"Everyone settled?" Beckett asked her husband as she was standing at the counter of the kitchen when he walked over to her. She smiled when instead of answering he forcefully held her back against him. "I take it that's a yes."
"It is," Castle replied, leaning down to kiss her exposed shoulder. "I think we should go to bed."
"Not before we have some coffee," Beckett told him before she turned to him.
Though he wanted to protest Castle finally nodded and went over to the coffee machine. As it was starting he turned and saw his wife had sat down at the island making him say, "Are you inclined to at all?"
Beckett was smiling again at that and told him, "I think so."
"You think so?" Castle said, raising an eyebrow at her.
"I'll need to see what you can do," Beckett replied just as the machine was beeping to let her husband know it was ready. She wasn't surprised when he quickly made his cup before he made his way over to her. She took the smaller cups he had used and set them on the island before she was reaching for him. Luckily he knew already and their lips were literally crushed together the second they could close the space in between them. She wasn't startled at how hard they were kissing one another, more so when her husband's hands grasped at her back. "Wait, Rick… wait," she gasped when he was trying to reach for her zipper.
"Sorry, sorry," Castle said, letting go of her and stepping back with a heavy groan. "I was just…"
"Tempted, I'm glad to hear that," Beckett said, handing him his espresso.
Though he wanted to ditch the coffees and sweep her up to bed Castle began to drink, using that to temporarily distract him from his arousal. Breathing out when he was halfway finished he said, "Something about you love…"
"What?" Beckett asked, letting her cup hide her smile.
Castle didn't respond to that verbally, instead he ran his hand down her back before he pushed on it carefully. He was relieved when she got off the chair and he said, "Everything you do," his voice husky.
A shiver racing up her spine at his tone Beckett finished off her coffee before he did the same and she said, "Now we can go."
Nodding his head Castle then grabbed her and led her to the stairs where they did their best not to run up in case it might wake up their daughters. But they were soon in their room and the second the door was locked he picked her up since he hadn't let go of her hand.
Beckett was startled when her husband carried her to the windows before she realized she knew what he wanted. "Do you think I might suggest something?" she asked him.
"Sure," Castle replied though his hands were already on her zipper and were close to pulling it down. He was taken aback when she whispered into his ear and he literally gulped at her suggestion. "Not sure why you think I wouldn't do that."
"More if you want to," Beckett replied with a slight smirk.
"Oh, trust me I do," Castle replied before he crushed his lips down on hers. They were holding onto each other tightly at first but eventually he shook himself and he unzipped her sundress. After it was open he let his fingertips search her skin as much as they could before his wife was pulling away with a gasp.
"Help me," Beckett said rapidly, not surprised Castle looked a little concerned. Her dress was soon on the floor and as soon as it was off she then reached for his shirt while he was caressing her breasts carefully. "Wait," she told him with a smile as she moved away from him. When he nodded she went back to him and they helped one another get their clothes out of the way before coming back together, kissing passionately against the glass. "I'm ready," she murmured to him.
"Me too," Castle replied before they both kneeled on the floor.
"If your knee-" Beckett started to say.
"It'll be fine," Castle assured her gently, kissing at her shoulders. He waited for her to press up against the window then before he moved to be flush against her back. He was soon gasping for air as his wife was reaching for his erection, gripping it tightly and making him groan in pleasure. "Wait, here," he told her before he moved enough so the tip of his length was just barely inside of her.
Her breath coming out in pants Beckett waited for her husband to continue, and waited, and continued to wait as he wasn't moving. "Rick?" she asked with a gasp as right at that second, he slammed into her. She hit the glass slightly as he was rough but she didn't care since almost instantly he was sliding out of her before ramming back in again. His thrusts were hard and she tried her best to respond to him as she didn't think she could really stay still and let him do all the work. Eventually, once she was a little used to him, she reached behind her and pulled him to her so they could kiss. They did that for some time; kissing more than once and hungrily; before they were parting and she could hear her husband whispering to her, making her shiver heavily in pleasure while she listened to him.
"I adore you Kate," Castle told her, reaching up to her breasts to run his hands over them. "I'm not going to stop."
Moaning heavily since he was fondling her as she preferred Beckett tried to speak but it became too hard to do as the pleasure was too intense to be able to force the words out of her mouth. She was also finding it difficult to stay upright and she took the chance to lean her arms against the window before her husband seemed to lose all control.
Groaning out an, "I'm sorry," that was long and drawn out Castle held onto his wife's hips as the sensation of her slightly clenching around him had set him off. He was a little lost before he got control of himself again and stopped. "I… actually… I'm not… sorry," he said as he was panting heavily while he leaned against her slightly.
"It's okay, I don't blame you I was… tighter than normal," Beckett said with a tiny smile as she was pressing her heated cheek to the cool glass. She gasped when he suddenly pulled away from her and she turned to look at him before he was helping her stand up.
Picking her up Castle took her to the bed where he set her down before getting up on it as well. He was going to help her lay down when she stopped him and wrapped her arms around his neck before she kissed him. He responded to her hurriedly, kissing her deeply before he laid her down while their tongues were tangling around each other. He wasn't sure how many times they kissed or how long they were but when they stayed apart he was breathing heavily and he murmured he loved her against her lips before he slid in her again. That time he was careful and intent, wanting to feel her as much as possible until they were coupled once more.
Kissing him again Beckett knew he was drawing things out and she allowed him to do so as she didn't want things to end so abruptly. 'And,' she said to herself. 'I don't want him out of me just yet.'
Pulling back from her then Castle looked down at his wife and was about to lean down to kiss her when she reached up to cup his cheek. As she began to gently stroke his face he turned just enough to try and kiss her hand. But she playfully moved it before he reached up to take it and finally kiss at her palm.
"I can't get rid of you, can I?" Beckett asked him teasingly.
With a smirk Castle said, "After eight years? I think that's an impossibility." He then gave a hard, deep thrust against her before he said, "And at this moment would you want me to go?" When her legs, that had been hooked around his, wrapped tightly about his waist he smiled before he grew serious, leaning down and kissing her deeply. At the same time, he began to thrust in earnest and he felt her cry of joy in his mouth.
Beckett ran her nails down her husband's back while he was moving and as she thrust with him she was a little lost. The way he was moving within her, how deep he was getting and how their bodies were sliding against each other were all affecting her greatly. When he slowed down she breathed out, preparing herself for him ceasing his movements completely, when he did so. "You're going to kill us; both of us," she said as he pulled away a little to look at her.
With a smile Castle brushed his lips to hers before saying, "What a way to go." He laughed when she quickly pinched his back and then rolled his hips against her slightly, watching as she cried out and threw her head back slightly. "Good?" he asked.
"Yes, it's… Oh!" Beckett began before she was cut off when he thrust again. As he continued to, and worked up his speed, she was holding onto him tightly. She thought he might stop again but when he continued and kept on going she cried out heavily before warning him she was going to climax as things had gone to such a point that she couldn't resist.
When Beckett had reached her orgasm, Castle was very quick to follow her as he had no way of resisting the friction between them. They called each other's names and moved against each other as hard as they could as the ecstasy was rough between them both. When they finally calmed down they lay slumped on the bed for a while until Castle could move himself away from her.
Rolling over against his side Beckett reached over to hold onto his other shoulder before she said, "Better?"
"Well, considering I'm still…" Castle said, raising his head to look at himself. "Not exactly."
"You're expecting more?" Beckett asked with a smirk.
"That's the hope," Castle said before he laughed as she pinched at his side. He leaned down to kiss her deeply, reaching with his free hand to run it down her side slowly. When they parted he said, "I thought of something."
"Oh?" Beckett said before she nuzzled her lips against his jaw gently.
Taking a moment to enjoy that Castle paused before he said to his wife, "I'll show you."
Although she wanted to comment Beckett held back before she felt her husband running his hand over her upper arm. She held her breath slightly as he went to her hand, holding onto her fingers before entwining them with his. "This is what you had in mind?" she asked him with a smile.
"Just the beginning," Castle told her reassuringly. He then squeezed her gently and said, "Remember our first night?"
Though there was some temptation to tease him about wanting to reminisce it was fleeting and Beckett then said, "Hard to forget. Are you referencing after that first time?"
"I am," Castle said. He could feel her questioning expression and told her, "We just did this easily."
"I'm not sure what you expected," Beckett said before he let go of her. As his hand slid firmly over her ass to cup it she said, "You didn't do that."
"Wasn't the right time," Castle said before leaning his head down to capture her lips with his own. He turned onto his side before he pulled her up against him so he could feel her. They tangled their tongues against each other several times before they slowly parted and he told her, "This however is."
"Definitely," Beckett replied with a smile before she lay on her back and brought him with her. Feeling their hips pressing together she sighed and undulated hers a bit so she could feel his erection.
"I didn't… ugh, I didn't deflate," Castle tried to joke though it didn't quite work as she was reaching in between them and grasping his erection.
"I can tell," Beckett said, lightly stroking him. "I don't know how that happened though," as he wasn't on his stomach and instead nearly nestled against her folds. She let go of him and asked, "Was your plan to just touch me?"
"A little," Castle replied.
Pushing him away from her Beckett sat up with him and wrapped her arms around him as she'd done earlier. She kissed him lovingly and said when they parted, "I have a better idea," before she leaned to his ear and whispered into it.
"You have the best ideas," Castle breathed before he leaned down and began to kiss at her breasts. He stopped after doing that for a while before pulling back and waiting for her to lean back on her arms. The second she was ready he leaned back down to her and he took her right nipple into his mouth.
Her head falling back in her pleasure Beckett felt the urge to hold onto her husband as he was suckling eagerly at her. And while she was in a haze of pleasure as her breasts were literally tingling and sending that sensation; generating into heat; through her entire body she knew if she moved her arms she'd fall and dislodge him. So she did her best to take what he was giving to her as he cupped her other breast and began to stimulate it heavily to compensate for his mouth being at the other mound. "Don't… don't stop until I… t-tell you," she breathed out as he switched to her other one.
Castle gave a quick nod, making his wife cry out in joy at the sensation he caused there, before he continued. As she had requested he didn't stop until she called his name in a way that let him know she wanted him to pull away which he did. "Now what?" he asked before she was suddenly leaning over to him.
After Beckett had kissed her way over Castle's body they began to caress each other, touching one another as intimately as possible before they were beginning to make love. Their sighs and groans of pleasure filled the room, overpowering the fainter sound of the waves outside as they let the other take their attention fully, gratifyingly.
"Damn it," Castle groaned when he heard his phone alerting him to a text message.
"We had to stop," Beckett said as he hesitantly let her go. "I'm sure it's Alexis."
Castle nodded before he looked at the screen and said, "You're right. I guess we better talk to her." When his wife just smiled at him he said, "I have to wonder what made you think of that after thinking of the girls' bubbles."
When they'd gotten home she and her husband had gone into the office to check an e-mail from their agent and Beckett had told her husband what she'd recalled, telling him she'd also thought about their love making that night two years before. Because of the memories; she assumed; she and her husband had come together kissing as passionately as they could. She said, "It was a nice day."
"Great day," Castle said.
"Beautiful night?" Beckett asked as those were titles of Paul McCartney songs they knew.
"That too," Castle replied. When she brushed her lips to his he said, "We better go."
Nodding Beckett walked with him over to the family room and she told the girls and Martha, "Alexis is ready."
As Julia and Eliza were gasping in excitement Castle turned on the TV and once on the Skype application he said, "Hey sweetheart," to his daughter who appeared on the screen.
"Hi Dad, girls, Kate and Gram," Alexis said with a smile as he got out of her way to see the others. "How are things?"
"Good," Castle said first since he knew she was talking about their case.
"Time for some milk," Martha said.
"We really should have called you before this call… uh, Kate?" Castle asked his wife when he saw that Julia was still there.
"You didn't tell me about the case before; I wanna know," the girl said firmly.
"Alright I just hope you won't have nightmares," Beckett said with a sigh as she knew Julia wouldn't budge. With that she and Castle told the two the details of the case, ending with them seeing Brad at the house to finish with the paperwork.
"So… just because she thought," Alexis began after she and her sister were quiet for almost half a minute thinking that over. "Thought that people were making fun of her husband she killed Eileen and Mr. Fletcher."
"Why didn't she kill his cousin? She did that, she was with Eileen when she was gonna get married," Julia said. "They really call that an affair?"
"They do," Castle replied. "And we thought that over."
"For some time," Beckett said. "And though it never worked out we're sure she wanted to just frame Judy Fletcher to get revenge on her."
"Probably him too," Castle commented.
"But why did he do that? Go off the building," Julia said before she clarified that.
"He knew we were going to find him," Beckett said as they'd found a suicide note at the Cora home in Mr. Cora's office that expressed his guilt at killing under his wife's direction. "And he didn't want to go to jail for something he didn't really want to do in the first place."
Alexis sighed and said, "Obviously he loved his wife. In a really sick way. Call them back so I can see how Lizzy's day went."
Once Martha and Eliza were back with them the girls went over their days together, both finishing up with their dinner at the Greek restaurant after the family fun center.
"It was sooo much fun," Julia said with a laugh as she remembered. "We didn't get to break plates-"
"Again," Eliza interrupted, pouting before she smiled.
"But Mommy and Daddy let us stand outside where the broken plates were and dance a little bit too," Julia said.
"It was fun," Eliza said, nodding her head.
"It sounds like it," Alexis said with a smile. "So I know what you did," she directed to her father and stepmother. "Gram?"
"Oh, nothing special," Martha said. "Nothing worth relating and I'm more interested in what you've been up to since we spoke to you Sunday."
Alexis smiled as she knew her grandmother was speaking mainly about her date with Louis the night before and she said, "We came back of course and got settled in again. And I think you all want to know about our dinner."
"We do!" the girls said at almost the same time.
"Okay so once we left we went over to the sandwich place; we decided we didn't want to do anything too formal," Alexis began. "We grabbed our food and went down by the river and ate there. And we came back to the house and watched a movie together."
"No more?" Eliza asked in surprise.
"That was it," Alexis said and trying not to think of how she and her boyfriend had made love after the movie. "And today we rested since we didn't have classes, though we did take a ride on our bikes around town."
"Sounds like fun," Castle said.
"It was and I have to go because I need some rest," Alexis said.
"You have school tomorrow huh?" Julia asked.
"I do," Alexis replied. "So I'll go but I definitely want to talk to you tomorrow; I just have to wonder when."
"The party," Julia told her sister as she saw Eliza looked confused.
"Everyone's coming at five," Castle said. "But we can call you at four thirty."
"Good, I'll be here," Alexis said. "Goodnight Jules, Lizzy, I love you."
"Love you too 'lexis," Eliza said first. "Have fun at school."
"I will," Alexis replied with a smile before Julia spoke.
"I love you 'lexis and I wish you could be here for the party," the girl said.
"Me too," Alexis said, really meaning that as she knew she could have handled her mother slightly if she had been there. She then turned her attention to Castle and Beckett and told them, "I love you too Dad, Kate. I'm interested in hearing what you're going to be doing tomorrow."
"We love you Alexis," Castle replied. "And I'll be interested in hearing too."
"We'll be planning for the party," Beckett said, trying not to sigh as she rolled her eyes at the smirk her husband was shooting at her.
"Of course," Alexis replied, smiling herself. "Night Gram, I love you too."
"Good night darling, I love you and of course have fun around school if you can," Martha said.
After the screen was blue Castle said to his mother, "Around school?"
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," Martha replied.
"It still doesn't make sense Mother," Castle said.
"What do we do now?" Eliza asked, going to where her parents were sitting on the couch.
"Pick something to do," Beckett told her.
"Anything?" Julia asked interestedly, standing a little behind her sister.
"Go, you're wasting time," Castle told them teasingly. "What do we have left?"
"Did she ever text you back?" Beckett said in a low voice though she was speaking in Irish.
Shaking his head Castle said, "Should we get something else?"
"Another dessert, just in case," Beckett said. "What's what?" she said, seeing the girls coming back to them and holding a box.
"An early Christmas gift," Martha replied as she came back into the room after the two. "I bought this the other day and decided now was better since we're getting into the winter weather."
Glancing at the window where it was still raining Beckett said, "Did you two tell her thank you?"
"They did," Martha told her with a smile. "After they finished hugging me."
"It's bowling," Eliza said happily.
"We can see that, will we all get to play?" Castle asked. When the little girl nodded he got up and studied the picture on the box before saying, "We should take this to the hall it looks like it's a long game." He picked up the box and said, "Think I can balance this on my head?"
"No," Eliza said, giggling.
"Come on, dare me," Castle pretended to beg.
"Weren't you just saying something about them wasting time?" Beckett asked as she walked by him and took the box.
"You're no fun," Castle said in a mock petulant voice. When they caught up to her in the hall he kissed her cheek and then helped her set the game out. "This is nice," he said, seeing the plastic lane the pins were resting on at the end.
"I thought the same myself," Martha said. "Which was why I bought it."
"Shh," Eliza said to them. "I'm gonna bowl."
"Oh, so sorry," Castle said quickly before he smiled at her as she giggled.
Throwing the bowling ball down the lane Eliza held her breath and cried out in joy when she knocked the pins down. "I did it! I got…" she started to say as she went to her mother.
"A strike," Beckett said with a smile, hugging her before she went to help Julia set the pins back up before the girl was standing at the end of the lane for her turn.
Rolling the ball Julia realized why her sister had gotten a strike since she herself had thrown it down the 'lane.' She laughed when Eliza hugged her at her strike and she said, "We were lucky."
"That and you take after your mom," Castle said.
"Good," Eliza said firmly. "Now you Mommy."
"You want me to play?" Beckett asked her with a smile. She watched the girls then rush to the game and set the pins up once more before Julia came to her to hand her the small bowling ball that went with the game.
"You'll do good Mommy," Eliza said with a smile.
"We'll see," Beckett replied before she aimed and rolled the ball. She started to laugh when the girls' mouths dropped open at the fact she missed two of them and when she had calmed down enough she said, "I guess you have to throw it down or else you won't get them."
"I'll keep that in mind," Castle said as Eliza was bringing the bowling ball to him. Once the pins were set he rolled the ball down and smiled when he got a strike. "That's good advice," he said to the girls. "Mother?" he then told her as he turned to her.
"No, no, I'll just watch," Martha said as she leaned against the wall watching them.
"Do you want to want a chair?" Beckett asked her. When her mother in law shook her head she then turned back to the others as they continued to bowl until her husband held his arm out to her. "Okay, I think it's time to wrap this up," she said.
"Is it?" Eliza asked.
"Just think," Castle said as he and Beckett were picking up everything with the game. "This time tomorrow you'll have played with your friends after our dinner."
"Girls," Martha said, smiling as the two had rushed to her and were hugging her tightly. "I'm not leaving yet."
"Still," Julia said simply before she looked up at her. "Will you play with us tomorrow?"
"I may, it depends on what you want to do," Martha said.
"Bows and arrows?" Julia suggested.
"If it's not raining," Beckett commented as Eliza gasped eagerly at the idea.
"Come on, time for bed," Castle said, grabbing the little girl and placing her on his shoulders.
"Do we need to take a shower and a bath?" Julia asked.
"No, tomorrow though you'll have to before everyone comes over," Beckett said. "You'll be able to play," she told the two as they looked dismayed. "Can you take care of her?" she asked her husband, glancing up at Eliza.
"Wait," Martha said. "I'll say goodnight now, come here Eliza."
After being taken off her father's shoulders Eliza wrapped her arms around her grandmother's neck and kissed her cheek saying, "Night Gram, I love you."
"I love you too darling, sweet dreams," Martha said, sharing a kiss with her.
After Eliza was down on the floor Julia hugged her tightly and said, "I love you Gram, see you in the morning."
"Goodnight darling, I love you too and sleep well of course," Martha told her before sharing a kiss with her. "Goodnight you two; will you need my help tomorrow?"
"Go see your friends to say goodbye Mother," Castle told her. "We can handle the rest and there isn't much of it."
"Alright, I'll see you for breakfast," Martha said with a smile. She waved to them and then went to her room before she turned and watched the four splitting up, smiling again at Beckett and Julia who were talking seriously as they went down to the girl's room.
"If you have a nightmare tonight-" Beckett was saying to Julia as she was taking off her clothes.
"Mommy," the girl said in slight exasperation as she interrupted her. "I won't I know stuff happens like that." She paused and said, "Can I write in my diary?"
"Sure, but why don't we wait until your sister is in bed," Beckett told her.
"Okay," Julia said before she picked her pajama shirt off the bed. She glanced at her mother and seeing she was looking away she breathed in for a moment.
"Sweetie," Beckett said with a smile as she looked at her daughter. "Are you looking?"
"A-at what?" Julia stammered at being caught.
"I did the same thing myself when I was your age," Beckett told her. "It's going to take you a little longer I think." When Julia looked at her in slight uncertainty she said, "It was the same for me."
Though she felt as if her cheeks were on fire Julia nodded and hurriedly pulled on her shirt, trying not to sigh as she'd seen no change in her body. She'd been thinking more and more about how it would as she knew her class was going to be learning Family Life very soon. "I just wonder how I'm gonna look," she told her mother finally as she finished changing.
"I did the same," Beckett said with a nod. "But it happens."
"D-did daddy do the same?" Julia asked, knowing her face was likely blazing as she stood in front of her mother.
"Yes," Beckett replied simply. She then gathered her daughter in her arms and murmured to her, "We're all curious about growing up."
"But what's different?" Julia asked her. "I know boys are different but… the statues aren't right, are they?"
"I'll tell you when it's time," Beckett said gently. "Brush your teeth for me."
"Okay," Julia said, squeezing her mother tightly once before she then hurried to the bathroom. "Thanks so much for the baklava," she said as Beckett was soon leaning against the doorway. "It was yummy."
"I'll agree," she said with a smile. "And I think I ate too much."
"Me oo," Julia said, trying to speak around her toothbrush.
"Finish before you talk," Beckett said slightly laughingly.
As soon as Julia had done so she said, "I don't think it will take me too long to write in my diary."
"Think of something but something not too long," Beckett said, wrapping her arm around her shoulders before they left to go out to Eliza's room. "She's asleep already?" she asked her husband in a whisper, startled at the sight.
"I think the arcade was a lot for her," Castle said with a smile as he'd expected that reaction from his wife. "I said goodnight to her and Rita already."
"Go and say goodnight to her," Beckett told Julia.
Hurrying to the bed Julia whispered, "Love you Lizzy, night." She went down to Rita and hugged the Hound around her neck, kissing her head. "Thanks for not chasing our bowling ball."
"I think she followed her brother's example," Castle said in amusement before he turned his attention to his wife who was leaning down to their youngest.
"I love you Eliza, sweet dreams," Beckett told the sleeping little girl after kissing her forehead. She tucked her in the rest of the way and went to Rita, scratching behind her ears as the Hound licked at her arm. "Goodnight Rita, if you sleep under the covers with her don't knock her off the bed." She smiled when the dog merely stared at her and she leaned down, kissing the top of her head. She then left with her husband and their oldest, turning at the doorway before Castle turned off the lights. When they went to Julia's room she told him, "She wants to write in her diary."
"Oh, cool," Castle said.
Julia laughed at her father and said, "I won't take that long."
"Hurry I'm eager to do… something with you," Castle told her.
Going to her desk Julia got her diary out, got ink into the pen and wrote the date and then the beginning of the entry.
November 12th, 2019
Today Mommy and Daddy finished their case and it was really sad what happened. It was two people who were married and the man jumped and killed himself because he didn't want to go to jail for what he did. But Mommy and Daddy said that his wife told him what to do and made him think he had to kill the lady 'cause she was making fun of him…
That sounds so stupid, like a little kid… if that's what happens when you grow up that's kinda scary. But then they talked about something with 'lexis about how the man was really in love with his wife. I wonder
Julia stopped there and then turned to her parents before she said softly, "Mommy, Daddy?"
Looking over at her at her tone Castle asked, "What's wrong?"
Shaking her head Julia asked them, "Would you do what the man did today in your case?"
"What do you mean?" Beckett asked with a slight frown.
"If something happened to… Mommy would you-" Julia started to say.
"No," Castle said firmly as she'd been talking to him. "I have you and Eliza to take care of. Also your big sister to watch out for too."
"Don't worry about it," Beckett told her as she realized what the girl was thinking. "It's not something you should think about, you'll be saying maybe or what if for a long time. And that your grandmama told me."
"Oh, okay," Julia said. She turned back to her diary and thought for a moment before she then began to write again.
Never mind diary, I guess if you're in love it can be hard to think smartly
Julia stopped and then asked her parents, "Is smartly a word?"
"It is but how are you using it?" Beckett asked.
"It can be hard to think smartly," Julia told them.
"I would use clearly," Castle suggested.
"Thanks," Julia said with a smile before she went back to the book.
I mean clearly (Mommy and Daddy told me that), I wonder if I would feel like that about anyone?
But that doesn't matter, dance class was interesting 'cause we did the marathon dance then and it was really tough. I was moving and not stopping and boy did I lie down on the floor with Peter after. I just hope when we dance at the competition things are a lot better and I have to remember not to lie down on the floor. Since Mommy and Daddy finished their case early they were there and then the best part of today happened. We got to go to the fun center!
Gram was with us and we went to play mini-
Julia stopped and scribbled out the words play and mini- before she was writing again and Castle and Beckett watched her as she scribbled a little furiously in the book.
First, we went to eat a snack, some Greek yogurt and then we went to play. Then we played mini-golf and after were some games at the arcade which was very fun. They had a coin slider game and I got a lot of quarters from that one, Lizzy too. We had enough tickets for bubbles and I hope it gets warm enough and stops raining for us to use them.
We ate dinner at the Greek place which was yummy of course before we came home and talked to 'lexis. She had a nice dinner last night with Louis so I can tell she's super happy.
There Julia paused before she made another paragraph and started to write again after thinking of how she wanted to word what to say next about that night for a bit.
I looked at myself again when I was changing but nothing was different and I wonder why Eve said her body's changing already? She is two years older than me so I guess that's why. But I think Mommy said it took her a while to become a woman. How come I'm so weird about that? I want to become one but then I still wanna be a kid. It makes me mad because it shouldn't be a problem. Oh well, I guess when my body wants to grow up it'll let me know.
One more thing, we're having the party tomorrow and I wonder how it'll go. Hopefully it's a good one since I get to see my friends!
"All set?" Beckett asked her daughter as she saw she was closing her diary.
"Yeah, I hope I can write tomorrow," Julia said, smiling at them as she went to the bed. She stepped over to Macca first and wrapped her arms tightly around him saying, "He's so big now."
"He's full grown," Castle said as he and his wife were watching her. "Just be glad he's not tilting your bed in that direction. He smiled when the girl laughed and then came to him. "Good?" he asked her, rubbing her back as they embraced.
"Yeah thanks for today it was a lot of fun," Julia said, pulling back a little so she could look at her mother too.
"You're welcome," Beckett replied. "And like your gram said we're going to have a bigger group at dinner tomorrow so better that we had a family one tonight. And let you two play."
"Is there a reason?" Julia asked with a smile.
"Just to make up for having to work on Sunday," Castle told her.
"Oh," Julia said. "Can we play a card game?"
"Get your deck," Castle said when Beckett nodded.
"Should we be worried our daughter has a deck of cards in her room?" she asked him.
"I don't think so," Castle said nonchalantly.
"You had a deck, didn't you?" Beckett asked with a smile.
"Since I was five," Castle replied.
Beckett shook her head, smiling before she turned her attention to their daughter so they could move out of the way and let her get up on the bed.
The three began to play poker, Castle and Beckett teaching their daughter to play stud poker, which took a while and nearly so long they almost passed their oldest's bedtime.
"We could have stayed up," Julia playfully protested after she slid her legs under her covers before Macca lay next to her.
"We might let you do that tomorrow but not for very long," Castle said. He glanced at his wife and said, "I didn't forget about their school."
"Say goodnight to her Rick," Beckett replied simply.
"Okay, I better," Castle said, turning to Julia.
"I think so," she said with a nod. She smiled as she wrapped her arms around her father's neck and told him, "I love you Daddy."
"I love you too, sweet dreams okay?" Castle asked.
Julia nodded before they shared a kiss and after parting she turned her attention to her mother asking, "You do love Daddy a lot, right?"
"I do but I wouldn't go to the extreme when I have you and your sisters to worry about," Beckett said, slightly dismayed that her oldest was still asking about that.
"Even 'lexis?" Julia said.
"Yes," Beckett said. "You don't need to worry sweetie," she then said as her daughter hugged her. "Concentrate more on tomorrow and the party."
"Okay," Julia said. She pulled back and told her mother, "I love you Mommy."
"I love you too sweetie, sleep tight," Beckett replied before they shared a kiss and she tucked her in once Julia was lying down. She pressed a kiss to her forehead before going with her husband to the doorway where they turned to check on their oldest.
Seeing Julia was closing her eyes Castle took his wife's hand and together they walked out after he shut the lights off. When they were in their room he closed the door and said, "Are you taking a shower or anything?"
"No, you?" Beckett asked as she glanced at him.
"No," Castle replied. "I guess we should change." They went over to the dresser where their pajamas were and he told her, "I was thinking of playing chess." When he saw that she was pausing he said, "Not that, just regular chess."
"Thank you," Beckett replied. "Though I wish I could muster the effort for the other chess we play."
"Me too," Castle said before he leaned over and kissed her cheek in passing before they went to the bed to change.
After they'd brushed their teeth Beckett set up their chess set on the bed as her husband was getting them some tea. When she finished soon after she got up carefully and went to the windows to look outside. It was still raining but she could see the waves breaking down on the beach. "We might not be able to walk tomorrow," she told her husband when he opened the door.
"I had a feeling," Castle said. "Hopefully the girls won't mind again."
"We've walked almost every day up to this point," Beckett said as she turned to go back to the bed before she found that he was right in front of her. "And we'll impress upon them the point that you and I need to wrap everything up."
"If it's still raining," Castle replied as they went over to the bed together.
"Oh, now you're changing your mind?" Beckett asked with a smile, sitting carefully with her mug.
Shrugging Castle took his phone out of his pocket and asked, "Want to listen to music?"
"I'm guessing you have a song so yes," Beckett replied.
"You've heard it already," Castle told her.
"Yes, but we're not dancing and you look eager for me to know which it is," Beckett said.
"Have I told you I love you lately?" Castle asked her.
"I love you too, hurry and make your first move," Beckett urged him.
"Wait," Castle said.
Beckett jumped slightly at the sound of the music at the beginning of the song before she realized which it was. She glanced at him before he was moving one of his pawns and she needed to pay attention to the game as well as the lyrics.
How I love you baby
So don't let me wait too long
How I love you baby
So don't let me wait too long
How I miss you baby
So don't let me wait too long
How I miss you baby
So don't let me wait too long
'Till you're here by my side
Now only you know how to dry up
All of those tears that I've cried
Here with our love
Now only you know how to lay it down
Like it came from above
You know it's you that I love
Now don't let me wait too long
Now don't let me wait too long
Now don't let me wait too long
Now don't let me wait too long
Now don't let me wait too long
As those lines were being sung in between some instrumentals Beckett smiled across the chess board at her husband as she recalled it when Skye and her band had played the song while rehearsing.
"I think that would be Mary singing those lines," Castle commented. "At least internally."
"And let me guess," Beckett said quickly after another line was sung. "You for me."
"Of course," Castle said before he laughed while she playfully tossed his knight at him. He set it down and quickly grabbed her hand to squeeze it tightly before they focused their attention on the game and the song yet again.
'Till you're here by my side
Now only you know how to dry up
All of those tears that I've cried
Here with your love
Now only you know how to lay it there
Like it came from above
You know it's you that I love
So don't let me wait too long
So don't let me wait too long
How I miss you baby
So don't let me wait too long
How I miss you baby
So don't let me wait too long
Don't let me wait
Don't let me wait, don't let me wait too long
"I think George must have had a marathon recording that," Beckett said.
Though he was slightly disappointed at her going to the singer himself Castle tried his best not to show it and said, "Skye too remember?"
"I do," Beckett said before she took his other knight. As he was looking down at the board she waved to him and when he glanced up at her she leaned over. She was relieved when he did so too and she kissed him before saying, "Thank you."
"I should have played this in DC but forgot about it," Castle said before he brushed his lips against hers and then sat up straight.
"True but this sounds like one of George's songs to a deity," Beckett said. "Don't worry," she added quickly just in case he might think she wasn't touched by his choice. "I know why you picked it."
"It's either way with George," Castle commented. "Well…" he said after he paused for a moment. "Except for Dark Sweet Lady."
"Definitely for Olivia," Beckett said with a nod. "What?" she asked when he paused in reaching for his bishop piece.
"No, just thinking," Castle said hurriedly.
"Play it another time love," Beckett said with a smile. "I'm about ready to get some sleep."
"Yeah this is almost done anyways," Castle said as he looked at the board. He glanced at his wife but remained quiet until he had checkmated her king. "Nice, it was close," he said as he cleaned off the board to put the pieces away.
"I almost had you after you got my last pawn," Beckett replied.
"That's where I got worried," Castle replied. He watched her pulling down the covers after he set the chessboard on the coffee table and asked, "Fireplace?"
"Leave it," Beckett told him. "We're going to sleep soon."
"It's only nine," Castle pretended to complain as he went over to the bed.
"We're not going to sleep right this second," Beckett told him. "And I don't want to be exhausted at the party tomorrow," she added, climbing onto the bed and underneath the covers.
"That's true," Castle said as he joined her. He then kissed her temple as soon as he was next to her and he said, "But since we're not going to bed right now…"
"Before you start," Beckett said as she knew what he was suggesting and she agreed with the idea wholeheartedly. "Play the song."
"Right now?" Castle said in slight surprise.
"We've done this before," Beckett told him with a smile.
"Not often," Castle said. But he then got his phone again and pressed play before he turned to her and while the song was playing he kissed her deeply, neither of them stopping as they slipped into multiple kisses while the song continued.
My dark sweet lady
You really got to me
You gave me everything
I've really fallen
You came and helped me through
When I'd let go
You came from out the blue
Never have known what I'd done without you
My dark sweet lady
Your heart so close to mine
You shine so heavenly… and
I love you dearly
"I didn't think we were going to last all the way through," Castle told her with a smile.
"You were intending that from the start, weren't you?" Beckett asked though she was smiling too.
"That was my hope," Castle replied, feeling his breath getting under control again.
"That was a short song," Beckett pointed out to him.
"All the more to just pack those kisses in," Castle said, exaggerating his words and gesturing with his hands around her.
Beckett smiled and shook her head before she said, "You're lucky I don't mind that."
"I don't see why you would," Castle replied. When she looked at him he told her quickly, "It's enjoyable for us both."
Beckett brushed her lips against his before she said, "I'll agree but don't try doing that again."
"I will," Castle said.
Giving a mock sigh Beckett tried to move away from him when she gasped as her husband was suddenly pulling her onto his lap. "Yes?" she asked teasingly.
"Nothing I just didn't want to let you go to bed yet," Castle told her.
"What if I was about to fall asleep?" Beckett asked him.
"Then I'd tuck you in," Castle replied. "But I wouldn't let go of you."
Beckett rolled her eyes and said, "A little sappy."
"It is but I'm standing by the sentiment," Castle replied.
Beckett laughed softly before she said, "Alright but watch whatever else you say. It's late and I don't want all that sap; too sweet for my stomach."
Castle laughed himself in response and brought her to him, kissing her gently on the lips before they deepened it at the same time. Their tongues tangled together for a very long time before finally they parted. He held her close against him, feeling her leaning her cheek to his shoulder before he gently rubbed her upper arm.
"I love you Rick," Beckett murmured.
"I love you too Kate," Castle said, turning his head to press against the side of hers a little more. They sat like that for a long time before he began to speak saying, "Kate, tomorrow we-" before he stopped himself as he looked down at her enough to see that his wife was asleep. He smiled at the sight and then helped her move so she could lie down.
"It's alright," Castle said gently as she awoke slightly. When she relaxed again he made sure they were both covered completely before he lay down and brought her against his side. Gently kissing her forehead, he watched Beckett cuddle up against him and he held her tighter. He murmured again that he loved her in Irish before he closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly to the warmth of his wife secure within his arms.
