Chapter 35

"Well I'm glad you did, it gives us one more thing in common."

"Why don't we take all the things we have in common and head to bed? It's late and tomorrow should prove to be an exciting day."

Jamie simply held out her hand to him and the two of them made their way to AJ's bedroom. Once there, he gently and tenderly undressed her and then waited while she did the same for him.

Even though they both had work in the morning they still could not pass up an opportunity for a long leisurely lovemaking session.

AJ's coffeemaker started on it's own in the mornings and since Jamie had been there yesterday morning as well, he had already made the quantity adjustment. So, while Jamie showered, he made breakfast.

When they were through eating he showered while she cleaned up the kitchen. He had laughed at her earlier when she suggested they do it the other way around. AJ told her his plan was better since he had so much less hair to dry before leaving the house.

Slightly nervous about how AJ's staff would take the news of his sudden engagement Jamie was a bit quieter than normal on the car ride into the office.

Sarah Mackenzie felt like she was floating on air! She and Mac had a wonderful weekend together and she knew that she was truly in love this time! She still wanted to take things slowly with him, but there was no doubt in her mind that she was really in love! Even though Mac had tried to keep his feelings hidden from her so she wouldn't be frightened, she knew that he felt the same way. After all, he would not have told his parents about her if his feelings weren't real.

She wasn't surprised to discover that she had gotten in before the Admiral. It was usually a 50/50 chance as to who would arrive first. But she was a bit concerned when he hadn't arrived before the pot of coffee was done brewing. That was unusual! It almost never happened that he wasn't in by then. Pouring herself a cup and heading to her office she was amazed to hear his voice when the elevator pinged open. They were usually the only ones in the building at that hour so her brain reasoned that he was probably on the phone. Looking around the corner, she saw him enter the bullpen with Judge Kirk.

"Admiral, Captain," she acknowledged when they saw her.

"Good morning Colonel," they said in unison, but AJ went on to add, "I see you have the coffee made."

"Yes, Sir."

"I hope there is enough for me to offer Jam…Captain Kirk a cup?"

"There is, Sir, but I made it our usual strength. I could make a pot of regular brew," Sarah offered.

"No need, she likes her coffee as strong as you and I do," he told her with a broad grin and led the Captain into the break room.

Speculating on how the Admiral knew how the Captain liked her coffee, as well as why the two of them had arrived so early and together, she could only come to the conclusion that another romance must be in the making!

Jamie and AJ shared their coffee in his office. She told him that she was debating between taking a nap and studying the cases on her docket that day. Court cases started being heard at 1000 hours so she was there two and a half hours early because she had come in with AJ.

Hearing this, he taunted her on her cushy lazy job. To which she countered that his day didn't start until 0900 at the morning staff meeting and even if he came in thirty minutes early to deal with mail and messages, then he was still there an hour before he needed to be!

"I dislike taking work home with me. So I come in early to keep up on the mountains of paperwork that is involved in getting this job done."

"Well then, my love, I won't keep you from it," she told him giving him a kiss on the cheek and then adding a wink. "I believe I hear my couch calling to me!"

"You are an evil woman!" he called to her back as she left his office.

To be continued…