Here's Chapter 3… I am still fishing for reviews. Oh, I do not own CSI; if I did I wouldn't be writing here. Sorry that is has taken so long for me to update, my internet was all screwy.
Ryan and Kaki awoke to find a pair of little eyes peering at them from the foot of the bed.
"Good morning, Rachel." Ryan sleepily said to his niece.
"I wants up-y there too?" Rachel said, more than asked.
Ryan stretched out his arms, "Come on big girl."
Rachel struggled for a moment or two, but in the end was successful at making it up on the bed. She scrambled across the covers and got in-between the two of them. Rachel sat there with them for a good five minutes jabbering away incomprehensible words before she fell asleep again.
"Did you sleep well?" Ryan asked as Kaki turned her head towards him.
She smiled, "Yeah, you?"
"Great." Ryan smiled back.
Just then Ashley came waddling through the door, "So where is the future "Mrs. Wolfe?" She stopped and a smile spread across her face when she saw Rachel, "Well, I'm the big sister."
Ryan sat up and Rachel stirred, "This is Kaki, she's my fiancée."
"Hello, nice to meet you." Kaki spoke as she sat up as well.
"Oh, wow. You're British." Ashley walked up to Kaki and hugged her.
Eventually Kaki, Ryan and Rachel joined everyone else in the kitchen. The house smelled of crispy bacon, fried eggs, and buttered toast.
"We're taking the boat out today," Matt boomed.
"Ice cream?" Rachel asked.
"Yes, honey, we're bringing ice cream too." Carol said as her mother-in-law nodded in approval.
The atmosphere was filled with laughter and conversation and once everyone was done eating and the kitchen was cleaned, it was time for the boat ride. Ashley walked beside Kaki down the dock. Kaki was courteous and walked with her, seeing that everyone else ran ahead. Even her on husband, Sam, was up ahead with the other men. Kaki had a feeling they were talking about her.
"Looks like you caught a nice one Ryan." Sam punched him in the arm.
"Yeah, well, she kinda ran into him." Matt said as Ryan nodded.
"That's right, literally." Ryan began to explain as they all helped load the boat, "I was working a case with Horatio on the beach. She started chasing down a guy that had pulled a gun on a woman. He ran by and I turned around and she slammed right into me, got up and eventually caught the guy. After they took him away in cuffs, she came back and apologized; even though it was my fault…"
"And you asked her out to dinner to make up for it?" Sam concluded as he unhooked a rope and threw it to Ryan.
Ryan smirked, "Actually, no. I asked her out a week later when I ran into her at the station."
"Did you actually run into her?" Sam asked as he climbed on the boat.
"Yeah, and I spilt my coffee on her." He said as the two women approached, "So I really had to make up for it."
"I knew you were talking about me." Kaki said as Ryan took her hand and helped her on the boat.
"So…" Ashley climbed on, "When are you going to tell your parents."
Kaki half heartedly smiled, "Never…"
They all looked at her, "Just kidding. I don't know… Maybe I'll tell Charles on Monday and he'll take to good news back to them."
"Charles? He's your brother?" Carol asked.
"No, he's and ex." Kaki replied as the other women nodded in agreement.
"Jennie, you aren't coming?" Ryan's dad boomed.
"No, I'm staying here with Amber." She hollered, "Ashley, you be careful, you here!"
"Yes, mother." Ashley replied.
The boat started and they were off.
Kaki realized Ashley was looking at her, "You look familiar, Sam, doesn't she look familiar?"
"Yeah, hey wasn't she that chick we saw on our honeymoon, the lingerie exposition?" Sam said.
"What?" Ryan smiled funny.
"They're right, yes that was me." Kaki said as she caught a look from Ryan.
"Why didn't you tell me this?" He asked.
"Because I went to school to be in the criminal justice and my family had a better idea for me." Kaki explained.
"Modeling women's under clothes?" Matt's eyes got wide.
"No, and yes." She smiled, "My family has all the money they have because design and sell women's lingerie. And I modeled it."
"Is that why when I picked you up for our first date, you wouldn't let me in?" Ryan asked.
"Yeah, I have three manikins and a lot of sketches of undergarments. I have a whole book of them in my locker at the lab now." She smiled, "So enough about me…"
"Oh, but you're such an interesting topic." Ryan teased.
"Why did you choose criminal justice?" Carol asked as Rachel slid off her lap.
Kaki shrugged her shoulders, "Make a difference, I guess."
"Well you sure have made a difference in my son's life." His dad spoke up, "When I called to invite you two this weekend, you were all he talked about."
"All good!" Ryan laughed.
They all chatted and laughed the morning and evening away. Rachel dropped her Barbie over board twice and attempted to scream 'Man over board,' but only managed 'Barbie in water, you get?' Kaki and Ryan were glued to the hip and held hands almost the whole time. When Rachel asked for ice cream again, this time she got what she wanted. They were all enjoying ice cream and cake out in the middle of the ocean when out of no where Rachel threw her ice cream at Ryan.
"Rachel!" Carol said and everyone got quiet.
Kaki was having a fit of giggles and then busted out laughing, Ryan just smiled sarcastically and took a handful of his ice cream and shoved it in her face. She stopped smiling, wiped the ice cream from her face and then grabbed some of the cake. Before Ryan could react he had a glob of cake in his eyes and she started to tickle him. He wrapped his arms around her and they stood there laughing.
Kaki buried her head in his chest, "If you let go of me, I won't tickle you anymore."
"Ok." He laughed, "But you have to stop first or else I'll start tickling."
"No." Her voice was muffled, "You let go."
It was his turn to tickle her to he didn't hold back.
"Ryan!" She squealed as she tried to pull away.
Her attempts to get away caused them to trip and tumble over the side of the boat into the water. When they resurfaced they started laughing.
"I love you…" Kaki said as she passionately kissed him.
"I love you too…" Ryan said as they pulled away.
Matt and Sam reached out, "Come on love birds, dinner will be ready soon and you're going to want time to get cleaned up."
"Must be the heat…" Sam said as they pulled them in the boat.
The dinner was once again filled with conversation and laughter. Sleep was falling upon the family once again and the time to head back to Miami was drawing closer. Once again Ryan and Kaki were cuddling up in his teen hood bed.
"It was a good weekend." Kaki said.
Ryan kissed her forehead, "Yes it was."
"I can't wait to tell Alexx." She smiled.
"Well, I'm not one to brag, but I think it is order."
"I can't wait to see the look on Charles' face."
"Yeah, it is going to be priceless. So how are you going to tell your parents?"
"I don't know, I'll call them… I mean the father of the bride pays for the wedding."
Ryan felt awkward, "Don't worry, we'll figure out something."
They grew silent and you could cut the tension in the room with a knife.
"Goodnight, Ryan." Kaki rested her head against him.
"Goodnight, sweetheart." Ryan wrapped his arm around her.
When they woke up the next day they packed their bags and then the car.
"I know mom, we should stay longer, but we have to work tomorrow." Ryan hugged her mom.
"I know, but… but…" She tried to protest.
After everyone said their goodbyes and the two were on the road back to Miami. Today was a good day and nothing could ruin that.
Sorry that it is short. I am tight on my schedule. I have a Modern Day Medieval Romance story due Monday. Thanks again for reading and for pushing that purple submit button on the bottom. Thanks a million.
