"Everyone is set," Castle said after he closed the door to his and Beckett's room.

"Lock the door," Beckett said, turned to him.

Pausing for a moment, Castle then swiftly did so before he walked up to her and asked, "Are you okay?"

Smiling briefly, since she wasn't surprised he'd asked that, Beckett told him firmly, "Yes, but there's something I want you to promise me."

"Anything," Castle said. He was startled when she was suddenly grabbing him but tried to recover so he could return the kiss she was giving to him. Her tongue was slipping inside his mouth before he was ready for it, and he was gripping the small of her back hard. They were rolling their tongues together, rubbing against each other before they were slowly parting and he said, "You didn't tell me what I just agreed to."

Smiling, since he'd been panting, Beckett took a moment to respond before she finally said, "I didn't really think I needed to."

"No," Castle replied easily before he was leaning into her. He kissed her lightly at first before he was deepening it and they were clutching at one another again. Feeling the way she was responding to him he couldn't help himself and he reached under her sweater at the same time he was deepening the kiss.

Digging her nails into his back, Beckett was doing her best to keep up her husband's pace before he was slowly pulling away from her. She smiled and said, "I thought you might not want to."

"Why would you think that?" Castle asked in surprise.

"The cold," Beckett said simply.

"I thought that too," Castle said. "But to be honest there isn't a better way to warm each other."

"Pervert," Beckett said laughingly since she knew he'd said that on purpose. They brushed their lips together before she told him, "We should have made love that night."

"At the B&B?" Castle asked her. When his wife nodded he told her, "Don't call me a pervert; I wish we had too. But it was freezing so… cuddling in the blankets was enough."

Smiling, Beckett moved to press her cheek against his and she told him, "I want you Rick."

"I want you too love," Castle said. "In the worst way." He half expected her to call him a pervert as a joke, but when she was instead pulling at his shirt he asked, "Kate?"

"Hmm?" Beckett asked simply, moving to direct her attention to the front of his shirt.

"What do you want from this?" Castle asked though that wasn't what he'd planned to say.

"To be honest I haven't thought of exactly what I'd like," Beckett replied before her husband was kissing at her neck. She closed her eyes and gently tilted her head before she told him, "Something with your cock at first."

"Hmm, coincidence," Castle said, humming deliberately into her skin. "I was thinking the same about your pussy."

"Then we better start," Beckett said after they'd parted before he was speaking to her quickly.

"Tearing?" Castle asked. He couldn't help smiling when she gave him a look and then said, "Then to the point we almost."

"Just hurry," Beckett told him in mock annoyance. She wasn't surprised when he immediately reached for the bottom of her sweater and she raised her arms though she had to let him go. She'd been standing next to their bed, so as soon as her pants were off she was moving to get onto it while easily unhooking her bra between her breasts. Discarding it to the floor she watched her husband; at that moment left in his boxers; following her before he was naked. She was intending to wrap her arms around him as soon as he was close but he was instead reaching for her panties. Raising her hips for him she looked on while the grey fabric was pulled off of her legs and she pushed herself up to reach for him.

While they were kissing deeply, Castle was moving his hands around her back to caress at her skin before he moved them both. Since they'd parted in reaction to that he heard his wife's gasp of surprise easily before he was capturing her lips with his own again. After they had parted to catch their breath he told her, "I'm first."

Smiling Beckett said, "I wasn't going to call you a pervert. And you're right you know."

"Good," Castle replied before they were kissing each other at the same time. They were rough again and once they'd stopped at the same time he helped her onto the pile of pillows they created together. Once he could see she was settled he moved down to her breasts, peppering both mounds with kisses before he was telling her, "You're beautiful Kate."

"I'll say the same about you," Beckett replied. She smiled at his surprised expression and told him, "Once I have my chance."

Tense for a moment, Castle was moving to kiss her breasts a few times again before he parted his lips. Capturing her right nipple he proceeded to suckle at her a little hungrily, doing so for some time before he pulled away slowly. He felt his erection throbbing achingly hard while he looked down at his wife, her back arched and breasts raised in the air. He was tempted to speak her name before he was leaning down and doing the same to her other nipple.

Running her fingers through his hair, Beckett was doing her best not to move too much to dislodge him though it became harder the longer he was working on her. Eventually though he moved away and she did her best to relax a little though he was beginning to kiss his way from her scar to her stomach. When he was flicking his tongue out to her skin eventually she was moaning and telling him, "Please… don't wait."

"I won't," Castle assured her before he was continuing. Once he was at her sex he took her legs and placed them over his shoulders before he lightly caressed at her clit. He was using that to look at her sex, admiring the color of her skin and how swollen it was around her entrance. It wasn't hard to see how slick she already was and he tried not to salivate outright before he bowed his head.

"Oh! You're… thank you," Beckett breathed in relief when she could feel him licking at her clit first. She moaned and tilted her head back while he was caressing her with his tongue when she suddenly realized his fingers were sliding inside of her slowly before he was suddenly next to her. "Rick…" she began to say in a little protest, missing his tongue immediately before he was murmuring into her ear huskily to her pleasure.

"I want to do this for a little my love," Castle explained to her. "Let me fuck your pussy with my fingers." He kissed at her shoulder when she moaned in response and he slid up to her neck feeling her writhing against him. As he'd hoped she was moving with him and he moved his thumb to begin skimming her clit a little. Her short cries every time he did that were too much and he was moving to lay on his stomach again.

Though she had wanted to apologize for not lasting for very long, Beckett had the feeling her husband didn't mind with the way he was licking and rubbing at her. She did her best not to move too much, but he was stimulating her too much for her to be able to control herself. Her orgasm struck her hard and she was crying out his name loudly until she was able to stop herself. Trembling, she took in his licking since he hadn't stopped and she was breathing heavily before he was moving away from her.

"Are you with me love?" Castle asked, laying on his side next to her and gently caressing her side. He smiled when she nodded, though it was nearly tremulous with the way she was sliding her hand over to his ass. He hurried to reach for her hand and entwined their fingers before he told her, "But you're done."

"Don't worry," Beckett replied, smiling before she was opening her eyes. "You'll have your turn."

"I'm surprised," Castle said before his wife was looking at him pointedly.

"With what I can feel right now?" Beckett asked him.

"You're a fucking goddess my love," Castle told her seriously before they were kissing deeply at his instigation. They were tangling their tongues again and he was doing his best to caress at her at the same time before they were slowly pulling away from each other.

Smiling when her husband nuzzled at her neck and caressed her breasts at the same time, Beckett gently stopped him before she said, "My turn love?"

At the expression on his wife's face, Castle nodded and pulled away from her before she was suddenly moving to the side of the bed and taking him with her. "What-" he started to say.

"Easy, stand up Rick," Beckett told him firmly. She watched him racing to do so, leaning to the side enough to watch his member though it wasn't moving much in its tumescence against his stomach. When he turned back around to face her she said, "Do me a favor?"

"Me standing wasn't it?" Castle asked. He wasn't surprised at the look she was giving him and he asked, "Hold it?"

"No," Beckett said before she was suddenly standing to whisper into his ear. She was immensely pleased at the way he held himself tense and she said, "I'm serious. But not for that long."

"If you're serious about it… this is only going to be a couple strokes," Castle said roughly.

Smiling, Beckett nipped at his ear lobe and told him, "It will be. I said a couple if you didn't hear me."

"Not with these pressing against me love," Castle told her, his voice still thick with desire.

Beckett couldn't help smiling and she reached down to gently finger the tip of his erection, gathering the fluid there. She could hear her husband's breath coming out fast while she was licking it away before she went to his ear and kissed the lobe telling him, "A few Rick," before she sat down again and he was responding quickly.

"I don't know if it'll be that many," Castle told her seriously.

Smiling Beckett replied easily, "It will."

Swallowing hard, Castle reached down and grasped himself, turning his attention to her before he proceeded to stroke himself. As she had requested he did that a couple times before he was stopping and moving to her before she stopped him. "Kate-" he started to say before she interrupted him.

"I was supposed to have a turn remember," Beckett told him with a slight smirk.

"Yes," Castle said slowly.

Beckett couldn't help smiling before she leaned in and slid her mouth down on him as far as she could. She then moved back and proceeded to bob back and forth until her husband was warning her. Aware he was doing so to help her, Beckett merely began humming a little which led to him immediately beginning to climax.

Trying not to collapse, Castle reached down to his wife when she had finished and pulled her against him so they could begin kissing deeply. Holding onto her tightly, he ran his hands around her back until she was gently pushing him away after she'd ended the kiss. He watched her in surprise before she was moving to lay back on the bed though she had his hand and was pulling him with her. He followed easily, laying above her before he was reaching in between her legs.

Gasping when he was rubbing her sex, Beckett eventually grabbed at his wrist and stopped him telling him, "I'm ready."

"You realize I have to make sure," Castle replied. He hissed when she was suddenly grasping his length and said, "I am too."

"You know what I want," Beckett said firmly before he was moving to reach down to her sex. When his fingers were framing her folds she watched with bated breath as he was staring intently at her. "Rick," she begged him, reaching up to cup his face with her hands since she had already let go of him.

"Help me," Castle urged her. When her right hand lowered he was elated, soon relishing in her grasping him yet again. He moved immediately once her grip was secure and when the tip of him was slipping inside of her he relished her gasp though he was dealing with the shock of her sex surrounding him. He pushed a little more when her hands held onto his shoulders and he was about to ask what she wanted in their pace when she was telling him before he could speak.

"Show me what you want me to do love," Beckett instructed him. She thought he would try to induce her to say what she wanted but was relieved when he was continuing. Once his hips were pressing against hers she said, "What do you want me to do with my legs?"

"That you decide," Castle instructed her firmly before he looked on while she was spreading her legs. Once she had placed her feet flat on the bed, he began thrusting carefully into her as she cried out briefly. "Okay?" he asked her.

"Yes," Beckett said, breathing heavily. "You're… please keep moving."

"Do you want to talk to me?" Castle asked, watching her moving with him.

Beckett arched her back then when her husband was shifting his hips and she moaned when he was a little deeper inside her. She did her best to calm down and told him when she felt she was able, "I could."

"You don't… want to," Castle took up swiftly.

Shaking her head as swiftly as she could, Beckett took her hands off of his shoulders and pulled her husband to her. They kissed deeply, thrusting against each other before she could feel he was speeding up. "Oh love you're… so deep," she told him. When she felt him begin to kiss at her neck she told him, "Don't… stop," having a feeling that he would.

"I won't," Castle said shortly, only able to say that before she was pulling him down to her. He moved to quickly kiss her and they were doing that passionately while he was going slower than before. He felt her groaning in protest into his mouth but he didn't pull away, goading her tongue into a duel with his. Once that had lasted for a while they were parting at the same time and he told her, "I can't."

"You're tempted," Beckett immediately said, surprised her voice hadn't been distorted.

"Extremely," Castle replied. He leaned down and lightly kissed at her shoulders before he said, "But I won't."

"Thank you," Beckett murmured before she drew him to her again. That time they were kissing one another briefly and several times before he was bowing his head. When his lips lightly caressed her right breast she was moaning deeply before his right hand was coming into play. She tried not to lose herself to the stimulation her husband was providing her before he was taking her nipples in turn.

"Are you going to come?" Castle asked once he was finished and had his forehead pressed to hers.

"Yes," Beckett moaned since he'd sped up gradually.

"Then tell me what you want me to do," Castle told her seriously. He grunted briefly when she was squeezing hard at his back with both her hands and he said, "I'm serious Kate, I want to hear you telling me," letting his mouth brush against hers while he was speaking.

Though her first instinct was to protest, Beckett found she didn't have the motivation to and she groaned to him, "Your cock is so deep inside me love… I w-want you to fuck me. Please fuck me after this."

"I will," Castle was quick to assure her. He had been planning on saying more but he was groaning in pleasure when she was pressing her legs tightly against the sides of his and tightened her sex around him at the same time. "I can't resist your pussy Kate… believe me I'll…" He had to stop speaking then to lean into her and he kissed her hard before she was responding to him eagerly and they were exchanging several more before he spoke again. "Tell me Kate," he told her huskily. "Tell me if you're going to come."

"I am… Rick please come inside of me!" Beckett begged him. "I'm… Rick!" she cried out as her orgasm struck her forcibly. The ecstasy was swift to rush through her body and she wrapped her arms and legs around him tightly. When she could feel him following her, she thought she was going to end up climaxing a second time at the sensation of him filling her but her body was shortly after beginning to calm down. She didn't loosen her hold on him, taking in the sensation of him ramming into her until he was going limp in her arms. "Okay?" she asked him with a smile. Hearing him grunt once she smiled and caressed at the back of his head telling him, "So am I."

Forcing himself to raise his head Castle said, "That wasn't too slow for you?"

Smiling again Beckett told him, "I told you to decide. There's a reason for that."

Leaning down and gently brushing his lips to her collarbone, Castle moved up to her lips and kissed her tenderly before he told her, "But I'm still fucking you."

"I deserve a choice," Beckett teased him. She laughed when he nodded firmly though she had to stop herself when he began to groan. "Sorry," she told him while he withdrew from her.

"I should have remembered I was crushing you," Castle commented, laying on his back. When his wife was moving to his side immediately he told her, "How long should we wait?"

Beckett couldn't help smiling and said, "I'm ready when you are." At the look he was giving her as soon as she'd spoken she said, "I'm serious."

A little startled at her tone of voice, Castle said, "S- what're you doing?"

"You don't like this?" Beckett responded with a question of her own.

Gritting his teeth together at that moment, Castle couldn't answer her for a bit and he gripped her ass tightly since she was grinding her sex against his thigh. "Kate," he told her, trying to stop her.

Moving to kiss him to stop him from saying anything else, Beckett plunged her tongue into her husband's mouth and was pleased he was responding though he was forcibly stopping her. "I need-" she started to say before he brushed his lips to hers.

"I'll take care of you," Castle said once he'd pulled away. When she nodded he wasn't surprised when she was also wrapping her arms around his neck and he told her, "You're that trusting."

"Eight years love," Beckett teased him, smiling when he leaned down to her.

"Almost nine," Castle corrected her once he'd pulled away after kissing her.

Beckett nodded, planning to point out to him that he'd said he'd take care of her before her body was growing tense. His fingers were slipping against her folds and she gasped, wanting to tell him she wanted to taste his come before he was spreading it around her clit to her delight.

Once he'd been doing that for a while longer, Castle raised his hand before she was taking it and sucking his first two fingers. "Love…" he managed to say. He shook himself and told her, "Tell me you're ready."

"I am," Beckett assured him. "Just be careful right now." She wasn't surprised when he nodded before he was entering her and doing so gently.

"I thought for a second you were sore already," Castle said once he was pressed against her hips.

Smiling briefly, Beckett told him, "I want a little slow before we go crazy."

"You are too?" Castle asked. He wasn't surprised when she merely nodded and he glanced behind him on his left while her legs were moving. Grunting a little since her sex was squeezing around him, he was a little relieved when she stopped since the stimulation had been more than he'd expected. He kissed her as soon as she was settled, lightly, before he said, "It's what you want."

"You? Yes," Beckett told him simply though her tone of voice was firm at the same time. She took his kiss, far more intense than the one before, when she ended it abruptly because he was fondling her breast with his hand. "Not… not like that," she told him, reaching up to it.

"How-" Castle said before he cut himself off when his wife was trailing her fingertips against his lower lip. "Okay," he told her before he bowed his head. He felt a thrill go through him when she was crying out and he was suckling eagerly at her right nipple while she was holding tightly at his back.

"Rick, I'm ready," Beckett told him. "I'm more than ready."

"What do you want me to do?" Castle asked her, pulling way from her left breast to speak against her lips.

"Fuck me with your cock," Beckett instructed him sternly. When his lips crushed hers she wasn't surprised, responding eagerly as he drew her into a passionate duel between their tongues. He began thrusting a little after that, and she ended the kiss with her cry of pleasure in response before she was focusing on trying to meet his rhythm. She wasn't sure how long they were moving, their hips slapping loudly together, but she was aware when she was orgasming for a second time that night, clutching at his back and legs as she had before.

When he had stopped thrusting, shaking hard and doing his best not to collapse on her, Castle pressed his face against her neck as he always did. But that time he was kissing at her, doing his best to do so firmly enough for her to feel it since he was a little weak from his exertions. Feeling Beckett's hand caressing at his hair, he had his answer and he moved once he'd caught his breath telling her, "I love you Kate."

"I love you too," Beckett replied with a smile. They were gently kissing before he was withdrawing from her and she sighed before she said, "Tell me love."

"Tell you what?" Castle asked.

"That you lied," Beckett replied easily. She couldn't help laughing softly when he tensed and she had him lay down before she told him, "About jewelry."

"Oh… don't do that," Castle said. He wasn't surprised when she was merely smiling at him and he said, "I did."

"Because of this case," Beckett responded.

"To a degree," Castle replied. He wasn't surprised when his wife looked confused and he said, "I know, but I can't explain anything without giving something away. It's supposed to be a surprise." He laid on his back and said, "Though how much it will be now…"

"Are you mad at me?" Beckett asked with a smile, remaining above him.

"Maybe," Castle said. He wasn't surprised when she was laughing before leaning down to him. He wrapped his arms around her while they kissed, pulling away eventually before he told her, "I'm not, I had a feeling you'd expect it."

Seeing her husband was hesitating Beckett told him, "Tell me Rick."

"Would you repeat what we did last night on Christmas?" Castle asked. He was a little taken aback when she brushed her lips to his but held her in place before she could pull away. Kissing her he kept that gentle before he let her lay against his side and said, "We're sleeping," smiling when she laughed against his side before she spoke once she'd calmed down.

"We need to," Beckett said before she was startled when he was suddenly moving them both as he was shifting to sit up. "You're…" she began before she trailed off while he got up.

"I know you're watching me," Castle commented since he'd left the bed to turn off the lights in the room.

"You'd do the same to me," Beckett replied, smiling at his words. While he was walking to the other lights she reached for the covers and once he was next to the bed again she pushed herself up higher on her knees. "Let me," she told him. She wasn't surprised when he lowered his hands immediately and she gently took off his glasses before handing them to him.

After he'd set them on his nightstand, Castle slid under the covers his wife was holding up for him before he turned off his lamp. The room was completely dark then, but he was able to pull Beckett with him as he laid down before he told his wife, "Do you mind?"

"Mind what?" Beckett asked.

"Our nudity," Castle replied.

Smiling Beckett said, "You always point out to me it's a benefit."

"Great we're in agreement," Castle said. They were quiet for a moment and he said, "Night love."

"Good night Rick," Beckett replied with a smile. She moved, glad that she could see to do so, and turned onto her stomach so they could kiss. She was a little annoyed it was so brief but couldn't forget the fact they needed to get some rest. Laying down again she was pressing against his side and she closed her eyes to the sensation of her husband gently rubbing her upper arm. The motion lulled her to sleep eventually, though she couldn't ignore the fact she was feeling her husband's release still within her and she was having very pleasant dreams of them together for the rest of the night.

"Are you sure?" Beckett asked her husband with a smile. She couldn't help laughing softly at the look he was giving her and she told him, "I want to be sure."

"I'm not surprised," Castle said. "But we do have time."

"If you talk about how quick we were earlier I'll…" Beckett started to say before she deliberately trailed off.

"Do I want to ask what you'd do?" Castle replied. He looked down at her hand and then said, "Especially while you're holding that."

Beckett smirked at him briefly before she said, "You don't. Now hold still."

Inclining his head once, Castle watched his wife while she was shaving his face for him as he tried not to think of how they'd pleasured one another before getting out of bed. He'd instigated it, since he'd woken up first, and was overjoyed when his wife had responded eagerly.

"Rick," Beckett told him. When he hummed she smiled at him and said, "Stop thinking about earlier." He furrowed his brow and she said, still smiling, "Your breathing has gotten a lot faster, I know what that means." She was startled when he suddenly grabbed her hand before she could run the razor over his left cheek but understood why as he began to speak.

"I can't help it, I can still feel your mouth on my cock," Castle told her firmly. When she kissed his cheek he looked at her in surprise before he said, "You too?"

"Of course, but we have a few things we need to concern ourselves with that don't involve each other's genitalia," Beckett said.

Shuddering in pleasure at her words, Castle nodded before he recovered enough to say, "I know, but promise me we're not being abstinent for a while."

"We talked about that already," Beckett said nearly sternly. "And we're not. But I want to wait for tonight before we commit."

"Good point," Castle said. "We might be sitting at our desk for a while."

Beckett made him stop talking so she could finish shaving him, leaving above his upper lip for him. She stayed on the counter to watch him, smiling at him glancing at her every so often.

"I thought you'd leave," Castle said.

"We're not late," Beckett replied. When he'd begun cleaning off his face she moved to slide to the floor before she waited for him to finish so she could pull him after her to the closet. While they were getting dressed she said, "What're you thinking?"

"The case," Castle said so swiftly he wasn't surprised when his wife was laughing softly. "Sorry, I'm trying to think of the possibility of a car being where Bernard hid it."

"What makes you think it was him?" Beckett asked. She wasn't surprised he was turning to her immediately and said, "I know, I'm not sure why it came to me but I get the feeling Eileen might have done it." When her husband didn't say anything she glanced at him and seeing he was staring at her she said, "She didn't tell me."

"You should talk to Skye," Castle said seriously.

Beckett was about to speak but hesitated before she nodded and said, "Alright, but she might have thought of the same thing."

"Ah, your twin thing," Castle said. When his wife gave him a look he told her firmly, "Tell me I'm wrong."

"Hurry up," Beckett said simply since she couldn't really do that. She turned to her clothes and closed her trousers before she told him, "Don't wait for me," as they moved to leave the closet at the same time.

"I will," Castle said. When she glanced at him he half expected her to protest and he just looked back at her before they continued to their bathroom. As he'd told her he waited until she was finished and took her hand once she was, pulling her outside into their bedroom. He leaned down to her after he'd stopped her, kissing her lightly on the lips before he said, "Promise me something."

"If I can," Beckett said, her voice trembling since he was kissing at her neck. He began to speak and she was nearly unable to hear him since he was still kissing her.

"Maybe I shouldn't say it," Castle replied.

Laughing, Beckett made him stop and she told him, "After that?" She then studied him and said, "You didn't have anything to request did you?"

Opening his mouth to speak, Castle paused and then said, "Do you smell oatmeal?"

Frowning at the abrupt change, Beckett was about to speak before she realized he was right. "I hope that's not one of the Lennoxes," she told him as they were letting each other go and hurrying to leave the room.

Turning to look down the hall, Julia said swiftly, "I hope I'm not in trouble."

"Why would you be?" Skye asked, motioning to the teen to keep an eye on the oatmeal when her parents were walking up to them.

"Why-" Beckett started to say once she was close to her friend.

"Don't be upset," Skye told her, holding up her hand. She wasn't surprised when her friend was giving her a look and said, "We both had some… interesting dreams last night."

"Really interesting," Julia said from the stove, letting her father take over.

"Do you want to tell us at all?" Castle asked her when she didn't continue.

"Julia," Beckett said when the teen hesitated.

"It's not bad," she said in a rush. "But it started with Freddie coming to me," Julia continued with before her parents were nodding and she related what had happened.

"What's wrong?" Julia said to the singer after she'd greeted him. "The last time I talked to you it was for…" She made a face before she said, "What is it?"

"You asked twice," Freddie replied easily. "Where are we?"

Though she wondered if he wouldn't know that already, Julia looked around instead for a moment before she said, "It looks like a racetrack… horses?"

"I don't know," Freddie admitted. "You remember this is from your mind."

"I know," Julia said, frowning and walking up to the railing looking out on the racetrack. She then said, "Did the two victims in my parents' case get in touch with you?"

"They did," Freddie replied. "And they seem to be at a loss."

"They can't find the last piece of jewelry," Julia replied. At the singer's nod she then said, "It has to do with cars, Skye said something like that."

"But with one car isn't it?" Freddie asked.

"You heard what I was saying to myself before I went to sleep?" Julia asked with a smile. At his nod she then said, "I haven't been to where his cars are but I heard there were a ton of them so how would we find it?"

"They only said this," Freddie said.

"Said what?" Castle asked when the teen didn't continue.

"It was a sound," Julia said. "I woke up after it because it scared me."

"She had a little trouble recreating it," Skye said when the teen was looking pleadingly at her. "But I heard the same sound so let me tell you what I saw in my dream first."

Turning to look around herself, Skye saw she was on a runway before she frowned and walked down slightly before there was a shadow above her. Ducking, she was trying to look up at the sky but her head couldn't seem to pivot in the right direction before she was screaming at the repeated sound.

"A runway?" Beckett asked.

"Yes, familiar but I don't know why," Skye said. "Did you want me to do the sound?" At their nods she said, "Hopefully the others will be awake." She let out a shrill cry before popping her lips a few times. She could see the expression on Castle's face and asked, "Do you recognize it? I don't."

"Neither do I," Julia added.

"No… but it seems really familiar," Castle replied, frowning. "I'll have to think about it."

"For now we have to get back to breakfast," Skye said, going over to the oatmeal on the stove.

"I have it," Castle replied since he'd been watching it.

"And your daughters?" Skye asked simply.

"I'll keep her company," Mary said, appearing in the hall.

"I'll stay with them," Julia said quickly when her mother was looking at her. After her parents were leaving for the stairs she said to Skye, "I'm really confused, I saw a racetrack for horses and you saw a runway. Is it just what we made up or is it something else?"

"Likely something else," Skye said. "But I get the feeling your parents wouldn't want you to concern yourself about it since you do have school."

"She's right," Mary said.

"Did she tell you what she dreamed?" Julia asked the doctor in a rush.

"Of course, since she was gasping when she woke up," Mary answered. She then said, "But you heard the same sound?"

"Yeah," Julia said. "Dad might remember… at least I hope."

"We all do," Skye said before she was stirring the pot again, seeing the teen nodding in agreement.

Upstairs Beckett was changing Josie's diaper, watching the baby while she was looking at the nearest window. "What's the matter sweetie?" she asked her.

"Something's wrong?" Castle asked, walking into the room.

"Eliza?" Beckett replied with her own question.

"She insisted she could get ready on her own," Castle replied. "Want me to get some clothes?"

"That would be nice," Beckett said. "And nothing's wrong, she's looking at the window."

Turning to it, Castle said, "Birds?"

"I'm not sure," Beckett replied before she took the sweater he was handing her. She then helped Josie into her jeans and after getting her house shoes on set her down.

"Whoa, hold on a second," Castle said, scrambling to grab the toddler before she could head for the door.

"Want see Jules," Josie said sternly.

"Her hair," Beckett told her husband when he was looking at her.

"Can I do that really quickly before we go downstairs?" Castle asked the toddler. He was relieved when she nodded and kissed her temple before turning to his wife as she smiled.

"I'll go check on the twins, see if they need any help," Beckett replied. After her husband had nodded she made her way out of the room and to Alexis and Louis' room.

"Good morning," the vet said after he'd opened the door.

"How're the twins?" Beckett asked.

"Good," Alexis said, walking up to her husband. "They slept well and we were warm."

"Do you need any help?" Beckett asked, taking Emmie from her son in law. She kissed the baby's temple before she said, "I'm going to guess it's a no."

"It is, but the two of us need to get ready," Alexis answered.

"And fast," Louis commented. "I need to help check on all the horses."

"Your dad should be finished with Josie soon," Beckett said, looking down the hallway before her husband was walking to it from the toddler's room. "We can take them," she told her daughter and Louis before the former was nodding and responding.

"Thank you, we'll be down shortly," Alexis said.

"Are you going to be able to have breakfast with us?" Castle asked Louis.

"I hope so," the vet said before he was closing the bedroom door.

Going down to the second floor ahead of her husband, Beckett made sure Josie was going down carefully while she held onto the railing. "Okay?" she asked the toddler once they were off the staircase.

Nodding, Josie started to bounce before she said, "Now?"

"We're here," Castle said, stepping off with his Finn in his arms. "Are you going to be able to hold onto her?"

"I'm going to try," Beckett replied before they were walking down the hall.

"Let me take her," Jim said, reaching for the toddler when they were near him.

"Grandpapa," Josie said with a smile, walking a little faster to take the hand he was holding out to her.

"I made some bacon," Skye said to Castle and Beckett when they were walking up to her in the kitchen. "Hopefully that works."

"What about toppings?" Castle asked.

"The girls took care of that," Skye replied with a smile.

"Hi," Eliza said to her parents, going to them after seeing the twins.

"Good morning," Beckett said, running her hand over the back of the little girl's head. "You did everything you needed to?"

"I did," Eliza assured her mother, nodding. She then smiled and said, "I have to set the table."
"Go ahead," Castle told her. When she had gone to join her sister he said to Skye and Mary, "Why did you do that?"

"Make breakfast?" the doctor asked.

"Yes you are our guests," Castle reminded them.

Snorting Skye said, "I was awake and I decided to take the initiative." When she saw the two looking at her in confusion she explained, "I felt like oatmeal."

"You won't need to do that again," Beckett told her firmly, grabbing two bowls with toppings for the oatmeal before she made her way to the dining room just as her oldest and son in law were leaving the staircase.

"Do you need any help?" Louis asked.

"I think we're fine, the twins are in the dining room," Beckett replied, not stopping since the pair were following her.

After the table was set and the food there as well, the families sat together and began preparing their oatmeal before they proceeded to eat.

While she was helping Josie with the toppings of her oatmeal, Beckett kept an eye on Julia to make sure she was alright. But seeing the way she was talking to Peter and Clive and laughing she felt a little more reassured and turned her attention back to her food and the toddler. Towards the end of the meal she was glancing at her husband again before she realized he was staring down the table absently. Helping Josie wipe her mouth a little quickly, she turned to him and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Okay?" she asked when he looked at her.

"I… yeah," Castle said, shaking his head. He then said with a sigh, "That sound is going to bother me, I know it."

"Like me with that runway," Skye said. "I know it but I haven't been there," she added before her wife was clearing her throat. She looked at her with one eyebrow raised until the doctor was speaking quietly to her so the rest of the table wouldn't hear.

"You promised me something," Mary said.

"Yes, you're coming with me," Skye replied.

"Not that," Mary told her sternly, frowning.

"Take it easy?" Castle suggested. When the women looked at him he said swiftly, "Right, I figured it was that."

"It is," Mary said with a sigh. "And you did promise."

"I shouldn't have," Skye said. "I can't promise because I don't know what is going to happen," she reminded her wife.

"She's right," Beckett said. She couldn't help smiling when Mary's head whipped around to her and she said, "I know, but how can we know what will happen?"

"I know what is going to happen," Skye commented. At the looks from the others she said, "The museum, we have to go." She then hesitated and said, "We could right?"

"I'm sure Brad will want us to," Castle said. "And we'll tell him." He then glanced at the investigator while she was nodding and he said, "Are you intending to go to every car?"

"I'd like to walk through it," Skye explained. "With Bernard and Eileen."

"We'll tell Brad," Castle repeated before they were finishing their food.

While her parents were leaving the room with what they needed to take to the kitchen, Julia hurried to Skye and said, "I wish I could go with you."

"You're lucky your parents aren't here to hear you say that," the investigator said before she paused.

"Too late," Beckett said when Julia slowly turned to her, her eyes wide. "Sweetie, do you want to have them go to you?"

"No, it's the brooch, I just really want to know where it is," Julia said. She then made a face and said, "Something about a brooch and emeralds is… really speaking to me."

"Our past life I expect," Skye said. "But it has nothing to do with this case."

"We'll tell you what we do today," Beckett said when Julia opened her mouth to speak.

"Alright," the teen replied. "Do we have to go?"

"Soon, you should hurry," Beckett said. As soon as Julia had left she turned to Skye who was holding up her hand before she spoke.

"I was telling the truth about our past life," the investigator said.

"Oh I knew," Beckett replied. "But what about you?"

"Not my past life, this has to do with the case itself," Skye replied.

"Are you going to keep worrying about the runway you saw?" Beckett asked her while she went to the table to grab a few bowls that were empty of toppings.

"Not that badly," Skye replied easily before they were leaving the room together.

"Are you going to walk with us?" Castle asked Mary where he was rinsing off everything at the sink.

"I have to talk with Skye," the doctor replied after thinking about that for a moment. She smiled and said, "She may want to."

"Want to what?" the investigator asked since she and Beckett were arriving at the kitchen in time to hear that.

"Walk with them to the school," Mary replied.

Skye opened her mouth to respond when Castle's phone began to ring, and they watched as Beckett hurried to him to pull it out of his pocket before the writers were answering at the same time.

"Yeah, are Skye and Mary there?" Brad asked. When the two women themselves had answered in the affirmative he said, "You need to bring them and Patrick to the hospital."

"Why?" Castle asked. Something came to him then and he asked, "Is it Harrington?"

"No, I spoke with her and she's fine," Brad answered. "Someone walked into the hospital a half hour ago, carrying a note that they killed our vics and was ready to turn themselves in."