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 pleased to receive the reviews I did in the last chapter so I'll get to my thank yous for that! TORONTOSUN (I'm very happy you like that Alexis and Louis are getting married. And it was nice to see you like Julia sharing her feelings in her diary since I love writing those entries for that reason!) and

Mb (I was glad to see you thought the chapter was a sweet look at them getting back home after their trip. I wasn't surprised to see you see Martha being closer to moving into the house at the Hamptons with the rest of the family. And I'm happy you thought it was good to see the dogs back too! It was great to see you were smiling at them cooking together, I thought it'd be a fun little scene. You're welcome for the first half! I was pleased seeing you thought the second half of the chapter was nicely done. And I'm so happy you loved Julia's entry and her talking about Alexis' and Louis' engagement! I wasn't surprised you thought it was nice to hear about Lanie along with them talking about going to see her and Dylan after the baby's born. Nice to see you thought it was interesting them talking about Lanie believing what her child might be and then what Beckett felt during her pregnancies. I wasn't surprised either to see you mentioning Beckett wanting to change the subject before Julia asks about Beckett being pregnant with her too since she mentioned her sisters. So happy you loved the flashbacks with Castle and Beckett being goofy, loving and sexy as you put it. You're welcome for the second half!).

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

A/N #2: The title of this chapter is a lyric from the song Sat Singing by George Harrison.

While Warming Me I Drift Away

"Girls," Castle called out as he was setting down a dish of pancakes. "You need to come to the table now, breakfast is ready."

"You can play with your sister tomorrow, come on," Beckett said firmly to them. She wasn't surprised when they could hear Eliza running over to them and she said, "Don't run."

"Sorry," the little girl said, smiling at them. "I'm hungry."

"Me too, you should have taken Josa," Julia said teasingly to her sister.

Watching as the two playfully stuck their tongues out at one another Castle said, "Go ahead and wash your hands, we need to get you guys to school."

"Do we have to go?" Eliza asked with a sigh as her sister was giving Josie to their father.

"You're lucky we know you're joking," Castle commented with a smile. "Go."

"I will," Eliza said, smiling up at her parents before she and her sister went to the sink.

Looking at Josie as she was reaching out to her, Beckett said, "I guess she just scratched herself in her sleep."

"Should we bring back the gloves?" Castle asked his wife, looking at the slight cut to the baby's chin they'd noticed waking her up together that morning.

"No, one of us will need to check her nails and file down whatever's doing that to her," Beckett replied.

"Good thing you don't need to bring those back," Julia said as she and Eliza were coming back to the table.

"Mother, Jim?" Castle called loudly.

"We're coming," Martha said, reaching the bottom of the stairs just then. "I was just about to check, it seemed like you were a little late this morning."

"We needed to get the girls ready first," Beckett told her mother in law, watching her father appear down the hall from the stairs a moment later.

"I'm sorry," Jim said. "I was talking with the Report again. They'd like some pictures, a last collection of the towns in the snow before we get rain."

"Are you going to do that today?" Julia asked once they were gathered around the table together.

"I'd like to," Jim replied. "If you don't mind me missing the class later, I'd like to drive until three at least before I head back."

"That's fine," Beckett said. "But you might want to ask the girls."

"It's okay Grandpapa," Eliza said in a rush first. "They really want to use your pictures?"

"They do," Jim said with a nod as the newspaper had expressed interest in having him photograph for their local magazine they put out four times a year.

"Then you should really go," Julia said first, smiling at him.

"I will," Jim replied, smiling himself at the girls' earnestness.

Julia was about to ask her parents how Josie was enjoying her half of a pancake when Eliza was suddenly asking another question about their older sister.

"Why can't 'lexis and Louis come over for breakfast?" the little girl said.

"Alexis is… likely there at the office already," Castle said after he'd made a quick check on his watch. "And they told you Louis is at the stables already, he wanted to go in early to check on the horses."

"And your sister needs to get things ready for today since she said she has at least two appointments," Beckett reminded her. She then turned her attention to Josie who was putting a small piece of pancake in her mouth and she quickly wiped away the maple syrup on her chin.

"What are you going to do?" Julia said suddenly, looking at her parents.

"We'll either talk about and start or just talk about what we want in our next book," Beckett said, looking at her husband.

"We can start it," Castle said. "Though really why shouldn't we just spend time with Josie?"

"Isn't she gonna take a nap?" Eliza asked. She started to giggle when her father pretended to grumble and said, "Don't make him work too hard Mommy."

"I won't," Beckett said, smiling at her husband as he slapped his hand to his forehead in embarrassment. She reminded the girls to eat their breakfast before she was checking on Josie again and after they'd finished, she was getting the baby out of her chair while Castle was cleaning up with the girls.

"I'll help them Richard," Jim said to his son in law as he was taking his plate to the sink.

"That's alright," Castle started to say.

"No, you cooked so I'll help with cleaning up," Jim said.

"Thank you," Castle said as he knew he wasn't going to take no for an answer. He went quickly to the family room where his wife had gone and said when she looked at him, "Your dad wanted to help out."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett replied with a smile. She had set Josie down on the floor and the baby was sitting up, holding a foam sphere while her other was holding onto her index finger.

"How come you're not crawling around?" Castle asked as he got down on the floor to get face to face with the baby.

"Mo-ahh," Josie vocalized, reaching out to him and dropping the sphere.

"I see, what would you like to play?" Castle asked as he nodded his head seriously. When she gurgled with a smile on her face, he leaned into her and then said, "We'll play with her after her nap, right?"

"We can," Beckett said, smiling as she watched him sitting up. "But right now we need to get her ready," she told him.

"I guess that snow was temporary," Castle commented as they were getting up, holding Josie on his hip.

"It was," Beckett replied absently as she stepped into the hall first. "Oh good," she told their daughters as they were coming down from the kitchen. "You need to get your coats on."

"What about your lunches?" Castle asked.

"Here Daddy!" Eliza said, holding up her Minions lunchbox.

"I have mine too," Julia said, holding up the brown paper bag her lunch was in. She then smiled at her baby sister as Josie was holding out her hand and she went to her, squeezing the tiny hand before hurrying to get her lunch into her backpack while her father was talking to her.

"I don't know why you had to stop using your Beatles lunchbox," Castle told her.

Making a playful face at him Julia said, "I didn't want to ruin it Dad. Plus, it's kinda for little kids."

"Yep!" Eliza said happily before she was laughing with her family.

"You're really going to take her?" Martha asked her daughter in law while she held Josie for her.

"We are going to drive," Beckett told her reassuringly. "And we'll be quick saying goodbye to Julia outside. You don't need to leave though."

Smiling Martha said, "Some last visits before I go back next Monday."

"And-" Beckett began.

"I don't mind coming back again until Monday morning," Martha interrupted her as she was going to return to the Hamptons with Jim and their granddaughters Saturday night. "But I should warn you I'll eventually move in."

"We're just waiting for you to say you will," Beckett said with a smile as she hurried to get on her coat. After the girls had said goodbye to their grandparents she went with her husband to the garage and she drove them to the school before they were urging the girls to get out.

"Are we late?" Julia asked as they were walking up to the elementary school.

"No, but we need to get Josie inside," Beckett explained to her. "And you need to get to the middle school."

"Yep," Julia said simply before she smiled and then went inside the elementary school building with her family. She hugged her little sister and said, "I'll come over after I eat if they let me."

"I hope so," Eliza said with a nod. "There's Mari," she then added.

Turning, Julia saw it was her best friend and she turned back to her mother before she was hugging them both and saying goodbye with them hurriedly. "I didn't think I would get to see you before the bell rang," she told her friend once she had reached her.

"I know, will you get me if we can play with Eliza and Quentin?" Mari asked.

"Yep, I better go," Julia said, smiling at her. They shared a hurried embrace before she was waving to her family who were watching her and then rushed outside. She held her deep green coat closer to her as she walked to the middle school building. She checked her watch and seeing her class was history she hurried over to it, saying hello to Peter who was already there. As she hung her coat in the back of the classroom, she couldn't help feeling slightly jealous of Josie, getting to spend time with their parents. She shook that off though as Natalie was calling to her and she hurried to sit at her usual desk before the teacher came inside.

"Don't worry Josie," Castle was saying to the baby as she was whimpering while he took off her coat. "We'll watch today's episode too."

"I thought you were going to mention yesterday's," Beckett told her husband with a smile.

Shrugging Castle said, "I wasn't sure what you'd want to do about that." He turned his attention to the baby and asked, "Would you want to go in order?"

As Josie turned to her head towards her Beckett said, "Go ahead, but we'll need to catch up on Saturday."

"Julia and Eliza will love that," Castle commented as he let her take their baby girl. He was quick to get his outer layers off and put away before he was following his wife to the family room. He laid down the large blanket they used for the baby and then got the remote for the TV. Once the show started, they were watching their daughter and talking and singing a little to her; what they'd done with Eliza watching Sesame Street as a baby too. When they'd finished he said, "I think she had a lot of fun."

"I think she did," Beckett said with a smile. "Rick?" she said as he was getting their daughter's toys.

"Yeah?" Castle asked before he quickly told Max to stay away from Josie's stuffed animals.

"You realize I know what you'd rather do than work on our book," Beckett told him. She smiled when she saw the look on his face as he sat down with her and Josie and told him, "It wasn't that hard to figure out."

Frowning for a moment, Castle then told her, "It was more I wanted to. It's up to you of course if I'm allowed to do it at all."

"Should we ask Josie?" Beckett asked him teasingly.

"Oh please, let's do," Castle said, smiling at the way his wife laughed. When she had calmed down, he reached for her and kissed her gently on the lips before they slightly pulled away from one another. He stared into her eyes for a moment before they were leaning into one another and kissing again, much harder and rougher than before. He had no idea how long they were doing that or how many kisses they exchanged before they were parting, panting for air as Josie sitting to their side was laughing. "I guess we'd want laughter instead of crying at that," he commented before his wife was laughing briefly.

"I guess so," Beckett said with a smile. "But really Rick, you can."

"Okay," Castle said. "Do you mind if I tell you and your mom some memories from our past life?" When the baby smiled up at him and Beckett he said, "Okay, then I'll start with my phone…"

"Go ahead, I think you prefer having the dates beforehand," Beckett told him as she reached over and cupped his cheek.

Taking her hand and turning his head so he could kiss her palm, Castle reluctantly let her go before taking his phone from his pocket and quickly opening the app he had. Once he had it, he said, "February tenth in 1911. So you were almost eleven and I was close to turning twelve."

"What day of the week?" Beckett asked him.

"It was a Friday, we'd had school of course but this is right when we got home," Castle said before he picked up Josie. "Your mom, aunt, uncle and I were just sitting down for our snack before your uncle noticed something outside."

"Is that the sun?" Junior asked hopefully when he noticed outside it was getting brighter.

"It is," Johanna said as she looked out the window. "But finish your cookies and milk first before you head outside to play."

"We can go too can't we Ma?" Rose asked.

"You may," Johanna said. She then smiled and said, "But I'll be along to the park when we need to make dinner."

"What'll we have?" Rick asked.

"You'll find out," Johanna said with a smile.

"What about Da?" Kate asked.

"He'll be home soon enough, there won't be any club tonight, so he'll be able to play with you after our dinner," Johanna replied. "Don't eat so fast Junior," she scolded her son gently.

"I want to go first to get Patrick," Junior replied. He swallowed the last of his milk in one large gulp and asked, "Might I go now Ma?"

"Yes," Johanna said with a sigh. "But you'll be takin' Rick with you."

"I'm almost done," he told his friend quickly as Junior looked at him.

"Now girls," Johanna said as soon as the two boys left. "Let's talk about what we'll do for your birthday and the boys."

"We had one huge party together," Castle told his wife. "Since our birthdays were so close together in timing and it was easier for your parents."

"It makes sense," Beckett said. "I'm surprised we didn't do that for Eliza and Alexis."

"I think because they weren't that close in years… I don't know," Castle started to say before he shook his head.

"Maybe we wanted to give them the chance to have birthdays on their own," Beckett commented.

"Maybe," Castle echoed. "So you two finished up your milk before you came out and we were over at the park by the house where you met us and the usual discussion began," he said, smiling when his wife did.

"Why do we have to play stickball," Rose complained. "We always play stickball."

"We're not about to jump rope with you," Junior retorted. "Why don't we just play soldiers?"

"Who'll be the enemy," Kate asked.

"He'll be from thin air," Junior replied. He waited for his sisters to say they didn't want to play that but when they didn't he shared a look with Patrick and then said, "Okay, I'll be the leader. Everyone fall in behind me."

"But where are we?" Patrick asked. "Who are we fighting? Why?"

Frowning at his friend; though it was brief; Junior then looked at Rick, the others turning to him as well.

"Well… should we go to Cuba?" Rick asked. He wasn't surprised when the other four hissed at that and then said, "Then what about the Civil War?"

"Alright, we're the north," Junior told them. "And we're going to get some rebels who're trying to kill our commander."

"I'm surprised we agreed to play that," Beckett said with a smile.

"Well… since there were just three of us we wanted to include you too," Castle told her.

Beckett laughed and then said, "That was more my brother had to include us."

"True, I do remember your dad talking to me and Trevor about that," Castle said thoughtfully. "But we played until we got tired with that game and were starting to discuss the next one."

"Now can we play stickball," Patrick said. "Right? We've played something else."

"Yeah we-" Rick started to say before they looked up at the sky. When the rain started to come down faster, they were running together to head back to their house.

"Come inside, come in," Jim urged them as he held the door open for them all. Once they'd passed where he was standing, he said, "Did you make it, or did you take a dip in the bay?" with a smile to the four as they were panting.

"Did Patrick get back home alright?" Johanna asked as she had been in the kitchen with her husband.

"I think so, might I call his house Ma?" Junior asked.

"No, your da will," Johanna said. "Now that you're home you'll change out of your school clothes and come down to help me with dinner."

"Are we peeling potatoes?" Rick couldn't help asking.

"Of course, we'll have those along with the ham Jim brought," Johanna said before ushering the kids over to the doorway so they would go upstairs.

After they had changed the kids hurried down to the kitchen and saw that Jim was talking to Johanna before the pair stopped and turned to them.

"Patrick did get back home," Jim said with a smile to the children. "And he begged his ma to have you two boys stay with them tonight."

"Could we?" Junior asked hopefully.

"You may but your da will walk you over after dinner," Johanna said.

Smiling and nodding at his friend when Junior nudged him with his elbow Rick went with him over to the potatoes and they started to peel them to help in making dinner.

"Is the rest of that going to be you at Patrick's house?" Beckett asked him.

"Yeah," Castle replied. "Unless you want me to stop there."

"No, go ahead," Beckett replied. "Though is there anything to really say about your stay?"

"It's not the whole time we spent there," Castle told her. "It's after his mother went to bed; Patrick was allowed to stay up since it wasn't a school night, but she needed to sleep." He looked hesitant before he asked his wife, "Do you think his mother now was his mother then?"

Nodding Beckett said, "And she was the same then as she is now," her tone of voice becoming bitter.

"Should I-" Castle began.

"No, go ahead," Beckett told him as she shook her head.

"Okay, we went into his bedroom, that house his mother made a huge bedroom on the second floor while the master was the third floor. So there were two extra beds which we would sleep in," Castle began. "We were on one of them together when he brought something over to us from a compartment in his closet he'd made." When Beckett looked at him in surprise he said, "He was good at that then."

"What's that?" Junior asked his friend as he was carrying something small.

"I found it walking to the market for Ma," Patrick said. "I don't know what to do with it."

"She's naked!" Junior hissed, he and Rick leaning into the picture. He sat back up and said, "You should have just left it."

"I don't think it's just for her being naked," Rick suddenly said. "Look at the fabric around her, it's like one you see at museums or that old sculpture in the garden they were making down by the school, remember?"

"Oh…" Junior said, shaking his head as Patrick tried to hand him the daguerreotype.

"Here," Rick said, taking it. "You should really throw it away," he said as he was looking at the picture closely. He didn't notice the two boys with him walking away and he studied the woman in it, seeing her figure bared down to her waist. Tilting his head, he then sighed and said, "Or I should rip it first."

"Yeah, you should," Junior said, nodding rapidly.

Doing so Rick felt a little better, feeling guilty about admiring the woman's form though he didn't know why. He tried to ignore that as Patrick was throwing out the picture and then started shuffling the cards that his and Junior's friend had hidden away as well, turning his attention to their game they were soon starting.

"It's funny you were the only one that enjoyed that," Beckett said when her husband had finished.

"I don't think I enjoyed it, I admired the body but didn't understand it," Castle said. "I know I said that I started liking you when I was older, but I think I had already begun by then. I always wanted you to play with us and I liked spending time with you, and I did think you were pretty and nice. I just didn't know what to really do with that at that age."

"Neither did I," Beckett commented. She smiled when her husband looked at her and said, "I'm sure I was the same way back then, though I get the feeling I knew what I would like with you," not surprised when he quickly started to speak.

"You wanted me to court you?" Castle asked.

"No… actually yes but I was thinking further back then already," Beckett said. When her husband looked at her in surprise she said, "Yes, I was thinking that we could get married."

"Kids do that," Castle said. "There was a boy that lived down the hall and Alexis was friends with him. Eventually they told me one day when they were both five that they were going to get married when they grew up."

"Yet for me it stayed until you and I actually did get married," Beckett told him.

"That's true," Castle said with a nod. He then looked down at Josie who was looking up at them and said, "I hope that was a good story."

"It was," Beckett said. She smiled when her husband looked at her and said, "It was, should we start playing with her though?"

"Probably," Castle said. "Though I am wondering something."

"What I was doing?" Beckett asked. She was startled when her husband suddenly kissed her and when he pulled away, she asked, "Why?"

"Just because you got what I was talking about," Castle said. "And of course, because I wanted to."

Smiling Beckett squeezed his hand before she said, "We were in the living room by the fire, R- Skye was reading out loud from a book and I was sewing part of my new dress for the spring with my mom."

"Ma, what will we do tomorrow?" Kate asked her mother when her twin sister paused to take a drink of water.

"Don't say chores Ma," Rose said quickly.

"No, if the weather holds we may go to the home in Mill Valley," Jim answered before his wife could.

"Oh really?" Kate asked eagerly.

"I think we should, the last renter has left and I'll need to check and make sure the house is ready for the next," Jim replied.

"We couldn't stay overnight Da?" Rose asked hopefully.

"I'll see," Jim replied before he returned to his newspaper.

"Katie," Johanna said to her daughter then as she was looking at the fire. "Let me see what you've done so far."

"I hope I got the stitches small enough Ma," Kate said as she showed her the sleeve that she'd been working on.

"You did, wonderful stitchin'," Johanna said with a smile at her. "Now you'll be able to work on larger parts with more of them."

"I'm glad I'm not so good at that," Rose said proudly.

"You may regret that when you're older," Johanna said to her daughter.

"Oh, I'll have someone make my clothes," Rose said firmly. "And if I can't find them I'll just wear trousers."

"Rosie!" Johanna said with a gasp.

"Ma, I could, if I'm going to fly just like the Wright Brothers I can't go up in a skirt and middy blouse," Rose replied.

"You'll not be doin' that for years, they may very well make a good stout dress for girls to be wearin'," Jim said sternly to his daughter.

Kate gave a sympathetic look to her twin when she sighed and slumped down before she said to their parents, "Could we have a picnic at the home Ma? Tomorrow if we go?" She wasn't surprised when Rose squeezed her hand and they were promising their mother they'd help her prepare their lunch and take pictures with their new camera their father had bought for their family. She found she was excited for the trip and hoped it would occur as her father was bringing in some popcorn for them to make and eat.

"I'm really surprised no one could tell the three of them were gay," Castle couldn't help commenting when she had stopped.

"I know but when had we come across that back then?" Beckett asked.

"Then it's really great your mother was so understanding," Castle commented.

"And my dad, I get the feeling he would have been fine with J- Trevor and Patrick together," Beckett said.

"We should ask him," Castle commented.

Shaking her head, though she was smiling, Beckett said, "Now can we play?"

"Yes, sorry Josie, we'll get to that right now," Castle said seriously to the baby who laughed at him. He leaned down to kiss the top of her head and then got her foam blocks so they could help her, talking to her about the colors. They continued with some puzzles the baby also had before they were stopping so they could prepare their lunch. He was about to ask her what she wanted when she stopped him by the table to ask him another question that made him smile before she had finished it.

"Would you mind making lunch for us?" Beckett said. When she saw him smiling, she said with a slight frown, "What?"

"Sorry, you don't need to ask," Castle told her. "I'll take care of it. Do you want me to get her food?"

Shaking her head Beckett said, "I'll get it, just watch her for a second," as she was putting the baby into her highchair.

Running his hand over the back of the baby's head, Castle said to Josie, "I think you'll be able to have some avocado today… if your mom says it's okay."

"It's fine," Beckett said in amusement as she walked back to him with some apple and peach baby food she and her husband had made. "But prepare her plate last?"

"Sure," Castle said with a nod before he kissed the top of Josie's head. He brushed his lips against Beckett's and told her, "I'll have it ready soon."

"There's no rush," she told him. She watched her husband go to the sink and then sat down with Josie, shaking her toy in front of her.

Castle was trying to work as quickly as he could in getting their lunch of small hoagies and some tomato basil soup ready. Once he had that set he was working on Josie's small plate, putting pieces of avocado, her ring cereal and cooked carrot pieces that he made. "Okay, here you go," he said, taking the small plate over to her. "Watch the carrot it might still be hot."

"Alright," Beckett said as she was watching Josie pick up a piece of the cereal.

Bringing the plates with small cups of soup on them Castle asked, "Wine?"

"No, just juice," Beckett replied quickly. "Which I'll get, sit with her."

Castle was about to protest when his wife smiled at him and pushed down on his shoulder. "Tá tú an-gharbh," he said teasingly to her, saying the words 'you're very rough.' He gulped when she merely smiled wider and turned his attention to Josie saying, "Hopefully it's good."

Hearing the slight strain in her husband's voice, Beckett leaned over and kissed the side of his head whispering, "Is maith liom tú," which meant she adored him.

Though he knew they needed to eat, Castle took his wife's hand and kissed the back of it lovingly before he said, "Bandia."

Smiling at him calling her goddess, Beckett bent over so they could share a kiss and she went to the fridge, pouring juice for them both before he was sitting with her. Since Josie was in between them they could watch her eating, smiling as she was almost careful with the avocado pieces she picked up with her thumb and index finger. "Rick," she said then to her husband.

"Yes?" Castle asked as he looked from the baby to her.

"You wanted to tell me more didn't you?" Beckett said.

"I kind of do," Castle said with a nod. "But if it's okay with you… and Josie."

"I don't think Josie cares," Beckett said, glancing at the baby with him. She then smiled and said, "Get your phone."

"Thank you," Castle said, kissing her before he was going to where they kept their phones on the divider between the kitchen and breakfast nook. He used his app again before he told her, "I went in order."

"I'm not surprised you did, so when in the twenties?" Beckett asked him.

"September twenty-seventh in 1929?" Castle told her. "Surprisingly enough a Friday too."

"And I was pregnant with this one," Beckett said as she gently started to wipe away the avocado on Josie's fingers. "About four months."

"You were and just, just barely showing," Castle told her as he sat back in his chair.

"Of course," Beckett said, recalling it was her third pregnancy back then. "What were we doing."

"Well Julia was at school while Eliza and Alexis were home with us and down for a nap, so we cleaned up in the kitchen after our lunch," Castle said. "And of course I have to say it, Julia was seven, Eliza was almost a month into being two years old and Alexis was two days away from turning a year old."

Smiling at that Beckett said, "You didn't want to talk about her birthday?"

"Another time," Castle said, knowing she would be aware he would want to tell the girls that. He then continued, being careful with his words as he wondered how his wife would react to it.

Gasping heavily as her husband's hips were slapping against hers, Kate was clinging to him and trying to withstand what he was putting her through. She broke fully when he was moving his hips back and then up, crying his name before she could feel him joining her. Her eyes rolled into the back of her head as the pleasure was so intense and when she finally stopped she was left feeling him continuing filling her.

"Rick," Beckett said.

"What? It was what we did," Castle told her. "It's like it was now you were more… passionate in your pregnancies. And I did try to censor myself."

Sighing Beckett said, "I know and thank you for that. I just wasn't expecting it; I didn't remember until you started."

Nodding Castle said to his wife, "I wasn't sure I would be able to continue and I kind of wanted to tell you."

Smiling Beckett then grew serious and said, "I do want to wait until the ball again."

"I know," Castle said, reaching to her and taking her hand. "Nothing at all?" At her slightly hesitant nod he reassured her quickly saying, "I don't mind, it would be nice since this time we're with the girls and we can focus more on them."

"Thank you," Beckett said, squeezing his hand. "Keep going," she told him with a smile.

Smiling back at her Castle squeezed her hand himself before he let go and then continued from where he'd left off.

Doing his best not to slam his body onto his wife as he gave his last thrust, Rick was panting heavily and he leaned down to give her a kiss. When they slowly parted, he nuzzled his lips to hers and told her, "I love you Kate."

"I love you too Rick," Kate told him seriously. She waited for him to get off her before he lay on his side next to her. She smiled as she watched him laying his hand on her stomach which led her to say, "Can you feel anything?"

"Just the slightest curve," Rick told her. "And firm against my hand unlike before." He pulled it away and leaned over to kiss against her stomach, smiling at her before he moved up to her lips.

As they kissed Kate wrapped her arms around her husband and was about to sling her leg around him before their alarm clock was suddenly beginning to sound. She sighed as he was moving hurriedly to turn it off and said, "I suppose it's best we stop," as she sat up. "We'll need to get Julia from school."

Nodding his head Rick said, "We'll get dressed?"

"We will," Kate replied with a smile. "Would you want me to do so first?"

"That'd be swell," Rick said immediately.

Kate laughed softly and cupped his cheek before she then climbed off the bed and went to get her clothing. Since her husband had made the bed while she was doing that she could lay out her undergarments and dress before she disappeared into the bathroom.

Going to the doorway to watch his wife perform her toilette, Rick was doing his best to refrain from growing aroused seeing her doing so naked. It was a struggle but as she walked up to him he felt he was in control before following her over to the bed.

Smiling at her husband while he sat next to her outfit, Kate put her right foot on the mattress before she slipped the nude colored stocking there first. Pulling it up above her knees she did that with the other and was about to reach for her dress when her husband grabbed her to stop her. "What is it?" she asked in surprise at the look on his face.

Shaking his head, Rick brought her to stand directly in front of him before he leaned over and kissed around her stomach. He didn't do that for very long, moving down to her mound were he easily found her clit, sucking and playing around with the nub until he was holding his wife up while she was orgasming and calling his name. When she had calmed down, he pulled away slowly before he said, "You're a Sheba my love," speaking seriously as she was obviously catching her breath.

"You didn't need to do that," Kate told her husband. She leaned down and kissed him to keep him from responding before telling him, "But that was the cat's meow."

Rick smiled and he leaned up enough so they could kiss again until she was moving away from him. He thought she would begin dressing again but he was startled when she pulled on his arms forcefully. Standing hurriedly before she would have to expend any effort, he watched her sitting and shook his head before she grasped his obvious arousal.

Hearing her husband groan out her name, Kate was swift to slip her mouth down around the very tip of his length before she proceeded to pleasure him. She wanted to take her time but knew they couldn't dally for much longer, so she was soon getting him off and stared up at him while he was going through his pleasure. Pulling away she smiled and then said, "There, now you must dress my love or we'll never stop."

"We don't need to," Rick said though he was moving out of her way as she got up.

"I would love to see you explain to Julia," Kate told him with a smile as she was grabbing her lingerie and putting it on quickly. When she'd slipped on her afternoon dress she said to her husband, "And you love?" she asked him.

"I'll dress quickly," Rick assured her.

Shaking her head and smiling, Kate made sure the wool pale blue polka-dot dress was straight and the skirt was where it belonged below her knees. She then looked pointedly at her husband and watched him go to his drawer in the dresser to start getting his clothing. As he had done with her, she watched him closely while he put everything on and she went to him to help with his tie. "You look marvelous," she told him with a smile when she smoothed his shirt at his shoulders.

"Then why do you keep adjusting me love?" Rick asked as she was gently tugging on the bottom of his vest.

"Only so you'll look like you're ready for the Silver Screen," Kate said, smiling at him. She took his kiss he gave her, holding him tightly as his hands spanned her back, and when they parted she embraced him before he responded and kissed her cheek. She then let him go before they went into the bathroom so they could fix their hair after their activities. When they had finished, she had to stop her husband from trying to kiss her again and told him, "School is nearly over, and the girls might be awake."

Rick nodded before he followed her out of their room down to the hall where they parted at their youngest daughters' bedrooms since they could hear them awake. When the two were dressed they left the house and he said, "Shouldn't we bring the Tin-Lizzie?"

"It won't rain," Kate replied, looking up at the sky. "And they need more fresh air," smiling at their daughters as the two were in their prams they were each pushing.

"Of course, what about Julia?" Rick asked as they walked down the sidewalk in the direction of the school.

"She may play as long as she doesn't need to do anything for school," Kate replied.

"What will you make for dinner?" Rick asked.

"It's a little early for that isn't it?" Kate told him teasingly.

"A bit, but I ask in case we might help you," Rick replied.

"I'll see what we have in the icebox," Kate replied easily before she turned her attention to the street they needed to cross. Once they'd gotten to the school they waited for the final bell to ring, having to take Alexandra from her pram to comfort her after the sound.

"Ma! Da!" Julia said, coming down the stairs with her books belted together in her left hand and her metal lunch pail in her right. "I thought I had to walk home alone," she told them.

"We thought we'd surprise you," Rick said. "Are you?"

"Yes," Julia replied firmly and with a smile. As they began walking home she said eagerly, "Could we play outside Ma? It's not cold."

"It is honey," Kate told her gently. "We'll need to remain inside, but you can play with your sisters there." She shared a smile with her husband at Julia's obvious eagerness for that and they continued to their home after calling some greetings to parents and children they knew.