A/N: Apologies. I managed to totally prang my ankle turning it 90 degrees in a direction it shouldn't go. Since I am apparently not a masochist it did not aid sexy times...

So,please bear with this interlude until the pain pills work!

Beckett stared out the window; quiet and lost in her thoughts as Castle quickly dodged in and out of traffic. She would have been annoyed at how fast he was driving but considering she was the reason, she figured she probably shouldn't bitch much.

It wasn't until he slammed on the brakes to avoid hitting a particularly brave jaywalker that she looked over at him with one eyebrow raised. "You trying to break a land speed record there, Rick?" She dropped her hand casually onto his thigh, sliding it up higher and trying not to laugh as his right foot came down hard, revving the engine into the red. "There's a metaphor here somewhere I know it..."

Rick glanced at her darkly, causing the cruiser to swerve once more.

Kate blinked. "Oh my god, Castle! You shouldn't even be driving! You've got no peripheral vision!"

"Was wondering when you were going to mention that." He grinned unrepentantly. "Maybe if you weren't so focused on feeling me up..."

"Maybe if you weren't so focused on getting me into bed as fast as possible..." She finally registered the buildings outside the window. "Rick... My apartment is in the other direction."

"Who said we were going to your apartment?" He reached over to hit the lights and siren only to hiss when Beckett slapped his hand away.

"What's going on in your pants is not an emergency, Castle."

"It is to me." He took one hand off the wheel, sliding it firmly between her legs. Rick almost lost control of the car when her hips bucked, grinding the damp heat he found there more firmly against his fingers. "Feels like you have an emergency there yourself..."

Kate blushed. Reluctantly pushing him away so they wouldn't crash, unable to stop the small whimper that escaped her throat when they lost contact. "Not fair... " she whispered, then froze. "The loft? We're going to the loft?"

"My sheets are nicer."

"Yeah but..." She frowned. "Wait... How would you know?" Kate frowned when he visibly blanched. "You felt up my sheets? When? And that is just creepy, Castle."

"Not as creepy as say... Pulling the blankets off a sleeping guy to get a look at his package?"

Beckett bit her lip, shaking her head as she hid her blush. "Wait... Will Alexis and Martha be home?"

"Probably."

"Castle!" Kate felt panic rising up in her chest.

"What?"

"They're gonna know! They're gonna take one look at us and know..."

Rick pulled into his parking garage, waiting at the STOP sign for one of the valets to come help them. "Know what?"

His eyes were sparkling and Kate couldn't help the small smile that curved her lips. "About... Us."

"Mmmm... I love the way you say 'us'."

"I'm serious, Rick."

He reached out and touched her cheek gently. "So am I."

The meaning behind his words was very clear and Kate swallowed, hard.

"I just... I don't..." She stammered, shaking her head. "What if they hate us together?"

Castle took her hand, holding up a finger to the valet knocking impatiently on his window. "All they have to do is look at me... And they'll be happy." He brought her fingers to his lips, kissing them gently. "And they should be the first to know."

Kate looked into his eyes and saw exactly what he was talking about. She nodded slowly and got out of the car.

This elevator ride differed from the last in one vital way.

The fact that the minute the doors closed, Castle was all over her. He pushed her up against the wall, slipping one knee between her legs as his lips crashed down on hers. He groaned when she ground her hips into his, looking for any relief from the pressure that was mounting exponentially between her legs.

Kate groaned and hooked one calf over his thigh, whimpering as his arousal ground into her. She slid her hands into his hair, tugging his lips harder against hers, knowing they were going to be swollen and bruised but she didn't care one bit.

Sadly the ride ended all too soon and Castle pulled back, helping her arrange her clothing into some semblance of propriety.

When they got to his door (after several tips into the wall, his lips claiming hers over and over) he slid his key into the lock, only to stop short when Kate grabbed his hand and hissed, "Wait!"

She quickly pulled off her coat and handed it to him.

Castle looked at the garment quizzically. "Are you warm?"

Kate laughed, looking at his crotch pointedly. "No but I thought you might want to be a bit more discreet."

He looked down and had the good grace to flush slightly. "Right." He folded the coat and held it in front of him like a shield. "Ready."

Kate stared at him as she slapped his hand away to turn the key in the lock; something that sent a strange thrill up his spine.

It was like she was saying, "Mine."

The door swung open...

...and everything went slightly sideways.

A/N I need to do some COEM work ( I have owed it for 3 years so I gotta!) I will be back at this In a few days. Bear with me please ;)

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