locked inside the only place where you feel sheltered, where you feel safe

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Who: Richard Castle and Kate Beckett
What: Obligatory make up and make out session.
Where: South 105
When: The night of December 4th
Warnings: Excessive feels. Maybe other stuff.


She loved him.

Kate wasn't sure of much else in this place but that fact was very clear in her head. She loved him too much to let it end like that, and she had enough faith in him to hope that he felt the same way. The fears were still there; the idea that they had allowed their relationship to make them too complacent, the fact that their relationship hinged solely on their time on the island, the fact that she knew getting him home to Alexis might mean losing everything they had.

And then the tiny fact that she was happier here than she had ever been back in New York.

But if the last four days had proved anything it was that she couldn't do this without him. Kate didn't want to do it without him, not if she didn't have to. But she was worried she had damaged him so much that he would shy away and she wanted to make sure she didn't do any more damage by waiting too long.

Waiting was what had done damage in the first place.

So she didn't call ahead, she just showed up at his door, hoping he would be home. And she knocked, hoping he would answer.

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Once they got into the bedroom, Beckett knocked the door shut with her foot and swung around, taking his other hand and walking backwards to lead him to the bed as she talked.

"I'm not having a suck contest with you," she chided. "But I do promise not to yell at you over that stupid network anymore. If we're gonna suck we should probably do it behind closed doors."

Her eyes widened and she pressed her lips together. That came out much more dirty than she meant it to.

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Castle exhaled at that, and leaned in closer to her. "Miss Beckett, I do believe you're trying to seduce me," he murmured. He then turned serious again and sat beside her. "... But point taken. If this ever happens again, we put the phones down and talk in person. I think it has a better chance of turning out better that way."

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"Detective Beckett," she corrected him gently, trying not to lose the playfulness they had finally regained. She moved to straddle his hips, settling into his lap and gently brushing her fingers through his hair.

"I knew better. I kept pushing you and I shouldn't have. And I'm sorry."

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A little chill ran through Castle's body when she sat in his lap. Despite everything, it still felt nice, and her playing with his hair felt even better.

"Apology accepted," he replied, though he knew he wasn't going to forget what had happened any time soon. "I can't stay upset with you for too long."

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Kate took his words at face value; even for what they had been through, they had burned each other enough in their short, volatile history together that she had started to just accept he'd forgive her, eventually.

She lowered her head, brushing her lips against his gently. "Good," she breathed. "Because I meant it when I said I don't wanna do this without you." Her hands snaked between them to undo the belt of his pants in a fluid motion, a smile playing across her lips. "Especially this."