"So you don't have to be shy," Julia was telling her sister as they waited for their mother to bring her dress from the closet. "He's like our uncle remember?"

"So he's Uncle Patrick," Eliza said simply.

"You should ask him if he wants you to call him that," Beckett said, coming out with her dress in its garment bag.

"That's it?" Julia said eagerly. She then remembered what she had been talking with her sister about before and then said, "What about Trevor."
"Uncle Trevor," Eliza said though her eye was on the bag.

"Ask him," Beckett reminded them. She unzipped the bag and took out the gown, not surprised at the oohs from her daughters' mouth. She set it back down on the bed and then proceeded to undress until she was left in her panties. "What is it Julia?" she asked as she stepped in the dress.

"Why don't you need that?" the girl asked, knowing her face was on fire as she nodded to the bra.

"Let me get into the dress completely and I'll answer that," Beckett said as she slipped her arms into the sleeves that just barely covered her shoulders. She then turned to Julia and once it was zipped up looked at the mirror to make sure it was set. Satisfied she then pulled her hair over her left shoulder, unable to help smiling at the thought of her husband's reaction to her exposed neck.

"Mommy?" Julia asked softly.

"Okay," Beckett replied, turning to them. She smiled when; once she was standing in front of where they were sitting on their knees on the mattress; as they touched some of the black lace that made up her dress on her hip. "So to answer your question; and Julia you won't need to worry about this yet; if I was wearing that it would show up here."

"Oh," Julia said, seeing how low cut the front of the dress was; her mother's pearl pendant on her pearl necklace hanging down in the space. She then frowned and said, "Do I have to wear dresses with that."

"No," Beckett told her firmly. "You wear what you're most comfortable with."
"I am," Julia said with a smile at her mother's tone. She shared a kiss with her when Beckett cupped her cheeks and then said, "You too Lizzy?"

"Yep," Eliza said, paying more attention to her mother's dress than the conversation.

"So I'm ready," Beckett told them. "Ready to get your daddy for me?"

"Come on," Julia said eagerly to her sister before they climbed down from the end of the bed.

Out in the living room Castle was looking out the window, not really seeing the view which he knew already, just trying to keep from becoming impatient. Finally he heard little footsteps running out to him and he turned to find the girls rushing to him. "She's ready?" he asked, trying very hard not to laugh aloud at the way they were talking together about how their mother looked perfect and was waiting for him. He let them lead him by the hands to the doorway and he started to step in before realizing they'd let him go. "You…" he began as he saw they'd hurried to the stairs.

"They want to see their sister now they've seen me Rick," Beckett told him, walking up to him. She smiled when he turned to her and his eyes widened before he looked over her entire body. She became serious when that look was like a caress and she bit her lower lip before he was stepping up to her, kissing her deeply as he held her to him tightly. She was responding rapidly to him, her arms snaking around his neck before they needed to part to breathe. "Rick," she said with a sigh. She then smiled and said, "That's why I didn't put my lipstick on yet."
"So I can do that again?" Castle asked her eagerly. When she smiled lovingly at him he shook his head and with a smile said, "I can't stop myself." Taking her lips again he nearly shuddered as she pressed herself up against him and he reached up to stroke the back of her head with one hand, the other grasping her bare back as the dress exposed it. "Gotta control myself," he breathed as he pulled away from her then.

"Yeah it might be embarrassing if you walked up to the stage with…." Beckett began before looking down at his groin.

Sighing Castle reluctantly let her go and said, "I love you, you're going to really have to let me… do something."

"I may have plans," Beckett said before she brushed her lips against his, feeling him shudder in response. With that done she went to get her lipstick and she applied it rapidly before their daughters were running into the room.

"Before you ask," Castle said, taking Eliza into his arms and kissing her cheek. "I love the dress and your mother looks… stunning."

Beckett smiled at her husband and at how his tone grew so serious on the last word before she opened her mouth to speak. But she didn't have the chance to as there was a knock on the door and she said, "My dad… likely Patrick and Trevor; don't forget to ask them girls if it is them."

"Ask them?" Castle asked his wife as he followed her to the door after he'd set Eliza down.

"They want to ask if they can call them uncles," Beckett said.

"I thought we established that already," Castle said in a low tone as Martha was opening the door.

"They want to make sure… Eliza now she's older," Beckett said, not surprised when her husband nodded in agreement with that.

"Hello," Jim said.

"We met at the entrance and he was nice enough to allow us in," Darnley said, with his husband. "Kate," he said.

"Alright," Beckett said with a mock suffering sigh before she walked up to him once he was inside and the door way closed behind the three. She let him hold her hand as he looked her over and said, "You're lucky I love you."

"I know," Darnley said. "And you look fantastic; Rick?"

"I said she was stunning. Since I am her husband after all," Castle said easily, not surprised when Beckett rolled her eyes. "So," he told them as he clapped his hands together. "Are we ready to party?"

"And so you can get your prize Daddy!" Eliza cried out. When the others laughed her eyes then went wide and she rushed over to Darnley and Nkosi, grabbing their hands. "Can Jules and I call you uncles?"

"Oh of course but do you call everyone from the Hamptons aunt and uncle," Darnley said, holding out his hands to her. When she responded by shaking her head he said, "It's up to you then," before she held her arms up to him. He smiled and picked her up before he paused. "Oh, I think I need to give you to your mom; you need your coat," he told her when she looked at him questioningly.

After everyone had their outer layers; as it was supposed to rain that night; they went down to the limo that was outside for them to use. It was also going to be used that night by everyone but Castle, Beckett, Darnley and Nkosi. The two men would be heading to JFK after the dancing for their flight while Castle and Beckett were remaining at the loft for the night; planning on leaving in their car the next morning to return home. At the building the Manhattan Writer's Society had rented for the party; an old Victorian edifice near Wall Street; the group saw that the media was there already.

"Do you want us to take the girls for you?" Jim asked his daughter and son in law.

"That's alright," Castle said, squeezing his wife's hand gently as the limo was stopping. "Go and we'll meet you in the lobby; I hope they'll leave you guys alone."
Beckett wasn't surprised when they left in pairs though she and her husband were soon taking the girls out themselves. There was also no shock at the cameras that started to go off, wondering if it was because of her husband or them both. But as she felt Julia squeezing her hand a little tighter she ignored that and instead squeezed her back reassuringly as they walked down the red carpet.

Eliza, in her father's arms, was looking at everyone taking pictures of them with wide eyes and wondering if her mother was okay with them doing that. "Why Daddy?" she whispered to him.

"To see us," Beckett replied with a smile as she'd heard that. That smile was directed to her husband and daughter but she wasn't taken aback when there was a flurry of pictures. They didn't stop though her husband did nod at some photographers and she was relieved when they were inside the building and she kissed their daughters once Castle had as well. "So now you know what we do when we're at things like this," she told them as they held onto her tightly.

"Do you like that?" Julia asked her.

"Not too much but luckily it doesn't last that long," Beckett replied. She smiled as the girls suddenly gasped before running together to Mari who was with her parents. "I think we surprised them," she told her husband as they went to greet the Fosters as well as the Davises; all of them invited at her husband's insistence. "Thank you for that by the way."

"They accept you my love," Castle said simply, kissing the back of her hand before they were hugging their friends. Talking with them he then spotted a few author friends and he took Beckett over to them. He placed his hand on her bare back as they got close, knowing she would need that touch as she was still uneasy meeting his friends as a fellow writer.

"Oh good," Darnley said, watching the two speaking to Michael Connelly.

"He told you he was going to be here," Nkosi said, looking at Eliza who he was holding.

"No not him, what Rick's doing for her," Patrick said in mock exasperation.

"You can tell he's calming her down?" Jim asked, joining the men with a drink for his granddaughter.

"Oh sure, she needed that once in a while in classes," Patrick said. "Well… tests and such," he corrected himself. "So I'm happy she's got him to do it a little more… intently."

"Look, my other uncle and auntie," Eliza said happily as she spotted Esposito and Lanie coming in.

"Hey," Beckett said, going over to her friend with a smile as soon as she himself had spotted the two. "Boyfriend?"

"He's working," Lanie said simply. "Esposito agreed with him to be my escort."

"Hilarious how he got to be so friendly with him," Castle said, talking about Esposito and Lanie's boyfriend.

"Never mind him," Lanie told him. "How're you, the man of the hour?"

"Glad the girls are here along with Kate… and I'm including Alexis," Castle said, looking around for his oldest. He spotted her with Louis, talking to an author he knew the two liked; Tim Gomez who was newer and who he had become friends with though the man was more Beckett's friend as he'd published his first book the same time as theirs.

"Love," Beckett said, taking his hand to get his attention.

"Oh right," Castle said when he saw that the doors to where they would be eating and the ceremony would be opened. "Wait, Ryan and Jenny?" he asked.

"She's exhausted," Esposito answered. "And they're very sorry."

"That's alright," Beckett said, Castle nodding next to her. "We're lucky she came to the competition. I'll call them tomorrow."
"We will," Castle told her.

"We will," Beckett echoed, smiling at him. At that point they gathered the girls and then went over to their table where they were seated with everyone in their group the tables large enough to accommodate them as they sat down where they wanted, trading name cards with some laughter.

After they'd been eating for a while Lanie said to Alexis, "You're not leaving tomorrow?"

"Dad changed our flight when he found out that our first classes of the next term aren't until Wednesday," Alexis replied. "So we're staying until Tuesday morning and then taking the train back here."

"When will you come back?" David asked her.

"I'm not finishing until the twenty-second of June," Alexis explained. "So we'll see you guys in Ireland."

"How long will you be there before she joins up with you?" Darnley asked his friend.

"About five days," Beckett replied. "What're you doing this summer?"

"Oh just spending time with the kids," Darnley replied. "But we will be there for your wedding, we promise."
"You better you did RSVP," Castle said in mock anger. He smiled at Eliza who was to his left and then said, "What is it?" when she kept staring at him.

"When is the award Daddy?" Eliza asked earnestly.

"Soon," Castle replied. "I hate to tell you this," he then added. "We have to do that before dessert."
"Kay," Eliza said simply. She smiled when her father looked surprised and said, "I wanna see Daddy."

"You might soon," Martha said, on the other side of the little girl as the waiters were clearing the tables.

Castle watched the head of the society at the moment go to the podium that was set up on a makeshift stage and waited for his cue to go up, zoning out a little bit as he was making sure he recalled his speech.

"And so," the head of the society ended his brief speech about Castle's career; after talking about him working with his wife last. "The Manhattan Writer's Society is pleased to bestow Richard Castle with the Scribe's Honor, our highest tribute."

Kissing his wife's cheek and doing so to the girls Castle squeezed his mother's shoulder in passing and then made his way up to the stage. He took the plaque that the head of the society handed to him and shook his hand before he stepped up to the podium. "Thank you so much. I have to of course say thank you to those in the Society who honor me tonight; I greatly appreciate it," he began once the applause had eased up a bit. "And to my friends and all those who've been some sort of inspiration through the years to me they need to be thanked as well, those that are here and those that aren't."

Beckett smiled as he paused then, wrapping her arms a little tighter around Eliza who'd moved onto her lap when his eyes then sought her father.

"And for my family, my father in law I thank you for reading my books in the past and now that I'm working with your daughter," Castle said. He wasn't surprised when Jim smiled; since he'd told the man before that he was going say that and instead mean that he was grateful for him not putting up any kind of protest to him marrying his daughter. "Mother, Alexis you two have been with me and my writing the longest and I really have to thank you for putting up with the artist at work. I love you both and am grateful for the support you've given me during my career up to now."

Julia smiled at the laughter a lot of the other people were giving and she squeezed her mother's hand as she was standing with her by then.

"My girls," Castle said, looking to the two and smiling widely at them. "Even though you might not think it you've given me inspiration too."

"No!" Eliza said in shock.

Castle laughed with the others in the room before he said, "It's true, I always work now to make sure that you'll think I was the best writer as you grow up. After your mother of course."

Julia giggled with her sister and said, "We think that Daddy," very quickly before she pressed against her mother.

"And Kate," Castle said, his eyes going very swiftly to her. He grew a little serious as they gazed at one another before he then smiled at her. "I can't put all this into words I want people to be able to understand so I'll say it like this. I love you; you've given me more inspiration than any one person has in my life. But you are part of my writing and my life and with the two you are what I always call you; my goddess. While I have called you my muse I realized you're so much more. I am extremely glad you're here to share this moment with me because I can now thank you. Thank you for what you've given me in that inspiration and just being a part of my life that I will always need and want. And my soul." He wasn't surprised when; as he was finishing up his thanks to his wife; her cheeks were slightly flushed. He finished his speech saying, "Thank you," and then left the stage to head back to the table.

Beckett, after Eliza had climbed off of her lap, stood up and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck before they kissed. Since they were obviously being watched they didn't linger but it was enough before she whispered to him, "I'll thank you later."

"I look forward to that," Castle said seriously before the girls were hugging him around their mother. He kissed her one more time before he sat down and took Eliza on his lap, showing their daughters the plaque before it started to make its way around the table.

"So," Brad said when they'd begun dessert. "Any way we can get a translation on what you said to Kate up there?"

"Oh no, it was filthy," Beckett said. "Horribly filthy."

Lily started to laugh and said, "There's no way."

"Because they don't know how to speak slang?" Lanie asked.

"We know," Beckett said simply. She shared a smile with her husband as the doctor looked at them; stunned; and she then told everyone around the table, "Don't worry it was-"

"Romantic," the girls said together at the same time, interrupting their mother and smiling at her as the others began to laugh.

"They're right," Castle then added. "It was but I'd like to keep it private between the two of us."
"Then we should have a toast to you," David said, raising his glass. "Since we can do that all together. Cheers Rick."

"Cheers," Castle said with a smile before he began to tap his glass against Beckett's and the girls'.

When dessert was over music began to play and Beckett looked at her husband, seeing his hand reaching for hers. She smiled and stood, letting him lead her over to the dance floor where there were other couples gathering to dance. When he started to slide his hand over her side she took his other and made him do the same thing before wrapping her arms around his neck. Pressing close she said softly, "I won't break your legs but you called me it again."

Since his wife was smiling as she said that Castle said easily, "You're right but I had to convey you're more than just that. And I didn't say it but you know you're my partner too, not just inspiration."
"Good," Beckett said simply before she leaned into him and kissed him deeply.

"You're happy Mommy's happy?" Eliza was asking Esposito as she stood next to him.

"Oh sure, you know before she met him your mom didn't have much reason to smile," he replied.

"Yeah, Daddy said," Julia told him as she came over to stand with her little sister.

"You want to dance?" Mari said, coming over to her.

"Are you asking?" Julia said hopefully. She laughed when her friend held her hand out to her and they hurried together to the edge of the dance floor.

"How sweet," Darnley commented as he watched the two girls. He glanced at his husband and smiled before he nearly jumped as someone's hand rested on his arm. "Oh… did you want to dance?" he asked Lily, surprised she was still there.

"No just letting you know I heard," the woman said simply before she stood to take her husband's hand to dance with him.

"I almost thought they were going to dance," Castle told his wife.

"I don't think so," Beckett said, pressing on his cheek so he'd stop looking at Esposito and Lanie.

"So are they okay?" Castle asked her.

"They're going from having that… casual relationship," Beckett said, translating the word casual for a moment in her head. "To being friends. Without flirting."

Nodding Castle said, "That would be an issue for us."

"You're not even considering it are you?" Beckett asked him in amusement.

"Too difficult," Castle said, affecting a serious tone before his wife laughed and they brushed their lips together. He held her close as she pressed her cheek to his while they continued to sway and he said, "They're dancing."

"I know," Beckett replied simply. She then turned her head, smiling at the girls who were holding hands and swaying that time around. "I guess she had enough of the waltz for the time being."

"Looks like it," Castle replied. The song ended then and he reluctantly let go of his wife, taking her hand and leading her over to the two. "I'm going to cut in Mari; if you can I'd appreciate it if you can take Kate…"

"I'll take her," David said in a mock exasperated tone. "Unless you'd like to dance."

"You probably should have led with the question," Beckett said, smiling at Rebecca before she squeezed her hand while she got into hold with David.

"So you know we could all see you right?" the man asked her as they began to sway together.

"And you and Rebecca weren't kissing at all?" Beckett said simply.

"Touché," David said. "You two are a bad influence."

"No we're not, not if we show how a marriage should work," Castle said as he was dancing with Julia next to them. "Oh Patrick's got a fan in your daughter."
Glancing over to the side David said, "She's fascinated by him."

"Why?" Beckett asked in slight surprise, relieved he was okay with Mari dancing with her friend.

"I think because he's funny," Julia answered before David could say anything. "And he's new to our group."

Smiling Beckett said, "You're right."

"Hi Daddy," Mari said to her father as Darnley had managed to work them over to the others. "It's okay I'm dancing with him right?"

"Who asked?" David said, smiling at his daughter.

"I did, she was watching Julia longingly," Darnley replied. "Though also jealously so I figured, oh… why not dance with a dancer?"

"You should dance with Julia," Mari said, giggling. "She's a dancer even more you know."

"Oh I heard," Darnley replied with a nod, smiling. "So you're with me Julia."

"The next dance?" the little girl asked with a smile.

"Next dance," Darnley said with a nod. He talked to Mari until they'd finished with the song before he then gave her to her father and took Julia's hand as Beckett went back to her husband.

"Why are you going away?" she asked her friend teasingly.

"Who knows," Darnley said simply.

Laughing softly as her mother rolled her eyes Julia said, "Why did you do that?"

"Oh just because," Darnley said.

Studying him Julia said, "You're going to tell me a story aren't you?"

"Just like your mom," Darnley replied, not surprised when the little girl giggled. "No it's just because we used to dance."

"She told us," Julia replied. "But very… proper," she said before remembering the word that her mother had used to describe it. "Like we are now."

"That was how we liked to dance," Darnley said with a nod. "And it was a lot of fun, like I'm assuming it is for you with Mari?"

"Yep," Julia said simply before giggling softly.

"So this should be a lot of fun," Castle said, seeing that Brad was waving to him behind his wife then. "I think you're dancing with Brad next."

"I figured but I might dance with Patrick instead," Beckett said. "Or sit for a little."

"Up to you," Castle said simply. He wasn't surprised when his wife brushed her lips against his and he kissed her briefly again before they pressed close to one another for the rest of the dance.

"Oh yay, me next," Darnley said when Beckett walked up to him. He laughed when she shoved his shoulder and said, "No way to treat your dance partner."

"You're a grown man, don't act like a six year old," Beckett told him teasingly. She hugged her friend and said, "But I am glad to see you."

"Great so I didn't ask him for no reason," Castle said jokingly. He smiled at his wife and said, "Take care of him." When she gave him a look he nodded to Nkosi who was bringing Eliza over to the dance floor telling her, "He's going to be making sure."
"Come on you can't help but love him," Darnley told her teasingly as they got into hold. "Especially after whatever he told you."

"He called me his soul," Beckett said simply.

Smiling again Darnley said, "Did you tell him that back?"

"No," Beckett said as she realized she hadn't. "But he knows since I've said it to him before."

"Of course and you two are going to be on your own at your place," Darnley told her with a smile.

"Yes of course," Beckett said. She smiled when he glared at her and she squeezed his hand that was holding hers and said, "We… had to."

"You said you two were together nearly every night in Japan," Darnley said softly so no one would be able to hear that. "How?"

"Ask him, he's the guy," Beckett replied with a shrug before she smiled.

"Daddy," Julia told her father firmly when she noticed he was looking over towards her mother.

"Don't worry I just… want to watch her," Castle said. When he got no reply to that he then looked over at Julia to see that she was looking at Mari before turning back to him. "You were wondering who she was going to dance with?"

"Yeah… I hope we get to dance all night," Julia replied.

"We will," Castle assured her. "Though eventually you will get tired," he said as they stopped dancing when the song did.

"Speaking of that we're going to take a break," Beckett said, walking up to them with Darnley. "Get Eliza," she told her husband before taking their oldest by the hand. Sitting down at the table she wrapped her arms around Julia as she wrapped hers around her neck and said to her, "You're happy sweetie?"

"Oh yes, I'm so glad that we got to come with you," Julia told her mother earnestly. "But… what time are you gonna come home tomorrow?"

"I don't know yet I think we'll need to see when we get up in the morning," Beckett answered as Castle was joining them, sitting on chair next to her with Eliza on his lap. She was going to speak when she saw that Alexis and Louis were with them as well before she then said, "Why did you ask sweetie?"

Julia smiled before she then said, "Just 'cause."

"She's wondering if you're okay with staying instead of just coming home with us," Alexis replied.

"You don't want us to stay by ourselves?" Castle asked.

"We want to have everyone there," Eliza said.

"We're having a family dinner on Monday night," Beckett said reassuringly. She smiled and then told the two girls, "The last two months will go very fast and we'll be on our summer trip."

"We're you planning on going to Las Vegas?" Louis asked.

"You are too but later," Julia told him quickly. "But yeah we get to go there too but we'll miss you for that."

"Then you need to promise me that you'll enjoy it," Alexis told her sister though she was looking at Eliza too.

"I will," the toddler said quickly.

"Me too," Julia said with a smile.

"Okay break time's over," Castle said, clapping his hands together. He kissed Eliza's temple as the little girl giggled and said, "Have to keep dancing before you need to go to bed, come on you owe me one."

Julia watched her sister as she squealed in joy while their father carried her away and she looked at Louis who held his hand out to her. She smiled widely and put her hand into his before they hurried together to the dance floor.

"Come on," Darnley said, coming to his friend. "The two wallflowers."

Beckett couldn't help laughing and she said, "Just like old times." When he beamed at her they went over to the dance floor where she wasn't surprised when Julia and Darnley made her and Castle dance together again. Holding onto her husband tightly she asked him, "Good night?"

"A great night," Castle replied firmly. And they kissed gently before pressing their cheeks together, swaying once more as they held one another close.

Standing at the windows in the loft Beckett heard footsteps coming up behind her and she smiled before turning her head just slightly so she could look over at her husband. "That was choking you," she teased him when he was close to her.

"I just think I look dashing with it untied," Castle said, touching his loosened and hanging bow tie; his jacket discarded. "Like James Bond casual." He smiled when Beckett rolled her eyes and he then reached up and placed his hand on her back, caressing it gently. "I forgot the honor… or whatever the ceremony was for," he told her seriously.

Beckett shivered heavily as she could feel the tips of her husband's fingers rubbing against her skin and she bit her lower lip for a moment before his lips were brushing along the side of her neck. She then smiled and said, "You know we're still outside the bedroom."

"Do you want to move to it?" Castle asked her as he then looked at his hand that was cupping her back.

"Not yet," Beckett replied. "But I could use a drink."

"Then-" Castle started to say before she was digging her hand into his shirt to pull him by his lapel to the kitchen. "Are you taking care of it?"

"No," Beckett replied simply before she pretended to throw him over to the coffee machine. She was surprised when he didn't move and she asked, "Are you waiting for me to find a crop to prod you? Because if you are that might be a while."

"I need some incentive," Castle said. "To start-" he began to say when she suddenly slapped him firmly on the ass. "Okay… here I go."

Watching him Beckett smiled and then said, "It was either that or kiss you."

"I kind of wish you'd gone with the latter," Castle replied, finishing the first cup of coffee.

Taking it Beckett said, "You didn't want to take the time to design something?" She wasn't surprised when he looked at her and she said, "We can go in the room after these."

"I was hoping," Castle told her. "It's why I used the smallest cups."

"And the strongest coffee," Beckett said, raising her mug to him. "You're an amazing man Rick." She smiled again at his look to her and she told him seriously, "They told you that tonight at the Society."

"They did," Castle said. "But I prefer hearing it from the girls when we write as they run into the office while they play. Or when Alexis reads a new chapter I give to her to read over and she tells me I've outdone myself." He took a sip of his coffee and then said, "But most of all when you outright tell me I've written well." He then reached out to her and placed his hand on her back again, pulling her close enough so they could kiss. It was very gentle and tender but he enjoyed it greatly as she tasted like the coffee she'd drunk up to that point. When they parted he said, "Can I be sappy?"

"Okay," Beckett said, feeling his need for that just in the way he held her.

"There's something about your smile Kate," Castle said, studying her closely. "When we write that just… it makes me whipped… badly and gladly and I'm sorry but those two words rhyme."

Beckett was smiling but she then told him, "Thank you for adding gladly… but you realized yours can do the same for me."

"Really?" Castle asked.

Wondering if her husband comprehended how he looked so young in his stunned look; or desirable; Beckett said, "Really," very simply. She wasn't surprised when he brushed his lips to hers and knew he was suppressing. "Come on," she whispered gently to him, holding her hand out for him.

Seeing that she had drunk her coffee completely Castle downed the last sip of his own before he let her lead the way over to the bedroom before she made him go to the armchair where he then sat down at her insistence.

"Do you know," Beckett told him before she sat down hard on his lap. "What I thought as I watched you go up the steps to the stage and all while you were giving your speech?" She smiled as he just shook his head, eyes a little wide, and she then said, "It just kept going through my mind over and over how hot my husband is." She took his hand and brought it up to her chest, making him cup her breast through her gown before she continued. "And how I needed to make sure I let him do whatever he wants tonight." Before he could protest that she was kissing him, very gently and sensuously, before she moved away and then told him, "Honor him in my own way, knowing that I will have the same pleasure I give him."

Castle swore bitterly and then said, "You're… too much Kate but… can we start?" When she simply nodded he waited for her to stand before he followed and when they were next to the bed he unzipped her dress as she turned away from him. "There's a position I've been thinking of trying out," he said once his clothes were the last to be completely removed.

Seeing that he had his brace on Beckett said, "It's too risky… what if you get hurt?"

"Just try it," Castle said. "And I promise you," he told her as she got on the bed and then pulled him after her. "If I feel pain or anything I will tell you and we'll stop. Please?"

Beckett was thoughtful for a moment before she then said, "Alright go ahead and try." She watched him then get onto his knees before he leaned back fully onto his elbows, knees staying bent as he went. "Are you going to move?" she asked him as she then straddled him.

"No you can tell he's still," Castle replied. "In the picture. And you know your clit needs to be…" He cut himself off, nearly strangling himself with that as she was pressing her clit against his skin fully. "Kate…" he breathed as he knew what that was going to feel like for her.

With that and her husband's eagerness Beckett began to thrust, crying out after a pause before she then bit her lower lip. She then slid her hands down from his chest to his abdomen and used that, rocking against him frantically. Closing her eyes tightly at the friction that built up between them; though she was the only one moving; she then whispered his name before she bent down to kiss him. Luckily he wasn't far from her and she managed to give him something in return as he was then reaching up, fondling her breasts eagerly.

Moving back from the kiss Castle trailed his thumb around her right nipple and the other one as well before he groaned saying, "I hate myself right now," stammering slightly on the last two words.

"Shh, we'll… there'll… be enough time… for that," Beckett breathed as she was working on him still. She bit her lower lip a few times before leaning over to him so they could begin to kiss. Their tongues rolled around one another a few times before he was grunting and telling her to stop. She did so and would have thrown herself off him if she hadn't needed to be careful. But as soon as his legs were flat she gently rubbed at his knees though his brace was in the way of one of them. "We shouldn't have done that," she told him seriously.

"No we had to try it," Castle told her earnestly. "But… I need a second. Sorry."

"I don't think you need to apologize," Beckett said. She nodded to his erection and said with a smile, "That's doing well still."

"Yeah… want to… give it a little rub?" Castle asked, hoping his wife knew that he was serious.

"I'll do better than that," Beckett told him before she then kissed him gently on the lips. While he was distracted by that she then climbed back up on her husband and moved once more, her eyes closing tightly immediately as the pleasure started up yet again. "Oh god… you're even harder," she gasped. She then watched her husband sit up and she wrapped her arms around him quickly before they began to kiss hungrily. She stroked his hair as they were so busy nearly devouring each other and was pleased when he began to thrust in response. She knew it meant that he was feeling better and she then moved away from him, drawing him down to her breasts.

A thrill shot through him at the way Beckett moaned in desire at the first suck of his mouth around her nipple and Castle moved away, caressing both mounds. He breathed heavily and then said, "I shouldn't-"

"We talked about this and this is… perfect," Beckett said, closing her eyes tightly yet again when he didn't stop touching her. "You know what I need…"

"I know," Castle said seriously before he then leaned down his head and proceeded to suck at her nipples. He worked over them both the best he could before he moved away when his wife was very slowly rubbing her clit against him carefully and deliberately. "Kate… you have to stop."

"Yeah," Beckett breathed out before she did so. She swallowed a little hard at the loss of sensation between them but he had been right, they needed to stop. She caressed him and said, "When were you thinking of that position?" to distract them both.

"When we were dancing," Castle said honestly. He then smiled and said, "I thought that we could play a little… but only if you were okay with it. I wasn't expecting you to want to do that though… thanks."

"Hmm I'm not going to take everything for myself," Beckett replied simply before she then brushed her lips against his gently. "I wonder what you might want next."

Shuddering heavily Castle said, "Anything you want next time; I don't want everything myself either."

"I think we should just face facts," Beckett said, beginning to move a little again, gasping as he groaned with her. "We're going to give each other everything we can."

"Together?" Castle asked her as they both began to move faster.

"Always," Beckett said, smiling at him briefly before they began to thrust roughly, hips slapping almost deafeningly.

The two were a little furious in their movements and kisses after that point and they did everything they could besides that to add a little extra pleasure.

"When we were dancing," Castle said, panting slightly. "I was thinking of how… fucking gorgeous you were… I know there were so many men there jealous of me. Kate… love if they knew how you are…"

"They won't," Beckett breathed out heavily to him. She smiled briefly and then said, "I can only be like this with you, remember… no man wants to pleasure me like you do… just like this."

Seeing how she was losing her rhythm and how her face was a mask of pleasure Castle said, "Then come, let me see you come for me and I'll give you that pleasure… repeatedly."

Though she had wanted to last longer; but knew they'd been together for quite some time; Beckett broke completely at her husband's words and the rush of ecstasy through her nearly made her pass out. But she called her husband's name loudly as they held onto one another, pleased when he was soon joining her and she could hear her own name in a very joyful tone coming from him. She had no clue when exactly they were slowing down but soon she was stopping first, trembling and still throbbing around Castle who was still thrusting against her hard. When he stopped and fell back on the bed she followed him, kissing all around his face a number of times before stopping and pressing her cheek to his shoulder so they could rest for the moment before taking more as she could feel he was still desirous of her easily; hoping he knew she was feeling the same for him.

Breathing out heavily as his wife moved off of him Castle rapidly wound his arm around her before she could get too far away from him. He wasn't surprised when she laughed softly but was soon turning to face her, running his other hand over her hair. "You know-" he started to say.

"I can see you," Beckett interrupted him. She then reached out to him and gently fingered his erection that was lying against his stomach again. "I think I know what I want to do next."

Castle, shuddering from the way his wife was touching him, took a moment to realize what she had said but once he had he then let her lead him. He told her teasingly as she drew him onto her, "I thought you were giving everything to me tonight." But his smile soon slipped off his lips as he entered her with her help and he groaned her name until they were firmly coupled. He wanted to take the time to enjoy the sensation of her but he felt her hands on the sides of his legs. For some reason the position she wanted came to him instantly and he spread his legs as far as they would go, feeling her legs hooking around them as soon as he was set. He leaned down and kissed her deeply, beginning to thrust in her slowly. He started to test where he could go so he was against her clit and when he found it they began to move even more rapidly.

"Oh… Rick…" Beckett gasped in slight astonishment as his stimulation of her clit was making her tremble already. She clutched at him tightly, feeling him deep within her as well. Closing her eyes she whispered his name again before he was kissing her on the lips. She fought back playfully against him before he was moving down and when he told her to open her eyes she immediately did so. Looking into his eyes she whispered, "I can't…"

"Just a little more," Castle told her, knowing that he had to stop handling her clit directly. He gave her a few thrusts before easing off and stopping, groaning before he got off of her. "Sorry," he said.

"You were that close?" Beckett asked, slightly startled while she watched him get onto his knees next to her.

"Yeah," Castle said, nodding rapidly. He watched Beckett reach out to him and then said, "I'll just… I'll take a second…"

"I needed that too," Beckett said, sitting up then with him. She got onto her knees and wrapped her arms around his neck before they began to kiss hungrily. She trembled at his hands all over her back before they then slid down to her ass to touch it. "Okay," she told him breathlessly. "I need you now."

Since he was feeling the exact same Castle took little effort to comply with his wife's words and her hands grasping his arms to pull him on top of her. Sinking back inside of her he was feeling the joy course through him and he whispered against her lips in Irish that he loved her before he thrust against her frantically. Their lips met and the friction easily built up as he made sure to try and get deep within her again as her legs wrapped around his waist that time. He knew he was successful as Beckett cried out every time he sank within her and he kissed her hungrily before he moved down to her neck while her nails started to rake over the backs of his shoulders making him shudder in pleasure in response and kiss her more wildly.

Crying out in her arousal Beckett was feeling rising within her she was burning and she told him that until his lips were covering hers. When they parted she raised her head to kiss him again and they proceeded to do that repeatedly. "I… you're so…" she breathed out heavily, trying to tell him what she was feeling but failing as his right hand was coming up to her breasts. Bracing herself the best she could as he caressed at her she somehow managed to control herself from falling over the edge but it didn't stop the pleasure from coming onto her repeatedly. She ran her fingers over his scalp with one hand, the other raking his skin, feeling the muscles in his back as he was moving so hard within her. She wanted to tell him that she loved being able to feel him, to just touch him but; as he moved to kiss her again; she knew that he was aware of it. So she just did her best to last a little longer for him, stroking him as much as she could as they kissed one another.

When he finally pulled away from her Castle just stared at her, watching her while he took her roughly. He was trying to last himself but it was difficult as he could read her desire and her pleasure in her eyes. He lowered his head eventually and kissed her once more before he told her, "Can I say it?"

Smiling briefly Beckett told him, "You can I want to know how I feel… right now to you."

Shuddering heavily Castle brushed his lips to her before he told her, "I can feel you… so tight and… fucking good. How long did you want me tonight?"

"I… I…" Beckett began to say. But she had to stop herself as she was losing control of her thrusts and it wasn't until her husband had helped her get even with him again that she spoke. "I couldn't stop thinking of you! Oh god Rick every time I looked at you… danced with you I was thinking of this!" she cried out to him. "I didn't even care… care what we were going to do… I just wanted to feel you again… it's been too long."

"I told you… it was…" Castle breathed to her in between kisses to her neck and upper chest. "This was what I thought too… but I loved dancing with you… there's more to you… than just this Kate." When she moaned in response to that he asked her, "Are you close?" At her nod he urged her, "Come for me then love I want to come with you, want to watch you come and… take you again."

"Just," Beckett began to say, somehow able to speak though she was fighting with herself badly and finding herself losing. "Just promise me that you'll… fuck me again." When he promised her that he had no intention of disobeying her desire she broke as there was nothing else she could do to hold back what her body so obviously wanted. She arched her back roughly against him, calling out his name as waves of ecstasy took over and she was left in a literal daze as she thrust wildly against her husband. There was a moment of renewed arousal when she felt him following her, nearly yelling her name in his obvious delight. She did her best to hold him against her as tightly as she could until she was limp against the bed, her husband following very shortly after as he breathed hard against her shoulder, resting there.

When he felt a little stronger Castle raised his head but that was as far as he moved away from her as he just watched her regaining her strength. Thinking that that led him to ask her, "That took a lot out of you too?"

"A lot," Beckett echoed, smiling up at him. "But…" she began to say before she brought him down to her. They kissed deeply, lovingly, before parting and with him close enough for her to brush against his lips as she spoke she told him, "Fuck me again Rick."

"Anything you want my love," Castle told her seriously before he then began to move, thrusting against her nearly furiously as they both groaned in immediate response and then began to kiss once more as they lost themselves to their desire again.

Looking down at her husband's hand as it moved over her thigh Beckett said, "Maybe we should have stayed at the loft a little bit longer."

"Then we would just be living there if that were case," Castle said, smiling as it was the next day and they were returning home to the Hamptons.

"Pervert," Beckett told him wryly. She then took his hand, entwining their fingers before she said, "Last night was amazing," her tone serious.

"It was," Castle said, nodding his head seriously as he glanced at her briefly. "How many times?"

Beckett bit her lower lip and then said, "How did you know I was keeping count?"

"I was too… or I was trying to," Castle replied.

"You were doing a lot of the work," Beckett told him teasingly. She wasn't surprised at his simple smile and then said, "But if you're talking about times we were… together, six. Orgasms… ten."

Shuddering Castle said, "Are we really late?"

"Not too badly, we're getting there in time for lunch," Beckett said since it was nearly noon. "And by the way, thank you for being even with me those ten times."

"I couldn't resist you," Castle said honestly with a wide smile at her before he brought her hand over to him so he could kiss the back of it. "But I wonder why exactly we were so…"

"It must be dressing up and going out that does it," Beckett replied, not surprised when his hand squeezed hers tightly. "But I think it's also in large part our addiction."

"Agreed," Castle replied simply before he smiled at her. "So… ten."

"Yes," Beckett said as he'd waited a bit before speaking again. "You can listen to me thank you; very important in a relationship." She smiled when he sighed and then brought his hand down to between her legs, not surprised when he seemed to freeze. "And yes, if you can I'd love for you to try to top what you did last night."

Castle wasn't sure how exactly he was able to speak but he then managed to ask, "The six or ten?" When he got no answer from his wife he looked at her and seeing the smirk on her face he had to work to make sure he didn't shudder so hard he was taking the car off the road. Finally he recovered and said, "I'll do my best but you really should try to help me out."

"I think I can manage," Beckett said, looking on while her husband placed her hand on his groin. "Would you want me to?" she asked seriously. "There's no one around us and the windows are tinted."

"No," Castle said, quickly moving her hand away from him. "Too degrading and we're nearly home."

"Thank you for leading with that," Beckett replied. She then leaned over and met him for a very brief kiss and told him, "You know what I want to do once we get home?"

"No," Castle said, a little unsure of how she would answer her own question.

"Play with the girls," Beckett said. "Let's go out to the back and do… whatever they want."

"Of course," Castle said, nodding his head. "Maybe we can play with the bows and arrows."

"Maybe," Beckett replied. "But that'll be their choice." She then smiled and squeezed his hand tightly saying, "I love you Rick."

"I love you too Kate," Castle replied, knowing that was coming from the night before.

Beckett shared another kiss with him before they soon came to their neighborhood and seeing them nearing home she said, "I'll miss traveling."

"Vegas will be here soon love," Castle said, kissing her hand once last time before he then opened the gate to their home. He drove up to the garage and parked, hurrying around the car so he could open the door for his wife. "Welcome home," he said as she stood up in front of him.

Rolling her eyes though she was smiling Beckett leaned over and kissed him saying, "You too but we need to see the girls first."

"Before we do that…" Castle said after he'd closed the door. He then grabbed her and pulled her tightly to him, kissing her hungrily as she soon began to respond.

Beckett wasn't sure why they were still alone but they took the chance they had and it wasn't until the door to the house flew opened that they stopped. "Now we're home," she told her husband with a smile as they heard their daughters giggling.

With that Castle and Beckett greeted Julia and Eliza, kissing them hello before they got their bags and headed inside to rejoin their family and Louis while they had their time together still with all of them home.