Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance, Family, Humor

Rating: M for sexual situations and language

Disclaimer: I do not own the characters featured on the show Castle, they belong to the creator of the show, ABC and the others who do own them.

A/N #1: I was happy getting the feedback I did for the last chapter, so I'll go right into my thank yous for that! TORONTOSUN (Really pleased to see you liked how Paul was written in with everyone in this story. I love including him, so it was great to read that!) and

Mb (It was really nice reading you thought the chapter was nicely done. I'm glad that you enjoyed Beckett photograph the jam session that they had in the studio. And you're right, since she's friends with all of them they would be relaxed around her and she'd get some candid shots. So yeah, they would definitely be unguarded with their trust in the friendship they share as you put it! Oh, and I was happy to read that you thought they were special pictures! And I was laughing as well with you doing so at Castle and Beckett talking about only having an hour before they had to meet the band again, lol, I wanted to convey they wanted a little more along time so it's nice you caught that and liked reading it too! You're welcome for the first half of the chapter! And I was happy to see you thought the second half was beautifully written. And it was nice you loved them relaxing with Skye, Mary and the band as well, I thought they'd have that comradery after their day in the studio so I'm glad you caught that! I hadn't wanted to just push out the rest of the band so decided to have them join in for the ball too. And I'm so, so glad you were laughing again with Skye mentioning hoping Castle and Beckett wouldn't catch a case on vacation; though you are right it does happen to them occasionally while they're out for that! I was pleased to see that you love they always make sure they talk with their family; I figured they would miss them and they'd make sure. And the same with Alexis if she's not with the others since she is of course their daughter. So happy to read you loved the flashback of Josie's birth in their past life, I forgot I hadn't put that in, lol. You're very welcome for sharing the second half as well!).

Thanks so much for the reviews, I loved reading them as always and appreciate the time taken to write them and send them my way!

A/N #2: The title of this chapter is a lyric from the song Jet by Paul and Linda McCartney, from the Paul McCartney and Wings album Band on the Run.

Climb On The Back And We'll Go

As they watched their train leaving the station, Castle turned to the others and said, "Their driver should be here so we need to look out for a limo."

"A limo?" Raj asked.

"Yeah," Castle said in surprise at his tone.

"Is there a problem?" Beckett asked.

"You didn't take any medication for that did you?" Skye asked the pianist. When Raj shook his head she said, "He gets motion sickness."

"I think two of you are going to need to sit in the front of the limo," Beckett told the man. "Since the back only seats six."

"Great, shotgun," Barry said before he laughed as his husband rolled his eyes.

"I think I see it," Mary commented as they were outside the station.

"Yeah, that's him," Beckett replied when she saw her cousin's driver in front of the limo. She and Castle went over to him and after he'd greeted them they got their luggage set before getting into the car and starting for White Mount. "Are you guys comfortable?" she asked Jackie and Gabriel.

"Oh very," the latter said. "Though what about you two?"

"We're fine," Skye said wryly.

"We are," Beckett added when the two looked at her. She and the investigator were sitting across from their spouses since it was how they'd ended up as they were hurrying into the car.

"And it won't take us that long to get there either," Castle replied.

As they went through the countryside Jackie and Gabriel were commenting on their views until they turned onto the drive that led up to the manor.

"This is where your cousin lives?" Barry said after he'd opened the partition.

"It is," Beckett said, smiling when she saw that Raj was pulling on his husband's sleeve so he turned around. She looked at the manor and smiled at the sight of it before she looked at her husband. "What?" she asked with a smile.

"Are they outside?" Castle replied.

"I can't see this far," Beckett said, unable to help laughing as the others were.

"You could see the color of their shirts," Castle said. "Okay, okay," he then said, laughing himself when the others turned to him. "So we couldn't see them but I was wondering if there was a chance."

"There isn't," Beckett said though they were nearing the fountain just in front of the front doors. But as the limo was stopping she saw that one of the two was drawing back into the house and she smiled before it suddenly dropped off her face.

"Kate?" Castle asked in surprise, watching her in concern.

Without a word Beckett left the car the instant it had stopped and she hurried up the stairs before she was hugging her cousin tightly. "You didn't," she said.

"Did," Brennan replied with a smile before he turned to the toddler in his arm. He adjusted the boy before he turned back to the doorway and said, "They're here Clare."

Beckett turned, as her husband and the others approached behind her, in time to see her cousin's wife stepping out. She couldn't help the surprised expression on her face and was about to speak when Clara was first.

"Hullo," the woman said with a smile. "We weren't sure if we should surprise you or tell you."

"I guess you decided to surprise us," Castle commented in amusement as he reached to the baby that was in her arms.

"They're brother and sister," Brennan said, switching the year-old boy in his arms to his other hip. "This is Arthur, he was born on the seventh of January last year."

"This is Helene," Clara said, gently wiping away the drool coming out of the baby's mouth at that moment. "She was born on Halloween last year."

"They're incredibly cute," Mary said, as by then they'd all reached them on the porch.

"They are," Clara said. "Come inside please, we just wanted to bring them out here to meet you."

Once they were in the entry, Beckett smiled at her cousin and said, "I hope you'll tell us more about them."

"Of course," Brennan replied with a nod. "And Josie?"

"We'll let you know," Beckett replied before she and Castle were heading up the stairs with the others with their luggage.

"I'm shocked Alexis didn't mention anything to us," Castle told his wife as they were walking down the hall to their room.

"I really don't think she knows," Beckett replied in amusement. She then grew serious and said, "I wonder what happened."

"I get the feeling they are Irish," Castle commented.

"Maybe," Beckett said, not surprised he'd said that since the boy's hair was strawberry blonde and the baby's looked like it would be as well. "We'll wait to see what they say."

"I hope Erin's happy," Castle said as they were setting their suitcases on the chairs they used to unpack.

"Me too," Beckett said though she had a feeling already the girl would be. She and Castle were starting to take their clothes into the closet and when they were nearly finished her husband was speaking and making her jump slightly.

"Sorry," Castle said as he saw her doing that. "I just remembered the girls; what do we tell them?"

"We might need to wait to tell them… unless we can introduce them via Skype," Beckett said as she was putting a sweater on a hanger.

"That would work," Castle said. He then frowned and said, "So they're all cousins right? Our kids and theirs?"

"I know what you're thinking," Beckett said, unable to help smiling at his questions. "First, stop, second don't say that to Alexis and Louis."

Opening his mouth, Castle paused and then quickly considered that before he nodded and said, "Okay, then no setting Arthur and Josie up together."

"I don't think Clara and Brennan would consider it," Beckett replied. She set a pair of her folded trousers on a shelf before she said, "What brought that on?"

"Are you finished?" Castle asked.

"Yes, out first," Beckett replied.

"But it's so close…" Castle said jokingly, playfully reaching for the garment bag hanging by itself. When she pretended to smack his hand away he reached for hers and they walked out into the bedroom before he turned to her to ask what was on her mind when she spoke first.

"Why did you say that?" Beckett said.

"I was just remembering when Lily was jokingly suggesting Jake and Eliza," Castle said. "I wasn't really serious though."

"True," Beckett said with a smile. She then squeezed his hand and said, "But she wasn't serious. It seems unlikely-"

"No," Castle interrupted her. "I realize that," he said quickly. "But it seems to always happen."

"Which is weird, you don't want to think about Josie dating for a long time," Beckett commented as they were taking their bags over to the bathroom. "But I guess it's a cute joke."

Nodding his head, Castle was putting away his things then and when he'd finished he asked his wife, "What did you want to do?"

"Talk to Brennan and Clara," Beckett said as they were taking their empty bags to their empty suitcases.

"About Arthur and Helene?" Castle said once their luggage was stored in the closet. When she nodded he then said, "I'm wondering too. And then see what they have planned."

Beckett smiled briefly at that being a statement and not a question and she went to him, taking his hand before they left the room. Heading down the stairs she could hear her cousin and his wife talking in the family room so she led the way over there. "Hey," she said to get their attention as she saw they were playing with their youngest son and daughter.

"Oh, are you all unpacked?" Brennan asked.

"Yeah, you don't need to get up," Beckett said as she and Castle walked around the furniture to where they were.

"Would you like to hold her?" Clara said once the two were sitting on the couch.

"I'd love to," Beckett said, reaching for Helene. She wasn't surprised when the baby made a noise of protest as she was transferred into her arms and she was quick to settle her down.

"I'm guessing you'd like to know?" Brennan asked as Castle was rolling a ball to Arthur.

"If you want to tell us," Beckett said.

"It's not really our business," Castle then added.

"No, you're family," Brennan said with a smile.

"And we do want to tell you about them," Clara replied.

Nodding, as his wife had looked at him, Brennan said, "I'd contacted a few orphanages around the western side of Ireland. Since that's where our family was from."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett said, since he was looking at her.

"But we didn't really get anything until the sixteenth of last month," Brennan continued. "It was an orphanage about six miles from Adare," he said after a brief pause, looking at his cousin before she smiled and quickly spoke.

"That's a coincidence," Beckett told him.

"We thought the same too," Clara commented. "And they asked Bren if we'd mind taking in two children. And of course he told him that we didn't."

"Did you talk to Louis and Erin about that?" Beckett said.

"We did, they didn't mind having two siblings," Brennan replied. "So we went out there and picked them up before bringing them home."

Watching Clara fix the bib around Helene's neck Beckett asked, "Did you name them?"

"They gave us the option," she replied. Clara smiled as the baby smiled at her. "And we decided to; we both like the names," she then added as she looked at Beckett.

"They're nice names," Castle said before Brennan was suddenly laughing.

"Sorry," he replied as the others turned to him. "But you've never heard Helene's name before."

"We have and it is nice," Beckett said. "Though I'm wondering about their parents?'

"Well… we didn't just pick them up and take them," Brennan replied. "We learned about them. Their father was a donor to a sperm bank in Dublin, the mother went through IVF to have both children so they're full brother and sister as they told us. Their father was in the army and died about three years ago in a training exercise while their mother passed at Helene's birth in October."

"I'm sorry to hear that," Beckett said, her husband nodding in agreement.

"She was living in Adare, so that's why they were sent to that orphanage," Clara said.

"Are they alright?" Beckett asked.

"They are, Helene's developing really well," Brennan answered. "And Arthur too I should say."

"How's Josie?" Clara then asked.

"She's doing well too," Castle said first.

"She's crawling a lot," Beckett said.

"She has that down?" Brennan inquired. When his cousin nodded he smiled and then said, "I'm not surprised. Arthur's doing well with walking." He looked at his son who was doing that to Castle and added, "As you can tell."

Nodding Beckett then said, "How was it when you first saw them?"

"We were taken to a room they use to introduce parents to their kids, once the process goes through," Brennan said first.

"They were already there, and Arthur was playing while Helene was being held," Clara then took up. "Arthur looked up at us as soon as we stepped in and was smiling before he toddled over to Bren."

"He fell into my arms and as soon as I picked him up he held my lapel and that was it," Brennan said, taking his son onto his lap. "We loved them."

"That sounds familiar," a voice said from the doorway. Skye smiled as the others turned to her and Mary and then said, "We had the same experience when we first met Marie and Kath."

"How are your children?" Clara asked as the two women walked in followed by the rest of the band.

"Very well," Mary said, glancing at Raj and Barry.

"Our son is with his parents," the latter said, nodding to the former. Raj looked over at Beckett and was about to comment on that before she was speaking abruptly.

"I think she wants a bottle," Beckett told Clara, just before the baby was starting to whimper.

As Brennan took Arthur after his wife Barry asked, "How did you know."

"She was looking to me to nurse her," Beckett said simply. She smiled when the two men looked at each other and said, "Babies will do that, but she'll be fine."

"True," Barry said before he glanced at his husband.

"Memories?" Raj asked.

"Of course," Beckett said with a smile, not surprised he'd asked that. She then looked with the others as her cousin and Clara came in with the kids. She was about to comment that the baby was a lot better; drinking from a bottle; before her cousin spoke first.

"I forgot to ask when you arrived," Brennan was saying. "When are Paul and Nancy going to come?"

Skye looked at her watch when everyone turned to her and she said, "They should get here in time for lunch." She then looked at the pair and said, "You did tell your chef about getting vegetarian dishes."

"We did of course, I'd hate to offend them," Clara said. "And they won't mind eating with us?"

"As long as no one's a messy eater," Skye said before they were all laughing.

The group then started to talk to each other before Brennan and Clara were excusing themselves to take Helene up to her room for her nap.

"They don't have a nanny?" Jackie asked Castle and Beckett.

"They do, but she's also a maid," Castle said first. "But they're very involved with their kids, so they don't really use her as a nanny that much."

"Could I ask what they do exactly?" Gabriel said.

"You can," Beckett said, not surprised her husband turned to her. "Brennan breeds and sells horses; he is a vet but it's what the lords here have been doing for hundreds of years. Clara got her degree to be an elementary school teacher but that was before she had Erin. These days she works on charitable organizations since she knows several politicians."

"Great," Raj said. "Is the ball here for something?"

"No, it's just a regular party," Castle answered.

"If it's for a charity they hold it in London," Beckett added. "It's easier for people to get there." She stood up from the couch she was on and walked to one of the windows to study the yard and weather.

"How does it look?" Castle asked his wife as he walked over to her.

Smiling at him Beckett said, "Good, the sky is clear and the ground doesn't have any snow."

"What about mud?" Castle asked. "It's been raining here hasn't it?"

"I don't care about mud," Beckett said easily before she studied him.

"Neither do I," Castle said quickly before he looked over with the others as Brennan and Clara were coming back in.

"I also forgot… there goes my memory," Brennan said once they were in the room and Arthur was back on the blanket with his toys.

"Your memory is fine," Clara said wryly as he'd said the last in an aside to her. "Tell them," she then continued with, speaking firmly.

"Right," Brennan said. "We're having dinner here tonight with some guests; I really hope that you don't mind."

"Who're the guests going to be?" Castle asked.

"The local officer from the Thames Valley constabulary," Brennan said.

"Just them?" Beckett asked with her eyebrow slightly raised.

"No, a judge, one of the members of Parliament and a few of Clare's friends from her charities," Brennan replied.

"Are they aware that Paul's going to be here?" Skye asked.

"They are but they shouldn't really… do anything," Clara said, looking at her husband.

"Who exactly is the member of Parliament that's coming?" Skye asked.

"Franklin Bennet," Brennan replied.

"Oh good," Skye said immediately, almost before he'd finished speaking. "He's a bit more liberal and he's dedicated to the environment so Paul should appreciate that… not that we're going to talk politics."

"But just in case," Clara said. When the investigator nodded she said, "It should be an interesting dinner."

"It should," Skye said. She felt her wife touching her arm and she looked at her saying, "What's wrong?"

"No, what if they ask him to sing?" Mary said.

"Oh, don't worry," Skye said reassuringly. "If he doesn't want to he knows that he can call on me to sing for him."

"Okay, then what would you like to do before lunch," Brennan said.

"I think we're good staying here," Jackie commented.

"Yeah, Arthur appears to be having a marvelous time," Barry said as they were all watching the baby as he was stacking blocks.

Beckett smiled when the others agreed and she went with her husband back to the couch where they would sit until Paul arrived and they'd eat lunch.

"Welcome to White Mount," Brennan was saying as Paul and Nancy McCartney were coming up the stairs.

"Thank you for having us," Paul said when he walked over to them. "I didn't expect you all to be here. Isn't it about lunch time?'

"Almost," Clara said, shaking the couple's hands once her husband had. "Hopefully you're hungry."

"Very," Nancy said. "But that was a nice drive. It must be great living in this part of the country."

"It is," Brennan said, knowing that was directed to him. He smiled and said, "Luckily it's green enough to remind me of Ireland."

"Hullo again," Paul said as he was greeting the others. "Glad to see you were all alright getting here too."

"I think he's asking when you're riding," Nancy said wryly as they were walking further into the house before the others were looking Brennan questioningly.

"That's up to you," he said in surprise.

"Are you going out to the stables later?" Beckett asked him.

"I was planning once Arthur was asleep," Brennan admitted.

"That might be the best time," Clara told her husband with a smile.

"Whenever you'd like, just let me and the stable hands know," Brennan replied. "Are you going to unpack first?" he asked Paul and Nancy.

"If we could quickly," the former said after sharing a look with his wife.

After the others had assured him it was fine Beckett watched the pair going up the stairs before she went over to Skye and asked, "So everything's set?"

"With your photos? Of course," the investigator replied.

"No, your songs," Beckett said, startled.

"Oh… well Paul loved your pictures," Skye said.

"Of course he did," Castle said, smiling at his wife when she glanced at him.

"But the songs," Beckett said simply, looking at the other members of the band.

"He said they're set," Raj said, smiling at Skye.

"He did," the investigator said herself. Skye then said, "But he did want to talk to you about the pictures. He wants us to help out choosing what there is."

"Sure," Beckett said, knowing she was included in that as well. "After dinner?"

"Sounds great," Skye said, frowning. "You're finished?" she asked in surprise.

"Of course," Paul said, he and his wife going down the stairs. "We made sure we could get it finished since we wanted to explore everything here."

"We did unpack," Nancy said as she saw the looks that some were exchanging. "So we're ready for lunch."

"Then come this way," Clara told the others.

The meal, in the formal dining room, went quickly as everyone was talking to each other. Brennan and Clara told Paul and Nancy about the dinner party when they were finishing and getting up from the table.

"Sounds like it would be fun," Paul commented. "But are you sure it is with those people all together."

"It will be, they're old friends," Clara said with a smile. "We'll be back, we're taking Arthur up to his room."

"Once I'm back down here I'll head out to the stables if anyone wants to join and go for a ride," Brennan said rapidly.

"How are his horses?" Paul asked Beckett once they were in the family room.

"Good, he has a collection of different breeds," she replied. Beckett glanced over at the window before she said, "And he has a lot of acres to ride on."

"Have you heard of the family before this?" Barry asked the singer.

"Sure, when the Derby started here Lord Cotswold was one of the first horse owners to put his horses in the race," Paul said.

"The family never did win," Beckett said with a smile. "And eventually they stopped putting horses in the race, it's more about breeding now."

"Well treated?" Paul asked.

"Of course," Beckett said swiftly since he'd see shortly. She heard footsteps coming to the room and was about to ask her cousin and Clara when the dinner would be that night when he was speaking first.

"It'll be about six, so you'll have time for a very nice ride," Brennan said.

"How'd you know I was going to ask about that?" Beckett asked with a smile.

"A guess; and I'd forgotten about it," Brennan replied. "I told you my memory was terrible."

"At least you're recalling now," Raj commented.

Nodding Brennan then said to the others, "We can go ahead to the stables; anyone coming with me."

"You're not?" Mary said to Clara.

Shaking her head the woman said, "I didn't really want to, I need to do a little work and I want to keep an eye on the kids."

"How's Erin getting back?" Castle asked.

"She'll be picked up in one of the cars," Clara said. "If I can I'll take the kids."

"I may not be able to go," Brennan told his wife. "I need to make a check on everyone; just tell Erin to head out."

"What if she has homework?" Clara said with a frown.

"A quick visit," Brennan replied easily.

When they headed outside Castle and Beckett were following her cousin along with Skye, Paul and Berry, the others electing to stay inside the house.

"It's a grand day for a ride," Paul said as they were nearing the stables.

"Which is why I don't understand why Mary didn't come with us," Skye commented.

"She's not tired?" Castle asked.

Thinking about that obviously for a moment, Skye then said, "True, but really we travel so much…"

"Isn't that mostly you?" Beckett asked slightly laughingly.

"Yes," Skye said with a sigh. "Well, I didn't press the point."

"Good thing she would have gotten annoyed," Beckett said before she was walking into the stables then.

"Ah," Paul said as he saw the stalls and the horses sticking their heads out of them. "How many buildings do you have?"

"Four," Brennan said, using a pitchfork to toss some hay into a wheelbarrow. "But the fourth is storage, my indoor corral and birthing stalls. That I added to the property. Walk after me, I know what horses I'll give you."

"You're not able to come with?" Barry asked.

"No, it's feeding time and I need to check on one horse we recently had to take to the vet with an abscess," Brennan replied as he was tossing some hay into a stall once he'd gotten the Lipizzaner out of the way. "You'll eat soon North," he told the stallion inside.

"I thought you were a vet," Paul said with a frown.

"I am and I meant take him to that fourth stable, I do any necessary procedures there," Brennan said, absently throwing more hay. He peered into the stall and satisfied the horse there was fine went on to the next.

After her cousin had called over a stable hand Beckett took the stallion that he indicated for her to ride. It was an Irish Sport Horse stallion and she looked at her cousin in surprise before he smiled.

"A new acquisition, I'm eager for Louis to see him," Brennan said. "And he's very well trained so you'll be fine."

"Believe me," Beckett said as she watched her cousin getting a Thoroughbred for her husband. "I know I will, I can tell." She then turned to Castle and told him, "I'll be outside," before she was leading her horse out.

"Should we start?" Skye asked since she already had a Lipizzaner and had by then mounted the saddle.

"Do you really think that's fair?" Beckett asked in return with a smile.

"When you put it that way…" Skye said jokingly before they laughed together.

"And it looks like they're coming out now anyways," Beckett then said as she looked back at the stable.

"Paul and Barry are right behind me," Castle said as he was leading his stallion. He led it over to the stone there for mounting and used it to get onto his horse. He went over to his wife and said, "I asked Brennan and he said you can gallop if you don't mind any mud."

"I don't," Beckett said with a smile. "Thank you for asking."

Castle nodded before they looked at Paul and Berry following and once the two men were on their horses they set theirs to walk down the path. He and his wife were leading everyone and he said to her, "Barry's more comfortable walking."

"Can you stay by yourself while we're galloping?" Skye asked her bandmate.

"Of course," Barry replied. "I can just walk behind you."

"Sure, I just hope you don't get mud," Skye said.

"I don't care," Barry said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"How far do we need to go out for that?" Paul asked them.

"Here," Beckett said.

"Ruins?" Paul commented with a smile as they'd stopped then.

"Yeah, an ancestor of Clara's back in the eighteen hundreds," Castle said.

"Is it Capability Brown?" Paul asked.

"No, someone that the family knew," Beckett said as her husband looked at her. "The name got lost but it's stayed through the years of the landscape changing. It was regarded as special by the family; as Clara told us." She looked ahead and said, "We'll ride down the path, it breaks off to the right and it'll loop around back to the stable," speaking to Barry.

"I'll stick to the trail," the drummer said, nodding quickly.

Castle and Beckett started riding first, heading over the path at a gallop and turning when they reached the other path back to the stable. They were quiet, keeping their mouths closed as they were being spattered with mud from the trail. When they saw the building getting closer they soon slowed down before they came to a stop and turned to find that Skye was on her own.

"Paul wasn't appreciating the mud," the investigator told them with a smile. "So he'll wait for Barry."

"What's Mary going to say when she sees you?" Castle commented.

"I suppose the same as what your parents would say," Skye retorted though she was smiling soon after that.

"We have showers and tubs you know," Beckett told the two.

"Of course," Skye said easily before they saw that the last two were nearing them.

"Hullo, welcome back," Brennan said as the group was riding up to where he was coming out of the building. "I take it you had a good time?"

"It was great," Beckett said first. She dismounted then and handed the horse to her cousin, thanking him before the others were handing off their horses to the stable hands that had come out to them. She hesitated then, not sure what her cousin was going to do then when he spoke to them all.

"You can go ahead to the house," Brennan said. "I'll be helping with your horses since they're a bit muddy." Seeing some slightly dismayed expressions he quickly said, "Don't feel bad, Clara and I have ridden in the mud many times. It's no problem at all."

"Thank you," Beckett said before she reached over to her husband. Taking his hand they headed over to the house though she was soon looking down at herself. "I wonder if we should walk in; I forgot to ask Brennan."

"See if you can get someone to the door," Skye suggested. "Ask Clara about that." Before anyone could reply to that though she was going up to the nearest door, knocking on it before a housemaid was coming up to it. "Sorry," she said to the woman. "We're wondering if we're okay coming in like this."

"Is the mud dripping at all?" she asked. When the group shook their heads she said, "It's alright, are there enough towels for you in your rooms?"

"There is, thank you," Beckett said first before they walked inside. The rest of their group met them at the bottom of the stairs and she said, "I think we need to go upstairs for some showers."

"We were going to swim once you got back," Mary said, walking over to her wife.

"Can't quite yet grá," Skye said with a smile. "We'll see you when we're finished."

As the others went up the steps Beckett said to Clara, "Brennan stayed to clean up the horses. But I think you expected that."

"Of course," the woman replied with a smile. "I'll wait for him here; luckily Arthur and Helene haven't woken up yet."

Nodding with her husband, Beckett went upstairs with him to their room and once they were inside she said to him simply, "I want you."

Castle, turning from locking the door behind them, froze before he studied her and saw that she was serious. "Me too but… we're a little muddy," he replied.

Smiling as it wasn't hard to hear the strain in his voice, Beckett went to him as he still hadn't moved and she leaned over, kissing him gently once he'd bowed his head to hers. "Hmm," she said with another smile. "That was a little hesitant."

"I'm trying not to explode," Castle replied swiftly to explain himself.

"I know, but are you really erect that fast?" Beckett asked, looking down.

"Yeah… it's starting," Castle said. "Let's go or I'm not going to be able to walk," he said, moving and then pulling her over to the bathroom. He was relieved when she followed him quickly and once they were inside, he paused and asked her, "Clothes?"

"I think we have time," Beckett said. At her husband's confused look she smiled and when the realization spread across his face she cupped his cheek before they parted again. When they parted she started to speak but hesitated and instead wrapped her arms around him tightly. They kissed as he held her close in return and were doing that for a while before stopping. That time she had just barely spoken when he was stopping her with a brushed kiss to her lips and said what she'd been thinking already.

"Do we need to be careful taking all this off?" Castle asked.

"I don't think so," Beckett said absently as she was looking down at her pants. She then turned back to her husband and reached for his shirt, unbuttoning it carefully but as quickly as she could. Once she had it open she paused, not sure what she wanted to do at that moment since she had two options. But before she could really consider them her husband was reaching for her sweater, starting to tug up the bottom of it. She stopped him quickly and told him, "It's faster if we do this on our own."

"Very true," Castle said, not surprised when she looked at him for a moment. Before she could say anything he leaned down to her and brushed his lips against hers, murmuring, "I'll go as fast as possible."

"Thank you," Beckett said simply before she was reaching for the bottom of her shirt and removing it. When she had discarded it, she saw her husband had by then taken off his glasses and his shirt was falling to the floor. She had to force herself to turn her attention to her own clothes when she saw him reaching for his trousers, and she removed her own along with the last of her clothes. She was able to beat him into the shower stall and turned on the water immediately, turning in time to find that he was stepping up to her.

Castle was pleased when his wife was ready for him; arms wrapping around his neck as soon as they were close. While he was wrapping his arms around her waist he was kissing her and they were pressing their fronts against one another. He had to fight to not groan as he felt her breasts pressing against his chest and soon found they needed to breathe which provided a needed distraction. "What do you want love?" he asked her.

Smiling, Beckett pressed a few kisses to his jaw as she thought that over before she was moving her hands to his chest. "Just this…" she said before she brought her lips down to his chest. She could hear her husband's breathing becoming far more rapid as she soon started to focus on his nipples and she couldn't resist gently pressing her teeth around them before she smiled as he swore in Irish. She went back to kissing over his skin a few more times before she pulled away and told him seriously, "Do not try to stop me."

"I won't," Castle said in a rush before he watched her kneeling in front of him. As she took his erection with her hand he expected her to begin but was startled as she let go of him soon after. "Kate-" he started to say before she was suddenly kissing underneath his length.

Hearing her husband wheezing out her name, Beckett did her best to focus on what she was doing as she soon started to use her tongue. She had only done that briefly when he was reaching down to her and begging her to stop. "Too much?" she asked him as she pulled away.

"More than a little," Castle replied before he paused. "If that makes sense."

Beckett couldn't help laughing and she stood up, wrapping her left arm around his neck while she took his erection with her right hand. They kissed passionately, tongues dueling together hungrily until they had to breathe though they only did that for a moment as they kissed again.

When they slowly parted the second time Castle reached up and cupped her face telling her, "I want-" before his wife cut him off by gently tugging on his member. He was groaning heavily and he couldn't speak to stop her as she was kneeling and very shortly after taking his length into her mouth. Before he could tell her he loved her; as he was planning; she was bobbing her head and he groaned heavily, almost forgetting the sudden realization he'd had about the fact that she wasn't kneeling before her left hand was reaching underneath him. A moment later he was leaning again the wall and said hoarsely, "Touch… please touch yourself love," trying to speak evenly as his wife turned her eyes up to him.

Beckett didn't pause in what she was doing, reaching down in between her legs before she began rubbing at clit. She couldn't stop her body from jerking in reaction to the pleasure she felt from that and she hurried to speed up a little on both herself and her husband. She wasn't sure how long she was doing that before he was carefully pulling her away from him. She was going to protest when her husband was suddenly picking her up and leaning her against the wall before slamming into her. She let out a cry but didn't protest as he was thrusting immediately and she found she was enjoying him immensely.

Feeling his wife attempting to thrust with him spurred Castle to move faster than he was and he closed his eyes tightly as he had to try and withstand the pleasure running through him. He could feel her sex tight on him and tried his best not to hurt her as his body wanted him to move hard. But she was crying out and reacting vocally so he knew she was alright. He tried to go a little faster but found he was at his limit before he moved from where he was resting his chin on her shoulder and he kissed her, cutting off her cry.

It took Beckett a moment to recover but she responded to her husband's kiss as soon as she could, fighting his tongue with her own. They parted as they needed to breathe and she lost track of how many kisses they were exchanging. Eventually though her husband was sucking on the side of her neck and she knew she had reached her end. "Oh! Oh Rick please… please," was all that she could say before she was breaking. It was an intense orgasm and she was nearly breathless from the ecstasy of it until she was gasping as her husband joined her with a call of her name. She was lost in a daze for some time, eventually slowing down and stopping before all she was aware of was her husband thrusting crazily within her. She was caressing the back of his head once she felt his thrust faltering and she bit her lower lip at the last ones from him before he was still, breathing heavily against her skin.

"I couldn't stop myself," Castle explained to her once he could speak.

Beckett smiled and turned her head, kissing his temple before she moved away and said, "Help me down Rick."

"Sure," Castle said hurriedly before he was doing so. Once he was sure she was steady he followed her over to the water where they cleaned off before he realized something.

"I'll be fine," Beckett said as her husband opened his mouth to speak when she turned to him. She smiled at his slightly startled expression and stood on her toes for a moment to brush her lips against his. "I knew you'd wonder," she said. "But would you mind leaving me here to do that?"

"No," Castle said, shaking his head. He leaned down then and shared a kiss with her, letting his tongue sink into her mouth to briefly caress her tongue before they parted. "I'll be right outside." When she nodded to that he stepped out and grabbed a towel, drying off so his wife could take care of herself before they went to the pool. When he heard the water turn off he was hurrying over to the shower door to hold out her towel for her as she was stepping out a moment later.

"Thank you," Beckett told her husband with a smile. She let him dry her off and took the towel, wrapping it firmly around her before she was suddenly gasping. Castle had grabbed her and was holding her against him just as they'd started to kiss. Since she had realized what he'd wanted to do so quickly she was responding to him and was clutching at him until they parted with a heavy gasp. She stared into his eyes as he was gazing back at her intently and she took his second kiss that he gave to her. Lightly digging her nails into his skin she was doing her best to respond to him before he suddenly pulled away.

"Sorry, sorry," Castle said, having to grab for his towel as it was starting to come loose.

"It's okay," Beckett said gently. When her husband turned to look at her she smiled slightly and told him, "You're not the only one who gets affected."

"No," Castle breathed as he stared at her. He then realized what he was doing and shook himself before turned to the mirror and said, "Okay we… should get our stuff." He jumped suddenly when he felt his wife's hand on his back and turned to her, seeing she was smiling lovingly at him. "Kate," he breathed out. "You're so fucking beautiful," he then groaned as he looked back into the mirror.