"I shouldn't take that long," Julia said to Mari. "But why isn't Eve here?"

"She said she was going to come back," the girl replied, going to the doorway.

"Well… she doesn't have a diary, so I guess she wanted to talk to 'lexis," Julia said.

"I think so," Mari said with a nod.

"Are you going to write in yours?" Julia asked her friend. When she nodded, she smiled and turned back to her diary before she put down the date and began writing about her day.

January 22nd, 2022

Hello Evangeline and happy Saturday of course!

I'm going to try and write this a little faster than normal, but that's because I have guests and I might have some time to talk to them if I hurry!

So besides the normal stuff this morning, I got to develop some pictures I took with my Brownie camera with Mom. It wasn't that much, since Josa accidentally dropped it after I started that roll of film remember I told you; I'm not mad at her though. I just shouldn't have let her take it so it's more my fault. Luckily the six pictures I had turned out good, especially the one I took before she had my camera!

When I went back into the house (after looking for a little at the pool room with Mom, it's almost done and so perfect!) I played with Josa and Lizzy, just with her toy tow truck and tiny cars but Josa really loved them as usual. We had lunch that Mom made all by herself (boy, Evangeline, you should have seen her and Dad talking about that, it wasn't an argument, but she was really stern with Dad about letting her make tuna sandwiches. They did kiss after, which was good to see because of course they could almost have fought. Definitely have to remember how Mom was since she was really cool) and it was delicious too which makes sense since she tells us all the time it was the very first thing she learned to make on her own.

While Josa was taking her nap, I went with Mom and Lizzy to the skating pond (you're probably wondering why Dad didn't go, but Gram is in Montauk and Grandpapa went sailing with another friend up to Maine until Monday afternoon, actually he's there right now since he called us from Portland and he's going around today and tomorrow before he and his friend head down here again tomorrow afternoon, and someone had to watch Josa). We skated for… a while, Natalie was already there when we got there, and I went with her before she had to leave with her family. She's fine, just wishing we had a three day weekend from school which I don't blame her for thinking!

When I was with Mom and Lizzy again, we went back around again until we saw that Dad was there! It turns out 'lexis came over to our house since Louis had to go into work for a little and she didn't want to be by herself. So she watched Josa for Dad and he skated with us until we stopped and had waffles (Dad told us they were technically stroopwafels but whatever the name is they're still delicious!). We came back home, and Josa was awake, so we played with her again. This time we did art and Louis came over when he was done. We then played with blocks once we finished up our artwork before Mom needed to get ready and I went with EJ up to Mom and Dad's room.

It's not the first time we saw Mom get ready, but it's always interesting to see because you can tell she's thinking of Dad while she's doing that. But she looked beautiful when she finished; but that's not a surprise of course Evangeline. And when Dad saw her, he was really happy, said she was gorgeous and everything. Everyone else came here after that (not all the parents, but the kids and at least one parent!) and Mom and Dad left with them.

First thing we did was play our bowling game… I guess it's technically for the outdoors but this box we keep inside. We all got a turn, and a second since we had to wait for dinner which was pizza! It was great since we had a huge picnic in the family room (Mom and Dad gave permission), and we took out all the furniture and set up beach towels and it was fun!

After was more playing with the babies until Josa and Sophie needed to go to bed, I think this might be one of the last sleepovers they'll have sharing a crib since Josa's so tall now! And then the next set of kids we played with before they needed to go to bed. That brings me to now since we older kids got changed and brushed our teeth before Mari and I came here to my room since we're the only ones who have diaries. But since it's still a while until bed I better go with Mari so we can talk with the others.

I'll end here and say see you tomorrow, night Evangeline!

Emptying her pen, Julia said, "I'm finished."

"Me too," Mari said. "And I just remembered where Eve probably is."

"I thought of it too," Julia said. "Peter's room, but you know Clive's there."

"I hope so," Mari said before they were giggling and putting away their things. They hurried to the hallway and walked carefully past Julia's sisters' rooms before dashing the rest of the way to where Peter was staying with the other boys.

"Hey, you didn't wait for us," Julia said teasingly before her dance partner teased her immediately once she and Mari were in the room with them.

"We're not alone if you're trying to spy on us," Peter said.

"Some spying," Julia snorted. "We just walked right in."

"I didn't say you were good spies," Peter commented. He laughed when Julia grabbed a pillow from the bed and smacked him with it. "Not fair, I didn't know we were having a pillow fight," he said, picking up another.

"No you're not," Louis said firmly. He smiled when the kids looked at him in surprise and told them, "Lex had a feeling you lot would want to do something like that. I was checking on you and luckily I did."

"How much longer do we have?" Eve asked.

"Not very much time, but you can talk a bit more," Louis replied.

Thanking him with the others, Julia looked at her friends and said, "Well… so much for that."

"Yeah, but at least we don't have to go to bed right away," Mari commented. She jumped onto the bed where Eve and Peter were, laughing when they were mock complaining at her jostling them. "So what should we talk about?" she asked.

"Them," Clive said.

"Hey," Peter said with a frown since his brother was motioning to him and his girlfriend.

"No, they want to know what you're going to do for Valentine's Day," Clive replied.

"Oh," Peter said. "Well…" he said, looking at his girlfriend.

"Just dinner," Eve told him with a smile. "Do you really think we're going to do anything else."

"What about a movie?" Peter asked. "I forgot too," he then said in a rush. "We need to go before that day."

"What day is Valentine's Day?" Julia asked.

"Let me check on my phone," Jacob said. He grabbed it from the nightstand and looked at the screen before he said, "Bleh, a Monday," not surprised when his sister was speaking quickly to her boyfriend after learning that.

"We could go the Friday before," Eve said. "Your parents and mine can go if they want to on Saturday."

"We probably have to talk to them about it," Peter said. "But that would be nice if they agree to it. Who're we going to go with?"

"Unless we go out before then; your parents," Eve said because they were taking turns with the parents.

"We have to talk to them," Peter said. "Hopefully my mom will be okay going."

"That far along she should be," Jacob said.

"He's right," Julia said when her partner turned to her. "She'll be five months won't she?"

"Yeah," Peter said thoughtfully.

"Are you guys scared?" Jacob asked them.

"No," the boys said at the same time.

"We just never saw someone pregnant that long before," Clive said before he made a face and looked at his brother.

"Living with us," Peter said with a smile.

"Get used to it," Eve said.

"But there isn't anything that bad about it," Mari said. "Your mom isn't that different, and she'll still love you."

"Just her stomach is going to stick out," Jacob commented. "What?" he asked his sister as he saw the look she was giving him.

"Mom already told us about that," Clive commented. "And we have seen pregnant women." He then made a slight face and asked the young man, "You felt your baby sister kick, right?"

"Of course," Jacob said. "You should too, it is your sibling."

"Just checking," Clive said.

"Mom will let you feel it kicking," Peter told him. "She's your mom too remember," he added, his bother nodding before Julia was groaning and they looked at her at the same time.

"Sorry, I think either 'lexis or Louis is coming down the hall," she told them. "But I figured."

"Me too," Eve said. She turned to Peter and literally threw herself at her boyfriend, both laughing as they fell back and were getting back up. She kissed him on the lips swiftly saying, "I'm glad we got to see each other tonight."

"Me too," Peter said, glancing over at the doorway where the others were going to the hallway to stall whoever was going to get them to go to bed. They hugged tightly and said, "I hope we can go to the movies."

"Would you hold my hand?" Eve asked when they let one another go.

"Yeah, of course," Peter replied before they leaned against each other and kissed again. It was short and they climbed off the bed to go join the others though Alexis was having them go back inside.

"You guys get those two kisses," Alexis said teasingly. "But you need to go to bed, I don't want your parents to get mad at us and not let us watch you."

"It was fun?" Clive asked, getting on the bed first.

"It was," Alexis said. "Luckily you guys help out." She laughed when all six said you're welcome at the same time before Peter was getting on the bed and Jacob got settled on his air mattress at the end of the bed. "Good night you three, Louis will come down to check on you, to make sure you're sleeping." Once the girls had said goodnight to them, she led them out and back to Julia's room before making sure they were settled in bed before she shared a quick kiss and hug with her little sister. "Night, sleep please because Louis will check on you three first," she told them standing at the light switch.

"We will," Julia said with a smile before they were saying goodnight to her. After her sister turned off the light and then left, she turned to Mari saying, "I guess that's it for tonight," not surprised her friend was speaking rapidly, whispering like she had.

"Yeah, but at least we have tomorrow until everyone comes back," Mari said. "Think they're finished with the show?"

"Probably, they said they were going to have dinner a little later but not so late," Julia said. She paused when she heard muffled speaking in the hallway and smiled at her friend before they said goodnight to go to sleep. While she was trying to do so she hoped her parents were having fun with the others but guessed they would since her mom and dad were together with their good friends.


"If you had done that you know we wouldn't have met," Nkosi was saying to his husband.

"Still, I could have shoved Kate right into Rick's arms," Darnley said.

Giving her friend a look Beckett said, "Thank you for hypothetically shoving me." When her friend playfully saluted her, she pushed at him but not with much force before she said, "It wouldn't have worked."

"I would have given it a shot," Darnley replied before taking another bite of his burger.

"Why are we talking about our relationship exactly?" Castle asked. They were in his and Beckett's suite at the B&B, eating their dinner they'd brought from a restaurant near the theater where they'd seen the show. "And I could have gotten us reservations somewhere."

"You're not enjoying this?" David asked.

"I am," Darnley said quickly.

"And I am too, I was surprised you guys were okay with this," Castle said, motioning to the tables the room had though the second was only big enough to hold David and Rebecca. "It's a tight squeeze."

"It is, but still this has been fun," Genevieve said with a smile. "And the tableaus were amazing," she added before her husband was asking about the show itself.

"How did you find out about it?" Isaac asked Castle.

"Skye told me about it," the writer replied with a smile. "She and Mary saw it together in LA and she saw the tour they were doing would bring them here."

"I wonder why," Darnley said. "The Hamptons in winter?"

"I asked her," Castle said. "She explained to me and Kate the troop found out she and Mary were there. They asked them backstage, and she found out that one of them used to live in Southampton."

"I think the host," Beckett said. "She said he was the owner of the troop or founder I should say. Co-founder I mean."

"Interesting," Brad said. "And a nice connection. I guess she didn't mention you guys?"

"She didn't know we were coming here," Beckett pointed out.

"That's true, but since she had heard they were coming here…" Brad started to say.

"Kate didn't mention Skye had figured we wouldn't want to be singled out," Castle said. He saw his wife was giving him a look and asked, "What?"

"You meant she thought I wouldn't want to be singled out," Beckett replied simply. She then squeezed his hand and said to the others, "But I'm glad she didn't."

"And I'm glad they had a few gay couples in there," Darnley said. "We were around then you know."

"I'm aware," Beckett said in amusement since her friend was talking to her at the end. "And stop talking like a child."

"I can't help it," Darnley replied. "But I liked the costumes too."

"Yeah, those were nice," Lily said. "But why the chef and maid?"

"The servants found love too?" David suggested.

As they were laughing around the table, Beckett squeezed her husband's hand before they calmed down. "Speaking of Valentine's Day-" she started to say before Rebecca was interrupting her to her surprise.

"Are we talking about our plans now?" the lawyer asked.

Shaking her head Beckett said, "I was directing it to Peter and Eve's parents."

"I guess it's shorter to just say that," Brad said in amusement.

"I'm going to assume he'll ask Eve out that day," Lily said before she paused. "Does anyone-"

"A Monday," Castle said. "You can't remember?"

"I already made reservations last month," Brad said. "And thanks for making me reveal it to Lils."

"Don't worry," the chef said wryly. "I already know our plans. But I didn't recall the day off the top of my head. What day should we let them go?"

"Aren't you two being presumptuous?" Darnley asked teasingly.

"I think we might have to take it as a lesson," Nkosi told his husband.

"Us too," Rebecca said in amusement.

"We should just have them go on Friday," Genevieve said.

"Did you two have plans for that day?" Beckett asked.

"Peter and Clive are spending the night at friends' houses," Isaac said. "We're going to spend it alone at home."

"Not a bad plan," Darnley said. Smiling in amusement when the other men were agreeing with him, he said, "I'm glad to know I was right."

"It's the same for us too," Beckett said teasingly.

"Peter was talking about taking Eve to a movie," Genevieve then said to the young woman's parents. "Would you be okay with that."

"If you're sitting with them yes," Lily said first, reaching for her husband's arm to keep him from responding.

"She's right," Brad then said when Peter's parents looked at him. "And we have to see what's available to see now."

"You mean next month," Isaac said.

"Whatever," Brad said, shrugging his shoulders.

Laughing with the others again, Beckett then said, "I am kind of interested in hearing what you guys will be doing."

"We're heading out on our ship," Rebecca said. "A cruise starting Friday night and we'll come back Sunday afternoon." She looked at Beckett and asked, "How's your dad?"

"Good, in Portland," she replied. Beckett then smiled and said, "We'll take your girls."

"Well… we were going to ask," Rebecca replied before she laughed.

"We don't mind," Castle said reassuringly. "And I'm sure Julia and Eliza won't mind the sleepovers either. What about you two?" he directed to Brad.

"I'm taking her to that new Japanese restaurant in Southampton," the chief said. "She's been wanting to go for a long time."

"It's authentic," Lily said as she nodded. She was going to continue when Nkosi was speaking with a smile and making her laugh when he finished.

"Does that mean you're going to get some recipes?" the investigator asked.

"No, I already have some," Lily replied. "I just want to go out to dinner with my husband."

"And your kids?" Genevieve asked.

"We're going to have a babysitter," Brad said. "Rice's niece."

"She's in high school," Castle told the others as she wouldn't know. "A senior, isn't she?"

"She'll graduate later this year," Brad replied.

"Eve isn't too happy, but we told her next year she can watch her brother and Sophie," Lily replied.

"Then Jake won't be too happy," David pointed out.

"We told him he'd be watching Sophie," Brad said.

Laughing with the others, Beckett asked Darnley and Nkosi, "You guys?"

"We were just going to have dinner with the kids; let my parents go somewhere," the latter said first.

"They wouldn't hear of it," Darnley said. "So we looked around and we're going to a place on the north side of the island, it's speakeasy themed."

"Nice," Castle said. "I'll get the name from you later."

Laughing Darnley said, "Not a problem, you're not going at the same time we are, are you?"

"We're going to the family fun center in East Hampton," Beckett said. She laughed briefly before she said, "I requested it, I wanted us to have a more casual night."

"You will there," Rebecca said with a smile. She turned her attention to the others and told them, "If you're wondering what makes it different from the one by us, it has a nighttime outdoor mini-golf course, and the restaurant is a pancake place."

"You make your own pancakes at the table," Beckett said. "We've gone with the girls, but we haven't been since the new one opened. So he asked me to pick, and I said that."

"That should be fun," Lily said, not surprised when her friend nodded. "I'm wondering something; about Eve and Peter," she said after they were silent for a moment. She smiled at her husband and was about to continue when Genevieve was speaking before she had the chance.

"We can let them see each other," the architect commented. "Peter was talking about getting a gift for Eve."

"Come over for lunch," Brad said. "We'll let them see each other and exchange gifts."

"What do you get for someone at thirteen?" Darnley commented.

"We'll let you know," Lily said simply.

"Does anyone want coffee or tea?" Castle asked when he noticed they'd finished their meal.

"I'm good," David replied.

"Yeah, we have brewers in our own rooms," Darnley added.

"You guys are leaving?" Beckett asked.

"No, we just need some time before we move to that," Brad said with a smile. "That place was really good."

"It was," Lily agreed.

"But your burgers are better," Rebecca told her.

"Thank you, but Brad's are better than mine," Lily commented.

"That's just because I like barbequing," Brad replied. He then smiled and said, "But it is a little late. So I'd like to head back to our room."

"After you just said you'd stay…" Castle pretended to grumble under his breath.

Shrugging Brad said, "We're a crowd here."

"Now that we finished," Isaac said. "And I agree with him if you're okay going Gen."

"I am," Genevieve replied with a smile.

Standing up with the others, Beckett wasn't surprised when they helped her and Castle clear their table before they made their way to the door. "We'll meet downstairs at ten?"

"For now," David commented.

"He's right, we have to see what time we get up," Darnley said. "The night is young."

"Go you guys," Beckett said. "And if anyone wants to stay past ten just send a text." She and her husband watched their friends leave and once he'd closed and locked the door she told him, "Did you want tea?"

"Coffee," Castle said firmly, knowing his wife would call him a pervert. But he was a little surprised when she cupped his face before she spoke to him seriously.

"I wanted that too; we don't need to go to bed just yet," Beckett replied.

"No," Castle said, watching her walking over to the tower. He smiled when she slipped off her heels and said, "You won't be cold?"

"I was hoping we could sit in front of the fire," Beckett suggested.

"Sure," Castle said, going to where she was. "I'll set it up," he told her as he was taking the blanket she was holding. He put it down on the floor in front of the fireplace and went back to get some pillows, setting them around before he went to his wife. "You can sit," he told her.

"I was going to," Beckett said in amusement before they shared a brief kiss. Once they'd parted, she told him, "But hurry."

"Sure," Castle said, leaning down and kissing her again. He was holding her tightly to him while she embraced him and once they'd parted he reluctantly let her go. He forced himself to turn to the brewer before he got to work making the first mug of coffee. "You didn't tell me what you wanted," he said while he paused in selecting the flavor.

"Do they have a mocha one?" Beckett asked, walking to him.

"Yes," Castle replied. "Two of them."

"I'm guessing by that you're getting the same flavor?" Beckett asked. She laughed softly when her husband nodded and they brushed their lips against each other before she said, "I'll be waiting for you." She squeezed his arm before she went over to the blanket and sat down. Watching the fire, she listened to the brewer, hearing the first mug finishing followed by the second. Turning to him as he walked to her, she said, "I'm glad you suggested tonight to me," taking both mugs while she watched her husband sitting down before he replied to her.

"I thought you might enjoy it," Castle said. "Though I wasn't aware you knew what the Pageant of the Masters was when we talked about this one."

"I told you May explained it to me," Beckett said. "Since of course she had just gone." She took a sip of her coffee and then said, "What else?"

Smiling at her guessing, Castle said, "I wasn't expecting you to enjoy it."

"It's art," Beckett replied with a smile. "And the scenes were sweet, you never know if they might try to become more adult."

"Well… I thought it wouldn't," Castle said. "Since it said Victorian era themed."

"Skye didn't tell you?" Beckett asked in surprise.

"No, she just said the scenes were beautiful," Castle replied. "Though I'm wondering if she's thinking of the scenes with two women." He saw the way his wife was looking at him and asked, "What?"

"Nothing," Beckett said before she smiled. "Thank you," she added, holding up the mug. She then said, "You're still going to try to make me change my mind."

"I'm not," Castle said immediately. "I'm just surprised, what made you think of it?"

"Eliza," Beckett said with a smile. "She told me we should go to the one by the house, but I remembered when we went to the East Hampton one."

"It feels like a lot longer than it actually was," Castle said with a smile. "But it was a fun place. Hopefully it's not getting run down or anything."

"I don't think the one by us would affect it," Beckett replied. "Though you make a point, you never know if they might become lax."

"And if it is?" Castle asked her.

"I don't think it will be," Beckett said in amusement. She saw her husband wasn't really satisfied by that and told him, "Really Rick, I did tell you way back that I'm a simple girl."

"I know, but I've told you… not so way back that I want to worship you with luxury," Castle said.

"Is that how you worded it?" Beckett asked, trying to remember.

"Close enough," Castle said simply.

Laughing softly, Beckett said, "I know, but not this time… please don't go crazy with gifts. I told you just one."

"I can't help it," Castle told her.

Laughing, Beckett cupped her husband's cheek before they shared a quick kiss and said, "Promise me."

"I don't need to," Castle said. When he saw she was frowning, he quickly said, "I've bought your gift already."

"Oh," Beckett said.

"It's okay," Castle said hurriedly. "You have time to get mine."

Smiling then, Beckett told him, "I already did."

"Wait," Castle started to say before he stopped himself as she crawled over to him. He took her onto his lap before he kissed her deeply and he was keeping that up for a while before he slowly pulled away from her. "I should punish you for doing that," he told her teasingly.

"Later," Beckett replied, not surprised when her husband was responding.

"I'll ask you then if you're serious," Castle said, gently rubbing her side through her dress. He studied her for a while and then asked her, "Do you want to get up now?"

"Alright," Beckett said. She stood and watched her husband following her before she told him, "Are we moving to the bed?"

"No," Castle said, picking up the pillows. He wasn't surprised when she took one and smiled before he hurried to finish before getting his phone.

Watching him, Beckett smiled as music began playing and said, "I just mentioned moving to the bed," since it was from Coltrane.

"And I told you I'm not using it for that purpose," Castle said firmly. He set the phone down and turned to his wife, wrapping his arms around her. They started to sway together, and he pressed his cheek to the side of her head before he murmured to her, "I'm glad we came here," thinking she would tease him about being able to do the same thing at home.

"So am I," Beckett replied. She was a little startled when his grip on her suddenly tightened but they were still swaying. She debated asking him what was wrong but decided she didn't need to as he leaned down to her slightly and kissed her again, that time sensuously.

Gently pulling away after they'd been involved with that for a while, Castle murmured, "There is a bed."

"Pervert," Beckett said teasingly. They kissed again, though they soon parted, and she told him, "You want to go now."

"Not just yet," Castle said quickly. He expected her to look at him in surprise and was smiling when she did before he told her, "I didn't want to race there." He became startled when she frowned and let go of him to take his hands before she spoke.

"We're not, but at some point we need to go over there," Beckett told him.

"You want to," Castle stated instead of asking. At her nod he then wrapped his arms around her tightly, holding her close while he kissed her fervently. After they'd been doing that for some time, she pulled away from him and he immediately picked her up.

Beckett laughed while her husband did so and told him, "You could have said."

"Yes," Castle replied, setting her next to the bed. "But there wouldn't have been much fun in that." He wasn't surprised when his wife was pulling him to her for a kiss though they weren't doing so for long. They were undressing each other rapidly and he wondered if he should feel some regret for that. But as his wife took her hair down, he said, "You're stunning love."

Feeling her husband's hands on her sides, Beckett pressed closer to him before he was cupping her ass firmly. "Should we start?" she asked before she bit at her lower lip.

"Yes," Castle said. He picked her up again, not surprised when she let out a short cry of surprise and he laid her on the bed.

"I can walk you know," Beckett said, sitting up and reaching for her husband.

"It's easier to do that," Castle told her firmly, kissing at her shoulder. He moved up to her lips and brushed his own against them before he said, "What do you want Kate?"

"Just you," Beckett replied, sliding her hands up his chest. She felt him shuddering in reaction and pulled him to her before they were kissing again. They did so passionately and didn't stop until they needed to breathe before she looked down between them and saw the state of his arousal. She was gently cupping him and said, "Maybe something else first," not surprised when he was immediately responding.

"Anything you want," Castle said seriously before they were kissing again. They were holding onto one another tightly before he made her lay back and reached for her again once they were on their sides. They were touching each other soon after and he was exploring his wife's body the best he could. Running his hands over her skin, he wasn't sure if they were going to take that all the way but hoped so since he didn't want to stop feeling his wife. He told her that abruptly and then paused since he hadn't been planning on it.

"I want to too," Beckett assured him, smiling at his words. She brushed her lips to his and murmured, "Do you want to touch me without me distracting you?"

"I… yes," Castle said rapidly. He watched her with wide eyes as she was laying on her back again and he moved to follow, reaching up to her breasts first. He caressed the mounds lightly before he leaned down, pressing his lips to hers. "Does that count?" he asked.

"Yes, but below my waist just touch," Beckett said. She'd thought her husband would protest or tease her but was a little startled when he was moving back to her breasts and beginning to suckle at them both. He moved around her, making her hold her breath as she looked on, and she was moaning when his hands were touching around her stomach. "Rick," she breathed.

Glancing up at his wife, Castle moved away before he looked down to watch what he was touching until he had reached her mound. Her legs; having been parted since she'd laid back; allowed him to see how swollen her clit was and that her folds were slick after their caressing one another. He wanted to bend down but knew she would want him to touch her, so he decided to compromise. He leaned down, kissing her sex directly and hearing her moan his name smiled before he forced himself back to stimulate her with his hands. At first, he focused on her clit and sex, rubbing his two fingers in an up and down motion on the swollen nub.

Beckett was aware her husband was watching her closely to see her reaction to that and didn't care, relieved he wanted to make sure she was enjoying his touch. As he then moved down to slide those fingers into her entrance she was gasping and arching her back before she could stop herself. When he proceeded to thrust, she was crying out heavily and moving with him, trying not to move so much that his fingers slipped away from her. When she felt his thumb beginning to play with her clit, she cried out in joy and arched her back harder, unable to stop as the pleasure was building up. She'd been wanting it for some time, sitting pressed against his side at dinner arousing her at their simple touch. "Rick… please," she gasped out.

"Kate," Castle said in awe while he watched her; though it wasn't the first time he'd seen her in that state. "We should do this the rest of the night," he said.

"Oh… no," Beckett gasped out, clutching at the bed beneath her. "I wanted your cock in me."

"Not my tongue?" Castle asked.

"Oh… uh please… a little d-deeper," Beckett begged, having been about to answer him. "You can when I come," she gasped out to him.

"Do you want me to fuck you?" Castle asked seriously, trying to focus on her answer instead of how her body squirming slightly at his ministrations. When she cried out a yes, he leaned down to her and kissed her deeply before pulling back. He sped up his movements, keeping an eye on her since he had her promise he could use his mouth a little. It took a bit more time before he knew she was about to come, and he raced to bow his head down between her legs. He was sucking at her clit, rubbing it with his tongue before she moved her right leg over his shoulder, and he knew she was about to find her peak.

"I'm coming… please! Rick don't stop!" Beckett cried out when her orgasm struck her roughly. She was writhing back and forth, nearly twisting her body as the ecstasy filled her repeatedly. But it was soon slowing down, and she had no choice in becoming limp on the bed, panting heavily. She let out a soft moan when her husband pressed a kiss to her sex and told him while he moved to lay next to her, "I want the same."

"Don't worry," Castle assured her, "I was going to beg you for it."

"Hmm, good," Beckett said, sighing while her husband wrapped his arms around her tightly.

Kissing along the side of her head, Castle moved to her lips and brushed his to her a few times before he said, "Tired?"

"No, one more," Beckett said, taking her husband's kiss. They lingered and were tangling their tongues together roughly until they needed a breath of air. At that point she moved away from him and murmured, "And it's my turn."

"I'm not going to last," Castle said roughly while he watched her pushing her hair behind her shoulders, her breasts moving slightly with that.

"You don't need to," Beckett said. "I said something about wanting your cock?" she told him. She gently curled her hand around his erection, watching him groaning before telling him, "And I'll use my mouth too," not surprised when he groaned in joy and then spoke swiftly.

"Now I really won't last that long," Castle warned her.

"No, but we'll get to our fucking after that," Beckett said in amusement. "Do you want me to keep going?"

"Please," Castle said roughly. He watched his wife lean down to kiss at his chest, swallowing hard before she sucked his nipples. When she pulled away and stared into his eyes, he wanted to tease her about not using her hands; though she was still holding his length gently; before he realized her desire. "Love," he said with a slightly shaky tone of voice.

Not saying anything in response, Beckett lowered herself and took him into her mouth immediately. She had wanted to kiss him but feeling his member throbbing against her palm she decided not to waste time. Bobbing her head slowly up and down on him, she heard his groans of joy before she moved back. Kissing the tip of him then, she moved around until she was at the base of him, sucking a little on him there.

"Fuck! Kate you're… I'm going to come!" Castle hissed in joy though he was struggling to hold onto his self-control. He wasn't sure how he managed it, since the stimulation was making his arousal build to a level that nearly made him dizzy. It distracted him enough to forget what he was trying to do when she bobbed her head again on his length. Calling out her name, he couldn't stop himself and slid his fingers through her hair before keeping his eye on her. He was climaxing shortly after and wished he could have warned her before he tried not to pull her hair. When he was calming down some time later, he was breathing roughly but immensely satisfied. He had wanted to grab his wife, but she was kissing at him gently, his erection still firm. "You're a goddess," he told her seriously as she moved to lay next to him.

"Good, though you should rest a little before we start again," Beckett told him. She kissed him then and they were hungrily dueling with their tongues, caressing each other's bodies before they had to breathe. They did that briefly before kissing again and not stopping until they had to. She cupped her husband's cheek before she was moving to press hers to his shoulder telling him, "I have a confession to make love."

"Oh?" Castle asked, a little surprised she'd said that.

"I didn't get a new dress," Beckett said as she looked up at him.

"For the mayor's ball?" Castle asked. He smiled when his wife nodded and said, "You haven't gone shopping yet."

"I'm not going to," Beckett replied firmly.

His eyes widening in surprise, Castle realized shortly after and then said, "Please tell me you're wearing your white gown." When she nodded, he hugged her tightly before he pulled back to gaze into her eyes before he said, "My sapphires?"

"I'll wear them," Beckett replied with a smile. She took her husband's eager kiss before they were slowly parting and she murmured to him, "I want you again Rick."

"You'll have me love," Castle said, helping her lay on her back. He raised himself above her then to study her, telling her, "I love you, Kate."

"I love you too Rick," Beckett said, reaching up to him. She drew him down to her so they could kiss, and she wrapped her arms and legs around him.

When they had stopped, Castle and Beckett parted enough to look into each other's eyes. Without a word they slipped into their lovemaking, becoming intense immediately since they had been aching for one another for some time during that day. They still caressed each other, unable to stop feeling one another as they explored their intimacy and did their best to satiate one another in the time they had on their expansive bed for the night.