He turned, grinning, when she broke the surface, sputtering. She leveled him with her best 'oh no you didn't' look. She wiped the water from her eyes. Joss reached back and began splashing him with water until he felt her hop into his arms, using her weight as leverage to propel him backwards, causing him to lose his balance on the sandy bottom of the ocean. Joss pushed on his shoulders, dunking him fully under the water. When he broke the surface she was laughing as she swam around him like a shark did its prey.

"You should have seen your look," she snickered as he grabbed her ankle yanking her towards him. He wrapped his arms around her waist before capturing her lips with his. John sighed as he pulled back and they broke apart. They swam slowly towards the shoreline and slowly stood up when the water got to shallow to swim in. She grabbed his hand as they walked back to their beach towel. "I wish I knew I was going into the ocean for a dip because I didn't bring any extra beach towels," she huffed as they sat on their beach towel. John scanned the beach looking for their new numbers until finally he saw them down a ways away from on the beach.

"They're here."

"No duh, John, most people come to the beaches while in Hawaii."

"Maybe we should try to get to know them as other honeymooners, you know, try to figure out if they are the perps or the vics."

"Good idea," she grinned as they both stood. She folded up the towel, putting it along with his discarded tank top into her tote bag she brought with them. She yanked her bathing suit cover back on before slipping her petite feet into her flip flops once more, he followed suit, and they began walking down the beach. Joss slid her hand into his. "I love being undercover as your wife because I get to hold your hand unapologetically," she sighed.

John looked down at her wondering if she wouldn't mind being his wife for real instead of make believe. Opening himself up for this sort of relationship with Joss was much easier than he first thought because she made it easy to love her, respect her, and want to be with her no matter the cost to his own heart. He loved her and no matter what he would always love her. He finally found the one that could love him for who he was, he finally found the woman that was his equal and she was pregnant with his child, and he wanted her to be his in every way. He wanted her to have his last name, well not his real last name since that man was for all intents and purposes dead, but Warren the last name of his good and clean cover. The cover that was closest to who he truly was.

"John, you're staring again," she whispered as they walked down the beach towards their numbers that were sitting on a lounge chair together eating ice cream cones.

"I can't help it, you're too beautiful not to stare at."

"Oh Mr. Romeo is coming out." she sighed as she leaned more into him. John was grateful for the little dip they took but it didn't help all the way. Desire still twisted inside him and he was only suppressing the urge to sweep her into his arms to take her back to their suite because of their new numbers. John sat down with a slight plop before he pulled Joss onto his lap.

"You two are cute." A voice said. John looked over towards their numbers where the soft feminine voice came from. Roxanne Baker was a pretty woman with long flowing raven colored hair, olive complexion, and sparkling green eyes. She was wearing a red and white bikini top, and what appeared to be a skirt covering her bottom half. John shifted his gaze to the man who had blonde hair, and blue eyes who was only wearing black swimming trunks. These two did not appear to be cold blooded murderers but appearances could be deceiving.

"Thanks, so are you two." Joss spoke up when he remained silent. "I'm Joss and this is my husband John, we are here for our honeymoon." She kissed him quickly and sweetly.

"Nice to meet you both, I'm Roxanne but you can call me Roxy, and this is my husband of fifteen years, Justin. We are here on our second honeymoon. We got married when we were young; I was eighteen and Justin was nineteen."

"That is young, at that age I was sure I would be single forever." Joss laughed softly.

"Roxy and I dated all through high school, we were inseparable. I knew she was the one the moment I looked at her." John knew that feeling as he shifted his gaze to Joss.

High-school sweethearts huh, so romantic." Joss sighed and looked at him. "I wish I knew John when he was in high school, I bet you were a hell raiser."

"Who me?" Joss and the couple they were trying to get to know all cracked up. He didn't particularly know what he said that was so funny, in high school he had only a few select friends. He wasn't a popular kid, most of the kids were afraid to talk to him come to think of it, he heard the word 'intense' being used to describe him when he young.

"So how did you two meet, Joss?"

"I'm a cop, and I met John at the precinct. He had a run in with some thugs on the subway back in New York, and one look into his baby blues and I was done. I had to know more about him, so I pursued him doggedly." John wanted to tell Joss that Mrs. Hudson was a financial analyst while John Hudson was a hedge fund manager, that she completely forgotten their cover, but he remained silent. John pasted a smile on his face.

"Awwwww, how sweet." The young woman clasped her now empty hands together as she leaned into her husband. "Justin, aren't they just too adorable for words? I bet John here was just as smitten with you as you were with him."

"I was," John looked away not really wanting to talk about the effect Joss had on him the moment he met her and ever since then. It was too intimate, something he only shared with Joss and would only share with her.

"A man of few words, my type of guy." Justin laughed shortly. "So we know what your lovely wife does, but what do you do for a living, John?"

"I'm a hedge fund manager with a corporation back in New York," he shifted his gaze onto Joss and her eyes widened realizing her mistake.

"Well then you are overworked my friend, and definitely deserve this honeymoon."

"Thanks, what is it that you two do?" John asked already knowing they worked for EPA.

"We work for the Environment Protection Agency, I'm a biologist while Justin here is a environmental engineer."

"Wow, that sounds like fulfilling work." Joss smiled and John nodded his head in agreement.

"It is, saving our environment is our mission in our life I believe," Justin smiled happily. "When we got married fifteen years ago we took only a few days for a honeymoon and then we were back to college, then graduate school, followed by our internships, and finally landing jobs in the EPA. We finally gotten a chance to take an actual real week's long vacation just for us, not doing charity work or fighting for the injustices."

"Injustices?"

"Justin and I stopped some rich billionaire from demolishing an entire forest for some housing project, thanks to finding wetlands which are protected." John felt his interest piqued. If they stopped this billionaire from a housing project, most likely it meant it cost him some money, maybe enough money to want this couple dead. He needed to get Finch to look in on that for him.

"Good, I'm glad."

"Thanks Joss, you two should come with us tomorrow, we are going sightseeing and we'd love for you two accompany us." Roxy grinned.

"Yeah, that's sounds great we always enjoy meeting new people and I have to say you two are different." Justin agreed with his wife.

"Different?" John asked.

"Yeah, you not like any of the other tourists we met today."

"We'd love to join you if you don't mind,"

"Of course not, I wouldn't have asked if I didn't want you two to join us."

"Then yes, John and I will take you up on the offer."

"Okay, say we'll meet at eight a.m. to start our sightseeing adventure together."

"Sounds like a plan." Joss grinned.


Sounds like a plan, not a very good one; she had plans on making love to John all night, and getting up later in the morning than eight a.m., but she couldn't do anything about it. They were here to make sure the Bakers weren't harmed, they were even in the honeymoon suite across from them to keep an eye on them. Joss and John force paired with their phones to keep ears on them while they were away. They seemed like genuinely nice people and not at all heartless killers. Joss followed John back into their suite.

"They aren't the killers,"

"How can you be so sure, Joss?"

"Easy, she's a biologist and he's an environmental engineer, not exactly the ruthless killer type jobs."

"Maybe one of their injustices they tried to save failed and they could be trying to take out whoever is destroying the environment." She shot him a look and he shrugged. "I'm not saying its what's going on but it's a possibility, Joss. Appearances can be deceptive and for all we know they are the perpetrators, not the victims."

"Yes, well I don't think they are."

"Is that why you blew our cover?"

"I didn't blow the cover, well not technically," Joss' tone softened and she fidgeted.

"Joss they know you're a cop."

"So? They didn't even bat an eye, John. They could care less that I'm a cop anymore than you are a hedge fund manager. I just think they are a nice couple who seem legitimately in love and normal. I don't want anything to happen to them."

"Neither do I, regardless if they are the victims or the perpetrators I will not let harm fall to them or anyone else while I'm here." Joss smiled wrapping her arms around his neck.

"I know John." She pulled his head down for a kiss deciding she was going to get him in bed before dinner but it seemed he had other ideas. He pulled back and moved to grab at his suit jacket. She pouted a little but he didn't see it as he pulled out his earpiece. Great, he was going to call Finch. She sulked as she laid on the bed to listen to him talk. She watched him as he walked towards the window as he asked if Finch was alright. She listened to his one sided conversation all the while imagining tearing off his swim trunks that had grown drier as the afternoon progressed. His hair was mussed as hers was probably, she willed herself to remain on the bed listening to him.

"Thanks Finch, what? Yes she's here with me, no I haven't." Joss watched him as his back stiffened a bit and he shifted so he was facing fully away from her, and spoke in a quiet whisper. She strained to hear him as he said something to Finch over the phone before he said he would and hung up with him.

"John its not nice to whisper," he turned to look back at her with a look on his face.

"What do you mean?"

"What were you talking about with Finch?"

"The Bakers,"

"After that."

"After the Bakers, nothing really, John said without looking at her directly.

"Then why did you feel the need to whisper if it wasn't anything?"

"Joss, you worry too much."

"I'm not worried; I just know you are keeping something from me," she said climbing off the bed and standing with her hands on her hips determined to get to the bottom of it. "What is it?"

"Nothing."

"John, its not nothing. Now tell me what you were talking with Finch about!"

"He was just asking for my opinion on something with their case." She narrowed her eyes, trying to see a flaw, trying to see anything that gave away that he was wasn't telling her everything.

"Uh-huh, so why did you whisper?"

"Joss, please it was nothing you need to worry about." She forced a smile on her face when he walked over to kiss her cheek. "I'm going to take a shower before dinner, would you care to join me?" he asked with a wicked gleam in his eyes.

"I'm a bit tired, you go ahead I'm going to lay down for a little bit; I think all the sun got to me a little." she said slowly sitting down on the bed again. She felt a little bad when she saw concern shadow across his features.

"Is the baby alright, are you alright? Do I need to take you to the hospital?"

"No, its nothing like that John, I'm just a little tired. I'm just going to rest for a little bit; go take your shower," she assured him. He nodded a little bit before he disappeared into their bathroom. Joss waited till she heard the shower kick on, knowing she only had a good ten to fifteen minutes before John would be out again. She hurried over to her cell phone that lay on the small wooden table beside the doorway near the balcony. She hurriedly dialed Frankie's number needing some advice. She only had to wait one ring before he answered.

"Hello Jocelyn, long time no hear."

"Oh give me a break, I called you like two days ago." she huffed.

"Two FULL days ago, but I forgive you,"

"Oh gee thanks,"

"So did you call me to tell me the good news that you decided finally on the baby's name." Joss hated to break it to Frankie but neither she nor John had even sat down to think of names yet for their child.

"No."

"So you haven't talked to John yet about if it's a boy naming him Franklin, and if it's a girl Franklina." she rolled her eyes.

"I don't need to talk to John about that because my child isn't going to be named after you Frankie."

"Oh come on, I'm your best friend."

"So?" she laughed softly. "I didn't name Taylor after you," she reminded him as she eyed her stomach sweeping her fingertips across her stomach lightly.

"Which still hurts come to think of it, Jocelyn." he huffed and she shook her head at the absurdity of the conversation. Frankie always knew how to make her smile or laugh but that wasn't why she called him. "Okay, so do you know if it's a boy or girl yet?"

"No, its too early for that and we aren't going to either. Both John and I want to be surprised."

"Okay so do you hope it's a boy or a girl?"

"I just want it healthy, Frankie."

"Please! Everyone says that and I hope its true for you two, but secretly everyone has hopes on a specific gender so lay it on me, Jocelyn. Boy or girl?"

"Fine, I'm hoping it's a girl and I'm sure John is hoping for a boy."

"If it's a girl I pray for those young men that will eventually come sniffing around her when she's old enough to date. Your boyfriend can scare them with one look, one hot sexy look to be sure!"

"Frankie," she laughed. "We don't have to worry about that until, like I don't know, until our little girl is 35."

"35, HA, you didn't even wait till you were 12!"

"Oh my god, are you seriously counting Leroy Wilkers from fourth grade as a date? He asked me to sit next to him at the lunch table."

"And you did, date numero uno! You even shared a Twinkie with him; you never shared Twinkies with me."

"Oh my god, how do you remember all this?" she demanded sitting up on the bed.

"I have an impeccable memory." More like selective memory if you asked her.

"You know Frankie, I called you for a reason."

"Okay, what's the matter darlin'?"

"John's keeping something from me."

"That he secretly loves me?"

"No!" She couldn't help but chuckle.

"Damn it my loss, so ask him about it."

"I did."

"And he said…"

"Nothing, he told me not to worry about it."

"So don't."

"Easy for you to say, John's a bit closed off when it comes to emotional things. What if something is wrong?"

"I'm sure he'd tell you."

"No, I'm pretty sure he wouldn't; John's bad at telling his feelings."

"What man isn't?"

"Frankie, you're not helping." she sighed through clenched teeth. "I'm in Hawaii right now, John's in the shower, I don't have much time before he gets out so can you give me better advice than do nothing."

"Okay here's something, get in the shower with your Adonis! You told me you are hornier than a randy teenager, so go get yourself some. I bet he offered too, and you turned him down because your fretting over something asinine."

"That's so-half the truth, I'm fretting over something possibly huge that could affect my baby's future with her or his father, and you call it asinine!"

"Jocelyn, if its something bad or huge I'm sure your love bunny will tell you. Until then stop worrying about it. Have some fun in Hawaii and go settle your cravings for his love stick. Bye, Jocelyn." Joss snorted with laughter as she hung up with her best friend, feeling a little better but still worried about whatever John was hiding than before. Nobody could have a better friend than Frankie!


Author's note: I adore Frankie, I had several requests to bring him back so he made an appearance however it is brief. John's tense about proposing to Joss...cue awwwwwws, but poor Joss she's thinking its bad when its really good. So far in the lead it's boys, and some people are asking for twins hahahahahahaha I didn't even think of including that as a choice :D John and Joss trying to take care of twins would be fun.

Thank you as always for reading, and reviewing you guys are so sweet.