Surfacing after she'd ducked under the water Julia came up to find that her grandparents had left the pool while her mother was stepping out. "Where are we going?" she called out to her father who was standing on the shelf holding her little sister.

"Your grandparents are getting ready to go to their dinner and gambling," Castle said as he handed Eliza to Beckett.

"And after your grandpapa is finished with his shower we'll-" she started to say.

"We can give them a bath in our room love," Castle told her.

Beckett hesitated but then nodded as she realized it would be quicker to do that and she then began to dry the little girl in her arms off.

"We didn't swim that much," Julia said in protest though her voice wasn't very forceful as she dried herself off.

"We've been in the water for about two hours," Beckett said with a smile as she was drying off.

"Still," Julia said before she giggled heavily as her mother glanced at her.

"Alright, let's go inside and get you two into the bath," Castle said, taking Eliza's hand and leading her to the open doors of his and Beckett's room. He and his wife bathed the girls quickly and once they were ready and dressed for dinner he took them out to the living room where Jim was watching TV. "You're okay to watch them?" he asked as the girls let go of his hand and rushed together to the couch to sit with their grandfather.

"Of course, we'll watch something together," Jim said as he took Eliza on his lap since she was climbing up onto it already.

Castle nodded and then went over to the master bedroom, locking all the doors and covering the glass ones with curtains. He went to the bathroom where he stood in the doorway, watching his wife as she began to take off her towel and bikini.

"Who are they with?" Beckett asked as she pulled off the bra of the sapphire blue fabric.

"Your dad," Castle said. "Watching TV."

Beckett smiled at her reflection before her husband appeared behind her and she said, "We can't take that long."

"No," Castle said simply before his wife turned to him. He watched her pushing on his trunks and he quickly took over, keeping his eyes on her as she was taking off the bottoms of her bathing suit. He touched her the second they were both naked and he pulled her over to the shower before they stepped in. He kissed her as they stood underneath the rushing water before they parted and he watched her wet her hair. Though he knew they didn't have time for it he couldn't stop himself, gathering her up in his arms again and kissing her as deeply as he could.


After she was ready for the night Martha was stepping into the room where Jim was with the girls and she smiled saying, "You look all dressed up."

"Mommy said we should," Julia said.

"And Mommy's gonna wear her dress," Eliza added.

"The one she wore to the show?" Jim asked the two.

"No, a sundress she packed," Julia replied. "So we're gonna go somewhere nice."

"Did you tell them where?" Jim then inquired.

"No they decided," Eliza said, pronouncing the last word slowly.

"We did," Beckett said, entering the room with her husband behind her.

Julia jumped up as soon as she saw her mother and rushed over to her with a wide smile saying, "You look very pretty Mommy."

"Thank you," Beckett replied, hugging both her daughters as Eliza soon joined them. She was wearing a sky blue sundress that had no pattern or ornamentation, only a high waist and a thin white sash around it. "Are you two going to go?" she asked her father and mother in law.

"We are now," Jim said as he stood. "You'll probably be asleep by the time we get back so we should say goodnight now," he told the girls as they came back to him to hug him. "Goodnight Julia, Eliza. I love you both."

"Love you Grandpapa," the two said at the same time. They shared kisses with him before they gave him a final hug and then let him go

"And have fun of course," Martha added as Julia and Eliza hugged her next. "And I love you both as well."

"We love you Gram," Julia said first.

"We love you lots, lots," Eliza said with a smile before her grandmother laughed. She shared a kiss with her after her big sister had and then let go of her to watch her and Jim say goodbye to Castle and Beckett.

After the two had left the villa Castle said with a smile, "We're going to see them while we walk to dinner."

"Where are we going?" Julia asked them.

"We discussed it," Castle began before looking at his wife. "And we decided that the best place would be Serendipity if you two don't mind."

"No, let's go!" Eliza cried out happily and jumping up and down once.

"Okay," Beckett said, not surprised when her husband glanced at her with a smile as he'd told her they'd be fine with that choice. She took Julia's hand as Castle got Eliza and they left the villa for the hotel, walking through until they reached the restaurant.

"There's Gram! And Grandpapa!" Eliza said, hurrying to the booth that the two were seated at next to the walkway.

"Hello," Martha said with a smile. "Where are you going?"

"To Ser… Ser… dip!" Eliza tried to pronounce before she gave up.

"The Serendipity over there at Caesar's Palace on the Strip," Beckett explained.

"That should be fun," Jim said.

"You'll like the food here," Julia then told him seriously.

"If you liked it then I'm sure we will," Jim said with a smile.

Saying goodbye to the two Castle and Beckett led their daughters out of the hotel and to the sidewalk. They walked together down to the restaurant and since they were a little early they soon were seated at a table outside looking down on the street.

"Do you know what you want sweetie?" Beckett asked Eliza who was to her left.

"Yeah," the little girl replied as she was using a crayon to color in a princess on the children's menu she had.

"And you?" Castle asked Julia who was on Beckett's right.

"I know, we're getting the same thing," the girl said simply, studying the word search on the menu she had.

Castle wanted to comment on that but had to hold off as they needed to order and since he and his wife were ready as well they ordered their drinks and food. After the waitress had left he saw their daughters were busy with their menus so he said to his wife, "It's been a great trip."

"It has," Beckett replied with a smile as she looked at the two. "I have to say my favorite part was the show."

"Mine too," Julia said, looking up at her. "Did you want us to talk to you?"

"That would be nice," Castle said. "Since your sister's so busy," he said as they looked at the little girl together.

"But I liked everything we did, it was fun," Julia told them. "And the hotel was the best."

"Yeah I liked the pool," Eliza said, looking up at them. "And putting."

"And the museums," Julia added.

"And the flowers," Eliza said then, beaming at her sister.

"And the fishes," Julia said.

"And-" Eliza began.

"Okay you two," Beckett said, shaking her head in amusement. "You liked the whole trip."

"Yeah," Eliza said, nodding her head. "And I liked the cupcakes."

"And I liked our dessert we had here yesterday," Julia said, looking at her sister.

"Can we get-" Eliza began.

"We can," Castle interrupted her.

"We're going to share a sundae together," Beckett told her. "We'll decide together," she said quickly before either girl could ask which one since she and Castle had let them look at the menu.

"Alright," Castle said. "Now we're going back home what do we have to look forward to next?"

"The pool and beach!" Eliza said exuberantly, forgetting her coloring.

"Ireland too," Julia said with a smile. She then grew serious and said, "And Father's Day too."

"You'll do great sweetheart," Castle said, squeezing her hand tightly as he knew she was thinking about the competition she had that same day.

Julia shrugged before she then asked her parents about where they'd be going after they left Dublin and though they told them a few of the cities and towns they'd be visiting they didn't give any other details. Though she expected that she was about to tease them when their waitress was coming over with their food and she turned her attention to starting on her chicken tenders as Beckett helped Eliza with the ones she'd gotten as well.

They ate then in mostly silence as the girls were hungry after all the walking and swimming they'd done though Castle and Beckett spoke to one another quietly across the table. When they'd finished and their table was cleared they discussed the sundaes that were available before Beckett suggested they create their own.

"Why couldn't we get one of the ones with names?" Julia asked her parents after the waitress had taken the order.

"They would have been too big and this way we got something we all like," Castle commented.

"Yeah sprinkles," Eliza said with a smile.

Julia wanted to say something but then she stopped and just smiled before saying, "I'll still eat it."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett said before Castle stood up and picked up Eliza, sitting down in her chair so they'd be close to each other when they ate their dessert. She opened her mouth to speak when her husband took her hand, squeezing it tightly with his own.

"What are we gonna do after we eat the sundae?" Julia asked, watching her parents' joined hands with a smile.

"We figured we'd take a look at the gift shop one last time," Castle answered though he was looking at his wife.

Giving a slight shake of her head to her husband Beckett said when he finally stopped looking at her as if he were going to devour her right in front of their daughters, "Just in case there's anything else you might like. Both of you."

"Good," Julia said with a smile. "But what else could we get?"

Shrugging Castle began to say, "We'll have to sss…" before trailing off.

Beckett glanced at him in surprise before she saw what he'd reacted to as their waitress was coming back to them with their sundae. When she saw how tall it was in its glass she looked at the girls to see their reactions. She tried to bite back her laugh at the sight of them as their mouths were both open in awe and she said, "We should walk around a little after this."

"I think we're going to need to," Castle said once they were alone again. He picked up one of the spoons that came with the dessert and handed it to Eliza before he got one for himself.

After they'd started on the ice cream the girls had to be slowed down eating the sundae by their parents as they were eager to get the hot fudge with the strawberry ice cream. But they all ate as much as they could until a half scoop of ice cream was left and Castle paid for their meal.

"I'm very full," Eliza said seriously to her mother as they walked back to the Mirage.

"I know, that's why we need to walk," Beckett replied with a smile.

"Can we see the pool that the hotel has?" Julia asked from behind them where she and Castle were walking together.

"I think we could," Castle said, looking to his wife.

"Then we should go before the gift shop," Beckett told them.

"Let's go," Castle replied as she was looking to him. He went up to Eliza and picked her up again before they walked inside their hotel. He led the way through the casino until they made their way to the pool where there were a few people on the lounge chairs around it.

"It's pretty," Julia said with a smile to her parents.

"Look at the water," Eliza said. She then closed her eyes to think for a moment and said, "Waterfalls."

"I think it's just one but you did a good job sweetie," Beckett told her.

"Thank you," Eliza said, smiling widely at her. "We can't go in?"

"I'm afraid not," Castle said. "But hey at least we have the pool back at the villa."

"Where are you going sweetie?" Beckett asked in amusement as Julia was suddenly tugging her back to the door.

"We need to go or else we can't swim!" Julia said in protest.

"She's right Mommy," Eliza said quickly.

"Let's take a look at the gift shop and then we'll get our exercise by swimming," Castle told them. He and Beckett took their daughters over to the gift shop and they stood at the doorway by the theater to watch them going around the end of the store by the casino.

"She'll want more shirts," Beckett commented.

"I have no problem with that," Castle said before he looked at her.

"What?" Beckett asked as his hand on her back squeezed a little tightly. She was surprised when he called out to the girls and together they walked down to the other end where he grabbed a shirt. "You-" she began before she took it.

"It'll be great on you love," Castle told her seriously.

Beckett wanted to say something to that but she decided that the blue shirt; the same color as her sundress with the Beatles' faces in black lines on it; wasn't too bad. She was going to speak when Eliza was doing so first.

"Are you gonna get it Mommy?" the little girl asked.

"I think I will," Beckett said. "So that means…" she then said, going over to the glass wall behind them. She brought down a grey shirt that had the cover of Revolver on it and said, "For you."

"Thank you," Castle said with a smile.

"You don't have to check, I know your size," Beckett told him teasingly as they followed the girls then to some other shirts. After they had told Julia she could pick out three shirts; two that would fit her when she was older and one to wear currently; they walked with Eliza around though the little girl didn't say she wanted anything.

"Don't you see anything you might like?" Castle asked Eliza while Julia was with Beckett to pick her last shirt.

"No Daddy," Eliza said shaking her head. When her father just looked at her she squirmed and then pulled him with her over to a set of stuffed dolls where she picked up a Blue Meanie.

"I'm sure your mom will think that's a great one," Castle told her with a smile. "Come on," he said before they then walked together up to the two.

"What did she find?" Beckett said as she turned to her husband. When her husband held out the doll she smiled down at Eliza and said, "Are you sure?"

"It's a good Meanie; Max," the little girl told her seriously.

"Okay then it's a great choice," Beckett said with a smile before she handed the doll back to her husband. "She's going to buy this one," she said then to him as she showed them the set of four Beatles vinyl dolls as they appeared in Yellow Submarine and a Blue Meanie.

"You have your money?" Castle asked.

"Mommy does," Julia responded, smiling at her little sister who was on her tiptoes looking at the Blue Meanie.

"She'll pay you back," Beckett replied as she didn't have a purse or wallet on her.

"Let me go ahead and pay and then we'll go swimming," Castle said, taking the box before he went to the register. He paid as quickly as he could before he then went over to his wife and daughters, taking their hands as they returned to the villa.


Jumping from the shelf into her father's arms Eliza giggled heavily before she then said, "Can I go under now?"

"Why don't we wait for that," Castle told her, carrying her over to Beckett and Julia who were sitting on the side of the pool. "Did you get tired?" he asked the latter.

"A little," Julia said.

"You two are going to sleep so well tonight," Castle said, putting Eliza on the side with them. He leaned against the side in between Beckett and the little girl and said, "Speaking of which when do they need to get to bed?"

"What time is it?" Beckett asked him.

"Eight thirty," Castle replied.

Sighing when she heard that Julia said, "We have to go to bed don't we?"

"We can spend ten minutes in the Jacuzzi," Beckett said. She shared a smile with Castle at the girls' expressions of surprise and stood up before they waited for him to join them.

Inside the hot water Eliza looked over at the villa and sighed when she saw the doors to the rooms; except for her parents'; closed.

"What's wrong sweetie?" Beckett asked her, reaching for her and pulling her over to her lap.

"I thought Gram and Grandpapa were here," Eliza said.

"They're gonna stay out late I bet," Julia said with a smile. "You did didn't you?" she directed to their parents.

"Not too late," Beckett said. "And they know we're leaving a little early tomorrow for the airport so they'll come back in time to get enough sleep."

"I hope your dad is having the same good luck we had the other night," Castle told her.

"Maybe," Beckett said simply as she was trying to keep Eliza from going crazy as she jumped up and down.

"I wish we could have played on one of those machines," Julia said after they were quiet for a while.

"If we come back when you're older like we told you before then you can play," Beckett said.

"Don't I have to be twenty-one?" Julia asked then.

"You do but hey, we could still be coming back you never know," Castle pointed out.

"I hope so," Julia said with a smile. She watched as her mother stood and she let out an exaggerated groan saying, "Not yet!"

Beckett didn't say anything to that as she knew her daughter wasn't serious and she then grabbed her, pulling Julia to her tightly. "Not yet, sit with me and let's look at the stars," she told her.

"Me too," Eliza said eagerly before she leaned back against her mother to look at the sky.

"Rick?" Beckett asked, looking at him.

"Coming," Castle replied immediately to her look. He sat next to her and put his arm around her past Julia before he joined them in looking up. The warmth of the water and the silence of the night was soothing and he knew then that his wife had done that for a reason. But as she squeezed his arm he smiled, realizing that she was still enjoying the moment with their daughters until they finally put them to bed.


Pouring out the wine into her husband's glass Beckett said, "You surprise me you know."

"How?" Castle asked as he ran his hand through his hair, relieved it was dry by then.

"The fact you could handle a shower on your own," Beckett told him teasingly, handing him the glass.

"Yep," Castle said as he took it. He took a sip and then paused saying, "Yours?"

"We shared the sundae I think we can share this," Beckett told him with a smile before she sat on the other end of the bench in front of their bed. It was later that night and long after they'd put the girls to bed. They'd tried to wait a bit longer for their parents but they couldn't take it for long and were soon in their room. They'd taken separate showers until finally they met in the bedroom where Castle was shuffling a deck of cards as she watched.

"How much are you wearing?" Castle asked.

"Five," Beckett replied, having gotten redressed in her sundress from dinner after her shower. She'd also added her sweater she'd brought for the trip and her shoes as well as she knew how much her husband was going to be wearing.

"I have the same," Castle replied. "But what if we stretch this out?"

"You want to do that?" Beckett asked in slight surprise.

"After someone loses a piece of clothing we do truth or dare the next win," Castle replied.

"Alright," Beckett said after thinking about that for a moment. She watched her husband shuffle one last time before he dealt the cards out for them. Picking up her hand she studied what she had for a moment before she set down a card and then got another. She wasn't surprised when the choice didn't really help her and she looked at her husband. "Ready?" she asked him.

"Yes," Castle said before setting down his hand. "Three jacks," he told her.

Nodding a few times Beckett held back on putting down her cards before she finally set them down. "Nothing," she said simply.

"Can I request-" Castle started to say.

"No," Beckett replied as she slipped off her sandals before saying, "Happy?"

"I am," Castle said, allowing himself to admire her bare feet. "But next time is the truth or dare."

"You're not going to go crazy with that are you?" Beckett asked.

"I'm tempted to say yes but it'd probably be better if I didn't," Castle told her honestly.

"Thank you," Beckett said, shuffling the cards that time. She dealt them and tried her best to keep her face impassive as she saw she had managed to get all hearts. She watched her husband look at his cards before taking two out and putting two back and waited for him to look up at her before she said, "Ready?"

"Yeah," Castle said, putting his own down in front of her.

Smiling Beckett said, "A flush."

"Pair of twos, I was hoping…" Castle started to say before he sighed. "Okay, I think I'm at your mercy."

Beckett leaned over; since they weren't too far apart; and kissed him gently on the lips before she then murmured into his ear. When he jerked away in surprise she shrugged and said, "You've done it before."

"Not that often though," Castle told her though he was already getting down on his knees. He picked up her leg when she said nothing in response to that and he proceeded to kiss his way down from her knee to her foot, kissing around her toes a little frantically. He then calmed down and pressed his lips gently around them until he worked back up her leg. "Good?" he asked.

"The, the other foot," Beckett breathed out. She was relieved when her husband did the same to her left leg and she felt her body literally tingling in pleasure as the warmth of his lips was strong. "God… we're not going to be able to last," she told him.

"We will," Castle said, sitting back up again then. He smiled at her and said, "My deal?"

"It is," Beckett replied. She rolled her eyes at his determined expression and told him, "You might not win."

"I'm hoping," Castle said. He then realized what he'd said and looked up at her saying quickly, "Wait, I mean I'm hoping I win."

"I know," Beckett said, taking the cards he'd handed to her. She looked at her hand and looked thoughtful for a moment before she folded up the fan she'd made.

"I've got three tens," Castle told her.

"Three eights," Beckett said with a smile. She laughed when he pumped his fist in triumph and as she took off her sweater told him, "I might not win next."

"Now I'm really hoping for that," Castle said though he spoke slowly as she had removed her sweater as slowly as he was speaking. He took a deep breath before he grabbed the cards and handed them over to his wife. When she dealt his cards he took them and felt a rush of joy at the sight of a near flush. He pulled out one card and grabbed one from the deck before he turned it over to look at the suit and he would have smiled if he wasn't trying to keep his poker face.

Setting down the cards she had Beckett said, "I'm assuming you won because I have nothing."

"A flush," Castle said, smiling at her widely. "I was really lucky," he said.

"Okay then you better tell me what you want me to do," Beckett said.

"Wait we said truth or dare," Castle then realized.

Shaking her head Beckett told him with a smile, "We've never done that."

"I know it's so much better to just fool around," Castle said. He then studied his wife and said, "Show them to me."

Sighing Beckett said, "I can't."

"You could," Castle told her with a smile.

"Well you're going to end up seeing my bra," Beckett said as she stood and then turned around to him. "Because I'm not going to take it off." When she didn't feel him unzipping the back of her dress she turned around to him. "What?" she asked when she saw he looked hesitant.

"Let me touch instead," Castle said, watching her.

Breathing out Beckett waited for him to move the cards out of the way before she sat directly next to him. As soon as she had he was reaching up, cupping her breasts and shuddering which still surprised her. "I don't understand love," she told him though her breath had begun to come out a little quicker.

"I can't help myself," Castle said to her honestly. "I know what I'm touching and your bra is… thin," he said before looking up into her eyes.

"You'll see if we go back to playing," Beckett told him with a smile. There was no surprise to her at all when he quickly grabbed the cards and then started to shuffle but she soon grabbed them from him and scooted back to the other end of the couch, shuffling herself.

Castle wasn't sure; as his wife began to deal the cards out; if he wanted to win or her that time around. But he shook that off and instead looked to see what he had. Taking in a deep breath when he saw the three sixes he still had no idea what he wanted and he looked up to see Beckett taking three cards into her hand. "Ready?" he asked.

With a nod she set down what she had; which ended up only being an ace, king and queen; before she looked at his cards. With a smile Beckett said, "I would say you cheated but since I dealt…" as she stood up.

Reaching up quickly Castle unzipped her dress and smiled as she turned back around to him. While the dress fell down to the floor his smile vanished almost instantly as he saw why her bra felt so thin. It was little more than mesh and he fought to swallow as he was staring intently at her nipples that were just a bit darker against the sky blue fabric covering them. "You wore this… after the shower right?" he managed to get out as she shuffled once more.

"I did," Beckett said as she dealt the next two hands. She looked at her cards and fought her smile the best she could though she couldn't stop the side of her mouth quirking up slightly in amusement.

When they'd laid out their cards Castle said jokingly, "I'm thinking that now you're cheating," as he'd won again.

"I'm not," Beckett said simply. "What do you want?"

"To touch you again," Castle said simply. He wasn't surprised when Beckett tossed aside the cards and moved up against him before his hands were up on her breasts. Though he gently kneaded them a few times he moved his hands down her sides until he was at her waist. He couldn't help himself and he leaned over, hungrily kissing her before she was responding and was holding onto him just as tightly. Their tongues met a few times before they finally, slowly parted and he said, "I'm hoping I'll lose next."

"Why don't we just stick to the stripping part?" Beckett suggested as she went back and grabbed the cards.

"Sure," Castle replied in understanding since he had yet to lose any of his clothing. He watched her deal and nearly snatched at the cards in front of them, looking at them before he began to think of what he could do with what he had. Looking up at his wife he saw the same expression on her face and though he wanted to lose, he decided to play to win as she then set down a few cards and grabbed the same amount from the deck. He didn't ask, just set down the cards he had and watched in anticipation while she moved to do the same.

Beckett smiled and said, "I thought I'd be the first one naked."

"Me too," Castle said as he'd had the losing hand that time. He took off his shoes then and watched his wife looking at him before he asked, "What?"

"Your socks?" Beckett asked since his feet were bare.

"They'd get in the way," Castle said, shaking his head quickly. He was shuffling as he spoke and then quickly dealt the cards before saying, "I'm wondering how much longer this will take."

Beckett didn't reply, instead focusing on her cards closely before she put down one and picked up another. She glanced at her husband and then set down her hand, smiling at him widely.

"How…" Castle started to say as she had a pair of aces. He'd been trying for another flush himself but had been unable to get it so he nodded and then pulled off his blazer. He was about to pick up the cards again when his wife pulled them out of his hand. "Enough?" he asked her.

"Enough," Beckett replied with another smile. She watched him then as he took the deck of cards to the desk and set them down there. Before he could turn back to her she was climbing up onto the bed and laying back as he came to her. She was surprised; and pleased; when he reached over for her and she hurriedly slapped the hand away gently before she sat up. "We're uneven," she told him simply when he looked at her questioningly.

"Oh you're right," Castle said quickly before he started to unbutton his shirt. He was slightly surprised when his wife wasn't helping him but suddenly he was jumping in surprise as she pulled his shirt out from his trousers. Glancing to her he expected her to continue but she was just sitting and watching him. So he hurriedly turned back to what he was doing, unbuttoning his shirt the rest of the way. Taking it off he tossed it over to the desk before he took off his pants and those made it to the desk chair. He climbed onto the bed then, relieved when his wife didn't protest that, and that turned into a passionate kiss as he lay on top of her.

Kissing him back fervently Beckett caressed the back of his head and neck repeatedly until they were parting. She smiled at him and murmured, "What now?"

Breathing out deeply at her words Castle said, "You'll find out," and with that he bent his head to her neck, kissing at her skin lovingly as she whimpered slightly in joy at his touch.

Sliding her hands down to his neck Beckett arched her back a little roughly then when he nipped at her shoulder when he moved down to it. "You don't…" she started to say before she stopped.

"What is it?" Castle asked her then pulling away so he could look down at her.

"Help me," Beckett said, sitting up then as he moved out of her way so she could. She watched him reach behind her for the clasp of her bra and soon felt it loosening off of her before he pulled it from her. The second he'd tossed it the best he could towards the desk she was holding onto him as he proceeded to kiss at her breasts what felt like a little deliriously. Her head leaned back and she held onto him again, every press of his lips shooting straight through her until she was trembling and felt almost feverish. "Rick…" she began before he then started to suckle at her right nipple. Her voice was lost as the pleasure was intense and she made no protest when her husband moved away and laid her back. "You're… I'm…" she tried to say.

"Here my love," Castle said, making sure she was comfortable before he leaned down. He captured her left nipple between his lips and rubbed his tongue over it before he began to suck at her once more. He groaned as she cried out in delight and then closed his eyes to focus his attention on what he was doing. Eventually things became too much and he tore himself away from her. He reached for her panties and tried not to rip them in his haste to pull them off. Just as he was about to take off his boxers he was stopped when she grabbed him by the wrists.

Before Castle could say anything Beckett was leaning over, kissing him as deeply as she possibly could. When he relaxed a little and proceeded to kiss her back she let go of him and ran her hands over his chest. Sliding down past his abdomen and then to his groin she smiled as he groaned against her lips at her touch. Her smile broke their kiss and she said, "I want you to fuck me."

With a brief nod Castle then moved to pull off the last bit of clothing that he was wearing and went back to his wife, helping her with the pillows that she placed where her hips would rest. He waited for her to lie down but before she could do that he kissed her deeply and sensuously. Trying to keep that up for as long as possible he finally let her go, making her lay down on the bed, her hips propped up. He was tempted to ask her how she wanted it but seeing the anticipation and need filling her eyes he didn't hesitate any longer. Carefully he slid inside of her so just the tip of his erection was within her and he stared at her until she slowly blinked open her eyes. Their gazes locked on each other he then slammed into her after partially withdrawing and groaned heavily as she cried out in her pleasure.

Beckett was a little in shock at the abruptness of being filled by her husband and she was clutching at the sides of the pillow beneath her head before she realized her husband wasn't moving. She recovered then and looked up at him, seeing he was looking around her body. She had no idea how exactly she knew but a second later she wrapped her legs around his waist and the second he began to thrust in response she slid her left leg up higher on him. His next thrust left her almost screaming before she dug her nails into the back of his shoulders until finally she was slightly used to how deep he was getting. "Oh god… this is why I love you… you don't… stop until… until…" she tried to tell him before all of a sudden his lips were crushing hers and hard. She didn't fight him, merely went along with him as she tried to change the way she was moving so he would get a little more pleasure too. And judging by the way he groaned into her mouth when their friction became more intense she felt an extra thrill; knowing it was her that was doing that to him.

Castle went a little crazy at that moment, trying his best to build up their friction before she was running her hands up and down his back. From moments before when he'd gotten a little too eager he recognized that she was trying to calm him slightly and he tried to do so. The second he could get a little steadier he felt her stop caressing him and smiled briefly before he was kissing her once more. Their tongues were fighting as their bodies were thrusting as hard as they could and he was tempted to continue until they were orgasming. But finally he slowed down and came to a stop, pulling away from Beckett to stare at her. "I couldn't help it," he confessed.

"Oh don't worry," Beckett told him, unable to help smiling. She gently caressed his face with both of her hands and once she'd done that for some time she carefully brought him down to her. They kissed gently, slowly, until finally he was pulling away from her. "Better?" she asked.

Not sure how she knew that he had stopped to also calm down Castle nodded to her question before he kissed her once more. When they parted he smiled and pressed his forehead against hers, murmuring that he loved her. Before he could start moving again he was startled when she brought him down to her chest and he quickly found his mouth literally watering as he lowered his head the rest of the way. The quick jerk of his wife's body against his let him know she was enjoying his ministrations again while he kissed over her skin and then moved to start taking her breasts with his mouth and hand as well. He was meticulous until finally he couldn't stop himself and proceeded to thrust once more. The friction between them was quick to return and he moved as hard as he could until finally he had to stop.

Luckily Beckett had been anticipating his need to move and she rolled around with him, landing on her knees. She proceeded to rock on him before they were moving together and as soon as they were set she wrapped her arms around his neck, holding onto him as they began to kiss and wildly as they were breathless from their exertions. The kisses were short but she didn't mind them until finally she stopped completely and told him, "Help me." She was relieved when he didn't argue with her and she found herself soon on her back, where she wanted to be. She took his movements again and that time placed her feet flat on his hips to allow him to get deeper inside of her. He did and she moaned deeply as he was going swiftly, making the burn of pleasure spread throughout her entire form. "I…" she began to say.

"Come my love," Castle told her, realizing what she was trying to say by her tone laden with her joy in that moment. When she shook her head he then tried to move a little deeper within her, angling his hips down. He kept doing that though she was clawing at his back and crying out for him to stop before she lost control and he knew how she felt as he was right with her the entire time. He had no idea how long exactly they were moving together but finally he could sense they were both near their breaking point. He couldn't take it any longer and he told her, "Now Kate, I can't take much more of this… you're so beautiful… so good… Come now love I can't take it anymore, I'll come with you and I won't stop taking you; as many times as you want…"

The desire in her husband's voice and his need in his tone as well was more than Beckett could really take with everything she was already feeling and with an arch of her back she soon began to climax, crying out his name. The ecstasy roaring through her from head to toe was almost too much and she held onto her husband in the undulations of her body until finally he was joining her. She cried out a little incoherently feeling his release and hearing him calling her name. She had no idea how long they were like that, thrusting haphazardly together, calling to one another until finally she stopped first. When he then thrust a number of times against her she held him a little tighter until finally he stopped, panting heavily against her neck where he'd pressed his face.

"You heard what I said right?" Castle asked her when he felt strong enough to raise his head to look down at her.

"Of course," Beckett replied. "And we don't need to stop for a while now."

Shuddering Castle then said, "You want to… get started."

Beckett smiled; as she could tell he hadn't calmed down yet; and she pushed gently on the back of his neck to bring him down to her before they kissed deeply. After they'd tired of tangling their tongues together and also needed to breathe she whispered against his lips, "Make love to me."

With a brief nod Castle was leaning down and kissing her once more, beginning to move and make love to her exactly as she'd asked.

Thrusting against one another slowly and carefully Castle and Beckett kissed each other as much as they could. They took their time until finally they were climaxing, delirious almost with their pleasure until finally they were slowing down. They lay there, breathing heavily, until they had recovered and they parted to lay on their sides with one another.

Smiling as she felt her husband kissing at the back of her shoulder Beckett murmured, "It was a nice trip."

"It was," Castle agreed, nuzzling her skin with his nose then. "At least we'll have Ireland next."

Turning around to face him Beckett smiled and said, "We do but there's more before that."

"True," Castle said, nodding his head in agreement with her. He leaned over and kissed her gently before they slowly parted and he then said, "But I'm still looking forward to the trip."

Smiling as she studied his face Beckett cupped his cheek with her hand as she studied him before she then said, "Me too."

Castle wondered why she'd taken so long to reply but he was quick to close the gap in between them, kissing her lovingly on the lips. He pulled her on top of him as he lay back, stroking her hair with both his hands until they were parting. "Did you have enough yet?" he asked her.

Gently moving her body against him Beckett bit at her lower lip when he groaned and she said, "You know there are ways to tell if I have; you don't always need to ask."

At that Castle quickly flipped her around onto her back and kissed her as hard as he could. When they'd stopped he said, "It's alright." At her very slow nod he was trying not to show his joy in that and he moved down to her chest, kissing around her breasts a number of times before he then reached down with his hand. He just barely brushed his fingers against her clit before he she cried out and jumped a little and he looked up at her face.

"Do we need to wait?" Beckett asked him.

Startled Castle then smiled and leaned down, kissing her as deeply as he could before he moved to enter her. "I love you," he told her seriously.

"I love you too," Beckett replied in the same tone.

The two began to make love again before things became more passionate and they forgot for the time being that they were going to be heading home the next day. They spent the rest of that time determined to expend it involved in as much pleasure as they possibly could, a feat easily achieved by them both as they couldn't stop wanting and needing one another.