Chapter 17: ...And Quickies

When they returned to the precinct later, it was getting late and most cops were calling it a night. The bullpen was nearly empty, save for Esposito and Ryan who were waiting for them to swap details on the case.

"What do you have for me?" Beckett asked as she walked towards them.

"M.E. confirmed cause of death as blunt force trauma to the head. Tox reveals levels of alcohol in his system consistent with his b-day party at the bar last night. Grayson doesn't have any relatives that we can get in touch with at the time, but we're trying to contact a representative from the company he works at. We should be able to bring someone in tomorrow."

"See what you can pull up about Chris Riordan. He may have been the last person to see Grayson alive last night at the bar."

"Gotcha." Esposito and Ryan busied themselves with the new lead.

Beckett walked back to her desk and sat down. Castle wordlessly followed suit. She turned to look at him, noticing his uncharacteristic behavior.

"You've been unusually quiet today," she eyed him carefully. He wasn't very talkative or annoying during their car rides today, so she knew something had to be up.

"Oh you know, just trying to stay on your good side," Castle said casually.

"Why's that?" Beckett raised an eyebrow.

"Ummm..." he hesitated, wondering if he should tell her. In fact, it sounded kind of stupid. Ah, might as well spill it. The truth was always better in the long run.

"Well, Ryan and Esposito warned me when I came in that you weren't in the best of moods today. So I thought I'd act on my best behavior today," Castle answered sheepishly.

"Huh..." Beckett almost laughed at his revelation. She smiled at how cute and sincere Castle could be sometimes.

"I was only annoyed at them for teasing me about this hickey you gave me." She brushed her hair aside to reveal the red spot.

"Yeah, sorry about that."

"No you're not." She rolled her eyes at him. He left it as a mark on her indicating that she was his, to some extent. Truth be told she didn't mind really, only that Ryan and Esposito were giving her a hard time about it.

"But since you were a good boy today..." she leaned in seductively while looking around to make sure no one was looking.

Ryan and Esposito were still occupied with tracking down Chris Riordan. The room was sufficiently empty according to her cursory scan.

Beckett took Castle's hand and stood up, discreetly leading him into the women's bathroom.

"Why are we going in here?" Castle asked as she hurried them in.

"Just shut up," she commanded.

Once inside she quickly looked underneath all of the stalls to make sure each one was empty. One benefit to being a woman in a man's job was that she often had the restroom all to herself.

Finding that they were alone, Beckett pushed Castle into the farthest stall and crashed her lips onto his, kissing him hard.

Castle grunted, having been taken completely off guard by the kiss. Regaining stability, he moved his hands to clutch her jaw bone and kissed her back.

Mumbling into the kiss he asked, "What are you doing?"

"What does it look like I'm doing?" she replied breathlessly as they broke apart.

She moved her hands down to his pants, untucking his shirt while she unbuckled his belt.

"Rewarding you for being a good boy." She looked him directly in the eye, flashing a fiendish grin at him.

He could see the pure lust smoldering in her eyes, dangerously darkened and desirous. His eyes equally mirrored the passionate hunger in hers as he craved no one other than her.

"What about your rules?"

"Ugh, now you care about them?" she groaned. Talk about poor timing.

"Mm, I was just wondering."

"I'm allowed to break them every once in a while." She dropped his pants and boxers, revealing his cock. She stroked him a few times, feeling him growing harder at her touch.

"And I'm not?" He moaned at her rhythmic pumping. He was now straining in her hand.

"Nope. You tend to far exceed your daily quota of rule breaking."

"But I was good today."

"Mhmm I know, which is why we're breaking this rule together." She knelt down, ready to take him in her mouth when he stopped her.

"Wait."

"What?" she looked up at him.

Confused, she stood back up in the little amount of space that the cramped stall afforded.

"I want you."

"You... what?"

"You. I need you," he said simply.

It took her a moment to register his words. And then she realized what he meant.

"Seriously? You want to have a quickie in here?"

"Mhmm..." he replied, kissing her again.

"Mmm..." she moaned into his mouth. His tongue begged entrance into her mouth, which she gladly granted.

She had no choice but to acquiesce to his request. They had to be quick if they didn't want to get caught.

His hands found their way down to her pants, undoing the button and zipper. He pushed them down along with her panties and let her step out of them while he fumbled a condom out of his wallet. Sliding it onto his cock, he brought her close to him with his hands on her hips.

He lifted one of her legs and wrapped it around his waist so she could prop herself up. He hoisted her up till he was right at her entrance, hot, wet, and desperate for him. He pushed himself into her as he lowered her, both of them moaning at the penetration. She wrapped her other leg around him, hooking her ankles behind him for support and pushing her hips into him.

"Oh..." she moaned as he filled her up completely.

"God Kate, you feel so good."

He began to pump into her, over and over again, using gravity to his advantage to fuck her hard.

"Yes, Rick! Oh..." she spat.

She moaned loudly at his movements, feeling him hit the right spot with each thrust.

"Shh, shh Katie... you don't want someone to hear us" he admonished.

She tried to be softer but couldn't help herself. Her moans and his grunts filled the otherwise quiet, thinly walled restroom. To quiet her, he kissed her hard as he continued fucking her against the wall. She moaned into his mouth, the muffled sounds reverberating in his throat.

Her body tensed up and she dug her nails into his back, clawing at the fabric covering it. He let out a sigh as he thrust into her a few more times and poured himself into her. Her walls clamped down around him as her body contracted in pure pleasure. Their mouths finally broke apart, both gasping for much-needed air.

She sighed in content as he slid out of her. "Mmm... Thank you for that," she breathed, still panting heavily.

"I should be the one thanking you," he smiled as he kissed her again.

"Well, that's what you get for being good today."

"Remind me to stay on your good side by behaving more often. Especially if we get to do this," he smirked, meeting her lips with light kisses.

She laughed softly as they kissed. "God, I can't believe we just had sex in here."

That had to have fulfilled one of his secret fantasies about being with her—sex in the precinct.

"Like I say, rules are meant to be broken."

They promptly got dressed and fixed their clothes and messy hair, making themselves more presentable. They tried to look less like they just had a quickie, even though they both still had the obvious post-sex glow.

He couldn't help but smile at her as she naturally, almost second handedly, fixed the collar to his shirt and the lapel to his jacket.

"Hmm..." she pondered, patting his coat, as she formed a plan of action in her head for them to return to her desk inconspicuously. "I'll go out first and act totally normal. You wait at least five minutes before coming out. Got it?"

"Sure." He quickly kissed her one more time on the lips.

She briefly checked her hair one last time and smiled at him in the mirror as she walked out the door back to her workplace.

Neither Esposito nor Ryan took notice of their absence as they were busy chasing down relevant leads for the case. She slid back into her chair without causing any suspicion from the boys.

"Hey Beckett, we got the details on Riordan, like you asked," Ryan said as she returned. He handed her a few sheets of paper that were clipped together.

"Thanks."

"Actually, we were just about to wrap it up for tonight. Espo and I were thinking of grabbing dinner. Do you want to join?"

"Umm yeah sure."

"I want to bring Jenny along to get her to know you guys better."

"That would be nice." They had only seen Jenny a few times on the occasional night when she came to pick Ryan up from the precinct. It had been a while since he first introduced her as his girlfriend and if they were still dating, things must be getting serious.

"Does Castle want to come along?" Ryan extended the invitation.

"Uh, probably. You can ask him."

"Okay." Ryan quickly looked around in the usual places. "Where is he?"

"Umm... I think he's in the bathroom or something." Beckett replied nonchalantly. The easiest way to lie was to make it as close to the truth as possible.

"Oh okay. Well I'll ask him and then give Jenny a call to let her know we're getting ready to leave."

Ryan pulled out his cellphone to make a call to his girlfriend as he walked towards the restrooms. Just as Ryan was about to enter the men's bathroom, Castle slipped out of the women's one only to stop abruptly, caught like a deer in headlights.

Ryan gave him a really weird "what the hell" look, while Castle just stood there dumbfounded, at a loss for words to form an adequate excuse. Ryan peered into the women's bathroom and then noticed Castle's slightly disheveled appearance. Realization finally dawned on him and he gave Castle a knowing look.

"Seriously?" He looked at Castle, then to Beckett at her desk, and then back to Castle. "Nice."

All Castle could muster was a weak "heh" and a smile.

Ryan chuckled to himself and shook his head as he pushed the door to the men's restroom. Before he entered, he turned to Castle and said, "Oh by the way, we're all going to dinner together tonight if you wanted to join. I want you guys to get better acquainted with Jenny."

"Sure thing, bro." Castle could in turn tease Ryan by telling some embarrassing stories about him to his girlfriend. Or at least threaten to if he was going to expose his and Beckett's precinct escapade. He had some good blackmail material stored up for times like these.

"Great. We're all going to Maggianos. I think Esposito may even bring Lanie."

"Sounds good. We'll meet you there." Even better. More people to josh.

Ryan disappeared into the restroom and Castle retreated to his spot by Beckett's desk.

"Almost ready to go?" he asked.

"Yeah," she replied. "Esposito, you coming?" she turned towards his desk.

"Yep, I'm just going to swing by the ME office before I head to the restaurant. I'll meet you guys there in a bit." He grabbed his jacket and car keys, planning to pick up Lanie so she could join them for dinner too.

"Mkay." As Beckett stood up, Castle held her coat out for her and she slipped into it seamlessly. He put his hand on the small of her back and guided her out as they left the precinct together.

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
And when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

A/N: Why do I write so slowly... ugh. Enjoy?