After arriving back at the loft Rick set up his projector and white screen for Alexis and Kate. Of course, Kate laughed and said they would be fine with just the normal television screen, but Rick insisted. He said it was the best way to watch a movie and Kate just couldn't argue back when he seemed so adamant.

Once the screen was set up, Rick took their pizza preferences and said he'd call to have it delivered by 6:30, giving them a few hours of just girl time while he hid away in his office.

Alexis let Kate decide on a movie saying it was good manners to let the guest choose. Knowing Alexis wanted to watch a girly movie, she selected The Lizzie McGuire movie. She'd never seen it before but knew that Hilary Duff was quite popular so she guessed it couldn't be too bad.

About half way through the movie, Alexis went upstairs to her room and came back down with nail polish. "Want to paint your nails?" she asked.

"Want to paint them for me? I don't wear nail polish often so I'm not very good at putting it on," Kate said.

"Really? Mom never lets me do hers. She says she likes the way the professionals do it. I'm too messy."

"Yes really. Go ahead. I'm sure you'll do a brilliant job."

Kate really didn't like the sound of Alexis's mother at all. She wondered if she had always been like that and if Rick even knew the person she was when he married her. It was possible she changed after they got married. Realising it wasn't something she really wanted to be thinking about, she focused on Alexis who was pulling out all the nail polish she owned.

Alexis laid the colours out and picked a bright pink colour for herself, and Kate opted for more of a nude pink colour. She chose a colour that wouldn't be so obvious if she didn't get around to taking it off before going back to work in a few days.

Alexis started painting Kate's nails paying very close attention to them to make sure she didn't get nail polish where it wasn't meant to be. Kate was actually quite surprised at the level of concentration Alexis showed, but she didn't want to distract her by talking to her so she kept watching the movie, while Alexis painted.

It wasn't long before they both had their nails painted. Kate had helped Alexis with her right hand because it was difficult for her to paint with her left. After that they both sat with their fingers splayed out letting their nails dry until the movie finished.

"Alexis," Kate said, after turning the movie off.

"Yeah?"

"I'm not sure how to say this because I don't want you to take it the wrong way. I love spending this time with you, I just want you to know that I don't want to take the place of your mother."

"I know," Alexis said with a smile.

"Oh," Kate was shocked by the sound of Alexis's voice. Kate had been worried that Alexis was trying to replace her mother, but now she wasn't quite so sure. "You just keep bringing up your mother when I do things with you and I thought maybe you were…"

Alexis laughed. "Mom doesn't always show up when she says she will, she's not really very good at keeping her word and we barely see each other, but she's still my mum, and I'd never purposely try and replace her. It's just nice to have a grown up to do these things with. I can guarantee there's going to be times when I need a female to talk to, other than grams, and well if mums not around, it'll be nice to know that I've got you I can talk to."

Kate pulled Alexis into her arms. "Well of course I'll be here for you Alexis."

"Don't worry, I'm not going to start calling you mom or anything. That would be kind of weird," she laughed. "I'm sure you'll make a fantastic mother one day though."

"Thanks."

When the pizza came they all sat down and watched another movie while eating dinner.

Rick realised looking down at the left over pizza, he had possibly gone a little overboard when he ordered three pizzas for them. He may have been able to eat a whole pizza when he was hungry but, he didn't want to look like a pig. He knew that Alexis definitely couldn't eat a whole pizza, and with Kate's small size he was sure, she probably couldn't either.

"Looks like we'll be having left over pizza for breakfast tomorrow," he said to Alexis.

"Dad, pizza is not good breakfast food!" Alexis responded shaking her head.

"Oh, I don't know Alexis," Kate said going to help Rick put the left over pizza in one box. "Sometimes I think left over pizza in the morning is better than pizza in the evening."

Alexis was shocked. "Really? You eat left over pizza for breakfast?"

"Yeah, if I order pizza for myself and it's just me, I usually eat some at dinner, and some for breakfast."

Rick butted in before Alexis could respond. "Well, next time you order pizza, order it here, and we'll eat with you, then you wont have left overs."

"I just ate with you, and we have more left overs than I would have if I was on my own."

"Ok, so next time I wont order so much," he shrugged, closing the fridge after putting the pizza inside.

"You're just trying to find reasons to get me to come over more, aren't you Castle?" Kate said leaning with her back against the bench.

He walked over to join her, placing his feet either side of hers, and his hands on either side of her body, leaning in close. "Maybe."

"You don't need food to tempt me over here," she said as she placed her hands behind his neck.

"I know." He quickly gave her a peck to the lips and then pulled away. "Now, I do believe it's Laser Tag time."

Alexis jumped up from her stool. "I'll go get the stuff. Kate, want to come help me carry it all. Dad you can make sure there is nothing out that can get broken."

"Yes sir!" Rick said, saluting his daughter.

"This sounds dangerous," Kate said.

"No, it's fine. C'mon." Alexis said as she grabbed Kate's hand and pulled her through to the office where the guns and vests were kept.

About five minutes later they returned to the kitchen where Rick was waiting. He wondered what had taken them so long but realised Alexis was probably explaining to Kate how everything worked.

Rick and Kate joined teams as they had discussed, leaving Alexis to fend for herself. They crept around the house, hid behind couches, and occasionally shot at each other, but it seemed they were always too slow or weren't getting clear shots.

After they'd been creeping around for a while, Kate called Rick into the office and he guess she had a plan.

She did have a plan, but it wasn't the plan he was expecting. As soon as he got to the door she pulled him though and spun him around to face her. She closed the door with her foot behind her before backing herself into it and again, pulled Rick against her fastening their lips together passionately, and immediately fisted one hand in his hair.

Rick knew they were in the middle of a game, but the kiss was so demanding, he just couldn't pull himself away, and his body responded immediately, as he pushed Kate further into the door, trapping her completely. It wasn't long before he'd forgotten about the game, and the fact that Alexis was creeping around probably still looking for them. But then Kate started giggling, and he heard faint footsteps coming through the other doorway behind him.

He turned quickly at the sound but he was too slow. Alexis shot him before he even managed to aim his gun.

"Gotcha!" Alexis said, before running back out the door, through the kitchen and upstairs into her room.

Kate couldn't stop herself from laughing. The plan she and Alexis had come up with worked better than she had imagined. She's just glad Alexis came in when she did, because she wasn't sure she would have been to keep control for any longer than she did.

Rick turned back to face Kate. "I thought we were a team? And this whole time, you had a plan with Alexis? You were still ganging up on me, and made me think that we had a chance of winning?"

He looked genuinely upset and Kate felt a little bad but she'd seen the joy on Alexis' face when she got her shot and it made it worth it. "Us girls, we gotta stick together," Kate said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"I can't believe you planned that?" he said. "That whole making out with me against the door way, Alexis was okay with that?"

"She just said to distract you in any way possible."

"And that's what you decided to do?" he asked confused.

Kate shrugged. "It worked didn't it?"

"Maybe a little too well."

"I may have got a little carried away."

"Well, I should go check on Alexis and make sure she's not completely grossed out by seeing her father devouring his girlfriends face."

Kate laughed, "It really wasn't that bad."

"Think about it from a ten year olds perspective."

"Okay, maybe it was kinda bad. You go see her, I'll still be here when you get back."

Rick ran out of the office and upstairs quicker than he'd probably ever gone before, and he really didn't know if it was because he really felt like he needed to talk to Alexis or if he was just wanted to get up there faster so he could get back down to Kate sooner.

A few minutes later, he was calmly returning back to his office, but Kate was no longer there. He spotted the bathroom light on in his ensuite off his room, so he made his way through. Kate had changed into her chemise again, and was just brushing her teeth, so he stood back watching her.

"Alexis ok?" she asked once she'd finished.

"Yeah. She was laughing about everything and she's probably already fallen asleep," he said.

"Oh, that's good. I'll try and think of another distraction technique next time. One that is maybe a little more child friendly."

"Good idea," Rick said making his way to the basin. "We'll save the less child friendly distractions for games between just the two of us," he winked.

Kate shuffled over a little to give Rick some space to brush his teeth, while she washed her face and let out her hair. She was the first to step out of the bathroom, but Rick was close behind her. She sensed him getting closer as she walked over to the bedroom door to make sure it was closed and locked, and as soon as she knew the lock was turned, one of Ricks hands was on her waist while the other was pushing her hair to one side and he whispered in her ear.

"Now, where were we?" he said softly before kissing just below her ear, and moving slowly down her neck while she moved her head to give him more access to skin. He pushed her straps off her shoulder and gently trailed a soft finger down her neck and over her shoulder before taking hold of her and turning her to face him.

He gazed into her eyes and saw a deep desire, a passion, a yearning for more. Nothing was going to stop them tonight.

Kate took a deep breath as she turned to face Rick. She was pretty sure tonight was going to be a big night, a night to remember. Looking up into his eyes as he looked down at her, she could see his pupils growing in front of her, his eyes full of love, desire and wonder, and it only made her want him even more.

Before she could move, he once again had her pinned against the door joining their lips. This time he took both her hands and held them above her head with one of his own, allowing the other hand to roam freely down the side of her body. As he pushed his leg between hers, putting pressure in just the right place, she let out a moan and found herself already losing the ability to stand on her own.

Rick let go of Kate's hands allowing her to finally reach out for him and while one of her hands found its way into his hair the other ran down his back.

Before she knew what was happening, both Kate's legs had found their way around Rick's body and he was carrying her away from the door and towards the bed. She had no idea how they got there, but she didn't care. She was so completely lost in his lips, and his eyes, and in everything he was making her feel.

When they got to the bed, Kate put her legs down before Rick could lay her down and she stood before him once again.

"You're sure about this?" he asked briefly.

"More sure than I've ever been about anything," she responded confidently.

Rick was never shy in the bedroom, he was always confident, but he wanted to make sure Kate still knew she didn't have to go through with anything if she wasn't ready. Although, once she'd given her response he was pretty sure he knew how the rest of the night was going to go.

Kate was the first one to reach out again for the other as she began to unbutton Rick's shirt. She moved slowly, partly wanting to savour every moment but also due to feeling slightly nervous about what was to come. It's not like she hadn't slept with others before, but this was different, there was a connection with Rick that she'd never had in any other partner. This was real.

Rick didn't want to take her attention away from what she was doing so he controlled himself as best he could simply holding onto her hips, caressing them with his thumbs moving in gentle circular motions and watched as she undid each of his button.

With all the buttons free Kate ran her hands down his chest and then back up again to his shoulders feeling his stomach twitch beneath her hands, and his heartbeat quickened along with his breathing. She lifted her gaze to look up at him again to see him smiling down at her and some of the nervousness she was feeling began to melt away. Kate pushed the shirt over his shoulders and he let it fall to the floor as he leant over to kiss her again briefly.

In front of him, Kate raised her arms and waited as he reached for the bottom of her chemise. He began to lift it watching her eyes at every moment to make sure it was still okay. A few seconds later her chemise joined his shirt on the floor and she stood in front of him in matching lace set of bra and panties.

"You are gorgeous," he said taking in the woman before him.

"And you, are still wearing too much clothing," she returned with a cheeky grin. "Something we are going to have to rectify very soon."

"I am sure I can help with that," Rick said as he started to unbuckle his belt.

Kate soon pushed his hands away and removed the belt for him.

"It must be getting a little crowded down there," she said lifting her eyebrows suggestively, as she began to unbutton his pants and slid her fingers just below the band to tease him.

"You could say that."

It wasn't long before those pants joined the growing pile of clothing.

Kate lifted on leg up onto the bed behind her, then the other and shuffled back a little and Rick followed so they were both kneeling on the bed facing each other. With just a little bit of a push Kate had Rick lying on his back on the bed and she was lifting one leg over his body to straddle him. If she hadn't already noticed how alive and ready his body was for her before, it became extremely obvious as she gently rocked her hips against his.

"Kate," Rick gasped. "You can't do that if you expect me to last."

She went to lean over to kiss him, but instead he lifted himself so they were sitting chest to chest. His hands made their way up her thighs, up the sides of her waist to the clasp on the back of her bra, and he undid it in one swift action. The small piece of clothing stayed in place between their chests that were pressed together but Kate pulled back just enough to take it away and throw it with the rest of their clothing. As much as she wanted to take her time removing their last pieces of clothing, she also just wanted to rip them off to finally experience something she knew she'd never experienced so completely before.

Rick began to lay back down and as he did, he managed to roll them over, pushing Kate's legs apart slightly to rest his lower half between hers with the weight of his upper body on his arms.

From that moment, everything seemed to be a blur for the both of them. Rick was first to remove his boxers, followed closely by Kate's underwear and then there was no stopping them. They were in it completely. They were in it before they even removed their clothing but now, this was it. It didn't take long for them to find their rhythm, passion and love driving them to move together. It was slow at first, but as the intensity between them grew, their movements became quicker and more powerful, until they both shook in pleasure and collapsed beside each other, out of breath and completely satisfied.

So there you go. They took that step. WOO WOO! haha

Also... any other Australians out there excited that Channel 7 started showing Castle season 5 episodes again. Seriously how long did they stop showing them... sooooo frustrating.

I would like to write more here, but currently I really need to pee! So I shall leave it there and get to the bathroom (too much information? too bad)