"Thanks so much," Mari said to Julia with a smile.
"You like it?" the teen asked her.
"Of course! It's really pretty," Mari said, holding up the set of bracelets her friend had gifted her. She smiled at her and said, "You wouldn't wear this many?"
"Nope, not a fan of that many," Julia replied. "But they do look nice on you."
Laughing Mari said, "Thanks." She looked at the diary her friend was holding and said, "You like that one?"
"Of course, I love the design on it," Julia replied, running her fingers over the Celtic knot the cover had on it.
"I wasn't sure about getting that," Mari said. "Since it has the quill and everything."
"I might put it on display on my desk," Julia explained.
"How?" Eve asked.
"Are you guys listening to us?" Julia asked in mock annoyance.
"You're right here, how could we not?" Eve replied with her own question. She smiled when the teen made a face at her before Erin cleared her throat.
"We're going back right now," Julia told everyone quickly, moving to her desk.
"Are you regretting not writing in that now?" Marie asked her.
"Not really, I'll have plenty to write when I go back to it," Julia answered as they were leaving her room.
"Now what are we doing?" Eve said to the others while they were going down the stairs.
"I think our moms are singing," Kathleen commented. "Our sisters asked for a Christmas one."
"You think we'd mind?" Julia asked with a smile since the twins were looking at the rest of them. She laughed when they nodded together and was about to speak when her mother was calling to them.
"Come on, Skye and Mary want to sing," Beckett said from the doorway to the family room.
"They want to or they want to get it over with?" Marie asked.
Laughing at that, Beckett said, "Probably the latter."
"What're they going to sing?" Mari asked while they were walking into the room.
"A couple songs if you guys want us to," Skye said from where she was standing at the piano.
"I don't think you need to ask," Nkosi said, watching the investigator's three youngest grasp at her hands.
"I do actually," Skye replied, smiling at Iris.
"What?" the little girl asked in surprise.
"The first song your mom and I will need help with," Skye said.
"Me? I think it's just the two of you," Mary said firmly.
"Then us," Skye said before she brought her youngest closer and murmured to her.
"Oh, okay," Iris replied. She bit her lower lip for a moment and then asked, "What if I can't pronounce them right?"
"I'll sing with you," Skye assured her. She sat on the piano bench, facing everyone and told them, "This one has some languages, we'll discuss them when we're finished."
"The phone?" Rebecca asked since Mary was sitting next to her wife.
"For this one," the doctor replied.
"So you have the next song already," Eve said.
Since the music was starting, Skye merely smiled at the young woman before she was wrapping her arms around Iris who she made stand in front of her as she began to sing, her youngest joining her for the other languages.
It's Christmas time all over the world
It's Christmas here at home
The church bells chime wherever we roam
Så riktig god jul
Feliz natal
Shenoraavor Nor Dari (Dari)
To you
The snow is thick in most of the world
Children's eyes are wide
As old Saint Nick gets ready to ride
So Feliz Navidad
Sretan Bozic
And Happy New Year (New Year)
To you
Though the customs might change
And the language is strange
This appeal we feel is real
In Holland or Hong Kong
It's Christmas Time All Over the World
In places near and far
And so my friend wherever you are
Ein fröhliches Weihnachten
Kala Christougenna
Yoi kurisumasu
This means a very merry Christmas (Christmas, Christmas)
To you
"You did a great job honey," Skye told her daughter, hugging her tightly.
"She's right," Mary said, reaching for their youngest to hug her.
"What is it Eliza?" Skye asked with a laugh seeing the little girl's hand was raised.
"What languages were those?" Eliza asked.
"There was Norwegian, Portuguese, Armenian, Spanish," Skye said. "Though I get the feeling you were aware of that one. Then there was Croatian, German, Greek and Japanese."
"And your mum is right," Liam said. "You pronounced them perfectly."
"Don't say its because of me," Skye said in amusement. She kissed the top of Iris' head and asked, "Want to sing the next with me?"
"No," Iris said with a soft laugh. When her mothers let her go she rushed over to her friends and sat with them, smiling when her twin squeezed at her arm.
"Are you still singing again?" Marie asked.
Looking around at the others, Skye said, "I guess we are."
"Did you think we were going to protest?" Beckett asked her with a smile.
"No, but I had to check," Skye said. She began laughing when the other adults were telling her to start and she turned around on the bench, playing for a little before she started the song and she and Mary sang together as a duet.
Come on everybody!
To Santa Claus' party
You may be sure both rich and poor are welcome at Santa's door
You don't need a ticket to Santa Claus' party
A lot of toys for girls and boys and plenty of fun in store
Our Christmas tree's so high, it pokes right through the sky!
And Santa will be there to call "Merry Christmas to you all!"
Come on everybody!
To Santa Claus' party
A cheery grin will get you in so what are you waiting for
There's a baseball bat for Johnny, a talking doll for Jill
And a mountain high of ice cream pie where everyone eats his fill
There'll be rides on Santa's reindeer with the Christmas time patrol
If you're good they'll stop at
Santa's shop way up at the old North Pole
Come on everybody!
To Santa Claus' party
A cheery grin will you in… at Santa's Merry Christmas party
Smiling at the kids dancing, Skye finished playing out the song before she turned and said, "Set?"
"I think so," Castle said, watching the kids stopping and turning to them.
"Wait," Clive said. "What about dessert?"
Laughing with the other adults, Beckett then said, "We'll bring it to the game room if others will help us." She wasn't surprised when some of the other parents said they would and they started getting up before they went to the hall and split up. In the kitchen she directed Darnley to grab a platter and brought over the sugar cookies the girls had made. Once she had them set she wasn't surprised when her friend was asking her about their placement before she could pick up the plate.
"That's it? No… pretending they're having a party or something?" Darnley asked.
"Someone was influenced by our song," Skye said jokingly.
"That or the fact we are having a party," Castle commented, unable to help smiling.
"It was the first thing I thought of," Darnley said in mock annoyance. He smiled when the others were just glancing at him and said, "Never mind. The kids wouldn't really pay much attention to the placement anyways."
"The younger ones wouldn't," Beckett told him.
"I'm wondering if you guys could do me a favor," Castle said once they had gotten everything ready to go.
"Are you heading out to the gazebo?" Lily asked with a smile.
"For a short visit," Castle said, nodding outside.
"Very short," Beckett said, spotting the snow.
"You guys could stay tonight if you need to," Castle commented.
"I think we're good," David said.
"Yeah, if you're sure about the kids staying here," Brad added.
"Very I'm not telling Julia Mari isn't staying the night," Castle said with a slight smirk.
"Or telling Eliza about Dani," Beckett said, looking over at David and Rebecca.
"Are we taking the desserts?" Genevieve asked.
"You are," Castle said when his wife was looking at him to answer. They watched the others leaving before he reached for her hand and they went down the hall to get their coats before they slipped out of the house. He held her tightly to him when there was a sudden gust of wind while they walked and he said, "Should we go back?"
"No, it was just a gust," Beckett assured him before they reached the gazebo. They were looking out at the ocean and she said, "Next year is going to be a little difficult."
"We'll do what we did last year," Castle said. "At least I hope we'll have the chance."
"We should," Beckett said, squeezing his hand that was holding hers. She then smiled at him and said, "But we are at nine years."
"That's why I'm eager for next year when we come back," Castle said. He wasn't surprised when his wife was wrapping her arms around his neck and they were kissing gently before they slowly parted. Another gust had her wrapping her arms around his neck tightly before he said, "Now we're going back inside."
"At least we made it out here," Beckett told him. "Even if we didn't sit."
"True," Castle said before he was pulling her with him to the door into the kitchen. Once he had it locked behind him he said, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Beckett said. "My legs are a little cold but I'll survive." She smiled when her husband looked down at them and said, "Later Rick." When he threw himself at her and started to kiss at her neck she stopped him and said, "We need to go join the others before they come looking for us."
In the game room Julia was finishing her turn at pinball and said, "Not bad huh?"
"No," Mari replied, standing with her. "You did better than I did."
"Want to play again or choose something else?" Julia asked her.
"Something else?" Mari said before she was turning to the doorway when her friend's parents walked into the room.
"Keep playing," Castle said, frowning as his wife was since everyone was looking at them. When they did so he squeezed her hand before they were walking further inside.
Turning her attention to her friend, Julia said, "Pick something this time."
"Sure," Mari replied, looking around before she could see skeeball was open. She hurried over to the game with Julia behind her and waited for her friend to start both before she said, "Good thing your parents got two of these."
"We almost had just one," Julia replied with a smile. "But Dad said it would be better; we wouldn't fight over it or anything."
Mari couldn't help laughing briefly and told her friend, "That's a good way to get a second one." She looked behind them and asked, "Is that how you got the second Star Wars one?"
"Basically," Julia said before they were smiling at each other. After they had turned back to the games they started to play, talking to each other teasingly before they had finished and she said, "Star Wars now?"
"I feel like having another brownie," Mari said. "Want to split one with me?"
"Definitely," Julia replied before they were heading to the bar where everything was. Their friends were there as well and they were talking with them before they were getting what they wanted, returning to the games to continue to play in the time they had left until they would have to go to bed.
"Kate?" Castle asked his wife after he'd locked the door to their room behind him.
"I'm here," Beckett replied, walking from their closet. She smiled at him and said, "Ready?"
"Ready?" Castle asked in surprise.
"I know you're going to give me something," Beckett replied easily.
"Should I?" Castle asked jokingly. "I mean if you know what it is already…" He laughed when she pressed her fist to his shoulder and then took her hand saying, "Come over here."
Beckett wanted to tease him for directing her but was silent as he had her sit on the couch. Looking on while he was leaving her for the closet, she stood up and walked to the table next to the couch where he had left the sherry glasses. Picking one up she hesitated for a moment and got the other before she was sitting again just as he was making his way over to her.
"You want to drink now?" Castle asked her in surprise while he was setting the box he had in his hands on the table.
"There isn't much," Beckett told him with a smile, holding the other glass she had up to him. She was pleased when he sat with her before they were tapping their glasses together and sipping. "No toast?" she asked him with a smile.
"I think I'm in a hurry," Castle said. He expected her to respond to that but when she was silent he asked, "Really? No pervert for that?"
"No," Beckett told him in amusement before she was taking another sip. She wasn't surprised when he was hurrying to drink himself and she smiled at him before they were continuing. Once they finished she smiled again when he was rushing to stand and take both their glasses.
"Are you ready?" Castle asked her. When she nodded he went to the table again and put the glasses before he grabbed the box and went back to her, giving it to her.
Waiting for her husband to sit with her again, Beckett opened the box and paused when she revealed the jewelry set underneath.
"Too much?" Castle asked her in slight concern.
"No," Beckett replied, reaching over to him and squeezing his hand. "It's beautiful." She then reached up to her pearl necklace she had on with her blue lace dress before he was moving to help her take it off.
Getting the necklace, Castle waited for his wife to turn away from him so he could drape it on her neck. "This was custom made," he told her.
Glancing over her shoulder Beckett said, "I thought you recently ordered this."
"I may have been buying time," Castle confessed, getting the box and holding it for her so she could switch her earrings and necklace for the new ones. At her look he continued and said, "They said they weren't sure if they'd have it done. Luckily it made it just in time."
Beckett, having finished putting everything on, turned and said, "I love them."
Reaching up and gently fixing her aquamarine, Castle told her, "Do you mind if I could request something? Now that I see you wearing this?"
"Alright," Beckett said with a smile.
"Would you wear this set when we get remarried?" Castle asked her. He half expected a negative reaction before she was taking his hand and squeezing it firmly.
"I wanted to get another set to be honest," Beckett said.
"I should have chosen a better one to give you for our wedding," Castle replied.
"But I never wore that set to our wedding," Beckett said, reaching up and touching the teardrop aquamarine of the necklace before her husband was responding with a smile as he leaned into her.
"I'm so glad you agree," Castle said before he captured her lips with his. He felt a slight thrill when his wife gripped tightly at the backs of his shoulders while their tongues were dueling together until they carefully parted.
"You're lucky I do," Beckett told him teasingly before she stood up.
"Where are you going?" Castle asked in surprise, standing as well.
"I'll be right back," Beckett told him easily. She made her way into their closet and closed the door behind her, moving to the mirror she removed her dress and hung it before she paused and looked at herself. The necklace was reflecting the lights in the room since there numerous diamonds and she brushed her fingertips against the top chain of the gems. There was a second one below it, both meeting at a cluster of more diamonds, the large teardrop aquamarine under the cluster at the bottom of a chain of diamonds. She bit at her lower lip for a moment before she shook herself and finished dressing so she could go back out into their room.
Sitting on the couch still, Castle's head snapped up when he heard the door of the closet opening. Standing up when he saw she was walking out to him, it only took him a moment to make out what she was wearing and he sucked in a breath of air. "Goddess," he told her.
Smiling Beckett told him, "I'm guessing you approve."
"Of course I do," Castle said firmly. He reached out to her when she was close enough and took her hand securely in his telling her, "You look gorgeous… again."
"Thank you," Beckett said in obvious amusement. "Would you like to start?"
"No," Castle said. He smiled when she clearly looked startled and he pulled her in front of their bed before she could respond to that. He had the music ready on his phone and when it began to play he wasn't surprised when she was smiling at him.
"You could have just said," Beckett replied.
"But I like surprising you," Castle commented while they were wrapping their arms around each other and beginning to sway.
"Actually you shocked me this time," Beckett told him.
"Oh, eventually I want to start," Castle said, turning his head slightly so he could kiss the side of her head. "But since you put on that gown…"
"I had to," Beckett said, wearing the white one she had on Valentine's Day. "With this necklace?"
"So you like it," Castle told her as they leaned back from each other enough to look at one another.
"I still have it on," Beckett said before she studied him. "What do you want to ask love?"
"I'm not surprised you guessed," Castle commented. When she gave him a look he quickly said, "Are you naked under this?"
"Maybe we should start," Beckett told him in amusement.
"The song isn't over yet," Castle said jokingly, though just when he finished speaking the music played out. Looking at his wife he could see the expectation on her face and he leaned into her, kissing her deeply. He felt her clinging to him as he was doing to her and he couldn't help himself, rubbing against her tongue furiously before they were slowly parting and she was moving to take his hands. Letting her pull him, he was a little startled when they were soon behind their bed though he quickly understood what she wanted.
Sliding her hands underneath his blazer, Beckett was setting it on the table and turned back to see he was beginning to unbutton his shirt. "Don't stop," she told him when he was.
"Are you sure?" Castle asked. When his wife was merely smirking at him he coughed briefly saying, "I could use some help."
"Do you have any idea what I have in mind?" Beckett asked him.
"Basic idea," Castle told her.
"Good," Beckett said, leaning into him and brushing her lips to his. She then moved to assist him in opening his shirt but she didn't take it off, instead reaching for the fly of his trousers. As she was opening it she could feel the state he was in and was careful before she had his erection out and her hand curled around it. "From me?" she asked.
"I… imagined you naked under this while we were dancing," Castle admitted after a brief hesitation. He was relieved when she didn't try to stop him as he was gently pulling the strap of her dress on the left. Unable to help himself he leaned over and kissed at her skin, eventually beginning to flick his tongue out and feeling her shaking before she stopped him.
"Don't distract me," Beckett told him. "And you'll be able to work me up later." She wasn't surprised when he was grabbing her upper arms tightly and she said, "We're going to start." She wasn't surprised when he nodded and she was leaning into him so they could kiss passionately for a moment. After they had parted she bowed her head and gently kissed her way over his chest until she was kneeling in front of him.
"Kate," Castle groaned in pleasure as he leaned back against the table behind their bed. He wasn't surprised when she merely looked up at him and he tried not to grab her hair while she was lowering her mouth over his length. The further she descended on him he couldn't fight his reaction and closed his eyes tightly before she began sliding back.
Taking a great deal of pleasure in the way her husband was groaning, Beckett went slowly though she was soon speeding up a little. She couldn't resist the temptation and reached up, gently caressing her husband's length where her mouth wasn't able to reach and underneath, not surprised at his groaned response above her.
"Love… I'm going to come if you don't…" Castle started to say before she was trailing off when she was massaging under his length with her tongue and he tried to warn her again before he was climaxing. He had his eyes closed tightly and kept them that way before he realized he could feel air on himself. Forcing his eyes open he looked down at her and saw his wife had the tip of him on her tongue, his release spurting onto it until he stopped. Breathing roughly he watched her swallow and said, "That was what you wanted."
"Are you complaining?" Beckett asked while she was standing. She wasn't surprised when her husband was grabbing her and she said, "Wait-"
"Don't worry," Castle assured her, holding onto her with his left arm while with his right he was tucking himself back into his pants the best he could. As soon as he was finished he turned to his wife and picked her up, carrying her around to their bed.
Laughing briefly when she bounced a little Beckett said, "I thought you'd take me on the table."
"I thought about it," Castle admitted, taking off his dress shirt before starting to do the same with what was left of his clothes. "But I think it's better to do this in the nude." He paused and studied her for a moment before asking, "Any objections?"
"If you stop taking off your clothes then yes," Beckett replied before her husband was continuing. She watched him, pressing her legs together as she hadn't been unaffected by him when she'd been pleasuring him and wanted to try and handle how hard she was throbbing. When he was with her on the bed she asked, "My dress?"
"It's fine," Castle said. He kissed her before she could respond to that and was slipping his tongue into her mouth. When hers was meeting his he was pleased but didn't stop, reaching up to her and gently pulling the straps of her dress off her shoulders. Though they didn't stop kissing each other, he felt her moving for him and he soon had her bodice off. It was then he stopped and panting hard stared at her breasts.
About to tell him to start whatever he was going to do, Beckett let out a brief gasp when her husband was bowing his head to her chest. When his lips were pressing over both her breasts she closed her eyes tightly before telling him, "Please don't take too long."
"I won't," Castle replied as he pulled away from her to speak. When she caressed his cheek he grabbed her hand and kissed her palm heavily before he let her go and went to her nipples. Suckling at her he felt a rush at her moans but didn't stop until he pulled away and they were both moist from his ministrations. Gently blowing on her skin he watched her shuddering in pleasure before he said, "Mind keeping this on a little more?"
"I do," Beckett said. She smiled when her husband looked at her, startled, and she told him, "I'm uncomfortable. And you mentioned nudity remember?"
"Yes, but you look…" Castle started to say. He trailed off and didn't finish, instead moving to kiss her again. While he was doing that he reached for her and fondled at her for a while before he forced himself away. "Here," he told her as he reached for the back of her dress.
"You could have done that for a little more," Beckett said, having watched him with a slight smile on her face.
"Later," Castle said.
With her husband's help, Beckett was handing him her gown and she looked on while he took it to the couch to lay it there. Once he was back with her on the mattress she wrapped her arms around him and said, "Don't wait."
"I'm not," Castle told her firmly before he made her lay back. They were kissing deeply and doing that for a while before he pulled away and went down her body. He kissed a path as she had done over his chest before he reached her mound. Pressing a few kisses there, he reached her clit and once it was exposed he surrounded it with his mouth. Sucking at it he listened to her, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction before he was moving lower to her entrance.
Her husband's fingers sliding over her swollen nub, Beckett nearly whimpered at his tongue entering her and hoped she would be able to hold on while he was rocking it back and forth. She became a little lost in his ministrations, and before she could stop herself she was breaking, crying out his name in joy while her orgasm filled her body. She was dimly aware she was writhing in reaction, his hands holding onto her legs tightly until her body became perfectly still. Recovering took a little but she managed to say, "Are you… thank you."
"You don't have to thank me," Castle said, moving to lay down next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and told her, "You realize I have to do the same for you."
"Hmm," Beckett said with a smile as her husband was kissing at her temple. "I know, but I still want to say it." Before he could speak; having seen him opening his mouth to do so; she told him, "I know you want to tell me the same but you don't need to." She smiled at his nod and then said, "Good, now we have a problem though."
"It's not too soon?" Castle asked her, smiling himself at that moment.
"No," Beckett replied. "If you take it easy."
Nodding, Castle said, "I will." He kissed her lightly and then laid on his back next to her before he was reaching around and gently rubbing at her mound. Feeling her slightly tense he was careful not to do too much before he reached up.
Her husband's hand on her breast, Beckett couldn't keep herself from gasping a little before he caressed at her mounds. She clutched at the bed underneath her and told him, "You won't have to take that long."
"Do you know what you want?" Castle asked her, speaking huskily since he was being affected by her vocal reactions to him.
"Yes," Beckett sighed as he moved his hand and was reaching down her body. When he began to lightly stroke at her clit she tensed and was able to moan out, "I want a sampla," to him before he paused.
"So do I," Castle said before he moved above her. He took the chance to kiss her and was doing so deeply while their tongues were meeting and rolling in her mouth. He was a little startled when her hand was sliding down his side and grasping his length before he was forced to pull away. "Kate…" he began before he leaned down to her and kissed her again. When they were staring at each other he said, "You first."
Smiling Beckett said, "I'm not surprised."
"You… don't want to?" Castle asked slowly when she didn't move.
"I'm fine like we are," Beckett replied. She watched her husband think that over before he nodded and she laughed briefly before pulling him close to her. While they were kissing again they were reaching in between and touched where they could of each other until he was rising above her. As soon as she could she reached down and grasped his erection before leading him to her entrance. She let him take care of the rest and was biting at her lower lip while he slid inside of her until their hips were pressed together. She moved then and wrapped her legs around him, sliding them up as high on his sides as she could. She wasn't surprised when her husband soon began thrusting and was moaning in pleasure before she tried to move with him.
Feeling his wife's difficulties, Castle only continued for a little longer before he was withdrawing from her and pulling her onto him. "Surprise?" he asked her.
"No," Beckett said with a smile, hands on his shoulders while he was holding himself for her. She raised her body above his and then lowered it onto him with his help, clutching tighter and tighter at him while he spread her pleasurably. Once their hips had met she wrapped her arms around him and warned, "I'm going to go the same amount you did."
"I expected that," Castle said. He grunted hard and squeezed at her waist when she squeezed her sex around him. "Kate," he told her warningly. He shuddered when she smirked at him before she was beginning to move. While she was rocking on him he held her though he was moving his hands around her back and ass. Squeezing at the latter he wasn't surprised when she was crying out and arching her back before she stopped. He wanted to protest that wasn't long enough as she got off of him, but knew it was pointless before he said, "How long do we draw this out?"
"As much as we can," Beckett said with a smile before she was getting off of him. She wasn't surprised when he got out of her way and she moved onto her hands and knees before she slid forward onto her arms. "Not that long," she said.
"I'm going to try," Castle said firmly. He moved to kiss at her back gently before he was getting on top of her and sliding in her carefully. Because of their position he was thrusting cautiously so he wouldn't push her to climax and was relieved he was just able to do so. "I don't think we can do this for much longer," he told her as he had her lay down.
"No, so this should be it," Beckett told him with a smile. "But just for now." She wasn't surprised when he nodded seriously before he lowered himself down to her. After he had entered her again she wrapped her arms and legs around him. Holding him to her she had her feet flat on the bed, determined to move with him and meeting his thrusts easily. Their hips slapped together as they were moving faster and faster and she wasn't able to hold back any longer, the friction building up too much for her to take. "Rick I'm… going to come! Oh please fuck me my love… harder!" she cried out, raking her nails over his back and arching her back roughly. Hearing him calling her name a few seconds later, his release was filling her and she wasn't sure how she wasn't orgasming a second time with the ecstasy racing through her entire body. But she was soon calming down and she held her husband to her while he was thrusting in her a few more times. When he was still against her she gently caressed at his hair and back and kissed his temple telling him, "You're not satisfied."
Laughing, and raising his head to see her pleasure in reaction to his movements inside of her sex, Castle said, "Sorry, but believe me, that didn't have to last for very long."
"What?" Beckett said when her husband was hesitating.
"Mind us continuing this?" Castle asked.
"No," Beckett said with a smile. She was a little surprised when he was withdrawing from her but when he made her lie on her side she couldn't help smiling. "Are we committing to this or working up to what's next?" she asked him.
"Would you mind if I said it was just to work up to it?" Castle responded with his own question.
"No," Beckett said, looking over her shoulder at him with a smile. She took his kiss, though it was brief, and after they were apart she held onto his arms as they wrapped around her. "Actually I'm not surprised we're not going to stay like this," she told him.
"No?" Castle asked her.
"You did give me this jewelry tonight," Beckett reminded him.
"I did," Castle said. He couldn't help laughing into her hair before he said, "Can you blame me? You're a goddess love."
"Hmm, you're not really working me up yet," Beckett told him teasingly as he was kissing at the back of her shoulder. She bit at her lower lip briefly while he continued to kiss her before he finally responded.
"This isn't a start?" Castle asked her with a smile.
"It could be," Beckett replied before he was making her turn onto her back. She cupped his cheek with her hand, not surprised when he immediately moved to kiss her palm and she rubbed his lower lip with her thumb. She was pleased when he lightly nipped at her fingertip before he moved down to her breasts. As he was nuzzling them she wrapped her arms around him and gently caressed the back of his head before he was suckling at her nipples in turn. She eventually made him stop before she said, "I don't think you need to do anymore."
"Really?" Castle asked her.
"Really," Beckett replied firmly. She watched him in amusement when he glanced down her body and she said, "You might not be able to tell."
"No," Castle said slowly. He then smiled and told her, "So should I even continue?"
"Do I have to answer?" Beckett countered. She laughed when her husband leaned down to her in response and started to kiss at her neck before she made him stop.
"Don't tell me I can't," Castle told her in mock protest.
"I'm not, but would you mind if we did something else?" Beckett asked him in amusement. She was pleased when his response was to lean down into her and kiss her passionately. Responding she parted her lips to his gently probing tongue and curled hers around his before she reached in between them.
Groaning heavily when his wife was curling her fingers around him, Castle broke off their kiss and told her, "You have to warn me."
"You don't always warn me," Beckett teased him though she wasn't letting him go. When he continued to move with her she was immensely pleased since she was feeling her arousal greatly by then, and once he was inside of her she let him go, crying out shortly as he slid within her the rest of the way. When he stopped, their hips flush against each other and him filling her pleasantly again she told him, "Don't change the position."
"What if I wanted to for a little?" Castle told her seriously.
Studying her husband for a moment, Beckett asked, "Are you sure it would only be for a little?" She wasn't surprised when he was kissing at her shoulders and neck in response and she drew him up to her before they were kissing again. Their tongues were dueling a little before she was ending the kiss when he began to thrust. She thought he might stop but when he was continuing she was clutching at him tightly before she began to move as well. Her legs had been wrapped around his but she moved a little so her heels could press into the bed and she drew her husband back to her lips so they could kiss again.
Being careful in his thrusts, Castle could feel in the way his wife's hands were clutching at him she was enjoying the pace. As he pressed into her she squeezed and with him withdrawing she relaxed, he took all of that in before they were parting from their kiss and she was murmuring to him. "Tell me," he said immediately in response so she would repeat what she'd said louder.
"I… if you're going to move me… do it now," Beckett told him. When he was flipping them around she was nearly biting into her lower lip as the pleasure of their movements was intense in its difference from their sliding motion. When they stopped she was above him and she told him, "You said only a little."
"Yeah, I'm likely going to regret this," Castle said, looking down in between them. He raised his head at her touch to the back of his head and accepted her kiss before he was wrapping his arms around her tightly. As he had done to her before, she began to thrust which ended their kiss and he squeezed at her waist before he reached down to her ass like he'd done before.
"Rick will you…" Beckett told him while she was deliberately trying to rub her clit against him. When he slapped at her ass she was tilting her head back and crying out, begging him to do it again. She was gasping as he flipped them around and she said, "This isn't going to last for very long."
"Unless we pause here and there," Castle commented. Watching her biting at her lower lip for a moment he said, "Or do you want me to fuck you?"
"I think you should," Beckett replied, running her hands down his back. When she had reached his ass she squeezed at it, crying out when it made him jerk against her. "Hurry love," she begged him. He began to thrust then to her joy and she placed her heels back on the bed to help things progress. It took little time for them to reach their orgasms and she was overjoyed while they were clinging to one another and calling each other's names. Her husband's length, filling her, sliding against her throbbing sex made her lose touch with herself for a few seconds before she was calming down. Castle continued to thrust against her, and she wasn't sure how much longer he was before he gave his final one, making her gasp in pleasure. With him still above her she gently ran her fingers through his hair and felt him groan against her neck.
"I… I really hope you haven't had enough," Castle said when he felt a little stronger. When she laughed he raised his head on a groan and said, "Pervert?"
"A little," Beckett told him. She gently ran her fingers through his hair and said, "But I haven't." His obvious delight in her words made her push him down to her so they could kiss gently. After they'd parted she told him, "But we could rest a little."
"A little," Castle said though there was some slight hesitation in his voice. At her nod he was very carefully withdrawing from her, moving to lay next to her before she was laying on her side against him. Wrapping his left arm around her, he reached up with his other hand to gently finger the aquamarine of her necklace. "Are you satisfied with it?" he asked her, aware she was watching him since his eyes were still down on the gem.
"Did we need to test this out?" Beckett replied with a smile. She couldn't help laughing at his nod and eventually said, "Pervert, but yes I'm satisfied with it. And yes I'll wear it in two years."
"Less than that," Castle said immediately. He wasn't surprised when she glanced at him and he pulled her into his arms. "You looked beautiful tonight, I told you right?" he said as they were gazing at one another.
"You have," Beckett replied with a smile. She leaned into him and brushed her lips to his before she said, "You didn't look too bad either. Hopefully you weren't fishing just now."
"I wasn't," Castle was quick to assure her. "I wanted to make sure you knew I appreciated how you looked all through today."
"I did," Beckett said, slipping out of his hold carefully. She sat up once she had and began brushing her hair off her face telling him, "But we have a little more time."
"You sound like you have something in mind," Castle said as he pushed himself up on his elbows, watching her. He soon after sat up all the way and he said, "I do too."
Glancing at him, Beckett couldn't help smiling and said, "If you do be careful."
"When have I not been?" Castle asked before he was reaching over and gently combing his fingers through her hair. He did that for a little longer and then told her, "At least when it's concerning your hair."
Nodding, Beckett said, "You always were." She watched him, staring at her hair for a moment before she told him, "You're remembering."
"Not remembering," Castle replied with a frown. "Past lives, when you had your hair longer than this length," he told her. "I did the same with it."
"And yet you never had me wrap it around your cock," Beckett told him.
Glancing at her, Castle moved his hand away from the ends of her hair and said, "You thought I wanted that." He thought that over for a moment before he said, "I think it just seemed kind of like… dishonorable. I used that word in our last life." At her nod he then said, "But I loved your hair against my chest."
"Fisting it in your hand too," Beckett said slowly.
Smiling Castle told her, "That was our lives before this last one. When your hair was longer." He studied her and asked, "You don't like it?"
Giving him a brief look, Beckett said, "No, I allowed you to do it back then. I'm just not sure if it's what I want now."
"I don't think I want to do it," Castle replied honestly. "I always worry I'm going to pull it when you're pleasuring my cock." He reached up and gently ran his hand over her hair before saying, "But I'm remembering you had an idea."
"Want to take a bath?" Beckett asked him. She was a little surprised when he hesitated and she said, "You don't?"
"Are we going to do anything in there?" Castle asked. When she squeezed his thigh he said, "Okay."
Smiling Beckett said, "You know?"
"I have a feeling," Castle said. "A hunch," he added quickly.
Beckett, moving to take his hand, raised it to her lips and kissed the back of it before she said, "And you know me."
"You know me," Castle replied, speaking seriously as he was gazing at her intently.
"I would be fine if you touched me," Beckett said, laughing when he pretended to scramble off the bed. She stopped him once they were both standing next to it and said, "But I want the same."
"Do you really think I'd stop you?" Castle asked her. When she merely glanced at him he nearly gulped but led her to the bathroom where he got towels before they were stepping into the shower to rinse off. Once they had finished he wrapped her hurriedly in a towel and then got the bath ready, unaware she watching him with a slight smile on her face. "Okay," he said once he had finished. "It's… what?" he said, trailing off and asking her when he saw the look on her face.
"You," Beckett said simply, walking up to him and discarding her towel to the floor. "You're adorable."
"Adorable?" Castle asked. He'd been intending to say more when he was stopped by his wife firmly opening his towel around his waist. He looked with her down at his length that was resting against his stomach and said, "I was hoping for sexy."
"Oh, you are," Beckett said reassuringly. "But your concern for me was adorable." She wasn't surprised when her husband was grabbing her, pulling her flush against his body before they were kissing passionately. As their tongues were tangling around each other fervently she was caressing at him, feeling him doing the same to her before they were abruptly pulling apart at the same time. "The… the water's going to be cold," she said to remind them both as they were panting slightly.
Though he didn't want to let her go, Castle nodded and did so before he got into the water first. Helping her after him he wrapped his arms around her and they were quiet for a little before he said, "Are you sore?"
"No," Beckett replied, smiling. "I just thought of doing this."
"You're sure you weren't thinking of us touching at all?" Castle asked her.
"No," Beckett said, almost laughingly. "That was all you."
"But you like my idea," Castle replied, smiling when she laughed again before telling him yes. He kissed the side of her head and said, "Do you think we should wait more?"
"Not that much longer," Beckett replied. When he bowed his head and kissed at her shoulder she said, "I know you want to start now." She felt him nodding before she said, "But…" She started to speak before she trailed off as he was caressing the front of her body. "Rick?" she asked him.
"I agree," Castle said before they were getting out of the water at the same time.
Drying each other off as fast as they could while the tub drained, Castle and Beckett hurried to their bed where they climbed on top together.
Her arms wrapped tightly around her husband, Beckett murmured against his lips, "I love you Rick."
"I love you too," Castle said seriously. He kissed her hungrily though it didn't last very long, the two of them working together to get his member back inside of her.
Sighing in pleasure at the sensation of them fully coupled, Beckett opened her eyes and told him, "Take me lover."
"Goddess," Castle breathed before he was kissing her yet again.
Beginning their lovemaking once more, Castle and Beckett were going slowly so they could feel everything distinctly. They wouldn't make love until the next morning after that, but with their bodies pleasuring each other and touching one another they didn't care while they took as much time they could indulging that Christmas night.