A.N. Sorry it's taken me so long to write another chapter. I've had a bit of writer's block and I've not had the time to spare to write it. Anyway, here is my long overdue chapter.

WARNING: This chapter contains mature content i.e. a sex scene

Perviously in CK

Josh came into the Precinct after Kate took his key to her apartment and was rude to Castle after he tried to hang himself the night before. A punch up ensues and Espo comes to help throw Josh out.

After the incident in the bullpen, Gates called us into her office, screaming at us for the events that took place in her precinct.
"What the hell happened out there?" She yelled. I kept my hand tightly around his as we both looked at the ground, too embarrassed to say anything. "I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my precinct, Mr Castle!"

"But sir," I interjected, "It wasn't his fault. My ex-boyfriend had no right to do what he did. I'm surprised they even let him past security with the state he was in."

"I don't care who started it. I care that it happened and that it happened and the damage inflicted will be coming out of your pay check!"

"I am more than happy to pay for the damage caused to the precinct." Castle told her quietly.

"I am not interested in your money, Mr Castle. And I don't appreciate you flaunting it in front of those who don't have the luxury of stalking a city worker and claiming it to be for 'Research'."

"I don't care how angry you are at me, but don't even think about talking to him that way!" I told Gates, stepping in closer to her, glaring at her menacingly.

"Kate," Castle addressed me, trying to get my attention, gently tugging on my hand, pulling me back to my side. "It's ok. She's right. It's time for me to come to terms with the fact that I've overstayed my welcome."

"Rick…" I protested, turning to face him.

"It's alright, Kate. I need to spend more time on my writing anyway, since I've got all that research waiting to be sorted out. And besides, I'll still drop in to see the boys." He told me, smiling gently as his hand reached up to cup my face.

"Finally someone's talking some sense." Gates exclaimed, breaking us out of our little bubble. "It was a pleasure working with you, Mr Castle." She stated, extending her hand for him to shake. Castle slowly extended his hand, his other arm wrapping around Kate as he leant over the desk to take the Captain's hand in his.

"It was a pleasure working at the 12th. Thank you for allowing me to say on for so long." Castle let go of her hand and turned his full attention to Kate. "I'll be alright, Kate. I promise. I'll se you later today." He told me gently, bending down to place a light kiss on my cheek. I was reluctant to let him go as I watched him leave the office, past the bullpen and out the 12th elevator, looking back at me with such sadness in his eyes.

As soon as he was out of sight, I turned back to Gates, all business.

"I'm requesting to be put on compassionate leave as of now."

"You're not going on leave." Gates replied sternly.

"Did you even see him? He is in no place to be alone! That's the whole reason I brought him with me today. So I could keep an eye on him! Otherwise I would be back at home with him."

"I need to have substantial reason for you to be put on this kind of leave." Gates replied.

"He tried to hang himself!" I screamed. After taking a few calming breaths, I noticed that a few people were staring at us now, light bulbs going off in their heads as they put two and two together.

For once, Gates was completely silent.

"Y-you'll need to turn in your…" I slammed my badge and gun down on her desk before she could finish and stormed out of her office, slamming the door so hard behind me that it wobbled on its hinges.

I caught sight of the boys who looked at me with concern. Espo nodded to me and gave a small smile.

"Go take care of your boy."

When I finally reached his front door, my hands were clammy and my heart was beating like a jackrabbit. I tentatively raised my fist to knock but the door opened before I had the chance. The second I saw his face, I launched myself at him, wrapping my arms tightly around him, feeling him follow suit. I took a deep breath, breathing him in and placed a light kiss on his neck before I pulled back just enough to see his eyes.

"You didn't think that you could really get me to stay away, did you?"

"But, your job…"

"I took leave to spend time with you." He opened his mouth to object but I continued. "And before you ask, it's paid leave until you're better."

"I wasn't going to ask that." He smiled gently before he drew me closer and rested his head on my shoulder.

"Thank you, Kate. Thank you." He whispered, placing a delicate kiss on my neck. I smiled into his embrace and turned to place a kiss on his lips, feeling him return the gesture with increasing enthusiasm. I wrapped my arms around his neck, moving in closer to him, feeling his strong arms flex around me from the sheer force of his embrace around my middle. I felt a grin spread onto my features when I felt his tongue tentatively touch mine. Quick to reassure him, I roughly brushed my tongue against his, feeling his shock through his mouth jumping back a fraction. I tightened my hold around his neck, threading my fingers in his hair and taking fistfuls tightly as I pulled him in closer and kissed him harder. Finally catching up with my pace, he wrapped his arms tightly around my middle and walked backwards until my back hit the door roughly. He then hoisted me up against it, pressing himself firmly against me, effectively pinning me against the door.

It was then that I was able to confirm beyond a shadow of a doubt that Rick was indeed up to my speed when I felt him against my centre. I groaned needily into his mouth felt my hands travel down his back and begin to pull his shirt from his pants, before running my hands back up in between us and began unbuttoning it, shoving it off his shoulders. I tore my mouth away from his with a loud 'smack', both of us breathing heavily.

"Shall we take this somewhere more private?" I asked breathlessly, somehow managing to sound at least a little bit sexy-suggestive. All that came from Rick was a deep growl as carried me up the stairs and into his bedroom.

We haphazardly crashed onto the bed, with him on top of me, never breaking the kiss as we moved further up the bed. I felt reassured by the weight of him pressing me into the mattress, feeling every inch of him fully against me. One hand drifted into his hair again while the other travelled south to his belt buckle, yanking it open, then after unbuttoning his pants pulling down the zipper, I finally managed to wriggle them down his waist until two hands were necessary. Once they were down far enough, I used my feet to pull them the rest of the way down and heard the satisfying sound of them falling to the ground. I glanced down to the space in between us and was confronted by a bulge in his silken boxers. My mind however was taken back to a more pressing matter when Rick's hands ran up my belly to my chest and began torturously slowly unbuttoning my shirt, the back of his hand gently caressing the newly exposed skin as he travelled. When he reached my pant waist, his hand stopped, I assume because he was unsure to continue or not. He pulled his mouth away far enough to give me an almost worried look in his eyes, as if to ask for my permission. With a smile, I nodded, gently cupping his cheek as I did. He slowly took a hold of the hem of my pants and carefully unbuttoned them, slowly pulling the zipper down until it could go no further, all the while never taking his loving eyes off mine. He slowly bunched the hem in his hands and pulled them down over my hips, down my thighs, over my knees and over my ankles until they finally joined his on the floor. He lifted me up carefully and helped remove my shirt from me, throwing it at the wall behind him. He stared back at me with a look of hungry need in his eyes. I smiled back, feeling my anticipation rise in my stomach as this all became more and more real. I found my hands on his boxer waistband and after seeing him glance down at my hands in questioning; I yanked them down his legs until they were around his ankles. His now fully exposed body hung over me in full view and judgement. I could tell by the way his breathing had changed and the way his arms shook around me what he was nervous about my judgment of him while the event was still so fresh. I guided his lips to mine and kissed him softly.

"It's ok." I reassured him. "I love you." I brought his lips back to mine, feeling him smile into the kiss this time. I slowly sat both of us up and unclasped my bra, throwing it against the wall with my shirt before dragging him back down on top of me. I then felt his hands wander down to my hips as the kiss became more intense, tongues clashing and duelling ferociously. I knew that he was itching to take off my underpants, but I wanted to stretch this out a bit longer.

My hands trailed slowly down his stomach, feeling his muscles clench under my fingertips.

"Kate…" he ground out breathily, clenching his hands into fists on the bed sheets. I smiled as my hand trailed lazily back up his stomach and between his chest muscles, enjoying the hum he was making in my ear. I felt him press his hips more prominently into mine, making his need for me more evident against my centre. I let out and involuntary groan at the feeling of his impressive size pushing against my already sensitive area.

"Kate, please…" He groaned huskily, hands on my waist as he started to tug on my underwear waistband. I rocked my hips forward teasingly and put my hands on his, helping his slowly pull the last shred of material separating deep connection. Once my underpants were down to my knees, I wriggled them down the rest of the way and flicked them onto the floor. Carefully balancing himself over me on his elbows, he leaned down further and tenderly kissed me on the mouth, gently slipping his tongue into it, all the while he slowly lowered his lower half closer and closer to mine until he was lightly pressing against me.
Castle slowly pulled his mouth away from mine and looked down at me with uncertainty in his eyes. I smiled gently back at him and, wrapping my legs around his hips, pulled him into me in one quick movement. He gasped loudly and his head flopped down onto my shoulder, groaning loudly into my ear.

"You're going to be the death of me, Kate." He moaned.

"Let's hope not too soon then. Move already!" I demanded, rocking my hips against his, making us both hiss at the feeling.

"You sure you want this?" He asked again.

"Castle, would I have you on me and in me if I didn't?" I rolled my eyes. He thought about it for a second before he nodded in understanding. "Good, now let's get this show on the road!"

"Your wish is my command." He smiled as he started to rock against her hips, slowly building up speed.