Using the chopper and scraper that her father let her use, Eliza smoothed out the very top tier of the sandcastle she'd been making with her sister, Mari and Dani. When they'd returned home her parents had started dinner and she and her sisters had gone out with their grandparents to spend time on the sand though they were only going into the water up to their knees. While they'd been playing the Fosters had come over and their friends' parents had gone up to the house to help with dinner while the rest of them had started to play. "Are we finished?" she asked her big sister and Mari.
"I think so," Julia said, studying it closely. "Yeah, that's good. Now we just need to decorate everything."
"Are they going to be surprised we made a city?" Mari said to her friend as their little sisters were heading to the grass to pluck some long stems.
"I think so, that many buildings?" Julia asked with a smile as Eliza and Dani had made the tinier 'buildings' with a smaller pail mold.
"Are you glad to be home?" Mari said while they were picking up some shells.
"Of course, but I really want to go," Julia said. "And really know who Skye's gonna dance with. It's driving me crazy!"
Mari laughed with her before she threw a whelk type shell into the pail Julia had and said, "Me too, he'll be our… coach?"
"I guess, if we do dance," Julia said. When she saw the look on her friend's face she said in protest, "What? I don't want to say we will; just in case." She saw Mari was about to comment when she heard her grandfather calling to them and realized how far down the beach they had gone. "We better go," she said with a smile before Mari nodded and they took each other's hands and ran together over to where their sisters were.
"Why did you go so far?" Eliza asked her sister when they were with them.
"I didn't see where we were," Julia said honestly.
"Neither did I," Mari was quick to add. She then smiled and said, "But we're back now and we have shells!"
Watching the girls, Jim said to Martha, "I wonder what they'll want to do next."
"Hmm, I'm hoping that they'll stay on land," Castle's mother said. "And they might."
Looking at her, Jim then glanced behind them and saw his daughter was coming down to the grass with Rebecca and he stood up to go over to them. "Is it ready?" he asked her when they were close.
"Almost," Beckett replied. "They're going to bring it out, we need to get the blankets ready." She let him take the one she was holding on top and then said, "How's Josie?"
"She's fine, she hasn't needed you," Jim said. He paused and then turned to his daughter saying, "That sounds a lot worse than I meant it."
"Don't worry," Beckett said with a smile. "I knew." She then let Rebecca take the second blanket from her before she went to her mother in law. "I came to get Josie," she told her.
"I had a feeling," Martha said, relinquishing her hold of her youngest granddaughter. She watched Beckett hold the baby to her shoulder and she smiled saying, "Did my son have you leave?"
"No," Beckett replied, not surprised she had guessed what she had done. "But that's because I feel like I haven't spent much time with her today. And of course, once we get to LA I'll have less time."
"When will you stop nursing?" Martha asked.
"Once her first tooth comes in," Beckett replied. "But she might stop a little sooner; you and Dad will need to feed her by bottle."
"I wouldn't worry," Martha said, sensing her daughter in law had some uncertainty about that. "You'll want to ease her into the bottle."
Nodding, Beckett was about to sit in the chair next to her when she heard Eliza calling to her and she walked down in time to see Alexis and Louis were heading back to them from their walk down the beach. "What is it?" she then asked, turning her attention to the girls.
"We finished the castle Mommy," Eliza said, taking her free hand.
Going to the sand where she'd been able to see the different shapes, Beckett smiled and said, "You had enough time for a city."
Giggling, Eliza nodded and hugged her before she said, "Can we take pictures?"
"Should I get my phone?" Louis asked.
Nodding Beckett watched as the young man started taking pictures of the structures until she spotted her husband and David walking out to them. "Dinner's ready," she told the others with a smile.
Julia, Eliza and Mari were quick to get their fathers and Rebecca to the city, showing it off before they gathered on the blankets. They ate their sandwiches, talking together about their plans though the kids mostly talked about what they wanted to do.
"I just hope they'll be alright with the fact that there will be school," Beckett commented to Rebecca as she was talking to the woman towards the end of the meal. "Please try to come when you can."
"I may be on my own," Rebecca commented, glancing at her husband.
"Dani?" Beckett said in slight surprise.
"She may stay with David," Rebecca replied. "If I come I'll arrive on Sunday morning and leave right after the show. It's the best I can do."
Seeing the doubt on her friend's face, Beckett touched her arm and said, "Does Mari know about that?"
"Of course, we discussed it with her when we talked about her going with you guys," Rebecca said. "She said she won't mind too much but she'll miss us like crazy."
"I'm not surprised," Beckett commented. She was going to speak again when Rebecca squeezed her arm and she looked at her questioningly.
Shaking her head, the woman told her, "I tried to see if it could work but I have cases coming up. And I just took off for the summer; we both did; so it's not working out. But she has a tablet with Skype so…"
"Whenever you want to talk to her just call us and we'll make sure she can," Beckett replied.
Rebecca smiled and said, "I had a feeling you'd do that, thank you. Are you taking them both to the show?"
"Of course," Beckett said with a smile as they stood up. "But Eliza's staying with the others; they're heading to JFK."
"By her own choice?" Rebecca asked with another smile.
"Yeah," Beckett said before they both laughed together. They went to their kids and took their plates, letting them stay so they could play while they stopped their husbands from joining them.
"I have one thing I wanted to ask about," Rebecca said as she was washing and her friend was setting the clean items where they needed to go.
"Why you did that when this is my house?" Beckett asked, nodding to the faucet.
"Exactly," Rebecca said, being serious. She then smiled and said, "No, Adare." When her friend looked at her with wide eyes she said, "Not that, are you staying in the area? You're not going anywhere else since I know you're staying the day after."
Beckett dried a cup and said, "We don't have anything planned the next day. We've thought about going back to the beach on the Dingle Peninsula but we're not going to decide until we're there. It's still a technical vacation of course." She dried the last item she needed to and once they had washed their hands she said, "Would you like to play badminton with the kids?"
"Of course," Rebecca said. "But we're heading home soon. Bedtime."
"It'll be theirs soon too," Beckett said as they made their way over to the door out to the back. "Whether they want to go or not. I'm tired from traveling… and there's more to come." She and Rebecca looked at each other and started to laugh before they made their way down to where their families were playing or talking together.
"Hey love," Castle said as he stepped into Josie's room.
"Hey, you just left them?" Beckett asked.
"They were fine with it," Castle said. "And they're not alone," he said, though he wasn't surprised to see her smiling after that. "But I am surprised they came up here with you," he said as he sat on the bed across from where she was sitting in the rocking chair.
"They usually do," Beckett said, taking Josie's hand where it was resting on her breast. She let the baby curl her hand around her index finger and said, "What about their game?"
"They decided to play with one of their Play-Doh sets," Castle explained.
"Oh," Beckett said with a soft laugh. "Somehow that doesn't surprise me." She watched her husband stand up and take the towel from her shoulder which made her tell him, "Or that."
"I feel like I haven't spent much time with her," Castle commented, leaning over slightly and kissing the top of his wife's head before he cupped the back of their baby's head.
"I said that earlier to your mom," Beckett said. Josie finished nursing, so she handed her over to him, standing up as he started to gently pat the baby's back before she fixed her sundress.
"You were thinking about next month too," Castle commented. When his wife nodded he said, "At least we've got time now."
"We do," Beckett replied, smiling as she watched him gently rub her back. "But right now she needs to get to sleep."
Nodding, as he knew that was her telling him to get the baby to sleep, Castle concentrated on that once she was settled. When he felt her relax fully against him he asked his wife, "Did she take a while?" as quietly as he could.
Beckett merely smiled at him before following him over to the crib, kissing the baby first before Castle was and then laying her down on the mattress. She took his hand while they watched Josie sleeping and finally she pulled it gently so he'd start walking with her to leave the baby to sleep. Outside the room she turned to her husband as he closed the door slightly, waiting for him to turn to her before she wrapped her arms around his neck.
Leaning his head down, Castle took his wife's lips just before he gripped her a little more tightly. He knew they needed to rejoin the rest of their family, but he couldn't help himself and he gently slipped his tongue into her mouth. They caressed against each other for a bit before they slowly pulled apart from one another and he murmured into her ear, "Ní ba mhaith liom an chid eile den oíche seo a dhéanamh," telling her that he wouldn't mind doing that the rest of the night.
Smiling, Beckett moved so she could look into his eyes and she cupped his face with her hands, leaning over to brush her lips against his. "Tá an t-am ar fad againn ar fud a domhain; níos déanaí," she told him, which meant they had all the time in the world, adding the word later last wryly.
Pretending to think that over; after they'd heard the laughter of their other daughters downstairs; Castle nodded and said, "Okay."
Beckett laughed at his English and they shared a brief kiss before they headed to the stairs and down to the family room, getting their daughters' attention when they walked inside.
"Hi Mommy," Eliza said since Beckett was ahead of Castle.
"What're you guys doing?" he asked as the little girl got up and hurried to him.
"Just Play-Doh stuff," Julia said simply. "Josa's asleep?"
"She is," Beckett said. "If you guys want to head home you can," she said to Alexis and Louis.
"We're a little tired from traveling," the young woman said with a smile, not surprised her stepmother had guessed their desire to go to the townhouse. "But we don't want to leave."
"You do want to spend time in your home however," Jim stated.
Alexis looked at him and then said as she smiled again, "We'll come back tomorrow."
"You don't have to," Castle said as his wife nudged him in the side.
"We do, especially if you're going to be going swimming," Louis commented.
"We'll see where we swim tomorrow," Beckett said when Julia and Eliza immediately turned to her. "But we will swim."
"Can we invite the others?" Eliza asked.
"The Davises too?" Castle asked her. When both the girls nodded he smiled and said, "We will but it depends on them if they come over with us."
"We know," Julia said. When everyone was quiet, she looked at Alexis and said, "So you're gonna go?"
"Yeah," the young woman replied, putting her arm around her little sister's shoulders as she came up to her. "I hope it's alright, Louis and I are staying home for breakfast; we'll come over once we're done."
"That's fine," Beckett said swiftly as she knew the girls were going to protest. "We'll be ready for you."
"I'll call," Alexis said as they stopped at the front door. She was startled when her stepmother shook her head and said, "I can't just barge in," glancing between her stepmother and father.
"If we're all here…" Beckett began with.
"Oh…" Alexis said as she realized she was right. "Good point," she said before she turned her attention to her boyfriend who was walking over with her father.
"He's given us some of the sandwiches from dinner Lex," Louis said.
"More than that," Alexis said, studying the bag he was carrying.
"Some milk and fruit," Castle told his daughter. "And some eggs; just until you can get over to the market."
"Should do that tomorrow," Louis told his girlfriend.
"We will," Alexis said before they turned their attention to saying goodbye to her family.
"Are you gonna keep coming over?" Eliza asked after they'd finished.
"Until we need to go to work," Alexis replied. "Night."
"Night," Beckett called to the pair as they stepped outside and went to their car. When the gate was closed behind them she turned to the others, glancing at Eliza with a smile before she took the little girl's hand to lead her to the stairs.
"Are you settled?" Louis asked as he and his girlfriend got onto their bed. It was later in the night and they'd spent some time watching TV together, just taking the time to get used to their new home.
"I don't know… I'll see once we spend more time here," Alexis replied, moving over to him. When he wrapped his arm around her she said, "Once we start our jobs I'll still want to head over to my family's."
"I had a feeling," Louis said with a nod. He then said with a smile, "Do your parents know that?"
"I'm sure they do," Alexis said. She stretched a little and told him, "What will you make with four eggs?"
Laughing briefly Louis said, "I'll tell you tomorrow once I can start. Would you like something special?"
"No," Alexis said, gently caressing his chest though he was wearing a shirt. "But our first dinner…"
"That I'll make for you," Louis commented. He reached up to her head and gently began to run his fingers through her hair, feeling her shake in what he knew was pleasure at his touch. "Alexis?" he asked her.
"What?" she said with a smile as she raised her head a bit to look at him.
"I've told you I've loved your hair, right?" Louis answered.
"Oh of course," Alexis said, reaching up to his head and gently running her fingers through his. She bit at the side of her mouth before telling him, "I'm fond of yours too."
Louis took her kiss but when they parted he studied her and said, "Alright?"
"I'm not sleepy," Alexis said, sitting up with him. She shook her head and said, "I'll make some-" before her boyfriend was suddenly kissing her and hard. She couldn't help crying out into his mouth as he knocked them back. "Wait," she said when he moved away from her. She couldn't help laughing when he looked at her in confusion and she raised her head to brush her lips to his before laying back down. "Clothes?" she asked him finally.
"I see," Louis said slowly. He then smiled before they laughed together, and he kissed her again before they sat back up and he took the bottom of her pajama top and deftly pulled it off. "I wonder," he said. "If this wouldn't be far better in the bath."
"I think that would be perfect," Alexis said while she was pulling off his t-shirt. They leaned in to each other before she let out a slight squeak of surprise as his hand slipped into her panties. "Or did you change your… Louis," she started to say before she moaned when he rubbed his fingers along her sex as he made her lay back against him.
"Just want to see you're ready Lex," he said as he let her go. When she shoved him, he took her hands and said, "But I wouldn't just leave you abandoned ma dame."
Rolling her eyes at his nickname he had given her during their intimacy, Alexis wasn't sure why he had chosen the phrase my lady or to say it in French, but she feigned being annoyed though she enjoyed hearing him calling her that. She then reached out and gripped his hand tightly before nearly hauling him out of the bed. "You'll pay me back for that you know," she told him as they stood in the doorway of the bathroom. When her boyfriend nodded she kissed him hard and squealed for a moment before he swept her inside, slamming the door shut behind them.
Watching the ink run over the side of the ink bottle from her pen, Julia thought for a moment of what she wanted to put in her diary. She was in her room with Macca and JoJo for company while her parents were making some tea and she was being given time to write in her diary which she hadn't done since before they'd left on vacation. Finally she moved the pen to the book and started with the date.
August 2nd, 2020
I know it's been a while since I wrote in here diary, but I was on vacation like I told you about last time. And it was so much fun. So fun. I can't really write that much about it 'cause it was more than two weeks of stuff, but Disney World was awesome. Each park was as good as the others and there were so many fun rides I hope we go back so Lizzy and Josa get to go on the rides they didn't get the chance to ride, especially Josa. Universal Studios was nice, the Harry Potter stuff was in two parks! And they had the Hogwarts Express! And Mom and Dad wore Ravenclaw robes! (I'm laughing in my head right now at all the ! but it was really fun)
And then we went to DC and that was so cool since we went to some great places. We even went to a park there! Well… Mom said it was in Virginia… Williamsburg I think it's called. But it was neat 'cause each part of it was a country, really cool and I have so many pictures from everywhere. It was nice to see Patrick and his family, I know Lizzy loved getting to play with Maddy. I wish they lived here, but Mom said they'll come with us to Brennan's house for Christmas. But that's so far away!
Oh, I need to go, I hear Mom and Dad walking down the hall to me. We just came home today, went swimming in the pool, went to the Family Fun place and then had dinner with Mari and her family on the beach. It was a great day too!
Julia closed her book and quickly got her pen cleaned just as her parents walked in, making her smile over at them before her mother was placing her hand on her shoulder.
"Did you finish?" Beckett asked in surprise.
"Yeah, I wasn't gonna write about the whole trip," Julia replied, standing up and then wrapping her arms around her mother.
"I'm glad you didn't, we wouldn't have been able to play," Castle said after he'd smiled at the two embracing.
"We get to play cards?" Julia asked once she and her mother had let go of each other.
"If you'd like," Castle commented as the two came over to where he was sitting on the side of the bed. "We haven't been able to do this for a while."
"A long time," Julia said. "I hope we can do this in LA."
"We will," Beckett said once they were sitting. "But if you're wondering if we'll be able to play on our own I'm not sure. There'll be a lot of us."
"I guess it doesn't have to be us on our own," Julia said.
"We have time now," Beckett reminded her as Castle was dealing the cards for them to play War. "But I wanted to ask was there anything you wanted to do here before we go?"
Thinking about that Julia took her stack of cards and then said, "I guess just swim here at home as much as we can."
"We will," Castle said. He then noticed a look pass over the girl's face and he asked, "What is it?"
"I wanted to go to the library, but I don't have time to read, do I?" Julia said.
"No, but you have your own books," Beckett said after taking the cards she'd won. "What?" she asked as she'd seen the look the two had exchanged.
"Could we go downtown?" Julia said slyly in response.
Sighing Beckett said, "You get two books for the trip."
"Thanks," Julia said eagerly.
"But you need to practice first of course," Castle said. He glanced at his wife and then said, "And I guess your schoolwork too."
"You meant to say that first," Julia said with a smile after she'd looked at her mother.
"I did," Castle commented, smiling at Beckett.
"Keep playing," she said, rolling her eyes though she was smiling soon afterwards. Beckett then squeezed his hand and said, "We don't have that much time," as their daughter had started to yawn.
"I can tell," Castle said.
"Hey," Julia said as something suddenly came to her. "What about your tea?"
"We just had one mug and we shared it," Beckett answered. "So we've had our tea."
"Oh," Julia said, unable to help yawning widely again. She rubbed her left eye as she was about to reach for her cards when she suddenly felt a hand next to hers. "But-" she began as her parents got off her bed.
"You're about to fall onto the bed," Castle said simply. He smiled at her and said, "And this way you have energy for tomorrow." He kissed the top of her head when she nodded, her arm wrapped around Macca who had laid down next to her. He went to his wife; as she'd set the deck of cards on the desk; and he kissed her cheek.
"Night Mom," Julia said, smiling as her mother came over to her. She hugged her and then hugged her father tightly, telling them both that she loved them. She smiled when they kissed her and told her the same before she hugged and kissed the dogs. Laying down she said to her mother, "I'm glad we got to come back first."
"Believe me I am too," Beckett said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "But for now, sleep."
"I will," Julia said after she had laughed softly. She watched her parents leave the room and she turned onto her side, looking at the wall. She wasn't staring at anything in particular, just listing off dance moves in her head until she finally fell asleep.
"She took a while," Castle whispered as he and his wife were at the doorway.
Shaking her head, Beckett took his hand and pulled him over their room, feeling him walking after her quickly. She didn't speak until the door was closed behind them, only able to utter the beginning of the word she before her husband was kissing her passionately. She responded rapidly and held onto him until they parted, and she caressed the back of his neck before he was murmuring against her lips gently.
"What do you want to do right now?" Castle asked her.
"Remember what we talked about?" Beckett said.
Sighing Castle reluctantly let his wife go and told her, "I do but I was hoping you didn't." When she just smiled he said, "Get ready for bed?"
"Mmm-hmm," Beckett said simply. "But we need to change separately."
"You don't trust me?" Castle asked her in surprise and slightly hurt.
Shaking her head Beckett said quickly, "Myself." She smiled again when he watched her with wide eyes and she went into the closet to change into pajamas. "Rick," she called once she'd finished.
"Yeah," Castle said, watching her walk out into the bedroom. "What?" he said, startled slightly at the look on her face.
"No, I wanted to ask if you would mind me not taking my nightgown to Adare," Beckett said.
"That was always up to you," Castle replied as he went to her and took her hand. "I just asked since you said you weren't taking any lingerie."
"I didn't say I wasn't," Beckett said, though she could recall that conversation well and had specifically said she wasn't for a reason. "I said I'd need to see." She held her hand up to him before he could say anything and said, "I still need to, but I'd like to keep the nightgown out."
"Okay," Castle said simply as he didn't really want to argue.
Beckett was unsure at first if he was fine with that but studying him she realized he was so she squeezed his hand before letting go since they were inside the bathroom. She started to brush her teeth and did so quickly before she was cleaning her face. Drying it off after she finished she suddenly paused and put down her towel.
"What?" Castle asked as he'd been drying his hands and saw her pausing in the mirror.
"It's Julia," Beckett said, hurrying out of the room with him following her. When she opened the bedroom door she wasn't surprised when their oldest rushed into her arms and she held her tightly before bringing her inside.
"Are you alright?" Castle said as he closed the door behind them.
"Come sit," Beckett told her, pulling the girl over to the chairs in front of the fireplace and sitting on an armchair. She brought her daughter onto her lap and wasn't surprised when Julia twined her arms around her and she held onto her, rubbing her back. She smiled slightly at her husband who was sitting on the coffee table in front of her and she turned her attention to their daughter. "Tell me sweetie," she told her.
"It's… I don't think it's anything," Julia said hesitantly.
"Don't say that," Beckett said firmly. "It upset you so much, it's something."
Sighing Julia said, "I was in the dark and I just didn't know where I was… I was alone."
"You're not," Beckett said, wondering what had brought on that nightmare since her daughter had had that one before. "Is it because we've been moving around so much?"
"I guess," Julia said, slightly uncomfortably. She pulled back to look at her mother and said, "Have you had that nightmare?"
"Not exactly," Beckett said. "I'm in the dark too, but I can't find you, or your sisters or dad."
"Oh…" Julia breathed out. She pressed against her again and said, "Sorry about waking you up."
"You didn't," Castle said, feeling that was when he needed to come in. "We were getting ready still."
"Do I have to go back to my bed?" Julia asked them, glancing at her father.
"You do," Beckett said, letting her go so she could stand up. Once she was off the chair she watched the girl hug her father and smiled before the two turned to her, startling a bit her as Julia was smiling herself.
"I can go back to bed by myself," the girl said.
"You can but you don't want to," Beckett told her gently. When her daughter frowned she held her arm out to her and once she was in her embrace she told her, "It's alright you know."
"Is it okay if you come with me?" Julia asked shyly, looking at them both.
"Come on, you need some sleep," Beckett said as she pulled her over towards the door. They walked out together into the hall and she held her close to her side until they reached her room and she let her go. "Did you tell them to stay?" she asked as the two dogs were there on the bed, watching them.
"I did," Julia said. "I didn't want to make too much noise."
"Thank you for that," Beckett said absently. She turned her attention to her daughter and said, "Do you want us to lay down with you."
Shaking her head Julia said, "I just wanted you to tuck me in again."
"Are you sure? It would be fine if we did that," Castle said.
"I'm sure Dad," Julia said with a smile at him. She went over to him and hugged him tightly saying, "Thanks though."
"You're welcome, sweet dreams okay?" Castle said.
"I will," Julia replied. She gave him another squeeze before she went to her mother and hugged her.
"Hold on," Castle said, going to her and sharing a kiss with her. "I know you're going to do the same with your mom."
"Yeah," Julia replied with a smile. She then turned her attention to her mother and said, "I still feel bad."
"It's alright, we were finishing getting ready," Beckett was quick to remind her. She ran her hand over her hair and said, "Do you want us to stay?"
"What if I take a while to sleep?" Julia asked though she sounded hopeful.
"You won't," Castle commented.
"Thanks," Julia said before she sat on the edge of her bed and reached out to her mother. They shared a kiss and she moved to climb onto the bed fully before she laid down and watched Beckett cover her. "Night."
"Night sweetie," she told her. Once she was sure Julia was settled she squeezed her daughter's shoulder and Beckett left her, walking to Castle and taking his hand so they could go to the doorway where they stood to watch their daughter. She wasn't surprised when Julia fell asleep soon after that and sharing a glance with her husband they walked together back to their room.
"Kate," Castle said once he'd closed the door behind them. "Do you really think her nightmare is from-"
"No," Beckett said firmly. She wasn't surprised when her husband just looked at her and said, "It's nerves about the show. We've been talking about it all day, she's nervous possibly being on TV. But I don't want to mention it because it's normal." When he opened his mouth to speak she covered it with her fingers and gently said, "If this keeps happening though then we'll talk to her."
Nodding Castle followed her over to the bed and said, "Do you think it will?"
"No, we just need to stop talking about it," Beckett said. Sitting up against her pillows she watched him walk around the bed and said, "Which will be difficult, I know, but we need to try at least."
"Until we get close to the GMA announcement?" Castle asked her.
"Until then," Beckett replied with a smile. She sighed and said, "But I hope she at least sleeps tonight."
"I'm sure she will," Castle said, wrapping his arm around her. He pulled her close to him, pressing his lips against her temple before he murmured there, "Would you like to get to sleep now?"
"No," Beckett said again. She wrapped both her arms around him before she pressed closer and murmured to him, "I just want to make sure."
"I don't blame you," Castle replied. He reached up to her hair and gently began to caress it as they were both silent for a while. Eventually he started to realize that he was feeling something resting on his thigh. At first, he thought his wife was asleep and he looked down at her, slightly startled to find that she was gazing back at him. "Kate…" he said a little huskily.
With her husband leaning down to her, Beckett was ready when his lips met hers and she slowed her eyes the second they did. She let him lead things before she shivered at the way his tongue slid across her lips before they slowly parted. "Rick," she said, her hands on his shoulders.
"I have to leave this to you love," Castle said, his voice heavily strained.
At first Beckett was going to tell him that she would open the door before he leaned over suddenly and pressed a few kisses to her jaw. "L-lock the door… please," she said, her thought out words flying out the window at the rush of warmth that struck her at his touch. She wrapped her arms around herself as he left her swiftly, and she bit at her lower lip before watching him coming to her as he'd gone to her side of the bed.
"I'm kicking myself inwardly, but you said you wanted to wait for…" Castle started to say as his wife reached down to the bottom of his shirt.
"You can say it," Beckett said. She smiled slightly when he shook his head and said, "Fine, the actual lovemaking. And I did, we have a lot more than that we can do Rick."
Breathing out hard, Castle nodded and then raised his arms as she was pulling up on his shirt. "Should I leave the details to you?" he asked.
"No," Beckett said in amusement before she stood up from the bed, taking off her pajama top. She discarded the rest of her clothes easily before she leaned over and brushed her lips against her husband's saying, "Not much of a show."
"I don't need a show," Castle said, grabbing her and nearly throwing her onto the middle of the bed. When he heard her laughing he leaned down to her stomach and gently kissed at it before he said, "What do you want to do? At the same time? Separate?"
Beckett pulled him back up to her and told him, "You need to take off your clothes first."
"Sure," Castle said before he got off the bed and hurriedly removed his pants and boxers. The second everything was off he moved back to his wife, kissing her deeply before he ran his hand down her thigh that he could reach. Their tongues met in her mouth and he dueled with her for a bit, pulling back as he needed to breathe. "Love…" he started to say.
"Here," Beckett replied, pushing gently on his shoulders. When he moved quickly she had to reach for him as he was going to get out of her reach. She made him lay down before she straddled him, and she told him with a smile, "I figure at the same time like this wouldn't be too bad."
"Not at all," Castle said, reaching over and holding his wife by her hips.
Beckett bit at her lower lip at his touch before she pushed herself to move and she leaned over, resting her hands on his chest. "Do you want me to move when we come?" she asked him.
Shaking his head Castle said, "Go ahead and do what you'd like to."
"Are you sure?" Beckett asked, startled. She kissed him as he leaned over and wrapped her arms around his neck. They lingered for some time, kissing repeatedly until she stopped him and said, "We should start."
"Yeah," Castle said, breathing a little hard. He smiled when she cupped his face in her hands and then grew serious saying, "This is what you want to do?"
"It is," Beckett replied, glancing back over her shoulder as his hands were running down her back. She sighed as he started to gently rub her skin and said, "Would it be alright if we did this separate?"
"It would," Castle said immediately. "Mind if I take care of you?"
Shaking her head, Beckett wasn't surprised when he drew her to him and they kissed again. That time though, they were more sensuous than rough, but they ended up taking some time as the first kiss went into several. Pressing her forehead against his she murmured, "This doesn't need to take long."
"No," Castle replied, eager at that direction. He then waited for her to sit straight on him and once she was set he placed his left hand on the small of her back before reaching with his right. He cupped her mound gently and then said, "Good?"
"I guess," Beckett said hesitantly. When he looked at her she said, "You're just resting your hand on me."
"Right," Castle said before he moved his fingers. He felt for her clit, finding it but not rubbing it yet. Instead he touched her, feeling her sex before he said, "Would it surprise you that it wasn't just in our past life that I read a book on bodies?"
"No," Beckett said in amusement. "So did I. But are you going to move?"
"I thought I already did," Castle told her. He wasn't surprised at the flash of anger in her eyes and he was quick to move to start kissing her.
Beckett couldn't help still feeling annoyed, but she became involved in what his lips were doing to her. When they parted she started to speak, but he stopped her by brushing his lips to hers and she waited, tense, to see what he would say.
"Do you think I can suggest a change to what you had in mind?" Castle murmured against her lips.
"Of course," Beckett said. "As long as it won't take time to get to it."
Hearing the strain in his wife's voice, Castle kissed her deeply while he touched her and carefully moved her so his length was between her legs. When she started to move the kiss ended as they were both groaning in pleasure and he looked down at her to make sure she was being stimulated too.
"Rick," Beckett said, pulling him to her so they could kiss again. They didn't last for long as his erection slipped loose from her and she reached down for him. "You're going to kill me," she said as she moved him until was nestled against her folds again.
"Is this alright still?" Castle asked her, grunting since she was moving again.
Beckett's response to that was to kiss him again and she moaned into his mouth as he cupped her ass firmly, squeezing it before they parted in a gasp of air. "I…" she started to say before it dissolved into a moan as he was running his nails over her back and they were kissing again. She raked her fingers through his hair before he was grabbing her and flipping her around onto her back to her cry of surprise. "What-" she started to say.
Crushing his lips to his wife's, Castle took that as far as he could and then pulled away slowly when they both needed to breathe. He smiled at her and nuzzling her nose with his said, "I couldn't stop myself."
"No, you shouldn't," Beckett said. When she realized what she'd said, she was about to speak when he kissed her yet again. Knowing with that he understood what she'd meant she responded until he moved away, and she watched him slide down her body to her immense anticipation.
Though he knew they were changing plans for a second time, Castle couldn't help himself since he'd suddenly craved pleasuring her as he began to do. Touching and flicking his tongue out wherever he could around her clit, feeling her moving and hearing her moaning heavily in response. "Kate… I can't stop myself… Is breá liom do blas," he told her, slipping into Irish before he pushed himself down fully to her entrance.
Crying out at the way her husband started to literally lap at her folds, Beckett tried to tamp down the flare of arousal her husband's huskily muttered phrase that he loved her taste caused. It was a fight and she nearly couldn't take in what he was doing for her but was lucky to soon just feel it. That was nearly a mistake since he started to rub at her clit and she moaned almost weakly when he pulled away and gently blew on her skin. When he leaned over and flicked his tongue gently against her sex she whispered his name before she was startled to feel him moving against her.
"Just one," Castle whispered to his wife before their lips met. Their tongues tangling together, he reached to her mound and cupped his hand over it again, letting the heel of his hand rub her clit as he was being careful not to stimulate it too much. When they parted he breathed to her, "It's your choice love."
"Get down there lover," Beckett said, trying to be teasing but failing at how much she was enjoying his touch. She wasn't surprised when he kissed her hard and once he pulled back she watched him race down to lay between her legs again. She cried out his name as his tongue was quick to plunge into her and she arched her back at the explosion of pleasure that ran through her instantly. Her legs went over his shoulders and she wasn't surprised when he held them in place since she couldn't stop moving with every deliberate thrust of his tongue.
Doing his best to speed up as fast as he could, Castle couldn't help hoping she would reach her pleasure soon as his own arousal was literally an ache that had by then spread through his body. He did his best to focus on her and realized he was getting his wish as he felt her starting to almost thrash back and forth in her movements. He groaned and then prepared himself as she tensed up below him and shortly after started to call out his name, her voice laced with ecstasy. He was so attentive it was a shock when he realized she had stopped climaxing and he pulled away so he could gently lick at her a little more. He couldn't help pressing a kiss to her sex before he moved to lay next to her, wrapping his arms around her tightly and saying, "Good?"
Beckett laughed softly and then said, "Partially." She wasn't surprised, when she moved, that her husband looked confused but she didn't stop to explain before she was making him get on his back before she slid her lips straight down his chest until she was at his erection. With it up on his stomach, she couldn't help kissing at his erection there, flicking her tongue out as well. She smiled when he groaned and swore a few times before she cupped him and sat up on her knees in between his legs. "What do you think?" she asked. "What we were doing before or-"
Reaching up and covering his wife's mouth with just a few fingertips Castle said desperately, "Your mouth just… I hope that's what you want."
"It is," Beckett said, still smiling. She leaned over and kissed him, not surprised when he held onto her and was responding eagerly. When they managed to stop she moved back down him and then grasped his member carefully in her hands before pressing a kiss to the very tip, watching him closely to see his reaction.
Castle nearly choked out his wife's name at the burst of warmth that shot all through his body and he was just able to recover when he was thrown back into that same warmth as her mouth descended on him when she took him into her mouth. He couldn't help reaching down for her, lacing his fingers through her hair loosely so he wouldn't pull at it. He did his best to watch her; since he was propped up on the pillows; and was surprised he wasn't outright drooling at the sight she made moving rapidly up and down on him.
Feeling her husband's hands near her, Beckett looked up and saw he was watching her though it was being interrupted by the way he was blinking so fast. She knew he'd had to delay in his pleasure so she started to add more to what she was doing to him. When she reached up with her right hand to grasp him gently she wasn't taken aback in the slightest when he immediately began to react. She prepared herself and when shortly after he began to orgasm she was ready for it, working over him the best she could while she listened to him saying her name repeatedly until she felt him slumping beneath her. Once she had finished with him she slid back on his length very slowly until she pulled back off him with as audible a sound as she could make. "Too much?" she asked him.
"No," Castle said simply as he was more concerned with pulling her up into his arms. He kissed her deeply but didn't linger for long telling her, "If you'd have literally popped getting your mouth off that would have been." He laughed when she rolled her eyes and then nuzzled her neck telling her, "That was nice though."
"Hmm, it was," Beckett said. She cupped her husband's cheek before she kissed him gently until they slowly parted. "Is breá liom an blas duitse freisin," she said against his cheek which meant she loved the taste of him too. When he kissed her harder then she would have smiled had she not been involved with him. Stopping the kiss first, she pulled away and asked, "Can we do that again in Adare?"
"We should be able to do it again tomorrow night," Castle told her.
"Pervert," Beckett said wryly.
"Not after what we both just did," Castle said teasingly. He smiled when she pinched his other side and grabbed her hand, bringing it up to his lips where he kissed the back a few times. "But we can do whatever you want in our room… in Adare," he said, adding the last when he realized he needed to specify which room he was talking about.
"I know," Beckett replied, smiling as she'd been watching him. She gently pulled her hand from his grip and then sat up to reach for the bedsheet to cover them. When she heard her husband's heavy sigh she smiled at him and said, "You didn't want to stop?"
"No, and neither did you," Castle said quickly though he set the sheet on him before he took her back in his arms again. He shared a tender kiss with her before he gently rubbed at her arm and he said, "I love you Kate," his lips brushing against hers as he spoke.
"I love you too Rick," Beckett replied, smiling at him as she gently caressed his cheek. They kissed again and when they'd stopped she told her husband, "I want to spend time here with the girls, but I can't wait to get to our room."
"Neither can I," Castle replied. "Both books?"
"Alright," Beckett said, smiling as she could easily hear the eagerness in her husband's voice. She then said, "But we'll swim, be clothed…"
Laughing Castle said, "We will, I'm not going to promise it's going to be most of the day we are. But there will be points."
"Don't get me wrong," Beckett said quickly. "I wasn't asking for us to be most of the day. I'd rather spend more time out of clothes."
"Good," Castle said, his body tense as he was imagining them in the hotel suite already.
"Hey, I'm here love," Beckett told her husband, patting his face playfully. She cried out when he suddenly flipped her onto her back but recovered quickly, wrapping her arms around his neck before they proceeded to kiss.
When they eventually stopped Castle told her, "I adore you Kate."
"Rick…" Beckett whispered to him before they were kissing again.
Though they were tired after returning home, Castle and Beckett couldn't stop themselves from touching one another again. Their anticipation for their anniversary took them over completely and they let it do so. They pleasured each other, blissfully, making sure the other could feel their desperate desire as they did everything they could until it was the seventeenth and they could finally make their way to Adare.