Author's notes: Here we are back with Nick and Jenny. It starts in the new year. FYI to my english readers, suspenders are braces. Don't want the story seeming too kinky :) Hope you enjoy.

Jenny's late as she pulls open the door to the restaurant. She gives Nick's name to the matre de who leads her to where he' sitting. His face breaks into a beautiful smile when he spies her walking towards him. He stands up ready to greet her, and kisses her when they meet. He waits while she sits before sitting back down himself.

"I'm sorry I'm late."

"Don't worry about it. How did it go? Do I need to order champagne?"

Nick receives his answer by the way Jenny's face lights up with excitement.

"I got it for two hundred dollars less than Joseph was asking."

Nick stops lifting his glass of water to his mouth.

"Joseph? Do I need to be jealous?"

Jenny is drawing circles on the back of his hand that lies on the table. She changes to a sultry tone:

"He did look kind of hot in his suspenders and slippers…"

Nick raises an eyebrow.

"It sounds a winning combination."

Jenny continues in the same voice.

"Do you have some you could wear tonight?"

"No, but I could borrow my dad's."

Jenny pulls a face.

"That's killed that fantasy."

Nick makes a show of a relief"

"That was the plan. When do you get the keys?"

Jenny takes them out of her pocket and jangles them.

"That's why I was late, we were doing the paperwork."

"Then it's definitely champagne, it's a great place."

He signals to the wine waiter having already made preparations, just in case.

"The sewing machines and drawing tables can be delivered as soon as I give the word, and I only a few other supplies to buy. I have some interviews lined up for Thursday."

"Sounds like you have everything organised and you could be ready to go in a couple of weeks."

Jenny's eyes are shining and the excitement gives a flush to her cheeks. Nick takes hold of her hand that she hasn't removed from his since sitting down at the table. He rubs his thumb over her knuckles.

"You're so beautiful."

"Why thank you kind sir. How was your day?"

Nick laces his fingers with hers.

"My day was good. Not as exciting as yours, though, at the close of my case before Judge Damson, her court was interrupted with a delivery of a birthday cake with song. It was her sixtieth, and a surprise from her husband, I'm not sure how pleased she was about it."

"Did you have a piece?"

"No, I had to go."

"My Nick always in a hurry."

"Let's go look at your new place after dinner."

"You've seen it already."

"But it wasn't yours then."

Nick watches her as Jenny puts the key into the lock. Her hand is trembling slightly from the excitement she feels. Her first time at opening her new work place. He waits patiently as she stumbles over her first attempt and she soon as it open. She switches on the light and once Nick is in she closed the door.

"What do you think?"

Nick tears his eyes away from her face and looks around the room. It looks the same as when he last saw it and knew it was the perfect place for Jenny's workshop. A kid in his charge had runaway from the shelter and been found by the 'suspenders and slippers' guy hiding in this room. He's broken a window to get in. The kid had been upset when he discovered he'd lost a charm that he always kept with him, his mother had given it to him before she went to prison. Nick had come to look for it and found it underneath the broken window. He talked to the owner and put Jenny in touch with him.

Its a wide open space with large windows that cover most of one side of the wall, flooding the place with lots of natural light during the daytime. It's looks neglected and is in need of a clean and some diy and painting, which they discussed over dinner will be their plans at the weekend. Jenny is moving about the room explaining what she wants to do and how she will organise the space. She has her back to Nick and he moves towards her and wraps his arms around her, he moves her hair to one side with his cheek and kisses her on the side of her neck. She leans in to him and enjoys the sensations his teasing kisses bring before turning around in his arms to face him.

"What do you think?"

Nick answers huskily:

"It's a great space."

He kisses her on the nose.

"About my ideas."

"I love your ideas, it will look great."

He kisses her behind the ear and one her nose and then on her lips. He rests his forehead on hers.

"I'm getting an idea myself."

Jenny kisses him on the chin.

"Well you can forget it Mr. Fallin."

She kisses him on the nose.

"This place is much to dusty."

Nick looks around him.

"I guess so.."

He kisses her on the lips.

"How about somewhere else, with a clean bed and breakfast in the morning."

"Lead the way Mr. Fallin."

She kisses him deeply.

Nick takes her hand and they head towards the door.

"We'll stop at my Dad's on the way."

Jenny looks at him puzzled.

"What for?"

Nick gives her a wicked smile.

"Suspenders and slippers."