"Hames!" the tall, older man called as he walked over to the family as they entered the plaza.
"Hummus?" Castle said out of the corner of his mouth to his wife.
"I think that's how they pronounce James here," Beckett said in amusement as her father had never told her that before.
"Interesting," Castle commented as they watched Jim kissed the cheeks of the woman who he guessed was Xavi's wife.
"Everyone, this is Xavi and Beatriz Vega," Jim said, turning to his family. "My tour guides when I first arrived in Madrid. Xavi, Beatriz I'll introduce everyone in order. These are my granddaughters Eliza, Julia and Alexis. This is my daughter Kate-"
"We have heard so much about you," Xavi said, reaching out and taking her hand.
"You look just like your mother," Beatriz said. "It is wonderful to be able to finally meet you."
"Mucho gusto," Beckett said, nodding her head. "And I feel the same; my father's told me about you many times."
"And this is her husband Richard," Jim continued, smiling at them.
"He has told us about you as well," Beatriz said. "And your girls."
"And this is Martha, his mother," Jim said as she stepped forward to greet the two.
"Wonderful to meet you," Castle's mother said to the two as she kissed their cheeks quickly. "I think we have you to thank for where Jim takes us while we're in the country."
"We showed him the best we have to offer," Xavi said as he nodded to her. "And welcome to one of them," he then added as he looked at the girls who were looking around them.
"What do you do here?" Julia asked a little shyly after she'd taken pictures of the buildings that surrounded the large square.
"There are restaurants, and shops," Beatriz told them with a smile. "Are you hungry?"
"A… a little," Julia said with a nod, looking at her sister who was hiding her face against Alexis' side still.
"Good because your grandfather told us that you wanted to try the tapas here in Spain," Xavi said. When Julia nodded and Eliza inclined her head he smiled and said, "Then follow us and we will show you one of the best places in the city."
As they followed the couple across the square Eliza rushed to her parents and threw her arms around her father before he picked her up. "Who is it Daddy?" she asked him in a whisper.
"They're your grandpapa's friends," Beckett reminded her. "They're nice."
Eliza was unsure of that but as she looked ahead to where Jim was talking to the man and Alexis to his wife she pursed her lips a little. She jumped slightly when her father kissed her cheek and looked to him.
"You'll see," Castle told her.
"Can I sit with you?" Eliza asked a little worriedly.
"You'll sit with us," Beckett assured her before she took her from Castle as they were nearing a group of tables outside the arches at the bottom of the square.
"So they have a menu?" Martha asked once they were around a couple of tables.
"Here," Beatriz replied, handing the ones they had been given to the others. "Have you had tapas before?"
"There's a great restaurant in New York City we've gone to," Alexis replied.
"And one near us in the Hamptons," Castle added. "So a number of times. But I bet it'll taste different made here."
"You might be right," Xavi said with a nod. "So you do not need our help with ordering. Get whatever you want, ask if you need to."
It took a little time for the group to decide everything that they wanted to get but once they had and had their drinks as well they settled back to start talking as they waited.
"You speak really good English," Alexis said. "How did you learn?"
"Through college," Beatriz replied since the young woman was sitting near them. "And we have traveled a lot to your country."
"Have you been to New York?" Martha asked.
"Not since Kate was around twelve," Xavi replied. "Do you remember?"
"Vaguely," Beckett said. "I do recall going to Ellis Island as you said a relative of yours had come into the country through there."
"That is right but you had school at the time so you did not see us much," Beatriz said with a smile. "But I think we might return to see the city again," she told her husband.
"Come to the Hamptons," Castle said, glancing at Beckett who he wasn't surprised to see was nodding in agreement. "We'll show you where we live."
"That would be fantastic, we will let you know," Xavi said. He turned to the girls then and said, "What have you done so far since you arrived?"
Glancing at her parents, who nodded to her, Julia smiled and said softly at first, "We went to our hotel, it's really pretty."
"The Palace?" Beatriz asked. When Jim nodded she said, "That is a very old building you know."
Gasping Julia then said, "Is it haunted?"
"I do not know," Beatriz said with a laugh. "But it will be comfortable which is more important I think. And did you go anywhere besides that? Or did you take a siesta?"
"No," Julia said, smiling as her little sister giggled next to her. "We went to the door… the… puerta?" she said slowly as she looked at Jim.
"The Puerta de Alcalá," Beatriz supplied. When Julia indicated that they'd gone there she looked at Beckett's father and said, "You played the song for them?"
"I did, you know I wouldn't be able to help it," Jim said.
Before anyone could say anything else their food was brought out and they began to divide everything onto their plates before they began eating.
"Xavi, Beatriz?" Beckett eventually asked after helping Eliza eat a bite of jamon and Manchego cheese. "What does my dad usually eat when he's here?"
"Oh, at the tapas bars?" Xavi said in response. When she indicated that was what she meant he told her, "Pinchos."
"Pinchos," Julia said before giggling. "That tickles my tongue."
"Your grandfather enjoyed the word as well," Xavi said. "The first time I took him to have some. Though he did not say that it tickled his tongue."
"That would be funny if it did," Julia said with a giggle as she looked at her grandfather who she was sitting next to. "But I like them."
"So do I," Castle said finishing the pork on the skewer he held before the others agreed with him. "And the chorizo, though we've had it in another form."
"Is Eliza enjoying the food?" Beatriz asked.
"The croquetas and empanadas," Beckett answered as she had the toddler on her lap. "Have a drink before you eat more," she had to say to her then to stop her from reaching for the last bite of her croqueta.
"Can I have yours," Eliza said to Julia suddenly.
"Would you mind letting her have a sip?" Castle asked in surprise as the little girl looked startled at that.
"No but it's okay?" Julia asked. Both her parents told her it was, so she held out the glass so Eliza could reach the straw.
"Not a huge sip," Beckett murmured to her with a smile.
Tasting the orange of the soda Eliza giggled before she hiccupped once saying, "Good Mommy."
"Finish the last of your cheese," Castle said, handing her the end of the slice she'd been eating.
At that moment Xavi, watching as Castle and Beckett started to talk around their daughter, leaned towards Jim and asked in Spanish, "They have a lot of passion still?"
"You can't tell?" he replied in the same language.
Looking at the two who were smiling at one another Xavi nodded and said, "I believe you."
"You don't speak very much Spanish at home Jim," Martha said.
"I feel more comfortable speaking it here," he said with a slight shrug. "Is that place still open?" he asked his friends.
"You want to take them?" Xavi asked.
"I'd love to," Jim said. "The girls especially," he said, indicating Julia, Eliza and Alexis.
"Then we will go but first you should let them run around," Beatriz said. "Especially after all that time on the plane."
"They enjoyed it," Beckett said. "We slept a good part of the time and the other we had things for them to do."
"I can sew!" Eliza crowed. She then frowned and said, "A little."
"It must be fun," Xavi said. "Wait until we go to Carbajales, you will see some sewing that you will not believe."
"The sewing on Gram's shawl?" Julia asked.
"Oh… you took one back, yes that is it," Xavi said. "But you will enjoy seeing them sew the fabric."
"Xavi," Castle said then as they were getting up to leave. He looked at his wife as she was looking at Julia and he quickly kissed her cheek before going over to the man.
Seeing that, Julia watched her father before she told her mother, "I think he's got something special for you Mommy."
"Yeah Mommy," Eliza added hurriedly.
"I think you two are right," Beckett said with a smile as she watched her husband talking to Xavi. "You are ready to walk around though?"
"Yeah but we don't have to go back to bed yet do we?" Julia asked hopefully as Beatriz walked up to them.
"I think you will find that you will be staying up late while you are here in Spain," the woman said as she led them under the arches.
Julia was going to comment on that when she saw the perfect shot of the plaza, looking out on it through the arches. She took a few pictures of that before she turned to her mother and said, "Did you… you did," smiling as she saw she was taking one then. "Lizzy…?" she started to ask before she looked and saw that her little sister was walking with Beatriz, talking to her eagerly she could tell. "Wow, I thought she was gonna be shy."
"She warmed up to them," Beckett said, taking her oldest's hand. "She saw your grandpapa is friends with them," she added.
"Where are we going?" Julia asked her.
"I think to a couple stores," Beckett said. She watched in amusement as her daughter skipped a little and she asked, "You're that excited to shop?"
"No I'm just happy to be here," Julia answered quickly. "And to be able to see what Grandpapa sees when he comes here. Aren't you?"
"I am," Beckett said with a nod.
"I don't think she's going to start skipping around though," Castle said, coming up to them. "But I for one am eager to see what they have in the stores. And by stores I mean ones with artisan things, like ceramics."
"My dad has been talking to you about that hasn't he?" Beckett asked with a smile.
"He may have," Castle said. "But we'll pick something for the house as there is something we need."
"For the family room?" Beckett asked. When he nodded she asked, "What were you thinking?"
"A plate?" Castle suggested.
Seeing they were coming up to a store, Beckett said, "Let's look but not buy until we're absolutely sure we love what we find."
"I'll follow your lead love," Castle replied, nodding his head as he followed her and Julia into the store, their family and Xavi close behind.
Watching as Alexis and Castle were running around after the girls Martha said, "I really think he's gotten younger," to her daughter in law.
"You think?" Beckett asked in amusement as she looked at her.
"Oh of course," Martha said simply. "In spirit you know."
"I do," Beckett said with a slight smile. "Are we going?" she asked her dad when he appeared behind her with Beatriz and Xavi.
"Yes we're heading out for dessert," Jim said, raising his voice a little so the others running around could hear him. When they came to an abrupt stop by him he smiled and said, "Come on, we should hurry before your parents say it's too late."
"No it's not!" Julia cried.
"Yeah, wanna go see!" Eliza said as she was scooped up by Castle.
"We'll follow you," he said. As they were leaving the Plaza he felt something hitting the top of his head and said, "Eliza you're hitting me sweetheart."
"Sorry," the toddler replied, giggling heavily at that. She leaned down and kissed him saying, "Good?"
"Thank you," Castle said, looking up at her. "No plate yet," he said to his wife who was walking next to him.
"We'll find one, we just need to search a broader area of the city," Beckett told him.
Seeing a building that was yellow Julia said, "That's where we're having dessert?" When Xavi told her it was she gasped and said, "We're having chocolate?"
"No something much, much better," the man replied.
When they stepped inside Eliza was first to spot what they were having on a table near them and she squealed in pleasure at the sight of the churros. "That Daddy, Mommy, look!" she said, patting his shoulder.
"I know sweetie," Beckett said, smiling as she watched Castle help her down. She was surprised when her father ushered them to two tables and then went with Xavi and Beatriz to order. "I think your grandpapa likes this too," she said to the girls as she sat with Castle, Alexis across from them with Julia; Eliza on the young woman's lap.
"It looks so good, how could he not?" Alexis asked. She laughed slightly when her father looked at her and told him, "Seriously Dad, how many times have you been talking about going to get this here in Spain?"
"A lot but I don't know if I could wax poetic on that," Castle replied. He then shared a laugh with her before the others were sitting at the table behind him with his mother. When they were served their churros con chocolate he said, "Do you want me to take her?"
"I can share with her," Alexis replied.
"Watch she doesn't forget where her mouth is," Beckett said teasingly.
"I don't Mommy," Eliza protested.
"Still, I predict that we'll have to clean your face after," Beckett said. "Look at me, I'm a psychic," teasing her husband.
"Not even close," Castle protested before he laughed with her. He leaned over then and kissed her gently before saying in Irish, "Just because."
"You're lucky they don't mind," Beckett replied as she glanced at their daughters to see the three were busy trying their first bites. When they all made sounds of enjoyment she asked, "So it's good."
"Try it and see Mommy," Julia urged her.
Beckett did so then and she couldn't help smile at that saying, "You're right, it's great."
"I know," Castle said. He then thought of something and turned saying, "This is breakfast isn't it?"
"It is traditional but some people have it as a dessert," Beatriz replied.
"As we are," Xavi added. "We are happy to see you are enjoying it."
"A lot," Julia said, nodding her head.
"Thank you!" Eliza said then.
"You are welcome," Beatriz replied with a smile as the toddler took a bite of her churro, managing to get chocolate all over her mouth.
Conversation while they were eating was mainly about the plans for the family as they explored the city and when they would meet the couple to take the train to the country.
"I hope you let them know what can be done there," Xavi was saying to Jim as they were finishing up.
"They know," he replied. "And I told you that they're going to enjoy it as long as they can see those horses. How're the moras?"
"Good, very good," Beatriz answered. "Make sure they have something for the mosquitoes."
"I warned them already," Jim answered.
"Eliza, come here sweetie," Beckett said as the toddler was yawning. Alexis had been trying to clean her mouth but she'd seen the trouble the young woman had been having so she brought the toddler around to her.
"Nooo, Mommy, no!" Eliza protested as she tried to turn her head back and forth away from her mother's efforts though she was unable to stop her.
"Eliza," Beckett said slightly sternly. She wasn't surprised when the toddler burst into tears and she tossed her napkin on the table before picking her up and putting her on her lap. "Shh, I know you're tired sweetie," she said, kissing her temple.
"We'd better go," Castle said, rubbing her back gently.
When they'd gone outside the family thanked Xavi and Beatriz for that night and promised they would see them at the train station for their trip into Castile y Leon. After they'd said goodbye to the two; who walked back to their apartment; they got into two cabs and headed back to their hotel.
"Quite a day for a three year old," Martha commented once they were in the elevator going up.
"It was," Beckett agreed as she watched her mother in law rubbing Eliza's back since the slumbering toddler was in Castle's arms. "But she did have fun."
"I think running in the park and the playground made her tired," Julia said.
"Most likely," Jim said, hugging her to him as she was leaning against his side. "You had fun?"
"Oh Grandpapa I loved everything!" Julia said with a wide smile as she hugged him tightly. "I can't wait to go out tomorrow."
"Neither can I," Jim said.
"Are you putting her to bed as well?" Martha asked, nodding to Julia when they got off at their floor.
"I think she can stay up a little more, so she'll sleep," Beckett replied.
"Thank you," Julia said, going to her mother and taking her hand, squeezing it tightly.
"You're welcome but the second I see you're getting sleepier you're heading to bed," Beckett said. "We can put Eliza to bed now," she explained to the others. "Keep open the door in my father's room a little and gather there."
"Sounds good, I'd like to look through what we bought at the store," Alexis said as they reached the door to the room she was sharing with her little sisters. "And give me a chance to feel tired again myself," she added before she laughed with everyone else as they went inside.
As her parents got Eliza changed and ready for bed after the others had kissed her goodnight Julia was watching them until they carried her over to the bed. She hurried over at her father's gesture and kissed the toddler on the cheek, murmuring a good night to her.
Castle laid Eliza down in the middle of the bed before he leaned over, kissing her on the forehead and telling her, "Sweet dreams Eliza, I love you," keeping his voice as low as possible as she'd fallen asleep immediately after they'd helped her brush her teeth.
Moving onto the bed herself, Beckett kissed the toddler on the forehead before murmuring, "I love you too sweetie, good night." She stood and tucked her in carefully before she followed her husband and their oldest into her father's room. "She's set," she said as Castle closed the door behind them but left it open the smallest bit he could.
"We're going to be soon ourselves," Jim said as Alexis was yawning.
"Travel always makes you sleepy," the young woman said as Julia hurried over to her and hugged her around the neck. "Except for you two."
"We got enough sleep on the plane," Beckett replied, glancing at her husband. "But we need to figure out tomorrow before we head back to our room. What time does the Prado open?"
"Ten and it's open until eight," Jim replied. "And we're only going to one art museum?"
"No, we showed the girls the pictures of the art they have at the Reina Sofia in our book," Castle said. "And they're interested since they have that book on Picasso and they like some of his works."
"Oh good," Jim said. When the others looked at him he said, "I was hoping to show you Guernica."
"They want to see it too," Castle said.
"Are they aware of the subject?" Martha asked, looking at a fan she had purchased.
"Eliza isn't," Beckett replied. "But Julia is since she read the description."
"Now I realize why she was asking me about Franco," Jim said.
Blushing as the others had turned to her at that Julia said, "I'm glad he's not around anymore not if it made Picasso feel like he had to go away. And that he left before you came Grandpapa."
"I would have been fine but your great-grandmama thought the same thing," Jim said as he put his arms around his granddaughter since she'd gone over to him.
"So back to tomorrow morning," Castle said. "I was thinking we'll have breakfast together-"
"You two will be in your room of course," Martha said. When her son and daughter in law looked at her; seeming to be startled at that; she smiled and said, "Our first full day of vacation let Jim and I spend time with our granddaughters."
"We do have dinner tomorrow night alone together," Beckett pointed out.
"Where are you taking her?" Jim asked.
"Lhardy," Castle said. "It's down the street so we could walk," he said, looking at his wife.
Beckett smiled and said, "Depends on how far down the street." She then turned back to Martha and said, "You're sure about breakfast?"
"Of course I am and if you're worried about what we'll give them to eat-" Castle's mother began to say.
"You don't need to because I'll watch what she picks," Alexis finished, smiling at her grandmother who looked at her in surprise.
"We trust you," Castle said, trying not to laugh. "Okay then that's our plan for tomorrow morning."
"Do I have to go to bed now?" Julia said, trying the fan that her grandmother had handed her.
"Not yet," Beckett replied after studying her. She then went over to the bags on top of the table across from the bed and took out the t-shirts she and Castle had bought for their daughters. "I'm surprised you picked out this one sweetie," she said to her youngest who'd come over to her.
"I think it says Spain," Julia said firmly.
"Well, considering it says España… yeah, I'd agree," Castle said teasingly. He laughed when Julia rushed to him and hugged him telling her, "You know I'm right."
"I know," the little girl replied as they watched Beckett fold the black shirt with the silhouette of a bull's head with España below it. "Lizzy thought she was gonna have to get the same one," she said to him.
"I remember," Castle said since he'd been nearby and had heard. "You told her she doesn't have to pick what you get right?"
"I did but I hope she remembers," Julia said. She then yawned and when she noticed her mother looking over at her she hurriedly closed her mouth saying, "Should we see what TV is like here?"
"No," Beckett replied. "You need to go to bed now."
"I'll agree with her Jules," Alexis said, standing up. "Sorry but I wasn't kidding about being tired."
Sighing Julia went to her grandfather first, hugging him tightly saying, "I can't wait for tomorrow Grandpapa."
"Neither can I," Jim assured her. "Sweet dreams Julia, I love you."
"Love you too," the little girl replied before she shared a kiss with him. She went quickly to Martha and said, "I hope you sleep good here."
"I think I will darling," Martha said with a smile. "I love you Julia."
"I love you too Gram," the little girl replied. She went to her mother then and when they were inside the bedroom she watched Beckett check on Eliza who was still fast asleep; her stuffed horse tucked under her chin as they'd left her. She changed and went to brush her teeth before Castle and Alexis came inside; the latter going to the bathroom to get ready herself. "Night Daddy," she whispered to Castle as she hugged him next to the bed. "I love you."
"Love you too sweetheart, goodnight," he said as he leaned down for them to share a kiss.
"I love you too Mommy, I hope your bed is comfortable," Julia said, hugging Beckett next.
"It should be," she replied, glancing at her husband. She was a little startled at the expression on his face as he looked serious instead of like he was trying to bite back a smart ass comment as she'd expected. But since Julia was still holding onto her she shook that and said to their daughter, "I love you Julia, sweet dreams." She then helped the little girl onto the bed after they'd shared a kiss and tucked her in carefully as she tried not to wake up Eliza.
"Goodnight," Alexis said as she came out to them. "We'll see you in the morning."
"Night Alexis," Beckett said with a smile to her stepdaughter as she and Castle hugged. She slipped into her father's room and went over to where he and Martha were standing at the window as he was pointing out the street to her.
"Call me if anything happens," Castle told his daughter once his wife had left the room.
"I'll text if they have a nightmare and want you," Alexis told him. "Night Dad."
"You're excited to be here," Castle said knowingly.
"Of course and you too," Alexis replied as she hugged him tightly. "See you tomorrow."
"Night kiddo," Castle replied before he left and closed the door behind him. "So I just realized we never said what time we're coming over here to get them."
"Around ten," Beckett said.
"Around?" Castle asked her.
"It is summer Richard," Martha told her son. "And we're not in that much of a hurry."
"That's true," Castle said with a slight nod. "Okay then I guess we're going?" he asked, looking to his wife.
"We are. Goodnight Dad, Martha," Beckett told their parents.
"Goodnight darling, Richard we'll see you tomorrow morning," Martha replied.
"Goodnight," Jim said before Castle's mother went through the girls' room to their own.
"Her last goodnight to them," he said to his wife and father in law when they heard the sound of voices through the door.
Letting Castle take her hand Beckett allowed him to lead her outside and into the hall as her father closed the door behind them. She then wrapped her arm around her husband's, leaning against him as they went to their room, his head pressing against hers for a moment before they came to the door and slipped inside.
"Gracias," Castle said to the man after he'd tipped him. Once he'd left he locked the door and turned his attention back to the balcony where his wife was standing, leaning against the railing and looking out on the fountain. "Really nice view," he commented as he walked up to her, handing her a glass.
"I think we established that already," Beckett said before she looked at what was inside the glass. "Scotch?" she asked.
"Have you ever had sherry?" Castle asked.
"I don't think so," Beckett replied. At his startled expression she explained, "My father drank it when he first went to Spain but you know now…"
"And you were too young to try it," Castle added, nodding so she wouldn't have to continue speaking. He then smiled slightly and said, "I haven't either." At her surprise he said, "I tended towards Scotch and Jameson's."
Sniffing at the liquor, Beckett said, "Then now is a perfect time to try. Salud."
"Salud," Castle said, raising his glass to her before they tapped them together. Taking a sip he let it roll around before nodding and swallowing, "Yeah I get the feeling now I should have tried that sooner."
"It's sweet," Beckett said in surprise.
"I got the dessert sherry," Castle explained. "I didn't think our tongues would have appreciated regular sherry, you know since we already ate."
"We already had dessert too," Beckett pointed out. She then took another sip and smiling said, "I like it."
Castle nodded to that and then looked out with her, seeing the fountain in front of them and in the distance trees that lined the streets going away from them. "I don't know why I never made it here," he said suddenly. He then turned to his wife and told her, "Maybe it was fate."
"What, so you would be here with me for our first time?" Beckett said wryly as she finished the last of the liquor.
"I think so," Castle said simply.
Beckett shook her head though she was smiling and said, "We should head inside."
At that Castle drank the last of his sherry and hurried in, grabbing his wife with one hand as the other closed the door behind them.
"Rick your glass-" Beckett began to say. But she couldn't finish that as he was turning her towards him, pulling her flush against his body before he grabbed her with both hands. His lips were crushing hers an instant later and she was left to try and recover to respond to him. She was lucky it didn't take her long as she found herself pressed back against the door while he was fighting against her tongue that wasn't allowing him to take over. She held onto him so tightly that her glass fell to the carpet though she didn't notice as she was a little busy with him.
Pulling away to take a rushed gasp of air Castle leaned down and began to nibble at his wife's neck. But he ended up doing it in such a way that she began to laugh in response and he felt a thrill shoot straight through him in response and made him go back to her lips.
A few rushed heavy kisses exchanged between them allowed Beckett to eventually say, "It's… going to… be one… of those… nights?"
Forcing himself to move away and stay away long enough to speak Castle told her, "If you want me to get out of here I'll go down to a bar."
Cupping his face with her hands Beckett shook her head and murmured, "You got your rest on the plane."
"I don't know I think so," Castle said, a little frustrated with that.
"You did," Beckett said simply before she kissed him that time. They were a little rough together and suddenly her husband was pulling off her green and blue patterned sleeveless blouse before he was cupping her ass. "Wait," she breathed in pleasure as he pressed their groins together hard. She pushed him back enough so he let go of her and together they got her tank top off and then her bra.
"I didn't want to go that fast," Castle said in way of an apology as he tried not to rip open the fly of her pants.
"Hold on," Beckett replied. "Not against the window," she said with a smile as he looked at her in disbelief.
Glancing past her to it Castle said, "Technically it's a door…" He trailed off as she walked past him in response to that and he hurried to follow her the short few steps to the bed, turning her to him. That time he was careful, helping her remove the rest of her clothes before they together started on his. They kept kissing all while they were doing that deeply and passionately until he was naked as well. There he became hesitant for a moment and then finally gave up, giving into his idea he'd had when they'd first walked into the room.
Beckett was a little in shock when her back met the cool wall to the right of the door and windows but she didn't have much time to dwell on that as her husband was kissing her hard. She fought back a little before she pulled away and said, "No."
"No? But-" Castle started to say as he realized what she'd said. He cut himself off when his wife was suddenly gripping his erection and he had to keep up with her as she led him to the bed before she was pushing him hard on the shoulders. "Kate…" he groaned as he fell back on the bed, wondering if she knew the image she made at that second as she mounted him. He held her by the hips as her legs were parted and a second later he was inside her, making him slam his head back against the bed. "I'm not even…" he started to say when he realized that his feet were on the floor.
"I know," Beckett said and with that realization they began to move together. She rocked her hips as he pressed up inside of her and it was little shock when their skin began to slap together; echoing through their room and making her throw her head back a little as she proceeded to stroke his chest as a way of keeping her grounded. She felt how aroused he was and had to wonder how long he'd been that way, since their foreplay had been a little rushed that night. "Were you-" she started to say.
"It doesn't take me… that long… that long," Castle said, having to groan at the end as his wife flicked her fingers against his nipples. "Fuck… Kate," he breathed out before he sat up. He put his hand on the back of her head and brought her to him, kissing her as hard as he could. He kept doing that as the shortness of breath between them made it difficult to kiss for long. As he was occupied with that he couldn't ignore the feel of her body against his, her breasts brushing against his chest. The sensation was almost teasing and he tried not to rush for them before he made sure he paid some attention to her. But finally he was slowly moving his hands together to her back and he ran them up and down her skin, shuddering at the silk-like texture it provided his palms and fingertips. He pressed his forehead to hers and murmured, "I'm not going to fucking stop."
"Don't," Beckett breathed against his lips, their breath mingling together between them. "Love…" she whispered as she leaned away a little at his direction. She cupped the back of his head as he descended to her breasts, closing her eyes tightly at the feel of his lips pressing gently around her right nipple first. She moaned his name when he kissed it directly and then opened her eyes as he moved away from it. She wasn't sure how she was still moving but the feel of him deep within her was still with her and something in her suddenly clicked as she glanced to her right. "Can we-" she said, about to ask. His shaking his head made her wonder if he knew what she'd thought of but his mouth taking her left nipple into it was enough to distract her. She held onto him tightly as he proceeded to suckle at her and at the same time she stopped moving. She flexed herself around him instead her eyes closing tightly as she could feel him a little more definitively that way.
"I can't…" Castle said, moving away at that. He leaned up and kissed her deeply slipping his tongue past her lips before she responded, the taste of her exploding. She tasted a little like the sherry still but to him the far sweeter thing was her tongue rolling around his before they parted to gasp in air. She stopped moving completely and he followed her to the middle of the bed where she lay, her legs spread wide for him as he moved with her. "You never did this before," he told her simply. At the shake of her head he carefully pressed himself against her, having to move his length as by then it was firmly curved against his stomach. "Tell me when you're going to come," he whispered against her lips before he kissed her hard. At the same time he began to thrust though that time against her clit as she dug her nails into his shoulders while her legs wrapped around his in response to the pleasure that she felt; his own vocalized in a heavy groan into her mouth as she started to move in time with him.
Beckett was holding onto her husband almost as if for dear life, the sensation of him rubbing against her creating friction that immediately affected her. It wasn't the same as if he was inside her but for the moment she was pleased with it and moved as fast as she could against him. Their bodies were beginning to sweat as they worked to move and she could feel his skin slick against her. She moaned softly as he pushed himself up and then reached up to cup his hand over her right breast. Feeling him gently fondling her she gasped softly when his fingers worked around her nipple and she whispered to him, "I'm going to come Rick," in warning.
At that Castle quickly stopped and then moved down a little so he could brush his lips over her breasts. He tried not to get too out of hand at the sound of her gasps and slight whimpers of joy and then carefully moved down to her abdomen. Her skin was slightly moist with sweat and it was still soft under his lips which thrilled him. He breathed in deeply as he soon reached the apex of her legs before he reached down, gently stroking her clit as she arched her back instantly. He moved his fingers back and forth carefully but kept his eyes on her to watch her reacting to him. The way she tilted her head back and forth, her moans and sighs and her body undulating under his hand, made him grit his teeth together as he was being affected just by watching her. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and he moved to slide within her, making her arch her back again as she hadn't seen him before he was coupled with her again.
Holding onto her husband hurriedly as he began to thrust in her again Beckett did her best to move with him until she finally placed her feet flat on the bed. It gave her better leverage and with the stronger friction of their bodies flat out fucking one another she found herself falling fast. But before she could reach that point she abruptly found herself on top of her husband again and his hands on her back holding her against his chest. Their movements faltered in that change of position but they were both quick to recover and she moaned his name before he was descending to her breasts. It all became too much and she tilted her head back, trying not to outright scream his name as her orgasm struck her hard. She expected her husband to soon be joining her but when she realized he stopped moving she moaned saying, "I don't think I can-"
"You will," Castle said, breathing hard in pleasure at the feel of her trying to draw out his climax to compliment her own. But he managed to hold onto his self control; just barely; before he was turning them around. As he proceeded to thrust into his wife as hard as he could; not letting himself hold back for anything; and kissed her wildly. Her lips, face, neck and breasts. All of it smooth to the touch, all of it she offered to him as she held onto the back of his head with both her hands. He was suddenly groaning out her name as his orgasm hit him, almost too hard for him to speak but he was just able to. And though the roaring in his ears grew with the way it felt to finally lose himself within her body he could hear her crying out his name heavily. Shuddering as it then came to him that she was taking everything he gave her willingly, eagerly, he wasn't sure how he wasn't pushing them for another climax. But his body finally let him know it was enough and he soon stopped after thrusting hard a last couple of times before he tried not to collapse down on top of her, panting heavily as she held him against her.
"Are you still…?" Beckett whispered to him when she felt strong enough to speak. His groan and then slight shift of his body let her know that he was around half way aroused and she smiled saying, "I had an idea."
Feeling he could do so Castle raised his head and then brought his hand up to her face, caressing her cheek with the backs of his fingers. He did that for a few seconds and then finally realized what she'd been about to say. "You're still…?"
Beckett gently pushed on his shoulders to get him away from her, watching him move away from her completely. She glanced down for a moment; trying to tell herself it was just that, a moment; before she finally looked at him. When she saw the slight smirk developing on his lips she threw herself at him and wrapped her arms around him as tightly as she could, kissing him instead of answering him.
A little startled by the sudden armful of his wife he had Castle took another moment before he could respond to the kiss. But as soon as he'd done so he was running his hands over her back and feeling his way down her spine until he'd reached her ass. "Wait," he said, pulling away from her. They were both breathing hard and he could feel her breath on his lips, making him wait a little longer before he continued. "So you had an idea and you obviously want me," he told her. "So you're ready now?"
Trying not to laugh at that question Beckett moved out of his hold and went over to the bathroom grabbing something before she went back out to Castle tossing it at him before she said, "You know what to do."
Shuddering as he had a feeling the direction his wife wanted to go Castle scrambled to get off of the bed and over to the desk that was across from it. The chair out of the way; how it hadn't fallen to the floor he could never figure out; he placed the towel on the top of the desk, standing back up in time for him to freeze at his wife's hand curling around his strengthening erection.
"I'm impressed," Beckett said, smirking outright at him. She was pleased when he stared at her with his blue eyes wide and she leaned back against the desk in front of him as she managed to keep her grasp of him. "Not much time and you're nearly there."
"I know," Castle breathed out. "Can I do something to help me the rest of the way?"
"Of course," Beckett replied before letting him go. She reached down to herself and parted her folds to him, watching him against her sex before they started to move at nearly the same time. She wrapped her arm around his neck as the pleasure that struck her was quick to make her jerk away from him and she needed to keep close. She had no idea how long they were doing that before her husband abruptly stopped and they looked at each other. "I think I'm ready now," she told him before letting him go and getting on top of the desk.
Castle was quick to step up against it, putting his hands on her waist to hold her in place as he watched her help him slide in her. He groaned as he felt that she was right and he proceeded to move. Since Beckett was close enough for him to do so he kissed her as hard as he could while they were both setting their rhythm together. He could feel the friction between them very quickly hitting him and he tried not to move so fast after that that he slipped from her. He pulled away from Beckett, murmuring her name before he slid her closer against him trying to make sure that he stayed inside of her. "I love you," he whispered heavily against her lips as he leaned his forehead against hers. "I want you Kate."
"You have me Rick," Beckett told him in the same tone. She was by then holding onto him instead of leaning back on her hands as she'd been before. Her legs were wrapped around his waist, her heels hitting his ass to the rhythm they were moving at and she could tell that he was using that to keep to the pace he'd set out. She was being kissed by him a second later and she stroked the back of his head and raked her nails over his scalp. "But I want more," she moaned when they finally parted to breathe deeply. "I don't think… I can stop… I don't want to stop… feeling you inside me just like this," she told him seriously though she couldn't speak all of that without pausing to gasp in her joy.
"I won't," Castle assured her, pressing his forehead against her. "Because I don't want to stop this either, I can't."
Beckett was startled at how stressed the last word her husband had spoken was but she could feel his need in the way he was taking her roughly. "Stop," she told him firmly. She would have smiled when he instantly did so but she was too focused on the sudden sensation that the absence of steady friction did to her and she gently pushed him away from her. She got down from the desk and was going to take her husband's hand to lead him back to the bed with her when she was suddenly picked up in the air, making her cry out in surprise before she was wrapping her arms around his neck.
Though it didn't take him too long to get his wife on the bed, Castle was startled to feel the impatience in the way she grabbed at him and he moved rapidly to appease her. Sinking back inside of her he groaned in pleasure before they started to move together, her legs and arms wrapped tight around him and drawing him in deep. He kissed her roughly as they continued to make love and he lost all track of time. He could still feel the friction between them and the way she was grasping him against her, though how long they were doing that he couldn't figure out that well. Eventually he noticed her starting to change the way she was moving against him and he knew that she had gotten close to the edge. "Come for me love," he commanded her, vaguely remembering then that they had started out with her leading him. "I can feel you so close, come and I'll make sure you're begging for more."
Beckett couldn't find a way to fight what was rising in her and she stopped trying to as she snapped and began to call her husband's name repeatedly. She was so involved in her ecstasy that was rushing through her body and making her feel as if she was on fire that it was a momentary shock when she felt him starting to orgasm with her. When his voice; laden with pleasure as well; groaned her name loudly she was grasping at him and trying to hold onto her consciousness as she nearly lost it at the feel of their bodies together losing control. She wasn't sure when she stopped, all of a sudden aware that her body was at rest before her husband was nearly ramming within her a few more times and then finally he slumped down on her, breathing heavily as she stroked the back of his head.
When Castle had recovered enough he raised his head before he looked down at her and murmured, "I love you."
Smiling at the abruptness of that, Beckett said, "I love you too Rick." She sighed when he carefully moved away from her and she was quick to follow him, catching a glimpse of the desk as she had moved. "Did that ever cross your mind?" she asked him before she lay against his side.
"You know it did," Castle said. "What about that?"
Glancing over at the balcony that he was gesturing to, Beckett hurriedly turned back to him and said, "You're serious?"
"No it's too risky," Castle said, his tone somber. "But if we would have the chance…"
"Of not being seen," Beckett stated. When he nodded she smiled and said, "I would but you'd have me facing the railing right?"
"And risk you falling off it?" Castle asked in surprise. "I love trying new things with you love but not new to the degree it's dangerous."
"So we won't try on a trapeze?" Beckett said teasingly as she pushed herself up slightly.
"You want to?" Castle asked, sitting up then and making her move to get on her knees.
Beckett laughed as she wrapped her arms around her husband and kissed him briefly on the lips before pressing her forehead against his. "We'll have to think of other ways to experiment that don't involve heights," she told him.
"A lot of experimenting," Castle said as he ran his hands up and down her back. "A lot…"
"Castle," Beckett said warningly.
Snapping his head up from where his gaze was resting on her breasts Castle said, "Yes love?"
Shaking her head as she smiled Beckett leaned over and took his lips gently until she needed to pull away to breathe. "So many years Rick," she told him with a smile. "And still…" she breathed as his hands slid down to her ass.
"Yeah, still," Castle said, carefully moving her so she was lying down. He moved to lay on top of her, keeping his weight off of her body as he leaned down to gently take her lips that time. He felt her reach up to cup his cheeks before they parted eventually and he smiled saying, "And you?"
Stroking his cheek gently with one hand, Beckett said, "I can tell you but I think it'll be a lot better if I show you."
"How would you?" Castle said instantly, his tone changing as he spoke.
Beckett didn't reply to that and instead wrapped her arms tightly around her husband's neck, pulling him down to her for a kiss.
When that kiss evolved into a second and then a third the two found it was no surprise when they began to make love yet again. They took their time in that instance, letting themselves enjoy every second they spent pushing one another closer and closer to the edge. Their nearly mutual climax was an absolute joy and reiterated what they were promising each other as they'd been moving together and what they would have with one another, always.