"I really didn't want to leave Mom," Julia was saying to her mother once she'd left the bathroom in the nursery to change out of her dress.

"I know," Beckett replied, squeezing her hand. "But you need to sleep sweetie."

"Are you going to keep dancing?" Julia asked her.

"Probably," Beckett said with a nod. She embraced her; though she'd already said her goodnight and I love you when Castle had before taking her upstairs; and told her, "We'll see you in the morning."

"Thanks for letting me stay up as late as Jake and Eve," Julia said when she let her go.

"You're very welcome, come on," Beckett replied, taking her hand and leading her from the large playroom separating the nursery and the bathroom. She shared another kiss with her daughter before she stopped her and then leaned over slightly so her daughter could whisper into her ear.

"You looked really pretty tonight Mom," Julia told her. "And I hope I look a lot like you when I'm older."

"Come here," Beckett said, pulling her to the playroom. She sat on the window seat in there and told her, "You probably will sweetie."

"Grandpapa said that I looked just like you," Julia said shyly.

"And he's right; when I was eleven," Beckett replied.

"Almost twelve," Julia corrected her.

"You're still eleven," Beckett said firmly before her daughter was smiling. She embraced her tightly before telling her, "And you'll be beautiful, however you look when you grow up. And yes, I'm saying that because I'm your mom but also you're a very sweet girl." She was surprised when Julia bowed her head and she gently pushed it back up with both her hands saying, "Don't worry, I know you didn't say that to make me compliment you. But I want to make sure you know you're a wonderful daughter."

Julia couldn't help throwing her arms around her mother's neck and said fervently to her, "You're the best mom."

"Thank you, sweetie," Beckett said, embracing her back. She was startled when her daughter suddenly let her go and said, "What's wrong?"

"The ball is still going on! You need to get back to dance with Dad," Julia told her insistently.

Though she tried to tell Julia it was alright, Beckett couldn't stop her from helping her up. When they went into the nursery itself she was surprised to see her husband standing by the bed their girls had. "Sweet dreams Julia," she told her, kissing her cheek.

"I heard what you told your mother," Castle said. "And I agree with her. You're a great second oldest daughter."

Julia did her best to giggle quietly before she hugged her father tightly and kissed his cheek before he kissed hers and she then did the same to Beckett before she climbed up to the top bunk. After her mother had tucked her in she waved to them and watched them go, smiling as she thought of them continuing to dance before she turned over onto her side so she could fall asleep.

Back down in the ballroom, Castle and Beckett danced again before they were switching with their family and friends. They made sure they were the sharing the very last dance, swaying close together and anxious for the end of the ball which Brennan and Clara announced as soon as that song was over.

"Are you guys staying down still?" Alexis asked, walking over to her parents once the guests that were leaving had gone.

"For a little longer," Castle said. "A nightcap."

"Are you going to ask me if we want some?" Alexis said with a smile.

"Not a chance," Castle said seriously before he was smiling widely as she and his wife rolled their eyes.

"Okay, then we'll go to bed," Alexis said, shaking her head. "I'm exhausted, a lot of dancing."

"But a great night," Beckett said as she was embracing her oldest.

"It definitely was," Alexis said, feeling her ring. When she let go of her mother she said, "We want to talk about the wedding once we're back in the Hamptons."

"Do you want to have a short engagement?" Castle asked before his wife could say anything.

"That's what we'll be talking about," Alexis replied with a smile. "But we'll let you know what we decide when we do."

"You better," Castle said in a mock stern voice. He hugged his daughter and said, "Whatever you want you can have."

"I want a smaller wedding Dad," Alexis told him firmly. When they pulled apart she said, "But thank you, both of you for approving of this."

"You're welcome," Castle said. "We'll see you for breakfast," he then said as Louis was walking over to them. "Goodnight."

"Goodnight you two; congratulations again," Beckett added as Louis was taking his fiancée's hand and the two smiled at one another.

"Thank you again," Louis said.

"Are you feeling better now you've asked?" Castle said to the young man.

Laughing, Louis nodded and said, "A relief but more importantly the fact she said yes."

"I know what you mean," Castle told him with a nod.

Smiling as her mother playfully punched her father on the shoulder, Alexis said goodnight to them one last time before they were leaving the room and going up the staircase. After they had reached their room down the hall from the nursery she asked her fiancé, "Were you really nervous?"

Locking the door to his room Louis paused before he said, "Yes but… you know this is our room now. To be honest it's been for a long time. Unless you'd like another?"

Taking his hand, Alexis pulled him into the room more before she said, "I don't."

"Then change anything? The color, the bed, the-" Louis started to say before his fiancée was pulling him down to her. He kissed her hard; having been a little hesitant while the ball was going on; and pulled her as close as he could against his chest. When they parted he was a little breathless, but he was finally able to say, "Then I take it there's nothing wrong with it."

"Nothing," Alexis said firmly. She smiled with him before he lowered his head down to hers and she was ready for him, kissing him back once his lips touched her own. They were soon kissing passionately and she could feel his hands roaming around her back before they parted. "I don't want to wait for long," she breathed to him though she wasn't exactly sure why she'd said that then.

"I don't either," Louis said. "I want to marry you and…"

Smiling at him trailing off Alexis asked, "Have kids?"

"I'd love to with you," Louis said seriously. "But that's in the future."

"It is," Alexis said before they were kissing passionately again. She was a little uncertain of how long they were doing that but when he moved away from her she found her lips were throbbing. As her fiancé was kissing at her neck she sighed in pleasure before he was moving up to her ear.

"Would you undo your hair for me?" Louis requested. When she nodded he moved back to let her undo the braid and he reached up to run his fingers through her red locks before he said, "You looked so beautiful I was more than pleased there wasn't really anyone our age."

"You're going to be possessive?" Alexis asked him with a smile. She took his brief kiss and reached up to his bow tie, getting it loose before she pulled it off and then brushed her lips against his.

"I will because you're beautiful," Louis began as he helped her getting off his blazer. "And I'm going to be lucky enough to become your husband."

Alexis couldn't help smiling and said, "I'm satisfied to hear you think that and promise me you'll continue to."

"For… ages," Louis replied seriously as she was beginning to unbutton his shirt. He reached up to her hands and held them to stop her before he kissed her fingers and then her on the lips. "Lex…" he murmured against them once they'd stopped.

Alexis couldn't really respond to that as he was reaching for the zipper on her back and she was silent as he pulled it down. The sound made her shiver in pleasure and she was grasping her fiancé's dress shirt while he reached around her to spread the fabric and reach for her skin. Closing her eyes tightly in pleasure as he was gently caressing her she moved and pushed him gently away from her before she was pulling his shirt from his trousers. As he was helping her finishing unbuttoning it, she leaned up to him to kiss him and they kept doing that, briefly but firmly until they were pulling away as she smiled.

"What would you like?" Louis asked as his fiancée turned around so her back was to him.

"I don't really care," Alexis replied as she allowed him to push her sleeves down her arms. She had to help him then and once her dress was at her waist, she turned around to him, not surprised when he grabbed her and pulled her close again. She moaned into his mouth as the sensation of his skin against her breasts was immediately stimulating. She carefully ended the kiss and they undressed themselves before her fiancé was leading her to the bed.

Watching her laying down, Louis was climbing onto the bed when his fiancée was suddenly grasping his arousal. "Wait," he groaned in pleasure to her. "Don't… don't you'll, I'll be too fast."

"Why?" Alexis asked in surprise as he usually had better endurance.

"I told you that you were beautiful," Louis said seriously. "And I wanted to bring you back here so I could have you."

With a slight smile Alexis said, "Don't worry, now we'll have tonight. Come here already."

"Right away," Louis replied, moving once she'd let go of him. He leaned down before he could lay on top of her, kissing her deeply before she broke it off with a gasp as he moved to enter her.

Alexis had to dig her nails down into his shoulders as he was quick to start moving and she thought he was going to be fast. But he was only swift to begin, soon after going very slowly and deliberately. She was closing her eyes in reaction though she was distracted as he was kissing her and she did her best to move in time with him. She placed her left foot on the bed for assistance but nearly forgot she had when she was feeling the way her fiancé was moving to her breasts.

Feeling one of Alexis' hands come up to cup the back of his head, Louis looked up at her and had to school himself not to go crazy at the pleasure that was on her face. He was about to move up to kiss her but decided he could work up to it before he moved around each mound to kiss until he went up. He was kissing her skin, hearing her gasp and cry out his name which nearly made him break but he fought against it for a little longer.

With the way her fiancé was moving against her, Alexis tried her best to keep from reaching her inevitable peak and was relieved when he moved to kiss her. She was quick to use it as a distraction; aware he was too; doing her best to snake her tongue around his. But it ended up being too little and her body was straightening fully before she fell over the edge, moving away from Louis' mouth to cry his name a few times before he was joining her and groaning her name until they stopped. She felt almost completely weak and she reached up to caress his hair until he was moving and laying down next to her. She laid on her side while he did the same telling him, "You have no regrets?"

"Asking you? No," Louis replied with a smile. He reached over to her and gently ran his fingers through her red hair before saying, "And if you're wondering about doing this repeatedly… I believe I'm quite happy with the setup of this."

"The setup of this?" Alexis asked with a frown, scooting closer to him.

"You know what I meant," Louis replied. When she leaned against him he was quick to meet her before they were kissing gently. He reached for her and held her tightly as they continued to kiss, not stopping until they were breathless. "I'd be very happy spending night after night like this," he told her seriously.

"And would we ever sleep?" Alexis asked him.

"Eventually," Louis said, pretending to think that over.

Smiling when her fiancé did Alexis kissed him again before she drew him to her while laying on her back and whispering, "I love you so much Louis."

"I love you too Lex," he told her. "Might be able to love you forever?"

"You can," Alexis told him with a wide smile, touched at that. "As much and as long as I'll love you." And with that they were moving together so they could make love again to her utmost joy while they kissed once more.


"A very nice ball in the end," Clara said, sitting next to her husband on the couch across from the one where Castle and Beckett were sitting.

"It was, and a surprise," the former was saying.

"He didn't mention his intentions to you at all?" Beckett asked her cousin.

Shaking his head Brennan took a sip of his Jameson and then said, "I'm taken aback that he didn't. But I suppose he's quite grown up now so he doesn't really need to do that."

"I don't think he really needed to mention it to us," Clara said. "He didn't need our opinion and he had the ring already."

"True," Brennan said thoughtfully before his wife put her hand on his arm.

"What did you want to discuss?" Clara reminded him.

"Oh, well I'm thinking of a home," Brennan said simply.

"For them?" Beckett asked with a smile.

When his wife's cousin nodded Castle said, "Since we didn't before?"

"As a wedding gift I thought it made more sense," Brennan replied as he was nodding. "And I got the feeling that you wanted them in a home… closer to you."

"Than the townhouse? I do," Castle said quickly.

"I don't mind," Beckett said in amusement as her husband turned to her. "What do you think though? A beach house near us?"

"In the neighborhood would work," Castle said before he noticed the look that his wife and Brennan's were exchanging at that moment. "What is it?" he asked them.

"You two are forgetting something," Beckett told them.

"She's right, it's the fact that they need to choose the house in the end," Clara finished for her.

Nodding Castle said, "Of course, I'd hate for Alexis to be in a home that she doesn't like. But I was thinking of something to suggest to them."

When her husband looked at her Beckett said, "The Munsons?" When he nodded she looked back to her cousin and Clara and explained to them, "They live across the street from us; the yellow Victorian home."

"I remember that one," Brennan said. "Bit ugly though. Are they going to be moving?"

"They've been thinking about it," Castle said. "They want to move to Oregon but they're waiting for the right home there before they sell here."

"Alexis does like the house inside," Beckett told them. "Just their own furniture and paint inside and out and they would love it."

"How many bedrooms and bathrooms?" Clara asked them.

"Nine bedrooms and ten bathrooms," Beckett answered. "It has a library, office and that room they were using as an exercise room downstairs. They remodeled a year ago before they thought about moving."

"Sounds like it would be nice," Brennan commented. "Well… would you be able to talk to them about moving? We could offer them a good price for it."

"Bren," Clara said with a sigh.

"I can ask them when we go back but yeah, it's up to them," Castle said.

Taking her husband's hand Beckett said, "He's hoping to get that one."

"I don't blame you," Brennan said. "I'd appreciate them being near you."

"So would I," Castle replied. "Does Louis have enough in his trust fund to have bought that ring?"

"He does, I was very… surprised seeing it," Clara said.

"Alexis loves diamonds and pearls," Castle commented.

"Star sapphires too," Beckett reminded him.

"That's right," Castle said, nodding his head. "Hopefully he knows about the other two already. It'll help him in the future."

"Speaking of gemstones…" Brennan said.

Beckett smiled as her husband was at her and said, "Your set is very nice too."

"Thank you," Clara replied, touching her amethyst and pearl necklace. "But I was surprised seeing that you were wearing sapphires. I thought you preferred aquamarine."

"I do but these are…" Beckett said, touching her own necklace then.

"Gorgeous?" Clara suggested. When the woman nodded she said, "I'm not surprised. Though I will say Josie's eyes seem to match your aquamarines."

"I was wondering why it took you so long to mention that," Beckett said as her husband was laughing.

"Things have been very busy," Brennan said. "But she is adorable."

"So are Ella and Arthur, I think we're happy with our children," Castle said, standing up as Brennan was doing the same.

"I think we're finishing the night," he said as their wives were looking at them.

"Yeah, it's getting late and we do have our flight tomorrow," Beckett said with a sigh as she stood and Clara was doing so soon after. "But it was a great night and we'll look forward to the next ball you invite us to."

"We'll see when that is," Brennan said as he walked with her over to the staircase. "But we'll see you at breakfast."

"We'll be there of course," Castle said. "You don't mind we're not staying for that long after?"

"I don't blame you," Clara told them as they started up. "I can imagine you two would want to get back home."

"We do, but we'll miss you still," Beckett said. "Though let's wait for tomorrow for that."

"I agree," Brennan replied. "Then goodnight."

"Goodnight," Beckett said, her husband saying the same next to her. They walked together to their room and inside she waited for him to close and lock the door before asking, "Could we have a fire at all?"

"I'll start it," Castle replied with a smile. He went to the fireplace and took off his jacket before removing his bow tie and tossing both on the nearest chair. After he'd unbuttoned his cuffs he rolled up his sleeves and turned on the fireplace before lighting it, watching the flames immediately dance up. "Good?" he asked his wife as she walked to him.

"Yes," Beckett replied, placing her hand on his shoulder. "What about you?"

"I can't lie and said it's still a shock but I do remember I was young when she was born," Castle replied. "But what if they have children soon? You'll be a grandmother."

Beckett smiled and then told her husband what she and Alexis had talked about before she had given birth to Josie and she wasn't surprised seeing his disbelief before he shook his head and then started to speak.

"You really said that?" Castle asked her.

"I did, again I didn't know he would propose but I thought he likely would," Beckett told him. "He does love her; you can tell."

Nodding Castle said, "I guess I kind of had the feeling that he would, but I didn't really want to think about it."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett told him with a smile. "And to go back to what we were saying I won't mind being a grandmother."

"In a year or three?" Castle asked her.

"No," Beckett said firmly. "Remember that I was going to turn fourteen the November after she was born," she told him. "And you turned twenty the month after that so we're both young in relation to her age."

Reaching for her, Castle wrapped his arm around her and said, "I get the feeling too we're anticipating things. They need to decide on… everything."

Beckett smiled and said, "They do and I'm sure they'll enjoy it." She was startled when her husband suddenly pulled her into his arms and she said, "What's wrong?"

"I wish we could have-" Castle began to say before his eyes widened as his wife covered his mouth with her hand.

"I don't lament how we planned everything for our wedding," Beckett told him, raising her eyebrow inquisitively. When he nodded, she moved her hand and said, "We did what we needed to do in those circumstances. I just wanted to get married in the end."

Sighing Castle said, "I don't either. But hey nice use of the word lament." He smiled when she rolled her eyes and he leaned down, brushing her lips to his. "One more dance?" he asked when they parted.

"Alright," Beckett said with a smile before she went with him to the clear space in the middle of the room. She looked on while he was getting his phone before music began and as they wrapped their arms around each other she said, "Coltrane?"

"I just wanted music," Castle told her. He smiled when his wife nodded, and he then pulled her closer as her cheek pressed against his.

Beckett felt her husband's hands gently pushing on her back and she smiled, not surprised when he murmured her name. Moving her head back they were kissing gently at first before her husband's tongue was delicately slipping into her mouth. She was responding to him and holding onto him tighter as they stopped. Feeling the way he was almost clutching at her she pulled away from him and breathed, "I… stop the music, please."

Hurrying over to the table to do so, Castle looked at his wife in slight concern and said, "Too much?"

"A little," Beckett said, smiling slightly. She then walked to him she laid her hands on his chest saying, "But I don't really want to stop."

"Neither do I," Castle said seriously. He pulled her against him again and brushed his lips to hers saying, "Could I…"

Beckett smiled at the way he trailed off and she pressed her forehead against his saying, "Could you what?" when he whispered into her ear, she bit her lower lip at what he requested and she took a step away from him with a shake of her head.

"No?" Castle asked in surprise.

"No," Beckett said simply before she reached behind her for the zipper of her gown. She could only pull it down so far but it was more than enough for what she wanted to do and once it was loose enough she stepped close to her husband.

Staring intently into her eyes for a moment, Castle then moved to kiss her tenderly and lingered for a while before he was slowly moving back. When she opened her eyes he let her go, reaching up to the straps of her dress and pulling them down. He felt his breath was coming faster as her nipples were just barely exposed and he leaned down to her neck, kissing at it and feeling her pulse was nearly racing. He moved away a little and paused, not sure exactly what his wife wanted before she was taking his hand.

With her husband following her over to the bed, Beckett stopped next to it and she had him unzip her dress fully before she pushed it off. She couldn't help smiling as he was hurrying to take it and while he went to the closet she pulled down the covers before she got on the middle of the bed. When her husband was stepping back out, she said, "What?" as he had paused suddenly.

"I wasn't expecting that," Castle said honestly.

"I was nearly naked already," Beckett replied with a smile as he stood next to the bed once he'd reached her. "And it wasn't that difficult to do." She was surprised when he reached down and picked up her panties, she'd discarded next to the bed and said, "They needed to be white."

"No, I figured," Castle said hurriedly before he discarded the fabric. He turned to his wife and asked, "Help me?" before she nodded and he watched her breasts eagerly before they were working together to get everything off him until he was as bare as she was, climbing on the bed while they were kissing fervently.

Beckett's fingers were just touching his cheek and she gasped when he suddenly turned his head to capture her index finger in between his lips. She bit her lower lip feeling him starting to suck on the digit and she tried to pull it away. Letting out a cry as her husband was suddenly laying her on her back she tried to reach for him when he was taking her hand. She thought he might suck on her finger as before but he was instead kissing at the tips of all of them before going to her palm and then wrist before going down her arm.

"Do you mind?" Castle asked as he pulled away to run his fingertips over the arch of her skin near her armpit.

"No you just… surprised me," Beckett confessed.

"I surprised myself," Castle said seriously. He then looked into her eyes and said, "I just needed to."

"Again, I didn't mind," Beckett replied, smiling at him. "Are you going to stop?"

"I don't think I can," Castle replied as he was moving. He went to her neck before he carefully detoured to her hair, nuzzling her head through her hair with his nose. "You're fucking intoxicating Kate."

"So are you," Beckett said. She was pleased when her husband suddenly raised his head and she smiled at him before he was moving to sit up and help her. They kissed deeply and while they were doing that she raised her hands to caress his cheeks before she pushed on his shoulders.

"Ró-gharbh," Castle told her, which meant too rough.

"Bréagadóir," Beckett said tauntingly as she straddled him, which meant the word liar. "Is mian leat," she then said as she laid her hands on his chest before he sat up, teasing him by telling him that that was what he wanted.

"Ní sin, tusa," Castle said seriously as he put his hands on her sides next to her breasts, having told her the phrase not that, you. Since his hands were large enough the bottoms of his palms were against the sides of both mounds and he breathed her name before they leaned into one another. They kissed sensuously before they were slowly pulling away from one another and he nuzzled his lips to hers before they kissed again. That time he was holding onto her, making sure their chests were pressed together so he could feel her nipples against him.

"Rick," Beckett gasped as he was grasping her ass tightly suddenly.

"I'm not stopping," Castle groaned as her arching against him had made her press her stomach against his erection. "And punishing myself too."

"Yes," Beckett said, not realizing what she had uttered as he was reaching up to the small of her back. When he paused she said, "You interrupted me," smiling as he looked up at her so he wouldn't think that she was annoyed with him.

"It's really hard not to do that," Castle said seriously. He smiled when his wife laughed softly and he then brushed his lips against hers before he then said, "I'll behave."

"I'll hold you to that," Beckett replied with a smile. She leaned over, kissing him and then watching him laying down before she moved as soon as she saw he was set.

Castle was bracing himself for his wife, looking on while she was bending down to his chest and he breathed out a little roughly as she kissed around his skin. His breathing became a hiss as she was kissing his nipples directly and when she started to suck at them he groaned and somehow managed to say, "Let me do that to you too."

"I'm sure you will," Beckett said in amusement as she had pulled away. She gently caressed his nipples and told him, "But you never let me play."

"Oh… boy," Castle breathed out harshly. "I'm just afraid it'll be too much."

"It's fine if it is," Beckett told him.

"Again?" Castle asked in surprise. His answer to that was his wife kissing over his chest before she made it down to his stomach and then the tip of his erection. He expected her to take it with her hands and then mouth but she was startling him by continuing to kiss. She repeated that, going down until she was underneath it and he groaned heavily while she sucked at that point.

Pleased with her husband's reaction, Beckett didn't stop for a while before she went back to the tip of his length, gently lapping at it before he was groaning her name and that he was about to come. At that moment she pulled away but was stimulating him with her hand, just holding below his erection. As he was orgasming, she watched his release and how he was holding onto the bed tightly at the same time before his body relaxed fully.

Groaning a little weakly as his wife was gently licking at his chest, Castle reached up to her and was caressing her hair gently before she raised her head. "I'm really, very satisfied right now," he told her seriously.

"Not fully though," Beckett told him, running her fingertip down his member that was still erect.

"No," Castle said, groaning heavily.

"Which I'm really pleased with," Beckett commented, about to move to straddle him. But she was startled when her husband was grabbing her and then pulling her onto him so she was in fact straddling him. She was a little confused as to what he wanted but he was pushing on her ass so she guessed and straddled his head next. "Rick…" she started to say.

"I need to be fair," Castle told her seriously before he pushed her down by her hips gently. He flicked his tongue out to barely touch her folds, tasting her arousal immediately and beginning to salivate before he was moving to do it again. After he'd done that a few times he moved a little so he could rub against her clit, loving how rigid it was as he knew for sure she'd enjoyed what she'd done to him. He was moving over it for a while before he couldn't take it and he reached up as he moved down to slip his tongue inside of her sex.

Beckett; having been crying out in joy at the sensation; moved a little in time with the way her husband's tongue was stroking within her. She couldn't keep track of time in any way, only knowing her movements and her husband's with both his fingers and tongue. It was a little bit of a shock when she orgasmed but it was also a relief as the tension felt it had been building within her for some time. She called her husband's name and was holding onto his hair with one hand before she was bringing her other from her leg to hold him there as well. She felt as if her ecstasy was going on for some time, but it eventually started to ease off before she was nearly collapsing on her husband until she moved away from him.

As his wife was almost falling on him Castle was holding her against him and he kissed her lips and face gently where he could. "That better have been good," he said jokingly to her as he saw her recovering and stretching her body which made his erection throb as he looked on.

"Oh, it was," Beckett said, moving to kiss at his jaw. She kissed his lips as he leaned down to her and their tongues met, dueling for some time before she ended the kiss and laid down. She wasn't surprised when her husband was quick to move and she was cupping her hand over the back of his head as he proceeded to suckle her breasts and fondle them. She felt her arousal returning and closed her eyes, welcoming it as she wanted a little more than her husband's fingers and tongue. When he pulled away she smiled at him, biting her lower lip and taking his kiss he gave her at that moment. When they were slowly parting when they needed to breathe she whispered, "Let me."

"Of course," Castle replied before he moved to lay in the middle of the bed. He was sitting up while she was getting onto her knees and held her by her hips as she was moving to straddle him again. He couldn't help himself and he slapped her ass firmly before asking her, "You'll fuck me?"

"Of course," Beckett said, purposely echoing him before she smiled. She wasn't surprised when he kissed her hard and they were involved in that for a while before they had to stop after several kisses. She gasped when she suddenly felt his fingers on her clit and she bit at her lower lip before he was sliding them inside of her sex. "Oh… but not like that! I'm not… going to…" she tried to say though she couldn't stop herself from. "I… don't want to fuck your fingers," she managed to get out without having to pause. "I want your cock."

Castle's reaction was to move his fingers away from her and hold her by the hips with both hands before she reached down. He was breathless slightly at her grasping his erection to prepare it, but a moment later she was lowering her body. He was trying not to dig his nails into her skin but it was a struggle as he was enjoying the sensation of their bodies coming together. She was incredibly moist from his stimulation and he was reaching back with his left hand to place it on the bed so he couldn't collapse in his pleasure. When their hips were pressed together he brought his hand back to hold onto her while she remained still. "Are you going to move?" he couldn't help asking, a little impatience seeping into his tone.

"I will," Beckett replied easily before she leaned over and whispered into his ear.

"You want to?" Castle asked, slightly surprised. At her nod he pulled her to him to kiss though it didn't last for long as she was beginning to move. He groaned when she cried out and he looked down in between them while she was moving her hips back and forth. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, reaching down to hold her by her ass to feel her moving better while she sped up.

Leaning her head back Beckett felt her husband's lips trailing around her neck before he moved to her chin. She bowed her head to him and they kissed deeply before he was suddenly moving them, sliding over to the edge of the bed while he held onto her tightly. With his feet on the floor he was moving with her once she began thrusting again and she was crying out while he was groaning to her.

Castle let them continue for a little longer before he was letting her get off him and he followed her to the couch. As he watched her covering it he reached over and laid his hand on her ass, cupping it firmly until the couch was ready and she moved to lay back. He was moving rapidly to join her and it took only a few seconds before he was sinking into her body, both groaning out in reaction. He knew she was ready for him when her legs wrapped around his waist and he didn't let much time pass before he began to thrust. He heard her crying out as he was rough immediately and it spurred him to go even faster until he was toeing the line in making it a quickie. He was concerned she was annoyed when she made him stop eventually but when he turned his attention to her he saw she was panting gently.

"Take this," Beckett told her husband as they were getting off the couch at her direction. She tried not to smile too widely when he was almost running to the table, covering it with the sheet before he turned to her. She threw her arms around his neck and then kissed him as he bowed his head to her. She had to stop when he suddenly picked her up to her short cry of surprise but found herself on the table. When he had slipped back inside of her she wrapped her legs back around his waist before she was doing her best to move in time with him though they had to stop as the table was rocking too much.

"Should we move back to the bed?" Castle asked her as he helped her down.

"Probably," Beckett replied after a moment of hesitation. She kissed him gently on the lips and then said, "Come here."

"What do you want?" Castle asked her, unsure of what her answer would be.

"My pussy is throbbing," Beckett said frankly, doing her best not to smile when he froze at that. "I want to come and I want you to make me faint."

Castle's first response was to check and see if his wife was certain, but he knew what she would say if he asked and he was going with her to the bed. He helped her get a pillow underneath her hips while she lay on her stomach and waited for her to look back at him. Once he was on the bed with her he kissed the back of her shoulder and then moved to sit on his knees in between her legs.

Feeling her husband's erection soon sliding into her, Beckett's eyes rolled back at him filling her yet again. Once his hips were pressed against her ass she was breathing heavily as she could feel him extremely deep. She shifted slightly and let out a gasp feeling him moving against her sex and she then begged him, "Please fuck me."

With that Castle started to move, thrusting fast and hard at once and swearing while she was crying out his name. He was unsure of how long he needed to do that before Beckett broke and he watched her as she called out his name before he felt her going limp. He was quick to withdraw from her and he laid next to her once he had gotten her onto her back. Though he told himself not to he cupped his hand gently over her sex, loving the way it was still flexing in her continued orgasm. He could easily feel when she had calmed down and when she had he moved his hand away to hold her against him until he could feel her shifting and waking up.

Beckett was a little dazed at first coming to, the pleasure so intense she could feel the remnants of it still. But she became aware of her husband holding onto her and she soon smiled before saying, "I really wanted your come in me."

"I'm not going to do that with you out," Castle said. "I wish I could see how deep I get inside you." When her head turned to him he said, "I'm wondering how I can make you pass out every time we're like that."

Smiling Beckett turned to him and kissed the corner of his mouth that she could reach and she told him, "I don't care, all I know is that you do. Now come here."

"How?" Castle asked, keeping himself still as he was straining to enter her.

Beckett gently pushed on his shoulder before he was getting out of the way and she laid back down on the middle of the bed. Once he was on top of her again she expected him to enter her, but he was instead moving down to her sex. Feeling his mouth around her clit she arched her back roughly and felt his fingers inside her again. "Oh…" she moaned as he moved them back and forth, still sucking on her hardened nub. She nearly cried out in relief when he was moving away from her and then getting onto her. "Do not stop this time," she told him, her voice a little sharp with her impatience.

"Believe me, I'm not going to," Castle said seriously before he was grabbing her hand. With her help his erection was slipping inside of her before he started to thrust, not waiting since he knew she didn't need him to. He leaned down and then kissed her hard though it was brief as she fell back on the bed from being propped up on her elbows. He was plunging his tongue shortly after into her mouth and they were dueling for some time before he broke away first. "Kate… please tell me you're going… to come… I can feel your pussy…" he told her.

"Yes… I don't want to stop… you have to fuck me again!" Beckett cried out before her orgasm was on her. She called out his name several times as the ecstasy seemed to go through every inch of her body. She was only distracted from it when her husband was joining her and it seemed to enhance her pleasure though it didn't last for very much longer before she was limp on the bed.

Castle was thrusting harder and harder in the last of his climax and once he had made one final one he was putting all his weight on his arms so he wouldn't crush her though he could tell she didn't mind. He only rested for a moment before he was kissing her and hard, wanting to be close to her for a little longer before she was pulling away and murmuring gently to him.

"Could we take a very short break?" Beckett said. She smiled when her husband began to move though she sighed in disappointment as he withdrew from her. She moved to press against his side and felt his lips on her hair near her forehead before he spoke to her surprise.

"What do you want love?" Castle asked her. When she looked up at him he couldn't help smiling and told her, "I could sort of tell there was something on your mind."

Laying on her back, Beckett could see her husband turning onto his side out of the corner of her eye and she told him seriously, "The desk."

Breathing out a little hard Castle said, "There are blankets. And we can move everything from the drawer."

Seeing that he was going with her idea, Beckett nodded and then sat up saying, "Where's your shirt?"

Pushing himself up, Castle went to where most of his outfit from the ball was in a messy pile and grabbed the dress shirt. Handing it to his wife he watched her climb over him and as she was standing next to the bed putting the white fabric on, he asked, "You couldn't have just done that and grabbed it yourself?"

"No," Beckett said simply when she had buttoned the shirt enough in the middle. She went over to the desk and took out their daughter's things, carrying them to the closet where she set it on a small table. Coming back into the room she saw her husband was getting a blanket from the armoire. "I'm going to ask them to get a desk for the nursery," she told him seriously.

Nodding Castle said, "It's a great idea," before he finished and pulled his wife into his arms. They just held one another then before he gently pushed her back so he could unbutton his shirt. "It's in the way," he told her.

Unable to help smiling Beckett told him, "I wasn't intending for it to stay on for that long."

"No," Castle said absently, shaking his head. He then looked her deeply in the eyes and said, "You're beautiful now you know."

"You've mentioned," Beckett said with a smile. She leaned into him and kissed him before telling him, "Thank you."

Nodding Castle said, once he'd tossed his shirt onto one of the armchairs in front of the fireplace, "What would you like to do?"

"On and off," Beckett said. She watched her husband's reaction to her words, loving the way he struggled to not just grab her and she was ready when he wrapped his arms around her tightly.

Their kiss was passionate, and Castle nearly forgot what his wife had wanted to do before she was stopping him after they'd slipped into a second one. "You… sorry," he said, noticing the covered desk suddenly. "But you should say which way is first."

"Say or move?" Beckett asked him with a smirk. When he just gestured his hand to her she smiled fully and leaned into him so they could share a sensuous kiss. She was tempted to make it last but the way he ran his hand down her side made her move so she was leaning against the desk, facing away from him. She waited with bated breath for her husband to step up to her and she suddenly said, "Could we make it quick both ways?"

Stopping immediately Castle bent forward a little so he could try to see her face and said, "Are you serious?" With her firmly nodding her head he did so as well though only once before he was moving to enter her. She helped him and once he was inside of her, they were groaning nearly as one until his hips were against her ass. "I'm so glad you picked this one first," he said as he was pausing.

Holding tightly to the edge of the desk in anticipation Beckett said, "That's why I did," as he was kissing at the tops of her shoulders. She was nearly weak in the knees at how gentle his lips were on her skin so it was a relief to feel him starting to thrust. At first she was a bit startled when he was going slowly but quickly discerned what he was planning on doing with that. "Next you… you need to do the same thing," she nearly warned him.

"Definitely," Castle said before he put his hands on top of hers on the desk and then started to thrust even faster. He couldn't tell when exactly he was as fast as he could go but knew he was as his wife was crying out and they were moving the desk just slightly. When they eventually found their orgasm he was ecstatic to discover they were nearly together in it though it was a brief thought. It nearly felt as if she was attempting to draw him deeper and the friction between them was nearly too intense. But his wife was going still in front of him and he gave her a few more rough thrusts before he stopped and kissed at her shoulders again before she arched her back and moaned his name gently, making him shudder.

"Will you be able to again?" Beckett said, glancing back over her shoulder. She groaned when her husband withdrew from her but moved with him as he was making her turn. As soon as she was facing him she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him deeply until she was ending with a gasp as he was lifting her up onto the desk. She was quick to work with him, getting herself set as she leaned her hands back before her husband was taking her lips again in a kiss. She felt her body awakening; though she'd just barely come off her second orgasm; as he was running his hands up and down her sides at the same slow, sensuous pace of their kiss. When they parted she took his hands off her and then kissed the palms before he was moving them to her breasts. Looking on while he cupped them she bit her lower lip and reached for him with her legs, wrapping them around his hips and bringing him closer.

"Wait," Castle said huskily as they stared into each other's eyes. He leaned down to her and gently took the nipple of her right breast with his lips, suckling at it for a while before he kissed around her mound. He did the same to her left breast and was tempted to go back to her right before he stopped himself. He reached up to her; having been stimulating her with his hands as well; and then gently ran his fingers through her hair before they kissed. That time he didn't try to hold back, making it intense while he was rubbing his hands over her back.

Smiling as her husband was moving to kiss her neck after they'd finally parted, Beckett lost it as he proceeded to suck at her skin and she pulled him a little more forcefully against her with her legs. "I'm ready," she told her husband as he raised his head to look at her in surprise. "And I want you." She brushed her lips to his and then said, "I want to feel you fucking me," keeping them together.

Castle's response was to kiss her hard though he didn't let that last for very long before he was moving and they worked together to help his length inside of her. As soon as their hips were flush, he leaned down to her so they could kiss very gently. He felt her hands gripping him tightly in response to that and he knew what she wanted, beginning to thrust.

Beckett cried out, turning her head from her husband to do so, as he was going very slowly and it was making her body burn immediately. She was touched he was doing that again and eventually couldn't help feeling a little frustrated since she wanted more already. Fortunately he was soon giving it to her, going harder against her and inside her and making her eyes roll into the back of her head as she could feel him rubbing furiously against her sex. She had no idea how long they were like that, only aware when he would kiss her and that eventually he stopped. She was holding onto him, trying to thrust with him as well though it was difficult on the blanket. Eventually she just let him take over and tried to move her hips enough before he was making her climax, her back arching and calling his name. She was aware of her husband doing the same very shortly after and she thought she would lose it again, just keeping from that before her body was limp and nearly falling back if he hadn't been holding her.

Breathing heavily after he had calmed down eventually Castle said, "Come here."

Beckett was crying out again as he started to pick her up but she stopped him before he could lift her off the desk. "I didn't want to leave yet," she told him with a smile when he looked at her in a mixture of disappointment and confusion.

"Oh… really?" Castle asked.

Putting her hands on the desk behind her again Beckett looked down in between their bodies and told him, "I'm enjoying this."

"I… do you want me to get you a mirror?" Castle said, suddenly realizing watching her she couldn't see what he could.

"Pervert," Beckett said lovingly and with a smile. She motioned to him with her hand and shared a kiss with him before they parted and she said, "No, it's okay, I don't want you to leave just yet."

"Neither do I," Castle said, reaching up and running his first two fingers through her hair. "Kate," he murmured then before he leaned down to her and kissed her again. As opposed to the previous one, he was far rougher with her and feeling her responding to him eagerly he was feeling his arousal rising again though his erection hadn't quite diminished yet. He was ready to start thrusting into his wife again when she was stopping him by pushing her hands on his shoulders so he was looking at her in surprise.

"Help me down," Beckett said. She wasn't surprised when he looked at her in disappointment but was pleased when he did assist her in getting off the desk. She kissed him on the lips once she was standing in front of him and told him, "Come on."

"Where are we going?" Castle asked her while she was taking his hand.

"I'd like a bath," Beckett said, nodding to the bathroom.

Watching the way her hair moved when she did that, Castle nearly forgot to respond to her before he shook himself and said, "I'd like to go back to the bed."

Knowing that he was serious, Beckett stepped close to him and put her hands on his chest telling him, "You wouldn't want to go in the water with me? I am still naked."

"We can be dry and naked," Castle responded easily. He studied her and then asked, "What should we do?"

Smiling Beckett pulled her down to him enough so they could kiss, making it brief before she was telling him, "A random number."

"My phone is all the way over there," Castle said as he looked to the table where his phone was on one of the chairs.

"Get it," Beckett said. "Between one and twenty," she told him.

"Okay," Castle said, getting that on his phone as soon as he'd grabbed it and turned it on.

"Fifteen," Beckett said with a smile as he was looking at her questioningly.

"Seven," Castle said with a sigh as he showed her the app he had had chosen the number eighteen.

"I'm surprised," Beckett said as he put the phone on the table. She waited to continue as he was walking up to her and once he reached her she couldn't since he picked her up. She smiled while wrapping her arms around his neck and told him, "You changed your mind?"

"I think I did," Castle replied as he walked into the bathroom. Once he set her down next to the tub he quickly got the water started to fill it and said, "Shower first?"

"If it's a quick rinse then yes," Beckett said easily. Once he had the water set, she went with him into the shower where they let the hot water run over them from head to toe. They didn't really dry off, merely got the excess water off them before she let her husband slide into the water first and she followed. "Rick," she said as she let herself move slowly through the water to him, having entered across from him. Once she reached him, she wrapped her arms around him and kissed him gently, feeling him embracing her and slipping his tongue into her before he then pulled away. Running her fingers through his damp hair she told him, "I love you Rick."

"I love you too Kate," Castle said, nuzzling his lips against hers before he moved to kiss at her shoulders. His hands on her back he then murmured her name before he was helping her in lowering her body on his erection.

Coupled tightly with her husband, Beckett kissed him again before she told him the word always in Irish lovingly, "I gcónaí."

"I gcónaí my love," Castle whispered to her before their lips were meeting and they were beginning to move together.

The water was set into motion with them as they didn't stop until they were reaching their peaks together and after they were out of the tub they dried each other off meticulously. When they finished they hurried to the bed, not wanting to stop their intimacy as they climbed on and drew the bed sheet over them and soon after coupled before they began to make love, aware it wouldn't be the last time that holiday night.