A/N: I'm really on a roll! Oh and FYI, I've shortened Isabelle's name to Izzy. :)

Rose sat on the edge of the dock, enjoying the fresh air. Try as she might, she couldn't remove the smile that had settled on her face. She kept thinking about the look in Jack's eyes as he drew her. It had been so intense and full of love. The entire time he drew her, she wondered how hard it was for him to sit there and concentrate with her naked in bed. Later, after they had made love, she asked. Jack confessed it had been extremely difficult. To further prove his point, he made love to her again.

They had ended up sleeping late into the afternoon. Rose awoke before Jack, but didn't want to disturb him. Jack was still snoring as far as she knew. Restless, Rose left him a note letting him know she was down by the lake. She noticed how warm the water was as she dipped her feet in it. Maybe later, sometime in the middle of the night perhaps, she could con Jack into going skinny dipping with her.

"Hey beautiful." Rose turned and saw Jack headed for her. He was barefoot, and hadn't bothered with putting a shirt on, only his khaki shorts. He tanned like no other, which just made Rose extremely jealous. Being a redhead, she was more likely to burn, although she often developed a slight tan in the summer.

"Hey lazy," she teased. She scooted over so he could sit next to her. "Sleep long enough?" He threw an arm around her shoulder and kissed her cheek and smiled at her.

"We'll probably be up half the night now," he commented. "How long have you been out here baby?"

"Maybe a half hour. You know since we'll be up half the night, I was thinking, maybe we could possibly, go skinny dipping." Jack laughed, enjoying the idea.

"I think we could and should do that," he told her, letting his lips brush hers. "I have a better idea though."

"Really? What's that?" Rose swept her hair back with her hands before securing it with the ponytail holder she had around her wrist.

"This." Before Rose could react, he had pulled his arm from around her shoulders, and shoved her off the edge of the dock. She only managed to get a tiny scream out before she hit the water.

"Jack! You're such a jerk," she yelled at him as she came up for air. "I will get you back for that you know," she threatened. Jack was doubled over in laughter, and Rose couldn't help but laugh too.

"Just wanted to know how you felt when you scared me right out of bed babe," he told her between laughs. Rose kicked her legs, and just bobbed up and down in the water. "Are you going to stay in there," Jack asked.

"Aren't you going to help me get out," she asked, somewhat innocently.

Jack shook his head. "So you can pull me in too? Nope." Rose figured that would backfire, but laughed nonetheless. She swam her way back to the dock, which had a ladder, and pulled herself out.

Soaking wet, she threw her arms around him, trying to get him as wet as possible.

"This isn't over Jack. I'll get you back when you least expect it," she threatened before kissing him.

...

"Really? Paint balling?" Tommy sounded slightly skeptical when Brandy had mentioned it. Rose saw her opportunity and grabbed it.

"I've always wanted to go," she chimed in. "Jack, didn't you say there was a paint ball range around here somewhere?"

"Yeah, it's just ten miles east of here." He looked at Rose. "You do know how painful it is right?"

Rose shrugged. "I'll live." She turned to Izzy and Brandy. Brandy held in a smile. "Girls versus guys."

It was the following day that Tommy, Brandy, Izzy, and Fabri had joined them for the weekend. Rose and Jack were both grateful they hadn't gotten there until two in the afternoon, as they didn't rise until noon themselves. As predicted, they had stayed up half the night. They had gone swimming underneath the moonlight, but Rose had run ahead of Jack and jumped in the water before he could scoop her up to throw her in again. Once in the water, they quickly shed their bathing suits and swam naked together. At one in the morning, it was quite and peaceful. No one else in the area was awake. Jack took advantage of the conditions and pressed Rose up against the ladder of the dock to make love to her. When all was said and done, it was almost four in the morning when they climbed into bed.

Arriving at the paint ball range, Rose tried very hard to keep herself from laughing. She didn't dare to look at Brandy or Izzy, who shared in on her secret. The guys had no idea what was going to hit them.

"I dunno. Are you sure you want to do this ladies," Fabri asked. "The odds aren't that great for you." He handed gun to Tommy and Jack.

"He is right you know. The three of this used to do this quite often," Jack bluffed. Okay, so we've done it once or twice, they don't need to know that, he thought. "You're going to be covered in welts."

"Oh stop being such a girl, and just do it," Rose teased him. He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close. He dropped a kiss on her lips. "What was that for," she teased.

"Apologizing in advance," he joked. She bit her lip and pulled away. The three guys went to take their place behind some targets.

Izzy came up to Rose. "So none of them know that we all actually know how to shoot?"

The three woman burst into laughter. Rose and Brandy each knew the other one could not only shoot, but shoot damn good. They had been to gun ranges in Indiana together in the past. When they revealed this to Izzy, she revealed she also knew how to shoot. None of their respective boyfriends had a clue.

The buzzer went off just as the girls slammed their visors down on their helmets.