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Beckett loved them, she really did but after four hours, she just wanted her boyfriend to take her home and keep her up all night. Well, she'd have to taunt him into it, telling him he couldn't possibly go all night at his age, essentially providing him with what he needed to prove it. She had him figured out, knew exactly how to get what she wanted. It was adorable, really, that she could turn on the charm and he'd give in, they were so hopelessly in love with each other it was crazy.

But right now she was sat in a booth of The Old Haunt, catching up with Esposito, Ryan, Lanie and Jenny, with Charlie and Ethan there too. It had been almost two weeks since she'd quit her job and seeing the guys from work again was great, finding out what they'd been up to and how things were without her, but all she wanted now was to handcuff Castle to the bed or something.

It was the alcohol. She'd consumed a fair amount this evening and it was making her a little frisky. She was usually pretty good, could handle her drink with the best of them but a few glasses of wine had turned into shots of sambuca and that had turned into vodka so she was feeling more than a little tipsy right now.

Castle hadn't seen her properly drunk yet, he was in for a surprise. Kate had trouble controlling her urges when she was drunk, making it perfectly clear what it was she wanted and getting a little naughty.

Her boyfriend was wrapped up in conversation with Charlie and Ryan about some book or something, time to play. "Hey Castle," she whispered in his ear as she sidled closer to him, biting down lightly on his earlobe. To his credit, Castle hardly flinched or stuttered and continued his conversation as if she wasn't there. She placed her hand on his thigh and squeezed lightly, smiling in satisfaction as he grabbed her hand with his own in an attempt to stop her.

"We're in public, Beckett," he hissed under his breath, desperately trying to calm his heart rate. "What on earth are you doing?!"

"I want you," she replied huskily, peering up at him from under her lashes.

Oh boy she was good, she knew exactly how to get to him and she was going to try everything she could to get things to go her way. "Later," he promised, planting a kiss on the top of her head.

"No, now," she pouted and he couldn't help but grin at her.

"Patience is a virtue, Beckett," he told her calmly. "And good things come to those who wait."

"Original, Castle, really original," she huffed in annoyance. She was offering herself up to him on a plate and all he'd done was tell her 'later'! Damn infuriating man. Ugh she needed another drink.

"Lanie, come to the bar with me?" She asked, squeezing past Castle a little closer than strictly necessary to get out of the booth.

"Jägerbombs?" She asked her friend as they reached the bar.

"Someone's drinking a lot tonight," Lanie commented. "Writer boy is in for one hell of a night."

"Try telling him that," Kate muttered. "He's determined to act like I'm not trying it on with him, took my hand off of his leg just now!"

"Kate, he owns this place, wouldn't look too good if the boss is getting it on with his girlfriend, would it?"

"Oh trust me, Castle has this- wait, I can't tell you that."

"Yeah, not sure I want to know!" Lanie laughed. "But yeah, jägerbombs sound good," she agreed as the barman came to see what they wanted.

"Beckett, are you trying to get us drunk?" Ryan asked when her and Lanie carried the drinks over to their booth.

"Maybe," she grinned, flicking her eye over to Castle who seemed determined not to look at her. Okay, he was asking for it now. Settling back into her seat, she pressed herself as close as possible to him and glanced around, nothing that they had a minute to themselves. "Not even gonna look at me, Castle?" She asked, nibbling her way up his neck.

"Nope," he replied resoundedly. "Because if I look at you I'm going to see that flash of desire I'm pretty certain is in your eyes and then we aren't going to get home in time."

"In time for what?"

"Something that should be kept to the confines of our bedroom," he said and she blushed, realising that he wanted her just as much as she wanted him.

"Guess I'm just going to have to convince you to take me home then," she told him, before drawing her sister back into conversation.

"So little sister," Kate said to an annoyed glance from Charlie. "How's things going with Ethan?"

Charlie's annoyance dropped at the mention of her boyfriend. "Great," she grinned. "Literally could not be going better..I'm pretty crazy about him," she admitted, glancing over to where he was sat talking with Espo and Jenny.

"And how does he feel?" Kate asked at the same time her hand resumed it's place on Castle's thigh, inching closer and closer to his crotch. The thing was, both of his hands were resting on the table and he couldn't stop hers without drawing attention to what she was doing.

"The same, I think," Charlie replied. "We haven't really spoken about it that much but...I think I love him," she blushed, a shy smile appearing on her face.

"Oh Charlie," Kate whispered, "that's so good, he's an amazing man and I can see how happy he makes you. Just don't wait four years to tell him you love him!"

"Like you, you mean?"

"Yeah," Kate laughed, "like me. I told him, though."

"I bet it made his day" Charlie commented.

"Mm, not sure if it was that or the sex we had in the shower that made his day," she mused, hand sliding over Castle's groin.

"I do love sex in the shower," Castle whispered in her ear as he shuffled around and removed her hand,trying not to make it too obvious. "And you need to stop that."

"Or what?" Beckett shot back.

"You don't even want to know," he growled into her ear, causing butterflies to flutter in her abdomen.

The two of them glanced across the table to see Charlie watching them with a grin on her face. They weren't that bothered, though, their friends knew how happy they were to finally be together, whispering to each other wasn't really out of the ordinary now that they were a couple. "You gonna take me home yet?" Kate asked Castle quietly once Ethan had regained Charlie's attention.

"This alcohol is making you flirty," Castle noted. "I can't decide if I like it or not, teasing me when you know I can't do anything about it."

"Trust me," Kate replied, "you wait until I get you into bed, you'll definitely be liking it then. Hey Espo, has Johnson's wife had her baby yet?"

Castle gulped, taking a few deep breaths. How could she do that? Go from teasing him and telling him about what was going to happen when they got home to asking Esposito about something at the precinct in two seconds flat?

"And I think there's plenty of ice cubes in the freezer too," she added in a hushed voice once Espo had answered her.

Oh god he couldn't wait much longer, if she carried on with this teasing he was going to explode.

Castle was sitting and talking to the boys when Kate came over next, he had been watching her from the corner of his eye as she joked and laughed with the girls and so he'd seen the moment she had left them to come and tease him again. Evil woman.

"You know," she whispered, "I think the bathroom is free.."

Holy crap. "Beckett," he hissed, "we are not having sex in the bathroom!" She was going to kill him. He was going to have a heart attack and drop dead any second, he was sure of it.

"Your office, then," she suggested with a shrug. Yep, he could feel his chest getting tighter with each word she uttered. "Or..the bar if that's what you're into." She grinned as he took a deep breath, knowing full well what she was dping. He had confessed just the other night that he had always wanted to have sex with her on the bar in here and here she was, using it against him. "Throw all of these people out and-"

He cut her off with a bruising kiss, ignoring the gags from Espo and Ryan, while Ethan just laughed. He thought it was sweet, from what Charlie had told him, it was a surprise even to her to see Kate like this and that Castle had played a huge part in her opening up more.

"Are you finally gonna take me home now?" She asked breathlessly.

"Yep," Castle grunted, standing up.

"Okay guys, we're off now," Kate announced to the group. "My boyfriend is taking me home and I don't plan on leaving our bedroom until at least tomorrow lunchtime."

"Too much information, Beckett," Ryan called, luckily Espo's cell had just rang so he hadn't had to hear.

"Shut up, Honeymilk," she replied teasingly. "See you later, guys."

They were halfway to the door, hand in hand, the tension between them obvious to a stranger when Espo called them back. "Hey, Beckett, wait!" They turned, matching annoyed expressions on their faces. "I just had a call from the precinct, there's been a break in at your apartment."

A/N: just a little fun in this chapter - from the ending you can probably tell he next one won't be as fun!

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