Fluff. Literally.
Kate was standing in the freezing rain at the crime scene where she had been since 5 am. The temp was hanging around 36 and the wind was blowing, she could no longer feel her fingers or toes. She was cranky to begin with. Castle had been in LA for the last five days working out the details of the new Nikki Heat movie and she had been staying at the loft with Alexis and Martha. Mostly Alexis. Martha always seemed to have other plans. Which was why he had asked her to stay in the first place. She had actually really enjoyed being there. They were bonding nicely and they had spent their evenings quietly getting to know each other better. The week had been relatively slow as far as work went so she hadn't had to be away much. Alexis had just sent her a text to let her know that school had been cancelled. At least Kate didn't feel guilty about not being there to send her off to school. However she would have much preferred to be at the loft in front of the fire sipping cocoa with Alexis and knitting or reading than hanging out in the freezing rain. She was just about to hand things over to Ryan and Esposito when she felt a hand at the small of her back and before she had time to question who it belonged to she heard his voice.
"So what brings us all out in this fine NY weather?" He let his hand slide up Kate's back and back down then gave her a quick pat on the bottom and placed it in his pocket after Kate nudged him ever so lightly with her elbow, trying very hard not to react to his shenanigans. Esposito and Ryan were filling him in while Kate tried hard to concentrate on the case and not the fact that she hadn't seen him in almost a week, and every inch of her body was responding to that fact.
Lanie piped in, "Hey, Sweetie, I think we can get the body moved to the morgue and I'll get back to you as soon as I know anything else."
"Thanks, Lanie." Kate said and then looked at her boys. "Why don't you guys look into the family and the vic's financials and I'll see you back at the precinct in a bit." She threw her keys at Esposito. "Take my car back will you?"
"Where are you going?"
"Dry clothes and lunch."
"Riiight."
"The vic's family and financials, Esposito."
"We're on it." He looked back at Ryan. "You and Jenny ever do that?"
"Do what?"
"You know. A nooner on your lunch break."
Ryan raised his eyebrows at him and looked away.
"Pathetic, Dude, you're all whipped."
"Jealous."
Lanie was back and looked at them. "Jealous about what?"
Esposito looked at Ryan and threw Beckett's keys at him. "Nothing." He looked at Lanie and said "How about we go get some lunch and warm up."
"Hell, yea." They started walking in the opposite direction of Beckett and Castle, while Ryan just shook his head.
As Castle and Beckett were heading back to his car and he placed his hand in her pocket and wrapped it around hers. "I missed you."
She squeezed his hand and leaned in toward him and smiled. "I missed you more."
"Not possible, Detective, just not even possible."
She chuckled as she let go of his hand and they climbed into the car. He started it up and blasted the heat and then turned and reached over and tucked a wayward damp curl behind her ear and rested his hand on the back of her neck, pulling her towards him; he grazed his lips across hers. Her hands were on the lapels of his jacket, and she gently tugged at them as she moaned slightly as his lips touched hers again, he deepened the kiss, after what seemed like forever and still not long enough she was nibbling on his lower lip as he pulled back and said, "I think maybe we should get you home so you can get into some dry clothes."
She tugged on his lapels and her lips were assaulting his again. "Alexis is home today."
"I know, I stopped in to see her before I came here. I was thinking we could stop at your place."
"She smiled, "What did you have in mind?"
"Well, I was given very specific orders not to return to the loft before five."
This got Kate's attention. She looked at him and said, "Castle, what were you thinking leaving her home alone like that, when Ashley has the day off too, do you have any idea what they might be doing?"
He chuckled. "She has a chaperone." He moved away from her after one more quick kiss and pulled out into traffic and headed to her apartment.
"Martha? Seriously?"
"No, actually your dad is there."
"My father is at the loft babysitting Alexis?"
"Well, I don't know who is babysitting who, but they have some sort of surprise going on."
"What do you suppose they are up to?"
"Well, given the time of year, I would venture to guess it has something to do with Christmas."
"My father used to love Christmas; we haven't really done much these last few years. It's too hard for him."
"Well, Thanksgiving turned out all right."
She smiled, it certainly had. "Yea, especially for you, finding out all my secrets."
"I highly doubt 'you and your friends driving around flashing your 'boobies at a police cruiser' constitutes as 'all your secrets'."
"Yea, well, we thought it was a carload of football players."
"That's your story."
"It is and I still can't believe my mom told him that."
"Maybe she didn't. Maybe it was another parent of one of your promiscuous friends."
"Hmmmm, he didn't even know the parents of my friends."
"Oh trust me Kate. We know. We don't let them know we know, but we know."
"I suppose I was too naïve to think that."
"I would have never pegged you for the naïve type."
"More like too wrapped up in my own world, to think my parents even had friends."
"Okay, I'll give you that." He smiled at her as he parked his car at her apartment. He turned to her and placed a quick kiss on her lips and said, "Let's get you out of those wet clothes."
She chuckled at him and rolled her eyes, he grabbed her hand and they dodged raindrops as they ran up to her apartment.
Their coats were off and hanging to dry over the backs of chairs, the heat was cranked up and they were under the covers sans wet clothing and in her bed in record time.
"Jeesh, Kate, this place is freezing." He was shivering as he wrapped her up in his arms and pulled her close.
"Well, lucky you have me to keep you warm."
"Oh yeah, all 96 degrees of you. We may need a hot shower before anything else." He was placing light kisses on her face and neck.
"Well, it's going to take awhile for the water to heat up so we'll have to find something to do in the meantime." She started caressing his chest and rolled over so she was on top of him.
He pulled her face towards his and started kissing her, his hands rubbing her back and her bottom. He gently let his fingertips slide along the side of her ribs and she started giggling and squirming. He rolled her over and tantalized her until they were both plenty warm and throwing the covers off.
They both took a quick shower and she was dressed and in the kitchen when he came up behind her at the counter. He nuzzled her neck and wrapped his arms around her waist. "What are you eating?"
"Ummm….nuffing"
"Nuffing? Your 'nuffing' smells like peanut butter." He tried to grab her hand but she pulled it away. He turned her around and kissed her.
"Ummmhmmm deeefinitley peanut butter and oh what's this?" He said as he licked something white and sticky off her lips and cheeks. "You Detective Beckett are eating a Fluffernutter."
"Am not."
"Oh, I have evidence." He pushed her up against the counter and grabbed her hand with the toasted sandwich in it, she tried to pull away but his other hand was tickling her just under her sweater. The warm gooey mess was dripping all over her.
She swallowed her mouthful of fluff and peanut butter.
He smiled at her and licked the rest of the fluff of her face. "Now look what you've done? You're going to have to change your clothes again, and you're going to be late getting back to work."
"No, I'm not." She looked at him sternly. "You." She said as she poked him hard in the chest. "Are going to make me another sandwich while I go change my sweater."
"Killjoy."
She wiped her gooey hands all over his face and then he proceeded to lick off what was left on her hands. He pulled her sweater off along with his own and pushed her back into the bedroom. Rubbing his face all over her body and then cleaning up the mess with his tongue.
They convinced themselves that the roads were too icy to be out driving on anyway.
Sorry, I just couldn't resist. I had to make 20 fluffernutters for a Christmas party and this just popped into my head. Lucky you! Hugs to all and I hope you are enjoying this wonderful season of holidays! Again, thank you all so much for reading and reviewing it makes my heart tumble with joy. Okay…that was too sappy…I'm going to my party.