A/N: Thank you guys so much for reading and reviewing! I hope you guys are like the story so far. Happy Memorial Day!

When Olivia woke up she was sweating bullets as if she had been laying out in the sun on a tropical island. She went to get up and her movement was stop by two arms around her waist tightening around her. Now it all make sense as to why she felt like she was a million degrees. She settled back down for a few minutes and then gently slid out of his grip. The sun was just starting to rise as she poured herself a cup of coffee. On her way back to the living room, a picture on the mantle had caught her attention and she walked over to pick it up.

It was of her and Jay. They were standing at the end of a beer pong table, arms around each other and the biggest, cheesiest smiles on their faces. She sadly stared blankly at the photo for a few minutes before the memory came rushing back to her. They were at Adam's for a Memorial Day BBQ, and they were wasted, but they were winning every game of beer pong played. Jay chalked it up to his "amazing sniper skills" and Olivia just said it was luck. Adam and Kevin had come close to beating them, like it was one cup close. But Jay sunk the last cup after Adam missed his last cup and it was game over. Kim had snapped the cute shot of the two of them, and more from that day.

"How is it possible that the two of you are unbeatable!" Adam gawked.

"Just lucky I guess." Olivia shrugged.

Jay put his arm around her.

"Let's get something to eat."

They each made a plate and sat down together. They all sat around, eating, drinking, telling stories. Olivia reveled in how carefree and happy Jay seemed to be. He had been a bit tense when she showed up at his apartment that morning, and she thought maybe he had felt uncomfortable bringing her along to his friends house. He assured her it had nothing to do with that and that he was glad she was coming along with him. During dinner Jay's friends told stories about cases they work, nights out at Molly's, embarrassing stories about Jay, and Olivia listened and laughed along. The moon and stars had taken over the sky from the sun and the guys headed out front to set off fireworks and Jay stayed behind with Olivia.

"You can go out front with them you know."

"I know but I'd rather stay back here with you."

The first explosion lit up the sky and Jay tensed.

"Are you okay?" She asked.

"Yeah, I just...the fireworks remind me of being over seas. It takes me a couple minutes to remember I'm here and not there."

Olivia climbed onto the lounge chair he was laying on and put his arm around her shoulders and put situated herself so she could see the fireworks and be able to look up at Jay.

"What-What're you doing?"

They'd always been comfortable with each other. They always seemed to have an arm around one another or touching each other somehow, but they'd never laid together like this.

"Just relax, remember where you are. Here, home, with me, and your friends."

"They're our friends." He corrected.

"Concentrate on that."

How could he possibly concentrate on anything other that the beautiful girl laying with him. They stayed like that and watched fireworks as Jay played with her hair. They stayed at Adam's till late and Jay offered to take her home or to his place. When they got back to Jay's, she laid down in bed with him.

"I'm grateful for you, and that you made it home from the war."

Jay silently nodded.

"I mean it Jay, whatever is going on in your head, you need to stop it."

"You don't know what-"

"I know exactly what you're thinking. You're wondering why you got to live and some of your friends didn't. You were meant to come home, to be here in this exact moment."

Olivia cuddled up to his side.

"How did I get so lucky to have you as a friend?" He quietly asked.

"I could ask the same thing. You were meant to I guess."

Jay's arm around her waist broke her train of thought.

"Good morning handsome."

"Come lay back down." He mumbled into her neck.

"I'm reminiscing."

"About what?"

"Memorial Day, a few years back. I never could really remember this picture till this morning. Do fireworks still bother you?"

"Not as much, but that's because I usually am always with you, so I couldn't really tell you."

"Me? What do I have to do with it?"

"That night at Adam's BBQ, you helped me and I don't know, now I just focus on you, our future, all the good thing in my life. Sure, I have my dark moments, but everyday since then, I wake up so grateful knowing i have you."

"Hmm, too bad you have to get ready for work. That could've just scored you some seriously hot morning sex."

"Oh I have plenty of time."

Jay scooped her up and brought her over to the couch and sat her on top of him. She draped her arms around his neck and kissed him.

"I am one lucky girl, do you know that?" She asked.

"Why's that?"

"Because I can't imagine a life here in Chicago, that doesn't involve you. You've given me so much to be thankful for and I don't know, I'm just really happy we ended up how we did."

"You think we would've ended up here if everything never happened."

Olivia knew what he meant.

"Honestly, I think we would have eventually gotten to this point. It amazes me how I never saw it before, how we seem to be meant for each other. After everything that happened with Steven when I lived in New York, I was so scared to trust someone the way I trust you. And you came into my life at the right moment and you just, I don't know did that Jay Halstead thing you do."

"Jay Halstead thing?" He questioned.

"Mhm, tell me more stories about what we were like."

"I thought we were going to have hot morning sex?"

Olivia leaned close to his ear.

"We can have hot sex all over this fucking house."