"Time," Beckett replied easily. She wasn't surprised when the girls groaned loudly and said, "You knew this was coming."
"Yeah, but we still want to make that sound," Julia said with a wide smile.
"Come on," Beckett said, getting up.
Going to her father Julia hugged him tightly and said, "Night Dad, thanks for the suite."
"You're welcome," Castle said, embracing her back. "Now you need to promise us you'll sleep."
"You knew?" Julia asked him with a smile while she pulled away.
"Of course, I'm excited too," Castle replied with a nod. He kissed her cheek and once she'd done the same to him, he told her, "I love you, Julia."
"Love you too Dad," she replied before she followed her friend and mother to the bedroom.
"What time do we need to get up?" Mari asked while she climbed onto the bed.
"At eight," Beckett replied. "Can you two get ready before you come out for breakfast?"
"Sure," Julia said quickly, looking at Mari who was nodding rapidly after. "So we can leave faster?"
"The rest of our family and yours are coming over for the meal," Beckett said, directing that to Mari as well.
"Cool," she said. "I thought I was going to go to their room, but I don't mind staying," Mari added before her friend was laughing and speaking in a rush.
"That's a long walk," Julia said.
"They're only on the eleventh floor!" Mari said in protest before she and Julia were laughing together.
When they had calmed down Julia turned to her mother and hugged her tightly saying, "I love you, Mom."
"I love you too sweetie," Beckett said with a smile. She kissed her daughter's cheek and let her do the same to her before she said, "Please sleep you two."
"We will," Julia assured her firmly, Mari nodding in agreement.
"Alright, goodnight girls, we'll see you in the morning," Beckett said before she and Julia shared another hug.
Closing the door after her mother, Julia went to the bed and said, "Want water or anything."
"Nah," Mari said, shaking her head. She then smiled and said, "If you want one go ahead."
"No, I was being polite," Julia said while she was getting up on the bed with her friend. "Since you're my guest."
"Thanks," Mari replied before she was turning off the light on her side. She saw her friend was hesitating and asked, "You don't want to sleep yet?"
"I know we should," Julia said. "But I'm too excited still."
"Me too," Mari said. "Maybe we should just lay down and talk until we want to sleep."
"At least my parents would think we were sleeping right away," Julia commented, turning to turn off the light on her side. She laid down at that point and said, "What do you think about Vancouver so far?"
"I can't wait to go around the city," Mari said. "And go out of the city too… if we're going to."
"I asked Dad about Whistler, but he's not sure about any snow," Julia replied. "But at least we know we're going to Stanley Park."
"Oh, I know, I can't wait to go there," Mari said. "Woods and we're still in the city?"
"My camera's all ready," Julia said.
"Me too," Mari replied before they were giggling together.
When she'd calmed down, Julia asked Mari how she felt about going into the eighth grade and they discussed their next year of school before they grew more and more tired and eventually fell asleep.
"Are you listening in on them?" Castle asked, watching his wife in amusement before she walked up to him and spoke swiftly.
"I thought I heard them talking," Beckett said. She smiled and then said, "They were."
"Come here," Castle said, putting his arm around his wife's waist and led her into their room.
"I want to ask what's wrong, but I remember what we talked about before," Beckett said when he was turning to her after locking the door. She had expected him to respond to that verbally and was soon surprised when he instead leaned down to her and kissed her. After he pulled away, she told him, "Now I want to ask what's wrong." When he looked at her in confusion she said, "We're still right by the door."
"True," Castle said, looking at it for a moment. He reached for her and picked her up before carrying her to the bed.
"Wait," Beckett said laughingly. When he'd set her down, she went around the bed to the windows and took the sheer curtains off one. "I just wanted to look out for a little," she explained when she felt her husband stepping up to her.
"Luckily the view isn't too bad," Castle replied, wrapping his arm back around her. He was gently rubbing at her hip before he said, "Are you okay?"
"I am, I wanted to talk," Beckett said.
"I had a feeling you would," Castle replied, swiftly, smiling when his wife did. "Does that mean you sense it too?"
"I did," Beckett replied. She then said, "And don't worry, I believe it."
Castle smiled and leaned down to her, kissing her gently before he pulled back and said, "Good thing we had the chance to before the market crash."
"I'm just remembering we had our three at the time," Beckett said. She smiled and said, "But I'm glad we essentially took the same trip we are this summer."
"We'll have to mention it to the others," Castle said. He looked down at his wife and said, "We stayed at an old hotel."
Beckett laughed and told him, "What did you expect? It was 1929."
"But we did have a great time," Castle said. He studied her and then said, "You were pregnant."
"Barely," Beckett said with a nod. "And I didn't even know yet."
"You found out after we'd made it back home," Castle recalled. He leaned down to her and kissed her tenderly before he told her, "At least it didn't limit us during the trip."
Snorting Beckett said, "What would have?" She couldn't help laughing when her husband paused for a moment before she said, "Exactly." She was crying out a second later when he was gathering her in his arms and kissing her passionately. She responded to him, holding onto him tightly while they were dueling eagerly. When they needed to breathe, she was first to end the kiss before she told him, "But I'd like us to come back to now."
"I was planning on it…" Castle said, motioning to the bed.
"Pervert," Beckett told him in amusement.
"Thank you," Castle said.
Beckett couldn't help laughing at the way he grabbed her, and they kissed deeply again before she stopped him as he spoke to her surprise.
"Would you let me?" Castle asked.
"If you tell me," Beckett said immediately. When he leaned down to whisper to her, she was cupping the back of his neck with her hand and told him when he had finished, "As long as you let me."
"I will," Castle said before he was kissing her again. After they'd parted, he moved to the curtains and drew them over the window while his wife hugged him from behind. He felt her kissing the back of his shoulder and said, "You're ready?"
"Of course," Beckett said with a smile, leaning against him again. She then kissed his back and made him turn around before his lips were taking hers. They parted soon after since her husband obviously didn't want to linger and he moved her, taking her hand and leading her back to the bed. Walking with him she said, "Would you do something for me?"
"Of course," Castle said immediately.
Reaching for his shirt, Beckett gently pulled it from his pants and said, "Undress for me."
"You know I'll want the same from you," Castle replied instantly.
"Is that a demand?" Beckett asked with a smile.
"Yes," Castle replied, speaking swiftly again. He was smiling himself when his wife laughed briefly and he couldn't help himself, kissing her gently before he was pulling away and unbuttoning his shirt. She was sitting in front of him on the bed and he could feel his arousal soaring at the expression on her face. But he did his best to focus on what he was doing so he could watch her.
As soon as her husband had finished, Beckett stood up and gently caressed his chest before he took her hands and kissed at the backs of them. "I'll start," she said.
"Great, let me just get ready… here…" Castle said, trailing off while he moved to get on the bed. He was aware his wife was watching him while he was propping up the pillows and laid back against it before telling her, "Okay."
Beckett shook her head while she was smiling before she said, "Thank you for letting me know."
"You're welcome," Castle said. He'd intended for his tone to be teasing but she was pulling her shirt off and he forgot. Watching her removing her pants shortly after he said quickly, "Would you mind coming here for a second?"
"You're a liar," Beckett said in amusement while she moved to get on the mattress. She allowed her husband to grab her, and she moved to share a kiss with him, their tongues meeting together in between before she jerked a little at the sudden sensation of his hands caressing her back. "You don't want me to finish?" she asked him when they'd stopped, panting a little as he was.
"Yes, but I'm enjoying this… a lot," Castle replied, running his fingertips along her spine lightly.
"Let me go Rick," Beckett said. She couldn't help laughing when he pouted and she brushed her lips to his after he'd calmed down and then said, "I won't go far."
"I'll hold you to that," Castle commented as he was loosening his grip on her. He sat up fully while she was taking off her bra and he held the sheet under him so he wouldn't move to her. Wanting to continue to watch her he did so before she was returning to him, naked and making him lay down. "I-" he started to say in surprise.
"I changed our plans," Beckett interrupted him. "I'm first."
Breathing out hard Castle said, "Will you call me a pervert if I say I'm enjoying you doing this so often now?"
"No, I am too remember," Beckett said.
"Plus, it's erotic to get to work you up again," Castle told her.
"Pervert," Beckett said in amusement before she kissed him. She wasn't surprised when her husband was responding to her eagerly and they were involved in that kiss for some time before he was pulling away.
"Mind if I do something first?" Castle asked her.
"No," Beckett said swiftly, pushing herself up slightly before he was reaching for her breasts. "Is that a better position?" she asked, her voice a little distorted at the sensation of his fondling. She was surprised when he shook his head and was about to ask him what he wanted when she abruptly found herself on her back before her husband was murmuring against her lips.
"There's a better position," Castle said. When she didn't say anything, he was moving down her, kissing at her neck and shoulders before he reached her breasts. Kissing around them gently he soon moved to her right nipple, suckling at it gently before he was moving to the other and doing the same. When he finally stopped, he told his wife, "Move back?"
"On your back, yes," Beckett said. She moved out of his way with a smile when he pretended to grumble doing that and she immediately lay on top of him. "Rick?" she asked him.
"Yes," Castle asked, grunting heavily when she shifted on his erection enough for him to feel it.
"I'm not going to do this with my mouth," Beckett told him with a smirk.
"Can I say I'm afraid of what that'll be?" Castle said.
"Do you want to lie to me?" Beckett asked. When her husband shook his head rapidly, she sat up and moved down so she could hold his length against her clit. Rubbing her body against it she was moaning immediately before he was reaching for her and grabbing her hips. "Rick," she told him firmly.
"When I come," Castle said simply.
"Don't worry," Beckett said firmly. At her husband's nod, while his eyes were wide, she couldn't help smiling and she leaned over to kiss him lightly. Once she was sitting up again, she went back to rubbing herself on his member, both of them groaning in pleasure. She wasn't surprised when it didn't take very much time before she could tell her husband was about to climax and she moved to lower herself on him. Riding him eagerly, they orgasmed at the same time, and they called to each other while he held her as she was gripping his arms tightly. When she calmed down, she was breathing heavily, watching her husband when he was thrusting up into her the best he could. Sighing in pleasure at the sensation of his release when he gave a last shudder, she smiled and said, "Do I apologize?"
"You didn't hurt me so… no," Castle said firmly, relieved she'd let him recover before she'd spoken. He managed to push himself up and said, "Though that was sooner than I thought we would start."
Laughing briefly, Beckett stopped swiftly when he was groaning, and she said, "It was but I'm not complaining." She felt the way he was caressing her back and asked, "What do you want to do now?"
"Would you mind getting off me?" Castle asked. When she was immediately doing so, he groaned and then said, "I had to do it," not surprised she laughed before she was responding swiftly when she had calmed down.
"I know, but you need to help me," Beckett reminded him.
"Believe me I'm thinking of that," Castle said seriously. "And I have an idea if you'll let me do this."
"Alright," Beckett said. She wasn't surprised when he grabbed her, holding her tightly to him before they kissed. Rolling her tongue around her husband's as roughly as she could, she was involved in that with him for some time before they were slowly parting.
"Here," Castle said, helping her lay down with him. She was beneath him, and he was quick to kiss her deeply while she was stroking his back. With the shudders of pleasure going through him at her touch he pulled away and said, "I hope you don't need much."
"Too much for you?" Beckett asked, trying not to smile too widely though it was difficult.
"A little," Castle said. "I'm lying," he was quick to say. "Or bending the truth… I like that better."
Beckett couldn't help laughing before she said, "I'm not surprised, now what are you going to do?"
Castle studied her for a moment before he was suddenly moving, kissing her deeply and beginning to caress her body. Though he couldn't reach it fully he was taking his time to caress what he could before he felt her squeezing his shoulders. Pulling back, he laid next to her and wrapped his arm around her to hold her against him firmly. Once he could he slid his arm around her and then reached down to lightly stroke her clit.
"You won't… need to do this for… long," Beckett gasped eventually.
"I realize but I'm not moving any faster than I am," Castle said before he kissed her.
Responding to him, Beckett allowed that to go on for a little longer before they had to stop and she told him, "What are you going to do to me?"
"Make love to you," Castle said firmly.
"Please," Beckett said before they were falling into another kiss. After they'd parted, she said, "Start now."
Studying her for a moment, Castle moved before he was allowing her to take his erection off his stomach. With her help he was slipping inside of her and doing so slowly, both of them groaning though she was gasping a few times. When their hips were pressed together, he breathed out, "You're a goddess love."
"Sheik, hurry," Beckett said.
Sliding back gently, Castle soon after pushed in loving the way she was crying out in reaction. He was careful twice more before he proceeded to set a steadier pace until she was stopping him. "What-" he began.
"Like we usually do," Beckett said simply, hoping he'd understand. She was relieved when he was quick to grab her left leg, putting it on his shoulder while she was wrapping the other high around his waist. When he started again shortly after that she was arching her back slightly and letting out a heavy moan at the sensation of him spreading her sex and making it withdraw steadily. "Rick…" she gasped when he pressed down hard into her but didn't speed up. Squeezing at his arms she was about to ask him if he wanted to change their lovemaking a little when he stopped. "Please don't tell me this is what you want to do," she told him before he was speaking to her seriously while he leaned down to nuzzle her lips with his.
"It isn't," Castle replied. "But… how much time do we have?"
"Enough," Beckett said firmly. She wasn't surprised when her husband was kissing her hard, responding to him eagerly before they were slowly parting some time later. "Are-" she started to say before her husband was pulling back again. When he slid in her she was moaning deeply since he was slow. She was aware that was deliberate, since she could feel him incredibly well and she told him, "Do not… don't stop…" though she had to stop before she could finish.
"Don't worry," Castle said, his teeth clenched for a moment. "If you're saying we have more time…"
"Pervert," Beckett said, clenching her teeth at that point since he was withdrawing slowly. She cried out as he moved back enough to slip from her and she was quick to tell him in protest, "That's stopping too!"
"Help me," Castle said instead of responding to what she had said. After he sank inside of her again, he was startled when she moved her leg off him and told him to get off her. "Why?" he asked though he was quickly doing so. He wasn't too surprised when she didn't respond to him, instead turned onto her stomach after she'd gotten up on her hands and knees.
"Do you mind?" Beckett asked him.
"No," Castle replied immediately. He kissed at her back a few times before he moved to get on her. "I'm not going to fuck you here," he warned her.
"I knew," Beckett said simply. While he was entering her again, she was gasping into the pillow below her before he was still. Turning her head to the side she let out a brief cry at the feel of her husband moving slowly again. She was immensely pleased when he was reaching her g-spot, making her start to move against him. To keep him from stopping she matched his pace, feeling him rubbing more consistently against her. "I'm…" she tried to say.
Kissing at the back of her shoulder Castle told her, "You can come love, I want you to." Hearing her vocal reactions changing at that point, he did his best to stick with his pace and watched her back arching and the muscles there taut while she cried out his name. He felt a thrill at the sound though it was only once because she was passing out shortly after. Withdrawing from her instantly, he helped her lay on her back before he held her, lightly cupping his hand over her sex. Feeling her arousal moistening his palm and the spasms of pleasure going through her he was fighting not to climax himself. Luckily, she was soon shifting against his side, and he called her name before she was responding while he moved to look down at her.
"I'm alright," Beckett said, taking another moment before she pushed herself up on her hands. Looking down at her husband she said, "You?"
"Not really," Castle said, breathing a little harder when she turned to lay on top of him. "Can-" before she was kissing him. He had already wrapped his arms around her when she'd moved onto him, but with her kiss he tightened his hold of her before he was plunging his tongue into her mouth. They were rolling around each other for a little before she was rubbing at his and when they parted, he wasn't surprised when they were both panting. He moved her onto her back gently and reached in between them, gently rubbing her clit before he was sliding his first two fingers in her. Watching her arching her back he planned to do that for a while when she was taking his hand and stopping him.
"I want us to come together love," Beckett told him firmly.
Nodding briefly, Castle withdrew his hand from between her legs to allow her to take his erection. He had to brace himself at the sensation, reaching down to stop her when she stroked him gently once. "Too much," he breathed out. He had expected her to respond to that, so when all she did was nod briefly, he was taken aback before she distracted him. With her spreading her legs as far as he knew she was comfortable with; he was moving down to her before he was coupled with her again.
Her husband's first thrust was a little harder than Beckett was expecting, but she was aware of why. She wrapped her arms around him then, caressing the back of his head before telling him, "If you come… before me you… don't feel bad."
"I'm not going to," Castle said, stopping and moving up slightly where they were joined so he could reach her. He was deliberate with her clit, using his index finger lightly before he felt they would be a little more even. Thrusting they were moving together when Beckett placed her feet on the bed, and he could feel himself inching closer to his peak. He watched his wife for a moment, to see if she was anywhere close to where he was. But seeing her beginning to shift back and forth he moved and angled his hips down a little more to her, pleased at her immediate reaction.
"Rick! Uh… I'm going to… I'm going to come!" Beckett cried out when he was managing to brush against her clit. She was outright writhing by then, trying to use her movements to distract from the pleasure building up inside of her but it became too much. When she finally broke, she cried out to him, "I'm coming love, please… I want you to fuck me… again… Rick!"
With his wife's encouragement it took little time for him to join her, and Castle was orgasming heavily while he managed to call her name. The intensity of his pleasure was too much for him to say anything else and he allowed his focus to be on moving in her at the same slower pace though it was hard for him at first. Eventually he was completely spent, and he did his best not to collapse on her while he was trying to recover. He shuddered for a moment while she was caressing the back of his head and heard her speaking swiftly while she pressed her lips to the side.
"Are you with me still?" Beckett asked.
"Yeah," Castle said with a smile before he raised his head. He brushed his lips to hers and then said, "I love you, Kate."
"Love you too," Beckett managed to say before her husband was kissing her intently. After they'd parted, she told him with a smile, "I was serious."
"And I'm so glad," Castle said firmly before he kissed her deeply again. He lingered a little before he pulled away and said, "You said we had time."
"We did," Beckett replied before he was kissing her again. They were even faster and after they had parted she worked with him, eager in stimulating him while he did the same to her for them to have the chance to make love again.
Rolling onto his back, Castle opened his eyes and could just see daylight that was coming through the gaps in the curtains. He had to take a moment to recall where he was exactly but soon remembered it was June thirteenth and they were in Vancouver. Turning his head to his wife, he wasn't surprised to find she was facing away from him, and he moved to press against her back. Wrapping his arm carefully around her, he kissed the side of her head and soon after heard her sigh before she was moving.
Laying on her back, Beckett looked at her husband and said, "Hey."
"Morning," Castle told her. He was about to lean into her to kiss her when he suddenly remembered something and hurried to turn to his nightstand. After slipping on his glasses, he leaned down to her, kissing her lightly before he said, "Sleep alright?"
"Yes," Beckett said, unable to help smirking at his question. "You?"
"Great," Castle replied immediately.
"Good, now come here," Beckett told him. She laughed briefly when he swiftly moved to her and she told him, "So you're ready?"
"You could tell?" Castle asked.
"It wasn't hard to figure out," Beckett told him simply before he was kissing her. While they made love in a very short amount of time after that she was overjoyed and moved with him until they were both fully sated, their climaxes very close together before they recovered. She wasn't surprised when her husband was holding onto her after he'd gotten off of her and hummed briefly when he said her name.
"It's early," Castle said.
"I can tell," Beckett replied. She reached up to him and caressed his shoulder before murmuring, "Thank you for that."
"You're welcome," Castle said, laying on his side so he could look at her better. "And you were ready."
Smiling, Beckett turned her head to him and said, "You don't know what I dreamt of."
"No, but if you told me…" Castle suggested before trailing off.
Laughing softly, since her husband raised and lowered his eyebrows a few times, Beckett told him, "I don't know if I should."
"We don't necessarily need to do anything," Castle informed her.
"But you'd want to," Beckett said simply.
"Of course," Castle replied. He then added in a rush before she could speak, "But only if you want to too."
"Alright," Beckett said after studying him for a moment. She was about to speak when she hesitated, and her husband was talking rapidly before she could.
"If you won't tell me then I'll tell you mine," Castle said. He was startled when his wife reached to his side and rubbed her hand over his hip. "Kate?" he asked when she continued to do that for a while.
"Hmm?" Beckett said.
"Do you want me to tell you?" Castle asked, studying her.
Beckett was quiet for a moment before she reached up and placed her hand on the back of his neck. Bringing him down to her they were shortly after kissing sensually before he pulled away first. "We were back at home," she began with, not surprised he was looking at her eagerly. She smiled and then continued with, "And essentially like this."
"Naked?" Castle asked, reaching up to gently cup her breast nearest to him.
"Of course," Beckett said, moving her hand that had been holding his shoulder to his arm. She watched her fingers for a moment while it was caressing the muscles defined there before she said, "I did that… though with both arms."
"Was I on top of you?" Castle asked, hearing his voice and not surprised at how deep it was. When his wife nodded, he moved to do the same and looked on while she was lightly rubbing at his arms. "What did we do after that?"
"You fucked me," Beckett said simply. She couldn't help laughing briefly at his startled expression before she told him, "And here's where it was a dream, it was a sampla, but we never stopped to switch positions."
"We just appeared in it?" Castle asked. At her nod he told her, "I wish we could actually do that."
"Me too," Beckett replied, taking her husband's kiss. After they'd parted, she then said, "But we can't at the moment."
"No," Castle said. He saw the way his wife was looking at him expectantly and asked, "What?"
"Didn't you say you'd tell me?" Beckett asked him.
"I will," Castle said. He laid on his back then and brought her to his side so he could wrap his arm around her tightly.
"We were like this?" Beckett asked with a smile.
"And I was doing this," Castle said, reaching up and gently playing with her right nipple. He licked the tips of his index finger and thumb on his left hand and reached for her left mound, playing with that nipple gently. Watching his wife sighing and moving her shoulders a little before he could tell she was forcing herself to speak.
"Is that all you d-did?" Beckett asked before she stammered at his fingers lightly twisting both nipples.
"No," Castle said easily. He worked on her nipples a little longer and then moved his right hand to lightly trail the fingers over her stomach. She was shifting slightly again, and he took a little longer to reach her sex before he easily found her clit.
"Wait," Beckett said, stopping him from continuing. "What about you?"
"Do you think you'll need much?" Castle asked.
"If you touch me elsewhere, I don't think so," Beckett replied. She wasn't surprised when her husband was nodding swiftly before switching his hands. She relished in his touch, the feel of his caresses at the top of her body and between her legs. When he slid his first two fingers inside her she wasn't surprised when he rubbed his thumb on her clit and she was moaning almost unendingly until she couldn't hold onto her self control and broke. She wasn't surprised to feel her husband's grip was tight and she let that add to her ecstasy before she was calm again and her husband was murmuring into her ear.
"That's all I dreamt," Castle told her.
"You know I realize you're lying, again," Beckett teased him. She took her husband's gentle kiss before they parted and she said, "What did I do?"
"Got on me and rubbed against me," Castle told her promptly since he was aware he needed to. "Though I never came." He was startled when she moved out of his grasp and sat up, smiling down at him. "Do I want to ask what's on your mind?" he asked her slowly while he pushed himself up to lean back on his hands.
"You don't need to," Beckett replied before she climbed over his legs to get off the bed. After she took his hand, she pulled him with her to the bathroom and the shower where she stepped in first and turned on the water. She turned to Castle, and they were wrapping their arms around each other while they were kissing passionately, being rough intentionally until they had to breathe. Once they'd stopped, she reached for his erection and was gently rubbing at him.
"Kate," Castle groaned. "I'm not going to last," he warned her.
"You don't need to," Beckett told him firmly. When he visibly shuddered in reaction to her tone she reached down with her left hand and used that to work up and down him fully. Cupping beneath him and gently squeezing, she could tell he was close, and she allowed him that since it wasn't hard to recall he'd needed to wait. When he was just about to climax, she got on her knees and took him in her mouth, bobbing her head back and forth on him at the same time he was shouting her name. The way it was echoing off the walls of the shower was arousing but she did her best not to think of that before he was stopping, panting above her and reaching for her shortly after. Standing up she smiled and took his kiss though it wasn't lasting for long before he just held her.
"We need to get ready," Castle stated.
"We do," Beckett replied, stepping away from him and going to the rainforest showerhead. She rinsed her hair and told him though she had her eyes closed, "But don't rule out tonight."
"I wasn't planning on it," Castle said, stepping up to her to begin cleaning himself before they would head out to get dressed for their next excursion into the city.
"Julia?"
Turning at the sound of her friend's voice, the teen smiled widely and said, "Morning."
"Morning," Mari said before she was looking around.
"Did you forget where we were?" Julia asked, going to the bed.
"For a second, how's the weather?" Mari asked eagerly, moving to sit on the side of the bed.
"I didn't look outside all the way," Julia explained. "I was only looking out the sheer part of the curtain."
Nodding, Mari stood then, and they worked together to uncover the two windows in their room. "Oh good," she said happily, seeing the sky only had a few clouds where they were.
"Remember it's supposed to rain later," Julia said, looking up at the sky as well. "Hopefully once we're back."
"Yeah," Mari said. "I guess we're staying in the hotel then… I wonder if Mom and Dad will want to have dinner in the room," she added thoughtfully.
"Maybe, I bet my parents will want to try a restaurant here," Julia said. She then turned to the bed and hopped onto it, going to her nightstand and looking at the time.
"Are we late?" Mari asked in concern when she remembered they needed to be ready for breakfast.
"We're okay, but we better get started now," Julia said. She then went with her friend to the bathroom where they washed up swiftly and then got their clothes.
"I'm going to take my jacket," Mari said as they were changing.
"I probably will have to too," Julia commented, pulling her t-shirt over her head. After it was set, she then said, "Mom and Dad will make sure."
"What're you most excited for today?" Mari asked.
"I think lunch," Julia said. "And the garden after that. You?"
"Chinatown," Mari said firmly.
"Are you going to get clothes?" Julia asked, a little startled at how firmly she'd spoken.
"I didn't tell you," Mari said sheepishly. "I was a little embarrassed. But I'd like to get a robe… brocade and make what they call a bed jacket for my mom for Christmas."
"Sounds cool," Julia said reassuringly. "Are you going to be able to keep that a secret from her?"
"I need your help," Mari said, trying not to outright beg. "Go with me and Dad to buy it and take the bag."
"Sure," Julia said easily. She then said, "But I'll have to tell my parents, so they won't think I bought it without checking with them first."
"That's fine," Mari told her friend as they went back to the bathroom and were getting their brushes. After she had finished with her hair, she wasn't surprised her friend was still going and she was about to speak when the teen was first.
"Do you think I'd look good in a jacket like that?" Julia asked.
"No," Mari blurted out. She blushed a little when her friend looked startled and she said, "I think a cheongsam would look better on you." She turned to her friend and said, "Deep green or teal… or aqua, whatever that color is. You have long legs so that would work for you." She looked back at the mirror above the sinks and asked, "For your crush?"
Laughing briefly Julia said, "No, just wondering."
"Oh," Mari said. "I thought you wanted it for them."
"I don't think I could wear that kind of dress to school," Julia replied. She smiled when her friend was opening her mouth to speak and she hurriedly cut her off saying, "Seriously, I couldn't."
"Too bad, it would be different from the uniforms," Mari said.
"They got better," Julia said. She knew her friend had put her hair into a ponytail, but she wanted a braid in her own hair and was hurriedly finishing before saying, "There, let's go."
"I'm following," Mari said before they went to the door. She was surprised when Julia stopped and said, "What is it?"
"I hope my parents are awake," Julia said before she was opening the door out to the living room and seeing they were walking in from the terrace. She was relieved they were ready before she listened to what her father was saying.
"I think we better have the kids take jackets," Castle said. "It's not freezing but cool enough."
"You did say it was going to rain later," Beckett told him. "And you're taking a jacket too Rick."
Castle was about to protest when he noticed the girls were in the living room and he smiled at them saying, "Good morning you two."
"Morning," Julia said, going to her mother and hugging her. She did the same with her father and told him, "We slept fine if you're wondering."
"I was," Castle said before he looked at his wife when her phone rang. "Mother?"
"No," Beckett said swiftly. "Your parents," she told Mari.
"Hopefully nothing's wrong," the girl said to her friend.
"Probably not," Julia said, squeezing her arm gently.
"Hey, sorry to call you this early," Rebecca said. "But we decided to have breakfast here in our room with Ruby."
"Do you want one of us to take Mari down to you?" Beckett asked.
"She can stay and have breakfast with you," Rebecca replied. "But she's having dinner with us."
"I will," Mari said loud enough for her mother to hear.
"We're still meeting in the lobby at nine thirty?" Rebecca then asked.
"Yes hopefully… the others will have enough time," Beckett said, watching her husband getting his phone. She then saw Skye was calling her and hurriedly said goodbye to Rebecca before answering the call.
"Hey, I hope it's alright," the investigator said. "But I think we're going to stay in our suite for breakfast."
"The Fosters are too," Beckett replied. "And I think Patrick and his family will too, they're calling me."
"See you at nine thirty," Skye said.
Hanging up with Brad, Castle watched his wife finishing her conversation with Darnley before he asked, "They're staying?"
"Yeah, the McDouglases too," Beckett replied.
"And the Davises," Castle said, holding up his phone slightly. He then said, "What about eating outside?"
"Oh, that would be nice," Julia said, not surprised Mari was nodding in agreement.
"You know I was thinking of something," Castle told his wife.
Placing her hand on his chest with a laugh Beckett said, "I think we need to answer them first," she told him before he was speaking swiftly.
"I think we can do that; Josie should have a jacket right?" Castle said, speaking to his wife at the end.
"I mentioned it to your mom," Beckett replied easily.
"Okay," Castle said. "Could I tell you my idea?"
"Quickly, I'm sure they're going to be here soon," Beckett said.
"There's a barbeque outside," Castle said, nodding to the terrace. "What if on the sixteenth we get some burgers and make dinner here?"
"Is it supposed to rain that night?" Beckett asked, hearing the girls' gasps at the idea.
"No," Castle said. "At least not right now."
"Let's see how the weather is," Beckett replied. "And talk with the others but it's a good idea."
"Is that our last day here?" Mari asked.
"It is," Beckett said, looking at the door when there was a knock.
After her parents went to the door Julia turned to Mari and inquired, "You don't mind staying here, do you?"
"No, I'll have dinner with them tonight," Mari said, shrugging her shoulders. "Tell me what you have?" she asked in a rush while her friend's family was starting to walk inside.
"Sure, tell me what you end up doing," Julia said with a smile before she turned to her baby sister. She was picking Josie up when her sister was crying out her name and she laughed saying, "Are you ready to go?"
"No," Josie said firmly. "I want food," she then added before their mother was talking to her laughingly, making her smile.
"We're going to order breakfast right now," Beckett said. "You need to come and look at the menu."
Walking over to the table where her father had set out the notebook with the room service menu Julia asked her sister, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Alexis said in amusement. "Are you getting what I think you're getting?"
"We're going to get three orders of that," Castle said. "I saw it myself," he told his oldest when she looked at him in surprise.
"Of what?" Eliza asked in obvious confusion.
"Their pancakes, they have maple syrup with that so we can try it," Castle said. "You'll share the pancake with me, right?"
"She'll share with me Richard," Martha told her son.
"Alright," Castle said. After he'd gotten what everyone wanted written down, he went to order on the phone, not surprised his wife was talking to the others and motioning to the terrace.
"Rick had the idea of eating out there today," Beckett was saying.
"I'm glad I had you girls put on sweaters," Martha said.
"So we can?" Eliza asked.
"I think so," Beckett said, smiling at her husband though he was still on the phone. She turned back to everyone and said, "And he has an idea for our last day in the city."
"Aww, we don't have to leave yet, do we?" Eliza said in obvious disappointment.
"You don't want to keep going?" Beckett asked with a smile while she was wrapping her arm around her daughter's shoulders.
"Yeah… where's next?" Eliza asked eagerly before she turned to her father when he walked to them. She was a little surprised he was laughing before he was commenting on her question.
"You're ready to leave already?" Castle asked, a little surprised when she abruptly grew serious while she shook her head.
"No but I want to know that at least," Eliza said firmly.
"Because you won't tell us what we're doing until night," Julia explained when she saw the adults appeared confused.
"Should I stop?" Castle asked.
"No!" Eliza said. She giggled with Josie at her tone and then asked, "Could we go outside?"
"We should," Beckett said, smiling since her husband had looked to her immediately. "See how Josie does out there."
"We'll stay for the food," Jim told them.
Ushering the girls outside with Alexis and Louis following, Castle said, "I don't think it's too bad."
"No," Beckett said, keeping Josie with her. "Sweetie it's too cold to swim."
"I can't wait until we go," Eliza said.
"We will soon," Castle replied before she threw her arms around him. He hugged her tightly before they joined Julia and Mari at the railing watching the city until breakfast arrived. After they were sitting around the table and were nearly finished with the meal, he wasn't surprised when his wife reminded him about his idea, and he told the others swiftly since they were getting close to the point when they needed to leave.
"I like that idea," Eliza said eagerly. "A barbeque."
"She's right," Martha said. "Though I would hope you can find a bottle of good wine."
"I'll look at what they have Mother," Castle said. He looked around the table and asked, "We're ready?"
"I am," Julia said firmly.
"Go grab your things," Beckett told her.
Nodding rapidly, Julia went with Mari to their room where they got their bags and made their way to where her family was waiting. "We're ready," she said firmly.
"Then let's go see Vancouver," Castle told them. He smiled at his wife when Eliza playfully started to cheer, Josie mimicking her, and they waited for the others to leave first. "Have your camera?" he asked.
"Of course," Beckett said firmly. She wasn't surprised when he leaned into her, and they shared a brief kiss. As soon as they parted, they stepped out of the suite, following their family to the lobby to begin their vacation on its first full day.