WARNING: M-RATED DUE TO SEX SCENE

Chapter 13

Kate carried her coat draping over her shoulder as she exited the elevator on Castle's floor. She was feeling confident and Castle had noticed. There was pomp in each step she took as well as the emphasised swaying of her hips. When she got to the loft door, she leaned against the door frame and watched him unlock it. Once he stepped inside, he turned to face her and began unbuttoning his shirt.

"You couldn't even wait until I had closed the door," she chuckled closing the door behind her.

"I wouldn't mind Mrs. Baker's daughter seeing me like this," he provoked pulling her pigtails.

"Really?" She raised an eyebrow and moved a few steps closer to him, moving his hands out of the way before unbuttoning his shirt. "I don't think she's right for you, but I know someone who is," she said glancing coyly up at him.

Kate threw her hat and coat onto the box that lay just inside the door. She ran her index finger down his now bare sternum lightly scraping it with her nail and undone the final button. The friction between her nail and his skin sent a shiver through his body.

Tugging at the hem of her shirt, Castle asked, "And who would that be?"

"Guess."

She pushed him backwards towards the couch until the backs of his legs came into contact with it.

"Captain Gates?" he responded.

"Wrong answer."

She grinned at him before pushing him down onto the couch. He pulled her by her waist down on top of him, capturing her lips as he did so. She quickly moved her lips to his neck and gently nipped at the soft skin. Castle slipped his hands under the back of her shirt running his hands up and down her backbone.

"One hint," she whispered breathily against his ear, "she's extremely turned on right now."

"Oh yeah, definitely Mrs. Baker's daughter."

Kate sat up into a straddling position, resting her palms on his chest. "Seriously?" she said sexually frustrated.

"Don't tell me the badass detective Beckett is jealous," he teased.

She leaned her face back down to his, sensually tugging his lip with her teeth. "What if I am jealous?"

"Then I guess I'll have to show you that there is no other woman that could ever compare to you."

He carefully, yet hastily, flipped them so that he was now on top. It impressed Kate because the couch wasn't exactly the widest and easiest place to do that. She smiled up at him in awe, stroking along his jawline before bringing herself up to him. They kissed tenderly as she ran her hands through his hair. He undid every button on her shirt in a matter of seconds, but her instincts kicked in.

"Castle…," she said alerting him that something was wrong.

She brought her hand up between her breasts and held it there. Her biggest insecurities were exposed to him, the scars from her shooting and surgery. She wasn't afraid of him hurting her, she was afraid he would look at her differently from this moment onward.

"Kate, I'll be gentle," he reassured. "I want to see you…all of you. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. The scars are a part of who you are." He gently moved her hand away and traced the scar with his fingertips. "And this," he kissed the bullet scar softly, "just makes you stronger."

The things his words could do to her. She pulled him close for another deep passionate kiss.

"Take me to bed," she whispered seductively.

He picked her up rather easily and she secured herself with her arms around his neck. He carried her to the bedroom, trying not to become weak in the knees from her neck kisses. She started at his cheek, then to behind his ear, then down his neck to his collarbone.

He lay her down on his bed and hovered above her. She threw her shirt across the room and watched at he gazed down at her. He rested his hands just above her hips and left a trail of kisses up from her navel to her face. He paid a lot of attention to her neck, aware of how much it satisfied her. He unhooked her bra and moved his hands to her breasts.

She was going insane. Quiet moans were escaping her throat every few seconds while she ran her one hand through her hair. She hadn't even noticed her other hand fondling with the zipper of Castle's jeans. He pulled himself off her and kicked off his shoes. Watching her the whole time, he dismissed his jeans and unzipped hers, pulling them down her long model-like legs.

"Beautiful," he said contently before crawling back to kiss her.

"Why do you keep saying that?" she asked.

"Because…you are beautiful."

She placed a finger on the corner of his lips and smiled up at him. "You're so sweet."

He slowly took her finger into his mouth, gently sucking on it. She closed her eyes in pleasure and leaned her head back.

"And talented," she added.

"Keep going," he instructed.

"And hot," she continued. "And gentle."

She ran her hand down his chest to his lower abdomen. "And eager." Then she slipped her hand under the waistband of his boxers but didn't touch him. "And wanting."

"Oh, god, Kate," he grunted pushing his lower half against her, longing for her touch.

"Very wanting," she chuckled. "What is it you want, Rick?" She gave in and ran a finger along him, watching the angst building up in his eyes. "Is this it?"

"You're driving me crazy," he murmured from the back of his throat.

He kept playing with the lining of her panties, every now and again pushing himself against her. He knew she was as eager to get a move on as he was, but this was their first time being this intimate with one another. He was not going to rush it.

"Take them off," she whispered referring to her dark lace underwear.

Salaciously, he slid her panties down her legs as he had done previously with her jeans. Once they were merely another clothing item covering his bedroom floor, his eyes trailed along her body yet again. He could see every bare inch of Kate Beckett and there wasn't a sight in this world as breath-taking as that.

He pushed her body into the center of the bed and began kissing the insides of her thighs. He could feel her body tensing as he moved further up the inside of her leg.

"If you make me wait any longer, Castle…," she moaned.

"Can't miss out on foreplay, now can we?"

He leaned up to kiss her again, but she promptly wrapped her legs around his body and spun him onto his back.

"Whoa!" he laughed.

He brought himself up to her, but she denied his request for a kiss. She put a finger in front of his lips and shook her head disapprovingly. She scooted further down the bed between his legs and took hold of him. He was surprised he didn't combust simply by her touch, but at the rate things were going that might not last too long.

"See what happens when you let me lead," she elicited flirtatiously.

"Kate…I need…you," he declared in between breaths.

"What happened to the long foreplay?" she taunted.

"We…can skip…that."

She released him from her grip and crawled back onto him, hovering her face above his. Strands of her dark brown hair dangling below her brushing his face.

"Last chance for you to take control," she said rolling and pulling him on top of her once again.

"But I love that dominant side of you," he professed.

Smirking at her, he pushed his groin against her just enough so she could feel him where she wanted him most. He teased her by rubbing himself against the heat between her legs.

"God, Castle," she growled. "Please."

As much as he was enjoying the sweet torture he was providing, he knew he couldn't keep up this act much longer. They were both turned on more than they had ever been before and needed to fulfil their sexual desires soon.

"I need you," she said before gulping heavily. "Rick, please."

Just as he was about to give in, he remembered. "Wait, condom!"

"No," she shouted. "I'm on the pill and I'm clean."

He captured her mouth before slowly pushing himself into her. Her mouth stretched open as she moaned into his, arching her body off the bed.

"Oh wow!"

"Is this okay?" he asked concerned for her comfort.

"It's perfect," she assured, feeling a whirl of butterflies flutter around in her stomach.

His rhythm was slow and steady, giving her time to adjust. A slow pace was something that had never fulfilled Kate before…until now. She finally understood what it felt like to be in love. Sleeping with someone you're in love with makes such a difference when it comes to pleasure. Castle was gentle, compassionate, and courteous.

Her eyes had been closed since the moment he was inside her, but she opened them when Castle opted to hold her hand. It was such a simple, yet affectionate gesture that confirmed all her thoughts and emotions about this man.

"Rick?" she murmured softly, her eyes flickering to his lips.

"Hmm?"

"I…." She hesitated. She'd never said this to someone she actually felt this way about. She was terrified, but she wasn't going to let fear take over today. Not after everything they've been through. "I love you."

Castle stopped his movements and stared at her. A wave of panic shot through Kate's body. She dreaded that she had embarrassed him by confessing feelings he didn't reciprocate.

"I…I'm sorry," she apologized. "I shouldn't have-."

"No, don't take it back," he interrupted. He held her face in his hands and kissed her affectionately. "I love you so much, Kate. More than you'll ever know."

He began to move slowly inside her again keeping their lips connected. After a few minutes of passionate love-making, his thrusts began to pick up pace. Their breathing was getting heavier leaving them panting after every kiss. After all these years, they were finally getting exactly what they have both longed for. A chance to become more than just partners.

They both reached their peak, heaving and sweating as they came off their high. Castle collapsed his sweaty body beside hers as they caught their breath. With their chests rising and falling simultaneously, they lay silently trying to process and believe what had happened.

After a minute, Kate rested her head on his chest and threw one leg over his. He wrapped an arm around her pulling her as close to him as humanly possible. He traced circles on her upper arm and nuzzled his face into her hair.

"Thank you," she whispered breaking the silence.

She raised her head to look into his ocean blue eyes before delicately kissing him for the one hundredth time that night.

"Always."

Kate nestled back into his embrace smiling contently to herself. She was thrilled that Castle was finally back to himself. Though it took her forever to admit it, he was all she's ever wanted. And she knew she was all he wanted. Together, safe, comfortable and in love at last.

Is there anything in the world that could change that?

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