As Lexa turned back to the movie, away from Jesse, a bit of color was upon her cheeks. Jesse saw this and couldn't help but smile. She did still love him and he knew what was holding her back. He put his hand on her cheek and looked her into the eyes, "I won't leave you again if you don't want me to."

Lexa looked into his blue eyes and knew, she just knew, that he was being truthful. She couldn't help but think that he had said something similar once before, but he had left her. He had left her with a part of him, Lex, but he had still left her nonetheless. She wanted to trust him again, but wondered if she could.

Jesse could see from her own blue eyes what she was thinking. "Lexa, I would never hurt you again like I did the last time. I swear," as he swore, he took her hand in his own. Lexa was in turmoil with her emotions. Mostly they said, 'no you foolish girl, he did it once, what makes you think he won't do it again?' while some, the ones she listened to most often said, 'he loves you and you still love him. He hurt you once, but he came back. If he left once again, you know he would come back. He always would, he's Jesse. The same Jesse who accepted you into Mutant X while Shalimar and Brennan still had their issues with you.'

Jesse saw that she was in turmoil and stood up. He couldn't decide for her. He started to walk away, until he realized he was unsure where he was staying. He walked back to the couch the two had been sitting on, "Lexa? I'm not sure where I'm supposed to be sleeping."

Lexa thought for a moment, before realizing that she wanted him to stay with her. "Will you stay with me?" Lexa asked, doubting that he would, but she still wanted to try. She wanted him to stay with her. She had missed sharing a bed ever since he had left. She hadn't been able to date, let alone let someone in since he had left. She had been taking care of Lex.

Jesse looked taken back by her question. Was this a trick question? Did Lexa want to know if he had only come back to sleep with her? "Lexa, do you want me to?" Jesse replied with a question of his own.

Lexa nodded, "I've missed you more than you will ever know." Perhaps not, Lexa thought, I hope you missed me as much as I missed you. Lexa walked over to Jesse, "but if you leave me again, especially in the middle of the night, I will track you down and kill you."

"And I thought Shalimar was protective of her property," Jesse couldn't help but joke. Lexa frowned and swatted him playfully as she led him down the hall, to her room. She opened a door and stepped into it. It was darkly lit, but the walls were painted red and there was a white carpet. The bedspread was black. Jesse never could get over how dark Lexa was, as her power was that of light.

Lexa took Jesse's hand and led him to the bed. She took off his shirt as he took off hers, the two kissing whenever and wherever they could. They needed each other like they needed air to breath.

The next morning, Lexa moved her hand to Jesse's pillow and pulled it back when she found it empty. She felt a feeling in her heart, one she despised. She had felt it when Jesse had left her initially and she couldn't help but fear he had done it once more. She felt as if she was about to break down until she heard the shower turn off. She had not even realized it had been on. She turned her head and couldn't help but grin when she saw Jesse phase through the wall between the bathroom and her room, wearing nothing but a towel around his waist. Beads of water danced upon his muscular arms and chest. She wrapped the sheet around her and walked over to him. She placed a kiss on his warm lips and leaned against his chest, inhaling his scent.

Jesse wrapped his still steaming arms around her, drawing her as close to him as he could. He had missed being with her, waking up with her. He had meant to do that this morning, but he had woken up an hour ago and from their night last night, he had needed to take a shower. He hoped she would understand. He looked to her blue eyes and saw that she had been worried. "I told you I wouldn't leave you. You need to trust me," he said in a totally calm voice.

"I know, but…" Lexa stopped to kiss him. She loved him and she knew it. But she was scared of having her heart broken again. "But I'm frightened."

Trying to lighten the mood, Jesse couldn't help but reply, "Lexa Pierce? Frightened?" Lexa couldn't help but laugh. As he made her laugh, it reassured her that everything always turned out okay. Jesse had left her, but she had a daughter and a successful life. Her life was fine and if Jesse came back into it, it would be great.

"I have to go to work today," Lexa groaned, still trapped by Jesse's muscular arms. She lay her head on his shoulder, sighing. "I don't want to though."

"So work from home," Jesse suggested.

"I can't do that Jess," Lexa said with a smile.

"Lexa? Don't you own the company? You are the designer," Jesse pointed out. Lexa rolled her eyes. "Just designer, not owner. I still have bosses and deadlines and such. I still work for others."

Jesse had a knowing that she was talking about Dominion being the 'others'. He shuddered, not wanting to think about the time when the two of them had been captured. "Do I really have to let you go?" he asked. "I just got you back into my arms." Lexa smiled as he combed his fingers through her hair.

"I have to go," she said simply. She kissed him slightly and pushed away from him, a bit annoyed at her decision. But she loved her job. And she loved the feeling that she never needed any help providing for Lex. But now as she thought, if it had been anyone but Jesse, she wouldn't have wanted for him to provide.

Lexa walked over to an mahogany armoire in the corner of the room and opened the doors. She took out a crimson halter-top and black jeans. As she started to change into them, she looked up at Jesse. "Jess, what are you planning on doing today?" She couldn't hide her smile when she saw him shrug. She forgot he had nothing to do. "I suggest you go see Shalimar and Brennan."

Hearing their names, Jesse froze. "I doubt that's a good idea," Jesse said, after a moment of thinking. And he did doubt it. He had known when he had left Mutant X that if he ever saw Shalimar or Brennan again, they would be very annoyed at him. Seeing them both in one day would be a bit much.

"It would be even worse if they found out that you were avoiding them," Lexa pointed out, zippering up her pants. "You know how Shalimar gets, especially now that she's pregnant again. It's her third." Seeing the shocked look on Jesse's face, Lexa realized she had forgotten to tell him. "They got married years ago. I think it's time you go congratulate them." She didn't say it coldly; she said it in a tone that took Jesse a moment to place, a longing tone. As if she had wanted him there all along. And he was pretty sure she had wanted that. He had wanted it too.

"I think I should get some clothes first," Jesse said, recalling that he had nothing to wear except what he had been wearing the day before. Lexa blushed as she heard this. He questioned her with his blue eyes.

"When you left, you left your clothes. I… I kept some of them," Lexa explained. "They made me feel as if you were there sometimes." Jesse felt his heart plunge in his chest. He felt so guilty. He walked over to Lexa and wrapped his arms around her and planted a kiss on her forehead. "I am so sorry," he said, his voice showing it. Lexa was in no mood to get into that conversation once more, so she walked over to a dresser and opened up a drawer. She took out a light blue shirt and a pair of pants and handed Jesse a shirt. "I hope you stayed the same size," she said with a grin, knowing that he did.

A/N: This was just a cute short chapter to put them together. It had to be done and I also wanted to explain what happened to Shalimar and Brennan.