Disclaimer: This story has been rolling around in my mind for a while…I'm busy with school and stuff…but I will work on it when I get the chance. I just got a new computer, so the chapters I had go for Defender of Man and Of Love and Sadness are gone forever…but I'll get to them as soon as I can. REVIEWS ARE MY ANTI-DRUG….Oh…and I own nothing…NOTHING I SAY!

"Bobby…If I have to do one more sit-up I'm going to hurl!" Eames growled at her partner who was holding her feet firmly to the mat. Goren chuckled and shook his head.

"Eames, you said you'd lose five pounds with me. So if you need to hurl in order to speed up the process, so be it." He joked, reaching up patting her knee comfortingly. Alex sat up on her elbows and glowered at him.

"Aren't you supposed to tell me that you love me just as I am? No matter how big my thighs are." She chastised him with squinted eyes. Bobby looked around the large gym for anyone they knew before sitting up and putting his hands on either side of her head so he was hovering over her.

"Eames, as far as I'm concerned, you are the epitome of perfection." He whispered leaning down and kissing her on the lips, before resuming his position at her feet. "But, if I have to hear you complain about 'all of the weight' you gained over the holidays one more time…"

Alex, still recovering from the shock of their rarely used public display of affection, took a moment to respond, "Well it's okay for me to do it." She muttered pulling herself up into another sit-up, "But…you…on the other hand…are…not…the type of person who should be…crying…about their…reflection…" She stopped and fell back on the mat again holding her sides.

Goren let go of her feet and grabbed a small weight ball. He laid back beside her and put the ball between his ankles and began to do lifts with it. "You my darling, are mistaking me for yourself. Because I have never shed a tear over my Hercules-like figure." He let out a small chuckle.

"'Hercules-like'? Are you kidding me?" Alex giggled poking his side, "I doubt Hercules had bigger boobs than me."

"Alex…your niece has-" He was cut off by a sharp smack on his arm. "Ow! What was that for?" Alex gave him a pointed look.

"Don't play innocent…I know where you were going…" She muttered sitting up and making her way over to a treadmill that had finally opened up.

"Hey Goren! Did your partner finally take you out?" A deep voice came from behind them. Bobby turned to see Detective Andy Heath sauntering towards him. Heath was a handsome man in his mid-forties, with wavy, sandy-brown hair, bronzed skin, and a well toned body. He had always pursued Alex, hoping to score a date. But naturally the petite detective always refused. She had someone that she was much happier with.

"She's a feisty one you know." Heath continued to taunt Goren as he passed by his mat. Alex looked over her shoulder as she began to walk on the treadmill, and gave her partner a wink.

Bobby chuckled and shook his head. "You have no idea Heath." He muttered, laying back down and continuing his leg exercises.

"Hey Ally." Heath said coming up beside her treadmill, "What are you doing this Saturday?" Alex thought for a moment as she took a swig from her water bottle.

"I believe his name is Rob." She said sweetly. From behind her she could hear Bobby let out a cough.

"Oh…hot date?" Andy laughed and leaned against the handrail of her machine. "Well why don't you cancel it so you can have a taste of this?"

Alex couldn't help but laugh at his macho tone. "No thanks…" She choked. She could hear Bobby laughing behind her.

"Hey shut up Goren!" Heath snapped looking at the larger detective. "It's not like she'd have anything to do with YOU!" Alex glared at him as she sped up her machine more.

"I'd have more to do with him than I would with you Heath." She growled, as she quickened her pace into a jog. "At least he knows his times-tables." Heath waved her off and began to huff off.

"Whatever…I'm done with this shi-" His voice was cut off by a loud crash. Alex stumbled back off of her treadmill, and would have hit the ground, but Goren was fast enough to jump up and catch her.

"What was that?" She gasped turning around and grasping her partners arms. Just then, there was another crash. Goren had no sooner realized what had happened before the roof collapsed on top of them.