Clenching her fists and drawing her arms in tight as she resisted, Jeannie finally blurted it out – "I met him at the market, he's a good friend. We had lunch together and he wanted me to come with him to the beach."

Tony looked at her blankly as her words filtered through his brain in a split second process before his mouth opened, "You met a man at the market, a complete stranger and bring him back to my house." His eyes were as wild as his voice as he continued to shout, "And then you went to the beach with him? What were you thinking? Haven't I told you before about meeting people at the market?"

Jeannie dropped her eyes and fanned her hands, shrugging as she mumbled – "He isn't a stranger, I have met him before."

Tony stopped himself before he exploded completely. He didn't have the energy for this and he knew he was at great risk of upsetting her if he hadn't already. He dismissed the issue, throwing his hand down after running it over his head in exasperation. Loathe to say anything else on the subject he walked past Jeannie and towards his bedroom, turning half around as he was going through the door with a simple, "I'm going to take a shower," before closing the door behind him, opening it a moment later and adding, "Just make sure you clean up this mess, huh?"

Jeannie nodded as the door closed again and she heard her Master's footsteps trudge towards his bathroom. She felt bad as she surveyed the living area and the mess she'd left before she'd gone out. Of course she'd had every intention of tidying up when she got back, and she'd hoped before Major Nelson had got home but she hadn't expected to be at the beach so long.

But she'd had such a good time.

She smiled as she remembered the fun she and her friend had had before he'd requested she go to the beach with him. A nice, sedate, lunch after she'd returned with him from the market had erupted into a cushion fight after he'd teased her. She'd thrown a cushion at him in good humour to get him to stop and he'd responded by throwing it back at her. They'd laughed so hard as he'd gone to resume teasing her and she'd thrown the cushion at him again, this time keeping hold of it and swiping at her with it. She'd grabbed another, trying to defend herself, managing to get up in an attempt to get away but him chasing her.

Within minutes the living area had been turned upside down and they'd both collapsed with laughter. As she'd looked at him lying next to her she'd realised he could easily bring out the part of her she'd most had to keep under control. Of course there were times when she couldn't help it but she'd learnt a long time ago that her Master was definitely not a fan of fun and games.

Sighing at this last thought she folded her arms, blinking and setting the room right. Listening a moment to the sound of her Master's shower, she almost missed the sound of a light knock at the front door. Quickly looking down to double check she wasn't in her Genie clothes, she swiftly moved to the door. Biting her lip and craning her neck to listen for her Master she could still hear the sound of the water running, she knew she shouldn't answer the door, and he was already angry enough at her and would be even more so if he caught her, but it wouldn't hurt to take a quick peep through the spyhole.

Her belly fluttered as she saw a familiar face standing on the other side of the door and with an excited twirl she pulled it open.

"Rabi!" She cried with glee, covering her mouth as she realised her volume and pointed towards her Master's bedroom door before whispering, "My Master is in the shower. What are you doing here?"

Rabi smiled, his lips full and teeth a perfect shade of white, his brown eyes glistening. He motioned for her to hold out her hand and passed her a package as she did so. He observed the questioning look in her bright blue eyes and his smile grew, "You left the shells you liked at the beach. I thought I'd bring them for you."

Jeannie made a squeak of delight, hunching her shoulders and biting her lip as a blush rose on her cheeks and she raised her other hand to her mouth. "Thank you," She gushed, biting her lip.

She'd never expected this and it was a very nice surprise.

Feeling fully refreshed and having calmed down, Tony shut off the water. A few drips still fell onto him as he reached out and grabbed the towel that was on the counter ahead of him. He wrapped it around him and stepping out he grabbed a second towel from the rail, running it over his short hair and quickly drying it. As he dropped the towel from his head and ran it over his face he was sure he could hear something coming from outside of the bedroom. Lowering the towel he listened out, straining his hearing. Something was going on, he was sure he could hear voices. Grabbing up his robe from the back of the door he put it on and left the bathroom to investigate.

Despite the distraction of the man in front of her, Jeannie suddenly realised that she couldn't hear the shower running anymore. Her eyes opened wide as she heard the familiar squeak of the hinges on the bedroom door, gasping and quickly closing the front door seconds before her Master emerged.

"What's going on?" Tony questioned, "Was someone here?"

"No Master," Jeannie lied, trying to hide the small package in her hand.

Unconvinced and rightly so, Tony edged Jeannie out of the way and opened the front door. "I was sure I heard voices," He commented, taking a step out and craning his neck to try and catch sight of someone retreating but seeing no one.

Shaking his head, he came back into the house. He was certain of the fact that something was going on, that she'd been talking to someone, but then he was so tired there was a possibility it was just his imagination playing tricks on him.

Exhaling from his nose he looked at Jeannie, smiling at her softly. "I'm sorry I shouted earlier, Jeannie."

"That's ok, Master." Jeannie smiled back.

"No, no it's not." Tony shook his head, taking a step towards Jeannie and putting a hand on her arm, "I'm tired and I've had a rough day. Doctor Bellows is really putting us through our paces for this new fitness program but it's no reason for me to take it out on you."

Tony's hand slid down Jeannie's arm to her hand as he leaned in to kiss her. His fingers felt the package she was holding at the same time as she inhaled sharply, her eyes widening to meet his before he looked down.