28 Weeks:
Paige awoke with a strong pair of arms wrapped around her torso. She turned around and snuggled into the owner of the pair of said arms.
"Morning, Paige," Mike said in his gravelly sleep voice.
"Morning," Paige replied, kissing his mouth. Mike cupped her face and returned the kiss passionately, but Paige pulled away with a devilish smirk.
"We have big things to do. If we don't get up now, we never will," Paige teased. She slowly got out of bed. "Why is it so cold in this room?"
"I don't know, it feels like a meat locker," Mike agreed, following Paige out of bed. Paige cheekily grabbed Mike's room that was hanging behind the door and pulled it on.
"What? It's cold," Paige said innocently, tying the robe closed.
"I liked it much better off," Mike commented, pulling Paige closer. She whacked him on the arm.
"Don't drag me into that trap, Mike Warren. We have certain things that we need to accomplish today that cannot be completed from the bedroom. C'mon, let's get some breakfast," Paige urged.
"We don't have to do this…"
"Mike Warren, if you even imply that we are not going to throw Charlie a baby shower-"
"I just don't see the point! We already threw her a great birthday party, do we really need another reason to celebrate her so soon?"
"Take that back. Charlie does so much for you, and this is how you're repaying her?"
"I'm just saying, it's a bit much. We don't have the funds to keep this operation going."
"What if I said that about your birthday?"
"I wouldn't care," Mike scoffed. "I'm an adult who does not care if he gets a birthday cake or not. This is ridiculous."
"You'd be secretly offended. And I think that you want to throw Charlie a baby shower," Paige sighed.
"No! Maybe. I don't know. It just seems like a waste of time."
"C'mon Mike! It's going to be small. We aren't creating an entire nursery or anything, we're just getting pink cupcakes, some pink decorations, and saying some nice words about Charlie."
"I'm doing this for Charlie and not because you look beautiful when you beg," Mike joked.
"Watch your mouth, Mike," Paige threatened, leaning in closer and closer. Right as she was about to make contact with his lips, she pulled away. "You might just get burned."
Even though Paige was trying to tease Mike, when she emphasized the word 'burn,' it sent an uncomfortable shiver in the air (and not because it was freezing in the house).
"Hey, let's go get some breakfast," Mike replied, getting out of bed.
Paige smiled at him, and he watched as she walked away. She's so beautiful, Mike thought. I think I'm in love with her. Maybe one day we will have our own Peanut.
Downstairs, Briggs and Jakes were discussing something gravely.
"Hate to break up whatever this is, but Mike and I are planning something," Paige said, interrupting the two.
"We have something important we have to talk about. Some idiot blew his cover and our whole operation is in jeopardy," Jakes grunted. "You two can take your plotting elsewhere."
"It isn't plotting, it's party planning. We want to through Charlie a baby shower," Paige explained.
"I'm really happy you're doing that for my girlfriend, and Charlie will love it, but I do not have the time to help you," Briggs replied heavily. "I really need to deal with this shit."
"Me, too. Sorry. Don't go crazy on the decorations," Jakes said.
"Where's Charlie? Is it possible you could get her out of the house for a little while?"
"She's already gone. She left a couple minutes ago for some pregnancy yoga class," Briggs mentioned. "She shouldn't be back for at least an hour."
"Perfect! Instead of making cupcakes, I think we'll just go to the store and buy some. I was thinking about getting some candles-"
"Sounds great, Paige, but I don't have the time to hear it," Jakes said unenthusiastically.
"I really appreciate what you're doing for Chuck. I wish I could help," Briggs approved. "I'm glad that we have such a good family."
"We'll always be your family," Paige grinned.
"Okay, this is getting to feely for me. Briggs, we need to focus on our jobs right now," Jakes groaned.
"Sorry, but he's right. We need to go to the Bureau. We'll see you guys later. Good luck on getting the party ready," Briggs said dismissively. He and Jakes quickly left to go clean up whatever mess had been made.
"Johnny's in Mexico, so that just leaves you and me. Dammit, why did I have to be stuck with you?" Paige joked.
"You're a very lucky girl," Mike laughed.
"Okay, let's get down to business. We have a lot of stuff to do before Charlie gets back. The party won't be until later, so we'll have to hide the cupcakes and other items. Hey, look alive!" Paige said, tapping Mike's cheek.
"I'm listening, it's just hard to focus when such a pretty girl is talking to me and nobody is home…"
"Do not tempt me, Mike Warren," Paige warned.
"Me? Never."
"Mike, I mean it! We need to go. First we'll have to get dressed-"
"We'll have to get undressed first-"
"Stop!" Paige said firmly. "I don't…"
Mike leaned across the counter, his tight shirt revealing his muscles. He didn't want to have to do this to her, but she left him no choice: Mike used the smolder.
"I don't…" Paige trailed off. "It's, um…"
Mike wrapped his hand around her waist, pulling her flesh against his body.
"I can resist you, Mike. This won't work," Paige choked out unconvincingly.
"But you don't have to resist me," Mike reasoned.
"But…"
Mike leaned in to kiss her. Paige sighed in defeat against his mouth.
"You're lucky that I love you," Paige laughed, and then froze once she realized what she had said. "I didn't mean to..."
"It's okay, Paige. I love you, too," Mike whispered back.
"I guess the house isn't vacant that often, and we should really take advantage of this. We can always plan Charlie's baby shower another day. The kid won't be born for weeks," Paige contemplated.
"I like the way you think."
And that is exactly how Charlie's baby shower did not happen.
A/N: I was actually going to write a chapter where Mike and Paige go around town looking for cupcakes and stuff but then I felt lazy and decided that they would not make it out of the house. If you guys want, I might post another chapter later!
