After everyone had eaten their share of fruits Alexis took her sisters to the water to fill some pails so they could make their sandcastle. Beckett grabbed her camera and started taking pictures of the beach around them as her husband soon joined her.
Looking at the beach; slightly isolated in a kind of cove due to the land surrounding it; Castle said, "Skye and Mary made a great suggestion."
"I know," Beckett said as Julia and Eliza hurried over to them. "See the cows," she pointed towards a field in the distance to their right.
"Oh and sheep too, cute!" Julia said. "We came to ask if you were gonna help us build."
"I don't know, your mom and I are more writers than-" Castle started to say.
"Come on Rick," Beckett said, grabbing his hand.
"Then can I take pictures?" Castle asked as she pulled him to where Alexis was with the tools and pails.
"I think they want you to help," Beckett said in amusement as the girls immediately objected.
"Okay then I rescind that," Castle said. When he got two blank stares; though Julia looked like she recognized the word; he explained, "I take it back."
"Help me make a tower Daddy," Eliza said, taking his hand the second Beckett had let it go; dragging him over to where there was a shovel and pail of water.
"Why don't we make the middle first?" Beckett suggested to her.
"Kay," Eliza said, taking the small shovel her mother handed her and digging some sand into a pile with her sister.
After they had enough sand Castle showed the girls how to shape it, having to help Eliza though she didn't seem to mind. Once the inside was set he helped the toddler get some sand into one of the pails shaped like a tower. He had her help him flip it over on top of the flat part of the middle and held her hands back when she tried to touch the pattern on it. "Looks nice," he said. "But you have to leave it alone or else it's going to fall apart remember."
"More Daddy," Eliza begged him.
"Here," Castle said as they started over again.
"You want to help me?" Alexis asked her little sister as she was making towers from the regular shaped pail.
"Sure," Julia said, getting another shovel to start getting more sand.
After they had made the towers Beckett watched Alexis take the girls to get some things to decorate it and she said, "We should take them in after."
"Mind if I race with Alexis?" Castle asked.
"I can spend some time with Julia," Beckett said with a smile.
"And Eliza? We're going to let her walk around," Castle said in mock seriousness.
"I don't think so," Beckett said, shaking her head. "She'll be with her grandparents."
Looking back at them Castle commented, "I'm surprised they seem to be having fun today."
"The girls do help," Beckett replied. That was all either of them could say as their daughters were coming back then and she smiled at him saying, "What did you find?"
Decorating the sandcastle with some small shells Julia and Eliza went to get Martha and Jim who congratulated them on their building. After Beckett had taken pictures with her phone and Castle's they split up as the two had talked about.
Walking with her mother to the peninsula of land along the eastern edge of the beach Julia swung their hands back and forth saying, "I'm having a lot of fun."
"Don't worry, I am too," Beckett replied with a small smile. She then put her arm around her daughter and said, "Tomorrow you know we're going to the same city your daddy and I went."
"I know the one that sounds like cove but they spell it different," Julia said. "I'm excited to go there too. Are we going to see the same things?"
"To tell you the truth after we eat lunch we're going to head to a wildlife park," Beckett told her.
"Animals again?" Julia asked interestedly.
"We want you and Eliza to see as much as you can," Beckett said. "And something that your daddy is really looking forward to is we're going to take the train to get there."
"We are?" Julia asked, sounding excited.
"Yes, it goes straight to the place," Beckett said before they stopped as they'd reached the rocks. "But that is tomorrow."
"I'm still excited to go," Julia said, smiling widely at her mother.
Beckett leaned down and shared a kiss with her before they looked up at the rocks and she watched her daughter start to run her fingers over them before walking towards the water. She followed, taking a few pictures until they got to the waves breaking on the sand. "Should we head back?" she asked as they stared into the ocean.
"I think so," Julia replied and she took her mother's hand before they got started on their walk to return to their family.
At the same time Eliza was standing with her grandfather in the water up to her knees, looking up at him as he threw a small rock into the waves. "Again Grandpapa," she begged him.
"I don't think I should," Jim replied as he turned to her with a smile and took her hand. "Here come your dad and sister," he told her.
"They are racing," Eliza told him with a giggle.
"Not fair Dad," Alexis said as she stood in the water.
"You're a good swimmer too," Beckett said, having reached them then with Julia. "You were close."
"You were watching?" Castle said as he hugged Julia and Eliza who'd thrown themselves at him.
"Yeah, Mommy wanted to see who was gonna win," Julia said with a smile.
"I already had a feeling," Beckett replied. "And so did she, we just wanted to make sure we were right."
Castle nodded and then said, "So what do we do now?"
"Swim," Beckett said easily. "Until we're ready to go swim back at the pool."
"I wanna go!" Eliza said.
"We will," Castle said, picking her up and throwing her up above him a bit. "But for now back to the water."
Watching him run with Eliza under his arm as she was squealing, Beckett shook her head and took Julia's hand before they followed him down to the water. They immersed themselves after the two ahead of them had done so and under the water she let the rushing sounds of the waves fill her ears before turning back up to the light to break the surface.
Watching her sister going down the slide Eliza jumped up and down and clapped happily as Julia was crying out in her joy. She laughed at the water that splashed her and she looked up at Martha who came over to her and said, "I wanna go down."
"Hold on," she replied, putting her hand on her back. "Your mother and father will be here soon."
Nodding, Eliza then went around to the other end of the pool; sticking close to the windows as she'd been told to do by all of her family. She smiled at her sister who was coming out of the water then and waved at their grandfather before heading to the kitchen where Castle and Beckett were. She paused in the doorway, watching the two quietly talk before her father cupped her mother's cheek. She covered her mouth so she wouldn't giggle and then stepped away to go to the pool table in the house.
Brushing his lips to Beckett's gently Castle carefully pulled back and murmured, "We need to go don't we?"
"It doesn't take that long to get drinks," Beckett said. But she didn't protest when he closed the gap between them as he kissed her, sliding her hands up his chest and then around his neck. She held onto him tightly as his hands flattened on the small of her back, feeling him press her against his body. She tried not to moan and was helped in that as all of a sudden Martha came in; calling both their names and making them pull away from each other abruptly.
"Following Eliza around is exhausting sometimes," Castle's mother said simply, not even looking at the two as they stared at her in a kind of shock. "You're taking a little too long with the drinks."
"Sorry we were just… talking," Castle replied, sharing a look with his wife. He was about to open his mouth to speak again when all of a sudden there was the sound of pool balls striking each other. "Who's playing?"
"I think Eliza took a detour going to you two," Martha said with a smile as she watched them leave to head over to where their daughter was.
"Sweetie what are you doing here?" Beckett asked when they saw her standing next to the table, hitting the red and the orange striped balls together.
"You were talking," Eliza said simply, putting them back. She then jumped at her father and told him exuberantly, "I'm thirsty!"
"Come on," Castle said, picking her up and taking her to the kitchen with Beckett. "Hold on Mother, we're coming," Castle said as he saw she was walking to the pool with glasses in her hands. He picked up Eliza's and then saw Julia rush inside before saying, "Here," motioning to the remaining glasses on the counter.
"I think we took too long," Beckett said as her father walked in with Alexis behind him.
"We just got thirsty," the young woman replied. "And I think Eliza wants to go down the slide now."
"With who?" Castle asked her. When the toddler pointed to Julia he said, "I think you might need to pick a grown up."
Beckett smiled as Eliza then pointed to her while they were walking in a group to the pool and she waited until they had set their glasses down on the tables next to the chairs to take her from her husband. "So you're ready to try it out," she said as she walked around to the steps up to the top of the slide.
"Yeah I wanna go like Jules," Eliza replied, wriggling a little in her mother's arms.
"We will right now," Beckett said, setting her down on the first step before they went up. When they got to the top she was a little surprised to find that no one had followed them and said, "Are we a show?"
"We all want to be witness to her first time down," Martha replied.
Beckett nodded and then sat down, letting Eliza get on her lap before she told her, "Ready sweetie?" At her nod she pushed them down with one arm, holding onto the toddler tightly and as they slid to the bottom she couldn't help laughing at the way her youngest was screaming. She could tell that it was out of exhilaration and after they'd splashed down in the pool she was quick to make sure that Eliza made it back up. "Like that?" she asked as the toddler was wiping the water from her face.
"Yeah," she replied, nodding. "Wanna go again Mommy?"
"I'll take you," Castle said, going over to them and kissing them both quickly. "Come on love."
Beckett gave him a quick look before she followed them to the shallow end where she watched him pick up their youngest. She sat on the top step as he went to the slide with Julia and Alexis following. Waiting for the two to go first she then went into the water to swim down to help her husband out as he soon pushed himself and Eliza down.
Coming back up Castle was a little startled to find himself alone until he looked to his right and saw his wife and daughters sitting on the edge. "How did you get out so fast? And how did I not see?" he asked as he swam over to them.
"You went down far and Mommy was fast," Julia replied, giggling with her sister.
"I can see that," Castle replied before he pushed himself up to join them. "So are we tired of the pool yet? Want to take naps?"
"At four in the afternoon?" Alexis pointed out.
"That's too late," Julia whispered loudly to Eliza.
"It is," Beckett said, unable to help laughing at that and the toddler's attempt at a glare at her father. "No, we're going to swim a little more."
"Can we play something?" Julia asked after they had kicked their legs for a while.
"When did you sneak a look in the box?" Castle asked.
"Earlier," was all that Julia would say in response. "Can we play those games?"
"I wonder if they have new ones," Castle said to his wife as he watched her helping their youngest stand up.
"Who knows," Beckett replied. "We should check." She followed their daughters and watched as Alexis took out the floating toss game and a floating basketball hoop.
"Yep they do," Castle said, taking the latter and pushing it over to the water. He grabbed the ball that went with the game and then threw it towards the hoop, wincing when it went wide.
"You might want to wait to play that one," Beckett said, having been watching him as she held some of the plastic balls for the toss game.
"And this game too," Castle said, nodding down to the raft of it.
"Didn't you play it before?" Alexis asked, having heard them.
"She won," Castle said, nodding to his wife.
"Let's see who'll win now," Beckett told him. She followed the others to the water and once Eliza was standing on the bottom step she handed her a red ball and watched her attempt to throw it to the raft.
The toddler sucked in a breath as the ball bounced and then fell off, pouting at her mother when she turned to her.
"It was a nice first try," Beckett assured her, relieved when Eliza smiled and jumped up and down in the water a few times.
Julia went next and rocked to the side as her ball bounced off one of the holes before falling off. "So close!" she cried, pretending to be mad.
"Stop teaching them that," Beckett said teasingly to her husband.
"Can't help it," Castle replied as he watched Alexis go next. The same happened to her and he tossed another ball to his wife. "Good luck."
Not responding to that Beckett threw it to the raft and watched it start to roll before right at the last minute it stayed on one on the edge. "Luck," she said.
"I don't think so," Jim said; he and Martha watching the game. "She's a great thrower. You should see her with a baseball."
"I have," Castle replied. "Watch this," he then said as he went to Beckett and Eliza on the steps.
"We've seen that before Dad," Alexis said in a wry voice as he was brushing his lips to his wife's.
"Not that," Castle said, pretending to sound annoyed. "Or this either," he then added before sharing a kiss with Eliza. "Okay this, watch this."
Beckett looked on with all the others and then to her husband after the ball rolled off; hitting hers and knocking it off at the same time. "Is that a sign?" she asked teasingly.
"For what?" Castle asked as he watched Eliza try again.
"Maybe tonight," Beckett replied as she helped their youngest get off the steps to try to swim to her big sisters. She waited for Castle to help her over there and then said when he came back to her. "Though we're not going to be here in the pool."
"We could," Castle said, stepping up to her and putting his hands on either side of her on the step she'd sat down on.
"Our parents…" Beckett started to say in a low tone of voice.
"They're getting up… oh, they're joining us," he said, standing up.
"We're joining our granddaughters," Jim said simply before he and Martha walked to them.
"Someone needs to play with them," Castle's mother said in a slightly joking tone of voice. When her son and daughter in law started to move she waved to them so they would stay still and then turned her attention to the three. "Oh… Richard, Kate?" she turned back to them when she saw the raft.
"Sorry, she was insistent," Alexis said as she looked at her little sister laying on the game. "She's fine though."
"She is, just make sure you watch her," Castle said, moving to sit with his wife. They watched their parents playing the game with their daughters and he said, "I meant that we would have to come here late."
"I know but I don't think so," Beckett said simply. She looked at him and nudged him saying, "The bed is nice."
Castle's response to that was to take her hand from under the water, kissing the back of it tenderly before they shared a quick kiss. Standing at the same time as her they walked down to their family to rejoin the game as Jim bounced Eliza while she was laughing wildly, trying to take her turn. They played for a bit longer before the two got out and headed to the kitchen after drying off to start dinner.
After a while Beckett said to her husband, "I told Julia where we were going tomorrow."
"Not in detail though," Castle said, looking up at her.
"No," Beckett replied. She opened her mouth to speak when the sound of thunder rumbling interrupted her and she went over to the window with Castle to see that the storm they'd heard was on its way had arrived. She glanced at her husband when he leaned in close to her and said, "So we're agreed."
"Sure," Castle said. He laughed slightly when she smacked his chest with the back of her hand and then followed her to the stove where they were making a few Chinese dishes.
"Is it ready yet?" Julia asked as she ran inside a bit later. "And did you hear the storm?" She jumped when there was a rumble of thunder and giggled before saying, "Now you did."
"Definitely now," Castle said. "Come here, it's time to set the table."
"Where are we going to eat?" Julia asked as she followed him over to where the plates were.
"Out there," Beckett said.
"But… isn't it bad 'cause of lightning?" Julia asked.
"There's a lightning rod on the house," Castle assured her. "Got it?" he asked as she took the stack of plates. When she nodded and left he said to his wife, "Should we have done a buffet?"
"It's a big table," Beckett replied as she picked up the wok she'd made chow mein in. She went to the pool and called to Alexis who was swimming with Eliza, "Time for dinner."
"Mommy!" the toddler cried out at the sudden flash of lightning outside the room.
"It's okay," Beckett said as she took Eliza in the towel she was holding, starting to rub her dry. "Just some light and sound. And the rain is necessary. Remember how green everything was when we were going through the country."
"And the field too," Julia reminded her sister after she had finished setting the table.
Eliza looked thoughtful but she still jumped when the thunder rumbled in the distance and wouldn't calm down until she was sitting on her father's lap as they began to eat.
The family talked about what they'd seen that day until Beckett's cell phone started to ring on one of the tables next to the lounge chairs. She hurried to pick it up and spoke to the person on the other end, looking at her husband as she did so.
"The PI?" Castle asked once his wife had hung up.
"Yes, he thinks that he found them," Beckett said as she went back to the table to sit with them. "He wants to meet us tomorrow; I told him we'd meet him at a pub near where we're going to have lunch at. We'll walk down there from the church," she told him.
"Do you mind taking the girls for us?" Castle asked their parents and Alexis.
"I wanna go too," Julia protested.
"We'll tell you what he says," Beckett said in response to that. "But we want you to see the church."
"Plus you'll probably be having too much fun looking around there to want to go," Castle said. When their conversation turned to school for the girls he squeezed his wife's hand gently before they turned to the others to join in the conversation knowing that she was hoping as he was that they had something tangible in the search for her family.
"Uno!" Julia cried as she tossed down the card in her hand. She laughed when Eliza started to clap for her and said, "Don't do that, you're trying to win too."
"Oh," the toddler said. She looked up at her grandmother whose lap she was sitting on and then said, "Boo."
"Don't worry Eliza we still have a chance," Martha said, kissing her temple.
"I don't know," Jim said, putting down a card. "We all have a chance to win."
"Except me," Castle said with a sigh as he had six cards still in hand.
When her next turn came Julia set down her last card and smiled widely as she said, "You were close."
"I don't want pity," Castle told her jokingly as she was looking at him.
"A kiss?" Julia asked. When he pretended to look thoughtful she got off her chair and rushed around to him, giggling when she realized her sister was behind her.
"One at a time," Castle said before he shared a kiss with them both. "So another game?" he asked his wife.
"We need to take them to bed," Beckett replied, looking at Eliza who was yawning.
"But-" Julia began to protest.
"No she's right," Jim said. "We've got another busy day tomorrow so you should probably get some rest."
Smiling gratefully at her father as the girls both thought about that Beckett said, "Better say goodnight to everyone."
Going to their grandfather first Julia and Eliza said in unison, "Love you Grandpapa."
"I love you girls too," Jim said, smiling at that. He shared a kiss with them both and told them, "Sweet dreams and I'll see you tomorrow."
Taking the girls into her arms Martha told them, "I love you darlings, sweet dreams and tomorrow morning we'll see you excited again."
"Do you want to see us excited?" Julia asked with a smile.
"Yes," Martha told them simply.
Giggling Eliza said, "Love you Gram."
"I love you too Gram, thanks for swimming with us today," Julia said, her sister nodding in agreement with her.
"You're very welcome," Martha told them, kissing their cheeks before letting them go to Alexis.
"I love you two, I'll be up in a little bit," the young woman told them as she hugged them at the same time.
"I love you too 'lexis," Julia said first.
"And I love you 'lexis," Eliza said insistently. "Come to bed, it is late."
"I will," Alexis said laughingly at her tone; the others smiling at her.
"Come on," Castle said, waiting until the two had kissed their sister goodnight. He grabbed Eliza while Beckett took Julia's hand and they headed upstairs to their room together. "So a nice day," he said, picking up the toddler and making her legs swing out. "And now time for some sleep."
"Night Lizzy," Julia said to her sister, hugging her once she had climbed onto the bed.
"Night Jules," Eliza said quickly as they hugged a little longer before they went together to their father.
"Why this sudden attacking me?" Castle said jokingly.
"They love you," Beckett replied with a smile as he then shared a kiss with them both.
"I love you Julia, Eliza," Castle told them seriously. "Sweet dreams."
"Love you Daddy," Eliza said first.
"Love you too Daddy," Julia said, hugging him again with her sister before they turned to their mother. "And I love you too Mommy."
"I love you Mommy," Eliza added, hugging her with her big sister.
"I love you both," Beckett said then kissing them. She stood and with Castle's help tucked them into bed before they kissed their daughters' foreheads. Hand in hand they went to the door and she closed the light before her husband got the door. They headed downstairs and met Alexis at the bottom where she was waiting for them.
"Going to bed?" Castle asked his daughter.
"Yeah," Alexis replied. "A lot of sun today."
"They'll be asleep once you go up," Beckett commented with a smile.
"I figured," Alexis said. "Goodnight Dad, Kate."
"Night," Beckett said as her husband hugged his daughter. When they were alone she said, "Should we play something with our parents?"
"Unless they're going to bed," Castle replied as they walked over to the kitchen where they'd played cards.
"We're not," Jim said, taking something from the microwave.
"We were thinking poker but you two need to join us," Martha said.
"How about a Spanish game?" Jim suggested.
"It's a little late," Beckett replied, looking at her watch. "So why don't we stick to poker for now?"
"Let me see if they have chips," Castle said, going to where he knew the women stored their games. Looking through it he paused and said, "They've got Michigan rummy."
"That would be good," Beckett called to him since he was in the pool room.
"Were they tired?" Martha asked her daughter in law as Castle returned with the game.
"Of course," Castle answered for her. "The beach wiped them out."
"And they were excited about the horses," Jim said.
"So she's going to ride," Martha commented as she helped the others set up the game.
"You don't think she should," Castle stated instead of asked as he looked to her.
"Oh I don't care, either way it should be her decision of course," Martha replied, sipping the wine she had in front of her. "But I hope she'll be careful."
"That was one of the first things her mother taught Katie," Jim said as he took the cards Castle was dealing. "When she started to ride."
"He's right and we did teach Julia and Eliza about that," Beckett said with a slight nod. "We want them to have fun but of course be safe."
"Wonderful, now are you going to sell that other deck?" Martha asked her son.
"No I'm going to take it," Castle replied, turning over the hand he'd dealt to himself and taking the spare one.
With that the game began and for a while the four focused on it until Jim won by placing down his last card. "So if you do find family," he said to his daughter. "What will you do?"
"We'll ask if they can be looked into," Beckett answered simply. "We're not about to expose our daughters to anyone…"
"Right but I get the feeling they'll have something to do with horses," Castle said. "We made a bet in fact."
"What are the stakes?" Martha inquired as Jim was dealing.
"Breakfast in bed for a week in October," Beckett replied. "It was easier to do it that way because by then the girls will be settled down with school. Though really Rick, you should have mentioned you think they'll be part of the ton even though I'm fairly certain it doesn't exist anymore."
"In some way it has to," Castle replied.
"And you said your family would be more nefarious?" Martha asked.
"No," Beckett said, unable to hold back her laughter. "Just that they would be regular people. In the end I think we just want to find out if I do have family out here."
"We'll have to see what your PI says tomorrow," Jim said. When his daughter looked at him he seemed to sense what she was thinking and he told her, "I would like to know too, it would be a connection to her."
"It would," Beckett said simply, reaching over and squeezing his hand gently. "So are you keeping it or discarding it?" nodding down to the hand he'd given himself.
Castle smiled as her father looked down at the cards, seeing him looking to be distracted from the subject for the time being. He put down the first card before they started to play, what would be the second to last game. He won them both and after he had gathered all his chips in the last one he said, "I think I'm heading up. Love?"
"Me too," Beckett said, looking into her mug of coffee that Castle had made for them all. "But that was a lot of fun," she said, standing up to gather the other mugs.
"Of course it was," Martha replied. "But we should have a rematch at home because I'm certain I should have won that last game."
"The cards don't lie Mother," Castle told her with a smile as she came over to him. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight Richard, Kate, we'll see you for breakfast," Martha replied, kissing her son on the cheek before hugging Beckett.
"I might take a walk where you went running in the morning," Jim said as his daughter hugged him next.
"You'll enjoy it," Beckett said. "And take your camera."
Smiling Jim said, "Julia told me that too."
"Not a surprise," Castle said. "Goodnight Jim."
Nodding Jim said goodnight to them both before he left to start to walk over to the stairs. But he paused, realizing he wanted to get a glass of water so he turned to go back to the kitchen, pausing when he heard his daughter and son in law talking.
"I was going to suggest a quick dip in the pool-" Castle began.
"You mean a few rides down the slide," Beckett told him teasingly.
"Or that," Castle said with a nod as he walked up to where she was rinsing the mugs at the sink. "But I find myself preoccupied," he said as he pressed his lips to the nape of her neck after pulling her hair out of the way gently.
"Me too, come on," Beckett said, grabbing his hand. She paused when she saw her father walking in and said, "What is it?"
"I'm just getting water," Jim assured her, unable to help smiling. He returned their goodnights and watched them go before he turned his attention back to the room, shaking his head at how obviously in love they were after nearly four years married. He then focused on getting a glass, wanting to hurry to get some rest for another day of sightseeing with his granddaughters.
"I kind of wonder if he heard us," Castle commented once he and his wife were upstairs.
"Shh, I just want to check on them quickly," Beckett said. She opened the door to the bedroom the girls were in, seeing they were asleep except for Alexis.
Waving with her at the young woman Castle was assured that they were alright and he led his wife down the hall to their bedroom. "Luckily your dad doesn't mind me," he said once the door was closed and locked behind them.
"Enough Rick," Beckett said though she was smiling. "My dad wouldn't keep quiet about that for so long if he didn't like you."
"I just hope he doesn't kill me for touching you," Castle said, pretending to sound anxious.
Rolling her eyes as she knew he was kidding Beckett went to him and asked, "Do you want to get some sleep?"
"No," Castle said, though the word ended up dragging out for a long time. His eyes were trailing down her body before they snapped up to her face and he immediately grabbed her, wrapping his arms around her as tightly as he could while he proceeded to kiss her and deeply so.
Her arms about her husband's neck Beckett responded to him the best she could and in doing so she nearly stumbled when he started to take her over the bed. Luckily she was able to recover quickly and they went to it where he sat down hard on the edge. She let out a heavy breath and pulled away from him when she landed hard on his lap after him. She smiled and said, "So what do you have in mind?"
Castle studied her for a moment before saying, "I don't think I want to say."
Beckett was going to demand; teasingly; that he tell her when his hand was slipping underneath the skirt of her dress that was her cover up. She looked down as his fingers ran along her thigh up as far as he could reach. Once he'd gotten to that point he began to stroke her, making her shiver in pleasure at the caressing motion he was making on her. "Rick…" she sighed, leaning against him.
"You're so warm love," Castle said, seeming to sound amazed. He was startled when; in what seemed like a response to that; his wife stood up and pushed off the sundress so it slipped down her body and to her feet. "God I want you," he said, looking over her body.
Smiling at his reaction, Beckett leaned over and kissed him gently on the lips. Before she could stop him though he was grabbing her and pulling her back down on his lap, making her grunt slightly at how hard he had done that. She couldn't stop him from kissing her and didn't try to, instead kissing him back as hard as she could as their tongues tangled together inside of her mouth before they parted, a little breathless. She smiled at him and said, "So you just want to do this."
"Waiting for you to protest," Castle said simply. "But since you haven't…" He trailed off and then crushed her lips underneath his own as he ran his hands over her sides to her back where he clutched at it tightly. They parted a bit later at the same time before coming back together and they ended up repeating that cycle for a long time until they stopped. Pressing his forehead against hers he said, "Now I definitely need you."
Pulling away from him then Beckett grabbed the bottom of his shirt and tugged on it, getting his help in pulling it off of him before she leaned down and kissed him gently. "Hmm, can you tell?" she asked him then.
"Yes," Castle said, making her stand as he followed. Once they were he reached around her for the ties at her back and neck and pulled them loose. He let her remove the top of her bikini while he reached down and palmed her mound. "I can absolutely tell now," he told her seriously, staring in her eyes as he moved to rub her clit with his thumb. He shuddered a little at her moan as he touched her and he tried not to go too far with that though he nearly did at the tone of her voice. Finally he made himself pull his hand away before he and Beckett were in a rush to take off the bottoms of her blue swimsuit. Having her naked he nearly lunged at her, unable to take his rising desire, but was stopped when she placed her hands on his chest. "What?" he asked, not surprised his voice was strained.
Not answering that verbally Beckett instead reached down to him and pushed the hips of his swim trunks until he pulled them off the rest of the way. She kept her eye on him as he straightened up after he was naked, not shocked to see the extent of his desire in front of her. She then reached out to him, curling her fingers around his erection, and started to gently stroke him before he was taking both of her wrists and holding onto them tightly. When she looked up into his face there was no surprise at his normally blue eyes blackened in his arousal and she let him lead her over to the bed where she climbed on it; nearly jumping onto it. She slid to the middle as he followed her and at his hurriedly whispered direction propped herself on her elbows before he took her legs. "Wait, not until you're inside me," she told him hurriedly as he started to move them.
Gulping slightly as he wondered if his wife knew how hot she was saying that, Castle gave her the briefest of nods before he shifted and let her take him in hand. With her help he was soon sliding within her, groaning out as she moaned his name until they were fully coupled. Since she was propped up he was able to lean down and kiss her which he did, passionately, as they started to move together. The first smack of their hips against each other and he was nearly ending the kiss as the resultant explosion of pleasure inside of his body was instant and intense. He felt his body almost tingling as it took in the new sensation and he concentrated on it to make it stronger. He sped up his thrusts in her until he was outright fucking her, hearing her whispering into his ear that she loved him before she kissed him, clutching at the back of his head with one hand.
As soon as he had started to move Beckett wasn't surprised when her husband forgot about her legs. But that was what she'd been hoping for as it allowed her to move them as she wanted. She closed her eyes tightly in pleasure as his first thrust once her feet were flat on the sides of his legs and she moved with him, moaning again before he was kissing her. She wasn't sure how long that lasted but soon enough they were parting and she was starting to pant as she tilted her head back, giving him access to her neck. She couldn't help hum in pleasure as she then let her legs fall open as wide as they could go; keeping her feet planted firmly where they were. When her husband thrust into her again she nearly cried out as he was deeper and still rough. The friction between them was a little bit of a shock but highly pleasurable. "Oh… Rick, please… don't stop," she couldn't help beg him as she felt her entire body seeming to throb in response to him inside of her.
"I can't, you're too good Kate… too good…" Castle almost mumbled. He leaned down and shared a short kiss with her before they were parting and he stared at her, watching her closely while they moved together. His breath was heavy as his eyes couldn't help wander down to her breasts and he was startled when all of a sudden Beckett was pushing him down to her chest. His mouth responding to that he captured her right nipple with his lips and proceeded to suckle. He could quickly tell how much she was enjoying that as her nails started to rake his scalp and he shuddered in response to it as the sensation radiated down his entire body to join where he was already feeling the most pleasure.
Beckett tried her best to look on as her husband took each mound with his mouth and eventually brought up his right hand to help. She was urging him on, trying to tell him what to do, though he was doing a good enough job on his own. She was using that as a distraction in an attempt to last longer. Though with the position of her body, the way he was moving and what he was making her feel that started to become harder and harder to do. She was going to warn him she wouldn't last long, when all of a sudden he stopped and with a quick peck to her lips was pulling away. "Wait-" she started to say in protest, watching him and trying to hold him so he wouldn't leave her though she didn't succeed.
"Hold on," Castle told her calmly. He brushed a kiss to her mouth and then trailed his lips over her neck, not surprised when she fell back on the bed. "Perfect," he told her.
"What?" Beckett asked in surprise, gasping a little as he was starting to nibble at her pulse then.
"You… just like this," Castle said. That seemed to give him an idea and he suddenly slid his hand under her head, holding her carefully by her hair. He kissed her a few times on the neck and lips, never staying anywhere for long, and then pulled away demanding, "Tell me you want me Kate."
Beckett bit her lower lip and turned her head away from her husband, closing her eyes at the same time before he was pressing another few, rushed kisses to the side of her neck. When he nearly growled to her to tell him she shook her head slightly and then felt his lips descending to her breasts. She cried out as he nipped gently at her nipple but she didn't give in, opening her eyes to meet his gaze. She was nearly breathless at the intensity of that look and she reached up, cupping his cheek.
"Tell me," Castle insisted, straining to keep himself still.
Breathing in deeply Beckett kept her resolve and didn't answer, watching as her husband instead leaned down to press kisses over her body. But that suddenly turned into him licking and sucking where he could and she broke when his mouth took her clit and proceeded to suck at it gently. "Oh! Oh god Rick please! I want you… I want you to fuck me until I come!" she begged him in pleasure as the heat from that action spread up her body.
Satisfied Castle made himself stay between her legs a little longer before he pulled back and moved up to slip inside her once again. He wasn't surprised when they both breathed out in pleasure at the feeling of their bodies together and he waited for her to wrap her legs around his waist and legs before he reached his rapid rhythm soon after. He groaned as she cried out and he stared at her, watching the way her body was moving underneath him trying to help him in getting them both to the edge which he could see her approaching easily, making him nearly breathless in anticipation wanting to feel her and then himself with her.
Holding onto him and raking her nails over his shoulders Beckett was trying to last just a little longer. And she repeated those three words in her mind until she snapped, her back arching as she called her husband's name; repeating that as well as the ecstasy was nearly overwhelming. Her fingers dug into his skin when she shortly felt him joining her and soon heard her name being repeated on his lips. Breathing harder as each wave of pleasure felt a little harder for a few seconds until it eased up and finally stopped, leaving her limp on the bed as he continued to roughly thrust against her. When he slumped on her she wrapped her arms around him tightly and pressed a kiss to the side of his head murmuring, "I didn't appreciate that."
Smiling widely at that as he knew what that meant, Castle slowly pulled away and looked down at her saying, "So should I just take my punishment now?"
"Maybe," Beckett replied. She shared a deep kiss with him; passionate and sensuous at the same time; and once they'd managed to break away from one another she watched him pull away. "Good you read my mind," she said in appreciation as he got up on his knees.
"I'm good like… ugh, like that," Castle said with a grunt as his wife moved to straddle him. She had reached down at the same to between his legs and he felt her rubbing the tip of him. He somehow managed to look up at her and saw that she looked thoughtful. "Kate?" he asked, his voice outright strangled.
"Hmm, I have an idea," Beckett replied easily before she let him go and got up. She knew her husband was watching her and felt it as she turned to the closet where she had put her empty suitcase. Grabbing something she went back to the bed and jumped on it on her knees, throwing her arms around him though she was still holding the object in her hand. "Ready?" she asked him, a smile on her face.
"Of course," Castle said, trying to take the vibrator from her. When she moved out of the way of him he went after her and tried again. But with her laughing she was able to get it out of his way, switching it to her other hand. "Okay…" he said before trailing off and starting to tickle her sides. Luckily he knew where he could go to convince her to relinquish it to him and after she started to push at him he was able to get the toy out of her hand. "Come here," he told her, helping her up. He was going to get her to straddle him again when he realized he had nothing in hand. "You-" he began.
Beckett didn't let him protest instead crushing her lips to his for a moment before she turned around to straddle his lap, facing away from him. She was a little surprised when he was helping her lower herself onto his length but that thought was soon out of her head as he entered her. She closed her eyes tightly while she took him the rest of the way in and moaned in joy as he held her tightly by the hips at that point. Her legs were stretched in front of her so she had to allow her husband to move which he was rapidly doing at the very start. His hands were moving from her hips to her breasts and she was startled when he stopped. She was going to protest that as she had been about to turn on the vibrator when he was carefully starting to push her off of him.
"Sorry," Castle replied as she turned around to him, looking angry. He kissed her gently before he helped her back on him and explained, "I don't really like not being able to see you."
"You're lucky I know you're not kidding about that," Beckett said though she was touched by the sincerity in his tone. She kissed him as they coupled together again and she started to move as that time she was on her knees. She realized she was still holding the vibrator and she glanced at it while her husband was kissing along her earlobe before making a decision. "I don't need this," she said before moving.
Castle couldn't help groan in surprise when his wife tilted to her left, taking his member with her as he had to stop moving. He was throbbing while she was setting their toy aside and when he had her back in his arms he told her, "You could have still used it."
"I changed my mind," Beckett replied simply before she started to kiss him. At the same time they were beginning to move together again and she cried out softly at the jolt of pleasure that rushed through her body. She pulled away from his lips, her eyes still closed tightly as she was trying to get herself to catch up to what she was going through. It became a challenge when her husband's hands started to caress her back and ass, each touch setting off another frisson of pleasure that snaked all over her form. "Rick!" she gasped.
His heart pounding and his body throbbing at the way she said his name Castle moved up to her lips but when she got out of his way he groaned. "My punishment?" he asked. A second later he was gasping heavily for air as she clenched tightly around him. His first thrust inside of her then he was groaning hard and his fingers were sinking into her skin as he held to her for dear life. "Kate… love… fuck," he swore and roughly. "You… I want you," he told her.
Beckett was a little taken aback when her husband threw her down on the bed, not sure when in the motion of doing that he'd slipped out of her. But he was and her sex was throbbing and aching at the same time as she reached down to touch herself. She just barely brushed her fingers against her clit when Castle was grabbing her hand. "Don't…" she whispered as he turned on the vibrator in his hand and lowered it to her mound, her eyes on him.
"I'll take care of you," Castle promised, not aware of his serious tone as he was concentrating on running the toy over her swollen nub. He watched her, loving the way she writhed against him, her hands curling up next to her head and grabbing the bed under her. He was also making sure he wasn't going to take her all the way over the edge and after some time he realized that he was pushing it. So quickly turning off the vibrator and tossing it to the nightstand it had been on before he rammed inside of her as hard as he could, his eyes nearly rolling into the back of his head at the rush of pleasure through him as his wife began to cry out his name in her sudden orgasm. He was trying to thrust as fast as possible, trying to get himself to follow her as the sensation of her pleasure was making him nearly breathless since it made his body feel as if it was literally on fire.
When she felt Castle joining her Beckett was nearly brought to a second climax before she calmed down slightly. She was feeling him thrusting haphazardly against her and she whispered to him, "Come for me love, let me feel how much you want me. Don't stop… I love… you…" She trailed off as abruptly she was climaxing, not even realizing that she had been close to that again. She began to thrash about underneath him, feeling him gasping out her name in reaction to feeling her. She became lost in the ecstasy that felt like it was coursing through her veins but she was still able to feel that she had managed to get her husband off a second time, somehow. She held onto him again, tightly, until she slumped down on the bed, exhausted as he thrust in her for a little longer and then pressed his cheek to her shoulder, breathing hard.
"As good as if we'd made it down to the pool," Castle said, his voice containing a little of a groan to it.
Beckett was smiling at that; more because it had taken her husband a while to speak; and she said, "I don't know, I think we did a lot better than we could have down there."
"Oh right, no toy," Castle said, glancing over to the nightstand. "You make a valid point," he told her before he kissed her deeply. He let that go on for as long as it could and once they'd parted he was lying down next to her on his side as she was doing the same facing him. He reached up to her face and brushed some strands of hair off her cheek saying, "I enjoy making love to you here."
"In this bed?" Beckett asked in amusement.
"Well I should correct myself with that," Castle said. "On vacation."
Beckett rolled her eyes and replied, "I think we could be anywhere and you would enjoy it."
Castle pretended to pause and think that over before he nodded in agreement saying, "You're right."
Not surprised when he moved to her Beckett scrambled for a moment to get off the bed before she managed to do so and she stood as Castle went to the edge on his knees. "I don't know," she said in response to the surprise in his eyes.
"You don't think I could convince you at all?" Castle asked.
Pretending to think that over Beckett gave him the opportunity which he rapidly took, taking her by the wrist and pulling her to him. A wide smile on her face she climbed back on the bed and took the initiative; also what her pause had given her a chance to do; and she proceeded to kiss him. She ran her fingers through his hair as she straddled his lap and with him distracted she was able to gently rock against him. "I love you Rick," she said immediately when he pulled back to look into her eyes, another grin on her face at the fact his blue pools were wide in surprise.
It took Castle another moment to recover and when he finally had he groaned, unable to answer her right away. Finally he got a hold of himself and managed to say, "I love you too Kate." He ran his hands up and down her back and nearly growled, "So fucking much."
"Show me," Beckett said in reply. And with that she gave him a chance, pleased when he took it by pushing her so she was against the headboard of the bed. She shivered when he started to kiss around her back, startled that it wasn't done with the intention of making things more sexual as she'd been doing on his lap. She had to wonder what he had in mind when all of a sudden she was turned around, her back against the headboard. Her heart thudding in her chest from excitement she begged her husband to fuck her as he entered her.
Castle didn't say anything in response to that, instead he kissed her hard on the lips before he was very carefully pulling away. He and Beckett stared at one another intently for a moment, feeling their bodies so intimately connected and the pleasure just from that before they leaned in at the same time.
With that they began to thrust against each other while their lips met in a deep, fervent kiss. They soon matched each other's pace and they didn't think they would be able to stop, everything they were feeling from one another racing to them. And as they continued to make love; not knowing they would have one more bout before falling into a peaceful sleep; they murmured their love for the other, wanting to make sure they were aware that their night together was about more than just their physical, passionate love. It was about the emotional part of it as well. It made their time coupled even more satisfying and drove them to do everything they could for each other as inevitably; pleasurably; happened when they came together, which had been happening steadily throughout the years of their relationship and would continue to naturally occur.