Welcome back for more punishment! I finally got off my butt and posted this story, beginning with a bit of fluff. Reviews are more than welcome, as always.

Jovie leaned on the railing of the Sun Skimmer as it sailed leisurely back to Mineral Town. She smiled as she savored the smell of the ocean breeze, which caught up wisps of her wavy emerald green hair that had escaped from the messy bun her she had hastily pulled it into. She would always look forward to the yearly vacation she and Kai had agreed upon, although she knew nothing would be as wonderful as Wakaya had been.

She turned and looked up at the deck of the boat, where Kai stood at the wheel. Her new husband was a vision with tawny skin, dark eyes, and a sinfully handsome face framed by wavy black hair. She had also been delighted to finally gaze upon the lean muscle that accented his form on their wedding night. Of course, the most memorable part of their honeymoon had been the discovery that he handled his body extremely well, and they had hardly left their hut the entire week.

A glint from the deck below caught Kai's attention, and he looked down to see Jovie looking up at him. Her brilliant blue eyes shone in the sun, and he had no doubt that they had been the cause of the flash of light. She had a smirk upon her face, the one she had developed the morning following their wedding night that completely betrayed her train of thought. Just seeing it absolutely wrecked him now, and caused his body to jump to attention almost immediately.

"Do not give me that look right now, Jovie," he said with a laugh.

"What look?" she asked coquettishly.

"The one that totally tells me that you're picturing me naked."

"Why not? Maybe I'd like to see you naked rather than imagine it."

He pointed toward the horizon, and Jovie was that the beach of Mineral Town was just starting to come into view. "We'll be hitting the sand in twenty minutes. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't want to be giving a show to Mineral Town."

Jovie laughed and leaned against the railing. "Well, not today." She heard Kai laugh and begin to climb down to the deck she stood on. Moments later, his arms snaked around her waist. She leaned back into him, taking in his scent and enjoying his warm body pressed against hers. "I'm going to miss being able to pounce on you whenever I please."

"You can still pounce on me as much as you want. We just have to find a balance between us, and the other people in our lives." He pressed his lips to her neck, then she felt him smile against her skin. "Although, we'll have to make up for lost time that we're working after I've come home in the evening."

His breath on her skin made her heart skip a beat. "And on your lunch break."

"And before you go out to work in the morning," he said before pressing his lips to the back of her neck just below her hair, making her heart skip a few more beats. She saw the beach coming ever closer, and people standing on it.

"Kai, if you keep that up, I'm going to shove you down on this deck and do what I please, regardless of whether those people are watching or not."

"I'm just giving you something to think about for after we get home."

"How long do you think it will take for us to break the bed?"

"At the rate we're going, we'll probably be fixing it within a month. Well, unless we spread ourselves to other furniture. And the rug will come in quite handy."

She smirked as she felt him press against her backside, and he whimpered into her ear. "Oh, you have to go moor the boat. We'll be docking soon."

"You are in a heap of trouble when we get home, Jovie," he growled into her ear.

"Excellent. Let's break the bed tonight."