Sorry if there are some mistakes, didn't get the chance to read of this before posting. This chapter is a bit more angsty, but i promise the fluff will resume soon enough.

Also, redid a bit of chapter 4, so go back and read it if you haven't!

Sunshine flooded the room, casting a soft glow upon the couple tangled up in the bed. It was well past Kate's usual wake up time, but fortunately her body had allowed her to sleep in. Since the couple had fallen asleep fairly early, it was no surprise for them when they awoke around 11pm, hungry for something other than each other. After feasting on Chinese takeout while cuddled in bed the two had resumed their passion before drifting off once more.

With it now being well past nine in the morning, Kate's bladder was poking at her insistently, wishing to be empty. With a groan she reached up and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She was about to roll out of bed before a strong male arm stopped her. Looking over at her bed mate, Kate's heart softened at the sight. Castle was sleeping peacefully, a youthfulness on his features that only showed in his personality when awake. Leaning down to kiss his cheek, she gently pried herself loose and hurried over to the bathroom. Once her morning routine was done, she wrapped herself in a plush pink robe and went to te kitchen to prepare coffee.

Sensing the loss of warmth beside him, Castle began to stir, his nose picking up on the hearty aroma of coffee. Sitting up and giving his muscles a good stretch he made his was towards the kitchen, not bothering to try and find his clothes to cover himself up.

Kate was just pouring out two mugs of coffee when she felt his arms wrap around her. Castle kissed her cheek, before turning her around to give her a proper good morning smooch. "Mmmm, delicious."

Kate giggled. "All I did was brush my teeth."

"Well mint really suites you. Almost as much as cherries." She rolled her eyes as Castle's grin widened. He reached around and grabbed the steaming cup and retreated to the couch. As he broke away Kate couldn't help but notice his naked state, and she allowed herself a minute to appreciate his backside. Grinning happily she grabbed her own mug of coffee and joined the writer on the couch. Settling into the crook of his arm, they sipped their coffee in silence, enjoying each other's presence.

Castle was the first to realize what today meant, and wasn't sure how to approach the subject. "Sooo…what time are you leaving?"

It took a moment for Kate to understand what Castle was asking, but when her eyes fell on the suitcase at the door she realized. "Oh, umm, around noon I guess. I had been planning on waking up earlier this morning but I didn't get a chance to set an alarm, given our activities last night."

Despite the subject of the conversation, Castle couldn't help but grin at the mention of last night. "Yes, well after last night we both could have used the extra sleep. But, anyway, you said noon?" He felt her nod her head against his chest. "Okay, well I should be able to pack up and let Mother and Alexis know I'll be gone for a bit. I can meet you back here with the SUV if you want, so you don't have to take your car. What kind of stuff should I bring? We could…"

Castle was too busy making plans to notice the detective tensing up in his arms. Though he was still talking she was tuning him out, her brain going into overdrive at his words. Did he really think that because they had admitted their feelings that he would get to go with her? Ok, so maybe that wasn't horrible ridiculous to think, but still, she had made it clear she needed time alone. "Castle." Picking up on the tone in her voice he quickly stopped, not liking how she sounded. "You're not coming with me to the Hamptons."

"Wait, what? But..but what about last night? Doesn't the mean anything to you?" he asked, the desperation and hurt beginning to show in his voice.

Beckett sighed, almost mad at letting herself get carried away last night. It already was going to be hard to leave Castle before all this happened, and now she had made it worse. She moved out of his embrace and scooted over to the end of the couch. "Look Castle, you know how much you mean to me. Last night was amazing, and I don't regret anything. It's just…too much has happened in the last while for this to get serious. I need to go to the Hamptons to be alone for a bit. Come to terms with everything. I can't put myself fully into this until I've done that."

Castle ran his hand through his hair in frustration. His tone was rough and full of emotion. "Don't you get it? We said we loved each other. People who love each other are there, always. I understand you've been through a lot, but you seem to forget I've been through it too. You think I'm the same person after all that? That I'm not emotionally scared? God Kate, you can't do what you did last night, and say what you did then just leave. I have been waiting three years for us to be together, and then we finally succumb to our feelings and you shrug them off?"

Kate was stunned at Castle's words, but her temper had risen too high for her to properly register them. "Shrug them off? Don't give me this bullshit Castle, you know that's not the case. I said I loved you and I meant it, but I need time to myself! If you can't understand that then clearly we need to reevaluate what we want in a relationship, because apparently we aren't clicking."

Castle stood up and glared down at Kate, not believing what he was hearing. "Stop running away!" he yelled, his voice louder than she had ever heard it. "Stop acting like you don't want me here, that you can do it all on your own. You might think you're superwoman Kate but you're not! Let me be there, give us a chance to figure out where we stand, together."

Kate's anger had come to a full boil, and the fact that Castle was standing in front of her, yelling at her naked was just serving to piss her off more. "Put some pants on Castle, and get out. I told you why I need to go to the Hamptons and if you can't understand that fine. Not seeing you for a month will make it that much easier to get over you."

Castle stood there, chest heaving as he looked at her, pain clear in his eyes. He moved quickly, pulling on his clothes and grabbing his keys before invading her space one last time. With fire in his eyes his lips came crashing down on hers in a heated, bruising kiss. Teeth clashed and tongues fought as his hand threaded through her hair, pulling her into him. Releasing her stared into her deep green eyes before speaking. "Good luck trying to fight this. I spent a whole summer trying to and I couldn't. Call me when you finally realize what you're missing." With a finale look he turned away, slamming the door on his way out.

Kate stood there, hands balled into fists and skin flushed, glaring at the door. How could he be so arrogant? Call him when I realize what I'm missing? Who the fuck did he think he was? She was not running away from them, he was adding problems to them by not understanding why she needed this trip. Looking down to see their half drunk coffee cups she snatched them up and dumped the coffee in the sink. Throwing them into the dishwasher and turning it on she went to make her final preparations before leaving.

When Alexis arrived home from school she found her father sitting in the dark in his study, a large glass of scotch in his hand. His eyes looked vacant and his jaw was set, something clearly plaguing him.

"Dad?" she called hesitantly, not sure if she should be disturbing him. "Everything all right?"

Castle startled, surprise at his daughter's presence. "Oh, hey pumpkin. Yah, things are fine." Coming into the office she sat down on the arm rest of his chair.

"Ok, I know that voice, and you are definitely lying. Only one woman can get you in a funk like this. What happened with Kate?"

Castle sighed, smiling a little at his daughter's perceptiveness. "I think I screwed up. Kate and I had a wonderful day yesterday, she told me she loved me back."

"Dad that's great!" cried Alexis, wrapping her arms around him in a hug.

"But then we had a fight this morning. She's going to the Hampton for a month, and after last night, I just thought things would be different. That she would want me there while she figured things out."

Alexis took a moment to consider what her father said and the Kate Beckett she knew. "Well, perhaps it was the fact that you assumed that things would change. It's great that you guys finally admitted your feelings, but think about it. It took you three years to get there. Maybe it's going to take some time for you guys to become a couple? Kate is a private person, and even though she admitted her feelings, it's going to take a while for her to come to terms with things. Just give her time Dad, she'll come around."

Castle nodded, attempting to put a smile on his face for his daughter's sake. She leaned down and placed a kiss on his cheek before leaving the room to work on her homework. Castle would take his daughter's advice and give her some space. But first he needed to apologize. Grabbing his i-phone he hit speed dial 2 and settled back into his chair as the phone rang.

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