763. Chapter 763

After Flowers for Your Grave

Chapter Four

Episode 1.01

By

UCSBdad

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Rick looked at his wife with a pained look on his face. "You couldn't have had me knock the cop killer out? You made it the horse?"

"Your hand to hand combat skills aren't the best, babe." Kate said, as gently as she could.

"I took down Hal Lockwood, remember?"

"You took him by surprise. And you weren't drunk then."

Castle pouted. "I'm surprised you didn't take the horse out for breakfast."

"It was just a story, Castle. If you'd like, I'll change it. You took out Waller with your super ninja skills and your Spidey sense. Not to mention the help of a zombie."

"Don't forget the alien cyborg." Castle added quickly.

"Of course not. Happy now?"

"Sure. We ended up married when you were a beat cop. I bet I would have been a great help in your career."

"I'm sure." Kate said, wondering if he might have been if they had met then. "But there's another story you might like as well….

Kate ran to the elevator just as Castle was getting in. "Castle! Wait. We need to talk."

Castle stepped out of the elevator and smiled at her. "About the case?"

She stopped in front of him and looked briefly at her feet, then looked him in the eye. "Is your offer to take me to the Hamptons still good?"

Castle was surprised. "Of course. But you're going out with Demming, aren't you?"

"Would I be asking to go with you to the Hamptons if I was going someplace else?"

"So you want to go?"

"Isn't that what I've been saying?"

"Sure. Absolutely. I'd love to have you there." He glanced at his watch. "I have to go home and supervise Alexis' packing for her trip to Princeton tomorrow. But, I'll be back tomorrow afternoon and I'll be back in time for the surprise going away party, too. We can settle the details then."

"Um, about that. When Demming and I were…You know. Captain Montgomery had a little talk with me. It seems there's a reg against colleagues dating. No one has paid any attention to it for years and years, but it's still on the books, so could we kind of keep this on the down low?"

"You don't want anyone to know about us?" Castle teased.

Kate blushed. "As long as we know about us it'll be okay."

"I'll see you tomorrow, Detective Beckett." Castle winked at her and got on the elevator.

Kate went back to her desk to work on her paperwork, trying not to think about Castle. She found her mind wandering to her underwear, of all things. She decided that her sexy underwear was sadly depleted and not really sexy enough for a weekend with Rick Castle at his place in the Hamptons. She'd have to do something about that.

As soon as she was done with work, she hurried to the nearest Victoria's Secrets and looked for some very sexy lingerie. She spent over an hour looking at and trying on dozens of sexy outfits. She finally selected something and in spite of the sticker shock when she was given the bill, she paid happily and went home.

Standing naked in her bathroom in front of the full length mirror, she ran a critical eye over her body. She had nice boobs, although only B cups and they were still fairly perky. She had a flat stomach and excellent legs. She turned around and looked over her shoulder. Her ass was good. No, not good, it was great. Kate shook her head. She decided that if Castle had only been interested in sex, he could have found a hundred women as beautiful and sexy as she was in the year they'd been together. He was looking for more. She was sure of it.

She pulled out the package from Victoria's Secret and opened it. She put on a pair of very skimpy and very sheer black panties. Again, she put her back to the mirror and looked over her shoulder. The firm, round globes of her ass were barely covered. Just what she wanted. Turning around, she saw that the panties were so sheer that she could easily see her slit and they were so brief that the top of her pubic hair "landing strip" was visible above the top. She smiled. "Castle, you have no idea what you're going to get."

She'd also bought a black, sheer shorty top. She put it on. Her boobs were clearly visible. She stroked her nipples, imagining that it was Rick, then checked herself in the mirror. Her stiffened nipples pushed out the sheer cloth very nicely.

The next day at the precinct was difficult for her. She had a horrible desire to blurt out that she was going away with Castle for the weekend. The desire got much worse when Lanie dropped by her desk.

"I hear you broke up with Tom Demming, sweetie."

Kate nodded. "He's a nice guy and all, but he just wasn't what I'm looking for right now."

"At the risk of repeating myself, you know that there's another man in this precinct who likes you a whole lot. You could try something with him. He won't wait forever."

Kate did her best to look shocked. "Lanie! Captain Montgomery is a married man! How could you suggest such a thing?"

Lanie shook her head. "Very funny. I'm talking about Castle. He's going away for the whole summer to write up in the Hamptons. You know that there'll be all kinds of women up there just thrilled with the idea of dating Castle. When he comes back, if he comes back, he could be taken."

Kate shrugged. "I'll just have to take that risk. Do you think that I'd really ever have a chance with Castle?"

"Of course you do. You're not just gorgeous, you're smart, tenacious, interesting, why Castle himself said you're remarkable. Say something to him when he comes in for the party today. Please?"

Kate shook her head and Lanie walked away. "Don't say I didn't warn you." Lanie called back over her shoulder.

She managed not to say much to Castle at the party and left the precinct soon after he did. She hurried home to be there when Castle came to pick her up.

On the ride up, Castle said little, having to concentrate on driving due to the heavy traffic heading out of the city for the three day holiday weekend. Kate tried, with no particular success, to suggest she was very interested in Castle without saying anything that would cause him to drive completely off the Long Island Expressway.

Once they arrived at the Hamptons, Kate was amazed at Castle's house. "Are you rich or something, Castle?"

"I do okay. Come on. I'll show you around."

He showed her through the down stairs and then carried her suitcase upstairs and showed her to her room. She noted that it was the farthest from the master bedroom.

Castle put her suitcase down. "This is the best of the guest bedrooms, Beckett. It's the largest and has the best bathroom. There's a Jacuzzi in this one if you're interested."

Kate imagined Castle and her making love as the Jacuzzi swirled hot water around them.

"And it has the best views." He went on. "You can wake up in the morning and see Long island Sound out the back window and look out the side windows and see the beach stretching all the way to the Atlantic." He checked his watch. "We got here a little later than I'd planned so we should head to dinner. Do you like sea food? There are some really great sea food places here."

"That sounds great. Is what I'm wearing okay?" She was looking forward to him seeing what she wasn't wearing later than night.

At dinner, Kate sat next to Castle rather than across from him and rested her hand on his thigh. After dinner he took her to a local club for dancing. The music was mainly rock, but when they did play slow songs, Kate made sure she pressed her body against his.

But when they got home, he escorted her to her bedroom, said goodnight and went to his bedroom. Kate went inside, stripped, cleaned up in the bathroom, then put on her new lingerie. Being careful to leave the door wide open, she crawled in bed. In a minute, she pushed the duvet off of her and decided to lay on top of it. In another few minutes she got up, took her top off and pushed her panties off. Then she lay back down on the bed, facing the doorway. When Castle sees me like this, he'll know I want him. She thought.

A half an hour passed and no Castle. Kate thought furiously. Of course. I've spent the last year telling the man that I hated him, pushing him away, telling him I hated his book and the main character. And the last couple of weeks I've been making out with another man right in front of Castle. One night of me being friendly to him isn't going to convince him that I'm interested in him.

There was only one thing for Kate to do. She got out of bed and walked down the hallway to Castle's room. The door wasn't quite closed. She pushed it open and stepped inside. She could hear his rhythmic breathing. He was asleep. Quickly, she crossed to his bed and slipped in with him. He was on his back, so she easily slid her hand down his boxers and began to arouse him.

Castle woke up to a very familiar feeling, but with no idea who was in bed with him. Then it hit him. "Beckett? What are you doing?"

Kate giggled. "I'm sure you know what I'm doing, Castle. You do have a daughter, right?"

He managed to turn to face her. "Kate, I like you a lot…"

Kate suddenly realized what he meant. "But you don't like me this way." She blurted out. Humiliated, she tried to wrestle her way out from under the bedclothes. He meant it when he said no funny business. He just wanted me to have a nice long weekend, nothing else. How could I have been so stupid to think Castle would be interested in me? Even for just sex?

She was almost out of the bed when Castle's arms slid around her and pulled her back.

"Castle, please. This is humiliating enough. Just let me go and I promise you, I'll be gone before you wake up." She tried to push him away but he was too strong for her.

"Kate, listen to me. I do like you that way. I like you every way that a man can like a woman. All I wanted to tell you was that I want a relationship, not just sex. I want the kind of relationship you had with Demming."

She was enormously relieved. "You want to have the same kind of relationship I had with Tom? You mean you want me to be constantly comparing you to Richard Castle? You won't do better than break even that way, which is still better than Tom did."

"I'll manage somehow." Castle replied, both surprised and relieved.

"Then shall I continue?"

Rick reached for her, but she pulled away. "I've made things very difficult for you in the last year. So tonight, I'll be doing everything for you. Just relax and lay back, Castle. Let me do all of the work." She ran her hand along his erection. "Although I think the first part of my plan is already completed." Kate straddled him and took him in both hands. Then she lifted herself up and allowed him to enter her. "Oh, that's good." She moaned.

"That's spectacular. Can you lean forward a little bit so I can play with your boobs?"

Kate thought for a second. "If that's what you want, that's what you'll have." She leaned forward and Castle put his hands under her boobs and lifted then up slightly.

"Perfect. They're perfect." He began to tweak her nipples very gently and watched as they hardened like little pebbles. He didn't stop there, stroking and squeezing them and eventually pulling her far forward enough for him to kiss them.

As both lovers became more aroused, Kate drove herself down harder on him and he lifted himself off the bed to penetrate her deeper. Finally she moaned through an orgasm, closely followed by him.

When they woke up the next morning, Kate invited him to join her in the Jacuzzi where they made love again.

Finally dressed, Rick made breakfast for them.

"Rick, "Kate asked, as she sipped her coffee, "are you going to come back in the fall? Wil I see you again after this weekend?"

Rick stopped what he was doing. "Whoa! Do you think I didn't mean what I said last night? Do you think I just wanted to get you into bed?"

She blushed. "It is a kind of an unusual…relationship. A best selling, millionaire playboy author and a cop."

"It's the relationship I want. And besides, who says we have to stop seeing each other for the whole summer? When you get a day off, you can come up here and we'll be together. I can have my car service pick you up and bring you back to the city. Okay?"

"Aren't you supposed to be writing? Isn't Gina very angry with you for being late with the next Nikki Heat?"

"I work best under pressure. And I need my muse with me. How could I write without you?"

Kate thought for a moment. "Okay, but I have a condition. When I arrive, you will present me with a completed chapter of the next book. If it's really completed, then we'll make love. If it isn't completed, no sex until it is done. Deal?"

"What? You can't do this to me!"

"Nikki Heat is me. Everyone knows that. So I have a vested interest in making sure she's the best fictional character you can write. Now, do we have a deal, or do I see you in the fall?"

And so, every time Kate arrived at the Hamptons, Rick presented her with at least one chapter of the next book. On one memorable occasion, he had three chapters ready for her inspection. When she read the last chapter, she saw that Rook had asked Nikki to marry him. As she looked up at Rick, she saw he was holding a diamond ring out to her.

"Yes."

Author's note: Dear Guest, thanks for the review. Perhaps my talent is wasted on some of the stories I write. Or maybe I'm just wasted.

UCSBdad