A/N: Look at this. Two chapters in two days! This is pretty much total fluff. But what else would you expect from me, right? Enjoy.

Nope…characters are not mine.

They had indeed spent the entire day in bed catching up on a little more than just sleep. Somehow they managed to polish off the rest of Alexis' scones, the raspberries and the champagne. They were curled up in his bed.

"Are you awake?"

"Hmmm nope."

"I have a present for you."

"You mean other than the adorably sexy underwear?"

"Yes."

She pulled a dark burgundy wrapped package out from under the bed and handed it to him.

He sat up and she leaned in beside him. "Hmmm a book?"

"Not a book, but it is a story of sorts."

"Really?" He opened the box to find a digital photo frame. He sat back and watched the story of Katherine Beckett in pictures. It started with pictures of her parents bringing her home from the hospital and went right up to present day, even the one she had just given Alexis. They sat there for almost 15 minutes just watching. He chuckled at some of them and pulled her in tight at some of the more recent ones of them together. He kissed her on the temple and pulled her closer and taking a deep breath he said, "I don't even know what to say. Thank you just doesn't seem like enough, this is…I don't even know, but most definitely, thank you for sharing this with me."

"Speechless huh?"

"Only you, Kate, only you." He held her tight for a few more minutes and then reached into the bedside drawer and handed her a small black box.

She sat up slowly and looked at him. "Rick?"

He smiled and shook his head. "No, not that. Open it."

She opened the small box and in it were a pair of heart shaped diamond earrings. She let out a long slow breath and biting her bottom lip she looked over at him with tears in her eyes. "These are really beautiful, thank you." She pulled him down into a hug and just held him.

After a few more minutes of cuddling he said, "I suppose we really should get out of bed and take showers so we can go to dinner."

"What time are the reservations for?"

"Seven."

"Hmmmm. I need to go back to my place."

"Why?"

"That's where my dress is. I'm assuming I need a dress for tonight. I highly doubt my pink ruffled underwear would be appropriate."

"You know of all the things I have imagined you wearing over the years, pink ruffles adorning your perfect derriere was not one of them."

She slapped his chest playfully. "Years, Castle? Really?"

"Yes, years."

"Well, I'm glad you liked the surprise."

He rolled over so he was facing her, their legs still entwined. He brushed her curls off her face and kissed her sweetly on the lips. "I loved the surprises and I loved spending Valentine's day here, in this bed with you, drinking raspberry mimosas." He kissed her eyelids and the tip of her nose and traced his thumb along her cheek. "But more than anything, I love you."

"Yeah?"

He leaned in and kissed her "Oh, yeah."

She ran her fingers through his hair and very quietly said, "You are so much more than I thought you were going to be, more than I thought I would ever have in my life."

He pulled her close to him and held her tightly until she finally scooted out of bed taking his hand and pulling him with her. "Come on, let's grab a quick shower and then I'll head back to my place."

"Yes, a shower and dinner and more of this, right?"

"Riiiiight. Let's go Romeo."

XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX

She went to answer the door in her little black dress, her hair up in a twist with loose tendrils along her face and neck and her make-up done. She was just putting the earrings in as she opened the door. She stopped and looked him up and down and almost dropped the earrings, she opened her mouth to speak and nothing came out. He stood there smiling in black dress slacks, a dark red shirt and a black tie, his hair slightly tousled.

He walked toward her and placed his hands on her hips and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "You look absolutely stunning."

She blushed and put her arms up around his neck and kissed him on the cheek and then rubbed off the lipstick mark. Finally finding her voice she came up with, "You're quite dashing yourself." She took a deep breath and turned away from him to locate her shoes.

He reached for her hand and gently pulled her back to him. "I have something for you."

She spun around, eyes wide. "You already had flowers delivered she pointed to the large bouquet of pink and red roses on her table. "And might I remind you of these really gorgeous earrings?" He took the earrings from her hand and brushed away the curls and put them in her ears for her and reached into his pocket and pulled out another black velvet box.

She looked a little alarmed. "Rick?"

"Open it."

She shook her head.

He smiled at her then opened it and pulled out a matching heart shaped diamond necklace and placed it on her neck. She gasped when she saw it. When she turned around she was smiling. "You really, really shouldn't have, but thank you."

"You're welcome." He kissed her and pulled her into a hug. "They are perfect with this dress." He kissed her neck and her earlobe and then totally screwed up her lipstick by kissing her.

She rolled her eyes at him and went to the mirror to fix her lipstick, she grabbed her shoes and he held her arm gently while she stepped into black pumps. He helped her into her coat and they headed out to his car.

They stopped in front of his bright red Ferrari. She looked at him. "This is your car?"

He smiled. "Yes."

She put out her hand. "I'm driving."

"Oh no you're not."

"You have to let me drive. I've always wanted to drive one of these."

"Well, there's a first time for everything, Detective and tonight is not the night you get to drive my car."

"Why? Give me one good reason why I can't drive."

He turned to her and kissed her lightly and said, "Because it's bad enough I have to look at you in that dress all evening. If I have to look at you in that dress, driving this car then we most definitely will not make it to the restaurant." He raised his eyebrows and opened the passenger door. "Milady."

She rolled her eyes at him, and made sure he caught a good look at her thigh as she very slowly slid into the car.

When he got in the car she was sitting there with her dress up to here and her long legs down to there and when she leaned in for a kiss his eyes traveled to her chest and he could see the swell of her breasts peeking out of the top of her little black dress. He looked into her eyes and she kissed him long and deep and when she finally released his lips from hers he whispered into her ear. "Woman you will be the death of me."

She let out a low chuckle and looked at him with a smile. "Drive Romeo or I will."

"Yes. Drive. Um….where did the keys go?" He started patting his jacket pockets.

She pulled her hand out of her pocket and let the keys dangle on her finger. "These keys?"

"Beckett."

"Yes, Castle?"

He reached for the keys and let out a deep sigh. This was going to be one hell of a night. He started up the car and put it in gear and caught a glimpse of her smile as she relaxed back into the seat and rested her hand lightly on his thigh.

"I think I might be getting too old for all this. I don't think my poor heart can handle much more tonight."

She let her hand slide up his thigh just a little. "Too old for what, Castle?"

"This, this." He looked at her and then down to her hand and back at her.

"Maybe you should have let me drive, then my hands wouldn't roam."

"So that's why you always get to drive, you're afraid you won't be able to keep your hands off me?"

"Oh, Castle, another layer of the Beckett onion peeled away."

I know, I know…still no date. But really how much more fluff can you handle in one day? The muse had had enough. I have a few ideas floating around so maybe in a few days something else will be posted. Don't hold your breath waiting though. Oh and just a reminder…there's no beta…just me fumbling along pretending I know what I am doing. And for Valentine's Day I got yarn instead of roses…..true love I tell you…..he's a keeper ;o)