Till Death Do Us Part.

By bohemian babe

Pg-13

Lexa sat flipping thorough a bridal magazine trying to finalize her plans for the wedding reception. "Do you think it is too late in the game for me to call the caterer and have them eighty-six the stuffed grape leaves and bring in something a little more basic?"

"I'd have to say that it probably is." Jesse laughed and turned away from the computer. "We're getting married the day after tomorrow, and I doubt the caterer wants us to change any of our plans this close to the wedding."

"Well I still have to decide on the china and the goblets that I want them to use. You'd think they could handle one tiny change to the menu."

"I've done this before, Lexa. They like things locked in months before the wedding. You are just lucky that they let you make those changes last week. If it wasn't for the fact my family has used that company for years they would never have allowed it."

Lexa put down her magazine, got up, walked over to where Jesse was working, and sat down in his lap. "Come on, Jess." she lightly kissed him and put an arm around his neck. "I'm sure that you could use your influence to make them do what I want. You are so good at that."

"They won't go for it, Lex. I can definitely assure you that they wont."

"You aren't even going to try?" she kissed him again, drawing it out so that it was long and heated. "It would make me happy."

"We both know that I don't have the time to do any sort of bargaining with the catering company. I need to get a hold of the informant that I've been talking to for the last couple of months. I think he's just about ready to agree to a meeting."

"And you are sure whoever this person is has knowledge about what happened to Adam?"

"I am pretty sure that we can trust this person." he kissed her temple and closed his eyes as he held her. "I can't believe that it has been five years since we last saw him."

"I can't believe how much has changed since then." she looked at the ring on her left hand. "Shal and Bren married and on maternity leave since she's pregnant, us getting married. He's not going to recognize the team if he comes back."

"I've been here for all of it, and I don't recognize the team sometimes. It is hard to believe how far things have come over the last few years."

"I'm just glad that you finally got the courage up to ask me to marry you. I thought that it would never happen."

"Lexa, I want you to know that it has nothing to do with how I feel about you." he cupped her chin with his hand and gently kissed her. "I had a few personal problems that I needed to work out before I could make a serious commitment to you."

"It's ok, Jess. I've got you now and that is what I wanted." she held him close. "We've been through a lot of things and we're still here, still together."

"The scariest moments of my life were those when you were lying on that lab bed and I was trying to figure out how to stabilize you. I went through probably ten years worth of tests and experiments with in two weeks so I could save you. You don't know how many times I thought I was just about to loose you."

"But you didn't." she softly kissed him. "We're still together and I'm still alive. Some how you managed to fix things."

"That time." he whispered softly, not meaning for her to hear him.

'You'll find away to fix things, you always do." She kissed him again. "Now about my wedding reception."

"I can't fix that for you." he smiled slightly and took her hand in his. "When we get to our tenth anniversary we can throw a party, just as big as you want. Then I'll let you drive the caterers crazy by changing the menu at the very last minute."

"It's a date."

"Good." Jesse kissed her and then stared into her eyes. Five years had taken her from the cold, icy woman she had been to a happier, warmer person. She had lost most of her rough exterior and let the group in, though she was still slightly abrasive to any strangers that made their way near her. It was almost an easy relationship for them, much different than what it had been when they first got involved with each other. They still had differences in opinion and still got into disagreements, but they flirted and propositioned each other more than fought at those times. It was why it had taken him three years of dating before asking her to marry him, and why they had been planning their wedding for two years. Neither of them wanted to rush into anything. They both still had their secrets, but not because of a lack of trust. He understood that those secrets were a part of her past that Lexa could not stand to relive, and there was not a chance of him pushing her to relive them. He could never do that to her; he new what it was like to be forced to relive the past. She had unknowingly made him remember a few things that he would rather forget.

"Penny for your thoughts." Lexa laughed slightly. "You're loosing it, Jess."

"No, just thinking about a few things. Do you want to take a break from planning the wedding? We could grab and early supper, watch a movie, maybe get a shower or bath."

"Together?" Lexa smiled provocatively.

"Of course together. And after the bath or shower we could slip into bed. It would be just a nice quiet night together."

"Since Shal and Bren moved out it has been nice quiet nights together every night."

"Well I guess I could stay at the computer all night instead."

"You wouldn't dare!" Lexa laughed as he scooped her up in his arms and carried her over to the sofa.

"You know me to well to think that I would do that." he laid her down on the sofa and then carefully lowered his weight over her. His lips softly met hers and one hand slipped under her head. "You don't know how much I missed being in bed with you last night." his voice went husky and he kissed her again.

"Not as much as I missed having you in bed last night." she felt her body go limp as she surrendered to his touch.

His hand slipped under the hem of her shirt and his fingers undid the front clasp of her bra. "You interested in making up for missing last night?"

"Yes." Lexa whispered weakly as she nodded.

He slipped her thin black t-shirt over her head and the straps of her bra off her shoulders and softly kissed her in the hollow about her right collar bone, making her tremble slightly. Both of his hands cupped her firm breasts and he gently kissed her lips again. The warmth of her skin under his hands made him smile, he really had missed her the night before.

Lexa managed to reach up enough to unbutton Jesse's shirt and slip it off of him. Her fingers were on the zipper of his jeans when the computer chimed. She sighed, her mood broken. "You'd better answer that. We can do this later."

"Right." he closed his eyes as he willed his body to forget how good it had felt to hold Lexa the way he had. He got up, went back to the computer, and sat down as he pulled up the email that had just come in. "We may have to wait till our wedding night to pick up where we left off. My informant is ready to be picked up."

"Then lets go." Lexa sat up and pulled back on her bra and shirt.

"No, you stay here. I'll go take care of this while you finish choosing the china and goblets for the reception. He grabbed his shirt and pulled it on. "Maybe things will work out where we can enjoy ourselves."

"Just keep safe." she kissed him softly. "I want you to come back to me in one piece."

"I'll be fine." he glanced at his watch and smiled slightly. "You know, I've got two hours before I have to be there, and it will only take about twenty minutes for me to get there. We can still have a quick bit of fun before I leave if you want."

Lexa pulled him to her before he could even take a breath. They stumbled back over to the sofa and fell back together. It took them no time to pick up where they had left off.

One hour and Fifty-five minutes later

Jesse stood in the large clearing in the forest, waiting for his contact to arrive. He had carefully scanned the area before setting down and was only waiting for someone to show up; and hopefully that would be soon. It had been nearly thirteen years since he had been there and he was not anxious to relive the memory.

Flashback

Jesse laughed as a red-headed woman carefully fed him a grape and then kissed him. His hands slipped behind her head and he held her in the kiss for a while. "Are you happy, Li?"

The woman smiled as she laid down next to him and laid her head on his shoulder. "Happier than I ever have been. Tell me something, Blake." she whispered using his middle name. "How are we going to explain all of this to Adam and Shalimar?"

"Shal already knows and she couldn't be happier. She would love for you to move in and become a sister to her. Adam is the one we have to work on." he gently stroked her back and kissed the top of her head. "Li, do you think we could make this work?"

"Make what work? We're managed to keep our relationship professional while we've been working and I don't think Adam has any idea that you and I are involved in a romantic relationship."

"I was thinking more about something else." he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small, black velveteen box. "I was wondering if you thought we could make a marriage work."

"A marriage?" she sat up quickly. "Are you asking me what I think you are?"

"Will you marry me, Miss Hart?" he opened the box and showed her the bright diamond ring.

"Of course!" she kissed him and slipped the ring on her finger. "We'll make this work somehow I know that it is going to be hard, but I thing that it is worth it."

"I'll do whatever I have to so I can keep you. I'm not about to lose you."

"Jesse Blake Kilmartin, that is about the most romantic thing that you have ever said to me."

End of Flashback.

Jesse turned as he heard someone walk up behind him. In front of him he saw a petite woman with long wavy red hair and soft brown eyes. "Madeline?" he whispered as he stared at her.