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Chapter 10

Llanview PD's Forensic team came in after the three musketeers finished there initial search and canvas of Nat's room. The three musketeers John laughed, John heard one of his men comment to the three of them working on the case together he called them the three musketeers, how inappropriate John told himself.

The three of them were now in the hall pacing around, and it was a Little passed two in the morning, the three of them were getting irritated and becoming real tired. One of John's officers came out and John spoke to him, he said it would be a few more hours till they were done. John thanked him and then walked over to see a very tired Natalie standing up against the wall.

"Natalie, come on lets go get some sleep, " John told her motioning for her to come with him to his room, what use to be their room. Their home actually.

"That's right Nat, you are exhausted, later we'll make the Trip back to Philly and see if he follows, you can't stay in your room come and stay with me" Jake told her and looked at John. John just smiled at him. Both stared at each other waiting to see whose room she was going to stay in. Natalie shook her head.

"Will the two of you stop already?" she told them, then she saw they were both looking at her for an answer. Natalie walked closer to Jake.

"You know I can't stay in the room with you, it's not fair, I'll be in John's room and we'll all drive back to Philly in the later morning" she told Jake softly and gently, he nodded and kissed her cheek good night, she smiled weakly at him as he proceeded to walk next store to John's room but before he opened his door, he looked back at them and he spoke.

"Nat, if you need anything just scream I'll be there in a flash" he told her as he looked at her intently. John walked in front of Jake's' eye's.

"If she screams, It won't be cause she's in danger" John told him looking defiant, Natalie shook her head again knowing this was going to have to stop. She smacked his arm and then walked over to the door of his room. Jake didn't say a word and proceeded into his room.

When John and Nat were in his room she collapsed on the couch.

"Was that necessary John, all that sticking his nose in it" she asked as he took a seat next to her.

"Yeah, it was. That guy was purposely rubbing me the wrong way with all his Babe comments and standing so close to you all the time, he's lucky I calmed myself or I would've beat his ass" John told her and she laughed, he was jealous, really jealous of Jake, and well. Well he should be, of all the men she dated In front of him, other then Chris, Jake was one he should be jealous off, and that was because he never stepped down from a challenge, never and she knew right now, getting her to love him was Jakes challenge.

"Hey" John said as he got up and went over to the dresser in the bedroom.

"Maybe we should get some sleep. Here" he said and he threw a shirt at her, she looked at the shirt and her smile got brighter. It was her favorite, it was his navy blue tee shirt that she loved to sleep in, and he too smiled at her.

"You can have the bathroom first" he told her as they stared at each other.

"I don't need the bathroom" she told him and started to remove her clothes to change even before she got the words out. John's mouth dropped open and he wanted nothing more than to take her and make love to her right then and there but.. but .. there was a rodent in the room next store, a rodent who he was sure would make any excuse to come and interrupt them if he heard them and the walls in this place were thin, very thin.

John walked closer to her as she took off all her clothes, he never took his eye's off watching her and he helped her pull his shirt over her head and down her upper body. He smiled at her as she leaned in and kissed him gently on the lips.

"I want nothing more than to make love to you right now but.. but it'll have to wait for a more appropriate time, maybe when the third musketeer isn't next store with his ear to the wall." he told her and she laughed, John pulled his shirt off, kicked off his shoes, leaving his jeans on but unfastening the button, he walked them over towards the bed.

"Yeah, I think I'm too tired anyways, it's been a long night, a long couple of days." she told him and he nodded, they got in bed, she instantly found comfort on his chest and he held her there as he caressed her hair.

They lay silent for a few minutes neither of them speaking, knowing the other was still awake.

"Natalie "

'Yeah"

"I'm still very much afraid for you, afraid that someone's gonna take you from me, and I don't mean Jake, I'm afraid you are going to get hurt"

"Alright So?"

"So, I just wanted to be honest with you, I still have that fear but I watched you today, tonight, you are just as good as Jake said you are, even better and.. and what I'm saying is, I'll probably always be afraid cause that's who I am and I love you that much but.. but I trust that you are good enough to handle things, I really am so proud of you, you are truly amazing" he told her, she turned her head and looked at him, she smiled.

"I Love you, thanks for telling me you're proud of me, it means the world to me" she told him and then she leaned up and kissed him. She moved her head back down and nestled contently on his chest.

After a few more minutes he wasn't sure if she was still awake, but he had something on his mind and he wanted to say it now before things went crazy when they got to Philly.

"Are ya still awake?" he asked gently just in case she wasn't, he didn't want to wake her if she was, he felt her move her head and then her heard softly say she was.

"I just wanted you to know something else, I still really do want babies, babies with you," he told her and she laughed as she felt him chuckle making his stomach move.

"Go to sleep Mcbain, we'll discuss making babies another time" she told him; he continued to run his fingers thru her long hair till they both feel asleep.