard as he could. He could feel his lips swelling with the force, throbbing from the pressure, and he groaned against her as their tongues were literally fighting. It was then he suddenly realized how rough he was being exactly when his wife's nails abruptly dug into his shoulders. He pulled away hastily at the sensation and looking down at her intently he tried to slow himself down, to make things last far longer than they'd been so far. But it was too difficult and he told her seriously, "I adore you love."

A little startled by how somber he was, Beckett stroked the back of his neck and murmured to him, "I love you, I love you…" aware she was chanting the words, but unable to really stop herself as she was trying to hold herself back one last time. But his sudden slamming motion right against her clit, and she was clawing at his back as her left leg reached up to snake around his back, holding onto him tightly as she cried out his name. Her climax felt intense, and she was a little lost to what was going on in that moment before she suddenly felt Castle tensing up. When her name left his lips, she clutched him against her, wanting them as close to each other as they could get while he was orgasming with her. She felt each and every one of his thrusts that time, never losing touch with herself as she still held him. Every time he came down against her it was a literal explosion of ecstasy so she felt a little lost when it stopped after they'd slowed down. Eventually their bodies forced them to stop moving and she brought his head up so their foreheads were pressed together, letting her kiss him tenderly.

Responding to that kiss eagerly, Castle wasn't sure how long it lasted before they had to breathe. He started to move to lie down next to her, but she stopped him and he propped himself up on his elbows so he could look down at her. "I think I'll have to concede a point," he told her as he couldn't stop himself from leaning down and brushing his lips against hers.

"Hmm, and what's that?" Beckett asked, shifting her entire body to his groan. She smiled at that, kissing him gently before saying, "I was right about tonight?" since she knew he wasn't going to answer quite yet. When he nodded she laughed softly and briefly before telling him, "We only just started you know."

Looking at her intently, Castle saw she was serious and he was quick to move, laying down next to her and bringing her against his side before she could react to that. Holding her to him he leaned down, kissing her keenly and feeling a rush when she immediately started to respond, her fingertips brushing against his jaw. When they absolutely had to breathe he whispered to her, "We have, let me…" And with her looking at him questioningly, he leaned down, taking her lips yet again with his own, feeling her soft moan at that and her letting him slip his tongue into her mouth before they began to slowly stroke each other in a perfect rhythm that was making him shudder inwardly in pleasure as they held on tightly to one another.

When they had pulled away to breathe, Beckett wasn't really surprised to find Castle climbing over her before laying behind her, sliding his right arm under her neck. She turned onto her side again as he pressed up close behind her, and she kissed him that time as his other hand covered her breast, squeezing the mound gently. They were kissing slowly, carefully so it wasn't that abrupt when they parted. She smiled slightly saying, "You know I didn't think you'd be serious about that."

"You realize it's very hard to resist," Castle commented as he could feel himself already starting to become aroused again. "And having to repress…"

"I remember," Beckett said, since it wasn't the first time him having to control his arousal led to longer nights than they usually had when they made love.

"Do you mind at all?" Castle asked her then, sounding a little concerned.

Smiling and turning back to him so he could see that, Beckett told him simply, "No." She then continued with, "Again, you realize that if I did, you'd know."

"Still, it's polite to ask," Castle said carefully as he'd started to caress her breast as he'd spoken. He felt her press back against him and he nuzzled her shoulder before he pressed a few kisses to it, going back to her lips. They kissed again, but he didn't let it last that long before he was reaching down to her abdomen.

Feeling her husband raising his head to watch himself, Beckett was quick to stop him saying, "Not yet."

Laying back down as he knew with that tone not to try and get her to change her mind, Castle said, "Then you want to talk more?"

Shaking her head though she was smiling, Beckett didn't reply and instead looked in front of them at the flames, the sight reminding her of the aurora borealis outside. "You know that was sweet of you to do," she suddenly said, breaking the silence of the room.

"Well, all I did was find out they were going on," Castle said. "But you're welcome for taking you out. Now, the item on your bucket list before that we should try out."

"You want to go diving in Hawaii?" Beckett asked him.

"Do you know how to dive already?" Castle asked instead of replying.

"I do, but I've never really done that anywhere tropical," Beckett told him. "Do you know?" She wasn't too surprised when he nodded and she then asked, "So you've done it there before."

"That would be a no," Castle said. When his wife looked at him in surprise he nodded seriously telling her, "I know, I have been diving in the Caribbean."

Smiling as she remembered when they'd been to Jamaica and Antigua; Beckett said, "I wasn't really feeling up to diving then."

"We went snorkeling, that was pretty fun," Castle told her. "And with Julia too."

"Hmm," Beckett said. She then suddenly turned over, and looking at him said, "What about your list?"

"You've seen it already," Castle said simply. "Why?"

"You can cross this off your list too," Beckett reminded him. "Unless you've seen it before."

"No, I didn't," Castle assured her. "So you're right, I can. But you know a little dark to be talking about our bucket lists."

"You're the one who brought it up," Beckett said, pushing him. "Then what do you want?" When his reply to that was to kiss her, she wasn't really all that surprised and moaned briefly into his mouth before they were holding onto each other tightly; a little difficult because of the fact they were on their sides, but they managed. She half expected him to lay her on her back to take her again; since she was as aroused as she could feel he was by then. But instead, he pulled away and got up, making her sit up quickly asking, "Finished?"

"I think you know the answer to that is no," Castle said, grabbing a third blanket he hadn't used to cover the rug. He threw it over the armchair next to the couch and helped his wife stand. "Do something for me?" he asked. He was a little startled when she stepped away from him and went to where her negligee was, a smile spreading across his face as he realized she already knew his request. He couldn't help it and he reached over, cupping her ass with one hand and squeezing it firmly before slapping it; careful not to be too rough in doing that.

"Castle!" Beckett said, giving him a look.

"What?" he asked.

"Sit down or else I'm not putting this back on," Beckett replied.

With the use of his name and the tone of her voice Castle immediately did as she asked, since she tended to use his last name for three reasons after they were married. First was usually when they were working a case with the Hamptons PD; since she was more comfortable doing that. Second was when she was teasing him, and third was for the reason she'd just used; as a warning. He sat down on the armchair, watching as she slipped the black silk over her head before turning to him. "I'm sorry," he said; since he felt he needed to apologize. "Hard to resist sometimes."

"I know, luckily you listen to me now," Beckett said, waiting from him to pull the ottoman that went with the chair up against it for him to drape his legs on it.

"Now," Castle scoffed. When he looked up at his wife as she stood next to the armchair he blanched and said, "Yeah, you have a point."

"Good," Beckett said simply before she got on top of him. "Now tell me something."

"Anything," Castle said, grabbing her hips as she straddled him, but didn't lower herself onto his erection.

"Why do you want me back in this?" Beckett asked, wrapping her arms around his neck. "It just covers me and you tend to like me naked."

"I do, but I just had the sudden urge to see you in it again," Castle told her. "I've asked you to do that before."

"True," Beckett said, suddenly sliding her hands down over his shoulders and to his chest. "And that brings me to another question; you never want me in anything skimpier than this?"

"Not… not… ugh, Kate," Castle told her, grabbing her hands as she had by then reached down to his member and was stroking at it. "Not really, like you said, I want you naked most of the time. But you know, there is something else I'd like to see you in," he said since she had posed the question to him a number of times already over the course of their marriage, but he'd never really answered.

"What?" Beckett asked, bracing herself for the type of lingerie she was going to need to buy.

"Can I watch you get dressed tomorrow?" Castle asked her. When she gave him a confused look he then said, "And before you put on your clothes will you stop and get on the bed?"

"Pervert," Beckett said, pushing his shoulder. Her cheeks were slightly flushed though, as she didn't really think it was possible that he liked her in just her bra and panties. But looking at him then she was a little started to realize he did. "Okay," she suddenly said. When her husband looked shocked she pointed at him and said, "But no tearing anything, alright?"

"Got it," Castle said, smiling then as he could tell his wife was aroused by the idea. He put his hands up high on her back, wanting to pull her down to him, but when she pushed him back he asked, "Are you mad?"

"For what reason?" Beckett asked, while her hand was carefully curling around his erection. She nearly smiled when he groaned in response to that and she didn't let him answer her question, taking him in both hands. She watched him closely as she stroked him, making sure she didn't go too far as she didn't want him getting off with that.

At the same time, Castle was holding onto her, pulling her closely to him though he couldn't bring her flush against his body for obvious reasons. Still, he couldn't complain as Beckett was meticulous in her attentions as she kept touching him. He tried to focus on the rhythm she was using, but it was hard as she kept changing it. She was still moving slowly, but the strokes of her hands were all different and he moved his hands to her sides, rubbing up and down against him in time with her. Each movement was a quick burst of electricity for him, making him swallow hard as he was trying to keep himself from moving too much against her. After a while he suddenly needed a distraction and he looked at her, realizing what his moving hands were doing.

Beckett was able to notice when Castle's hands stopped suddenly and when she glanced at herself she bit her lower lip when she saw that her negligee was high above the apex of her legs. His eyes were on it almost hungrily and she let go up him abruptly, not surprised at the sudden grunt he let out in response to that. Before he could protest she was leaning against him, wrapping her arms tightly around him and kissing him at the same time. She was relieved when he kissed her back; hungrily; and they were soon trying to outdo the other until she had to breathe and she moved away from him, stroking his cheek gently. "I think… now," she whispered to him, staring into his eyes.

Nodding, as he wasn't sure he was going to be able to speak, Castle helped her as she raised her body above his, holding tightly to her hips with one hand; the other was grasping himself. They both groaned at the same time when their bodies first met and they nearly continued to do that as they coupled together. But finally they were joined and he waited for her to move first, which she did very quickly after that. He breathed out hard as the sensation was a little intense for him; with her having already pleasured him beforehand. But he was lucky to find it not too much for him to handle. He held onto her tightly as he was thrusting the best he could with her, watching his wife as she pressed her hands to his chest for some more leverage.

Though she was working herself up to the pace they'd been at the bout before, Beckett was a little rougher than Castle had been, wanting not to waste time. She bit at her lower lip when he suddenly pulled up her negligee, cupping her ass with his hands. "Don't…" she murmured to him, though the touch was going all through her body, making her tremble a little.

"I won't," Castle said. And with that he suddenly sat up all the way; having been leaning against the back of the chair; before he pulled the straps of her lingerie down before pulling it off her breasts. He let himself fall back against the chair again, not surprised when Beckett leaned into his hands that had remained with her, cupping her mounds. "You wanted that?"

"I think you know… already," she replied, closing her eyes tightly as he was lightly flicking her nipples with his fingertips. "Oh god… Rick," Beckett moaned heavily as he then proceeded to slide his first two fingers back and forth with them in between, something they'd discovered together that she enjoyed. That time was no different and she was quick to make her husband sit all the way back up yet again, but she intended to keep him there as he took her right nipple between his lips. She breathed out in relief at the sensation and then moaned very quickly on the heels of that as it was still pleasurable. It was with a little amusement that she heard her husband groaning in response to what he was doing and she suddenly slowed down, so much so that he pulled away looking at her in slight frustration.

Though he wanted to ask her what she was doing, Castle knew she probably wasn't going to answer him so instead he reached down, pulling her negligee out of the way before he started to rub his fingertips flat against her clit. It was a surprise when she pulled his hand away almost instantly; though she was moaning in response to the pleasure that was obviously causing; and that time he couldn't help himself, starting to ask what she was doing, but she stopped him before he could speak by jerking down against him hard. He groaned and then grabbed the small of her back tightly with both hands as he followed her in thrusting very deliberately, back and forth repeatedly. He was soon breathing hard in response to his movements but he didn't stop, feeling her clutching at his shoulders tightly as their eyes were fixed on where they were coupled together. He could feel her tense under his hands and he finally broke his gaze from their bodies to her face, seeing she looked to be fighting with herself. "Don't," he told her suddenly, stopping completely and moving up to kiss at her jaw. "Just fuck me Kate," he said when she looked down at him.

Cupping his face in her hands, Beckett leaned down to brush her lips against his but that was all she allowed herself to do before she was getting off of him and off the armchair at the same time. She smiled when Castle scrambled to follow her and she stopped him before he could grab her as she stood in front of the couch. She pulled him down a little so she could whisper into his ear and she outright laughed when he pulled away to look at her; to check if she was serious she knew. "I meant what I said," she told him simply.

"Yeah, I can tell," Castle said, swallowing a little roughly as he was heavily salivating at what she wanted. "But, do you want us to finish that way?"

Shaking her head, Beckett pulled him down to her and whispered into his ear yet again, blushing when he smirked at her as he pulled back. "That I can't help," she said, biting her lower lip as he reached under her negligee to cup her ass with his hand again.

"No, and I don't think I can wait," Castle said, his voice a little huskier than usual, though he wasn't surprised. He helped his wife out of her lingerie and threw it over to the armchair before he was following her to the couch, on his knees behind her as she'd requested, since she was leaning against the back on her knees. He brushed his lips across the backs of her shoulders before he moved to slide inside of her, very slowly and deliberately so they could feel one another. Groaning heavily in satisfaction as he did so, it was almost a relief when he was completely within her, and without much ado; since he knew she wouldn't want that; he began to thrust. They groaned together at that first one since it set off instantly the pleasure they'd been experiencing before and he hoped his wife was going to continue feeling that as he knew already he was close. He mentally cursed his slight head start, though he'd enjoyed his wife's ministrations greatly. He leaned over then, kissing at the side of her neck before he began to suck hungrily at her skin, just above her racing pulse.

Moaning under her breath as she could feel Castle's mouth not stopping, Beckett reached back to cup the back of his head with her hand as she was trying to move with him. It was a little difficult as she didn't have that much room to work with him forcing her a little into the back of the couch. But she was still enjoying it and she sighed in pleasure as he finally left her neck for her shoulders, only brushing his lips there that time. She was relieved as with what time had passed she was very steadily nearing the edge and she didn't want to get there yet. It was a struggle, because what he was making her feel was culminating in her body and with each jolt of pleasure within her, it was adding on and doing so in such a way that it was hard to control herself. But she knew, as he whispered to her, "Lean back against me love," that she was slowly losing that battle with her body; not that she cared as her husband's hands came up to cup her breasts gently and each finger touching her was a long shock of fire that snaked their way down her to where they were joined and moving together still roughly.

Reaching up with one hand from her chest Castle placed it on her throat, not holding onto her just resting it there as they started to kiss. He groaned as she lost their rhythm they'd managed to set together, and the jerking motion of her body was too much for him to stand, and he was suddenly climaxing. His grip on her body became much tighter as his hand at her throat wrapped with his other around her stomach, pulling her back against him so tightly he was surprised they were still moving. It was with some slight relief that he soon felt Beckett tensing against his chest and she was rolling her head back and forth a little on his shoulder as they groaned one another's name before they began to slow, but didn't stop thrusting against each other while he loosened his embrace of her. "Damn it," he groaned when he finally stopped. "Let me…"

Beckett wanted to tell him she didn't mind orgasming as they had; since she'd told him she wanted to be looking at him once she did. But Castle was laying her on the robe on the couch after he'd pulled away from her and was suddenly plunging into her, holding her hips up with his hands. The angle and the depth he was getting into her were almost too much and when he grabbed her hand that was clutching at the pillow underneath her, making her touch herself, it was enough to get her to fall over the edge, even though there had been a brief space of time between that climax and her last. She clutched at his arms as she cried out his name, the ecstasy making her literally dizzy as that time it felt much more intense. And when her husband nearly yelled her name she got the feeling he was going through the same thing she was; hoping that he was. "Rick," she breathed simply as they finally stopped, limp with exhaustion.

"I know," Castle said, breathing out. He looked at his wife then and leaned down enough so he could take her lips with his own, groaning as he did so. "Should we get some sleep?" he asked when they had parted.

"No," Beckett replied with a smile that grew wider when her husband looked at her with wide eyes. "Close the fire," Beckett told him simply. She watched him after he'd gotten off her, not caring she was staring at him before he turned around to see her doing that. "I think I have a right to do that," she teased him; since he'd said the same about staring at her naked body many times before.
"You do," Castle said with a smile. "But you're not tired?" he asked, getting the robe while Beckett got her negligee.

"Very," she replied, going over to the stairs first. She was a little surprised when she heard him seeming to bound up the stairs after her and she looked back at him with a smile saying, "I thought you were?"

"You would think that I know, but I'm just trying to make sure I'm not pushing you too hard for too much," Castle replied. "Since I have done that before."

"That was a onetime thing," Beckett protested as she blushed remembering. It had been almost a year after they'd been married, and they spent so long during the morning making love so roughly that she had been exhausted afterwards. So much so that he'd had to take care of the girls until she could regain her energy. "And since we're on vacation now…" she teased him after putting her negligee aside.

"You mentioned something about sleeping in tomorrow?" Castle asked her wryly as he pulled her over to him to sit on his lap as he was on the edge of the bed. He took her kiss easily as he had expected it, and ran his hands up and down her back while he was doing so. Finally he moved to her ear when they'd stopped and whispered something into it before she pulled back to look at him. "Is that a no?" Castle asked, watching her closely.

"It's not," Beckett said, getting off of him. "What I'm wondering though are the mechanics of this, how is it going to work out?"

"We'll see when you come back here," Castle said, watching her get something out of her suitcase. He was standing next to the bed as she walked over to him, taking it from her before he had her lay down. As soon as she was he lay on top of her and while he was kissing her again he switched on her vibrator, slipping it down so it was between them. But as he'd been moving, his erection wasn't in the right position to feel it, so he had to move away from her a little, "Can-" he started to ask as his other hand was holding himself up enough so he wasn't laying directly on her.

"I am already," Beckett said in a little frustration since the feel of the vibrations had already aroused her before he'd moved. She was reaching down, taking his length in her hand and carefully moved it so it was on his stomach. She moved his hand then and made him touch himself with the toy, watching as he instantly reacted, clenching his teeth together tightly. Satisfied, she made him do that for a little longer before letting him get back to what he'd been doing before. She cried out as he found her clit, rubbing her in slow, lazy circles as she pushed herself back into the bed while he was doing that. "I… I'm not going to last love," she warned him.

"Neither am I," Castle told her as he then started to touch himself at her direction again. He hissed heavily through his teeth at the sensation, a sense of satisfaction that went at the same speed as the vibrations. It shot through his entire body, but stayed centered mostly at his length, making him shudder a little at the feeling of it. He finally went back to pleasuring her, loving watching her as he did that. He played a little with her that time, instead of just staying at her clit he drew the blue device down to her folds, fondling them a bit as she cried out in response and arched her back immediately in response. After going back up to the heavily swollen nub he managed to kiss her, deeply, before she reached up to touch him with it.

Gasping into her husband's mouth as all of a sudden he was pressing his hips down towards hers, Beckett could feel the vibrator against her and she clutched at him with her nails raking over his shoulders as he moved against her. She did the same, and it suddenly became a sort of game they didn't realize they were playing, their bodies trying desperately to move faster than the other was, doing that for so long she was surprised they weren't climaxing twenty times over. Finally though, she stopped moving and reaching down in between them; luckily Castle moved out of the way of her hand; grabbed her toy, turning it off and managing to get it onto his nightstand. She then wrapped her legs around him as he moved to slide into her at the same time and she told him, "Now you can fuck me love," her tone more begging than demanding as it was punctuated by short moans as he started to thrust even before she'd finished speaking.

Moving harder at what she'd said, Castle could feel he'd gotten himself too close to the edge what felt like too quickly, but he could tell from the way Beckett was moving below him; writhing already; that she was the same. So instead of trying to delay their inevitable end, he tilted his hips slightly, just enough to be able to slam them into his wife's. The reaction was instant from her and he found himself in a heavy kiss as she dragged him down to her as hard as could and all the while as they were hungrily dueling inside her mouth and then his the building pleasure in him was unrelenting.

Only a few seconds into the kiss, Beckett pulled back and started to cry out before she finally cried out her husband's name. She begged Castle to make her come, raking her nails over his back as the orgasm felt a little more concentrated as she could still feel the after effects of the vibrator. She held onto him tightly when he started to move a little sloppily against her, feeling him climaxing shortly after she had, and she ran her hand up the back of his neck, stroking it carefully until she slowed down. Just before she stopped, her body still throbbing around him, she felt him thrust a few times in rough, rapid succession, before he did so one more time; slowly then; and then finally they had both stopped, breathing heavily together as the silence of the night descended on the room once again.

"We should… get some sleep," Castle said, wanting to make love to her again but knowing his body was protesting the thought.

Nodding, Beckett moved to her side of the bed as he came up behind her, pressing close to her back as she looked out the window. She liked to think she could see the Northern Lights in the sky, but she couldn't be sure, falling asleep too quickly to be certain.


The room was quiet, only breathing cut into the silence every once in a while, reaching Castle who two hours later was standing at the windows looking out. He then saw something in the distance, leaning up against the glass to try and discern what the small shadow was. He was concentrating so hard that he didn't realize his wife had woken up until she was touching his back, making him jump.

"What is it?" Beckett asked, looking where he'd been a moment before.

"I'm not sure," Castle said honestly, frowning. "I saw something… at least I think I did."

"An animal?" Beckett asked.

"It looked like it was going into the boathouse," Castle said, though they weren't really able to see the building as far from it as they were, only the roof and that just barely.

"It probably was an animal," Beckett said. "I hope it wasn't a bear or moose."

"Well, bears should be getting into their dens about now," Castle replied. He paused and then said, "I hope that's not a late bear."

"Come on," Beckett said, pulling on his arm.

"Go to bed," Castle told her. "I was just enjoying the view a little; I'll come in a second."

"Looking out naked though?" Beckett asked him as she stopped trying to get him to move. "You're not cold?"

"Not really," Castle said simply. It was then she stepped close to him, making him wrap his arms around her. "So you are then."

"Slightly, the bed was warm," Beckett said, teasing him. "Why did you get up?"

"I just did," Castle said simply. He rubbed her back before he looked down at her as they fell silent and he noticed that she was looking up at the sky. "Why don't we try over here," he said, leading her then over to the other side of the room. He quickly went to the closet, grabbing a blanket which he wrapped around his shoulders before taking his wife to the window, putting his arms around her and putting her in the blanket as well.

"No luck," Beckett said with a smile as they couldn't see anything. But she didn't try to get him to go back to bed again; instead she leaned back against him fully, smiling a little as she felt him kiss the side of her head.

"I wish I could take you back outside," Castle murmured at one point.

"Like this?" Beckett asked teasingly.

"You know we could," Castle joked, going along with her teasing. "Jump in the shower into some very hot water and then run out into the snow."

"You're supposed to go into a sauna or hot tub and then snow," Beckett told him before she turned around. "I would do that you know."

"Naked or clothed?" Castle asked, not surprised to hear her say that.

"Clothed," Beckett replied with a smile. "I get the feeling you'd be doing it completely nude."

"Oh of course," Castle said, smiling as she laughed before pressing her cheek to his shoulder. "Warmer?" he asked as she held onto his back.

"Very," Beckett sighed in pleasure before she moved her arms to his neck then, and kissed him. As he moved to respond, she parted her lips to his tongue, and things took off from there as they began to tilt their heads back and forth slowly though things were anything but between them.

When they pulled apart, Castle pushed the blanket off of his shoulders before he picked her up, carrying her back to the bed and laying her down in the middle of it. As he lay down on her he slid into her body and began to make love to her as she whispered to him, urging him to take her.

Becoming involved in each other, Castle and Beckett weren't aware of how much time passed until they were clutching at one another tightly. They were kissing yet again, moving frantically at the end until their bodies eventually slowed and then stopped completely.

Hearing their heavy breathing filling the room, Beckett ran her hand over the back of Castle's head, smiling when he moved his face from her neck, brushing his lips over hers momentarily. "I love you Rick," she murmured to him when he pulled away from her.

"Love you too Kate," Castle told her before he moved to lie down next to her. He wrapped his arm around her as she pressed against his side and said, "I was thinking, over there at the window-"

"Thinking what… oh," Beckett said with a smile as she watched him sit up then to grab the sheets from the end of the bed to cover them both. "Okay, finishing that thought," she prompted him.

"Just that it doesn't feel like we've been working on a case," Castle replied. "Which was a weird thought to be honest."

"You've had plenty of those," Beckett replied with a smile as she pressed her cheek to his shoulder.

"No, not really," Castle said, trying to sound serious. He laughed when she squeezed his other shoulder she was holding onto and he said, "It's just been a strange vacation."

"It's not over yet though, I'm surprised you're being so pessimistic," Beckett said.

"And you're forgetting how things go for us," Castle said. When he saw his wife's gaze on him he said, "Okay, sometimes, we've been lucky," he said. "And that look means I should have forgotten about the investigation right?"

"For tonight," Beckett reminded him. She smiled when he grinned a little at that, and then told him, "You should get some sleep."

"I'm too wired," Castle said, putting his free hand under his head. "Aren't you?"

"Not really, you wore me out," Beckett replied as she shivered when his fingers stroked her hair carefully. "But I'm not cold anymore," she said.

"No, I'm good for that," Castle replied, kissing her forehead as he let his hand go down to her upper arm which he rubbed gently. Looking down at her, he could tell that she was starting to get drowsy, and he finally had to confess saying, "I wanted to stay up the rest of the night."

"I realized that," Beckett said with a smile. "But everything was too much. Though," she told him as she turned onto her stomach so she was laying half on top of him. "I preferred it that way."

"I'm that good," Castle said. "Ow," he groaned with a laugh as she pinched his side. "But you were pretty amazing too love."

"Hmm, as were you," Beckett said with a smile before she kissed him. It was very tender and gentle before they pared and she murmured a goodnight to him before she lay back down against his side.

"Night love," Castle said, studying her as she soon fell asleep. He watched her as he then settled into the warmth the covers were giving them, holding her close to his side. He kept her close even as he fell asleep eventually while outside the night sky continued to shimmer ribbons of green.