"Julia?"

Turning from where she was watching the view of Georgia Street, the teen was surprised to see it was her grandfather and said, "What is it?"

"You're out here all by yourself," Jim told her with a smile, standing next to her. He looked at her view and said, "Were you thinking about Robson already?"

Smiling Julia said, "Sort of, I was thinking about the books I got. I wish there were more," not surprised at his response while he squeezed her shoulder gently.

"There will be, though I'm guessing you don't want to wait that long," Jim said. He laughed briefly when his granddaughter shook her head and said, "Hopefully it won't be that much longer."

"Mommy, can I go outside?" Eliza asked, looking out at the terrace.

"They need to come back inside soon," Beckett said, glancing outside as well. She put her hand on Eliza's back and led her to the couch where Martha was reading one of Josie's books with the toddler.

"We need to order soon," Castle said, going over to his wife.

Checking the time on her father's watch, Beckett nodded before she said, "I'll go out to get them."

"They're not freezing?" Castle said.

"I don't think so," Beckett replied since Julia had her lighter jacket on. "I'll be back."

Nodding, Castle watched her stepping outside before he went to where Alexis was sitting at the table with her phone.

"Is it time to order dinner?" Jim asked, turning when he heard the door.

"You need to look at the menu," Beckett replied. She watched her father heading inside and turned to her daughter. "Okay?" she asked.

"Yep, and I loved the trip today," Julia said. "It reminded me of the woods at home though it wasn't the same trees."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett said. "But it is getting colder, and you need to see what you want."

"I am hungry," Julia admitted before she let her mother lead her inside. She wasn't surprised to find everyone was at the table where they'd have their meal, except for Josie who was toddling to their mother while she cried out in a little distress.

"Mama my doll!" Josie said.

"You have it in your room," Beckett said soothingly since the toddler was talking about the sand dollar she'd found at Third Beach. Gently caressing Josie's hair, she then said, "And it needs to have a bath. But we're going to pick out our food now."

"Food?" Josie asked.

"We're going to have dinner," Julia explained to her. "Are you hungry?"

"Eh," Josie said firmly. She giggled when her big sister hugged her and then said, "Peas?"

"Not tonight," Castle said, glancing over at them. "We'll have pizza another night I'm sure but let's try and find something else," he added, motioning to the toddler.

"What about us?" Julia asked her mother.

"There's another menu," Beckett said before she went to the table.

"We're finished," Alexis said, handing it to her mother. "There's a kid's menu if you were wondering."

"We saw," Beckett said with a smile.

"Of course you did," Alexis said, glancing over at her father and smiling at the way he playfully glared at her.

"Thank you," Beckett said before she went to the couch with Julia. They were looking at it together and she wasn't surprised to see an uncertain expression soon on her daughter's face. "You're not sure," she said since by then they'd gone through the menu up until the wines and drinks. When the teen nodded, she was about to suggest she choose a sandwich when she was speaking hesitantly.

"Would I be able to get the meal you create?" Julia asked.

"That might be a little too big," Beckett said. "Try one of the sandwiches."

Nodding, Julia looked at the choices before she laughed and told her mother, "They have two kinds of pizza."

"I saw but pick a sandwich since I don't want your sister eating theirs," Beckett said.

"The grilled cheese?" Julia asked.

"Alright," Beckett said, getting up and taking the menu to the table. "Are you ordering?" she asked her husband while the others were standing up.

"Yeah, they want to go outside," Castle replied. "Stay with me?" He wasn't surprised when she gave him a look, not responding while the rest of their family was getting their jackets on and heading out to the terrace. He called in their order and when he hung up, he told his wife, "You heard me."

"How could I not?" Beckett asked in amusement.

"Do you mind?" Castle said swiftly. When his wife leaned down to him and brushed her lips against his he tried to hold onto her to keep her with him. Before he could pull her to him, he heard the door opening and looked with her to see it was his mother. "Too cold?" he asked.

"Just a little," Martha said. "I tried to bring Josie inside, but she was very insistent on staying."

"I'm not surprised," Beckett replied before she shared a look with her husband. Turning back, she saw her father was walking in and then said, "Would you two open the door when dinner gets here?"

"Of course," Jim said, taking off his jacket and seeing his son in law setting down some Canadian money on the table before he and Beckett were going out to the terrace.

"Dada," Josie said happily when she noticed him.

Picking her up as soon as he'd reached her Castle said, "You're not too cold?"

Turning in time to see her baby sister shaking her head, Alexis said, "I was holding her in my jacket."

"Then you need to go back inside," Castle told the toddler teasingly.

"No Dada!" Josie said, her brow furrowed.

Unable to help chuckling at her expression, Castle reached up and gently smoothed his thumb over her forehead. "So angry, you know we're going to have a special dessert," he told her.

"Rick," Beckett said, shaking her head though she was smiling when Julia gasped, and Eliza squealed.

"What're we gonna have?" the little girl asked eagerly.

"You'll see later," Beckett said. "Once you eat your food."

"I will," Eliza said, jumping up and down.

"Easy," Louis said, putting his hands on her shoulders to stop her. "You'll want to be careful."

"He's right, it's not a good idea to do that on a balcony," Castle commented.

"I'll stop," Eliza said. She pursed her lips for a moment and then said, "I did stop. Can we put our feet in the water?"

"Take it easy," Castle said laughingly while his wife covered her face with her hand for a moment. "Or else you won't need dessert."

"I'll stop," Eliza replied with a smile. She turned to her mother and said, "Sorry," before Beckett was pulling her into an embrace and speaking teasingly to her.

"Don't worry, I know how much you wanted to go swimming here," she replied. "But at least you stopped."

Nodding Eliza said, "I want dessert too."

Beckett laughed and hugged the little girl again, not surprised when she was responding immediately. When they had let each other go, she went to the railing, peering down at the street before her father was getting their attention.

"Dinner's ready," Jim said. "And still warm so hurry."

"Are you going to take her?" Castle his wife as they were staying back to let the others go first.

"I wanted to," Beckett said. She placed her hand on his chest to keep him from moving and she said, "I'll be fine."

"You're sure?" Castle asked. When she gave him a look he shrugged and said, "I just needed an extra second," before he leaned into her and kissed her lightly. He lingered, wrapping his arm carefully around her before he was pulling back slowly. Seeing her eyes were half lidded, he had to refrain from leaning into her to kiss her harder. "We should go," he said to shake himself.

"I'm sure they're watching us," Beckett replied with a smile. They kissed again, swiftly, and moved to reenter the suite where their family was gathering around the table and food.

June 14th, 2022

Hello again from Vancouver, Evangeline!

Julia looked up from her diary in surprise when she heard the knock on the door and rushed out to the living room where her father was opening it.

"Sorry we're late," David said on the other side.

"Not really," Castle said. He watched with his wife and Julia while the mayor said goodnight to his oldest before he told them the same.

"Bye Dad," Mari said after the Castles had said goodnight to him. "See you tomorrow." After the door was closed, she said, "I have to change?"

"Brushing your teeth would be nice too," Castle commented.

"We'll let you know when we're finished," Julia told her parents.

"Rick," Beckett said, taking her husband's hand when he opened his mouth to speak. At his look she said, "Leave them alone, they need to finish with their diaries."

"And what are we going to do?" Castle asked. He was a little startled when his wife smiled at him and tugged his hand. When she pulled him into the bathroom he said, "I thought you were going to get ready."

"In a way we are," Beckett replied in amusement while she was getting her toothbrush. She was a little surprised when her husband didn't respond, instead proceeded to brush his teeth before she was following him.

Inside their room Julia was waiting for Mari to finish and she said as soon as she saw her friend, "How was dinner?"

"Nice, we actually went to Robson," Mari said. "Though we ate somewhere else for dinner."

"What kind of food did they have?" Julia asked.

"Poutine," Mari replied.

"Really?" Julia said with a gasp. When her friend nodded, she said, "I'm so jealous," not surprised Mari giggled before responding.

"I told Mom and Dad you would be, but they said they'd suggest we go somewhere for poutine tomorrow," Mari replied. "And yes, I'm fine with having it again."

"Good," Julia said before she smiled. She watched her friend getting her diary and told her, "I started before you got here."

"I'm not surprised," Mari replied. "But hurry so we can talk a little bit."

"You too," Julia told her before they smiled at each other and turned to their diaries.

I had to pause for a second, Mari got brought back to the suite by her dad and I was waiting for her to get ready before I came here to write to you. But now she's here with me and writing in her diary so I can start about today which was so much fun!

Today after breakfast we went to Stanley Park and got our bikes before we started to ride. We actually didn't go too far before we were stopping for the first time, and that was to see the Totem Poles. And wow, they were so awesome, the colors and animals. I definitely took a ton of pictures! After that was riding along the seawall and it was so beautiful with the water on the right and then the foliage (a lot of foliage!) to the left. We stopped once in a while luckily, for pictures, and eventually we went off the seawall to a trail.

It was actually a couple of trails and then when we were starting to look for a good place to eat lunch, I noticed that Freddie was with us. I talked to him, and he pointed out the best place to eat. I guess I mentioned it to him a few times… well, a lot so he wanted to help. And he sure did, like I said, it was the best place to eat at, beautiful and surrounded by trees, which is what I was hoping for! After that we headed back to the seawall and once we were there we were right by Lions Gate bridge! I got more pictures and I'm so glad I have a bunch of cards for my camera.

We got to the very end of the park… well, I guess I should just say the northern most part, Prospect Point, we stopped and took pictures. Us kids were all together for a picture that Mom took of us (Josa and Sophie were sleeping so they weren't in it, but we took a picture on Third Beach later) and it came out amazing, West Vancouver and its buildings are behind so it's interesting too. When we got to Third Beach, we were looking for shells, no swimming since it was windy and chilly too, but I found some great shells. We're going to try and get a collection, just two from each beach, and I have to think of something to do with them!

After the beach it was later in the afternoon, so we went to return the bikes and headed back to the hotel. There we split up for dinner and we stayed in the hotel, I know what you're thinking Evangeline, but 'lexis was a little tired and it was chilly remember I said. Just easier to stay here, tomorrow we'll go out though. Dinner was great, though I think I might just be talking about dessert since we got to share slices of chocolate cake. Delicious! After we gathered in the living room and watched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory until Lizzy fell asleep. Luckily, we got to the part where they go on that crazy boat since when we watch it tomorrow, we'll be able to finish.

I came here to get ready which was so weird by myself, I'm used to Mari being here with me already but that did happen last year in Spain so I shouldn't be surprised. Now I should mention tomorrow, I should have earlier, but it makes more sense here. Dad and Skye told us we're going to the aquarium in Stanley Park and after getting a German lunch we'll rest here at the hotel. It's really just the toddlers getting their naps and then we'll go to Gastown for shopping and a nice dinner.

Julia paused after she'd finished her paragraph and said, "I wonder what kind of stores there are going to be tomorrow."

"Are you hoping for more books?" Mari asked.

Unable to help laughing, Julia did her best to calm down at Mari's widened eyes and explained what she'd told her grandfather. She smiled when her friend did before she was a little startled at her responding, agreeing with her wholeheartedly.

"I feel the same way," Mari said. "I told you I have dreams about going to a bookstore and finding new books too."

Julia smiled and was about to reply to that when she paused and said, "We need to keep going." She wasn't surprised when her friend nodded and she looked back down at her diary, writing again though she didn't have much left for her entry.

I kind of hate thinking about tomorrow, but that's only because it's our second to last day here in Vancouver and I've loved it so much. But there's Seattle next and after that Manresa so there's a ton more to see that I can't wait for! Speaking of that, I can't wait to get to Mill Valley and San Francisco!

That's all I have now for today and it was a lot, plus I have to go to bed soon and I want to talk with Mari a little bit, so I'll be finishing here. Night and see you tomorrow, Evangeline!

Closing her diary, Julia glanced at her friend and saw she was closing hers as well before she said with a smile, "We have a little more time."

"Are they just going to come inside when it is?" Mari asked. At her friend's nod she said, smiling back at her, "Want me to tell you about our dinner?"

"I'll tell you about mine," Julia said swiftly before they settled in to talk about their evening.

In the living room, Castle and Beckett were talking on the couch about the next day and their last in the city before she squeezed his arm to stop him.

"It's not time for them to go to bed yet, is it?" Castle asked since they had both looked over at the door to the girls' room in time to see it close.

"No, but I'm not surprised they did that," Beckett said. She then looked at her husband with a smile and asked, "Coffee?"

"I'll make it," Castle said swiftly before he stood up and went to the coffee maker their suite came with. As he was about to start the first cup he glanced at his wife when she was walking up to him. "I don't mind," he told her with a smile.

"I can tell," Beckett replied before she took his hands to stop him. "But we're going to have to let it sit before we drink them."

"Right," Castle said, looking at the machine. "After," he said.

Beckett responded with a smile before she took his hand and pulled him back to the couch. Sitting with him again she was pressing against his side and telling him, "We need to agree on something."

"Okay," Castle said a little slowly, wondering if she was referencing once they were in their room.

"Tomorrow when we go to the shops you and Skye have mentioned," Beckett continued, not surprised when her husband laughed briefly.

"Don't worry, I won't buy you something unless you agree," Castle said.

"Or force me to go into stores I don't want to," Beckett added, pressing her finger to his chest.

Taking her hand Castle said, "I won't," before he was leaning down and kissing her palm.

"Come here," Beckett said laughingly, about to pull him to her for a kiss. She was gasping when he suddenly pulled her onto his lap, laughing briefly before he was taking her lips with his. She was a little startled the kiss was so brief when he was pressing his forehead to the side of her head while he murmured to her.

"We don't have that much time," Castle stated.

"Not now," Beckett replied with a slight laugh. She kissed his cheek and then moved to stand before pulling him to the other windows.

Castle, watching her in surprise, turned to the door to the girls' room having heard it opening. "Are you guys ready to go to bed?" he asked in obvious surprise.

"No, we were talking about dinner tonight and I finished really fast," Julia said before she and Mari shared a look and were laughing together. When they'd calmed down, she turned to her parents and said, "Can we talk here?"

"Of course," Beckett said, nodding to the couch.

"How was your dinner?" Castle asked Mari who was sitting on one of the two armchairs to his and Beckett's right.

"Good, we had poutine," Mari replied.

"Poutine," Castle said. "That's what I forgot."

"What's… he doing," Mari said slowly when her friend's father was looking at his phone.

"Looking for a place," Julia said. "Why don't you just ask where she went?"

"It was a tiny place," Mari said swiftly. "But we found a table, so we ate there. I don't know if it's big enough for all of us to do that though."

"We'll probably need to bring it back here," Beckett said. "What was the name of the restaurant?"

"La Petite… Patate," Mari pronounced slowly.

"Got it," Castle said. He looked at the menu and then nodded telling the other three, "I think I'd rather have that, not the German."

"Me too," Julia said swiftly.

"We have a problem though," Beckett said when her husband, daughter and Mari turned to her. She was about to continue when her daughter's best friend was speaking swiftly.

"I told Julia I don't mind having it again," Mari said.

"What about your parents?" Beckett asked.

"I… don't know," Mari started to say before she hesitated.

"I can call them," Castle said before he dialed David's number. "Nothing's wrong," he told the mayor swiftly as soon as he'd answered. He explained what they'd been talking about and finished saying, "I forgot about letting the girls try it while we were here in Canada still. Mari said she won't mind having it again but we're not sure what you and Rebecca think."

"Becca," David called to his wife.

"I heard," Rebecca replied in amusement. "And I'm fine with that, we should have thought of the others."

"It's fine," Beckett said since her husband had put the call on speakerphone. "We'll text the others."

"Great, now make sure Mari goes to bed," David said.

"Dad," the girl said with a groan.

"Just kidding, we'll see you tomorrow," the mayor told his daughter before he said goodnight to them.

Hanging up Castle said, "That worked out, now let's find a German place in Gastown," smiling when the girls were laughing.

"We'll discuss it later," Beckett said, squeezing her husband's arm before they were turning in surprise to Julia when she was suddenly talking.

"Don't say it's time for us to go to bed," the teen protested.

"It is," Beckett replied, standing.

"But… you mean by the time we get to the bed it'll be time for bed," Julia said, frowning. "Okay," she said with a sigh before her mother placed her hand on her back. She couldn't help laughing at the way she was looking at her and said, "You didn't buy that?"

"Not really," Beckett said. She glanced at her husband when the teen wrinkled her nose and said, "I'm not blaming only you for that."

"Thanks," Castle said before he was following them into the room. He hugged Julia when she waited for him and he said, "I'm glad you had so much fun."

"Definitely," Julia said. "And I can't wait for tomorrow," she told him while she pulled back to look up at him. She smiled and then said, "And the day after."

"Still not going to say," Castle said, pretending to pinch her cheek.

"I had to try," Julia replied. "Love you Dad," she told him, kissing his cheek once he leaned down to her.

"I love you too," Castle said, kissing her cheek. "Sweet dreams?"

"Yeah," Julia replied, sharing a quick second hug with him. From her father she went to her mother and said, "I love you too Mom."

"I love you sweetie," Beckett said before they parted after they'd kissed each other's cheek. She let her go to the bed where Mari was sitting and said, "Goodnight you two."

"We'll go to be- sleep," Julia started to say, correcting herself swiftly.

"Good catch," Castle said, smiling when the two were giggling. He told them goodnight after his wife had and left with her, closing the door behind them before he led Beckett to the middle of the living room. "Do you want coffee at all?" he asked her.

Looking at the machine for a moment, Beckett pulled her husband's hand and took him to their room. She turned to watch him close and lock the door before she was wrapping her arms around his neck. "Rick?" she asked him.

"Yes…" Castle asked slowly, gently rubbing her back through her shirt. When she pushed on the back of his neck lightly, he moved swiftly to kiss her. He began gently before he was deepening it feeling how she was reacting, and they were rolling their tongues around each other. Clutching at her by then she was pressed against his chest, and he was slipping his hands underneath her shirt to feel her skin.

When they had parted, Beckett stepped back while he pulled the fabric up over her head and she reached for his shirt. Helping him discard it with hers she watched him pull the black t-shirt he'd worn underneath out and said, "We're a little close to the door love."

"You're the one who stopped me," Castle said, though before she could respond he was gathering her in his arms. Carrying her the short distance to the bed he told her, "Surprised?"

"Yes," Beckett said laughingly before he set her down next to the bed. When he kissed her again, she wasn't surprised to find it was sensuous and she responded though it didn't last long since he was caressing her back before grasping her ass through her jeans. "Rick," she breathed before he was letting her go. Looking down in between them, she looked on while he opened her fly and she stepped out of her pants before moving to lay down on the bed.

"How did you know?" Castle said, intending to smile at her though his voice came out husky. He was moving to get on the bed when she was stopping him and tugging on his shirt while she spoke at the same time.

"Ten years Rick," Beckett said before he was kissing her again. While she was responding she could feel her husband was moving and she reached out to touch his hip, feeling he was trying to pull his jeans off. "Wait," she said, breathless while she moved away from him to end the kiss. "We don't have that much to get off."

"No," Castle said simply since he was reaching for her bra. He was relieved when she didn't stop him, and they hurriedly undressed each other before he was helping her lay back on the middle of the bed. He kissed her lightly before he said, "Anything you'd like me to do specifically?"

"You already know what to do love," Beckett said, caressing his cheek gently. When he lightly nipped at her fingertips as she pulled them away, she said, "I don't really need to tell you anything."

Shaking his head, Castle leaned down to her and kissed her again, making it passionate though he didn't linger. He moved lower on her body, kissing at her neck and transitioning to her collarbone before he was at her breasts. He brushed his lips there, being gentle in his touch to her mounds before he focused on her nipples. Parting his lips after he'd kissed at both he was suckling at her, hearing her short cry before she was holding onto him tightly. He continued for as long as he could until he needed to move, and he lightly nipped at her skin going down to her stomach. She was shifting underneath him, so once he was fully in between her legs he put them over his shoulders. When she stopped him by touching the top of his head, saying his name at the same time, he looked up at her in concern before she spoke again.

"I changed my mind," Beckett told him.

Startled for a moment, the realization of what his wife meant came to him quickly and he said, "What if I still wanted to do this?" He wasn't surprised when she hesitated and he pressed a kiss to her clit, delighting in her moan. He then went down to her folds, tonguing them gently before he slipped it inside of her and moved his tongue a few times.

Beckett was nearly shocked at the lack of sensation when her husband moved up her body and she opened her eyes to see him reaching her. Taking his kiss, she let it linger for a little before she was ending it and hurriedly turning him onto his back. Before he could say anything, she was kissing him as hard as she could, pleased to feel him soon after responding. Though she had wanted to continue that for longer, she was pulling away and moving to kiss around his chest. She flicked her tongue at his nipples, repeating the action twice while her husband was saying her name pleadingly. It didn't get her to stop, sliding down and kissing around his stomach until her chin brushed against the tip of his erection. Her mouth covered it a moment later, and she allowed herself to lave her tongue around it, tasting his arousal before she bobbed her head on him.

Finding himself breathing roughly, Castle wrapped his arms around his wife and said, "You stunned me."

Smiling, since his eyes were still closed, Beckett told him, "I had to reciprocate."

Opening his eyes Castle said, "Goddess."

"Not vixen?" Beckett replied, still smiling.

"Not the way you look now," Castle said, pulling her to him for a kiss. While they were doing that, he moved her around onto her back though he was disgruntled since he needed to move to grab a pillow. He expected his wife to respond to that but when she merely raised her hips to allow him to tuck it under her he raised his eyebrow before she rubbed his lower lip with her thumb while she spoke.

"I want you deeper," Beckett informed him.

"Okay," Castle said. He was soon smiling before he leaned into her and kissed her lightly. Pulling back shortly after he told her, "What do you want?"

"Make love to me," Beckett said. "And fuck me," she added quickly before he could respond. She wasn't very surprised when her husband's reply was to raise himself above her so she was ready to grab his length gently. Guiding him to her, she let her fingertips brush against the tip of him and was satisfied with his groan of pleasure. She rubbed her fingertips around him a few more times before she was moving her hands to rest on either side of her head on the pillow.

"Still a goddess," Castle told her roughly before he kissed her. At the same time he was sliding inside of her, going slowly and working to make sure their kiss was continuing though she was moaning into his mouth. Once they were fully coupled, he moved to her shoulder and kissed at it, making his way to her jaw before he trailed up to her lips. Brushing his own against them he pulled back and seeing the raw desire in her eyes he said, "I want you love."

Trembling imperceptibly at how husky his voice was, Beckett wrapped her legs around him though she soon slid her left further up his side. With her arms about him as well she had a firm grip on him before he began to thrust. She gasped at the first, then recovered so she would be able to move with him. It was a little difficult but didn't mind the challenge since it was a welcome distraction before she could orgasm too quickly.

Watching his wife while he kept the strokes of his member within her gentle and slow, Castle was elated at the pleasure masking her face. Her nails were raking over his back, making his muscles shudder in response before he was speeding up a little. He alternated though, soon after slowing down again. Hearing his wife's cry of joy when he sped up again, he told her, "I'm… going to make this last Kate."

"Oh! Rick you… you said you'd fuck me!" Beckett managed to say. She let out a groan of frustration when he stopped and she warned him, "This better not keep happening."

"You don't want to feel my cock in you?" Castle asked. "Slow, getting deep into your pussy." When she bit at her lower lip he told her, "I want to feel every fucking inch of you, my love." He was immensely pleased when his wife nodded rapidly, leading him to start thrusting again. He alternated as he'd been doing before, seeing Beckett was having some trouble with her rhythm with him which led him to stop shortly after. "Don't get mad," he told her in a rush.

"How can I not be?" Beckett said, trying to keep her voice from sounding too angry. She did her best to calm down and said, "I'm… I think I want to move with you."

"Then move… oh, you didn't think you could move," Castle said.

Beckett smiled, not surprised her husband was looking startled before she was crying out when he was thrusting in her again. She moved her right leg to place her foot onto the mattress and then used that to move in time with him. He was speeding up after she had thrust a few times before he was slowing down. "This… this is going to be the whole… t-time," she stammered to him.

"Yes," Castle replied shortly before he was kissing her. Moving slowly in her at that point, he was inching his way through her so they could feel one another easily and they were groaning together, his wife pulling away.

"Oh! Rick… this…" Beckett started to say. She couldn't continue, his speeding up at that moment cutting her off though she didn't really care. Moving in time with him was making her feel like she was delirious, and she gasped to him before he stopped fully, and he was talking to her against her lips lovingly.

"I'm not going to do this for that much longer," Castle told her, trying to keep his voice steady. "Your pussy is squeezing my cock," he informed her.

"You…" Beckett started to say. She trailed off when her husband was leaning down further to caress her breasts before she raked his scalp with her nails. "Move lover," she told him when he raised his head after shuddering in reaction to her touch.

Castle found he was breathing a little harder at how his wife had spoken and he couldn't say no, thrusting again and starting out slow. Building up his speed he stopped himself before he became too fast, relishing their friction and hoping he'd last as long as she did before he realized she was writhing underneath him. "Love," he breathed, amazed watching her though it wasn't the first time he'd reduced her to that state. "You're going to come."

"Yes! Oh… Rick it's… your cock feels… so good!" Beckett cried, trying not to climax then.

"Don't hold… back," Castle said, pressing into her a little more deliberately. As she let out a gasp every time, he felt a thrill race up and down his body before it centered at his length. He was aware he didn't have much time before he realized his peak himself and he focused back on his wife. "Come for me Kate, I want to feel your pussy coming around me. I want to fill you," he breathed against her lips.

"Yes, I'm… oh love I'm coming!" Beckett started to say before her orgasm was taking her over. Her back arched roughly in her ecstasy while everything in her released the tension that had been building and she was clinging to Castle when he was calling her name. Though that was all he could say she felt thrilled since she could hear how much pleasure he was going through in his tone. She kissed at the side of his head, doing so feverishly because her climax was intense. She finally calmed down, relishing her husband's movements against her and his release filling her so greatly he was displacing it. When she could feel the faint stirrings of her arousal at that realization, she was holding him tighter before he gave her a final thrust. "Still with me?" she asked, not surprised he was quiet for a while with his face buried in her neck.

"Yes," Castle managed to say, moving away enough to speak to her. He saw she was biting at her lower lip and was about to ask if she wanted something at that moment when she was explaining to him.

"I want more Rick," Beckett said.

"Right now?" Castle asked. At his wife's nod he immediately leaned down to her, kissing her deeply before they were slowly parting. "Goddess," he told her while they gazed into each other's eyes.

"Sheik," Beckett breathed before her husband was leaning into her. She took his kiss eagerly, assisting him in helping her growing more aroused so they could make love roughly.

"How did this happen?" Castle asked his wife.

"Isn't it a little late to be asking that?" Beckett teased him immediately.

Looking at their plates and the remnants of their breakfast, Castle said, "I think so, but I'm just letting you know I did miss them."

"Don't worry, I thought you did," Beckett said. "But I don't mind letting the girls have breakfast with their grandparents."

"Except for Alexis," Castle commented.

"And Mari," Beckett replied. They'd gotten a call from her father that morning though she'd missed it since she and Castle had made love and were in the shower at the time. Once they'd gotten out and dressed, she'd called him back, finding out he and Martha wanted their grandchildren to have breakfast with them. They'd gotten Julia and Mari up and ready and allowed her father to escort the latter to her family's suite and the former to the suite Martha was sharing with Eliza and Josie. Alexis and Louis had decided to stay in their suite when Castle had called them, and she hadn't been surprised hearing that. Shaking herself she told her husband, "At least they won't be mad we're not on the terrace."

Laughing briefly, Castle said, "Thank you for convincing me not to go out there."

"It is chilly," Beckett said. She smirked when her husband looked at her in confusion and said, "Don't worry, I'll still go to Gastown," not surprised he was responding immediately after.

"It's either that or you're going to be here by yourself," Castle replied. He was laughing again when his wife tossed the other half of the croissant she'd cut and caught it before he said, "They-" cutting himself off when he turned to the door at the same time she did. "Julia forgot something," he said since there had been a knock.

"Or Mari," Beckett replied over her should since she'd gotten up first. Looking through the peephole she said, "It's Julia." Opening it she said, "What did you forget?"

"Nothing," she replied, walking into the room so her mother could close the door behind her.

"We are about to get ready to go," Castle said in mock protest.

"No, I forgot to ask you about lunch today," Julia protested.

"We're going," Castle said. "Or… we're picking it up and bringing it back here."

"Okay," Julia said, turning.

"Wait, wait," Beckett said with a frown while she grabbed her shoulder. "Did you just come up here by yourself?"

"Grandpapa came up with me in the elevator and watched me come to the door," Julia explained.

"Good thing," Castle said. "But I'm still wondering about your being here; it wasn't just about lunch."

Feeling a little embarrassed, Julia took a moment before she was telling him, "I wanted to come back. It was a little crazy in the room."

"Who else was in there?" Castle asked in surprise.

"Mari and Dani," Julia replied.

"What did you do?" Castle said.

"Or suggest," Beckett corrected him.

Julia couldn't help laughing when her parents were turning to look at her at the same time and she said, "I asked David and Rebecca when we got to the door if they could come over. So they could have breakfast alone too." She watched her father turn to her mother before speaking in a low tone though she could hear him easily.

"We're not angry at her right?" Castle asked.

"I can hear Dad," Julia said. "But are you?" she then asked her mother worriedly.

"No," Beckett said, laughing briefly. She checked the time and said, "We need to get going."

"Already?" Julia asked in surprise, hurrying after them while they walked into their bedroom.

"Yeah, she's right," Castle said, having checked the time as well. "Housekeeping is coming today; you have everything put away right?"

"We do," Julia said with a nod. She watched them getting their things for the day and said, "This aquarium will be nice, won't it?"

"It should be," Castle said. He studied her while he stepped up to the doorway where she was waiting and said, "You're worried about that?"

"I'm just wondering if there's going to be a lot of salmon," Julia said.

Laughing Beckett said while she joined them, "There probably will be, but it shouldn't be the entire place."

"Well, I thought there'd be other stuff too," Julia said. "I just…"

"Don't want to see salmon when we eat that," Castle finished for her. When the teen nodded, he wrapped his arm around her and said, "I don't blame you. And we'll try to avoid seafood for the day."

"I was going to suggest that," Beckett said when Julia looked at her walking on the other side of him. "Are they bringing your bag?"

"Yeah, Grandpapa said he'd make sure," Julia replied before she smiled widely. "My camera's in there."

"Good to know," Castle said, opening the door and letting her go first. He stopped his wife before she could walk out into the hall where Julia was waiting, and he leaned over to kiss her gently. He lingered for as long as he dared before he pulled away slightly and then told her, "I love you, Kate."

"Love you too Rick," Beckett said immediately. She pulled him to her for a brief kiss before they were taking each other's hands. She didn't let him go as he closed and checked the door, waiting until they were with Julia, taking her hands to head to the elevator and meet their family and friends for that day's trip.