Chapter 45 – Packing Up

Disclaimer – not mine, all fluff.

Untangling herself from Castle's grasp, "I need to finish packing, drop my stuff off at my place and get to work." Checking her watch, she added "All by noon."

Castle was disheartened at how quickly Kate switched into Beckett mode. The tone of voice had lost its softness. He felt her shifting away from him.

"What about me?"

Wrinkling her brow, "What about you?"

Fumbling for words, "Do I go in with you? Drop by this afternoon? Wait for a body to drop?"

"I've been giving that some thought." Kate could tell by the anxious look on his face that Castle wanted to go in with her. Scrunching up her face, crinkling her eyes, Kate said uncertainly, "Wait for a body to drop."

Kate watched as Castle's face dropped and a tiny frown formed on his lips. Crossing the space between the two of them, Kate crawled into his lap, rubbing her check against his, capturing his ear lobe between her teeth, "Maybe, just maybe it would be too tempting to have you sitting next to me with only two choices - paperwork or touching you like this." She moved her mouth along his jawline settling on his lips, she pulled his lower lip into her mouth and gave it a playful tug.

"You have the most seductive way of telling me to stay home." Castle growled, thrusting his tongue into her mouth and swirling it with his. Breaking off their kiss he added, "They do say that absence makes the heart grow stronger…" and slipping his hands to the curve of her ass and pulling her closer, "…and the man more aroused. Until tonight."

"You are hopeless." Smacking him on the chest and dismounting him "Sorry, hot date with Dr. Burke tonight ."

Castle groaned loudly. "Argh, nothing until Wednesday night?"

Bending to plant a swift kiss on his lips, "You made it four years; you can make it a night."

Pouting Castle rose to his feet, adjusted the tightness of his jeans and headed to the bathroom; "Cold shower." Her laughter trailed after him.

Shucking his jeans, Castle headed into the waiting shower. He had settled down enough to turn the water from cold to hot. Steaming up the shower, he stared planning his day in his head. He needed to write a few more chapters, prep for the premier, make room for Kate in the closet and clean out a drawer for her. Castle didn't intend to tell her he was doing it, but he wanted her to have space.

Out of the corner of his eye he caught Kate entering the bathroom and removing her shirt. "Couldn't resist me huh?"

Flashing him an amused smile, Kate unhooked her lacey bra.

Castle chuckled as he soaped up, "I am irresistible."

"Sorry stud. Doing a quick change before I head to work, so I can put on my Kelo-Cote; don't want to ruin the spicy bra."

Kate unzipped her brown with blue polka dot toiletry bag, and pulled out a small tube. Squirting the thick gel on to her fingertips she began to slowly massage it into the scar that ran the length of her rib cage.

Castle cranked the water back to cold. "Please stop that."

"Stop what?"

Pointing at her fingers splayed across her side, "That."

Kate smirked at him "Okay," as she moved to apply the gel to the scar created by the bullet hole.

Lunging out of the shower Castle banged his head against the glass door and stubbed his toes on the lip of the shower pan as he hauls her in with him.

"Crap Castle – it is freezing. Turn the water to hot! I am all wet"

"Counting on it." His hands skimmed over her body, pushing her up against the marble wall. Rocking his hips into her, he muttered,"Your fault. Teasing me like that."

Hooking a leg behind him to bring him closer, "Wasn't teasing." Brushing the backs of her hands across his broad chest, swirling her tongue across his throat to his ear, Kate murmured, "This Ricky is teasing."

Castle let out a moan of frustration at his futile attempts to strip Kate of her wet jeans.. "What jack-ass invented skinny jeans?" he griped.

"Always thought you liked these."

Resting his head on her shoulder he groused, "Hate them."

Taking pity on him, Kate stepped out of the shower, peeled off her jeans and returned to his waiting arms. "Happy now?"

"Very."

One more fluffy chapter then back to some substance. Thanks for the reviews.