A/N So this is an extra chapter that I hadn't planned and it also came out longer than expected. Hope you like it :)

Thanks everyone for reading and for your reviews, keep them coming :)

It had been a long journey. First she had to take a flight from London to New York, then a second one New York- Los Angeles. Finally she went to the baggage claim to collect her three suitcases and made her way to the exit.

Her eyes soon searched for Nate. He had insisted on coming to pick her up from the airport although she was going to arrive late Friday afternoon. She looked around but she still couldn't see him.

"Sophie" she heard him call her. She spun around in her spot and gave him a big bright smile when she saw him running towards her.

"Hi" he panted from the lack of breath "Sorry I'm late. Traffic"

"Don't worry" she ran a hand up and down his chest, happy that she could touch him again after more than a week spent apart. "I've just got here"

After a couple of deep breaths, his breathing was back to normal and he could finally greet her properly. "Hi" he smiled down at her and gave her a lingering kiss on her lips.

"Hi" she blushed and smiled back. After being stuck in two airplanes for nearly nine hours, she really didn't feel beautiful and her normal self, but the way Nate looked at her, he could always make her feel like she were the most important person in the world.

"Only three suitcases?" he asked looking at the suitcases and bags on the trolley.

She lightly smacked him on the arm knowing he was being sarcastic. "Hey, I'm moving here. It's not just a holiday!" She shrugged. "And a woman needs her clothes.."

He started pushing the trolley towards the car-park. "And her shoes…" he muttered.

After loading his trunk, he opened the door for Sophie and then took the driver seat.

"So, how did you find an apartment so fast?" Nate asked while driving through the motorway.

"An old friend mine looked into it. It's already furnished and ready to be lived in."

"And here I was hoping you might had needed a place to crash." He quickly turned around smirking.

"I thought we had talked about keeping things slow" she smirked back.

"I am"

Sophie suddenly noticed that he hadn't turned at their exit. "Nate, are you sure you're going the right way?" she asked him uncertain.

"Positive" he replied with a recognizable twinkle in his eyes.

"What are you up to?"

"It's a surprise"

"Nate, come on…" she whined hoping he would tell her something.

"You know those puppy dog eyes don't work with me. Just sit back and relax. We will be there soon"

Sophie grumbled something intelligible, but then sat back looking outside the window, soon she felt asleep against it. A couple of hours later Nate woke her up by whispering her name.

"What?" she sat up and rubbed her eyes.

"We're here" Nate smiled down helping her out of the car.

"Where…?" Sophie looked around. On her left she could see the vast dark expanse of the ocean. She could hear the small waves hitting the coast. Down a small road on her right there was a typical country cottage and other buildings surrounding it.

"Happy belated Valentine's Day" Nate finally told her when she had looked around.

"I… I don't understand" she stammered still confused.

"Well, since it was Valentine's Day last week and we weren't able do anything together since we were apart, I thought we could spend a relaxing week-end in this resort."

Sophie was speechless. Who you knew that he could be so adorable sometimes? "That's sweet of you. Thank you" she kissed his cheek.

Nate got his bag and one of Sophie suitcases out of the truck and then they together made their way to the cottage entrance. A red haired woman in her sixties was standing behind the counter.

"Good evening and welcomed to Beyond the sea" she smiled up at them.

"Hi, I'm Nathan Ford"

"Oh yes," she looked up the register "You and your wife have booked for three nights."

Nate blushed at the mistake while Sophie wasn't really bother by it. "Hmm… we're not married. She's my… hmm… girlfriend" He always felt like he was too old to use that term, but he didn't really know how to describe their relationship.

"Of course" the hostess smiled knowingly. She nodded at a teenager girl sitting on a table listening to some music from her player. "Ashley will show you to your cabin"

The girl reluctantly got up and reached for the keys that the woman was handling to her. Sophie and Nate followed her across a small path and then the girl opened the cabin for them.

"Breakfast will be served from 7 until 9.30 at the main cottage. My grandmother will tell you about the other facilities in the morning" she told them before giving a small nod and walked outside nearly slamming the door behind her.

"So," Nate slapped his hands and admire their room. "What do you think?"

"It's so nice and cozy here. It's just perfect for a quiet getaway"

Sophie sat on the big bed that was against a wall. The covers were so soft under her hand. The all room smelt nice from the scent candles burning on the windowsill. She quickly got up and went to the bathroom. It was quite big and had a large bath inside. Even though it was late she wouldn't have minded taking a long hot bath, maybe with Nate.

He walked behind her and put his arms around her knowing what she was thinking about. "Do you want to try it?" he whispered in her ear nuzzling her neck with his nose.

"Hmm…" she leaned back against his strong chest, she lightly tilted her head to the left and kissed him bringing her right hand behind his neck so that she could run it through his hair. "How about you lit some of those candles in here and I'll prepare the bath?" she reluctantly let him go.

Once Sophie had filled the bath with hot water and jasmine bubble bath, she stripped of her clothes and got in. Nate had paused slightly from lighting the candles when he saw her getting in the bath. He quickly finished his task and joined her in the big tub settling behind her so she could rest against him.

"Hmm…" She moaned while caressing his arms. "This is really nice. Thank you for bringing me here"

"No problem" he kissed the top of her head. "A colleague of mine suggested as a romantic holiday. Since it isn't the Valentine's weekend I've actually managed to find a free booking easily."

After spending those long hours cramped in an airplane, Sophie could feel her body relaxing in the water. Nate was tracing light patters on her thighs, up towards her stomach until he reached her chest. She rested her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, enjoying the sensations he was creating. After thirty minutes of relishing the quiet time, Nate moved behind her waking her from her slumber.

"I think we should get out" he told her while getting out of the bath and wrapping himself in a big fluffy white bathrobe. He took hers from the hang and put it around her body so she wouldn't get cold. They dried themselves and got dressed in their nightwear. Sophie was the first to go under the covers while Nate blew out all the candles. He rushed inside the bed and Sophie soon put her arms around him enfolding the heat between them.

"I don't think I have the energy for anything else tonight" she half-heartedly told him while resting her head on his chest.

He slightly chuckled. "That's fine. We've got an entire week-end for ourselves. Just go to sleep"

"Okay, goodnight" She let the sleep take her over.

"Goodnight" he whispered in her hair. Nate remained awake for several minutes after Sophie had fallen asleep and smiled. It felt so natural having her in his arms lying next to him. He knew it was where they belonged, in each other's arm and he was going to do everything in his power to keep it that way.

The morning after Nate woke up with the feeling of something tickling his neck and upper chest. He opened his eyes to find Sophie planting small kisses on his neck and chest. "Good morning" he tangled a hand though her silky hair.

She smiled and lifted her head. "Good morning" she kissed him fully on the mouth.

"I see you're feeling better this morning" he teased her.

"It's wonder what a good night sleep can do to you" she returned to nip at his body.

"Hmm… what time is it?" Nate looked at the clock on the nightstand, it was just passed 8 o'clock.

Sophie turned his head towards and capture his eyes with hers while she laid on top of him. "We have time" she kissed him passionately.

Nate wrapped his arms around her and rolled them so she was laying on her back. "Definitely" he whispered against her lips.

They had just made it to breakfast. "Good Morning" Mrs. Janeway greet them as they sat a table. "My husband will prepare you breakfast" she smiled at them while she served them a cup of coffee. "In the meanwhile you can help yourself with some fresh baked muffins at the buffet table"

"Thank you" Nate got up and filled a plate with two muffins. He nodded at another couple sitting at a table on their far right.

"Thanks" Sophie started eating the delicious muffin. It had been a long time she had last eaten and she was starving. "So, what are we going to do today?"

"Well you, my dear are going to spend the rest of the morning at the spa." He told her.

"Really? I thought the all point of this week-end was to spend time together." She looked a bit disappointed even though she knew he did for her.

"Mud baths and cream masks or whatever are not really for me. You can spend a relaxing morning and then we'll meet at lunch time so we can go for a walk downtown and eat something there. I did however reserve the Jacuzzi and the sauna room for just the two of us tonight." He smirked.

"That sounds more like what I had in mind" she smirked too giving him a mischievous look over the rim of the cup as she sipped her coffee.

After breakfast Sophie and Nathan went their separate ways. Although she wanted to spend time with Nate, she loved being pampered and relaxing at the spa. It had been really rejuvenating and her body felt good. Nathan was already waiting for her in front of the main cabin and his eyes sparkled when he saw her approaching him.

"I see you had fun this morning" he leaned down and gently kissed her. She smelt so good that it was nearly being impossible for him not to devour her there and then.

"It was fantastic. Thanks for organizing it for me."

"No problem" Hand in hand they walked down the street walking towards the town. Thankfully it was a nice day in L.A. and the February air wasn't so chilly. They had lunch and a small sea food restaurant and decided to walk around the small streets and look at the shops.

Nate stopped in front of handcraft shop. "Let's go in" they walked through the door.

They looked at the various handmade work of art. Nate suddenly stopped to admire a chessboard with all its pieces. "It's magnificent" he picked up the white knight all painted by hand.

He then moved to the toys session hoping to find something to take Sam. After he pursuit a toy they walked back outside to finish their visit.

After another small walk along the coast they decided to head back to their cabin.

"That was fun" Sophie exclaimed while taking her jacket off.

"Yes, it was" Nate put the bags on the table and noticed a box already on it. "What's this?" he turned to Sophie curiously.

"Why don't you open it?" she smiled tried to act innocent but Nate could see the playful glee in her eyes.

He slowly opened the box and inside he found the chess set he had seen at the shop. "How…?" he asked open-mouthed.

"While you were choosing a toy for Sam I arranged with the shop manager to have it delivered here." She put her arms around him. "Happy Valentine's Day" she planted a kiss on his cheek.

Nate had trouble keeping his emotions under control. "Thank you" he turned around in her arms and gave her a heated kiss.

"Wow, I should give you presents more often" she exclaimed gasping for air.

He just chuckled. "Let's go have a quick dinner so then we can get ready for our evening"

The evening went to fast. They relaxed in each other's arm in the Jacuzzi and Sophie noticed that Nate also had a playful side when he started slashing her with water and tickling her making her squirm. They made love in the sauna room which had been an incredible hot experience. Soon they went to their cabin and fell asleep. The next day the weather was bad as it rained mostly all the time. The spend their Sunday curled up in bed reading and doing some crosswords. Nate wanted to try his new chessboard and convinced Sophie to play a game. He won the first game easily but during the second game Sophie had distracted him, mostly by teasing him with her body and he moaned complaining when he saw his King in check-mate. Unfortunately their week-end had to come to an end and Monday morning Nate drove them back to the city and took Sophie to her new apartment.

"This is the last one" Nate dropped the last suitcase next to her bed in the bedroom.

"Are you sure you can't stay?" Sophie asked pouting while running her hands up and down his chest.

"I wish I could but I have to go to the office. Blackpoole only gave me the morning free" he slightly steeped away from her knowing that if she kept touching him it would have been impossible for him to leave. "I'll call you this evening so you can tell me when it will be okay for you to meet Maggie"

"Okay"

"Thanks for doing this by the way. I know it can't be easy"

"I didn't think I had to pass an interview with our ex-wife so soon, but if it's what I have to do so I can meet Sam, I'll do it."

He smiled and gave her a small peck on her lips. "Thanks" he walked to the door and waved at her. "I'll call you" and closed the door behind him.

Sophie sighed and looked around her. It was time to start this new life of hers.