Maggie grabbed Jubal's hoodie as she left the bedroom and made her way back downstairs, she started to finish up her laundry when she heard the shower turn on in her en-suite. She tried hard not to get distracted by the thought that Jubal was standing in her shower right now completely naked. She knew that Jubal knew this was a big step for her to leave him alone in her bedroom, letting him just make himself at home, she knew he had left her alone in his bedroom at his apartment but they had spend so much time at his place before that happened.

Maggie took off the T-shirt and jeans she had been wearing and threw them in to the wash, she grabbed her sweats that were fresh and ready and she slid on Jubal's hoodie smiling when she could smell his cologne and his unique scent. She had just put on the second load of washing, grabbed a bottle of water and had sat down on her couch when her phone rang, she chuckled seeing her sisters picture on the screen, she could come up with an excuse to tell her sister why they couldn't FaceTime but Maggie did actually want to have the chat with her sister. She got comfortable in the corner of her couch and answered the phone making sure she was balancing it so that her sister could see her

"Hey sis"

"That's how you are going to greet me after avoiding me for two days"

Maggie chuckled softly knowing her sister was joking with her but was trying hard to keep a straight face "I wasn't avoiding you for two days, I have been at work, this is the first chance I have actually got to sit down and relax properly."

"Does spending time with Jubal count as work?" Mel was now smirking at her older sister

"Well technically some of it is since we do work together" Maggie couldn't stop the laugh that escaped at her sister's annoyed face

"You going to make me beg you to tell me what's going on?"

"I don't know Mel that could be a lot of fun for me"

"You have already had your fun by making me wait for two whole days, I've lost count of the number of times I've tried calling you"

"I have them on my phone if you want me to check"

"Maggie… tell me"

It almost sounded like a whine from Mel which just made Maggie laugh even harder and it caused her to move the phone and Mel noticed the hoodie

"Omg you're in a man's hoodie! Are you in his hoodie right now?"

Maggie couldn't help the smile as she almost snuggled up in the hoodie more hearing her sisters words, she knew she had dragged this out long enough on her younger sister

"I am and yes it is Jubal's hoodie, I took it home with me"

"You know I'm going to need to hear the words from you…"

Maggie shook her head rolling her eyes at her sister "Okay… Fine… Yes I am dating Jubal…."

Maggie had to hold the phone further away from her when she heard the squeal from her sister but she couldn't stop smiling as this was the first time she had said it out loud

"Dam Mel my ears…."

"This is amazing…. You are actually dating… I need details.. How did it happen?…. How long you two been dating?… I also need you to send me a picture of Jubal, I need to see the man that convinced my sister to date"

Maggie couldn't help the smile on her face as she listened to her sister, she knew the questions were going to come fast from her sister and Mel hadn't disappointed her

"We have been dating for over a month… We were working late just the two of us and we were just talking and we ended up agreeing to have a date, he said he wanted to show me some people were worth second dates"

"OMG! That is so sweet…. okay now I need details about Jubal… the man that is making my sister smile so much"

Maggie rolled her eyes at her sister but she couldn't lose the smile on her face "Mel I love you but I am not sending you a picture of Jubal, we are not teenagers anymore…"

"So you are just going to tell me you guys are dating and that's it? C'mon I'm your sister I need more"

"Right now I'm really happy for the first time in a long time and its thanks to him….. he eh….he took me to meet his kids yesterday"

Maggie had to quickly hold the phone away as Mel let out another loud squeal

"Mel! Seriously! Can you stop with the squealing, your poor neighbours are going to think something is happening you"

"My big sister just told me that she met the kids of the man she's dating, this is huge news! You can't expect me to just sit quietly when you tell me that"

"Maybe I should have told you all of this via text message my ear drums at least would have survived that"

"Telling me this via text message meant I would have rang you even more or else just showed up in New York"

Before Maggie could reply she could hear Jubal's voice "Mags are you okay? I could hear a loud scream"

Maggie titled her head back when she heard Jubal's voice and she smiled seeing him coming walking down the hallway in his bare feet, shorts and a hoodie, she knew he liked to wear shorts around the house unless it got really cold. But once again Maggie didn't get a chance to say anything as there was another loud scream from her phone

"Oh My God.. He's there with you right now isn't he?"

Jubal had been walking towards Maggie when he heard the squeal and the other voice talking, he looked at Maggie and felt bad now for walking in on her conversation with whoever was on the phone, he stopped walking when he heard the voice wondering if he had just let out their secret

Maggie looked at her phone "Mel stop with the squealing before you make him run" she was joking playfully

"Well then move your dam phone so I can see him, saves me having to beg you anymore for that photo"

Maggie leaned her head back again to look at Jubal, she smiled softly at him, she wasn't sure if he was ready for this, but she held her hand out to him, holding the phone so that Mel couldn't see him yet.

The only reason Jubal had stopped walking was because he wasn't sure Maggie wanted him to be part of her conversation but when he seen her hand he started walking towards her again, and he took her hand.

Maggie moved forward so that Jubal could sit behind her, when she moved she held the phone against her stomach so that her sister couldn't see anything

"Maggie! Not cool! I know you are blocking the screen on purpose! I can start squealing again if you want?"

Jubal couldn't help the soft chuckle that escaped as he sat down behind Maggie, she had been laying with her legs stretched out before Jubal joined her, so now she was sitting between his legs leaning back against his chest as they both had their legs stretched out on the couch. This was the most affectionate they had been in-front of anyone as this was an intimate way to be sitting as Jubal had his chin on Maggie's shoulder and his arms around her resting on her stomach. Maggie looked at him

"You sure you are ready for this?"

"I think for your sisters neighbours sake we need to say yes" he laughed as he kissed Maggie quickly but softly

"Good answer" Mel spoke even though she couldn't see them yet "Now can you two please stop blocking the camera"

Jubal could feel that Maggie was a little nervous, he knew this was the first time she was introducing anyone to her sister since Jason so he understood the nerves. He squeezed her gently in his arms as he whispered softly to her "I'll be right here the whole time, I promise"

Maggie really appreciated Jubal's words and feeling him tighten his hold on her, he could have easily refused and left her alone for this conversation as she had warned him her sister could be intense. Maggie pulled the phone back so that both her and Jubal were in the picture, he had straightened up a little when Maggie moved the phone but he kept his arms around her, he wanted to make a good first impression on Melissa

"Okay you two just look way too adorable.. See now this is much better than sending me a picture"

"I already told you I wasn't sending a picture" Maggie shook her head laughing as she leaned against Jubal more as she was starting to relax

"You see what I have to put up with from my sister? I can get any information out of her"

Maggie rolled her eyes once again hearing her sister "Jubal this is my sister Melissa, Mel this is Jubal"

Jubal lifted one of his hands from Maggie's stomach to wave at Melissa briefly, he had gotten used to FaceTime thanks to the kids "It's nice to finally kind of meet you Melissa, Mag's talks about you a lot"

"Don't believe everything she tells you, I'm the quiet sister" Melissa smiled waving back at Jubal when he had waved at her "And wait is my sister letting you call her Mags?"

Maggie had taken Jubals hand in her free hand entangling their fingers as she could feel her body relaxing more and more in to his embrace

"Erm yeah….I'm guessing from your question that it's a big thing for that to be happening?" Jubal had to admit he was enjoying getting to talk to Maggie's sister and he also liked seeing the slight blush on Maggie's cheeks

"When any guy used to call her Mags they would end up with a bloody nose"

Maggie groaned pulling the hoodie up around her face "Remind me why I thought that you two talking was a good idea"

Jubal laughed softly hearing Maggie's words and without really thinking he kissed her cheek squeezing her hand gently

Melissa took a screenshot when Jubal leaned in to kiss her sisters cheek, it was too good of a moment to pass and she had a feeling that it was a picture that both of them would appreciate "Hey I'm your baby sister so it's my duty to tell Jubal any embarrassing stories I have about you… You forgetting you told Tony embarrassing stories about me when you met him?"

"Is it too late for me to take those stories back from Tony?" Maggie laughed softly as she lay back against Jubal again, she really couldn't stop smiling, being in his hoodie, having his arms around her, one of his hands in hers, leaning against him with her sister on FaceTime, everything felt perfect right now.

"Oh Melissa I actually have to thank you?" Jubal spoke keeping his eyes on the phone until he felt Maggie titling her head to look at him slightly confused

"You do? What did I do?" Melissa was as confused as her sister, this was her first time speaking to Jubal so she had no idea what he could be thanking her for

"Thanks to you my daughter was able to get her hair French plaited and she's one of the happiest little girls today as it stayed in over night" Jubal couldn't help the smile on his face as he spoke about his daughter and remembering Maggie making her so happy

Melissa couldn't stop smiling as she seen how much Jubal cared about her older sister, she wondered if they both realised they were in love with each other, she could tell from the way they would look at each other "Mags you still remember after all this time?"

"I think it's impossible to forget with how often I French plaited your hair Mel. It had certainly been a while but thankfully once I started I was able to get it right"

"Wel I'm glad that me annoying you all those times to do my hair paid off" Mel laughed softly "but I also have to thank you Jubal" before either Maggie or Jubal could ask why Melissa had continued talking "It's been a long time from I've seen my sister smile this much and I know it's because of you"

Jubal was surprised by Melissa's words, he hadn't expected her to be so open, he also hadn't expected her to notice a difference in Maggie. It had made his heart swell with pride that he was the one causing her smile "Well I'm always going to try to make Mags smile, I care a lot about her and I'm always going to do my best for her" Jubal looked at Maggie while he finished talking

Maggie couldn't help the tears that welled up in her eyes, she still wasn't used to hearing Jubal talk about her that way. She knew that with him she was safe, that no matter what he would protect her and it had been a long time from she had that. It had also been a really long time since she had cared this much about anyone, she knew that Jubal still had no idea how much he meant to her.

Melissa really couldn't stop smiling watching her sister and Jubal together, Mel knew he meant a lot to Maggie with how much she had been mentioning him in their text messages but Mel had no idea just how much they loved each other until she watched them together right now

"Well I'm going to let you two lovebirds go and enjoy the rest of a rare evening off together and Jubal I hope that I get the chance to meet you in person soon"