A couple days later Kate found herself without her bra under a white sundress Castle somehow got his hands on and insisted to buy her when they were out shopping one day. She found herself out on the balcony alone as the warm summer wind flooded through her hair and through the thin clothing. Castle had kind of bought it as a joke, saying he would love to see her in something less than her ordinary work clothes, and she'd rolled her eyes while trying to tell him off. Secretly she couldn't wait until she saw the look on his face when he caught a glimpse of her in it, had been debating about it the whole morning whether she should put it on or not. The biggest argument was, with bra och without bra. She knew her bra would be seen right through the thing material, plus it didn't feel quite right to have a black lace bra under a white sun dress. Then again, she was pretty sure he would be able to see right through the material now too and see that she was in fact not wearing a bra at all. In fact, he would most likely be able to see she was completely naked apart from her panties.

Standing at the balcony rail she looked out at the water as she raised her hands to feel the wind caress her skin as the sun warmed her up. Even though she had sunglasses on she closed her eyes to just let it all sulk in. She'd been there for four days now, including the day they got there, and she couldn't deny the relaxation had completely taken over her. Castle had been really sweet and she knew she was falling right back into the feelings she'd let herself feel for only a couple hours that day when he left the precinct with his arm around his ex-wife. That was actually the reason she was making the daring move of wearing the sundress this warm morning. Deep down she was hoping they could cross that line that kept them apart. Because if she could read his eyes the same way he seemed to read her she was sure he wanted this as much as she did.

While Kate was standing out there Castle wasn't aware she was there until he had searched the living room, the kitchen, the office and even knocked on her door to find her bedroom empty. At first he had panicked, thought she'd left him without a word. He had feared she would do that, had feared that if they got too cozy she would up and run. But when he'd carefully opened her door after no answer at his knocking and seen the balcony door slightly parted from its frame he'd backed out again. He closed her door and proceeded towards his own bedroom where he would be able to walk out onto the balcony without her knowing he peeked into her bedroom. When he got into his room he set foot to the balcony door and moved the curtains only to drop dead in his movements. Standing tall out on the balcony was a Kate Beckett he didn't quite recognize.

Castle was frozen with his hand on the door handle, he couldn't find it in himself to push it down. Sure, he'd witnessed his muse get more and more comfortable for each day they'd spent in his French home but he had never anticipated the sight greeting him this late morning. He wanted to rub his eyes to make sure he was seeing right but didn't dare in case it would all turn out to be a dream. Please don't be a dream, he silently prayed. She was standing by the balcony rail in the sinfully thin sundress he'd bought her just to mess with her a bit. And was she wearing it without a bra?! He was staring at her open back and it showed no sign of anything covering her upper body. Did that mean what he thought it did? More importantly, was she expecting him to find her or did she think she could be out there alone?

It took him several minutes before he realized he had stopped breathing, and when he took a gasping breath he saw her lift her arms up in the air and witnessed the wind flowing through her hair. She looked so carefree that his heart started pounding faster as a great warmth spread throughout his veins. She looked so relaxed and comfortable, as if she was finally letting go of all the worries that always seemed to poison her mind, and he couldn't be more proud to be able to witness it than he was. Never in the last couple years they'd worked together had he ever thought he would get to watch her relax.

Taking a deep breath he pushed down the door handle and walked out with a careful, "Good morning". He saw her back tense just a tiny bit before her whole body seemed to relax, her shoulders slumping down in a carefree motion.

Kate felt her belly fill up with butterflies the second she heard the door behind her open, felt her heart skip a beat when his voice sounded through the wind. She turned her head slightly in order to look at him as she greeted him with a smile and a simple "Morning". The look on his face made her insides tingle, he looked at her like she was the most precious human he'd ever seen and she could feel her teeth sink into her bottom lip. When he got closer to her she could see his eyes flicker down to her chest and felt all her insecurities about her decision vanish when his blues turned surprised as well as a tiny bit darker. Instead of holding her eyes with his he trained his blues onto the water in front of them as he placed himself standing beside her, his cheeks turning into a small pink-ish color.

"So," he cleared his throat, "How'd you sleep?"

She felt her lips turn up even further and she could feel her cheeks hurt a bit from all the smiling she'd done during the last four days. She pulled her sunglasses up to rest on top of her head, wanting to be able to see him, and his blue eyes, in the rightful colors.

"Great, I haven't felt so rested since before I started at the police academy," Kate said with her hands landing on top of the railing, her left hand carefully placed to just barely nudge his right. "What about you?"

She could feel his eyes turn to her and while training her eyes on the horizon she found herself biting her lip once again. His hand started pulling away and she drew a quick breath, thinking that maybe he didn't want the same thing, but she thought too soon because his fingers were suddenly, very lightly, tracing the skin of the back of her hand. She shuddered at the sudden tickles his touch sent through her skin and she glanced to him from under her lashes.

"Well, I slept for eight hours so I'm good," he answered with his lips pulling up in a grin as he met her eyes.

Those blues. She could drown in them if she would just stare into them long enough. His eyes had been the one thing that had caught her attention first. It had also been the first thing that had attracted her to him, even though she had tried her best to deny any attraction to him at all in the beginning. She was tired of denying though. They were both single and she could tell from those glimpses in his blues that he wanted her as much as she wanted him. Glancing down to his lips she so badly wanted to kiss them. Just cross that line that needed to be crossed if they would ever be able to become something more. When her eyes met his again she felt her cheeks blush deep at the knowing look he was giving her, he'd noticed. She couldn't help but wonder if he'd figured out what she'd been thinking as well.

"I see you're wearing the dress I bought for you, does that mean you accept it?" he asked and she narrowed her eyes at him as he started chuckling.

She could feel the dare inside herself and so she removed her hand from his in order to put it on her hip as she turned her body towards him, making sure he got a good view over her braless chest. She was silently daring him too, and she could see he couldn't stop himself from flicker his eyes down her body.

"I don't know, it's kind of nice, don't you think?" she teased, biting her lower lip as she raised her eyebrow with a smirk lurking behind her eyes.

She felt her heart fluttering at the way his blues were suddenly meeting hers and they were so intense and darker than earlier.

"You know, it's a lot sexier than I imagined it would be," he said with a dark tone and she felt her insides clench at the sudden change in his voice.

"Mhmm," she hummed and bit her lip. If she didn't stop biting her lips soon she would most likely bite through her skin. But, hell, that look his eyes got when they, for a split second, flickered down to her lips would totally be worth it.

Castle wasn't sure what to do. The way she kept biting her lower lip and the rise of her eye brow that insinuated and dared so much more than ever before, had him confused and wanting. He wanted to attend to that sore lip, wanted to kiss her and tear his teeth away from it in order to sooth it. He wanted those teeth to sink into his lip instead.

"So you don't think it shows too much?" her question had his eyes widening as he, for show, put his fingers under his jaw as he assessed her body.

He lingered on her breasts, seeing her nipples through the thin material and shook his head as if he was trying to decide how to answer her question. When his eyes dropped a bit he could see the white panties she had underneath too and shook his head more determinedly with a shrug of his shoulders. "No, not if you're comfortable." He would love to see more.

When he looked back to her hazels he almost lost his breath, they had darkened and the way her cheeks were all flustered he had a feeling she would love to show more.

"But, uh-" he started and let his right hand lightly sneak its way to her hip, "I myself wouldn't wear it in public. I would ah-keep it simply around me, since we don't know how many would disagree with my assessment."

The smile grew on her lips and she squeezed her hip a little, to his amazement she stepped in closer to him.

"Yeah? Then how about I wear it for special occasions, when it's just you and me then," she suggested with a slight tilt to her head.

He pretended to think about it for a second before he nodded. "That could work," he agreed and meeting her eyes again he didn't get to drown in them before she was standing on her toes, her lips pecking a kiss to his. When she backed down he didn't hesitate to follow, claiming her lips with his in a real kiss. She moaned at the sudden move and he let his left hand land on her hip to be able to pull her even closer. As soon as her body was flush against his he let his hands travel to her spine and he couldn't help but feel utterly grateful for making the purchase of the dress. He could feel her skin through the open back.

Kate's head was starting to spin the second his tongue sneaked inside her mouth and she could finally taste him. She couldn't believe it had worked! They were finally crossing the damn line. His fingers left hot trails as they danced around her naked skin and even though they were already flushed together she couldn't help but try push herself even closer. Her own fingers found a life of their own as they snaked into his hair and she moaned again when he pushed her body into the railing of the balcony.

"Castle," she panted as she felt her mind slipping away from her. "Bedroom."

It took about one second before he reached down the back of her thighs in order to lift her up and she gasped with a giggle as he carried her back to his bedroom.

Kate found herself dozing off, her heart slowing along with her breathing as her mind was starting to drift. She couldn't believe they had spent hours in bed, couldn't believe she'd had so many orgasms she'd lost count after ten. His fingers and his tongue had been too much for her, he hadn't stopped to pause for one second once he started and, god, she'd never been so satisfied. She'd made sure to do some of her own moves as well, had smirked at the moans she'd pulled out of his mouth. Now she knew what to do to shut him up. Or at least, make him do the noises that turned her on even more than she thought possible. Before they'd joined bodies he'd paused though, his blues searching hers for any sign of regret or indecision. She'd verbally made sure she wanted this, wanted him, and first then had he pushed through. After that they had found a beautiful and sweaty rhythm and Kate could swear it was more than just sex. It was too intimate to be just sex.

The sudden touch of his fingers tracing her naked side had her eyes fluttering open, and he immediately looked ashamed.

" 'M sorry, didn't mean to wake you," he murmured and she smiled. His voice was rough and filled with proof of what they had just done.

She grabbed a gently hold of his free hand in order to put it against her lips, kissing his skin softly. His fingers continued to caress her naked skin and she wiggled closer to him, closing her eyes with a sigh of happiness leaving her lungs.

"I never anticipated for this week to go like this," he whispered and she opened one eye to look at him.

"Me neither," she whispered. "But I hoped," she admitted and saw his eyes widen slightly. "I mean I-ah, I've developed these feelings..." she bit her lip and felt it had swollen after all their kisses. "I knew it was only a matter of time but... I'm glad you took me here."

His lips pulled up big and his blues were filled with hope. "Me too." He leaned towards her and kissed her swollen lips, it was far too sweet for her not to drown deeper into the love she had for him. The love that was way too soon to admit to. "So, how are we going to do this? Do I get to kiss you in the precinct?"

"No. Absolutely not," she said with a stern voice and tried to smother the giggle wanting out at the puppy face he made. "You can kiss me at home, but the precinct is off limits." His face broke up in a smile at that.

"I can do that," he agreed with a nod before he smirked and lowered his voice, "and a lot more."

She felt her face blush with all the thoughts circling her mind and she hid it in her pillow with her lips in a big grin. While she hid he slid his hand down her hip and to the back of her thigh in order to pull her leg up and over his hip. She turned her head only to see his loving gaze trace the lines in her face.

"Thank you for letting me take you away, for not fleeing when you saw the plane ticket," he said and she felt her heart skip a beat.

"Always."

And it didn't take long before they were tumbling around again, skin against skin, lips against lips, heart against heart.

THE END

A/N: Once again, thanks! Means a lot to me to get reviews from you guys, and I really hope you enjoyed the whole story! Don't know what I'll do next but I guess we'll see when the time comes. I have a lot going on this month, last exam before graduating and starting work the 21st, so we'll see when I get time! Until next time, xxxx