It was a complete accident when Alexis felt Beckett up in the middle of the night, but that didn't stop both women from shouting out in surprise and jumping back as quickly as possible.
"Alexis!" Beckett screeched, crossing her arms over her chest. "What are you doing here?"
"I live here!" Alexis cried, turning the light on and then quickly back off when she saw her father and his girlfriend in a very precarious position. "DAD! WE EAT ON THAT TABLE!"
"Go back to your room!" Castle bellowed, his face pink from a combination of exertion and embarrassment. He pulled the tablecloth up, sending the centerpiece skidding to floor, and wrapped it around them, his shoulders shaking with laughter.
"This isn't funny!" Beckett said, her lips quivering into a smile. Alexis ran out as fast as she could, her hands over her face, fake gagging the entire way back to her room.
The door slammed and Castle turned back to face Beckett, who had pulled her knees up and was laughing silently. Castle shook his head, grinning, and kissed her neck.
"Come on," he said, picking her up, tablecloth and all. "I guess I'll lock the door next time, I didn't even hear her come in." He kicked the door to his room shut behind them.
Safe in her room, Alexis flopped down her on her bed and pulled out her phone to text her friend Hannah.
"That's twice in one week," she wrote. "Scarred for life."
A second later, the reply came:
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