Staring down at her later that evening, he smiled as she realised she'd fallen asleep against his chest, her eyes shut tight while her head rested on her hands on his chest, his arm wrapped tightly around her, keeping her securely against him. He'd never seen anything as beautiful as Kate Beckett sleeping peacefully on the sand, her breathing in time with the sound of the waves crashing against the sand just a few metres away but leaving enough distance to not soak them with the warm water. Sitting up slowly, he heard her groan but he smiled as she didn't wake up, smiling more when she didn't wake up as he slipped her into his arms and carried her into the house, using his feet to open the doors. Slowly entering the bedroom, he smiled as he continued to hear the crashing of the waves from outside while the woman in his arms remained perfectly asleep, making lying her on the bed easy. Stepping away, he smiled as he watched Kate Beckett sleep peacefully amongst the deep red blankets, her brown hair curled from the earlier games in the sea while the red bikini remained flattering on her body.
"You really are beautiful Kate" he sighed as he grabbed his bag and began to get out his clothes, knowing how much he wanted to change out of the outfit he was wearing into something more comfortable and suitable for bed. Slipping into the en-suite to change, he smiled as he enjoyed the peace of his Hampton paradise, enjoying it even more by the fact he had the gorgeous detective that he loved in the room next door. Quickly changing, he slipped out and sat himself down on the other side of the bed, looking down at her once more to see her completely out it, allowing him to finally relax next to her, his fingers running down her arm while his eyes ignored the obvious scars. He didn't care about them, they were part of her now, and he just wanted her and whatever came with that he just saw as part of the package, a package that he wanted more than anything in the world.
"Rick" she whispered a few moments later as she turned in his arms, her eyes now wide open as she looked at him. "Can we just stay here forever?" she asked quickly as he sighed and shook his head.
"I don't think so, people would come looking for us and then we'd never be alone again" he explained as she groaned. "However we can always come back whenever you feel like it, just you and me. Our personal paradise" he announced as she nodded, sitting up slowly to look at what she was wearing, groaning as she realised she needed to go and change again. "Go on, I'll let you steal another one of my shirts" he laughed as she smiled and walked over to his bag, pulling out a deep red shirt and disappearing into the en-suite herself like he'd done a few minutes earlier, his eyes not moving off the door as he heard her groan. "Bandages" he quickly hissed to himself before he got up and knocked on the door.
"Yes you can come and help me Castle" she moaned from within the room, a smile appearing on his face as he opened the door to see her standing there in her bikini, her hands resting on her hips as the stuff she hated so much rested on the sink. "I hate this Rick, I hate not being able to do everything myself like before" she moaned, his eyes rolling as he began to dress her wound again, humming to himself as he did.
"I haven't heard you sing for ages Kate, I miss it" he commented quickly, feeling her shiver under his hands as she remembered the club and everything that had happened there. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to remind you" he whispered, pressing a kiss quickly against her cheek before sighing. "It just came into my head" he added, her smile growing as she took in his apology.
"Rick you were just being you" she sighed as she turned to look at him. "I don't want to sing again, it reminds me too much of everything. It reminds me of the club and everything that happened there on top of all the memories of my mom, I can't bring myself to just sing again, not even along to the radio" she sighed, a tear running down her cheek as he finished her bandages and looked up at her. Bringing his thumbs across her face, he removed the tears and sighed, resting his forehead against hers as she bit her lip. "I used to love it, I loved being at the club Rick because I felt wanted and talented, look how that ended up" she sighed, staring down at the bandages around her stomach.
"Let's not think about that right now, okay, let's think about better things" he sighed, touching her cheek as she nodded. "Like going to bed because unlike someone, I haven't slept all day and am beginning to get exhausted" he announced as she rolled her eyes and kissed him gently. "Now hurry up and change, I shall be in bed when you're finished, so speed woman" he declared before leaving the room, the smile growing on her face as she watched him shut the door slowly.
XOXOXOXOX
"Kate" he whispered the following morning as he shook her gently, wanting her to wake up. "Kate your phone is ringing so please wake up and answer the annoying contraption" he begged as she groaned and shook her head. Leaning across her, he smiled as the morning sun rested on her making her more beautiful than before as she continued to sleep. Picking up the phone, he groaned as he hit the button and pressed it quickly against his ear. "Kate Beckett's phone" he announced. "Richard Castle speaking because someone is being lazy" he laughed.
"Hi Rick, it's Jim, I was just checking to see whether she's alright" Jim slowly whispered as Rick sighed and relaxed in the bed, his arm wrapping around Kate quickly, bringing her close to him as she turned in her sleep and rested her head against his chest.
"She's brilliant. We went on the beach yesterday and I managed to get her into a bikini which was a miracle in itself" he smiled, realising a few moments later that it probably wasn't the best idea to tell his girlfriend's father he had got his daughter into a bikini. "I didn't put her in, she put herself in it, I didn't even watch" he announced quickly, trying to make it sound better but failing at it, Kate looking up at him now to see the worry covering his face.
"Rick why don't you just get off the topic of my daughter in a bikini? It's not something that I really want to hear about" Jim suggested as Rick quickly nodded and sighed. "So what else have you done?" he asked as Rick looked down to see Kate staring at him, a smile on her face.
"Well Kate then decided to fall asleep on the beach for the whole afternoon and most of the evening he laughed as she groaned and smiled at him. "And then we just went to bed, I think today will be probably most of the same but would you like to speak to her? She's awake now" he declared as Jim quickly whispered that he wanted to and Rick passed the phone to a now sat up Kate.
"Hey dad" she announced, the sound of her voice the happiest it had been in a long time. Smiling at her, he leant across and kissed her cheek before climbing out of the bed to have a shower. "Rick said what? Yes dad I was in a bikini and no dad Rick didn't put me in it" she answered, glaring up at the now embarrassed man. "Dad, no please don't start having that talk, I really don't want to hear it I just got up" she moaned as she buried herself under the blanket to cover her embarrassment as Rick bit his lip. "Dad we don't need protection because we're not doing anything" she squealed, Rick laughing as he watched Kate kick under the blanket, acting like a teenager which made him laugh more. "Okay I am not talking to you now dad, you're so embarrassing" she moaned before the room fell silent. Sitting up slowly, she glared at him before climbing out of the bed to wrap her arms around his neck. "Richard Castle when we have a baby you can do the sex talk when there a teenager in need of it" she declared as he smiled at her. "Have I got something on my face?" she quickly asked as she noticed him staring at her, his head shaking quickly as he touched her cheek.
"It's just you said when we have a baby, I never thought you'd say that" he smiled as she bit her lip and giggled, his arms tightening around her quickly. "And when we have a baby I promise to have the sex talk with them and don't worry I'll do it the most detailed way that will put them off sex forever" he declared as she rolled her eyes. "I had that talk with Alexis once but mother stopped me going any further" he remembered, pressing a kiss against her forehead gently.
"You really are special Rick" she laughed before walking out of the window to admire the view again, Rick admiring her as she stood there staring out at the sea in front of her.