Author: Cha-Cha

Disclaimer: I don't own the show or characters so please do not sue!

A/N: Thank you Andrea for your review, I can't believe it's snowing where you are, it's just either miserable here or tipping it down with rain! Glad you enjoyed it.

Locker Talk 1

Pulling on his clean tee shirt, Esposito looked over to his new partner. They had been partners for a little over 6 months now, and while their swimming lessons were teaching him many things about the other man, there were still so many things he was learning about his partner. For instance, his hatred of early mornings as evidenced by the way the other man was falling asleep on the bench, half dressed. Javier was amazed he'd managed to stay awake during the lesson. He supposed that was another lesson. His partner could be awake or asleep at the drop of a hat.

'Ryan, Ryan.' Esposito shook the other mans shoulder, waking him up. Kevin swatted the hand, his eyes partially open and bleary.

'What?' Kevin grouched. One more point, his partner was a grouch when woken, or was it when woken early? He would have to watch out for that.

'You need to get dressed bro unless you want to meet the day's crowds.' Esposito sat a little further down the bench, starting to put on his shoes and socks.

Giving a large yawn, Kevin nodded and struggled to put on his polo shirt before slipping on his trainers, stuffing his socks in his bag with his swimming trunks and towel.

'You know I do have a name.' Javier jumped a little, he hadn't been expecting his partner to speak again, he hadn't even been sure the other man wasn't just running on autopilot.

'I'm sorry?' Esposito queried.

'I mean you either call me bro, which I quite like, or Ryan, but c'mon, we're off duty, can't you use my name sometimes?' Ryan explained, looking slightly more awake.

'I guess it's just habit,' Javier shrugged, he hadn't really thought about it. 'It's not like you call me by my given name either that often.'

'I use it more often then you use mine Javier.'

'I'll do better when we're off duty,' Javier paused before exaggeratingly added 'Kevin.'

'Thanks bro,' Kevin rolled his eyes before stifling another yawn. The two men stood, grabbing their bags and began heading out of the changing rooms.

'I have to ask, why did you pick to meet at 6am if you hate early mornings?' Javier finally asked, his curiosity finally getting the better of him. Ryan coloured slightly.

'I guess it's just a bit embarrassing being 30 and not able to swim,' Kevin finally answered after a few minutes of silence.

'Well I'm glad I can help,' Esposito replied, nudging the other mans shoulder with his own in a friendly gesture, not wanting to embarrass him any further. It had taken a lot to get that far in sharing more intimate details about themselves. Esposito had to admit, it had been an informative morning with the amount he had learnt about his partner. If he could learn that after one morning, imagine what they would know about each other in a few years.