I didn't realize I made this chapter so short and maybe a little slow…but like I said, it will make sense in the end =) Sorry about that…enjoy!

Melinda was standing in the bathroom brushing her teeth. She could hear Jim talking to her but she couldn't make out what he was saying.

"Jim, wait I can't hear you." She yelled trying not to spit the toothpaste all over her and she hoped he heard her. Jim paused for a moment and continued talking. Melinda just rolled her eyes and went back to brushing her teeth.

She could hear Aiden talking to someone in his room. She quickly finished and went to check on him.

"Aiden, honey, who are you talking to?" She asked when she couldn't see anyone.

He pointed to the corner in the room but Melinda saw nothing. "Oh," he said quietly. "She left."

"What did she want?" Melinda asked kneeling down next to him.

"She said you were helping her and in return she was going to help you." Aiden said grabbing his toy soldier and went back to playing army.

"What was her name? What can she help me with?" She asked confused.

Aiden stopped playing and turned his body around to look at her. "I can't tell you. She asked me not to." He said quietly. "I know I'm not supposed to lie but she said you can't know yet. She said you'll know soon."

"Aiden…"

"You said sometimes we have to let them do what they're going to do in order for us to help them. Isn't that right, Mommy?"

She knew she couldn't argue with that. "Yes, honey, that's right."

"So, am I in trouble?" Aiden asked quietly.

"No, sweetie, I can wait." She smiled at brushed his hair out of his face. She really wished he would let her cut it but Aiden told her he wanted it to grow out like dads. Melinda wouldn't argue with that either. "I'm going to go see what Daddy's doing. Uncle Eli will be here soon then we'll drop you off at your friends for the night, okay?"

"Okay, I have my stuff ready."

Melinda kissed his forehead and headed down the hall to her room. Jim had just slid his shirt on when she entered.

"Looks like I'm too late." She smiled, walking over to him, and placed her arms around his waist.

Jim smiled and kissed her neck. "No, you're just in time." He pulled closer, kissing her lips gently and then whispered. "Happy anniversary, honey."

Melinda smiled as a single tear escaped. She could hear the love in his voice and the gentleness of his tone. "Happy anniversary back." She tried to keep the tears at bay for a moment longer. "God, I love you so much. I can't believe I've been lucky enough to hold on to you for this long."

"No, Mel, I'm the lucky one." He said smiling taking her face in his hands. "Remember?"

"We're both lucky." She said pulling him in for another kiss.

Jim pulled away slowly with a few short kisses before he spoke. "Can I give you a part of your present now?"

"Jim, I thought we weren't doing gifts? I thought it was just going to be you and me together?"

"Hmm…does that mean you didn't get me anything?" He asked taking a box from his top nightstand drawer.

"No, of course, I did." Melinda laughed. "But you can't have yours till later." She said playfully pointing a finger at him.

"That's fine." Jim opened the box and Melinda looked down, the tears came flooding out. "I just want you to carry my heart with you today." He wiped the tears away and took the necklace out of the box.

"It's…it's…beautiful." She said through her sobs.

"Half has your birthstone, the other half, mine." He slid the necklace around her and Melinda pulled her hair out of his way. Jim kissed her neck softly and whispered once again how much he loved her before pulling her in for a tight embrace.

Melinda let the tears fall, this time not caring that she was crying.

Jim finally pulled away planting a few, short, soft kisses, on her lips before wiping her tears away. Melinda could only smile at him.

"I love it, Jim, its perfect, thank you. How did you find a store that had a heart shaped necklace with both our birthstones?"

Jim laughed. "I didn't, Mel, I had them make that for you."

"Jim, this must've cost us a fo….."

Jim could tell where she was going and quickly planned a long slow kiss on her lips to stop her thought process. It worked. "Its ten years, babe, can't I do something special?"

Melinda nodded. "I'm sorry. I really, really, love it."

"Good. I'm glad our birthstones look good next to each other." Jim kissed her eyes softly hoping no more tears would fall and turned to the closet to grab his shoes. "Did you hear what I was saying earlier?"

"I heard you say you were going with some friends while I went and did my ghost thing. But that's all I heard."

Jim shook his head. "That's not what I said." His voice was quiet and he sounded hurt.

Melinda immediately tired to comfort him. "I'm sorry, honey, I was brushing my teeth and…"

He finished with his shoes and quickly stood up in front of her. "Its okay, Mel, I am going with some friends. You go do your ghost thing and we'll meet back here for dinner." He smiled and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Jim," her voice was quiet and she was trying once again to keep her emotions in check. "Are you made at me?"

Jim pulled away but didn't answer. He looked into her eyes trying to figure out why he would be. They just had an amazing moment and he was sure she understood how much she meant to him, how much he loved her. He couldn't for the life of him figure out what he'd done in the last thirty seconds to make her think that.

"I mean, because of the way I acted with you working this weekend and now I'm dealing with a ghost and you could've gone into work."

"Mel, I'm not mad." He said softly and looked her right in the eye. "You just get this ghost to cross over so we can have the rest of the night, okay? I'll be home in plenty of time to make dinner. Aiden's staying at a friend's house and we have all night and all day tomorrow to…just be together." He said quietly hinting at how much alone time they were going to have.

Melinda couldn't stop the tears from coming. "You always make me feel better." She said pulling him in.

Jim smiled. "Mel, after all these years…" he paused wiping her tears away, "I still know my business."

Melinda laughed. She loved it when he said that. "Don't ever get out of the business."

"I promise." He whispered softly on her lips before he kissed her.