"Kate," Castle called to his wife. "Are you-" he began. "Hey," he said when she opened the door quickly and then stepped out.
"I had a feeling you'd react like that," Beckett said when his gaze became tender as he took in what she had on.
"Did you bet with anyone?" Castle asked as her speaking had shaken him from his stare.
"No, I knew already," Beckett told him easily. She reached him where he was standing by the fireplace and touched the lapels of his blazer. As his hands slid around her waist she smiled, since he was staring at her again, and was relieved that his reaction was what it was. She was wearing an off-shoulder dress that was close to what her dress she'd worn the first time she'd celebrated Mother's Day with Julia looked like. It was a little closer to a charcoal color than black and looser fitting since it was a maternity dress. "So you're ready," she stated.
"Yes, and I can hear a lot of running around outside," Castle told her.
Beckett laughed but then said, "We should go outside and make sure they're alright."
"Before we do that though…" Castle said before he drew her a little closer to him. As soon as she was near enough he leaned down and kissed her deeply on the lips, almost devouring them as they'd hadn't had a chance to do that until then.
Thinking that there was a real chance her knees would give out Beckett was relieved her husband was holding her up. By the time they stopped and pulled away her lips were throbbing, and she sighed saying, "They're going to know."
"We'll just have to risk it," Castle told her. "And I'll do better later."
Rolling her eyes Beckett smiled and leaned over, brushing her lips against his before she said, "I'm holding you to that." When he nodded rapidly she laughed softly and took his hand before they walked together quickly over to the door so they could leave and see where their family and friends were before they could begin their Christmas dinner.
"I guess they went downstairs," Castle said as they saw the hall was empty.
Beckett went quickly over to the stairs and made her way down until she could enter the family room. "Does anyone know you're here?" she asked as the girls, Erin, Maddy and Keo where there.
"We told 'lexis," Eliza said quickly. "We're gonna play."
"With Keo or did you just bring him for his dads?" Castle asked.
"I'll play with him," Eliza said firmly.
"What about Maddy?" Julia asked.
"I'll take Keo," Beckett said as the little girl looked conflicted. "You guys can play with her." She took the baby from Julia and said, "We'll be in the kitchen if you need us."
When they went over to the room Castle commented, "He looks cute."
"He does," Beckett said. "I almost thought he'd be in a suit and bow tie."
"Why, does Patrick like those?" Castle asked her as he was checking on the food that was staying warm in the ovens.
"No but I thought maybe he changed his mind now he has a son," Beckett replied. When her husband looked at her she quickly explained, "We talked about it via e-mail before they brought him home. Why would we talk about that when we were in the Academy?"
"That's what I was going to ask myself," Castle said in amusement. He looked with her at the baby as he cried out and then said, "Practice?"
"I haven't forgotten," Beckett said, rolling her eyes though she knew he was joking. "It would have been harder for them to play."
"Is that what they're doing?" Darnley asked, walking down the hall then. He smiled as his son smiled widely and reached out to him with one hand before he was taking him from Beckett.
"Did they take him from you?" Beckett asked.
"And Maddy," Nkosi said. "Though it helped us to get ready of course."
"Speaking of help…" Darnley said, looking at his husband.
"There isn't much to do," Castle said with a slight smile.
"Still," Nkosi said.
"We'll watch the kids," Darnley said, putting his hand on Beckett's back. He smiled at her when she looked at him and as they walked down the hall he told her, "You should sit."
"You're about four months too soon for that," Beckett told him wryly. "I don't-"
"Kate," Castle called to them. When she turned around; as well as Darnley; he told her, "Have you seen my glasses?"
Beckett couldn't help the smile on her face as she walked back to the kitchen and she looked around the papers with her husband's recipes on them. "You're sure you don't want a holder for these?" she asked as she handed them over to him.
Narrowing his eyes at her as he slipped on the frames Castle said, "I'm good."
"Okay but if you don't keep better track of them you'll be getting one," Beckett said with a smirk.
"I'll keep them on me," Castle said simply.
"Is it weird to see him in glasses?" Darnley asked his friend when she reached where he was waiting.
"No, he only needs them for reading," Beckett replied with a smile.
"Oh, you like them," Darnley said knowingly. At the glare she gave him he laughed and said, "I can tell."
About to protest Beckett stopped herself before she sighed heavily and said, "Yes but not to that degree."
"Would you?" Darnley asked, glancing at his son as they stopped slightly to the side of the doorway.
"No," Beckett said knowing he meant her asking Castle to wear them while they made love. "He probably wouldn't be able to see much." She was relieved when her friend nodded before going into the family room. She hung back for a moment, glancing at her husband who was talking to Nkosi about one of the recipes. She smiled as she recalled the week before when they had gone to check their eyes. All four of them had been fine but her husband had found out that he did in fact need glasses to better see when he read. He'd been disappointed, but she'd done the best she could to reassure him his glasses were fine. Luckily after a week of getting used to them he seemed to be more comfortable with them, just unused to keeping them on hand when he needed them.
Shaking herself of her thoughts Beckett went inside the room, seeing the girls had somehow pushed the coffee table to the side and were playing Ring Around the Rosie. "She seems to like this game," she said to Darnley as she went to sit with him on the couch.
"She does, we taught it to her the second we figured she could do it," he replied with a smile as he watched his daughter. "She loves the falling part."
"I can tell," Beckett said. She then looked over at the doorway as her husband walked in, followed by everyone else. "I think we need to stop them."
"That won't be easy," Darnley replied. "Take him?"
Beckett quickly did so before she stood so she could bounce Keo a little while she watched her friend, Alexis and Louis stopping the girls from going around together in a circle. "Where did you put them?" she asked her husband.
"In my pocket," Castle said nodding down to the one his shirt had. He looked with her as Eliza walked over to them first with Maddy and he said, "Now we can eat."
"We know," the little girl said with a smile. "But we wanna play after."
"You will, let's get to the food before it gets too cold," Beckett said.
The families went together over to the kitchen, going separately since there were so many of them. But they were soon gathered around the table, starting on the meal after Castle gave a very brief toast for the holidays.
"I don't know if I told you both," Brennan was saying when they eventually got closer to finishing their food. "You have quite a nice house here."
"Not as big as yours," Castle commented, finishing the last of his drink.
"And it's not really my house in the sense this one is yours," Brennan replied easily.
"Not mine either," Clara said. She smiled as the two looked at her and then told them, "Oh sure it came to me and Brennan but it's not something we moved into… if that makes sense."
"No, it does," Beckett said. She glanced at her husband and seeing the slightly concerned look on his face told him, "We moved here together love."
"Right," Castle said. He glanced down the table and said, "I guess we should let them play."
"Who'll be watching them?" Martha asked.
"Anyone who doesn't volunteer to help clean up," Castle said. "And I'm begging for some help because there's a lot here."
"I will," Jim said, looking at Darnley, Louis and Brennan who said the same after him.
"I'll see you guys in the family room," Castle told his wife as they were getting up.
"Okay," Beckett said simply, taking her plate and going over to Eliza to make sure she got hers. She wasn't surprised when the men who were going to help Castle worked quickly to make sure the rest of them knew they could leave.
"I'm sure they'll be alright," Alexis said to her stepmother.
Looking past her and down the hall Beckett said, "How did they get down there so fast?"
"Maddy and Keo aren't walking," Alexis said as they were going to the room together. "And the others were doing so really fast."
Beckett laughed and said, "That doesn't surprise me… who was carrying Maddy?"
"I am," Julia said, coming over to the doorway as they reached it. "She won't let me put her down Mommy."
"Here," Beckett replied, reaching for the toddler. She managed to get her from her oldest and set her on her hip. "Are you going to play one of her games first?"
"Yeah, the blocks," Eliza said, hurrying over. "Come and play with us Maddy."
When the toddler smiled widely Beckett set her down before she watched as they went to the blanket in the middle of the room where the other blocks in the set Maddy had gotten that morning were. She went over to the couch herself, sitting with her mother in law who had Keo on her lap. When the baby leaned over to her she took him and said, "How long until his bedtime?" directing that to Nkosi who was near them on an armchair.
Checking his watch, the man said, "I think it is going to be soon."
"Dinner always takes a while," Alexis said from where she and Louis were playing with the kids.
"It never fails," Martha added. She saw movement out of the corner of her eye and said with a smile, "I believe you need some fresh air Kate."
A little startled Beckett turned her head to see what she was looking at and she went over to the doorway. "I thought you'd take longer," she told her husband teasingly as he was there.
"I would have if they hadn't taken over in there," Castle said. "Good luck," he told Clara as she passed them; obviously on her way to the kitchen.
"Are we going outside?" Beckett asked her husband.
"Yes, but quickly," Castle said as they walked over to the door to the backyard. "It's snowing." He was pleased when she merely nodded to that news and they put on their coats and outer layers before they slipped outside to walk down to the gazebo. They stood in front of the seats where they could look out at the beach and he asked, "Do you want to sit?" holding up the blanket he'd brought.
"I think I'll pass this year," Beckett said. She smiled at her husband as she turned to him and said, "We'll have to do this a little quicker."
Castle was going to comment but she was kissing him, even before her arms wrapped around his neck. He was quick to grab her as soon as he could, and they held onto one another tightly before they were parting. There was no surprise to him when it was brief, and he was leaning down to her, crushing his lips against hers hungrily. Their tongues began to tangle together for some time until finally they had to breathe again, and he said, "Six years."
Beckett laughed softly and pressed her forehead against his saying, "Took you a while to announce that."
"It's not an announcement," Castle replied. "Though I guess it sounded like that. No, I'm just amazed it's been that long. Let's head back."
Nodding her head Beckett said, "Are you thinking about our sixth anniversary next year?"
"More the tenth," Castle said slowly.
Making him stop then Beckett said, "What're you thinking?"
"We've toyed with the Europe idea, but I really think we should do that," Castle said. "Give them a tour… or Grand Tour as they used to say."
"A really long time ago," Beckett said in amusement. "I agree but that's another five years so let's focus on the summers before then."
"Sure," Castle said before they went back to the door and slipped inside leaving the cold from the falling snow behind them as they went.
"Did anyone notice we were gone?" Beckett whispered to Darnley when they were in the family room.
"No, they're also saying good night to Keo and Maddy," he replied.
"And they are finished," Nkosi said, coming over to them with a smile. "You two are the last."
Beckett leaned over and kissed Keo's cheek, the baby already asleep, before she said to her friend and his husband, "Too much today."
"For them both," Darnley said as he watched Castle picking up Maddy.
"You'll have the chance to play more tomorrow," Beckett said to the toddler as she kissed her cheek. "Likely because we'll be stuck in the house."
"The kids saw the snow," Nkosi replied. "They're hopeful they can play outside again tomorrow."
"Most likely," Beckett said with a smile, watching her husband saying goodnight to the kids. "You'll come back?"
"Sure, we're playing cards, aren't we?" Darnley asked.
"After," Castle said quickly before the two men left.
"Are you sure you want this game?" Julia was saying to Eliza as their parents came into the room and sat on the couch.
"Yeah," the little girl replied with a nod. "I didn't get to play it yet."
"And it's already set up," Beckett pointed out.
"Are you gonna play Mommy?" Eliza asked, her and her sister smiling at their mother.
"Do you have a fourth player?" Beckett asked.
"Me," Alexis answered.
"Then go ahead and play," Beckett urged them. She and the others all watched as the four carefully tapped out the blocks of 'ice' during their turns before Erin ended up knocking all of it down.
"Can we play again?" Eliza asked hopefully.
"Go ahead," Castle said. When Julia and Erin looked at him he mouthed the words, 'time for bed,' to the former.
"Yeah one more," Julia said quickly as she'd understood him. "I bet I'm gonna win this time."
"No, me!" Eliza cried as they began to put together the 'ice.' She waited eagerly for her turn, knowing she would need to go to bed soon and wanted to spend as much time as possible with her family and friends before her parents took her up to bed and her Christmas night was over.
"Is Eliza tucked in?" Martha asked as her son and daughter in law walked into the room.
"Yes," Beckett said. "How early were they up? I could barely get her up to brush her teeth."
"I don't know, they got me a little after six but I'm really certain they were up well before that," Alexis replied.
Julia, her eyes wide, looked at Erin and then said, "What can we play now?" before any of the adults could say anything.
"Pick a game but you're only going to have time to play one," Beckett said, looking at her watch.
"We want to play cards," Erin said.
"Ah, you heard the two of us talking to your parents Julia," Darnley said in amusement.
"Yep," the girl said with a wide smile.
"We might need to move," Castle said, looking around at everyone.
"Is there a game we all can play?" Brennan asked.
"UNO!" Julia and Erin said together.
"Nearly forgot that one," Clara said to her husband.
"That might end up being a longer game," Martha told her daughter in law as they were all getting up to walk over to the dining room to play there.
"In that case it's alright," Beckett replied. When her mother in law looked at her in surprise she said, "It's still Christmas," before she smiled and went to her chair her husband helped her into. Reaching up to his hand she squeezed it gently before she said, very softly in Irish, "Tell them."
Castle needed a moment to realize what she was talking about before he nodded and then sat down to shuffle the cards. "Kate and I were wondering," he began. "If we went on a summer trip through Europe would you both join us?"
"Are we gonna go to Europe?" Julia asked eagerly.
"We'd like to," Beckett said quickly. "But it wouldn't be for another five years."
"Before your anniversary," Darnley stated. When his friend nodded he smiled and said to his husband, "Maddy will be about seven and Keo nearly six."
"I know, and I think we should go," Nkosi replied. "They should see as much as they can."
"It would be great for us," Clara commented as Castle was passing out the cards to them all then. "Since we're right there of course."
"Who else would go?" Brennan asked his cousin.
"The Fosters," Castle began. "Actually we'd ask them all; whether or not they'd go remains to be seen; but them, the Davises, the McDouglases because I think Skye would know Europe."
"That and she knows a lot of the languages," Beckett added.
"What does she know?" Louis asked.
"Italian, French, German… I think Portuguese too right?" Castle asked his wife.
Nodding Beckett got her phone and texted the investigator saying, "I'll have to explain it to her before I ask her which ones." She waited and very shortly after she received a reply and she smiled saying, "Irish, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, Welsh, Dutch and Greek fluently. And a little bit of Danish, Czech and Hungarian."
"That's incredible," Martha said.
"That's not all though," Beckett said, glancing at her husband as he was reaching into his shirt pocket. "She knows Japanese of course and others too. And now she's learning Croatian."
"You have to wonder at how she can," Brennan replied.
"I know, I envy her that," Beckett admitted. She looked at her husband and asked, "Better?" as he had put on his glasses.
"Having a hard time with the cards," Castle said with a laugh. "But I'm alright now, start love."
"The other way around Rick," Beckett said, smiling at her mother in law who was on the other side of him.
As the game began with them putting down their cards Darnley said to Castle, "You know who you look a little bit like with those?"
"Who?" Beckett asked instead.
"Colbert," Darnley replied. He looked at his friend and said, "Just slightly."
"I thought the same when he got those," Beckett said with a smile at her husband as he was right, the frames were a little like the black ones the comedian had. "But they suit him."
"Thank you," Castle said as he waited for her to put down her card. He went next and they continued to play for some time, taking a while until Clara won as there were so many of them.
"I suppose we should say goodnight to these two," Martha said with a smile as her son and daughter in law were looking at the time.
"We should," Brennan commented.
Julia walked around; hugging everyone goodnight until she got to where her parents were, and they led the way for their cousins. "I can't write in my diary, can I?" she asked as they reached the top of the stairs.
"Unfortunately, not tonight sweetie," Beckett replied. "But tomorrow you could do that in the morning."
"Oh… I think I will," Julia said before she and Erin walked into her room with her mothers. As they were changing into their pajamas she said to her cousin, "That was the best Christmas."
"Yeah," Erin replied, smiling back at her. "Your Christmas is really close to ours."
With a nod Julia let her mother lead her over to the bathroom so she could brush her teeth. "Are you guys gonna play now?" she asked her mother after she'd rinsed out her mouth.
"I'm not sure," Beckett replied as Clara was getting Castle and Brennan. "But I think we will just for a little bit."
"Are you tired?" Erin asked her as she and Julia hugged Macca and JoJo goodnight.
"A little, we didn't wake up as early as you," Beckett said with a smile before she looked over at the doorway and the two men walking inside.
Going to her father first Julia hugged him tightly and told him, "I love you Daddy, thanks so much for all of my presents."
"You're welcome," Castle replied with a smile. "And very welcome; I love you sweetheart."
After she shared a kiss with him Julia hugged him a second time, a little more tightly, before she went to her mother. "Are you happy Mommy?" she asked her with a wide smile.
"Very and thank you for all your gifts too," Beckett replied, leaning down and kissing the top of her head tenderly. She shared a kiss with her after that and told her, "I love you Julia."
"Love you Mommy," the girl said with a smile. Julia went over to the bed and waited for JoJo and Erin to get on it first before she joined her, and Macca lay on the other side of her. She watched Beckett tuck them in and then leave with the rest of the adults. She turned to Erin to ask her if she was awake but was soon able to make out in the dark that she was asleep. She smiled to herself and then settled back, turning onto her side to press close to Macca as she closed her eyes to get some much needed sleep.
Downstairs after the two couples had rejoined the others they began to play poker, though some of them didn't play. After the first game Martha and Jim said goodnight to them and headed upstairs before they were followed shortly after by Alexis and Louis.
"You have to admire them for waking up so soon," Brennan said after they'd gone. He looked at the others and said, "To tell you the truth I'm quite racked."
Hearing the others agreeing Beckett smiled, as it wasn't hard to figure out that slang had meant tired, and said, "We did get to play one game at least."
"So we're saying goodnight?" Darnley asked.
When the others nodded Beckett stood and hugged her friend first tightly, telling him goodnight and thanking him for the gifts. She said the same to Nkosi, Brennan and Clara, her husband doing to the same. They walked together over to the stairs and at the top of it they parted with whispered goodnights before she and Castle went into their room, the door closed and locked firmly behind them.
Reaching for his wife Castle was a little startled when she stopped him and he asked, "What's wrong?"
"No, your glasses," Beckett said, looking at his shirt pocket. "It won't be a very comfortable hug."
"Right," Castle replied. He took them out and set them on the dresser before he turned to his wife to grab her when she was lunging at him, her arms wrapping around him instantly. They kissed hungrily before he tried to pull her over to their bed or the armchairs. But he was afraid of stumbling with her so instead he waited until they were finished which took some time as they were kissing each other as passionately as they could.
"You- Rick!" Beckett began to say before he was scooping her up in his arms. She was a little surprised when he carried her to the armchairs instead of the bed but as he set her down to rush to turn on the fireplace she said, "Are you giving me tonight?"
"Yeah, why?" Castle asked in surprise.
Beckett merely smiled at him before she then walked over to the bed and sat down on the end of it. She tried not to laugh as her husband nearly rushed over to her and got on his knees. "You're lucky I know you can do that," she said, trying to tease him before her smile dropped off her face as he looked so serious.
"I want to touch you," Castle told her, his voice husky with his desire as he took off her heels for her.
"You can, I want you to," Beckett told him seriously before he leaned over and kissed her. She cupped his face with her hands for a moment before she suddenly recalled his knee and she moved away. "Touch me up-" she started to say, wanting to pull him up to the bed. But he stopped her with a kiss and she watched him slowly pushing up her dress. She was a little startled by how heavy he was breathing but she could understand why that was when he kissed her knees gently. "Here," she said, getting an idea before she stood up.
Castle joined her; relieved his knee didn't really hurt doing that, before she turned away from him. He quickly unzipped her dress and said, "You looked stunning tonight my love."
When she was facing him again Beckett told him with a smile on your face, "You don't look too bad yourself."
"You know how you'll look even better?" Castle asked her as he unzipped her dress.
With a smile Beckett pulled it off her arms and stepped out of it once it was past her hips as her husband held it for her. After he'd set the dress on an armchair she moved to take off her panties herself, watching her husband closely as she did so. She quickly tossed them to him once they were off her legs and reached behind her head to the undo the bun her hair had been swept up in. As the locks fell around her shoulders she could see the way her husband was holding himself and she chanced a glance down to his groin. "Painful?" she asked as she saw the way his erection was making his trousers bulge so obviously.
"Slightly," Castle said, reaching her as he had paused a few times watching her. When she reached out to him he wasn't surprised and let her unbutton his shirt before he helped her get it completely off. As soon as that was done he reached for her and kissed her deeply though she kept him from grabbing her. He rolled his tongue around her own before they slowly parted and he watched her reach almost desperately for the fly of his trousers.
"We can slow down once we get on the bed," Beckett told him. She smiled as he laughed briefly and told him, "I know we never seem to do that, but we should try slightly."
"How aroused are you?" Castle asked her, watching her closely.
"A little… we haven't been together in too long," Beckett replied seriously.
"Yeah," Castle said, speaking in an absent tone of voice as he was naked. He followed her onto the bed and very gently pressed his hand to her abdomen for a moment before he was kissing her.
Beckett wrapped her arms and legs around him tightly, not wanting to waste too much time between whatever foreplay they would end up doing and him finally entering her. She caressed the back of his neck lovingly when he suddenly moved away before she saw the slightly annoyed expression on his face. "What is it?" she asked him in surprise.
Shaking his head Castle didn't answer verbally, instead he reached for the pillows so he could tuck them behind her and raise her body up. As soon as that was done he kissed her again but kept it brief before he leaned down to her neck. He kissed around it gently, feeling her pulse racing and shortly after his body was reacting to the soft gasps and moans that were coming out of her mouth. "You're an amazing woman Kate," he said as he pulled away enough to look down at her.
"You can," Beckett breathed as she realized why he'd spoken a little hesitantly. She reached down in between them and moved his hand down to her sex and she cried out heavily as he rubbed a little at her clit. "Oh! Rick not too… not too hard!" she gasped in joy as the pleasure was swift to snake through her entire body.
"I won't," Castle reassured her as he didn't want to get her off too soon either. He then went a little lower, feeling her folds to check how far she was along before he realized he was rubbing her instead because he wanted to feel her arousal as a tangible thing. He was jolted from his realization when she was grabbing his member and he hissed out saying, "We need to start don't we?"
"Yes," Beckett breathed as they had stopped moving their hands and were just holding onto each other. Since she was already holding onto him there was little effort to guide him to her and she parted her legs as far as she could to help him move so he could push the very tip of himself in her. Her breath became rapid and she whispered, "We need to be careful."
"I thought of that my love," Castle said before he slid inside of her sex. He didn't speak again until he was fully coupled with her and said, "I'll take care of it."
"I know," Beckett replied. She was pleased he was remaining still and she took the moment to get herself into position. As soon as her feet were on his hips she watched him pull back before she braced herself for his first thrust. A heavy cry left her, and she arched her back as much as she could before he moved steadily. She did the same as she was a little recovered and held onto him by his shoulders tightly. The friction between them was very strong and she closed her eyes tightly to try and handle what she was already feeling though she could tell it was going to be difficult. She wasn't sure when it happened, but he soon began to move more deliberately and realizing he was striking her clit she warned him, "I'll come if you keep doing that!"
"Don't worry," Castle said shortly as he was more focused on how he was moving. He struck her clit a few more times before he then pulled away slowly and said, "What would you want to do now?"
Beckett wasn't sure why exactly she was so ecstatic at him giving the choice to her but didn't bother to think too hard about it as she then told him, "Get off me."
Scrambling to do so Castle watched her sit up before she was sliding off the bed and he smiled, thinking she was going around the bed to the table. But when she just turned back to look at him he rushed to follow her before she gently grabbed his erection. Hissing heavily, he said, "You're going to kill me."
"No," Beckett said simply before she went over to the windows, not having to pull him as he was quick to follow her. Once they were there she smiled as he took her hands and pressed them against the glass, feeling him being very careful not to press his entire body against her. She then told him, "How this goes I'm leaving to you."
"Thank you," Castle said, unable to keep his voice from sounding eager. He made her get down on her knees; following at the same time; before he placed his hands on her hips to move her so he could enter her. As soon as the tip of himself was inside of her he then slammed against her, knowing she wanted it. Her near shriek of joy let him know he was right before he thrust immediately. He let go of her so he could reach up and hold her hands on the glass, feeling her thrusting against him as well. She was so tight and wet he was afraid he was going to slip out of her which he did a second after the thought went through his mind. He groaned and was about to enter her again when she closed her legs tightly. "Kate," he said, his tone of voice slightly strangled.
"We need to move again," Beckett told him with a whisper.
"Okay," Castle said. He helped her stand up before he picked her up and said, "I hope that was enough moving."
"It was," Beckett said, waiting for him to enter her once again. Luckily, he was soon doing so, and she cried out in joy as the pleasure was as if she'd been seared by the lick of a flame. It was intense and so hot that she had no idea when he'd begun to move; only holding onto him tightly before she tried to move with him before they were kissing deeply. She wasn't sure when exactly he stopped a few minutes later but realized he'd been close that time. "How many times are we going to move?" she asked as she realized he was carrying her.
"From the bed? No more," Castle said, sounding tense as he laid her down and never broke their connection. He leaned down and captured her lips hungrily before he thrust again, feeling her groaning into his mouth before he pulled away to suck at her pulse. As she cried out heavily he varied his thrusts, going twice deep and slowly before at least four of them were rough and fast. The way Beckett was crying out in joy he shuddered and nearly lost his rhythm. He kissed her again but that was brief, and he moved over to her neck again. But that time he went lower, kissing over her collarbone and the hollow of her throat before sliding around up to her lips. That kiss was short yet again and he suddenly felt a rush of energy at everything he was feeling with the friction between them and he rolled around until he was on his back and she was above him.
They paused as they got used to the position and Beckett took that time to help him come up to her and their arms wrapped around one another the second he was set. She wasn't surprised there was no hesitation and they just began to move with her parting her legs enough so she could rub her clit against him. When he realized what she was doing; knowing he could feel her; she explained, "I can change this."
"Then we'll stay like this," Castle breathed out heavily.
"Yes," Beckett hissed before she leaned down and kissed him tenderly on the lips. She moved her legs just enough so her clit wasn't being stimulated and they kissed for a second time, far deeper. She felt him clutching at her back before she moved away to whisper into his ear. She gasped when her husband grasped tightly at her ass before he slapped it and her thrusting faltered as she arched her back with a cry. The throbbing that remained after that made her move again and she shifted enough so her clit was back against his skin.
"You're…" Castle started to say before he held onto her tightly and then kissed her harder than before. Because they were out of breath from their activities he kept that short before he was moving around to her neck and kissing around it. He then groaned heavily as he realized he was close and he wasn't quite sure yet if his wife was. "Love… come for me… I'm so close I've missed this," he groaned to her as she was suddenly clenching her sex around him tightly.
"Missed what?" Beckett whispered. When her husband looked up at her, seeming stunned she told him, "I'm so close," to echo him.
"I missed feeling your pussy so tight around my cock," Castle nearly hissed to her. "Tell me I can have you again; fuck you until I make you scream."
"Please," Beckett said, trying to slow down a touch so she could speak to him. "Fuck me… I don't want to stop feeling your cock so deep inside me, taking my pussy until we both come." She wasn't sure what pushed her to say it but finally she told him, "Come with me Rick, I want to feel you filling me!" She snapped barely a second after and tilted her head back, crying out his name repeatedly. Her ecstasy was strong, and she had to hold onto him to try and withstand what it was doing to her. She was a little distracted when he began to climax and that allowed her to move her nails from where they were digging into his back at his shoulders, feeling the muscles there straining as he continued to move. She was surprised when she didn't orgasm again and sighed as she finally stopped, leaning against him as she felt him go through the rest of his pleasure.
When he finished moving, with three more rough thrusts up against her body, Castle wrapped his arms tightly around his wife and caressed her back gently. "Do we need to make up for lost time?" he asked her with a smile when he felt recovered enough.
"Of course," Beckett replied with a soft laugh. She leaned down and brushed her lips to his before she moved away from him, lying on her back. When he quickly moved to get on top of her she placed her hand on his chest and said, "We need this to be fast."
"Are you sure?" Castle asked, startled that she wanted a quickie.
"Think of what we can do immediately after," Beckett pointed out. She wasn't surprised when her husband shuddered, and she parted her legs as he touched them and wrapped both them and her arms around him as he sank inside her. It was a smooth, swift stroke and when they were fully coupled she cried out in complete joy before they were both moving. She was relieved when her husband immediately did as she'd asked, and the bed was protesting slightly underneath them at the speed with which they were going. It added to the eroticism of the moment; along with their frantic breaths each time they parted from their fervent kisses and the smack of their hips; and she wasn't surprised when they didn't last for very long.
Trying to make sure that he had a steady breath Castle said, when they'd calmed down after what he was sure was an explosive orgasm each, "Should we sleep?" when he was recovered enough that second time to speak.
"Not just yet," Beckett replied with a smile.
"Oh good, I wasn't ready yet either," Castle told her before he kissed her.
Her arms wrapping tighter around him Beckett then felt him starting to thrust and she moaned in delight before she responded to him, eager to see how long they'd be involved with one another as the night went on.
Hurrying back to the bed Castle nearly dove underneath the covers before he wrapped them around himself and pressed closer to his wife saying, "We're not doing too bad so far I think."
"I know," Beckett replied, wrapping her arms around him. "You're cold."
"It's still snowing," Castle told her. "But I'm glad we're back to that."
"Me too," Beckett said with a smile. She gently rubbed her hand over his other shoulder and told him, "Rick?"
"I'm not asleep," Castle said quickly.
"No, I'm just wondering do you think you could figure out more of that story?" Beckett asked him.
Laughing softly Castle said, "I spoiled you with a full and complete one."
"Many of them," Beckett said, smiling. "But try and think of something."
Castle breathed out heavily before he closed his eyes and thought about the memories of that time that were still very strong with him. He had no idea how it happened, but he could swiftly see her holding their baby girl though it wasn't in focus. "She's with us," he said. "But I don't know her name and we're standing outside our house in the front. Alexis is being held by Julia and they're using a pan you gave them and filled with water and soap to make bubbles. Eliza's there too," he added quickly.
"Good, we're just watching them?" Beckett asked, watching him closely and smiling at the one that spread across his face.
"On the porch," Castle answered. "We're talking about the club and that we need to maybe turn it into a restaurant too for the money."
"Are we suffering?" Beckett said.
"No but we're concerned about what's going on after the crash," Castle said.
"So Prohibition goes on for another three years…" Beckett said.
Thinking of the year 1933 Castle closed his eyes again and then said, "No, the next year the club opened back up the way it was, and we continued on as we were… The girls grew up and were fine…"
"The war?" Beckett asked.
"I was forty-two when it started," Castle said, opening his eyes again. "You were forty-one. Julia was nineteen… oh she joined WASPS," he said as that realization came to him. "She learned how to fly from her aunt."
Beckett smiled and said, "I'll have to tell Skye that."
"Yeah but she never fought," Castle replied. "Eliza was fifteen, Alexis fourteen and our baby… twelve. All smart girls of course and they marry well… I think."
"You can't really see," Beckett stated.
"No," Castle said. "And we're together, even at that age, almost every night."
"Pervert," Beckett said in amusement before she watched him get up. She knew already what she was going to do so she allowed him to pull down the covers enough so her abdomen was exposed.
Before he could lower himself down to her Castle said, "Moving?" as his wife had pressed her hand to it herself.
"Yeah," Beckett answered, smiling as she gently rubbed where she could feel the baby. After a moment, she moved her hand and let him kiss her stomach.
"I love you in there," Castle said. "And next Christmas you'll be here with us to celebrate. It'll be a lot of fun."
"He's not kidding," Beckett replied in amusement. "He likes to celebrate Christmas a lot."
"I do, I can't help it it's such a fun time of year," Castle said, smiling up at his wife as she was laughing softly. He leaned down and gently kissed her stomach one more time before he moved up to lie next to her before he covered both of them carefully. "I love you Kate," he said as he ran his hand over her abdomen slowly.
"Hmm, I love you too Rick," Beckett told him as she pressed closer against him. She leaned over and they kissed tenderly before they slowly parted and she said, "Did you ever stop to consider how full the house is right now?"
"I did, which is why I'm so glad this room is sound proofed," Castle said, nodding his head. He then rubbed her upper arm and told her, "Especially after tonight."
"Did you keep count at all?" Beckett asked him in amusement.
"Times or orgasms?" Castle replied.
Beckett laughed gently before she told him, "Times."
"Okay, there was the first time and then we had that quickie," Castle said, holding up his fingers above them. He smiled when she ran her index finger along them before continuing with, "Then we were on the bed before we went to that armchair; thank you for the oral you gave me before we started."
"You did the same for me," Beckett replied, kissing his chest where she could.
"So that's four," Castle replied. "We dozed off for about a half hour and then were together one more time on the table; I really missed that."
"So did I," Beckett said with a smile. She then said, "And the other?"
"Orgasms?" Castle asked her in surprise. When she nodded he thought and said, "We only had two of those once so that would make it six."
"Not bad," Beckett said, smiling as he started to laugh. "Especially since this is our first night back."
"I thought we'd be done in seconds," Castle replied. "So glad I'm wrong."
"Do you think you'll be up to it tomorrow night?" Beckett asked him. When he sucked in a breath of air she told him, "You can't be surprised I want you again."
"I know how you feel," Castle said seriously. When she glanced at him he said, "I hope you won't hit me for this…" reaching for her hand. He wrapped it firmly around his length as he grunted in pleasure at the touch. "I'm sorry," he whispered to her.
"Don't," Beckett said seriously, unable to help her natural instinct to begin stroking him. She moved to the very tip of him after a few times and said, "You're-"
"I know," Castle grunted as she was very deliberate there with her fingertips. "I'm just… aroused… badly."
"Then you should help me," Beckett replied with a smile.
"Do you even want-" Castle started to say before she suddenly kissed him and deeply. He held onto her as they were dueling with their tongues and once they needed to breathe he said, "If you're sure."
Beckett's reaction to that was to grab his hand and pull it down in between her legs. Soon after they began to pleasure each other with their hands until finally he stopped them. "Take me lover," she whispered to him. "Make me feel you again."
"Always my love," Castle said huskily as he moved to lay her on her back and enter her once more. He kissed her as hard as he could once they had a rhythm together and then pulled away to press his forehead against hers. He concentrated on their movements, feeling the curve of her abdomen as he was doing so. He shuddered at the sensation of it brushing against his stomach and he groaned to his wife, "Kate…"
"Rick… don't stop," Beckett gasped out as the pleasure was growing more intense by the second.
"Never love, never," Castle murmured.
Beckett initiated a kiss then and Castle was quick to respond, both knowing they were attempting to make up for their time apart. They put themselves to the task eagerly, wanting to take advantage of every moment they had before they needed to finally give in to sleep. And as they continued to thrust they knew they would enjoy that time immensely because they were together finally and experiencing their ecstasy as one.