Thanks to all who have reviewed so far and a special **Shoutout to Yarvarni who guessed that I modeled Ty after Keith Hamilton Cobb. Oohhhhh yeah. ~waves~ -Dreamy

After being assured their presence wasn't needed at the grill, the ladies sat across the compound at one of the campfire circles. Katie concentrated on starting the campfire, and looked up when she heard one of the ladies chuckling.

"Look at them," Alex said. "They look like they're discussing the fate of the world, when in reality they're arguing over the best way to grill a hamburger."

"No kidding." Monica commented. "Frank is trying to tell them how to grill it, Jake is trying to do it his own way, my husband is flexing his pecs and staying out of the way... and Christian is probably regaling them with surfing stories while Cody tries to make jokes."

All five of the women burst out in laughter at the same time, causing the guys to turn around and look.

"What's so funny?" Frank asked, a little bewildered.

"Frank, buddy," Cody clapped him on the shoulder. "I think they're laughing at us all trying to grill the hamburgers."

Frank's reaction was to give Cody a look of 'you're touching me. Don't touch me. No touchies, Noooo touchies.' Cody winked confidently and grinned despite Frank's look.

"Dude," Christian said as he looked up at Ty.

"Yes?"

"What exactly do you do anyway? I mean, you've got all the girls ogling you, without even trying."

Frank and Jake glowered in misery together as across the campfire, said girls were 'bonding'.

Cody grinned mischievously. "Ever wonder what the girls talk about when we aren't there?"

"Uhh.. not really." Ty answered.

"Sometimes." Frank said.

"Hell yes." Came Jake's reply. All four other men turned and looked at him. "Well... it's just... You can't honestly tell me that you guys have NEVER wondered what women talk about in their little 'Girl-parties'!"

"It's not something I really spend a lot of time with, Jake. I do have other things to worry about." Frank chuckled.

"Well, Papa Cody has the secret. Among the things I brought with me," he purposefully didn't look at Frank, "are some experimental bugging devices. It wouldn't take me but a second to bug one of them and bring the receiver over here."

"You can't be serious! Cody, that's misuse of departmental equipment!" Frank hissed.

"Oh no it's not!" Cody hissed back. "Keep your voice down or they'll hear you! It's experimental, meaning I developed it a day or so before we left and need something to try it out on. Better here than in the field where if it fails people get hurt."

"He's got a point Frank." Jake said with a shrug. "I just don't know. Bugging the girls wouldn't be... y'know, right. I mean, who wants to hear them talk about... things.."

"This from the man who always wondered what girls talked about at their 'Girl-parties'." Ty laughed.

"Do it Cody." Christian egged. "I'm dying to see what's got Alex grinning mischievously." He nodded towards the girls as they talked quietly.

Katie had gotten the fire started and sat back with the other ladies. Alex and Monica were telling Frankie and Shay stories about Jake and Cody before Frank came into the group, then some stories involving Frank. More than once, Katie's eyes drifted over to the cluster of men. She slid her gaze over each man in turn. Oh yeah, these were some lucky women to have such attentive and gorgeous specimens of men at their side. And then there was Cody. The geeky looking one who cracked that holstered guns joke that had made her cheeks light up like the sunset. He was kinda cute... in a geeky sort of way...

"Hel-loooo..." Shay waved her hand in front of Katie's eyes.

"OH!" she gasped and snapped back to the conversation. "I'm so sorry!"

"Drooling over one of the guys?" Alex asked with a laugh. Everyone else joined in, laughing good-naturedly with her. Katie felt a smaller blush creep up her cheeks again.

"Yeah. Just.. day-dreaming I guess."

"So...?"

"So... what, Shay?"

"So... who were you day-dreaming about?"

"Oh, I couldn't tell you. I'd be upset if some strange woman admitted to having day-dreams about my man."

"Oh puh-leeze. I've seen the way Shay and Frankie turn into zombies when they ogle my Ty. Girl, ain't nothin' 'bout nothin'. You ain't gonna hurt nobody's feelings or offend them!"

Katie giggled and nodded. "I understand that, but I just don't feel right telling that."

"Ease up there, Head-Doc!" Frankie laughed. "She's shy, give her another day or two with us and we'll break her out of that shyness."

Jake shot a look over at the group of women when he heard his wife laugh loudly. He had to know...it was driving him crazy. "Do it, Cody," he insisted.

Frank shook his head. "I still say it's a bad ..." he trailed off as Shay busted out laughing and practically fell out of the chair she was sitting in. "Do it."

Cody winked and walked to his tent as nonchalantly as he was capable. When he returned he handed Jake a small pin.

"What's this for?"

"Its the bug...its teeny tiny and lines the sides of the pin. Put that in Frankie's braid. She'll never know it's there," Cody insisted.

"She better not, Cody, because if she finds it, she'll kill me. And if there's such a thing as an afterlife...I'll be coming back for you."

"Go on dude, do it!" Christian urged with a grin.

Jake nodded and walked over to the ladies and knelt next to Frankie. With a soft caress to her hair, he slid the bug into her braid as he said, "If Frank ever decides which side of the meat should hit the grill first, we might have dinner soon."

Everyone laughed and Shay said, "Fageddaboutit. He thinks he's the King of the Canyon, Jake. You bettah listen to da mahn."

"Stop it!" Alex laughed, holding her sides.

Jake smiled and kissed Frankie's cheek before returning to the boys. Shay followed his movements and finally spoke when he was out of earshot.

"Here," Cody said, handing each of the men a tiny earpiece. "If all is working correctly, we should be able to hear every sound they make."

...stay tuned to find out what secrets the ladies reveal about their men. ~grin~