HARDCORE DAYS

AND

SOFTCORE NIGHTS

Summary: Hawkes can't get any, Don's got too much, Mac's got privacy issues and Danny can't get enough. All the cast from Decent Days and Nights are back in this sequel, a year has past but are they any wiser? OC's abound.

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WARNING: May contain nuts...Oh and a bit of bad language, innuendo and 'adult' scenes but you'll be warned as and when.

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"Just take them off"

"No!"

"Aw come on, we're not gonna get caught"

"No yo-don't go any further. I'm warning you..."

Veronica Flack let out a giggle and wriggled out of her jeans then slipped into the darkened swimming pool wearing nothing but her underwear and a cheeky smile. Danny Messer furrowed his brow and tried to maintain a fixed stern expression but gave up, bursting into a grin and following his girlfriend's approach stripping down to his boxers.

"If we get caught you know that we're never gonna hear the end of this at work right?" he said as he swam towards her

She went under for a few seconds then burst out of the water, kicking droplets out at him

"Oh where's your sense of fun?"

He scoffed and closed the space between them, wrapping his arms around her body "This is not the pool of anyone we know, I think I got a right to be a little bit concerned"

She cupped his face and kissed him then pretended to be startled "Oh shit! Did you hear that? What was that?"

He looked around sharply then frowned when he realised the owners of the pool they were playing around in hadn't yet been alerted to the twosome's presence.

"You're so full of it" he said teasingly and tugged her underwater, she wrestled away and splashed him again

"Ass" she spluttered slicking back her hair but giggling all the same

He kissed her again, smiling "I love you"

She reciprocated the kiss, playfully smoothing down his hair "Mm, love you too" then she pulled him under

He resurfaced and scooped some water at her, laughing then realising where he was he tried to stifle himself as he swam up to her again.

"Where was I?" he murmured as their lips met

She moulded her body into his, barely aware of anything else now as their kissing intensified but Danny gently pulled away, realising how carried away they were getting.

"Babe, we better get out of here"

She smiled faintly as her hands ran over his chest "Hmm. Okay"

They swam back out to the edge, trying not to make too much noise which wasn't helped thanks to Ronnie's persistent giggling.

Quickly scrambling back into their dry clothes, the couple hurried out of the yard with Danny shutting the gate behind them. Once they had got out onto the main streets of the city they burst back into laughter, oblivious to some of the odd looks their appearance was getting.

"You're a bad influence" he said into her ear

She kissed his cheek "Oooh and don't you love it"

Danny ignored her as they crossed at the traffic lights, heading towards the 24 hour laundromat where they were supposed to have been while waiting for their laundry but Ronnie had decided on a more unique way to pass the time.

"Shit, which was our machine again?" he said, shaking his damp hair and flicking water on her in the process

She rolled her eyes at his forgetfulness and walked on ahead of him to their machines which had now finished their cycle.

"Come here water boy, I've got 'em"

He joined her and they quietly separated their clothes, every so dashing socks or items of underwear at each other.

"Okay, drop me at mine alright?" said Ronnie when they had done, she picked a sock out of her hair, balled it up and tossed it over to Danny

He raised an eyebrow "Thought you were coming back with me"

"Nah, we've got work tomorrow and I'm a nightmare before work. You don't want that" she said brightly

He scoffed as he zipped up his laundry bag "What if I do?"

"Seriously, I get stressed if its not my place and I don't know where everything is, I start rushing around and panicking...drama"

"Well, what if it was your place?"

Ronnie stopped and gazed at him "What?"

"I mean..." he put his bag down and took a few steps closer to her, he put a hand up to her head and absently ran his fingers through her dark hair.

"I'm just saying that...I want you to move in with me"

"Serious?"

"As those heels" he said gazing down at her feet then his blue eyes went to hers "Serious. I love you and I want to wake up with this face..." he stopped to kiss her "In our bed every morning and go to sleep with you every night"

She flushed happily, and bit her lip, nodding even before he'd finished speaking

"Hell yes.Lets do it"

His grin increased as she covered his face with happy kisses, amusing some of the other late night customers

"You're sure?" he asked, stopping her mid flow

She smiled at him from under her dark eyelashes

"Uh huh. Oh and you are so getting lucky tonight"

Isobel Hawkes flung open her dressing gown and quickly adjusted the tiny sheer lilac baby doll dress she was wearing before she went to answer the front door. She smiled to herself as she tottered in her pink heels, her husband wouldn't know what had hit him.

"Hello" she purred, fluttering her eyelashes

Sheldon Hawkes kissed her cheek absently and tossed his coat on an end table, passing by her without a second glance "You won't believe the day I had"

He crashed onto the couch, putting his bag down on the floor "Complete nightmare, I just want to shower and sleep. Hell, I might just sleep"

Izzy let out a frustrated squeak but she wasn't about to be put off, she shimmied in front of Sheldon, standing with one hand on her hip.

"Sheldon sweetheart...are you sure you want to go to sleep straight away?" she said sweetly

Hawkes glanced up at her, still wearily "Yeah...why?"

She sighed and sat down next to him "Never mind"

He yawned and curled up next to her; his head on her shoulder and her arm wrapped around him "Why don't I make you some cocoa?" she kissed his head affectionately

He gazed up at her with warm brown eyes "By the way, you look gorgeous"

She smiled and kissed him "I'm glad you noticed"

Lingering at her lips, he smiled "Lets get a bath. I know I promised tonight would be special. We haven't really spent much time together in a long while"

She nodded, pleased to see her effort hadn't gone to waste "I'll go run the bath right now, you get some wine"

She gave him another kiss then left him in the lounge while she headed to the bathroom, lighting candles and making sure the water was at the right temp.

She headed back to the lounge, now wrapped in a towel and found Sheldon on the couch, she went to call him but then realised he was asleep.

With a wistful smile she turned back towards the bathroom.

"Looks like its a bath for one tonight"

"You're lost aren't you?"

"Shut up a minute, I'm trying to think"

"Don't hurt yourself"

Donald Flack let out a mirthless chuckle and unfolded the map he was carrying and tried to make sense of where exactly he and his girlfriend Georgina Wheil were.

The two detectives were in Bloomingburg for the weekend, leaving their son and the city behind for a brief getaway. Don had set up a special romantic campsite for them for the end of the hiking trail they had been on but unfortunately couldn't quite remember where they were camped

To make matters worse, the sky was growing darker and the air had definitely become frostier, George shivered in her faded long sleeved sweatshirt and glowered at Don's back.

"If I get eaten by a bear or some other equally large and threatening animal I'm so gonna haunt you"

She sat down on a large log, rubbing her tired ankles and muttering about his orienteering skills.

He folded his map and put it away in his backpack, smiling smugly "I know where it is"

"You gonna tell me or are you just gonna stand there?" she said

He held out his hand and helped her up, then they continued through the wooded area, moving at a much faster pace now he knew where he was going. Finally after a few wrong turns they reached a clearing where their tent should have been.

"Uh...what happened?" said George, following a dismayed Don over to the 'deflated' tent

"Ah for christs..." he growled and threw up his hands irritatedly "I swear, I had this set up perfect"

George sighed wearily and turned to look at him, but on seeing how disappointed he was she changed her mind about what she was going to say.

Instead she curled her arm around his waist and kissed the side of his neck "Its the thought that counts right?"

"Yeah, but we deserved a break..." he started "And I guess I thought you'd be so impressed you'd be all over me"

She rolled her eyes "I'd never be that impressed"

He laughed faintly "Ah well...we could just sleep in the car and I'll get us home tomorrow early"

George gestured out at the scene before them with her free hand "I know I started getting quite anxious when I thought we were lost but...honey look at this; the stars are out, its beautiful and I've never slept under the stars before. I think it could be fun"

He seemed unconvinced "Really?"

"Yeah!" she let go and went over to his car which was parked by their tent "Look, get all the equipment out, we'll rest and have a drink then we can share a sleeping bag"

She held out her hand "C'mere"

He followed her lead "You're cute you know?"

She ruffled her dark hair "So are you. Now there are toilets on this site right?"

He scoffed and opened the car, handing her a roll of tissue and a plastic bag "Your toilet is wherever you make it"

She wrinkled her nose "Oh god" then disappeared behind some trees

While George left, Don went about putting up two camp chairs and trying to fix the tent again, thankfully he managed to fix his earlier mistake by the time she returned.

"Oh you managed to erect your tent?" she teased

He smirked ignoring her pointed remark "Yeah, its not gonna go down this time"

"Really? Well aren't I the lucky one?" she said mischeviously

Don chuckled "Why don't you get the fold out chairs and the food, I'll get a fire going"

She gave him a mock salute "Yessir!"

Half an hour later, it was much darker but the sky was bright thanks to the stars and between the two of them they had managed to get a fire started and after having eaten, they had opted to squeeze into a sleeping bag beside the dying fire for a while instead of using the chairs.

"See, this is nice" she said, tilting her head back to Don's who was curled up behind her

Don's hand moved from around her waist to her hand, stroking her fingers "Yeah. You know what, I can't wait to tell people we're engaged"

She smiled faintly "Yeah, me either"

"What?" he said, now absently tracing circles over her palm with his fingers

George shook her head, her dark curls brushing over his face lightly "Nothing, I'm really excited"

"You're gonna be Mrs. Flack" he said smiling into her ear

She scoffed as he kissed her cheek "I think there are enough female Flacks. I'm keeping my name. Unless you wanna be Mr. Wheil...?"

He pulled a face and she grinned, able to tell his response without even looking at him "Yeah, I thought so"

"Good night Mr. Wheil"

"Good night Mrs. Flack"

Stella woke up with a jolt, her eyes going to the alarm clock by her bed and narrowing sharply "Oh no..."

She turned to the sleeping form beside her and nudged him gently, pushing her hair from her face.

He awoke and turned to look at her "Morning?"

She smiled at him, for a moment, the situation was ideal but then she quickly remembered the time and sighed "I'm sorry. You have to leave. Now"

He nodded in understanding and sometimes she wished he wasn't so understanding, he cupped her chin in his hand and then planted a lingering kiss on her lips that sent shivers down her spine.

"God, I'm sorry" she said breathlessly

He shook his head "Don't worry" he got out of bed and quickly dressed, then shot one more look at her "I'll see you at work Stella"

Still under the covers she nodded "Bye Mac"

He half smiled and then left, once he had gone she redressed then hurried about her apartment clearing up all evidence of the previous night, wistfully she threw away the remnants of the meal she and Mac had shared and then returned to the bedroom, cleaning up the same way as she had in the rest of the place.

She'd only just managed to change into jeans and a red blouse when the bedroom door opened, she felt his hands over her eyes and smiled uneasily.

"Hey baby" she said, her heart calming when she recognised the soft hands

Her husband turned her around to face him, his grey eyes twinkling "How did you know?"

"Lucky guess" she said quietly

He looked at her, smiling "Did you miss me?"

She kissed him "Every second"

A/N: So that was the first chapter of the sequel! What did you think?! If you are unfamiliar with any of this then please have a look at the original 'Decent Days And Nights' which can be found on my user page along with my other fics ; ) However, if you don't have the time to read that then the next chapter will clear up things and relationships between the characters. Reviews are ALWAYS welcome no matter if its just a 'good job' or a well thought out criticism, I aim to learn and please!

Thanks!