"Nice place." He commented once they were inside her apartment.

"Thanks, I like it. Harley!" Nessa called out and a boxer came flying in the living room, almost knocking her to the floor. "Hey boy! How you doing? Mommy missed you." She cooed at the dog, rubbing his head. It was then Harley spotted Joe and started wagging his tail. "Harley baby, this is Joe. Joe this is my baby boy Harley." He laughed and bent down to pet the dog. "He's a Momma's boy."

"Can't say I blame him." Joe said, standing back up and Nessa blushed.

"I...uhm you want something to drink?" She stammered and he smiled.

"Sure." They walked into the kitchen with Harley following close behind.

"I have beer, iced tea, Pepsi and water." Nessa named off the things in her refrigerator.

"I'll take a beer." Grabbing two beers she turned and handed one to Joe then opened one for herself. "So what is there to do here?" He asked and Nessa smiled evilly.

"I never thought you'd ask, follow me." She led him outside and pointed to a hot tub. "You wanna?"

"Oh hell yes." Joe laughed.

"Good. Just let me go get changed real quick and I'll be right with you." Nessa went back inside the house with him following her. "If you need to change or anything I have a spare bedroom you can use."

"All right, I need to run out and get my bag though."

"Go ahead. Just leave the door unlocked so you can get back in." She went into her bedroom and quickly changed into a black bikini. After pulling her hair back into a ponytail Nessa went back out to find Joe sitting in the kitchen waiting for her wearing only a pair of gym shorts. Damn that man is so fine. "Ready?"

"You know it." He replied and they made their way to the hot tub. Joe climbed in and Nessa climbed in beside him. "My god this feels good." Joe said, it almost coming out as a moan that sent chills up and Nessa's spine.

His body glistened with a mixture of water and sweat from the temperature of the water as his eyes closed and his head fell back. Before Nessa could stop herself she reached out and ran a hand down his chest and over his stomach. Joe's head came up and his eyes were wide with shock making Nessa look away in embarrassment and pull her hand away quickly. She was surprised when Joe took her hand and placed it back on his chest, slowly Nessa brought her head around to look at him and he was smiling at her.

"Come here." Joe whispered and she quickly moved beside him. "You want to touch me?" The questioned shocked her but she nodded slowly. "Then do it." He instructed. Nessa reached out a shaky hand and touched the side of his face, her hand slipping slowly down over his neck and onto his chest. She could hear the low moans coming from him and smiled, her hand slipped down to his stomach then started traveling back up again until her fingers were tracing over his lips. Joe parted his lips just enough to take one of her fingers in his mouth and suck on it gently earning a small moan of surprise from Nessa. He let her finger go and smiled. "Do you want to kiss me?" She nodded without hesitation and watched as he moved his body closer to hers, pinning her against the side of the tub. "Good...because I want to kiss you too." He whispered and captured her lips in a fiery kiss that left them both breathless once it ended.

Nessa was about to say something but her cell phone ringing interrupted her. "Dammit." She hissed and picked it up. "H...hello?"

"Nessa? You okay? You sound out of breath." Chris said from the other end.

"That's because I am out of breath. Now what do you want Chris?" Nessa asked, as Joe chuckled.

"I just wanted to call and make sure everything is okay."

Nessa stole a glance at Joe and sighed. "Everything's perfect Chris, just perfect."

"Joe still there?"

"Yes Dad he's still here, we're sitting in the hot tub trying to have some time alone to hang out but some jackass had to interrupt us." She joked and Chris laughed.

"Sorry. I'll let you go now and talk to you tomorrow."

"Okay. Call Allen and tell him not to call me tonight either."

"All right I will." Chris said.

"Thanks Chris."

"No problem. Oh and Nessa?"

"Yeah?" Nessa asked.

"Don't pass out from all the kissing." He laughed then the line went dead leaving her sitting there staring at the phone in shock.

"Son of a bitch."

"What happened?"

"Right before he hung up he goes 'don't pass out from all the kissing' now you tell me how the fuck he knew we kissed." She stated and Joe roared with laughter.

"Probably could hear it in your voice babe." At hearing him call her 'babe' she looked at him questioningly.

"What?"

"You just called me babe."

"I did?"

"Yeah." Nessa replied.

"Sorry Ness."

"Don't be...I liked it." She said, blushing. He smiled and kissed her again, leaving her head spinning.

"I think we better get out of here before we turn into a couple of prunes." Nessa laughed and nodded. Joe got out of the hot tub, wrapped himself in a towel then held one out for her. He wrapped the towel around her and pulled her into his arms. "So what now?"

"Well it's late and I'm kind of tired so...would you like to stay tonight?"

"You sure?" Joe asked and she nodded. "I'd like that."

They went back inside and changed into some regular clothes. "Have a good nights sleep babe." Joe whispered, kissing her softly and walking towards the spare bedroom.

"Joe?" He turned to look at her and she smiled. "Hold me tonight?"

"If that's what you want." She nodded and took his hand, leading him into her room. Nessa got in bed and he got in beside her, pulling her into his arms and hugging her tightly to him. "Night babe."

"Night Joe." That night the two of them slept better than they both had in a very long time.