It was after 10:30 when Castle and Beckett arrived back at the loft. They were laughing, each with an arm around the other. Dinner with the Fallons had been wonderful. Kate couldn't remember ever laughing so much. The food was excellent and the wine flowed freely. She really liked Jimmy's wife. They had joked about how nice it was to get their 'boys' together for a play date. Kate hoped they would be able to get together with them again sometime.
Rick and Kate may have been a little tipsy but certainly not drunk. Castle unlocked the door and held it open for Beckett to enter. He hardly had the door locked before Beckett threw her arms around his neck, pressing her lips to his. Castle cradled her head in one hand, his other hand on her side, his thumb lightly caressing the curve of her breast. He allowed his lips to caress hers. Her tongue probed for access and he willingly granted it. Their tongues jockeyed for position as the occasional moan broke the silence. Castle lifted Beckett up and she wrapped her legs around his hips. A surprised laugh escaped Castle's mouth breaking off the long kiss.
"I wasn't expecting you to attach yourself to me," he said grinning at her as he held her in his arms.
"I've been waiting all day to get you alone, Castle." Beckett wasn't laughing. Her eyes were smoldering with desire and need. She leaned in and flicked his earlobe with her tongue then nibbled at it. Castle gasped as an electric current travelled through his entire body. Her legs tightened around his body as she thrust her hips into his. Castle stumbled towards the bedroom hoping to make it there before his knees buckled. His shoulder bounced off the door frame as they entered the bedroom. He was unable to think about anything except getting Beckett naked in his bed. His intense desire for her harkened back to their first night together. Oh the things he wanted to do to her.
Beckett curled into Castle's side pulling the sheet up to cover them both. She had a contented smile on her face. Her fingers lightly teased his already sensitive skin on his abs and chest until he finally put his hand on top of hers to still the movement.
"That was exquisite," Beckett said smiling.
"Exquisite? I've never heard wild passionate sex described as exquisite."
"I wasn't talking about the wild passionate sex. I was talking about the slow, deliberate, sensuous sex. You know, round two." Beckett explained.
"Ah," Castle replied in acknowledgement giving her shoulder a slight squeeze. "It was exquisite now that I think about it."
Beckett could tell without looking that his eyes were closed and he was fading fast.
"Castle?"
"Hmm?"
"Hey, it's after midnight. I want to watch the show," Kate said.
"Show?" Castle wasn't even trying to wake up enough to carry on a conversation.
"You know – Jimmy Fallon, you and me on TV, ring any bells?"
"You want to watch it tonight? We have it DVRed. We can watch it tomorrow." Castle was really tired and the bed was so comfy. He pulled her in a little closer hoping she'd just snuggle with him.
Kate sighed, "Fine, I'll watch it by myself."
"OK," he grumbled. "I'm getting up." He almost fell as he tried to get his uncooperative legs into his pajama bottoms.
"Hey you want some popcorn?" Kate called out already in the office.
"Sure," Castle replied unenthusiastically as he emerged from the bedroom still groggy.
"Hey, Castle, you have a message on your machine." Kate noticed the blinking light on the desk phone.
Castle stumbled over and pushed the button. This message is for Richard Castle. I'm Alex Montrose, an attorney with the firm of Martin, Craddock, and Bazzini. Please call me at your earliest convenience. My number is 212-555-4529.
"What's that about?" Kate asked.
Castle shook his head. "I'm not familiar with that firm. You know it can't be anything good. Maybe someone wants to sue me." His eyes darkened, "By God it better not be Meredith with more demands."
Kate took a hold of his arm. "Hey, let's don't worry about it until we know what it is about. Come on let's watch some TV."
Castle deposited himself on the couch and turned on the TV while Kate made some popcorn. She soon joined him just as Jay Leno's musical act was finishing up.
"I'm almost as nervous now as when we actually did it," Kate said throwing handfuls of popcorn into her mouth.
"Hey, slow down," Castle advised. "You can't be hungry after that huge dinner we had."
"You're right. It's just nervous eating," Kate explained as she chomped on a mouthful of popcorn.
After his monologue and his Friday Thank You notes, Jimmy finally announced his guests, Rick Castle and the beautiful Kate Beckett. Kate leaned into Castle's side to enjoy the show.
Jimmy explained to the audience that he and Rick had met at a charity event over 10 years before and they did an act together where they did impressions. "How about doing one for our audience?" Jimmy encouraged and the audience applauded with approval.
"OK, I've got to stand up for this. I'll do a little Captain Kirk. You gotta love spaceship captains." Castle loosened his shoulders in preparation then suddenly hunched his shoulders, hands reaching for the audience, "Spock! What are…the odds that we'll… survive the…Klingon attack?" He spoke with Shatner's strange halting manner freezing his body at each pause. The voice along with the mannerisms were very good. The audience howled. Castle sat down. "I can only do about 5 people, but you can do anyone," Castle said to Jimmy. "Do a little Travolta for everyone."
Jimmy immediately complied doing the 'Saturday Night Fever' Travolta. The audience loved it. Castle and Jimmy joked for a few more minutes then Castle plugged his book and Kate related that she had resigned from the NYPD to focus on her relationship with Castle. They broke for commercial.
Kate turned to look at Castle. "You really are funny, Rick. I always knew that you kept things lighter at the precinct but you never really got much encouragement from us. Wow, the way you and Jimmy play off each other is amazing. You guys are so funny. If that writing thing doesn't work out, maybe you could become a comedian."
Castle smiled, "Thanks, but I think I better stick to my day job. Hold on I'm going to grab my phone." Castle hurried into the bedroom and soon returned with both their phones. He was already tapping on his phone as he sat back down.
"I'm checking twitter to see what people are saying. Listen to this – 'I love RichardCastle', 'You can be my captain any time', 'Rick Castle is so handsome and talented!, ' RichardCastle and JimmyFallon should go on tour together', 'Better stick to your writing'. Oh, I guess not everyone is a fan."
"OK, here we go," Castle said as the show started up again. Kate grabbed Rick's bicep with both hands and huddled into his side as though they were watching a scary movie.
Jimmy announced the debut of the 1st Nikki Heat song. Jimmy and Castle each sang their verses while doing their horrible dance. After the chorus, Kate came over and sang a sultry 3rd verse. There were catcalls and whistles coming from the audience.
Kate buried her face in Castle's shoulder and groaned, "It's like a train wreck. I don't want to watch but I can't take my eyes off it."
All 3 finished up the chorus dancing like dorks.
Castle grinned, "There is nothing more liberating than making a fool of yourself on national TV."
"Maybe no one I know saw it," Kate groaned.
Castle checked his phone again. "Here's some more twitter responses. 'Kate Beckett is hot', 'Kate Beckett should get a recording contract', 'Love Nikki Heat!', 'I've never been arrested by someone that hot!', 'I'd commit a crime if I could get her to investigate me.' Wow, you sure have a lot of fans, Kate. Oh, here's one for me, 'Rick Castle, you've put on a lot of weight'. That's so rude! Kate, am I fat?"
"Of course not!" Kate exclaimed. "But you have put on a few pounds since we met."
Rick looked down at his belly. "It was so easy to keep the weight off when I was young. But really I'm hardly fat. Seriously, why would someone even say that?"
"Hey don't worry about it. Whoever said it is probably obese but wants perfection from people in the public eye. I'm certainly not going to kick you out of bed," Kate said with a sly smile.
"That's the only thing that matters to me," Castle said with a smile leaning over to steal a kiss.
Simultaneously, both their phones went off.
"Hey, Alexis," Castle answered. "Did you like it?" Castle listened a few minutes. "Yeah, I'll be sure to tell her." Another pause. "OK, love you, Pumpkin."
Castle looked over at Beckett. She was still on the phone not saying anything but occasionally rolling her eyes.
"Lanie?" Castle asked. Beckett nodded.
"OK, yeah, well, thanks, I think," Beckett spit out. "Well, do you want to talk to him?" Beckett handed her phone to Castle.
"What'd you think, Lanie?" Castle asked with a grin. It was a couple of minutes before he got to say anything else. "Yeah, well Jimmy caught me off guard asking for an impression."
"I'm glad you liked it. Wasn't Kate's singing amazing? Almost as good as her dancing." He teased, his blue eyes twinkling with mischief. Kate smacked his arm. "Alright, good night, Lanie."
"Who's Alexis spending the night with tonight?" Kate asked.
"I think it's Whitney tonight. They've been spending a lot more time together lately."
"Does she always spend so many nights away from home?" Kate inquired.
For the first time Castle thought about the fact that his daughter was spending quite a few nights away from home. It got him thinking and a little worried. "She doesn't normally spend so many nights away. Maybe she is just experiencing her freedom now that she is out of high school." That wasn't really what he was thinking. He needed to talk to Alexis to see what the real reason was. He hoped she wasn't upset by his relationship with Kate.
He didn't want to ruin their evening so he smiled at Kate and said, "Hey, there's at least a few people that thought we did great tonight." He pulled Kate into his arms. "Come on. You had fun didn't you?" Kate's lips were trying to quirk into a smile but she was resisting. Castle suddenly pretended to be serious, but his eyes were still smiling. "If you don't tell me the truth there may be torture involved." He wriggled his eyebrows at her.
"Hmph," she replied.
Castle suddenly started tickling her, "I warned you." He already knew her ticklish spots and he was being merciless.
"Castle!" she shrieked as she struggled with him. Kate was soon laughing hysterically and almost crying. There didn't seem to be any way to get air into her lungs. She wriggled and pushed and squirmed and suddenly her elbow connected with something solid. Castle sat back immediately holding the side of his face. "Oh, Rick, are you all right?" Beckett was wide-eyed and breathless.
"I'm fine," he replied. "Maybe I should stick with tickling children instead of taking on former detectives."
"Let me see," Kate said pulling his hand away from his face. "Ooo, I caught your cheek pretty good. You better ice it down." She went to the freezer and came back with a bag of frozen corn. "Serves you right."
"You never did answer my question," Castle said quite seriously. He pressed the corn bag to his cheek and winced slightly. He eyed her quizzically truly wanting to know if she had enjoyed their night.
Beckett smiled at him. "It was a mixture of insane fun and pure mortification." She stepped closer. "I think I can face anything with you – even public humiliation."
Rick grinned at her a little lopsided, "I knew you were having fun!" He put his arm around her and pulled her close. "Now is there any chance that we can go back to bed?"