"I want to spend some time with her before she needs to go to bed," Beckett reminded her husband as he was looking at her questioningly.

"Alright," Castle said easily. "I remembered but what're you going to do?" He was a little startled when she merely smiled at him and he let her go into the family room first. "Here's your dessert," he said to Eliza who was rushing over to him. "But you have to share remember."

"I know Daddy," Eliza said in exasperation, wanting to see what was on the tray since they hadn't been told what they were having.

"Sesame seed balls," Beckett said to her father who was looking over before her husband set down the tray on the coffee table.

"I thought you might like these again," Castle told the girls. "Take one okay?"

"But they're small," Julia protested.

"You can have another but eat them one at a time please," Beckett replied once she took one and then sat down.

"Can Dani have one?" Mari asked as she looked at her little sister.

"I don't think so," Martha answered since she was still holding the baby. "She's almost asleep so we should let her be until your parents come to get you."

"It's really good," Julia said to her friend after they'd both eaten a bite of the dessert.

"I know and the dim sum was too," Mari said while she nodded. She then recalled something and said to Castle and Beckett, "Thank you."

"You're welcome," Beckett said first with a smile. "One more Eliza," she said as she'd noticed her daughter was reaching for the plate.

"How did you know?" the little girl asked, her eyes wide.

"Mommy powers," Castle commented.

"Why are you looking at me?" Jim asked, slightly laughingly when Eliza turned to him.

"Yes my mom was the same," Beckett said with another smile since she knew what the little girl wanted to ask. "I guess you learn. But now I have to ask what game are we going to play until Mari and Dani go back home?"

"UNO!" Eliza said eagerly. She finished her second sesame seed ball and then hurried over to the games. "It's gonna be fun," she said to Dani seriously as she was coming back to the others. After she set the game on the table she went to the baby in her grandmother's arms and said, "Are you sleepy?"

"Shh," Martha said gently as Dani had nodded off. "Play your-"

"Hold on Martha," Beckett said, getting up. "We have a bed for her to sleep on when she's here."

"And no one's going to watch her?" Martha asked as she followed Beckett with the baby to the parlor next to the family room.

"Macca," Beckett replied simply, nodding to the Wolfhound as he followed them. "and that camera on the side."

"Oh, well that will work," Martha said, remembering the dog would watch Eliza during some of her naps when she was younger and the baby monitor was from when the little girl was an infant. She set Dani down on the cot that her daughter in law had put against the couch to keep her from falling and once the baby was covered with a thin blanket she left to return to the others.

The group began their card game once they were all together again and they managed to play one game before David and Rebecca had arrived.

"Will you walk with us?" Mari asked Julia as they were saying good bye to each other after she'd done that with everyone else.

"Yeah," Julia said slowly as she looked to her mother for an answer to that. When she nodded she said, "We'll be back to walk."

"Great," Mari said, hugging her friend one last time before she went to her mother to take her hand.

After the gate was closed and the Fosters were on their way back to their home Eliza said, "Now what?"

"Time for you to go to bed," Beckett told her simply. She merely smiled at her daughter when Eliza pouted and said, "It's time for bed."

Sighing as she knew her mother was serious Eliza went over to her grandmother and hugged her before she felt her big sister was with her.

"She's going upstairs with us," Beckett said as she saw Eliza was looking at Julia. "So say goodnight to them together."

"Why don't we go upstairs?" Jim suggested.

"He's right, that way you can go straight to bed," Martha said, taking the girls by the hand before she led the way upstairs. She didn't stop until she was at the doorway to Eliza's room before she turned her attention to her granddaughters. "Good night darlings I'll see you in the morning of course. And I love you both."

"Night Gram," the girls said together.

"I love you," Julia said first.

"I love you too," Eliza added and she smiled as Martha picked her up and then set her on her hip so they could share a kiss. She watched her share one with Julia before she was handed to her grandfather. "Goodnight Grandpapa," she said before he could say anything. "I love you too."

"Thank you Eliza, I love you," Jim said, sharing a kiss with her. He then turned his attention to Julia after handing the little girl to her mother and he then said, "I love you too Julia."

"I love you Grandpapa, I hope you sleep good tonight," the girl told him with a smile.

"I will," Jim replied, kissing her before he went to the doorway of Eliza's room to watch the sisters hug each other next to the bed.

"Night Lizzy I'll see you after breakfast," Julia said. "You'll have fun with Daddy, Gram and Grandpapa."

"Yep love you Jules," Eliza said, nodding.

"Love you too," Julia said before they hugged one more time.

"Come here," Castle said, picking her up before he threw her up slightly in the air above him. He set her down so she was sitting up on the bed and he kissed her temple before telling her, "I love you Eliza, sleep tight."

"Love you Daddy and I will," the little girl replied with a smile. She shared a kiss with him before she watched her mother sit on the edge of the bed where Castle had been. "And I love you too Mommy," she told her quickly.

"I love you too sweetie," Beckett replied with a smile, pressing a kiss to her forehead. She shared a kiss with her and tucking her in said, "Sweet dreams and have fun with everyone tomorrow morning okay?" She kissed Eliza a final time when her daughter nodded slowly to that; knowing she was getting tired; and after she was sure the cover was set on her and Rita was set at the end of the bed she stood and went with Julia and Castle over to the doorway.

"I'm going to my room," Jim told the others when they were in the hallway; Eliza asleep. "So goodnight and we'll see you in the morning. Have a great ride," he told his daughter and granddaughter.

"We will," Beckett said after she hugged him. "Martha I'm assuming you're doing the same," she said to her mother in law.

"Of course, since I have some things to check on for tomorrow," Castle's mother replied. She hugged Beckett and then her son saying to Julia, "Have fun with your mother tomorrow kiddo."

"I will," Julia said, nodding her head rapidly. She watched as her grandparents went to their rooms before she turned to her parents when they'd disappeared inside them.

"I'll be… around," Castle told his wife and daughter as Beckett took Julia's hand.

"So…" Julia said slowly as she glanced up at her mother.

"Come on I have something in mind for the two of us," Beckett said, leading her then over to Julia's room after she quickly checked on Eliza.

"Mommy?" the girl asked, looking back at her when she let go of her hand.

"I need to run to my room really quick," Beckett replied. She turned towards the doorway and paused when she saw her husband's hand there, holding what she needed. "Rick?" she asked.

"Just handing them over," Castle called quietly from the hall.

Beckett grabbed her husband's wrist and pulled him over to the doorway fully and told him, "Thank you," before she kissed him.

Though she knew her parents weren't going kiss that long Julia turned to get onto her bed, seeing they'd parted when she turned around.

"Are you going to our room?" Beckett asked him softly.

"I was planning on it," Castle said, studying her.

"Good," Beckett said simply.

Castle watched her turn around then to leave him and he smiled momentarily before he left and walked down the hall to his and Beckett's room.

"So what was that Mommy?" Julia asked, watching her closely as she sat with her.

"How would you like to paint your nails?" Beckett asked, holding out the three nail polish bottles that her husband had brought for her.

"Can we?" Julia asked eagerly.

"You knew I wanted to paint mine too?" Beckett replied with a question, a smile on her face at that.

"Yep," Julia said. "And could I paint yours?"

"I want you to try so you can learn how to do it," Beckett answered.

"Okay," Julia said excitedly before she looked at two of the bottles her mother was holding. "I like that one," she said, pointing to the one that was sky blue.

"I had a feeling," Beckett said. "But so you know I got these bottles for you."

Julia smiled and said, "Thanks."

"I thought it was time for you to have nail polish," Beckett replied as she started to shake the bottle. "Since I know you like it."

"Do I have to ask you paint them?" Julia asked her.

"Yes because you won't know how to at first, you can try though," Beckett said, getting up. "I forgot some tissues to clean up if we need it."

Julia, watching her go, said, "Are you sure I can try on the bed?"

"These will go under your hand," Beckett replied as she got onto the mattress again. "So the first thing you need to do is shake the bottle to make sure the color is ready. And once you're sure it is you should check your nails to make sure they're not too long first."

Laughing as her mother had said the latter in a distracted tone of voice Julia held out her hands to let her check on her nails. "You cut them not too long ago," she said.

"Okay then you set your hand down flat," Beckett said them. "On the tissue… thank you. And then you take the brush out and press it on the edge of the inside so you don't have too much polish."

"And then you paint?" Julia asked, watching her mother closely.

"And then you paint," Beckett echoed, nodding her head. "You have to watch you don't go too far from the nail but you might do it a little bit."

"What happens if I do?" Julia asked, watching a little breathlessly.

"You can either try to get it off with the tissue or wait for your nail to dry and peel it off," Beckett answered. "And it will happen; I still do that when I paint my nails."

Julia opened her mouth then to speak before she stopped and then asked, "Has Daddy ever done this for you? 'lexis told me that he did that for her when she was younger."

"He has but he likes to paint my toenails after I've taken a bath once in a while," Beckett replied.

"Oh… so your feet are clean?" Julia asked, stopping herself from looking disgusted as she realized that.

"I wouldn't let him do that suddenly," Beckett answered with a smile. "So sweetie," she then directed to her daughter. "How are you doing?" She was startled when Julia didn't answer; instead saw that she was just staring at her. "Julia?" she asked, concerned.

"What about you Mommy?" the girl said simply, staring at her closely.

"What about me?" Beckett asked with a slight frown.

Rolling her eyes Julia said, "You weren't okay today; something happened I know it." When her mother didn't answer, instead turned her gaze down on her hand she said sharply, "Mommy."

"Julia C-" Beckett started to say at her daughter's tone.

"I'm sorry," Julia replied hurriedly. "I know I'm not supposed to talk to you like that but something happened 'cause you really were mad."

Sighing as she knew then her daughter had figured things out Beckett said, "Let me finish your hand okay?" since she only had one more nail. Once it was painted she said, "Move your hands like this," showing her the motion.

"Tell me Mommy," Julia said after she'd mimicked her mother.

Trying not to sigh again as she knew she couldn't avoid it any longer Beckett said, "We discovered that the victim was gay though she kept it a secret while we were looking into her."

"And that made you mad?" Julia asked softly.

"No later her mother spoke with me and said she knew that her daughter was gay," Beckett replied. She hesitated for a moment before she then told her daughter, "She called her disgusting."

"Her own daughter?" Julia whispered, looking stunned.

"It made me angry because she didn't know what she was talking about," Beckett said. "You know I have friends who are gay and I don't think they're disgusting at all."

"She doesn't know what the word means," Julia said then, in awe at her mother's anger just speaking about it.

"No because we know people who aren't and they're gay," Beckett said.

"Skye and Patrick," Julia murmured.

"And their spouses," Beckett reminded her with a smile.

"Why would she think her daughter is disgusting though?" Julia asked.

"She doesn't understand that if you're gay it's not something you choose and she was likely raised to think only a man and a woman can love each other with no chance of anything else," Beckett replied, stopping her hands and then looking closely at the nails. "I can't really imagine who'd want to pick that and face the possibility of being…"

"Hated?" Julia asked softly.

"Misunderstood," Beckett said instead. "They don't hate you; they just hate the unknown and don't bother to realize someone who's gay is just a normal person, slightly different of course because of who they love. But normal in the end."

"Yeah," Julia said with a smile. "What does Daddy think?"

"Oh he was angry too," Beckett said quickly. "But he had to calm me down. Luckily soon after that we went to the dance class; you and your sister helped me with that too."

"Good thing we did," Julia said, smiling. "What about you?"

"My nails?" Beckett asked. When her daughter nodded she handed the bottle of clear polish she'd set aside with the blue ones saying, "Good luck."

"If I-" Julia began to say slightly nervously.

"Don't worry, I can take it off of the sides," Beckett assured her. She was quiet as her daughter painted on her thumbnail and smiled when she managed not to get too much on her skin. "I'm surprised you didn't want to practice with Peter today."

"We have time," Julia replied with a smile as she went to her mother's next nail. She was going to continue before she said, "What about Daddy?"

"Here," Beckett said, reaching for her phone since Julia was working on her left hand. She texted her husband and then rolled her eyes when she soon after heard running down the hall. "Rick," she said sharply as he slowed down before he appeared in the doorway. "I tell the girls not to run and then you do."

"So sorry," Castle said, kissing the top of Julia's head. He kissed his wife on the lips and then sat down on the bed, watching as the girl was painting another nail.

"Do you want me to paint your nails next?" Julia asked her father jokingly.

"I think I'll pass," Castle replied. "But you look like you're doing a good job."

"Mommy said you paint her toenails?" Julia asked her.

"I do and I'm very proud of that fact," Castle said seriously. "She has the smallest, most adorable toes-"

"Castle," Beckett said quickly, feeling her cheeks flushing slightly in embarrassment.

"What? I was going to say they're cute," Castle replied. He then turned to their oldest and said, "You've seen my toes, they're huge and a little gross."

"Not gross Daddy," Julia replied, unable to help giggling softly at his tone. "They're just toes."

"Oh well thank you," Castle said.

"Daddy?" Julia said once she'd finished painting her mother's nails completely. "Did you do this with anyone else?"

"You mean other girls before I met your mother?" Castle said, knowing what she meant. At her nod he glanced at his wife and said, "No it's a very intimate action-"

"Which is why you work on my toes," Beckett told him teasingly.

"Sure," Castle said. "But it's very intimate so I didn't feel like doing it with them. And before you ask," he then said rapidly as he knew she was going to speak again. "No I didn't do this with Alexis' mother."

"Oh… I'm glad," Julia said carefully and a little timidly as they both looked over at Beckett.

"I am too," she said, rolling her eyes though she was smiling at the same time. "But we should probably talk about something else."

"Okay take it away love," Castle said, making a gesture with his hand. He smiled widely at her when she turned her head to him and said, "I'm sure there's something you want to talk about."

Sighing Beckett turned her attention to her daughter and said, "Do you want to practice with Peter tomorrow?"

"Sure," Julia said. "He can come over or should I go to his place?"

"See what his mother says," Beckett replied. "But in case we're not there he can come home with you guys."

"Will you tell Grandpapa?" Julia asked.

"I will, forgot you two were going out to ride tomorrow," Castle said then. "What time are you leaving?"

"Six forty five," Beckett said, looking at their daughter.

"I'll wake up and be ready," Julia said quickly as her father looked to her as well. She smiled as they both laughed shortly and then said, "Do I need to go to bed now?"

"No we can read or do something else," Castle said, looking at his watch and then turning to his wife.

"What?" Beckett said laughingly. "It's up to her and I know the time."

"Could we listen to some music?" Julia asked.

"You have more choices for the competition," Castle said in amusement though he'd guessed that already.

"Yep," Julia said simply, taking her father's phone that he handed out to her. She paused and then said, "Maybe I should just tell you."

"What else do you want to do?" Beckett said interestedly.

"I wanted to show you something," Julia said shyly.

"Great," Castle said. "I'm eager already."

"Alright," Beckett said. "So what'll it be for the Foxtrot?"

"New," Julia answered, humming the song.

"Do you have a routine in mind?" Castle asked interestedly at the sound of that.

"Yeah but I have to tell that to Ms. Grey, see what she thinks," Julia said. "If she's okay with it… and Peter too."

"He'll probably be fine with it," Beckett said with a smile. "And the Argentine Tango?"

"I was just gonna ask if we could use the same song that Jennifer and Derek did," Julia replied. "The Jive I wanted to dance to… that song that Paul sings from the same album Save Us I think I said before. But I don't know if it's a good one."

"Just ask Ms. Grey," Castle told her.

"I will," Julia replied with a smile.

"And the rest?" Beckett asked.

"I'm not sure about the Samba," Julia said thoughtfully. "But the Viennese Waltz the one that George sings about the locked door remember."

"That's a good one," Castle said quickly. "That has great music for that."

"And for the Paso I think that one I'll have to see what Ms. Grey has again," Julia told her parents.

"What you have I think is a great selection," Beckett said. "And I guess for the Paso Doble you'll want to go a little more classic."

"Yeah," Julia said, looking down at her nails.

"Here, Alexis and I used to play a game with this," Castle said as he took her hand. "See how much daddy messed up."

"That doesn't sound like that fun of a game," Beckett commented wryly as she was getting off the bed. "You could wash your hands sweetie."

"Let him," Julia replied with a shrug. "He started so I don't want to stop him."

"Okay," Beckett said with a laugh.

When they were relatively alone once her mother was in the bathroom Julia said to her father, "Are you gonna help Mommy smile more?"

"You think I should?" Castle asked. "She seems to be okay."

"Yeah but you should make sure that she keeps smiling," Julia replied. "And we're going to be going out in the morning."

"I'll see what I can do," Castle said, going to the trashcan. "So," he told his wife as she stepped out into the room. "Bed?"

"It's not time yet," Julia protested.

"She's right," Beckett replied, not surprised when her husband nearly glared at her. "I have to be honest."

"How much longer?" Julia asked.

"Ten minutes, so it's not that long," Beckett said as she glanced at Castle with a smile.

"Okay," Julia replied as her mother held her hand out to her. She let her lead her to the sink in her bathroom to brush her teeth and going back out she knew they needed to say their goodnights so she got on the bed, waiting for her parents to come to her.

"Love you sweetheart," Castle told her. "I hope you'll sleep alright tonight."

"I will," Julia said, hugging him. "And I love you too Daddy." She shared a kiss with him and then watched him move out of the way for her mother. "Thank you Mommy," she told her seriously. "That was a lot of fun."

"It was," Beckett agreed with a smile. "We'll have to do that again sometime."

"What about Lizzy?" Julia then asked.

"Maybe when she's older," Beckett replied after thinking for a moment. "Her nails are a little too small right now. And now it's time for you to go to bed."

"You could tell?" Julia asked with a smile as she'd been delaying.

"Hard not to," Beckett said easily. She then leaned over and kissed her forehead saying, "I love you Julia."

"Love you too Mommy," she replied with a smile. She shared a kiss with her and then lay down, watching her mother as she made sure the covers were on her. Julia watched her parents leave her then, petting Macca in passing. Once they'd closed the lights she turned onto her side and then sighed, closing her eyes so she could go to sleep though she hoped as she did that her mother would be happier after what had happened that day.

"Rick," Beckett said, turning to her husband once they were in their room and he'd closed the door, locking it as well.

"Yeah?" Castle asked, turning to her and wondering what was wrong immediately at her tone.

"I told Julia what happened earlier," Beckett said. "With Mrs. Radcliff."

"Oh?" Castle said, startled.

Waiting for him to come over to her Beckett took him by the hand until they were sitting on her edge of the bed. She then told him how the conversation had gone and said, "I thought if she remembered Patrick and Skye she'd understand why I was so mad… partially."

"Do you think she considered you'll be okay with her gay?" Castle asked, surprised still she'd told their daughter about that discussion.

"I don't know," Beckett said honestly. "But she panicked until I told her that I got mad at that; I could tell." She then smiled a little absently and when her husband asked her what she was thinking she said, "She was looking at me a little adoringly after a while."

"Then she's proud of you," Castle replied as he squeezed her hand that he had been holding. "And I am too. Are you alright?"

"I heard what Julia told you," Beckett commented instead of answering the question. When her husband looked at her in slight surprise she rolled her eyes and said, "I wasn't that far away."

"Well you have smiled so I guess I've done what I set out to do," Castle said with a shrug.

"What Julia told you, yes," Beckett replied. When her husband glanced at her she smiled and then stood asking him, "Can you make some tea?"

"I'll be right back," Castle said hurriedly as he jumped up. He was stopped in his urge to take off for the kitchen by his wife's hand on his cheek and he looked at her intently. "I-" he started to say before she cut him off with a kiss. When they had parted he gazed at her for some time before he sighed and said, "I'll hurry."

Beckett nodded and once he was gone; the door closed behind him; she hurried over to the closet, unbuttoning her blouse along the way and somehow managing not to tear any off.

Tasting his wife's lips and tongue Castle would have been more than happy to remain where he was for some time. But eventually she moved away from him and he said, "Are you trying to tease me?"

"No I needed to breathe," Beckett replied in amusement. She watched him reach for the part of her kimono where it crossed over itself and she said, "Not yet." She outright laughed at the way he groaned and she told him, "What do you have planned?"

"I'm not sure," Castle said. "Because I'm leaving it up to you." He studied her as she leaned back against the pillows he'd propped up in the middle of the bed. "You have something in mind?"

"I may," Beckett said before she vaguely gestured behind her.

"Good idea," Castle said, looking at the table behind their bed. "Anything else?"

"Presumptuous," Beckett replied easily, smirking a little at him.

"Experience," Castle said, a slight smirk on his own face. "Do you know how long it takes for me to satiate you?"

"And for me to do the same for you?" Beckett asked, her eyebrow raised slightly.

"I guess that's why we suit each other so well," Castle said simply. While she was then sipping at her small cup of tea he reached over to her, loosening the sash just enough for it to part above her waist. "Also we're addicted to each other."
"Hmm, yes we are," Beckett said with another slight smirk before she then moved to lie back a little more to expose her breasts further to him. Her hand holding her cup shook a bit and she said, "You need-" Before she could finish that her husband was taking it away since she'd finished by then and she watched him set their cups aside before he turned back to her. She took his kiss eagerly, their lips meeting and her hands going in between them as she was trying to part his kimono he had on. As soon as she could reach any part of his chest she was running her nails down his skin, feeling him shudder which broke off their intense kiss. "What were you going to do?" she asked him as he'd left her breasts to kiss her.

"Do you want to start?" Castle asked her. When she shook her head no he was frozen then watching her open her robe fully to him. He breathed out heavily in pleasure at the sight of her bare body and said, "I love that you give this to me."

"You give yours to me," Beckett said, her eyes down at his groin.

Getting the message Castle rapidly untied his kimono until it was open and he couldn't help feel a little proud as her eyes just barely widened at the sight of his erection. He had a temptation to grasp it off of his stomach but instead leaned over to her, wanting to kiss her one more time before he finally did what he had suddenly recalled she wanted.

Cupping the back of her husband's head Beckett watched the best she could as he proceeded to begin stroking her breasts. "Rick," she gasped in joy at the sensation of his hands going over both her mounds.

Castle didn't respond to her, instead focused fully on what he was doing as he soon moved to take her right nipple with his mouth. He suckled at her gently, loving the way she arched her back against him though she couldn't move too much. He didn't stop until finally he had to breathe and he pulled away, gently squeezing her left mound that he'd had his hand on to stimulate. "Stop?" he asked as he studied her.

"A little more," Beckett replied though she was aching for him to continue. She watched him nod and then dove down almost to her other breast. Crying out in her pleasure as he began to suck at her again she was holding onto the back of his head once more. She had to wonder how exactly he was able to stand doing that without any stimulation himself but she was quickly distracted by him. She gasped heavily as he then moved down to her abdomen and she said his name, slightly stammering, before he pulled back. "Come on," she told him, pulling him over to the side of the bed.

Following her without a word of protest Castle was ready for her when she turned around and threw her arms around his neck. Holding her tightly to him they both groaned together and they kissed hungrily until they couldn't continue. "Kate," he whispered, wondering when exactly he'd begun to rub his body against hers as she'd done. But he couldn't complain and he kissed her lightly on the lips. "How?" he asked.

"I'll leave that to you," Beckett easily replied. She wasn't surprised when he pushed her hard against the table and she smiled at him as his passion was intense in his gaze. "I want you," she told him, biting at her lower lip.

"I need you Kate," Castle said, nuzzling her nose with his. When she nodded to his unasked question he let her go and immediately helped her turn around. He could have taken off her kimono but that hadn't crossed his mind, instead he draped it over to her left and waited for her to prepare for him, hands on the table and legs parted as she glanced back at him. "I don't know why but… you look so fucking gorgeous doing that," he couldn't help breathe to her as he grabbed her by the hips. A second later he was sinking inside of her and he was groaning her name loudly as she was more than ready for him. Once they were coupled together he looked ahead at her and started to say her name questioningly.

Beckett was alright; she'd just preferred to feel him; and she reached behind her for the back of his neck. Once she had her hand on it they kissed, his hands all around her front as she moaned into his mouth. They slowly parted before she whispered back to him, "Fuck me Rick, I can feel you want to." She loved the way he held her back and at the same time she then placed her hands back on the table until she was able to move to match his pace that he very quickly obtained. Her eyes were nearly rolling into the back of her head before her husband's hand distracted her from what she was going through already. It trailed down her stomach and then reached her clit, fingertips sliding around it as her skin there was damp already. "Please…" she gasped as he then used just his index finger.

"Please what love?" Castle nearly growled to her. He wasn't surprised when she didn't answer his question and he moved to place both his hands on her sides, running them up and down. "I adore you Kate," he hissed as he wasn't able to really stand what she was making him feel. With her so tight and him so hard their friction was perfect; not so much they were climaxing rapidly and yet not nonexistent so they weren't being stimulated. He was and greatly but for the time being he could control it, using whatever he could as a distraction which he decided he knew what he would do next.

When Beckett was stopped from moving she seemed to already know what her husband was thinking and then turned around as soon as he'd left her. Reaching up she placed her hands on his cheeks cupping them before they leaned in to each other, kissing deeply. She wasn't sure how long they were doing that but once they'd parted she smiled and said, "It was too much."

"It was," Castle said, nuzzling her lips as his hand cupped her right breast underneath. "Do you want this off?"

"Help me up," Beckett replied easily before she allowed her husband to place her on the table. Luckily her kimono was loose enough that she wasn't stuck in place on the table and she was soon wrapping her arms back around Castle as soon as she'd settled in place. Though she wanted to help her husband slip back within her he didn't seem to need her assistance so she merely watched him, biting at her lower lip hard as she felt pleasure the entire time he slid in her. Breathing out heavily she said with a sigh, "Don't wait."

"No," Castle said simply before he started to thrust again. Since he knew that she was ready for him he didn't hesitate and pulled back slightly before slamming back in her. He yelled as she cried out, him from the pleasure and her nails sinking into his skin, and he only hoped as they began to move together she was feeling something similar. But as she pulled him to her so they could kiss he had the idea that she was. Eventually after a few more passionate kisses he pulled slowly away from her and stared into her eyes whispering something to her in Irish.

Biting at her lower lip again Beckett nodded her head as she suddenly found herself unable to speak; but she wanted to respond to his request. When he went down to her breasts she stopped moving as he did the same and she stroked the back of his head lovingly while he proceeded to take her nipples once more. "You should know…" she breathed heavily as the pleasure from his touch was intense already. "I'm so glad you don't mind-" unable to continue as her husband crushed his lips to hers hard, making her groan though she was starting to fight back against him as best she could.

When they'd parted Castle told her a little breathlessly, "I love them alright?"

"I still think-" Beckett began before her husband was crushing his lips to her yet again. "Stop doing that!"

"Can't, sorry," Castle said. He watched her then as she rolled her eyes and then said commandingly, "Lean back."

"Really?" Beckett said, wondering if he wanted to play around with that.

"Lean. Back," Castle said, kissing her after each word. He knew she had planned to do that already so he very quickly followed her, suckling at each breast hungrily before he reached in between them. He felt her tense up as his fingers reached for her clit and gently fingered the swollen nub before she was pushing on his shoulders.

"Fuck me again, I'm going to come!" Beckett said nearly frantically. She wasn't sure how she'd managed to keep from screaming as her husband thrust once more but only cried out a little weakly instead. He was fast and rough and she tried to match him the best she could though it took her longer than she'd been hoping. She realized there was a reason for that and she couldn't help gasping out, "I am coming… love!"

"Come for me Kate, right now, let me feel what I do to you…" Castle said before he trailed off as she took what he'd said and reached her orgasm. He was entranced watching her leaning back against her hands that were on the table again but it was short lived as he was soon following her in his pleasure, chanting her name shortly after he'd begun.

The ecstasy running through her body made Beckett a little unaware of time though she didn't mind it in the slightest as it didn't matter to her. But eventually her body slowed down and stopped and she held her husband to her as he soon reached the end of his orgasm. "Good?" she whispered.

Castle almost tore himself away from his wife, staring at her, and a second later took her down off the table to take her into his arms. He carried her the short distance around the bed and set her down next to it. "Sorry," he said as he realized he was being a little rough.

"Oh don't worry," Beckett assured him as she helped him with her kimono. "I enjoyed that… so much."

Smiling Castle took her robe and set it on the table behind him before he did the same with his own. "Should we-" he started to say before he was pulled over onto the bed with his wife. "Oh, still on top?" he asked in feigned surprise as she pulled him onto her.

"Yes still on top," Beckett replied with a smile, her legs wrapping around his waist. She watched him stare at her and said, "What do you have in mind?"

"Can I try to find it?" Castle asked.

"Do you think you can?" Beckett asked in response and in amusement.

Though he knew it was a challenge Castle moved so he was placing his wife on her hands and knees though she was the one moving. "If you-" he began.

"I'm hoping you do," Beckett said, looking back over her shoulder at him.

Shuddering with that Castle was eager to get started though he tried not to move too quickly while he was sliding within her body. "Ah… fuck Kate," he swore heavily once he was on his hands and knees as well. He looked down as her hands were moving so their fingers could entwine. "Thank you," he breathed to her before he proceeded to thrust. They were moving fast together immediately and he was relieved she was moving with him as it meant she had been ready for him. And he could feel that as well as the friction between them was similar to what it had been the bout before. He needed a distraction and started to kiss at her back before he suddenly realized that it was moving away from him. About to protest he then recalled why they were in that position they didn't usually use except for one reason and with that he did his best to search out her g-spot.

Beckett wanted to help her husband verbally but she knew he didn't want that, preferring to do it himself. But she was aware he didn't mind her moving to help and she did so, using her hands grasping on the sheet on the bed under her for a kind of aid. "Ah… you're… close," she said, the word close coming out in a hiss as he had found it. A few quick, slightly shallower thrusts and she was screaming out his name once as her orgasm was swift to take her over. She was moving with him until finally everything was too much and her pleasure was overwhelming her as darkness took her over.

As carefully and quickly as he could Castle was withdrawing from Beckett before she could collapse on the bed, laying her on her back as she was unconscious. He held her close to him as he lay on his side next to her, kissing her temple gently and murmuring he loved her. He was throbbing a little painfully but did his best to ignore it, not wanting anything until she was awake again. He couldn't stop his hand from going around her body then, gently caressing her until he heard a moan slip out of her mouth. "Kate?" he asked, watching her closely.

"Every time," Beckett breathed out softly. "Did you?" When he shook his head she started to pull him onto her again when he stopped her.

"Wait a little more," Castle said. He was relieved to see her look at him in slight annoyance and he told her, "I just want to make sure you're ready."

"You already know what to do," Beckett told him. She took his hand and placed it down on her mound above her clit saying, "Get started."

Shuddering in pleasure Castle quickly did so and he and Beckett kissed hungrily and sensuously while he was working up her arousal as she was touching him as well. It didn't take very long for them to reach that point and as soon as they had they were settled back together, coupled tightly and kissing before they parted slowly to stare at one another until she spoke first.

"Did you change-" Beckett began before her husband thrust into her and she cried out heavily in reaction as it created a literal explosion of pleasure. She moved with him to meet him and as soon as they were together she took the kiss that he'd been trying to give her. Their lips were crushed and their tongues were rolling frantically before she had to cut it off. "Oh… god!" she moaned as he had suddenly changed the angle of his hips and was thrusting down into her clit. "I…" she began to say before her husband stopped.

"I know I was the same," Castle replied, nuzzling her lips with his own.

"You more than me," Beckett said as she recalled that he'd held back. She stroked the back of his head as she then realized he was incredibly tense and she told him, "If you want to come first you can… it feels like you need to."

"Yeah," Castle said, breathing out a laugh. He pulled away from her to look into her eyes and said, "But not without you."

Beckett was going to protest that but before she could he was pulling away from her and burying his head between her legs. The first flick of his tongue to her clit had her writhing as if she'd been shocked, her body feeling on fire, and she called out to him to try and bring him back to her as she already felt as if she was aching without him inside her.

Though Castle was feeling the same he didn't stop, moving down to her sex and using his tongue to rub across it before he dipped within it. That was only momentary as he found himself suddenly being hauled up before Beckett was grasping at him, holding onto his member tightly. "You couldn't wait?" he said, staring at her as she was still. He was surprised when she shook her head and then realized that she was trying to calm down a little. "Are you ready?" he asked.

Opening her eyes to look at him Beckett merely nodded and then kissed him as he initiated one. At the same time he touched her hand and she immediately knew what he wanted her to do. She grasped his erection again, drawing him the rest of the way to her entrance until he slid within her slowly. She moaned as he groaned heavily in response to their coupling and once he stopped she pulled from their kiss, flicking her tongue against his swollen lower lip. A second later he began to move and she had her legs wrapped high on his waist, moving with him so their hips began to smack when they met. She couldn't stop her eyes from slightly rolling back in response to the sound and the sensation of him getting deep and constantly stimulating her. Eventually she cried out, "Oh Rick… Rick…"

Trailing over her jaw and down to her neck Castle wasn't surprised to feel how fast her pulse was racing underneath his lips. He was trying as hard as he possibly could to hold himself back from climaxing before her but it was becoming more and more difficult. He moved harder and faster abruptly, unsure what in him made him do that but not stopping until suddenly something snapped within him.

For Beckett her orgasm was a relief, partially for the fact she could stop holding back and because she and her husband were doing so at the same time. She cried out his name as her body writhed and undulated underneath him wildly, the ecstasy that took over making her unaware of anything but Castle. She was clawing at his back trying to hold onto him, her heels pounding against his body until finally she was stopping slumping back down against the bed and breathing heavily in response as he continued to thrust. She was stunned when after only a few quick slams against her clit she was climaxing for a second time, nearly screaming and arching her back almost fully off the bed as she called out, "Please Rick don't stop I'm coming! Oh come in me again! With me!"

Though he wasn't sure how it worked out exactly Castle was even more turned on with the begging command of his wife though she'd tried to correct herself. He was doing as she'd asked and rapidly as holding back earlier had made him doubly aroused. Finally he was stopping with a heavy shudder during his last, rough thrust and he nearly collapsed on top of Beckett, whispering her name in a chant as he buried his face into her neck. He could feel her stroking the back of his neck tenderly and something in him stirred before he raised his head. "Not there yet," he breathed out as he stared into her eyes.

"Not even close," Beckett replied with a smile before she let out a slight cry as he turned them both around. But she was able to recover quickly and as soon as he was sitting up she had her arms around him tightly, kissing him as they began to move together once more hard and fast.

With a slight gasp Castle pulled away from his wife and said, "Okay?"

Beckett smiled a little weakly at the question but didn't answer as she gave a slight groan when he moved from her body. She let him wrap his arms around her, holding her tight to him, before she said, "Yeah I wasn't expecting to do that twice tonight."

"Neither was I," Castle said as he'd somehow managed to achieve his goal of making his wife climax a third time and making her pass out after that. "But you are-" he started to say slightly worriedly.

"Enough Rick," Beckett said firmly, interrupting him. "You weren't going to stop, not the way I felt you just now."

"Too much?" Castle said, glancing down at the apex of her legs.

Smiling a little Beckett said, "Slightly so I'll ask you to get the sheets down to the washing machine tomorrow while I'm out."

"Can do," Castle said with a nod, loving the way she laughed at his response. He leaned over and kissed her deeply before they parted and he was soon back with her, kissing her once more but far more briefly that time.

Finally Beckett had to stop her husband as she needed to breathe and said to him with a smile, "You're too eager sometimes."

"What time is it?" Castle asked, raising his head to get a view of the clock on her nightstand.

"Again?" Beckett asked, pushing herself up on her elbows as much as she could.

Castle looked to her in shock; also surprised it wasn't as late as he'd thought and it was still Monday; and said, "You're done, done?"

"I can feel you," Beckett pointed out to him.

"True…" Castle said slowly, glancing down at his erection that was still there.

"What time is it?" Beckett said then to get his attention.

"Eleven thirty," Castle said. "So we've been doing this for about three hours."

"I'm aware," Beckett said simply and in amusement as he was looking at the clock again. She squeezed his shoulder to get his attention and when he was looking to her she helped him up, waiting for him to sit. As soon as he was she straddled him and wrapped her arms around his neck. She was slightly surprised when he kissed her back but soon found out why as his hands slid from the small of her back to her ass. "Not yet," she told him with a smile. "You want me to be ready don't you?"

"Yeah," Castle said, sighing. He was surprised when she cupped his face in her hands to turn him to her and he asked, "What?"

"That doesn't mean you need to stop," Beckett replied. She let out a soft cry as he was pulling her close and proceeded to begin caressing and kissing at her breasts. Her sex was hastily throbbing in response and she tried to get him to hurry so he would take them with her mouth. But he was taking his time and she was almost weeping in frustration by the time he finally did. "Rick," she said with a sigh as he guided her onto his arousal with her help. When their hips met she rolled them against him slightly and couldn't help her smile at his groan of joy. When he looked up at her she said as she slid her hand up the back of his neck to his head, "I love you."

"I love you too Kate," Castle said seriously, looking deep into her eyes that were nearly black with desire. He kissed her and with that they proceeded to move, caressing each other's bodies fervently. Holding tightly to one another they worked together to make sure they attempted at least to slake their need for each other though they were already aware that it would be brief. They both preferred it since it allowed them to see to what degree their addiction was and gave them leave to indulge in it as they were at that moment so ardently as one.