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A/N: Back to Rated T.

CHAPTER: 34

They lied that way, one on top of the other, for what seemed like hours. Bobby didn't really think he could move if he tried anyway. His body felt like jell-o, as did Alex's.

"You're so hot." Alex finally spoke.

"Sorry." He mumbled and tried to shift positions to put some space between the two of them.

"Oh, god, Bobby." She tried to control the exasperation in her voice. "You can be so damn dense sometimes. I meant hot as in…" She paused to think briefly and figured that showing him would be easier than trying to explain it to him. Alex leaned up and took hold of his lips with hers. A few seconds later, she pulled away and said, "Hot as in like, you're so fucking hot and irresistible that if I look at you for too long, I want to have you over and over again. That kind of hot." She said and kissed his chest lightly.

He instantly reddened. Alex's wording shocked Bobby, so much that he almost choked on his saliva. Oh hell, but what a way to go!

"Oh." However, was the first coherent word Bobby could come up with just then. She knew he was shocked by her statement and that he was still trying to process it. She smiled because of it. "That was…" He began once more but was cut off.

"Amazing." Alex finished for him.

He nodded and looked at her. His brown orbs were filled with so many emotions once again, but the one that shined through above the rest was love.

"What?" He paused and closed his eyes momentarily. "I mean, where did that come from, Alex?" He finally asked after his breathing evened out and boy was the poor man confused to the hilt.

"I told you, it's your fault." And she laughed again at the look on his face. It was scrunched up as if he trying to read her mind and figure out what the hell she was talking about. "I was ready to fall asleep…that is until we were pressed up against each other and I felt your long, muscular arms reach out to hold me. I've wanted you for so goddamn long, Bobby Goren, that it hurt. And now to have you with me, like this…" She paused and took a deep breath. "It was very overwhelming. To feel your naked form against mine brought back all those memories of the nights where I would lie in bed and wish you were with me." She explained. "And that made me very turned on…" And that's when she grinned evilly. "I needed to have you again."

And it was Bobby's turn to smile.

"I see. So, Alex, you're saying that I'm irresistible, huh?" He repeated what he interpreted her to mean and batted his eyebrows at her. She nodded her head and laid it back on his chest.

"More than you realize." She mumbled and kissed his chest again. She reached up with one of her hands and started to play with the light dusting of hair that was present on his chest. She loved weaving her small fingers through the curls that lightly covered his upper body. "And I've definitely not been one to be overly protective, but I swear to god if a woman looks at you the wrong way, I'll take my gun out, shoot her, and call it a day." She said as her hand roamed up and began to play with the soft curls around his temple. She loved to explore him and couldn't seem to stop herself.

"Alex…" He got that far, but then started to laugh. He found her statement very humorous. A few moments later, Bobby spoke up in a more serious tone. "Alex, you do the same thing to me. For years I've dreamt about you." He said and took a moment to stroke the side of her face. "I don't know how many times I would lie in bed at night, trying to fall asleep, and not be able to. I can't count the number of times I told myself that if you were lying next to me, just for a few minutes, that I would be able to have some peace and possibly fall asleep. I just…never expected it would happen." He sadly admitted and then quietly added, "Nor was I ever going to ask that of you."

"You're not the only one." She whispered. "You should've asked, Bobby. I would've come over here in a flash if I knew you needed me." She proclaimed. "I just figured you didn't need me."

"I've always needed you, Alex." He mumbled and held onto her tighter. "And I always will."

And Bobby felt her nod her head, because he knew that she felt the same way.

A little while later, Bobby's voice was heard through the silence. "Eames?" He mumbled as she ran her hands up and down his sides.

"Yes, Goren?" She said and looked up at him and rolled her eyes.

"Sorry...Alex?" He corrected himself. "I—"

She lifted her head to look into his eyes and saw remorse. "No apologizing, Bobby." She stated and shook her head. "I know you're trying to get used to it. It's ok. I just find it kind of amusing that, here we are, lying here naked, one on top of the other, and you're still calling me by my last name."

He swallowed hard and a small frown appeared.

"I just…I've been addressing you as Eames for so long that that's what I'm used to."

She nodded once again. She understood.

"Alex?"

"Hmm?" She said as she snuggled into him even further. He truly was like an oversized stuffed animal. And as soon as she got comfortable, reality hit her and she immediately pushed herself up off of him so quickly that one would've thought he was on fire.

He immediately thought the worst. Bobby thought he did something wrong. "What? What is it?" He questioned nervously and started to sit up.

"Bobby, I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?" She panicked. She had completely forgotten for a few measly hours the reason that she had been here, with him this entire time.

His face became distorted as he tried to figure out what the hell she was talking about.

"Hurt me? How could you possibly hurt me?" He managed.

And then she pointed to his heeling wound and everything fell into place once again.

"I totally forgot about it, Bobby. I'm sorry. And then I practically flopped down on top of you. It must be hurting—"

"You said no apologizing." He stated and then added, "But I feel fine, Alex. I promise. Actually, after what you just did to me, more than fine." He smirked and then became deathly serious again. She was amazed how he could do that so quickly. "The only way you could hurt me is by leaving me." He admitted and she leaned down just then to kiss him on the forehead and he knew just then that she wasn't going anywhere. "Now get back down here and lay with me." And then he looked up at her with those puppy dog eyes and added, "Please?" He murmured and Alex was lying back on top of him within seconds. That look of his is completely irresistible. This time though, most of her body was off of him except for her shoulders, head, and her leg that lightly draped over the top of his.

They cuddled each other and Bobby felt himself drifting off. He hadn't had this much action in a very long time, but he didn't want this moment to end. He found himself smiling as a thought crossed his mind.

"Shoot her, Alex?" He asked.

Alex snorted. "Yes. Shoot her." She told him sternly and patted his chest with her left hand.

"Yeah, well you don't really have to worry about that ever happen—Oww!" He stopped mid-sentence. Alex had hit him lightly on the arm. "Abuse!" He cried out jokingly and then laughed. "What was that for?"

"For saying that—" She was stopped before she had a chance to finish as, once again, one of Bobby's large hands came up to cover her mouth to keep her from speaking any further.

If only I could try this method at work. He mused and decided to save that one for another day.

"It doesn't have anything to do with lack of self-esteem, Eames." He said and let his hand fall back down. "It's just a fact. I don't exactly go out and look either, so I guess that has something to do with it." He mused out loud and then added, "But I just…kind of…gave up after a while." He solemnly admitted.

She nodded. She knew what he meant because she too had given up. She didn't have the courage to tell him that the reason she had given up was because of him. Within a couple of years into their partnership, Alex had realized that the only man she wanted was Bobby, and it killed her to not be able to tell him that.

She deeply sighed knowing that he finally knew.

"Are you tired, Bobby?" She asked a little while later after he had yawned for the second time.

"Hmm, how could I not be tired after what you just did to me?" He laughed.

"And what you did to me too." She quickly added.

"Only for you, Alex. I love you."

"I love you too, Bobby."

A/N: Wow, I bet it surprised you how quickly I updated, right? LOL So, there aren't as many hits or reviews on this story as before, which tells me that I should finally wrap this up. Which is what I intend to do (Smiles). The next chapter will be the last. Thanks for reading...I know I've enjoyed writing this.

-Snyder-