"Thank you," Beckett said after they'd been resting for a while.

"Why?" Castle asked, turning his head to look at her as she'd moved at some point onto her back.

"I don't think we were finished just yet," Beckett said with a smile as she looked at him. Her smile grew wider as he then moved to her and kissed her deeply before they were slowly parting. "Hmm, will you be able to wait for dinner?"

"I think so," Castle said, moving onto his side then and wrapping his arms around her. "What about you?"

"You're assuming," Beckett told him simply.

"And you did the same for me," Castle shot back to her before he smiled. Leaning into her they shared two quick kisses before he pulled away and then said, "I need to get up."

"Do you really," Beckett stated instead of asking.

"We'll be here all night and never get the chance to eat," Castle replied simply though he knew it was more of a rhetorical question. He stood then and with her watching him he started to clear the area in front of the bed though it was fairly clear already. He was going to start setting up things there when he paused and then looked at his wife.

"You can, just don't make it look like we're going to use it to make love on after," Beckett said as she got up herself.

"Right," Castle replied. "Also I want to get dressed," he told her before he went to get some clothes. He dressed very simply as he surreptitiously watched her doing the same and then said once they were both finished, "Want to help me?"

"I'll leave it to you," Beckett said simply before she left him and went into the bathroom.

Castle, watching her legs as she'd walked away, had to shake himself to get moving but finally he did. He quickly got blankets and pillows down until his wife stepped out and he then hurried to comb his hair before he was ordering their dinner.

Alone in the room then Beckett settled herself on the blankets, leaning against a pile of pillows that her husband had set up next to another. When he walked out to her she smiled at him and said, "Should I cover up?" as he was staring at her legs.

"No," Castle said. When he saw his wife was looking at him he said, "I can't help myself."

"I'm glad to hear that," Beckett replied. She watched his gaze then drag up her body and smiled before telling him, "Sit with me until dinner gets here."

At her tone Castle would have raced to her but there was a knock on the door then and he had to answer it as it was their dinner. He wasn't surprised when the employee paused for a brief second with the tea service on the tray and he directed him to set it down on a table near the door. He handed over a large tip so the employee wouldn't protest that and he closed and locked the door behind him. "Okay," he said to his wife as he turned to her.

Smiling Beckett said, "I wonder if he'll tell anyone about this."

"Well," Castle said as he was getting things off the tray and then in front of her. "If they gossip then yes. But do you really care?"

"No," Beckett said, smiling as she picked up the tea pot and poured out two cups. She wasn't surprised to smell that it was peppermint and she prepared her cup as her husband was getting the tiers of food down. She watched him sit next to her and asked, "Want me to get yours?"

"I'm a big boy," Castle replied with a smile. "I can get it." He then leaned over and brushed his lips to hers before he prepared his tea quickly. "To us love," he said, holding his cup out to her.

"To us," Beckett murmured before they tapped them together and then drank. As they got their sandwiches she said to him, "Thank you for this."

"You're welcome," Castle replied. "Should we tell the girls?"

"You mentioned a surprise…" Beckett said before trailing off and smiling at him.

"Very true," Castle said, nodding his head. He then smiled and said, "They're going to ask if we have any stories."

"You want another?" Beckett asked, smiling herself then.

"That would be nice," Castle said, adjusting himself and leaning closer to her.

Beckett thought for a moment and said, "A week after I had adopted Julia…"

"Difficult?" Castle asked in concern as he placed his hand on her shoulder when she trailed off and didn't continue.

"No, I'm just remembering," Beckett replied with a smile. She then said, "We went to the movies for the first time. And after we went to Serendipity."

"Ah, so there's a theme to your stories," Castle told her jokingly. When she glared at him he smiled and said, "Keep going though; that was your first time taking her there right?"

"It was," Beckett said, a smile on her lips again as she recalled that evening.


"Come here sweetie," Beckett said, reaching over to her daughter who was looking at the wall above their table.

"Why Mommy," Julia said as she went over to her.

"Our dessert is going to come here soon," Beckett replied as she helped the little girl onto her lap. "Did you have a good time tonight?" she asked her, stroking her hair gently.

"Yeah," Julia replied, nodding her head rapidly. She then giggled and said, "I liked the movie."

"Me too," Beckett said quickly when her daughter looked at her questioningly. She had to stop then as their dessert was served and she quickly grabbed the spoons next to the sundae before Julia could get them. "Easy sweetie," she told her then when her daughter whimpered.

"I'm hungry," Julia protested.

"For your dessert," Beckett said, tickling her before the little girl giggled loudly. She then took one of the spoons and dipped it into the ice cream. "Eat slowly or we'll have to stop," she warned her.


"You're such a great mother," Castle said, sounding like he was in awe.

"Just stopping her from gorging on ice cream?" Beckett asked in amusement.

"Exactly," Castle said before he smiled at the way she rolled her eyes slightly. "Keep going though."

Beckett nodded before she then said, "She asked me why we didn't go out more often." She wasn't surprised when; in reaction to that; he looked at her with wide eyes and she told him, "She wasn't asking because she remembered her mother."
"No, of course," Castle said hurriedly as he realized that she was right. "So what did you tell her?"


"If we went out every night it'd get very boring," Beckett said to her daughter, kissing her temple. "So that makes this special."

"Oh… kay, I like that," Julia said, smiling up at her then. She watched her eat some ice cream and she said, "Do you like it?"

"The ice cream?" Beckett asked. She smiled when her daughter nodded and said, "I do, don't worry. And I can tell you're liking it."

Julia giggled; as she knew that meant her mouth was messy; and she said, "I like it a lot."

"Hold on," Beckett replied, getting one of the glasses of water and helping her daughter take a sip. "What do you want now?" she asked when she saw Julia was frowning.

"Do I have to go to bed?" the little girl asked her mother.

"Yes," Beckett said firmly. She couldn't help laugh when Julia pouted at her and she shared a kiss with her before helping her finish up the sundae. Once they were done she paid and took her daughter back to their apartment where she gave her a bath before going to her bed and sitting with her there.

"Can I sleep with you Mommy?" Julia asked after her mother had finished brushing her hair.

At first she wanted to say no but Beckett finally relented and said, "Okay but tomorrow night you'll go to your bed." She smiled when her daughter nodded firmly, though a little slowly, and set her on the bed kissing the top of her head. She then started to get dressed for bed herself before she and Julia got under the covers. She turned off the light and said, "Sweet dreams Julia."

There was no answer to that and Beckett smiled as she peered down at her daughter and saw the little girl was fast asleep. She pressed her lips to her forehead and murmured that she loved her daughter before she held her close and fell asleep soon after.


"It's not much of a story," Beckett said after she'd shaken herself out of her memory. "But-"

"No, it's sweet," Castle said, holding her to him by then and rubbing her arm. He turned his head and then kissed her forehead telling her, "I'll reiterate it, you're a great mother."

"Hmm," Beckett replied. She smiled when he looked down at her and said, "Is that why you wanted to hear it?"

"Hey I didn't say what I wanted to hear," Castle said quickly. He wasn't surprised when she just raised her eyebrow at him and he laughed slightly before saying, "Finished?"

Looking at their plates that were empty and the tiers of food that nearly were as well Beckett said, "I think so." She was slightly startled when he got up then and she watched him get his phone from where he'd left it on the table. Taking his hand that he held out to her she stood as well and said, "What did you pick?"

"You'll hear in a second," Castle replied as he smiled at her. He then played the song he'd chosen and tucked his phone into his pocket before wrapping his arms around his wife.

Beckett was slightly startled at the music; recognizing the song quickly; before she realized why her husband had chosen it. A slight shiver going through her body she then closed her eyes as they clung to one another tightly, swaying to the music.

Come now lady don't you do me wrong
I fell for you and now it won't be long
Before I hold you in my arms
Before I take you to my heart again

Time is flying by us every day
I want to show my love in every way
I wanna hold you in my arms
I wanna take you to my heart again

Running his hands over his wife's back Castle wasn't surprised when she leaned her head back and looked up at him. He brushed his lips to hers very quickly before the next verse was starting and he pressed his forehead to hers tightly.

If you believe it you can stay all night
Hide in the darkness till it's getting light
Do everything until we've got it done
Then sing hosanna to the morning sun
Hosanna, hosanna
Sing hosanna to the morning sun

Come down lady don't put up a fight
If you are true you know the time is right
For me to hold you in my arms
For me to take you to my heart

Beckett trembled slightly as her husband then lightly nipped at her lips and returned his kiss as passionately as she could. When they'd stopped she murmured she loved him against his lips before they were then listening to the lyrics once more.

If you believe it you can stay all night
Hide in the darkness till it's getting light
Do everything until we've got it done
Then sing hosanna to the morning sun
Hosanna, hosanna

Sing hosanna to the morning sun
Hosanna, hosanna

By the time the music had ceased to play Castle was laying his wife down on the bed of blankets and they were kissing deeply. He ran his free hand down her body, feeling the warmth of her skin through the thin fabric of her blue sundress. The sensation was so arousing that he had to pull away and he said, "The bed-"

"I wasn't kidding," Beckett interrupted him before she drew him back down to her. She instigated their kiss then and proceeded to roll her tongue around his before he was fighting back against her and they were so involved in it that when the sound of ceramic clashing together happened she jumped heavily.

"Oh… I think I should have cleaned up," Castle said as they looked at their feet and saw the cups and plates were still there. "Hold on," he told her before getting up.

"Let me help you," Beckett said with a smile as she grabbed the tea pot.

Once everything was outside in the hall Castle turned to his wife at the door that he'd locked. "So…" he began.

"Come on," Beckett replied, taking his hand. She pulled him back to the blankets and when they were leaning back against the pillows she told him, "I wish we could have had a nightcap."

"It's alright," Castle said quickly. "We don't really need to have it… unless for some reason that makes it better for you."

Beckett laughed softly and told him, "No but it would have helped us stay awake."

"I don't think I need that," Castle said.

"Pervert," Beckett said with a smile. She leaned over then and kissed him before she murmured, "Why don't we delay?"

"Delay?" Castle asked before he shifted slightly. "I don't think… oh, another song."

"My choice this time," Beckett said, keeping him from getting up and getting his phone.

"Wait, there's a song I was going to ask Skye to perform but it never really happened," Castle said quickly, taking the phone back. "Probably not a good one to dance to but the sentiment…"

Beckett nodded to him as he was looking at her for her permission and then looked on to see the title. "I think this would be a good make out song if we were in the fifties," she said before he could press play.

"Well we're not in the fifties-" Castle started to say. He was cut off when his wife pressed the button on the screen and he smiled, leaning down to kiss her before they were dimly listening to the song he'd heard.

We three, we're all alone, living in a memory
My echo, my shadow and me
We three we're not a crowd, we're not even company
My echo, my shadow and me

What good is the moonlight, the silvery moonlight
That shines above
I walk with my shadow,
I talk with my echo but where is the one I love

We three, we'll wait for you
Even till eternity
My echo, my shadow and me

We three, we're all alone, living in a memory
My echo, my shadow and me

What good is the moonlight, the silvery moonlight
That shines above
I walk with my shadow,
I talk with my echo but where is the one I love

We three, we'll wait for you
Even till eternity
My echo, my shadow and me

"So is that what you were doing?" Beckett asked with a smile as she and Castle finally parted.

"I was prepared to though I was in denial when I thought you didn't want to be with me," Castle replied. He watched her then get up and hurried to follow her, watching her then turn away from him. Swallowing a little hard he unzipped her dress and that began their undressing of one another that didn't stop until they were naked and kissing once more as he laid her back on just one pillow. They parted and stared at one another before she nodded to him and he bowed his head once more down to her.

Beckett let out a soft gasp at the way her husband trailed his lips over her abdomen and she told him, "Not again."

"No?" Castle asked as he looked up at her, startled.

"Grab the book," Beckett said quickly. She was surprised when he then got up quickly and smiled as she hurried to get onto her stomach to watch him. When he turned around and paused slightly seeing her staring she said simply, "You are wearing my ring."

"You're right," Castle said with a nod as he then continued back to her. He got back on the blanket and handed the book to her saying, "Look at number seventy four."

Pausing for a moment as she was sitting up Beckett glanced at him and said, "Okay."

"You're… agreeing to it?" Castle asked in surprise as she wasn't going to the page.

"Yes," Beckett replied before she then flipped through the pages quickly. Studying it she said, "I think I know why you picked this one."

"It can last," Castle said. "Do you think we could go all the way to the end?" as she shut tome with a snap.

"I really don't want to," Beckett said pointedly to him. She handed the book to him and watched him toss it onto the end of the bed before turning to her. Since she was looking at him she was able to beat him and kissed him deeply before he could. She felt him slightly jerk against her in response but soon he was responding, their tongues rubbing hard against each other while they began to tilt their heads back and forth.

"If you're uncomfortable-" Castle started to say when they'd finally stopped.

"Again Rick, yoga," Beckett said as she lay down. She smiled and then told him as he tucked one of the pillows under her hips, "And this one isn't that bad."

Thinking about that for a moment as he got on his knees between her legs Castle said, "You make a good point." When she just nodded to him he glanced down at her body and said, "I'm so lucky."

Smiling briefly at the way his voice shuddered in his delight Beckett said, "You'll be luckier once you're inside me." And with that she raised her right leg so she could lean it against him with her toes pointing to the ceiling. When he raised her left she shied it out of his grip and told him, "Get inside of me Rick."

Biting at the side of his mouth Castle then moved to do so and was soon sliding within her very slowly. He wasn't surprised when she managed to glare at him at first and then looked on as her head rolled back in her joy. He was nearly the same as she was incredibly tight around him and already the shock of touch was turning into heat.

Beckett stretched a little when her husband didn't start to move once they were fully coupled together, not surprised when he was staring at her closely. She then felt him begin to thrust and cried out softly as he proceeded to set up his rhythm. She let him do that before matching him, her breathing deepening immediately. She recalled the position then and raised her left leg, placing her heel on his ass. That caused some more gasps of pleasure since he was deeper within her and she let that take her over for a while before she finally forced her eyes open. Looking at him and watching him moving for a while she then said, "Your knee…" as he was on them moving within her.

"I'm fine," Castle said quickly. He then reached up to hold onto her leg leaning on him with his left hand and stroked it gently, knowing his wife enjoyed that as she was a little erratic for a few thrusts. But finally she was back in sync with him and he took that opportunity to reach down to her with his right hand where he found her clit with the tips of his fingers. The first brush of them against the swollen nub and Beckett was arching her back roughly as he watched her. "We won't be able to stay here," he told her.

"The… the bed or this," Beckett nearly gasped out as he was changing the angle of his hips.

"This," Castle breathed as he moved her leg that was leaning against him. He had been able to tell that she was edging closer with him continuously touching her so he decided to move them. Luckily she was doing so at the same time, pressing herself up so she was close to him. He got her unsaid request immediately and then leaned over slightly, capturing his lips with her own. They kissed passionately and for some time before they parted to take a quick breath and then start over again. He became a little dizzy before they parted and he went down to her neck. Feeling the way her pulse was racing he could almost feel that it was matched to his own. "I don't want to stop," he breathed to her.

"Then stop now," Beckett said. She tried to smile when he did so but she was too taken over by the way her body throbbed with the lack of his thrusts. She let out a slight moan of disappointment when he then left her but she was slightly mollified as his arms wrapped around her. "I was surprised you didn't want to try tantric," she said as she looked at him.

"This might be our tantric," Castle said. An expression spread across his face and he said, "That's perfect! We can just stop, uncouple and then rest before getting back to it. Think of how rough the orgasms will be." He then looked at his wife and seeing the smile she was trying to hide behind her hand he asked, "What is it?"

"You, you're very eager," Beckett said, trying not to laugh too loudly.

"What do you think though?" Castle asked her.

Taking in his suggestion Beckett asked in return, "Is that going to happen every time?"

"No," Castle said. "It'd drive me nuts."

"You? What about me?" Beckett asked jokingly. She then leaned over and kissed him gently on the lips before telling him, "Then okay. But use it sparingly."

"I will… do you want to time this or… anything?" Castle asked her seriously as he looked down at her, stroking her cheek gently.

"No," Beckett replied as she smiled. She took his hand and pressed her lips against his palm before she said, "We take however much time we'd like to."

"Great," Castle said. He was going to speak again when he was suddenly startled by her getting up and he was quick to get up before she straddled him. Before she could do anything else he reached up to her and cupped her breasts, startled for a second time when she leaned over. "You're the perfect wife," he couldn't help breathe before he began to kiss her breasts lovingly.

Beckett wanted to comment on that but she was too distracted at the way her skin was literally tingling at his touch. Instead she held onto the back of his head when his hands started to come into play as well and she shuddered heavily in delight before she started to guide him to her left nipple. As soon as he'd taken it and had proceeded to suckle at her she let out a heavy moan and then leaned her head back, stroking at the back of his head. She moved a little, trying to take him back within her but it became difficult as she needed to use her hands to do that. Finally she became too frustrated and when he'd started to move to her other breast she reached in between them and was finally able to grasp him. With his help; that surprised her as she wasn't sure he was aware of what she was doing; she soon had the very tip of his erection inside of her and then moved down the rest of the way to take him inside of her fully.

Moving away from her breasts; and glad that he'd spent enough time on her other before he stopped; Castle waited to see if she would make the first move. He was relieved when she did, since his mobility was very hindered, and he waited to feel her pace before he was following her. He groaned as she cried out in joy and then moved to hold her tightly so they could kiss. He did that for a good deal of time until finally his wife was pulling away from him and they were soon moving together. He flipped her onto her back and she wrapped her legs around him as tightly as she could before his lips crushed against hers again. They stopped at nearly the exact same moment and he withdrew from her though he didn't move away from her more than that as they stared at one another for some time before moving yet again.

That seemed to set off the two and they began to nearly roll around each other as they were pausing and then starting up their lovemaking again. Neither had any real idea of how long they were doing that until finally Castle was above his wife again. She was laying on several pillows, used to prop her up so they could kiss one another hungrily as they continued to do until she broke away first.

"I'm going to come!" Beckett gasped heavily as her head was nearly spinning. The friction between them was building and she had no way of dealing with it though she didn't really want to. But luckily Castle was thrusting just a little harder against her and she could hear the sound of their hips slapping together hard until finally something within her snapped. She arched her back and cried out his name repeatedly, the ecstasy swift and so intense that she thought she was going to pass out. But the sensation of her husband joining her; along with her name repeated on his lips; kept her from that and she just tried to take everything she was feeling then until she could feel her orgasm winding down.

Thrusting harder then Castle tried to stop himself once more but he couldn't do it and finally made two last, harsh thrusts before finally he stopped, nearly collapsing on his wife. "Sorry," he breathed out heavily before he bowed his head to her neck.

"Don't worry," Beckett said a few minutes later, stroking his hair. "I enjoy that."

"Good thing," Castle said. "I'm completely out of control." He then raised his head and looked down at her before saying, "Now we should move to the bed."

"Actually this is nice," Beckett told him. She smiled when he looked at her with wide eyes and said, "Get off."

Castle was quick to do that; though he knew he could have said something about her wording; and he watched her go to the book. Breathing out he said, "You're going to kill me."

"Look at yourself Rick," Beckett told him simply as she was flipping through the pages in the front of the book that she'd grabbed. "I think you're fine and really if we didn't work on that you might be in some pain," she added, holding the book open to him.

"What the hell is he doing to her?" Castle asked in surprise when he saw the picture that was there.

"Holding her lip down," Beckett said. When her husband just looked at her questioningly she took the tome from him and said, "Improve that."

"Sure," Castle said before he moved to get up on his knees as she was doing the same in front of him. He leaned over slightly as he reached up and cupped her cheek with his hand, gently stroking against her lower lip with his thumb.

Beckett; her heart racing at the way her husband was staring at her; murmured, "Much better," to him.

"I'm not finished yet," Castle told her huskily as he stared into her eyes. He then leaned over and brushed his lips to hers before leaning back and then brushing her with his thumb once more. He did that twice and then moved to kiss her fully, pressing his hand to the small of her back before he froze as she was taking his erection in her hand once more.

Their kiss turned from tender and loving to playful and it was little surprise to either Castle or Beckett when they were soon making love again. Things shortly became a blur as they weren't sure how many times they were making love, their pleasure mounting in between each time until they had to come together again. They were stopping well after midnight though they had no idea what time it was exactly and laying out on the blankets before Castle suddenly got up and grabbed his wife, taking her with him to the bed where they lay there, recovering a bit so they could speak once more.

"Are you finished?" Beckett asked her husband playfully.

"I don't think so," Castle said as he could feel the way he was still aroused. "What about you?"

"I could use a break," Beckett said honestly. She then moved to lie on her stomach and placing her elbows on the mattress told her husband, "But we should sleep at some point; we're going to drive tomorrow."
"I know but it's hard to resist you…" Castle commented as he then reached for her and ran his hand over her back. He then looked up at her and said, "How's your back?"

"Fine," Beckett said. "Why did you want to take a more acrobatic position this time?"

"No I'm asking because the bed over there wasn't as comfortable as this one," Castle replied. He was slightly startled when she leaned over and kissed him but was quick to recover before he sat up slightly so he could kiss her harder. But finally they stopped and he pulled him down to her before he said, "What time did you want to go tomorrow?"

Smiling Beckett said, "I don't think it really matters."

"Are you sure?" Castle asked hopefully.

Beckett laughed softly and then said, "Yes but I'm not planning on staying in bed all day."

Since his wife was giving him a pointed look at that moment Castle was quick to tell her, "I wasn't either."

"You mean now you aren't," Beckett told him with a smile. She wasn't surprised when he reached for her then and she leaned down enough so their lips could meet and once they had they kissed for some time she moved away to move further down on her husband.

Castle was startled when she began to kiss over his neck but quickly tilted his head back to give her more access. As she was working over his skin; doing so incredibly slowly it felt like; he reached up to her and began to gently stroke at her back. She didn't really react to that but he couldn't worry as he was going through the sensations of her touching him in that way. Finally she moved away and he said to her, "That was nice."

"You enjoyed that," Beckett stated. When he looked at her a little questioningly she smiled and then nodded down his body.

"That was there when you started," Castle told her, trying to be serious but unable to. He then placed his hand on the middle of her back before he said, "We don't have to."

"Rick, we-" Beckett started to say slightly in protest.

"No, it's late," Castle told her quickly. "Look at the clock if you don't believe me."

Glancing over at the nightstand Beckett was startled to find that he was right and it was nearly two. She then said, "If you wanted to sleep and then get back up we could." She smiled when he gently ran his hand down her hair and she added, "If we can get back up."

"I'm thinking the same," Castle said slightly laughingly. "But we'll have more chances of course."

"Of course," Beckett said, not surprised when her husband then reached down in between them and pressed his hand to her abdomen. She placed her own on top of it before she moved it and then lay on her back. She watched him then lean over, kissing at her abdomen adoringly a few times as she stroked the back of his head.

"Kate?" Castle asked as he pressed his cheek to her stomach.

"Yes love?" Beckett asked, looking down at him.

"This is what you want right?" Castle said as he looked up at her.

"Come here," Beckett replied, pulling him up to her. When he was even with her she took his fingers and pressed them in between her legs. "I know the risk I'm taking with this now. And keep in mind if I changed my mind one I would have told you and two I would have taken steps to stop you."

"I'm glad you didn't," Castle told her.

"Pervert," Beckett said in amusement. She then grew serious and said, "It wouldn't worry me if I didn't want this."

"We'll have another baby love," Castle said reassuringly as he knew why her tone was slightly stressed. "It does take time…"

When he trailed off Beckett looked at him in slight concern and asked, "What is it?"

"I kind of wish we hadn't conceived Eliza so quickly now," Castle replied.

Beckett smiled briefly and then said, "I know but we can't control this."

"Exactly," Castle said instantly. "We could be lucky tonight."

"Or any other night before this one when we did make love," Beckett replied with a smile.

Nodding his head once Castle said, "And that's why we should keep trying."

"I was waiting for that," Beckett said in amusement.

"What, no pervert remark?" Castle asked in feigned surprise when she didn't say anything else.

"You need to be for this," Beckett replied. She then sat up and was pleased when her husband was instantly kissing her as she'd hoped he would. She then wrapped her arms around him tightly before she grunted into his mouth as he pulled her onto his lap. She held onto him a little harder before they were parting for a quick breath of air and they were going back to one another. She loved the way he tasted against her while their tongues were rolling around each other and once they stopped to catch their breath she told him, "I love doing that."

"Just in general?" Castle asked with a smile on his face as he looked at her.

"What other way is there to do it?" Beckett replied.

"For a photo shoot?" Castle suggested jokingly as he knew his wife hated the suggestion they'd gotten the few times they had one coming up.

"That won't happen," Beckett said simply. She then caressed her husband's cheek and said, "Make love to me Rick."

"Really?" Castle asked, unable to help the eagerness in his voice.

"Really," Beckett replied. "We need all the chances we can get," she added, letting her voice become sultry as she laid back and drew her husband with her.

Shuddering in absolute pleasure at her tone of voice Castle followed her rapidly and was soon coupled with her yet again, making love to her as gently as he could. "I love you Kate," he told her earnestly as he began to move against her.

"I love you too Rick," Beckett breathed, her arms and legs wrapped tightly around him before his lips were crushed against hers.

After they finished with that bout the two dozed off slightly, entwined with one another until they awoke again. Then they were rough with each other and kissed passionately, doing their best to pleasure one another as much as they were feeling as they'd done earlier that night. When they stopped finally they were soon kissing again before they were holding on to one another tightly. They were soon falling asleep after that and they took some time to regain their energy. They had their plans and were eager for them but slept with the lingering satiety their lovemaking had given them, dreaming of each other with that affecting them as morning dawned outside their room.