Climbing down from the chair she'd used to check her suite door's peephole; Julia sighed and went over to the couch where the chair belonged and made sure the seat was clean before she went into the bedroom. Grabbing her diary, she sat at the desk the room had before she heard a sound at the door and turned before her friend was walking inside, smiling at her and teasing her.

"I scared you, didn't I?" Mari said.

"A little, I had no idea what time you'd come back," Julia replied. "I was just going to write in my diary."

"Long entry?" Mari asked. She was surprised at the look on her friend's face and then realized why saying, "You're not going to write after this?"

"Just until we're home," Julia replied. "I told my grandparents about it at dinner." She made a brief face before she said, "I should have mentioned it to my parents earlier. I'll do it tomorrow."

"They thought you should?" Mari asked once she was sure her friend had stopped speaking to herself.

"My grandpapa did," Julia said with a nod. "He said I'd stop liking it if I was forcing myself to write."

"Good idea," Mari said thoughtfully.

"Are you going to stop too?" Julia asked with a smile.

"Yes, can you wait for me to get ready too?" Mari replied with her own question. When her friend nodded, she raced to change and brush her teeth before she was back in the bedroom with her diary. "Are you going to write for that long?"

"Not really," Julia replied with a smile. "Though are we going to talk for that long?"

"Probably," Mari said. "Stop having doubts," she said firmly. "And write."

"You too," Julia said before they were laughing, and she turned back to the desk where she had everything ready. She wrote as fast as she could, hearing Mari doing the same since she'd sat on the end of the bed behind her.

June 25th, 2022

Hello from Portland, Oregon Evangeline! Long time no write but I've been so busy it's not even funny. And I'm actually not going to write for too long since I want to spend the time there's left before bedtime talking with Mari.

So, after thinking about it for a long time I decided I'm just way too busy for writing in you and I'll need to wait until I'm back at home to write again. Believe me, I really hate doing that, but I spend so much time writing about what we did I lose the chance to talk with Mari like I want to. And when I have a sleepover in our rooms with the other girls like we've been allowed to have tomorrow. Our suite is definitely big enough… I mean it's only a one bedroom suite but it has a really nice sized living room. Now I'm not a big fan of the wallpaper, it's sort of a brownish kind of color, but there's a really pretty blue on the couch and chairs in the living room. We're going to stay out in the living room until we go to bed since there's so much space, I can't wait!

So I'll be setting you aside until August and I have a ton more time. Like I said I feel bad, but I just remembered that in one of the Dear Canada books (I think it was Brothers Far from Home) the girl stopped writing for the summer when she had summer camp. It makes sense, plus Mari's doing it too. But I will write to you about what we do, a list but I'll put a little thing about it at the end.

We'll get to stay at Skye and Mary's until after Mom and Dad are finished with their trip to Adare and then meet them at JFK before we go home. And then you'll hear from me again. So have a great rest this summer Evangeline!

Finishing her entry, Julia soon after put away her things and saw Mari was joining her. "You know we can watch TV," she pointed out to her.

"Not tonight, I want to hear about what you did," Mari said firmly.

"Me too," Julia said before they were hurrying together to the bed and jumping onto it, laughing before they began to talk eagerly about what they'd done for dinner that night.

Knocking on the bedroom door Castle said, "Dinner's here Kate," before he jumped back slightly at his wife nearly throwing the door open while she spoke to him teasingly.

"I could hear you," Beckett replied. When her husband glanced at her body she told him, "No?"

"Yes," Castle said firmly, looking back up at her face. He leaned into her and brushed his lips to hers before he said, "I feel underdressed," he said.

"It's only a sundress," Beckett replied easily, wearing the blue one from their past summer trip to Ireland. "And don't."

"You're sure?" Castle said though she'd made him turn around so she could push him to the dining table.

"Very," Beckett replied before her husband ducked away from her. She smiled at him when he pulled out her chair and said, "Interesting choice for seating."

"I'm not switching that," Castle said firmly while she sat down. He hurried to sit next to her and told her, "I hope you don't mind."

"I don't," Beckett said since they were right next to each other. She picked up her wine glass and she and Castle tapped them together before they began to eat. They were quiet for a while before she told him, "I wish we hadn't done this."

Laughing Castle said, "I agree, last time this vacation, right?"

"Not until Adare," Beckett replied before they were kissing each other gently. "Though we need to let our parents have the chance to be with them."

"And they were fine with it," Castle said. When his wife nodded, he then asked, "Is your food alright?"

"It is," Beckett said. "And while I just said I wish we hadn't had dinner on our own I don't mind eating here."

"Neither do I," Castle said. He picked up her hand and brought it to his lips, kissing at the back of it lightly before he said, "We never really talked about what to do after this."

"I saw you had dessert," Beckett told him. She laughed when her husband pretended to look above them and said, "What is it?"

"Chocolates," Castle said. "Local ones and fruit flavors."

"Liquid?" Beckett asked.

Shaking his head Castle said, "They didn't have it. And to be honest I wasn't sure we should."

Smiling Beckett took a sip of her wine and told him, "I think we can."

"Okay," Castle said slowly, studying her.

"What?" Beckett asked in surprise.

"You have something in mind," Castle replied.

Beckett took a moment to respond, finally telling him, "We'll discuss that later."

"I'll be happy to hear," Castle said swiftly.

"Pervert," Beckett replied in amusement. She sucked in her breath when her husband's response was to rub at her knee and she reached down, removing it gently. "Not yet," she told him, hoping he wouldn't be hurt. When he in turn took her hand and lightly brushed his lips to it, she was relieved before he was asking her a question.

"Would you be mad if I did that again?" Castle said.

"Without thinking?" Beckett responded with a smile. She laughed briefly when her husband nodded slowly and leaned over to kiss his cheek. When he turned to her and they took a moment to kiss each other she was pleased though they soon parted. She caressed his cheek with the backs of her fingers, pleased when he was taking her hand again. As he was lightly brushing his lips to her fingers, she was clutching the edge of the table with her other before she had to stop him. "I don't want you to stop," she told him, a little breathless. "But we need to finish."

Though he was reluctant to do so, Castle nodded and told her, "Luckily we almost are." She cupped his cheek before he said, "No?"

"No," Beckett replied in amusement before she grabbed her fork and knife. They ended up finishing their meal in silence and she got up while her husband was taking their dishes and glasses to the hallway.

"You're good on wine?" Castle asked her.

"Yeah," Beckett said, turning to him for a moment. When he stepped outside, she looked back to the city, watching a streetcar going by in front of their hotel. She was just able to see her husband's reflection behind her and smiled at him saying, "I wanted to see the view on this side, I didn't have the chance yesterday."

"I don't blame you," Castle said, just seeing the streetcar himself before he was kissing her shoulder through her dress. When her response was to lean back against him, he was quick to wrap his arms around her tightly. "Can we stay like this for a while?" he asked after she had raised her arms and held onto his across her.

"I was hoping," Beckett told him with a smile. She felt him press a kiss to the side of her head and she told him, "But not for too long."

"No," Castle agreed before he pressed his lips to her hair. He nuzzled them against her before he caught the scent of roses clinging to her locks. "Goddess," he told her roughly.

Her eyes closed, Beckett told him, "Sheik," before she became startled when he suddenly let her go.

"I had to…" Castle told her seriously once she was looking at him.

"It's alright," Beckett replied, stepping up to him. She cupped his cheek before pulling him down to her and they were kissing gently. When they parted, she wasn't surprised to see how dark his eyes were and she said, "I have to tell you something that I'm starting to regret."

"Coffee?" Castle asked.

"If you don't mind making it," Beckett answered. She was startled when he took her hand but started to laugh when he was leading her to the couch. "Wait," she told him firmly when he turned to her at the couch. "I want to stay with you, unless you disapprove," she explained to him.

"I'd be an idiot to," Castle replied, taking her hand again. He smiled when his wife was laughing again behind him, and they went to the kitchen. He got the espresso maker started and said, "We don't need to wake up that early."

"Since we're on our own for breakfast, no," Beckett replied, smiling a little. "But we do have to get up eventually."

"I know," Castle said. "But don't worry, we'll stop."

"Eventually?" Beckett asked him teasingly. She grew serious immediately when he stepped up to her, the expression on his face the same and she told him, "You're-" She didn't mind his interruption when he kissed her but was relieved he was gentle and soon pulling back. "You're lucky I don't mind," she teased him before he was responding swiftly.

"I realize, but it had to be done," Castle replied. He laughed when she playfully pinched at his side before he leaned down to her and kissed her lightly. The espresso machine was finishing then, and he had to hurriedly turn to it before he was handing his wife the finished cup. He was startled when she bent slightly to the microwave and put away her cup.

As she stood back up, Beckett paused for a moment and smiled at the way he was putting his arm around her waist. "You can't wait," she teased him.

"For what," Castle stated instead of asking.

Rolling her eyes, Beckett said. "Now I feel like I can call you pervert."

"Please don't," Castle replied jokingly before he turned to his cup. After he had it in hand and Beckett had gotten hers, they walked together to the couch where they sat together. "You don't want the fire, do you?" he asked her after they'd set their cups on the coffee table.

"I don't think it's needed," Beckett said, looking on when her husband gently rubbed his hand up and down her thigh. "You can go a little further," she told him, not surprised when he paused and then looked up at her.

Seeing in her expression that she was serious, Castle nodded before he was leaning over to her and kissing her lightly on the lips. While they were doing that, he was gently sliding his hand more fully under her skirt. They needed to catch their breath and once they had he told her, "I'm a little surprised."

"That I'm allowing you?" Beckett said.

"That you're not cold in this," Castle told her simply. "It's thin," moving to hold her skirt in between his index finger and thumb. When she took his hand, he was startled when she laid it on her right breast and he said roughly, "What… Are you naked under this?"

"I am," Beckett replied with a smile. "I thought there wasn't much need for anything else."

"Then I'll ask one last time; you're not cold?" Castle replied to that. "Or chilly."

"No," Beckett said, laughing briefly at the way he looked at her breasts once he'd moved his hand away. She reached under his chin and pushed it up so he was looking into her eyes telling him, "We have our coffee."

"Espresso," Castle corrected, unable to help himself.

"That," Beckett said with a smirk before she reached for his cup. After she'd handed it to him, she was getting her own and testing the temperature before she began to drink.

After they'd drunk a little in silence Castle said, "We seem to be quiet."

"We are," Beckett replied. "We were like this for a long time."

"At the start of our relationship," Castle said. "Though that was around six months in."

"You remember that much?" Beckett asked him in amusement.

"Of course," Castle replied. He watched her finish her coffee and he told her, "I think you're teasing me too."

Remaining on the couch, Beckett said while he was heading to the kitchen, "I am, and yes I remember." She studied him and said, "And I know what you want to ask me. Yes."

"I didn't think you'd be able to tell," Castle replied, rinsing the cups as fast as he could.

"I'm aware it's something you thought about," Beckett said. When he walked back to her and was sitting next to her, she got up and sat on his lap immediately and told him, "Would you like me to say it?"

"Yes," Castle said deliberately echoing her.

"Our relationship has been better than any I've been in before," Beckett told him seriously though she was smiling once she had finished.

"The exact same for me," Castle told her. "Repeatedly in our various lives actually."

Beckett couldn't help laughing softly and brushed her lips to his before she said, "I agree."

When they were quiet after she'd spoke, Castle eventually said, "You're just… going to stay there."

"Do you honestly want to tell me to move?" Beckett asked her husband in exaggeration.

"No… but I wonder how long I'm going to be able to handle this," Castle said.

"I wouldn't worry," Beckett replied. She smiled when her husband looked at her in shock and she told him, "If you come, we'll just go to bed and clean you up."

Shuddering in pleasure, Castle said, "Vixen."

"Unless you want to go to bed right now," Beckett replied with another smile.

"I did want to take a little before that," Castle said. "And stick to it."

With a brief laugh Beckett said, "I'll help you." She was startled when her husband leaned over and buried his face between her breasts. At him brushing his lips gently against her scar she was closing her eyes and holding onto him tightly. "Rick," she eventually managed to say. "You-"

Raising his head, Castle captured his wife's lips with his own before they were kissing passionately, holding her tightly to him before she broke away from him, panting and moaning while he kissed at her neck almost frantically. When he had managed to pull away from her, he said, "Do you mind?"

Since her husband was motioning to her sleeves, Beckett shook her head and pulled them down, watching him help the top of her dress down to her waist. She was a little surprised when he wrapped his arms around her, hugging her tightly while he was kissing her deeply. She responded, though it wasn't that long before she began to moan as the stimulation of her breasts against him was too much to ignore. "Am I staying like this?" she asked, panting a little.

"No," Castle said, hesitating for a moment.

"I wouldn't worry," Beckett said with a smile. She gently ran her fingers through his hair and said, "Though you did have a reason for doing this."

"Yes," Castle murmured, leaning down to her. He brushed his lips to the tops of her mounds, feeling her fingers caressing his head in response. Glancing up at her, he couldn't resist and raised his head to share a deep kiss with her, though he didn't linger before he was moving down again.

Holding on tighter to her husband, Beckett looked on while he proceeded to kiss and suckle at her nipples. When he'd done that for some time, she was relieved when he stopped, raising his head to her before she kissed him. She tried to press close to him, but it became too difficult as he was caressing her breasts. "Rick," she said when she had ended the kiss.

"Please don't make me stop," Castle told her.

"I think I want to head into the bedroom," Beckett told him firmly.

"Sure," Castle replied.

"Pervert," Beckett said in amusement. "Help me with this," she then instructed him, a little surprised when he was assisting her getting her sleeves back onto her shoulders. She got off his lap and walked to the bedroom door, not surprised to find her husband was still sitting on the couch when she looked back at him.

"I'm not apologizing," Castle said as he walked over to her.

"I'm not surprised," Beckett said with a smile. She reached up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck once he was with her and they kissed each other firmly before they were slowly parting. "But we still don't need to hurry," she told him.

"No," Castle replied seriously before he leaned down to her and kissed her again. He lingered a little and made sure to caress his wife's tongue before they were parting, and he pressed his forehead against hers. "Would you hate me if I said I wanted to get rid of our clothes at least?" he asked.

"Would you if I wanted to save any kind of penetration for tomorrow?" Beckett responded with her own question.

"Why would I?" Castle asked. "But my question?" he asked slowly.

Pinching his shoulder lightly Beckett said, "No," simply before she made him sit down on his side of the bed. When he appeared to be recovered, she reached for the bottom of her dress and drew it off. After it was on the floor, she smoothed down her hair, breathing in a little hard at the touch of her husband's hands on her hips while he held her. "You'll do the same for me," she ordered.

"Believe me," Castle began seriously, looking from between her legs to her face. "I want to. And you'll be as… ecstatic as I am right now."

"I will be," Beckett said. "Move," she said firmly.

"Alright," Castle replied before he got up while he held her. He could see her surprised expression out of the corner of his eye and was hurriedly turning down the covers before she could sit. "I wanted you to be comfortable," he explained while he removed the plaid shirt he'd been wearing over his black t-shirt.

"I am," Beckett said.

"Are you looking-" Castle began to ask her when he saw where her eyes were staring at him.

"Yes, hurry," Beckett interrupted him. She looked on while he was removing his t-shirt but couldn't help herself, reaching up to him and opening the fly of his jeans rapidly, surprised at him breathing out hard before he was speaking to her gratefully.

"Thank you," Castle breathed roughly.

"You needed it?" Beckett asked. When her husband nodded seriously, she smiled and inquired, "Do you need my help still?"

"No," Castle said, nearly throwing his shirt down to the floor. He removed his jeans and was about to do the same with his boxers when his wife was lightly grasping at his erection through the silk. "Love-" he groaned.

"I'm doing this first," Beckett told him seriously.

"Of course," Castle managed to say. His breath nearly exploded out of him when she had let him go and he told her, "Once I get rid of these."

"Hurry," Beckett said firmly. She had to hide a smile while her husband was almost tearing off the fabric before they were climbing onto the bed.

"So… how do you want to do this?" Castle asked. He wasn't surprised when her response was to lean over to him and kiss him since he'd been planning on doing the same himself. Holding her the best he could, they were rubbing their tongues together for some time before they needed to breathe. "Please tell me you know what you want," he groaned to her.

"I do," Beckett replied, caressing his hair. She heard him groan her name against her shoulder and said, "You might not like it though."

Pulling back enough to look at her Castle said, "Would you mind doing that after?"

"Alright," Beckett said. She couldn't help laughing when her husband was looking at her, startled, and she explained, "I don't mind a slight change. But you need to promise something."

"Of course," Castle said, pretending to grumble. When his wife brushed her lips to his he smiled and kissed her before he said, "Let me know what I'm promising."

"Help me with your come," Beckett told him. When he nodded, she wasn't surprised when the next second after he'd done that he was grabbing her, pulling her to him and kissing her roughly. She held him tightly while she responded, and they were dueling until they had to breathe normally. "Lay down love," she told him with a smile. When he was immediately moving, she was quick to follow him, waiting for him to prop up the pillows, kissing him before she managed to pull away to pepper his chest with more.

Hissing slightly when his wife was sucking at his nipples, Castle held onto her and watched her before she was pulling away to look at him. "Goddess," he breathed.

Smiling at him, Beckett leaned down, and they kissed sensuously before she was gently breaking it off. She was relieved when her husband wasn't trying to stop her and she moved down to kiss around his chest again, though she was flicking her tongue around his skin that time. Traveling down it didn't take her long before she was reaching his length resting on his stomach and picking it up carefully. Kissing the tip of it she immediately tasted his arousal and told him, "Don't stop me."

"As long as you don't do the same to me," Castle said, surprised he'd been able to say all of that clearly since her touch was driving him crazy. He forced his eyes open to look down at her when she lowered her mouth around him, groaning her name in pleasure since she was using her tongue as well. When he realized she had brought her hands into play as well he swore and told her, "I'm not going to last Kate!"

Though she wanted to inform him she wasn't planning on him doing so, Beckett didn't want to stop and continued to work over his arousal the best she could with both her mouth and hands. While she was enjoying her ministrations, she was paying close attention to her husband's reactions, since she enjoyed hearing it and to be aware when he would reach his peak. She wasn't surprised when that was soon becoming apparent and she raised her head off him saying, "You're going to come," which he shortly after responded to.

"Of course I am!" Castle exclaimed. "You're fucking… amazing Kate."

"Language," Beckett teased him though her tone was serious. "Don't hold back." When he shook his head, she was satisfied and lowered her head on him, taking him in her mouth again. Bobbing her head up and down, she slowly sped up, though she wasn't going that quickly before she felt him tensing underneath her.

"Kate…" Castle yelled when his orgasm struck him. He was a little lost in the pleasure that was radiating through him, relieved in the back of his mind he was still holding onto the bed underneath him. When he had calmed down enough to speak, he opened his eyes and saw she had moved up to lay against his side.

"Better?" Beckett asked him with a smile. She couldn't help laughing when he grunted briefly and she kissed his shoulder her cheek had been pressed to before she told him, "I'm glad you enjoyed it."

"You have no idea how much," Castle said. He wasn't surprised at his wife's slightly perplexed expression, and he told her, "But you will now."

Beckett cried out briefly when her husband was flipping her around onto her back before she began to laugh. "I was going to make you start," she said once she was set.

"And we're going to keep doing this?" Castle asked her.

"Second doubts?" Beckett replied, her eyebrow raised.

"I just want to start," Castle confessed.

"Then do it," Beckett said, speaking sternly though she was pleased at her husband's response shortly after.

"Anything you want goddess," Castle said huskily before he was kissing her.

Though she knew he wanted to give her a little before they were starting, Beckett felt a bit impatient before she realized he was raising himself up off her. Shortly after that his hand was on her breasts, caressing and fondling alternately and making her cry out and break off the kiss they'd been on. "You don't need to work me up," she told him. She was pleased at him leaning down to her breasts, kissing and suckling for a while before he moved lower. At the first touch of his tongue, she cried out and reached to either side of her head, holding onto the pillow under it.

Tasting the extent of his wife's arousal, Castle did his best not to immediately go crazy before he was moving to her folds. As he flicked his tongue to them, he could tell her arousal had gone there as well and he couldn't stop himself, plunging his tongue inside of her before she was crying out his name. He didn't hesitate, pulling back and forth and feeling how she was moving with him. He'd draped her legs over his shoulder when he'd started and he held onto them, feeling her eventually beginning to shift back and forth above him. Aware that meant she was close to breaking, he brought his fingers to her clit and using both hands he was able to push her to the edge.

Calling out her husband's name in pleasure, Beckett thought she might have said it again though her moans were dimly reaching her. When she could feel herself calming down, she was breathing roughly, letting out soft cries of pleasure while he was still thrusting his tongue through her sex. It was gentle, but it was affecting her enough to make her moan in disappointment before he was moving to lay with her and gather her in his arms at the same time he spoke.

"Will I be allowed to help you at all?" Castle asked.

"Help me?" Beckett asked in surprise.

"Before you do anything to me," Castle replied swiftly. He wasn't surprised when his wife bit her lower lip and he asked, "What'd you think of?"

"At the same time," Beckett said simply. When he pretended to think about it, she smiled and turned so she could brush her lips to his jaw telling him, "But just with our fingers."

Watching his wife lifting his hand and kissing at his fingertips, it took Castle a moment to respond to her saying, "Am I still-"

"Coming on me? Yes," Beckett replied, interrupting him swiftly. She kissed him and then said, "But I could use a little longer."

"I figured," Castle replied. He then said, "Did you want me to get dessert at all?"

"That's alright," Beckett replied. "We can share tomorrow." She smiled feeling her husband nodding and she asked him, "Do you want to start now?"

"That depends on you," Castle said, looking down at her. When she reached down to his erection, he was breathing out hard and he had her lay on her back so he could begin pleasuring her. He began at her clit, lightly fingering it and making sure his wife would be alright with the touch. Seeing her closing her eyes he was pleased, moving to gently use the tips of his first two fingers until she was reaching for his wrist to hold it.

"Don't… don't take that long alright?" Beckett explained to him when he was looking at her questioningly.

"You don't need me to?" Castle asked, slightly surprised. At the shake of her head, he breathed out a little roughly before he moved his hand from her once he'd let her go. He cupped her cheek and drew her to him so they could kiss and after they'd been doing that for a while, he realized she was rubbing against him. "Kate," he groaned.

"To remind you," Beckett told him teasingly.

"No need," Castle said, and he moved to go down her body to kiss his way to her sex. He knew Beckett was going to think he planned to pleasure her orally instead, so he proceeded to kiss over her sex as much as he could until she was reaching for him.

"We need to hurry," Beckett told him.

"Agreed," Castle responded before they were crushing their lips together. They were grabbing each other at the same time, soon after caressing one another until they were touching the other intimately. Their groans stopped them, and he said, "I think we better lay down."

Nodding quickly, Beckett waited for her husband to do so before she settled on her side next to him. "I am laying down," she told him teasingly before he was kissing her.

"Vixen," Castle told her gruffly before he watched her reaching for his length. She had draped her leg over both of his and feeling that he said, "You're sure."

"I trust you," Beckett said. She wasn't surprised when her husband kissed her in response and shortly after starting, he was sliding his fingers inside of her, reaching around behind to. Crying out at the angle, she was about to remind him of what she wanted before her husband was requesting something from her first.

"Would you try and rub against me?" Castle asked.

Having to take a moment to catch her breath, Beckett said, "How fast do you want this to go?"

"It doesn't matter, we'll have the chance to do this again," Castle replied before he hesitated while she was positioning herself. "You're comfortable?" he asked when she'd stopped moving.

"Yes, let's… let's start. Please," Beckett breathed to him. She took his kiss and then started to move her hand again, appreciating him slowly withdrawing and pushing his fingers within her. After she took in how he was stimulating her she began to move her hips with him, though she was shifting at the same time. She tried to do so carefully so her husband wouldn't realize what she was doing, but she wasn't surprised when his free hand was suddenly gripping at her arm.

"What are you doing?" Castle said, his voice hoarse.

"Stimulating myself," Beckett replied, grunting a little since she was desperate to reach what she was seeking.

"On my-" Castle started to say before she was pressed against him, and he was nearly yelling into her ear at the extra stimulation that provided. "Kate…" he breathed, trying to speak though he found he couldn't continue. They were moving together, as he was unable to keep himself from thrusting into her hand, and though he realized they were becoming a little haphazard he couldn't stop himself or warn her. And because he couldn't, there was little surprise when his orgasm felt intense though it hadn't been that long since the previous one. He was gripping his wife tightly during that time, because of his pleasure and the fact that she was writhing heavily against him going through hers.

After she had calmed down, Beckett wasn't surprised when her husband was thrusting against her a little longer before slowing down and she kissed at his jaw before she paused. Licking off some of his release that had ended up on him she said, "Don't say you regret that."

"No way," Castle said, pausing and smiling when his wife laughed softly. He then continued telling her, "But are you okay with how this ended up?"
"I am," Beckett said. "Though remind me how fast you come when I'm rubbing against these two," she told him, cupping him gently.

Shuddering in pleasure Castle said, "And I'm going to again if you keep doing that." He expected her to stop and move her hand away, but when she merely continued, he was gasping for air, and he tried his best to stop her. Things ended with his third orgasm of the night when Beckett stimulated his member at the same time, and he was almost yelling her name in his joy. He was dimly aware of his release ending up on his chest and his wife at the same time kissing his jaw.

Beckett wasn't surprised when her husband tried to pull her close after he had calmed down and she stopped him, making him let her go. "Sorry," she told him.

"No, you're not," Castle said, holding her by her hips when she straddled him.

"Not really," Beckett said, smiling. "And yes, you can make up that deficit but once you help me."

"I promised I would," Castle said. "Direct me?"

"For whose arousal?" Beckett asked teasingly.

"Definitely you," Castle replied though he couldn't help his voice becoming a little thicker at the sight of her body moving while she brushed her hair past her shoulders. He was going to tell her she didn't need to when she took his hand while she spoke at the same time.

"Since you offered…" Beckett started to say, smiling again when her husband was nodding slowly. She then began to drag their fingers together over her chest first before she was cleaning them off. After she had cleaned them both, though it took a little time, she moved to lay against his side again and said, "We might need longer."

"Not really," Castle said so firmly he wasn't surprised his wife was raising her head to look at him. "Like you said, there is a deficit."

"Not yet," Beckett said in the same tone. She wasn't surprised when he was swift to nod in agreement and he kissed her lightly before she settled against his side. She was aware of his hand on her hip and smiled to herself when it slid over to her sex.

"Don't stop me," Castle told his wife looking down at her.

"I won't," Beckett replied, pressing on the back of his neck gently to bring him down to her. After a while he was pulling away from her and moving to her neck, kissing at it lightly before he moved to rest his lips against hers.

"I love you," Castle breathed to her.

"I love you too Rick," Beckett said before she moved up to him slightly and he responded swiftly in turn. While they were kissing deeply, she parted her legs for him easily before he was slipping his fingers inside of her. She had thought he was intending to pleasure her that way, but it was only temporary, and she soon found herself on her back. After they had shared an intense kiss, she watched Castle moving down her body, kissing her, before he began to stimulate her, and she let herself revel in it completely.

"We could have stayed in bed you know."

Glancing at her husband, Beckett said, "And never leave the suite?"

"Well-" Castle started to say.

"And have them try to get into the suite when we didn't answer," Beckett interrupted him.

"Why would they get inside?" Castle said. When his wife merely smiled at him, he pretended to grumble before he leaned over and kissed her gently. "I just mentioned it because I wonder if we'll have the energy for it tonight," he said.

Looking at him in confusion Beckett said, "And we did this morning?" She rolled her eyes when he smiled and said, "I guess I was asking for that," before he was pulling her onto his lap and speaking to her jokingly.

"Don't tell me you mind," Castle said. He saw she was about to respond to that when there was a knock on the door to the suite. Frowning he got up telling her, "That's not the food."

"Maybe they got it done sooner," Beckett said. She followed him to the door and watched him opening the door, peering around him to see who it was exactly.

"Good morning!" Julia and Eliza said at the same time, their baby sister crying out the word good.

Laughing, Castle ushered them inside and said, "What are you doing here?"

"Also, by yourself?" Beckett said.

"Letty said she would walk us up here with our food," Julia said swiftly, smiling at the hotel employee in the hall with a cart.

"Come in," Castle said quickly, getting out of her way while the other three were walking into the living room. After the woman had set the two plates covered in cloches on the dining table he tipped her, thanking her for escorting the three.

"It was my pleasure," she replied with a smile. "They were excited to join you."

"I'm not surprised," Castle said, opening the door for her and revealing another employee on the other side.

"You don't mind we came upstairs do you?" Julia was asking her mother, standing with them at the window to look out at Mount St. Helens.

"No, I'm surprised though," Beckett said, rubbing Josie's back gently when the toddler leaned against her.

"Josa wanted to come up here," Eliza explained. "She wanted to see you."

"Dad too," Julia quickly said. "''lexis and Louis went to eat with Gram and Grandpapa in his room."

"I'm glad to hear that," Castle said.

"We can eat?" Eliza asked hopefully.

"Yes, I'm just hoping yours isn't cold," Castle said while he picked her up.

"The covers won't let it get that much," Eliza replied. She then looked around and said, "Where's Josa gonna sit?"

"With me," Castle said. He paused while he set Eliza in her chair and said, "If she wants to."

"Good answer," Beckett replied, going to his chair and waiting for him to sit. Once he was doing so, she said to their youngest, "You'll stay with your daddy, okay?"

"Eh," Josie said, smiling at him before she was sitting on his lap.

"Gram said you'd share with her," Julia told him, taking the cloche off her plate.

"I will," Castle said. "Did we all get the same thing?" he said laughingly since all the cloches were off by then.

"I think so," Beckett said in amusement since they had all gotten breakfast with pancakes that had an apple topping on them. "And yes, you can start," she told Eliza. She couldn't help laughing with her husband when the little girl squealed and hurried to grab her fork. She began eating as well, watching Castle helping Josie eat from his plate before she tried grabbing a pancake yet again and he was tickling her sides while he spoke.

"You know that's going to be last ceann beag," Castle told her. He kissed the side of her head while she was laughing and then told her, "But we're almost ready for it so let's get some of those hashbrowns."

"How was dinner for you last night?" Julia asked her parents when they had eventually moved on to the pancakes.

"It was great," Beckett said, smiling at her husband.

"She's right, but we're not doing that again," Castle told the two firmly. He laughed with his wife, Josie joining them, when Julia and Eliza were protesting, and he told them, "We're going to be in Adare for a week."

"True," Julia said. "But you'll have dinner with the other adults, right?"

"If that works out," Beckett answered with a nod. "We better keep eating though."

"I can't wait for the bookstore," Eliza said eagerly before she paused for a moment. "Did you do anything else last night?"

"Had some espresso and talked," Castle said, a little surprised when his wife placed her hand on his arm.

"We kissed, don't worry," Beckett said, smiling when her husband did at what she'd said.

"Oh good, and since you're not going to have dinner alone you better keep doing that," Eliza said firmly.

"Believe me, we will," Castle said firmly before he was helping Josie again with the pancakes.

When they finished, Beckett took the girls to the couch where Julia and Eliza had their bags to make sure they had everything they wanted. "Okay, you're ready to go," she told the two.

"What about you?" Julia asked.

"Her bag is at the door," Castle said, walking to the middle of the room. "Speaking of that, who wants to find out what we can do in the city today?" he asked, smiling at all three of the girls.

"Me!" Josie cried, jumping up and down.

Laughing at her exuberance, Castle and Beckett gathered their daughters and led them from the suite to meet up with everyone in the lobby and see what Old Town Portland had to offer.